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Winter/Spring 2010 |
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| Fri Apr 16 | 7:00 pm | CAS Astronomy Music Soiree
The College of Arts & Sciences Department of Astronomy presents its 20th Annual Musical Soiree, a collection of classical performances by professors affiliated with the department. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Sat Apr 17 | 7:00 pm | Xanthos Ensemble
Featuring works by graduate students in the Theory and Composition Department at the School of Music. Location: CFA Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Sat Apr 17 | 8:00 pm | Marsh Chapel: L'Academie Concert
The Ensemble-in-Residence at Marsh Chapel presents a concerto grossi of Corelli, Locatelli, and Handel. Directed by Michael Barrett and Leslie Kwan. Location: Marsh Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Sun Apr 18 | 3:00 pm | Ip Piano School & the Waltham Philharmonic
Annual Concerto featuring performances by students of the Ip Piano School, with music by the Waltham Philharmonic. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Tues Apr 20 | 7:00 pm | Muir String Quartet: The Beethoven Cycle, Part 6
The Muir String Quartet, in residence at Boston University since 1983, will perform the sixth part of The Beethoven Cycle. Repertoire includes Quartets in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4; F Major, Op. 135; E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2. Location: Metcalf Trustee Center, 1 Silber Way, 9th floor |
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| Tues Apr 20 | 7:30 pm | Boston University Wind Ensemble
David Martins conducts the BU Wind Ensemble. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Wed Apr 21 | 6:30 pm | Reduced Spice Opera Company Two premieres, both by current Boston University students: Aaron Krerowicz's "Simple Gifts: A Copland Opera", based on Joseph McCarthy's interrogation of Aaron Copland in 1953; and Basil Considine's "The Wedding Fiasco." Free admission and open to the public. Location: CFA Concert Hall (855 Commonwealth Ave) |
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| Thu Apr 22 | 7:30 pm | World Music Concert Steven Cornelius, director. Repertoire features folkloric music and dances from Ghana and Surinam. Location: CFA 167 (855 Commonwealth Avenue) |
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| Wed Apr 14 | 7:30 pm | BU Baroque Orchestra
The Boston University Baroque Orchestra performs Telemann's "St. Luke Passion of 1744" with director Martin Pearlman. Location: Marsh Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Tues Apr 13 | 7:30 pm | CAS Core presents the Alloy Orchestra The Boston-based Alloy Orchestra will provide a live accompaniment to Vertov's famous silent film: Man with a Movie Camera (1929). Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Sat Apr 10 | 8:00 pm | BU on Broadway presents "Seussical: The Musical"
One of the most performed shows in America, "Seussical" is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! The story centers around Horton the Elephant, who finds himself faced with a double challenge: not only must he protect his tiny friend Jojo (and all the invisible Whos) from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left to his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him, the only one who recognizes "his kind and his powerful heart." Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant, in a story that makes you laugh and cry. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Sat Apr 10 | 2:00 pm | BU on Broadway presents "Seussical: The Musical"
One of the most performed shows in America, "Seussical" is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! The story centers around Horton the Elephant, who finds himself faced with a double challenge: not only must he protect his tiny friend Jojo (and all the invisible Whos) from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left to his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him, the only one who recognizes "his kind and his powerful heart." Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant, in a story that makes you laugh and cry. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Sat Apr 10 | 1:00 pm | Chamber Music Society Spring Concert
Featured musicians are: Free and open to the public Location: Marsh Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Fri Apr 9 | 8:00 pm | BU on Broadway presents "Seussical: The Musical"
One of the most performed shows in America, "Seussical" is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! The story centers around Horton the Elephant, who finds himself faced with a double challenge: not only must he protect his tiny friend Jojo (and all the invisible Whos) from a world of naysayers and dangers, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left to his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger, kidnapping and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him, the only one who recognizes "his kind and his powerful heart." Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant, in a story that makes you laugh and cry. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Tues Apr 6 | 8:00 pm | BU at Symphony Hall: "The Restless Spirit: Music of Johannes Brahms"
