TX State University and the TX State International Piano Festival proudly present From the Top, live with host Christopher O'Riley
7:30 p.m.
Evans Auditorium

From the Top, in collaboration with the 4th Annual TX State International Piano Festival, will feature participants from the Young Artist Division of the festival to be part of a live performance on National Public Radio.

Hosted by acclaimed pianist Christopher O'Riley, From the Top celebrates the amazing performances and captivating stories of extraordinary young classical musicians. Broadcast on 250 stations nationwide to an audience of more than 70,000 listeners, From the Top is one of the most popular classical music programs on radio.

The TX State International Piano Festival, held on the campus of TX State University, June 1-9, will host 38 students (ages 11-25) representing 10 countries. Each one of the wonderful students possesses a talent deserving recognition and support. The money collected from this concert will support the students of the festival.

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Faculty Artist Series presents Faculty Chamber Players
7:30 p.m.
Music Building Recital Hall (MUS 236)

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The School of Music and Common Experience present Guest Lecturer, Ustad Nigami, "A Sufi Song: Food for the Heart" (Sufi history and instrumentation)
5:30 p.m.
Music Building Recital Hall (MUS 236)

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The School of Music and Common Experience present Guest Artist, Ustad Nigami: "A Sufi Song: Food for the Heart" (Sufi musical concert)
7:30 p.m.
Music Building Recital Hall (MUS 236)

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Ensemble Series presents Opera Scenes
Directed by Dr. Samuel Mungo
7:30 p.m.
Music Building Room 216 ("Black Box Theater")

MAROON event

Ensemble Series presents Opera Scenes, directed by Dr. Samuel Mungo
7:30 p.m.
Music Building Room 216 ("Black Box Theater")

MAROON event

The School of Music presents Musicians Forum
6:15 p.m.
Music Building Recital Hall (MUS 236)

Musicians Forum offers opportunities for music students to explore and be exposed to issues, ideas and information relevant to their careers as performing artists, teachers, composers and producers. Musicians Forum features a variety of topics, guest speakers, multimedia and audience participation. Each 45-minute session begins at 6:15 pm and precedes a Somos Musicos! student concert at 7:30 pm. Coordinators of the series, School of Music Director Thomas Clark and Senior Lecturer Gordon Jones, select relevant musicianship topics and serve as moderators.

GOLD event

The School of Music presents Somos Musicos!
A concert series showcasing student performances
7:30 p.m.
Music Building Recital Hall (MUS 236)

RED event

Ensemble Series presents Salsa Night
9:00 p.m.until midnight
George's (bottom level of LBJ Student Center)

MAROON event

Ensemble Series presents
Choral Collage, featuring TX State's Chorale, University Singers, Men's and Women's Choirs and VocaLibre; directed by Dr. Joey M. Martin, Dr. Jonathan Babcock, Dr. Lynn Brinckmeyer and Craig Aamot
3:00 p.m.
Evans Auditorium

MAROON event

Ensemble Series presents TX State's Concert Band and Symphonic Winds, directed by Dr. Caroline Beatty and Dr. Kyle Glaser
7:30 p.m.
Evans Auditorium

MAROON event

Ensemble Series presents TX State Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Caroline Beatty
7:30 p.m.
Evans Auditorium

MAROON event

Ensemble Series presents Opera Scenes, directed by Dr. Samuel Mungo
7:30 p.m.
Music Building Room 216 ("Black Box Theater")

MAROON event

Ensemble Series presents TX State Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Russell Haight
7:30 p.m.
Evans Auditorium

MAROON event

The School of Music presents Musicians Forum
6:15 p.m.
Music Building Recital Hall (MUS 236)

Musicians Forum offers opportunities for music students to explore and be exposed to issues, ideas and information relevant to their careers as performing artists, teachers, composers and producers. Musicians Forum features a variety of topics, guest speakers, multimedia and audience participation. Each 45-minute session begins at 6:15 pm and precedes a Somos Musicos! student concert at 7:30 pm. Coordinators of the series, School of Music Director Thomas Clark and Senior Lecturer Gordon Jones, select relevant musicianship topics and serve as moderators.

GOLD event

The School of Music presents Somos Musicos!
A concert series showcasing student performances
7:30 p.m.
Music Building Recital Hall (MUS 236)

RED event

Ensemble Series presents Opera Scenes, directed by Dr. Samuel Mungo
7:30 p.m.
Music Building Room 216 ("Black Box Theater")

MAROON event

Ensemble Series presents Opera Scenes, directed by Dr. Samuel Mungo
7:30 p.m.
Music Building Room 216 ("Black Box Theater")

MAROON event

Ensemble Series presents TX State Jazz Lab Band, directed by Freddie Mendoza
7:30 p.m.
Evans Auditorium

MAROON event

Ensemble Series and the 3rd Annual TX State Art Song Symposium present TX State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Troy Peters
7:30 p.m.
Evans Auditorium

In collaboration with the 3rd Annual TX Art Song Symposium, the TX State Symphony Orchestra's concert will feature "Songfest: A Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra" by Leonard Bernstein.

The concert will also serve as Maestro Troy Peters' premiere as Director of the TX State Symphony Orchestra. He has been a popular guest conductor with many orchestras and is currently the Music Director of Youth Orchestras of San Antonio. Before moving to Texas in 2009, he was Music Director of the Vermont Youth Orchestra, Middlebury College Orchestra, and Montpelier Chamber Orchestra. He has gained international attention for his orchestral collaborations and has been the subject of national media attention for conducting more than three-dozen world premieres. He is an active composer who holds degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and the University of Pennsylvania. A versatile instrumentalist, Peters not only plays the viola but has also performed on tenor banjo and electric guitar with symphony orchestras.

