KU School of Music Holiday Concerts-Save These Dates!

Ring in the holidays with the KU School of Music at a variety of concerts offered in Lawrence. You won't want to miss out on these performances! 

KU School of Music Horn Ensemble Holiday Concert 
Saturday, December 01, 2012
5:00pm Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall-Admission Free

KU School of Music presents Pre-Vespers Concerts

Sunday, December 02, 2012
1:30pm & 6:30pm
Bales Organ Recital Hall-Admission Free

Featuring the KU Brass Quintet: Mason Tyler, trumpet; Stephen Preisner, trumpet; Breanna Ellison, French horn; Andy Newbegin, trombone; Jon Heaver, tuba; Stephen Dagrosa, Jr., baritone; and Dina Pannabecker Evans, organ. The Pre-Vespers organ and brass concerts will feature works including “Hodie Christus Natus Est” by Giovanni Gabrieli; ”Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” arranged by Sterling Proctor; “Toccata on ‘Veni Emmanuel’” by Andrew Carter; “The Trumpet Shall Sound” from Messiah by G. F. Handel; and “Hallelujah” Chorus from Messiah by Handel.









KU School of Music presents the 88th Annual Holiday Vespers, featuring KU Choirs and Symphony Orchestra
December 02, 2012
2:30pm & 7:30pm
Lied Center of Kansas
$12.50/gen admission & $10/students and seniors
Tickets to the 7:30pm performance FREE for KU students with valid ID!
Call 785-864-2787 for ticket information


This year’s 88th annual Holiday Vespers program will feature the KU Choirs and Symphony Orchestra performing holiday works including “Magnificat animae meam” from Magnificat by Bach; “Noel” from Symphonic Sketches by George Whitefield Chadwick; “Harambee (Call to Unity)” by Joseph Jennings; “What Sweeter Music” by John Rutter; “Never a Brighter Star” by Dan Forrest; “O Holy Night” by Adolphe Charles Adam, as well as audience sing-alongs and additional works. The orchestra will be conducted by David Neely, Director of Orchestral Activities, and student conductor Carlos Espinosa; and the Choirs by Paul Tucker, Director of Choral Activities, and Mariana Farah, Associate Director of Choral Activities.





KU School of Music presents Jazz Vespers 
Thursday, December 06, 2012
7:30pm Lied Center of Kansas
$7/gen admission & $5/students and seniors
Call 785-864-2787 for ticket information

This year’s concert will feature the KU Jazz Ensemble I and Jazz Ensemble II, both directed by Dan Gailey, KU Director of Jazz Studies; the KU Jazz Singers, directed by David von Kampen; and the KU Jazz Combo I, directed by Matt Otto. Also featured will be Chuck Berg, saxophone and master of ceremonies; Professor Vince Gnojek, saxophone; Professor John Stephens, voice; and KU School of Music Dean Robert Walzel, clarinet and saxophone. The program will include performances of various holiday favorites, including What Child Is This?; Sleigh Ride; O Come, O Come Emmanuel; Four Santas; Bach’s Aria; Jingle Bells; Tchaikovsky’s Waltz of the Flowers; and more. 

Love Leonard Bernstein? Then you won't want to miss the KU School of Music's Bernstein "Triptych" this fall!

“Leonard Bernstein is one of the iconic musical personalities of the 20th Century,” said Robert Walzel, Dean of the KU School of Music. “Continuing his legacy of diverse musical creations is important for our students and our musical community.”

The KU School of Music will present “A Bernstein Triptych” this fall, featuring the works of famed composer Leonard Bernstein.


“A Bernstein Triptych” will begin with the KU Wind Ensemble performing on November 2, 2012, 7:30pm, at Johnson County Community College’s Yardley Hall, where the ensemble will perform the symphonic suite from Bernstein’s film score to On the Waterfront. Also on the program will be Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and the world premiere of Joni Greene’s “Event Horizon.” KU faculty member Steven Spooner will perform as piano soloist. This event is free, but tickets are required. Contact the Johnson County Community College Yardley Hall Box Office at 913-469-4445 for ticket information. JCCC’s Yardley Hall: 12345 College Boulevard, Overland Park, KS, 66210.

On November 13, 2012, the KU Symphony Orchestra and Choirs will travel to Kansas City for the third annual KU School of Music Scholarship Concert at 7:00pm at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. The all-Bernstein program will include “Overture to Candide,” “Chichester Psalms,” “Three Meditations from Mass” (featuring KU Professor Ed Laut on cello) and “Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.” The annual Scholarship Concert highlights the need for supporting music scholarships at KU while also honoring scholarship donors. This event is free, and seats have been filled. Contact the Kauffman Box Office at 816-994-7200 for ticket information. The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: 1601 Broadway, Kansas City, MO, 64106.

Both the November 2 and November 13 performances are sponsored by Reach Out Kansas, Inc., and the Law Offices of Smithyman & Zakoura, Overland Park, Kansas.

To conclude the Bernstein celebration, KU Opera will present performances of the composer’s one-act opera Trouble in Tahiti and song cycle Arias and Barcarolles on November 16-19, 7:30pm (2:30pm on November 18), in the Robert Baustian Theatre/Murphy Hall (on the KU campus). Tickets are $10/general admission and $5/students and seniors and are available by calling 785-864-3436.

Join us for these exciting events!