The Boston University Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Chorus, under conductors David Hoose and Ann Howard Jones, will perform the music of Johannes Brahms in Boston's historical Symphony Hall. The concert will feature performances of Nänie, Alto Rhapsody, Schicksalslied, and Piano Quartet in G minor (orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg). Location: Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue |
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| Wed Mar 31 | 6:00 pm | Music Conference 2010 The first day of the festival will include an “East meets West” Boston University Jazz and Sitar/Flute/Table fusion Jam Session. The BU Jazz group (Guitar, Sax, Base and Drums - led by Colin Sapp – faculty at BU) will play with three artists (Sitar, Flute and Tabla) from India. Location: Photonics Center, 8 St. Mary's Street (PHO 206 ). Tickets are $20 for the general public and $10 for BU students. | ||||||
| Sun Mar 28 | 7:00 pm | ISA: The World is One 2010 Hosted by the BU's Filipino Student Association, ISA: The World is One has been entertaining and inspiring hundreds of people for ten years now to embrace the diversity of the school's student body, and highlight the talents of its amazing students through song, dance, and other forms of expression- traditional and modern. Tickets will be $8 in advance in the GSU starting Monday, March 15, and $10 at the door, so be sure to get yours as soon as possible- they sell out quick. If you have any questions, comments, or want to reserve tickets, feel free to contact bufsa@bu.edu. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. | ||||||
| Sat Mar 27 | 7:30 pm | Boston University Choral Ensembles Boston University Choral Ensembles perform a concert featuring two conductors: Ann Howard Jones, and Joshua Nannestad. Repertoire includes works by Aguiar, Chesnokoff, Copland, Dove, Hamlin, Hennagin, Parry, Paulus, and Ratuvaara. Admission is free and open to the public. Location: CFA Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. | ||||||
| Sat Mar 27 | 7:00 pm | Battle of the Sexes: Battle of the Idols Boston University A Capella groups compete dressed as an idol. Everyone from Stevie Wonder to Michael Jackson to the Beach Boys, come out for a night of fun competition with audience participation. Your cheers help pick the winner! Tickets are $5 at the door. All proceeds go to Jane Doe to raise money for victims of domestic violence. Location: CGS Jacob Sleeper Auditorium, 871 Commonweatlh Avenue. |
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| Sat Mar 27 | 3:00 pm & 7:00 pm |
BU Vibes Dance Show Vibes, founded in 2000, is the only all-female hip-hop dance group at Boston University. Comprised of 18 vibrant performers with diverse dance backgrounds, the girls strive to take urban dance to a higher level through their original choreography and theatrical stage presence. A Student Activities Organization event. Tickets are sold by the student group the week prior to the event in the GSU Link and at the door the day of the event. Info: vibes@bu.edu. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. | ||||||
| Fri Mar 26 | 8:00 pm | Concert for Arvo Pärt 75th Birthday and the Contemporary Spirituality Conference Concert in honor of Arvo Pärt’s 75th birthday, featuring the performance of his stunning work, the St. John Passion: Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Secundum Joannem, conducted by Andrew Shenton. Admission is free. Open to the public. Location: Cathedral of the Holy Cross, 1400 Washington Street, Boston. |
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| Fri Mar 26 | 7:30 pm | Boston University Percussion Ensemble Performance of the Boston University Percussion Ensemble, directed by Samuel Solomon. Repertoire will feature works by Earl Brown, John Cage, Mario Davidovsky, Steve Reich, Frederick Rzewski, and Karlheinz Stockhausen. Admission is free and open to the public. Location: CFA Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. | ||||||
| Fri Mar 26 | 7:00 pm | Viola Madness Munchies and music for 2, 3, 4, and more, celebrating the wonderfully rich sound of multiple violas! Admission is free and open to the public. Location: CFA 156, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. | ||||||
| Fri Mar 26 | 7:00 pm | Spring Fever Jam A Cappella Concert featuring performances by the Treblemakers, the Dear Abbeys, and Terpsichore. Admission is only $5 at the door. Open to all. Location: SHA 105, 928 Commonwealth Avenue. | ||||||
| Thurs Mar 25 | 7:30 pm | Collaborative Composition Project The Collaborative Composition Project is a joint initiative from the Collaborative Piano and the Composition/Theory Departments featuring works written and performed by students from the School of Music. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Tsai Events Line at 617-353-8724. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. | ||||||
