2025-2026 Faculty Performances
Spring
Trio Perruches
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
CFA Concert Hall • 8:00 pm
Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music presents Trio Perruches. The Denver-based Trio Perruches, with members violinist Robyn Julyan, cellist David Short, and BU faculty composer/pianist Ketty Nez, perform a concert of music by women composers including Nez’s “trio in memory,” and Gabriela Lena Frank’s “Four Folk Songs.” These richly folk-infused pieces are counterpointed by Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio in G minor, considered her finest work.
Jihye Chang Sung Faculty Recital
Monday, February 2, 2026
CFA Concert Hall • 8:00 pm
A faculty recital by Dr. Jihye Chang Sung featuring etudes and fantasies from the 19th to 21st centuries, with a special collaboration with Andrius Zlabys.
BU Faculty Showcase
Friday, February 6, 2026
CFA Concert Hall • 7:30 pm
The Boston University Faculty Showcase Concert Series highlights the extraordinary artistry and depth of collaboration among the School of Music’s faculty performers. This marquee event brings together distinguished artists in thoughtfully curated programs that span eras, styles, and ensemble combinations, offering audiences a rare opportunity to hear faculty members collaborate across disciplines. The series reflects the School of Music’s commitment to artistic excellence, collegial exchange, and vibrant musical life at the highest professional level. This concert is free and open to the public.
Livestream will be available HERE.
Fall
Diverse American Voices – An Evening of Song by American Composers
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
CFA Concert Hall • 8:00pm
Boston University School of Music faculty members Alison Trainer, soprano and Shiela Kibbe, piano, present a song recital featuring works by 20th century American composers.
Solo Cello Through the Ages
Thursday, October 16, 2025
CFA Concert Hall • 8:00pm
Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Music presents Sarah Freiberg, Lecturer in Historical Performance, in a lecture recital traversing five centuries of solo cello repertoire, using instruments and bows that correspond to the selections.
Trombone Faculty Recital
Thursday, October 23, 2025
CFA Concert Hall • 8:00pm
Boston University trombone faculty Don Lucas and Gabriel Rice will be joined by Keyboard Department Chair Shiela Kibbe for a recital of music for tenor trombone, bass trombone, piano, and multimedia.
BU Faculty Showcase
Thursday, October 30, 2025
CFA Concert Hall • 8:00pm
The Boston University Faculty Showcase Concert Series highlights the extraordinary artistry and depth of collaboration among the School of Music’s faculty performers. This marquee event brings together distinguished artists in thoughtfully curated programs that span eras, styles, and ensemble combinations, offering audiences a rare opportunity to hear faculty members collaborate across disciplines. The series reflects the School of Music’s commitment to artistic excellence, collegial exchange, and vibrant musical life at the highest professional level. This concert is free and open to the public.
Livestream will be available HERE.