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3rd Annual Art Song Symposium will feature the songs of Barber, Bernstein, Copland and Rorem. Events include (but are not yet limited to) the following:

Performances: "Songfest: a Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra" by Leonard Bernstein; "Dover Beach" by Samuel Barber for baritone and string quartet; "Evidence of Things Not Seen" by Ned Rorem; "Beginnings, Middles and Ends" (for four singers, using the texts of twenty-four poets from Auden to Baudelaire to Yeats and Wordsworth)

Talks/lectures: Ruth Friedberg, author of American Art Song and American Poetry, will present a lecture recital on the contributions of Barber, Copland and Roerem to the art song repertoire; Melinda Brou will host a pre-concert conversation about "Songfest" and Bernstein; Troy Peters, TX State Symphony Orchestra Director and composer will tak about his teacher Ned Rorem.

Masterclasses: Thomas Jaber, Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Vocal Coaching at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University will coach students performing the songs of Barber, Bernstein, Copland and Rorem.

3rd Annual Art Song Symposium will feature the songs of Barber, Bernstein, Copland and Rorem. Events include (but are not yet limited to) the following:

Performances: "Songfest: a Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra" by Leonard Bernstein; "Dover Beach" by Samuel Barber for baritone and string quartet; "Evidence of Things Not Seen" by Ned Rorem; "Beginnings, Middles and Ends" (for four singers, using the texts of twenty-four poets from Auden to Baudelaire to Yeats and Wordsworth)

Talks/lectures: Ruth Friedberg, author of American Art Song and American Poetry, will present a lecture recital on the contributions of Barber, Copland and Roerem to the art song repertoire; Melinda Brou will host a pre-concert conversation about "Songfest" and Bernstein; Troy Peters, TX State Symphony Orchestra Director and composer will tak about his teacher Ned Rorem.

Masterclasses: Thomas Jaber, Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Vocal Coaching at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University will coach students performing the songs of Barber, Bernstein, Copland and Rorem.

3rd Annual Art Song Symposium will feature the songs of Barber, Bernstein, Copland and Rorem. Events include (but are not yet limited to) the following:

Performances: "Songfest: a Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra" by Leonard Bernstein; "Dover Beach" by Samuel Barber for baritone and string quartet; "Evidence of Things Not Seen" by Ned Rorem; "Beginnings, Middles and Ends" (for four singers, using the texts of twenty-four poets from Auden to Baudelaire to Yeats and Wordsworth)

Talks/lectures: Ruth Friedberg, author of American Art Song and American Poetry, will present a lecture recital on the contributions of Barber, Copland and Roerem to the art song repertoire; Melinda Brou will host a pre-concert conversation about "Songfest" and Bernstein; Troy Peters, TX State Symphony Orchestra Director and composer will tak about his teacher Ned Rorem.

Masterclasses: Thomas Jaber, Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Vocal Coaching at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University will coach students performing the songs of Barber, Bernstein, Copland and Rorem.

3rd Annual Art Song Symposium will feature the songs of Barber, Bernstein, Copland and Rorem. Events include (but are not yet limited to) the following:

Performances: "Songfest: a Cycle of American Poems for Six Singers and Orchestra" by Leonard Bernstein; "Dover Beach" by Samuel Barber for baritone and string quartet; "Evidence of Things Not Seen" by Ned Rorem; "Beginnings, Middles and Ends" (for four singers, using the texts of twenty-four poets from Auden to Baudelaire to Yeats and Wordsworth)

Talks/lectures: Ruth Friedberg, author of American Art Song and American Poetry, will present a lecture recital on the contributions of Barber, Copland and Roerem to the art song repertoire; Melinda Brou will host a pre-concert conversation about "Songfest" and Bernstein; Troy Peters, TX State Symphony Orchestra Director and composer will tak about his teacher Ned Rorem.

Masterclasses: Thomas Jaber, Director of Choral Activities and Professor of Vocal Coaching at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University will coach students performing the songs of Barber, Bernstein, Copland and Rorem.

Ensemble Series presents TX State Jazz Orchestra, directed by Dr. Keith Winking
7:30 p.m.
Evans Auditorium

MAROON event

Ensemble: TX State Chorale, directed by Dr. Joey M. Martin
7:00 p.m.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 3003 Ranch Road 12, San Marcos, TX 78666

MAROON event

Ensemble Series presents Salsa Night
9:00 p.m. until midnight
George's (bottom level of LBJ Student Center)

MAROON event

he School of Music presents Musicians Forum
6:15 p.m.
Music Building Recital Hall (MUS 236)

Musicians Forum offers opportunities for music students to explore and be exposed to issues, ideas and information relevant to their careers as performing artists, teachers, composers and producers. Musicians Forum features a variety of topics, guest speakers, multimedia and audience participation. Each 45-minute session begins at 6:15 pm and precedes a Somos Musicos! student concert at 7:30 pm. Coordinators of the series, School of Music Director Thomas Clark and Senior Lecturer Gordon Jones, select relevant musicianship topics and serve as moderators.

GOLD event

The School of Music presents Somos Musicos!
A concert series showcasing student performances
7:30 p.m.
Music Building Recital Hall (MUS 236)

RED event

Ensemble Series presents TX State's Monday Wednesday Percussion Ensemble and Panorama Steel Band, directed by Dr. Genaro Gonzalez
7:30 p.m.
Evans Auditorium

MAROON event

Ensemble Series presents TX State Tuesday Thursday Percussion Ensemble, directed by Robert Lopez
7:30 p.m.
Evans Auditorium

MAROON event