| Thurs Mar 25 | 2:00 pm | Action Fragmented: Silent Film Techniques and the Music of Puccini Much like early silent films, Puccini’s early operas were criticized as fragmentary and disconnected. Using film segments and live music, Assistant Professor of Music Deborah Burton will explore how Puccini developed narrative techniques in much the same way early cinematographers handled small, disconnected bits of celluloid—as well as how audiences learned to follow. The program will include afternoon tea. Location: The Castle, 225 Bay State Road. Open to the public, registration is required, admission is $15. Register here, by 3/22. |
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| Mon Mar 22 | 7:30 pm | Alicia Keys in Concert Since her 2001 debut of Songs In A Minor, the New York native has built an unparalleled repertoire of hits and accomplishments including three multi-platinum albums and several Grammy Awards. Among others, some of the hits include "Fallin'", "If I Ain't Got You", "You Don't Know My Name", and "No One". Tickets are $127, $87, and $67. Location: Agganis Arena, 925 Commonwealth Avenue. More info: Agganis Arena Event Page | ||||||
| Wed Mar 24 | 7:00 pm | Dance Spotlight: The Boston Ballet's Black & White The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center presents an advance look at Boston Ballet's upcoming production of Jiri Kylian's Black and White, which includes excerpts from this explosive program by the world's foremost contemporary choreographer and discussions with the artists. The Boston Ballet is also extending a special ticket offer to the BU community for the Black & White performances. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. | ||||||
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Cosi Fan Tutte Mozart’s beloved comic opera, a loosely translated lesson for lovers, challenges faithful women using disguises, seduction, trickery, and surprise in a reckless game of fiancée swapping. Performance in Italian, with English supertitles by Allison Voth. Presented by the College of Fine Arts School of Music, Opera Institute, and School of Theatre. Tickets: $20 general public, $15 BU Alumni, WGBH members, Huntington Subscribers, students, and senior citizens; BU community: one free ticket with BU ID at the door, day of performance, subject to availability. For tickets, call 617-933-8600 or go online to link below. Location: BU Theatre Mainstage, 264 Huntington Avenue. More info: http://www.BostonTheatreScene.com |
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| Mon Feb 20 | 7:30 pm | It's All About Strings Faculty Recital featuring viiolinist Bayla Keyes with faculty and students from the String Department at the Boston University School of Music. Repertoire includes Dohnanyi's "String Trio" and Mendelssohn's "Octet." Event is free and open to the public. Info: 617-353-8724. |
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| Thurs Feb 25 | 7:30 pm | BU Wind Ensemble Concert David Martins, conductor. Repertoire includes Lukas Foss' March from “Griffelkin” (In remembrance of Lukas Foss), Richard Strauss' "Suite for B fl at for 13 Wind Instruments op. 34," David R. Gillingham's "Aerodynamics," and Olivier Messiaen's "Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum." Concert is free and open to the public. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Fri Feb 26 | 8:00 pm | Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog A Theatrical Production of "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" by the student theatre group Wandering Minds. Tickets are $7 at the door. Open to all. Info: wminds@bu.edu. Location: SED 130 (2 Silber Way) - SED Auditorium | ||||||
| Fri Feb 26 | 8:00 pm | Concert for the Forum on Music & Christian Scholarship Annual Conference A concert of organ and sacred vocal music featuring the Chamber Choir of Mount Holyoke College, directed by Miguel Felipe and organist Andrew Shenton. Organist Andrew Shenton will be playing the historic 1875 Hook & Hastings organ. The Chamber Choir of Mount Holyoke College, with director Miguel Felipe, will perform music by Caplet, Karg-Elert and others. Admission is free. Open to the public. Location: Cathedral of the Holy Cross, 1400 Washington Street, Boston. More info: http://www.fmcs.us/ | ||||||
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7:30 pm | Aurora Borealis: A Festival of Light and Dance A collaboration between the CFA School of Theatre and the BU Dance Program, featuring dance and movement pieces. Open to the public. Admission: $12 for general public; $10 for BU alumni, WGBH subscribers, Huntington Subscribers, students, and senior citizens; one free ticket with ID card for BU Community. Purchase tickets at 617-933-8600. Location: BCA Calderwood Pavillion, Roberts Theatre, 527 Tremont Street. | ||||||
