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The Music Department announces its 2018 season featuring music from a wide range of genres, eras and musical backgrounds. Special performances by acclaimed guests, elite performing faculty and student ensembles are on the concert schedule.

Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Department of Music welcomes internationally acclaimed pianist Boris Berman to campus for two performances with the Â鶹´«Ã½ Orchestra.

The Fall 2017 concert season features guests – ²Ñö±ô±ô±ð°ù-¹ó°ù²¹³Ù¾±³¦±ð±ô±ô¾± guitar duo, Nmon Ford with his production, "Orfeus" and award-winning pianist Boris Berman.

Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Choir, under the leadership of Donna Di Grazia, and Â鶹´«Ã½'s Orchestra led by Eric Lindholm will perform Mendelssohn’s Elijah with Grammy®-winning baritone Nmon Ford.

 On April 1 at 8 p.m., the Mojave Trio offers a program of trio piano sonatas. Then on April 2 at 3 p.m., soprano Melissa Givens and pianist Shannon Hesse will delight audiences in a recital.

Katherine Tseung, cellist and winner of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Orchestra Concerto Competition, will be featured this month with the orchestra and soprano Ursula Maria Kleinecke. Both concerts are free and open to the public.

Â鶹´«Ã½ Music Department faculty and friends come together to present two varied programs the weekend of February 11-12. Both recitals will be held in Bridges Hall of Music and are free and open to the public.

Tom Flaherty, John P. and Magdalena R. Dexter professor of music, has again designed a broad-ranged two-day festival utilizing the specialties of guests and faculty performers in two concerts and a lecture/demonstration. 

Since his 90th birthday last August, Kohn has been preparing for this performance, which will feature music composed since 2011 and includes four world premieres.

Genevieve Feiwen Lee, Everett S. Olive Professor and professor of music, will offer a solo recital of music for piano and harpsichord by Beethoven, F. Couperin, Debussy and Ligeti in Bridges Hall of Music at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1.