| Sat Feb 27 | 4:30 pm | Opera Marathon Weekend A weekend potpourri of opera experiences, from one-acts like Puccini’s hilarious comedy Gianni Schicchi, to scenes programs like Casualties of Love, featuring staged scenes by Handel, Mozart, Bizet, Beethoven, Massenet, and Cimarosa, along with unusual contemporary scenes. Performances February 27 and 28, hosted by the Opera Institute. Call 617-353-5201 for more information. Open to the public. Location: CFA Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. |
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| Fri Feb 26 - Sat Feb 27 | full days | Forum on Music and Christian Scholarship Conference, held at Boston University this year. View Final Program and Concert information, all paper sessions will be held at the School of Theology, 745 Comm Ave | ||||||
| Sat Feb 27 | 8:00 pm | New England Philharmonic Richard Pittman, music director. Program includes: Bernard Hoffer: Symphony (Poussette-Dart)--World Premiere; Ronald Perera: Earthsongs, Simmons College Chorale (Danica Buckley, director) and Handel & Haydn Society Young Women's Chorus (Lisa Graham, director); William Schuman: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Danielle Maddon, violin; Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn. Tickets are $30 general admission, $25 seniors, and $5 students with ID. Tickets can be purchased online on the NEP website. Open to the public. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. More info: http://www.nephilharmonic.org/ | ||||||
| Sun Feb 28 | 1:00 pm | Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) is widely regarded as one of the country's finest youth orchestras and is recognized nationally as a model music and arts education organization. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 on the day of the concert. A $3 discount is available for students and seniors. Contact BYSO online or call the Tsai Box Office at 617-353-8725 to purchase tickets. Open to the public. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. More info: http://www.bysoweb.org/index.cfm | ||||||
| Sun Feb 28 | 6:30 pm | Opera Marathon Weekend A weekend potpourri of opera experiences, from one-acts like Puccini’s hilarious comedy Gianni Schicchi, to scenes programs like Casualties of Love, featuring staged scenes by Handel, Mozart, Bizet, Beethoven, Massenet, and Cimarosa, along with unusual contemporary scenes. Performances February 27 and 28, hosted by the Opera Institute. Call 617-353-5201 for more information. Open to the public. Location: CFA Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. |
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| Mon Mar 1 | all day | Hymn Writing Competition To celebrate the work of Carl P. Daw, Jr upon his retirement as Executive Director of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, the School of Theology at Boston University announces a hymn-writing competition open to all current and former Boston University faculty, staff and students. This competition aims to identify a talented author and/or composer and support her or him in the creation of a new hymn to be premiered by the School of Theology’s Seminary Singers in the spring of 2010 and includes a $250 prize. Submissions must be postmarked or e-mailed no later than March 1, 2010. More info: Hymm Competition | ||||||
| Fri Sep 11 | 7:30 pm | Beethoven String Quartets (concert I), performed by the Muir String Quartet Op 18, no 6; Op 95; and Op 132. Free. Metcalf Trustee Ballroom, 1 Silber Way |
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| Mon Sep 21 | 7:30 pm | Nansong Huang, International Liszt Competition Winner -- a Free and Public concert -- 635 Commonwealth Avenue, The Tsai Center | ||||||
| Sat Sep 26 | 9:00 pm | Boston 'Salsa' University's dance party at the GSU ballroom | ||||||
| Thur Oct 1 - Fri Oct 2 |
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Conference Program: Haydn and Landon: Perspectives on Haydn Scholarship in Celebration of H.C. Robbins Landon. | ||||||
| Thr Oct 1 | 8 pm | Haydn's Missa Cellensis in honorem beatissimae Virginis Mariae (St. Cecilia Mass), H. XXII, 5, C Major. Performed by Cambridge Concentus, Joshua Rifkin, conductor, and dedicated to H.C. Robbins Landon. Marsh Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Avenue. Free. |
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| Thr Oct 8 | 6:00 pm | The BU Brazilian Association (BUBA) invites you to learn to samba with members of AfroBrazi. Free. | ||||||
| 7:30 pm | Boston University Wind Ensemble at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. Repertorie features the works of John Williams' "The Cowboy for the Girl" (from the film "The Cowboys"); "October" by John Whitacre; "Music for 18 Winds" by John Harbison; "Celebration XIII" by Theodore Antoniou; "Volcano" by Jan van der Roost; and "To Tame the Perilous Skies" by David R. Holsinger. Admission is free and open to the public. | |||||||
| Wed Oct 14 | 12:30 pm | Jazz: America's Music Form Musicologist Fred Bouchard speaks at the George Sherman Union. | ||||||
| Tues Oct 13 | 7:30 pm | Kelly Clarkson in Concert She's gone from the first "American Idol" winner to one of music's biggest performers in just a blink of an eye. At Boston University's Agganis Arena. | ||||||
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8:00 pm | Beauty and the Beast presented by Stage Troupe at the Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. Performances October 16, 17, and 18. Tickets can be purchased on the Parents Weekend Website or at the door. | ||||||
| Sat Oct 17 | 6:30 pm |
Fringe Festival: Antigone at the BU Theatre, Lan-Comely Studio 210, 264 Huntington Ave. A one-act opera, based on Sophocles’ play, featuring an original libretto and music composed by former BU faculty member Marjorie Merryman. | ||||||
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Marsh Chapel Choir Concert: Haydn, The Creation at Marsh Chapel, 735 Commonwealth Ave. Conducted by Dr. Scott Allen Jarrett. Open to the General Public. Free Admission. | |||||||
| Sun Oct 18 | 6:30 pm | Student Recital: Tiffany Chang CFA concert hall. Free admission. |
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| 7:00 pm | Fringe Festival: Antigone at the BU Theatre, Lan-Comely Studio 210, 264 Huntington Ave. A one-act opera, based on Sophocles’ play, featuring an original libretto and music composed by former BU faculty member Marjorie Merryman. | |||||||
| Tues Oct 20 | 8:30 pm | Student Recital: Mi Yeon Han CFA Concert Hall. Free Admission. | ||||||
| Wed Oct 21st | 12:30 | Jazz: America's Music Form Jazz has been whirling around the globe for the last century, influencing (and being influenced by) world music, including classical, folk, and Afro-Cuban. Join musicologist Fred Bouchard for music-driven lectures on topics such as the wizards of the piano lounge, jazz singers, and men of the saxophone. Register at http://www.bu.edu/foodandwine/registration-manager/ George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| 7:30 pm | Muir String Quartet: "Beethoven Cycle: Part 3" Tsai Performance Center. String Quartet Op. 18, No. 3; String Quartet Op. 133; and String Quartet Op. 59, No. 1. Free. Info: 617-353-3341. | |||||||
| Thurs Oct 29 | 6:30 pm | Experience the music of romanticism with concert pianist Claude Hobson Campbell and tenor David Campbell, who is also the Provost at Boston University. The evening’s performance will be paired with an equally artful dinner prepared by Chef Jacques Pépin himself. This celebration of 19th century composers also marks the inauguration of Metropolitan College’s new Food & Wine Salon. Admission is $100 which includes reception, concert, dinner, wine and gratuities. | ||||||
| Fri Oct 30 | 7:30 pm | African Students Organization (ASO) semiannual open mic café featuring student spoken word poetry, a professional Kora player, the student group Speak For Yourself, and the non-profit organization Bead for Life. Traditional African appetizers will be served. Admission is $7; $5 students.GSU Terrace Lounge, 775 Comm Ave, 2nd flr |
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| Sun Nov 1 | 7:30 pm | Faculty and Guest Artist Recital Series 855 Comm Ave. |
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| Mon Nov 2 | 8:00 pm |
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| Thurs Nov 5 | 7:00 pm |
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| Fri Nov 6 | 7:30 pm | Percussion Ensemble CFA Concert Hall, 855 Comm Ave, free. |
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| Fri Nov 6 | 8:30 pm | Asian Student Union : Asian Hip Hop Summit : with opening acts by BU's Bulletproof Funk, Unofficial Project, and more. At eh GSU's BU Central (lower level). Free with BU ID., Sponsored by the Asian Student Union. | ||||||
| Mon Nov 9 | 7:30 pm | Concert of student works from the Theory and Composition Department. CFA Concert Hall, 855 Comm. Ave. Free. | ||||||
| Tue Nov 10 | 12:30 pm | Concert of new undergraduate students' works from the Theory and Composition department. CFA Concert Hall, 855 Comm. Ave. Free. |
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| 7:00 pm | JACK string quartet - Institute of Contemporary Music, Boston. | |||||||
| Fri Nov 13 | 7:00 pm | Night of BU A Cappella (all of them!). $5 at door. Jacob Sleeper Auditorium, 871 Comm Ave (CGS 129). Open to public. | ||||||
| 8:00 pm | BU Dance Dept hosts the new Juddertone Series, a consortium of dancers and composers. 915 Comm. Ave. (enter on Buick St.) $20. | |||||||
| 9:00 pm | Acoustic Cafe. GSU, 755 Comm Ave, lower level. Open mic. | |||||||
| Sat Nov 14 | 6:30 pm to 1:00 am |
Island Expressions CGS, Jacob Sleeper Auditorium, 8712 Comm Ave. BU's Haitian Cultural Association of Boston University first Annual Cultural Show with after party. SOULSTICE Dance Team, Inner Strength Gospel Choir, and more. $7 at door, $5 for party, or $10 for combo. |
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| 7:00 pm | Dear Abbeys at COM 101, 640 Comm Ave. $5 at door. An a cappella concert joined by the Beelzebubs from Tufts. | |||||||
| Sat Nov 14 | 7:30 pm | Fauré: Requiem. CFA Concert Hall, 855 Comm. Ave. |
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| Mon Nov 16 | 7:30 pm | Alea III: Generations, Tsai Center, 685 Comm Ave. Theodore Antoniou leads the select ensemble in works by Carter, DiDomenica, Dousis, Heiss, Ianni, Mâche, Moss, and Volaj. Free. | ||||||
| Tue Nov 17 | 12:30 pm | Composer's Forum: Peter Child CFA Concert Hall, 855 Comm. Ave. | ||||||
| 7:30 pm | BU Symphonic Chorus. Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms; Tarik: O’Regan Triptych; Paulus: Poemas de Amor;Dove: Ring Out, Wild Bells. First Church, Cambridge, 11 Garden St (next to Cambridge Commons and Sherton Commander Hotel), Red Line to Harvard. Free. |
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| Thur Nov 19 | 7:30 pm | "The Two Composers" Ketty Nez and Mark Berger performing works by Nez, Berger, and Child. CFA Marshall Room. Free admission. |
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| Fri Nov 20 | 7:30 pm | Inner Strength Gospel Choir Marsh Chapel, tickets may be purchased in advance for discount or $10 at door | ||||||
| 8:00 pm | BU Dance Theatre Group presents "Origins 2009"at 915 Comm Ave (enter on Buick). Student and faculty choreography. Tickets $8-$12, reservations are possible: 617-358-2500 | |||||||
| 8:00 pm | Boston Musica Viva - Elixirs. Tsai Center, 685 Comm Ave. Works by Schwantner, Rakowski, Arrell and Ives; with BU alumna and soprano Pamela Dellal. Tickets $12-$22 at door or 617-354-6910. |
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| 9:00 pm | Base Trip Records Showcase 755 Comm Ave at BU Central (downstairs), founded by Conor Loughman. Free with BU ID. | |||||||
| Sat Nov 21 | 3:00 pm | BU India Club - Ishq Tsai Center, 685 Comm Ave. Dance, cultural show.Tickets $10-$12 | ||||||
| 4:00 pm | BU Dance Theatre Group presents "Origins 2009"at 915 Comm Ave (enter on Buick). Student and faculty choreography. Tickets $8-$12, reservations are possible: 617-358-2500 | |||||||
| 7:30 pm | Xanthos Ensemble CFA Concert Hall, 855 Comm. Ave. | |||||||
| 8:00 pm | BU Dance Theatre Group presents "Origins 2009"at 915 Comm Ave (enter on Buick). Student and faculty choreography. Tickets $8-$12, reservations are possible: 617-358-2500 | |||||||
| 8:30 pm | Neshikot at BU Central 755 Comm Ave (downstairs) this service group is also BU's first female and Jewish a cappella performance group; free | |||||||
| Sun Nov 22 | 11:00 am | Marsh Chapel service, choir will perform Bach, Cantata BWV 7, "Wachet! Betet! Betet! Wachet" | ||||||
| Mon Nov 23 | 7:30 pm | Professor Simon Estes, bass-baritone, Tsai Center, 635 Comm Ave. Singing with other CFA students and faculty. 617-353-8724. | ||||||
| Thur Dec 3 | 7:30 pm | World Music Concert: African Drumming and Balinese Shadow Play music CFA's Room 167, 855 Comm. Ave. Free | ||||||
| Fri Dec 4 | 6:30 pm | Kwanzaa Celebration, Metcalf Ballroom, 775 Comm Ave Inner Strength Gospel Choir, harvest celebration, refreshments, and keynote address by Charles Stith, CAS professor and founder, African Presidential Archives and Research Center. Free |
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| 7:00 pm | Allegrettos Annual Winter Concert with guest performers by the Northeastern Bassix. Co-ed a cappella. Photonics Building, 206. Tickets from $3 - $5 (BU) - $7 | |||||||
| 7:00 pm | Treblemakers Annual Winter Concert, co-ed a cappella group. CAS 522, 725 Comm. Ave. $5 | |||||||
| 7:30 pm | Peace on Earth Concert. BU Choral Society presents Handel's Messiah and Britten's Ceremony of Carols. At Marsh Chapel, free | |||||||
| 8:00 pm | Broadway 180: A Gender-Bending Review, GSU Conference Auditorium, 775 Comm. Ave, 2nd Flr. $10-$12. Presented by BU's On Broadway. | |||||||
| Sat Dec 5 | 1:00 pm | CAS Honors Program Chamber Music Society, at the Marsh Chapel, 735 Comm. Ave. Works by Telemann, Boccherini, Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel, Bartok. Free | ||||||
| 7:30 pm | Winter Opera Program, CFA Concert Hall, 855 Comm. Ave. Staged scenes from the standard and not-so-standard opera repertoire by Puccini, Mozart, Menotti, Massanet, Stravinsky, Gilbert and Sullivan, and Verdi. | |||||||
| 8:00 pm | Broadway 180: A Gender-Bending Review, GSU Conference Auditorium, 775 Comm. Ave, 2nd Flr. $10-$12. Presented by BU's On Broadway. | |||||||
| 8:00 pm | L'Academie, a performing ensemble in residence at Marsh Chapel, presents Advent music of the Baroque. At the Chapel. $10 | |||||||
| 9:00 pm | Acoustic Cafe and open mic, BU Central at GSU, 775 Comm Ave, lower level. Free | |||||||
| Sun Dec 6 | 6:00 pm | In Achord a cappella concert, GSU Auditorium, 755 Comm. Ave. $5 | ||||||
| 7:30 pm | Winter Opera Program, CFA Concert Hall, 855 Comm. Ave. Staged scenes from the standard and not-so-standard opera repertoire by Puccini, Mozart, Menotti, Massanet, Stravinsky, Gilbert and Sullivan, and Verdi. | |||||||
| Tue Dec 8 | 12:30 pm | Su Lian Tan CFA Concert Hall, 855 Comm. Ave. Free | ||||||
| Tue Dec | 12:30 pm | Evis Sammoutis CFA Electronic Studio, 855 Comm. Ave. Free | ||||||
| Fri Dec 11 | 7:30 pm | Concert of Student Works from Theory and Composition Dept. CFA concert hall, 855 Comm. Ave. Free | ||||||
| Sat Dec 12 | 8:00 pm | Electronic Music Concert CFA Marshall Room, 855 Comm. Ave., 2nd flr. Free | ||||||
| Wed Dec 16 | 12:00 pm | Ballet workout FitRec 915 Comm Ave (FRC L-240), Free. | ||||||
| 4:00 pm | Dancing for Mr. B: Six Balanchine Ballerinas FitRec 915 Comm Ave (FRC L-222), Free. | |||||||
| Thu Dec 17 | 12:00 pm | Modern Dance FitRec 915 Comm Ave (FRC L-240), Free. | ||||||
| 5:00 pm | Ethnic Dance FitRec 915 Comm Ave (FRC L-240), Free. | |||||||
| Fri Dec 18 | 7:00 pm | Cambridge Youth Dance presents "What the Dickens!" BU Dance Theater, 915 Commonwealth Ave, general admission $20 |
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| Sat Dec 19 | 2:00 pm |
Cambridge Youth Dance presents "What the Dickens!" BU Dance Theater, 915 Commonwealth Ave, general admission $20 | ||||||
| 7:00 pm | Cambridge Youth Dance presents "What the Dickens!" BU Dance Theater, 915 Commonwealth Ave, general admission $20 | |||||||
| Fri Jan 15 | 7:30pm | Xanthos Ensemble New music ensemble performing works by Berners, Child, Epstein, Gordon, Sammoutis, and Tower. Free admission. CFA Hall, 855 Commonwealth Ave. MBTA: Green line B to BU West |
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| Wed Jan 20 | 7:30 pm | The Muir String Quartet, in residence at Boston University, will perform the fourth installment of The Beethoven Cycle. This concert features Beethoven's Quartets in E-Flat Major, Op. 74; G Major, Op. 18 No. 2; and C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131. Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. free admission. | ||||||
| Mon Jan 25th | 7:30 pm | The Voice of the Violin Faculty Recital featuring violinist Bayla Keyes with various faculty and students from the String Department at the CFA School of Music. Repertoire will include works by Bacewicz, Ridout, and Wyttenbach. Event is free and open to the public. Info: 617-353-8724. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Tue Jan 26th | 7:30 pm | Guest Artist Recital: Pianist Dai Uk Lee Dai Uk Lee, piano. Repertoire features works by Beethoven, Chopin, and Schoenberg. Admission is free and open to the public. Location: CFA Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue | ||||||
| Wed Jan 27 | 7:30 pm | ALEA III: A Young Composers' Workshop Concert featuring new works for large ensemble by talented young composers from around the world, especially written for ALEA III. Iakovos Konitopoulos, conductor. Yukiko Shimazaki, piano. Repertoire includes works by Antonis Anestis, Miles Bergsma, Graham Dixon, Mohammed Fairouz, Sunggone Hwang, Aaron Kerowicz, Eun Young Lee, and Lina Tonia. Event is free and open to the public. Info: 617-353-3340. Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Wed Jan 27 | call 617-353-3697 for info | Visiting Artist Residency: Grace Bumbry, soprano Artist Talk sponsored by the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center that will be held at the GSU Metcalf Ballroom. Reservations are required for this lecture and can be made by calling 617-353-3697. | ||||||
| Thurs Jan 28 | 6:30 pm | Visiting Artist Residency: Grace Bumbry, soprano Great American operatic and recital artist and distinguished BU alumna Grace Bumbry returns to Boston for a week of masterclasses and a talk about her remarkable life and career. This will be the only formal masterclass to be offered by Grace Bumbry during her visit that is open to the public. This masterclass will feature singers from the graduate voice degree programs and the Opera Institute at the BU School of Music. Reservations are not required for this masterclass. Admission is free. Location: CFA Concert Hall (855 Commonwealth Avenue) |
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| Tues Feb 2 | 7:30 pm | Bach Competition Winners' Concert Concert featuring performances by the winners of the annual Bach String Competition. Event is free and open to the public. Location: CFA Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Thurs Feb 4 | 7:00 pm | Muddying the Waters: The Blues as Early Music Academic discussion and musical performances led by Associate Provost and Professor Victor Coelho. Event is open to pubic. Admission is $15. Purchase tickets at https://secure-alumni.bu.edu/olc/pub/BUAR/events/event_order.cgi?tmpl=events&event=2242348 by February 1st. For more information, call 617-353-1060 or email casalum@bu.edu. Location: 595 Commonwealth Avenue, West Entrance (Metcalf Trustee Ballroom, 9th Floor) | ||||||
| Thurs Feb 4 | 7:30 pm | CFA Faculty Recital: Boaz Sharon, piano Faculty recital by pianist Boaz Sharon. Featuring works by Haydn, Ravel, Debussy, and Mussorgsky. Event is free and open to the public. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Fri Feb 5 | 7:30 pm | BU Choral Ensembles Concert Ann Howard Jones, conductor, is the Chair of Ensembles Oversight; Professor of Music, and Director of Choral Activities at the Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music. She has been part of the University faculty since 1993. Admission is free and open to the public. Info: 617-353-8790 for more information. Location: CFA Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Fri Feb 5 | 8:30 pm | The BosTones Present: Harmonies for Haiti The BosTones, a coed a capella group, will perform, featuring a guest performance by The Dear Abbeys. Open to the public. A suggested $5 donation will be collected at the door. Proceeds will go to Partners in Health, a Boston non-profit sending money and providing relief efforts to the earthquake victims in Haiti. For more information, e-mail TheBosTones@gmail.com. Location:BU Central, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, GSU Lower Level | ||||||
| Tues Feb 9 | 7:30 pm | BU Symphony Orchestra Concert David Hoose, conductor. Repertoire features Jean Sibelius' "Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22" and Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Symphonic Dances, Op. 45." Concert is free and open to the public. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Sat Feb 13 | 7:30 pm | Xanthos Ensemble Join us for an evening of “Spectral Music” performed by the Xanthos Ensemble. Admission is free and open to the public. Founded in 2005, the Xanthos Ensemble brought to its inaugural season a fresh, inspirational, and high quality emphasis on the performance of contemporary chamber music to new audiences. Location: CFA Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue | ||||||
| Sun Feb 14 | 1:00 pm | ACDF Gala Dance Concert The American College Dance Festival Association (ACDF) New England Regional Conference. Admission is free and open to the public. Location:Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue | ||||||
| Sun Feb 14 | 7:00 pm | 9th Annual Boston University Terrier Dancesport Competition Ballroom competition featuring dancers from studios and colleges all over New England. Open to the public. Admission is $10 at the door. Location: GSU Metcalf Ballroom, 775 Commonwealth Avenue (2nd floor) | ||||||
| Tues Feb 16 | 7:30 pm | BUTI Benefit Concert: A Tribute to Doriot Anthony Dwyer The Boston University Tanglewood Institute is pleased to honor Doriot Anthony Dwyer, former principal flute for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with solo and chamber performances by Boston Symphony Orchestra artists, who are faculty members of BUTI and the School of Music. All proceeds will benefit the BUTI Scholarship Fund. Admission: $100 & $75 Includes tickets to post-performance reception with the artists; $50 & $25 General admission; $15 Students. A portion of ticket prices is tax deductible. Purchase tickets by contacting Emily Culler at 617-353-8995 or by email at ecc@bu.edu. Location: CFA Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Wed Feb 17 | 7:30 pm | The Gala: Celebrating the Millennium of Lithuania in the World An educational event featuring world famous Lithuanian musicians and ballet dancers, dedicated to the celebration of Lithuanian culture. Call 617-353-8790 for details and more information. Event is free and open to the public. Location: Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue |
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| Wed Mar 17 | 12:00 pm | Selections on Piano and Guitar: Virginia Eskin and Zaira Meneses Join world-renowned pianist Virginia Eskin as she shares the stage with Mexican-born guitarist Zaira Meneses, one of the most exciting performers on the international classical guitar circuit. Meneses’ musicality and charisma have delighted audiences on three continents in a wide variety of programs, ranging from solo recitals to chamber music, and highly acclaimed performances as an orchestral soloist. Location: College of Arts and Sciences, 685 Commonwealth Avenue. Open to the public, registration is required, admission is $30. Register here | ||||||
| Fri Mar 19 | 7:30 pm | The Two Composers Featuring the collaborative work of Ketty Nez and Mark Berger. Assistant Professor of Musicology Ketty Nez, is a composer, pianist, and conductor, who joined the CFA Composition & Theory Department in the fall of 2005. Violinist and composer Mark Berger is highly active as a performer in the Boston freelance scene and has performed with many of Boston’s finest ensembles. He is a viola coach at the Tanglewood Institute and is currently on the music faculty at Clark University, UMass Lowell, and Middlesex Community College. Admission is free and open to the public. Location: CFA Marshall Room, 855 Commonwealth Avenue. | ||||||
| Fri Mar 19 | 8:00 pm | Rainbow Tribe Dance Company presents "Audacity" "Audacity" explores our ability to look into the face of fear and take chances. From the everyday to the outrageous, the flirtatious to the extravagant, Audacity dares to deliver boundary-breaking premiere works and confronts the audience with thought-provoking and bold choreography. Location: BU Dance Theate, 915 Commonwealth Avenue (enter via Buick Street). Tickets are $15 for non-BU students; $15 for senior citizens; and $20 for general public. More info here. Additional shows at 2:00 and 8:00 pm on Saturday, March 20. | ||||||