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11/1 | Thursday - Guest Artist - James Lyon, violin
Forbes Recital Hall, 8 pm
$12 Adult | $11 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
11/2 | Friday - Valley Collegium Musicum
under the direction of Jonathan Gibson
Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, 8 pm, free
* MUS 195 CR
11/3 | Saturday - JMU Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Robert McCashin
THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING! The music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff and Tchaikowsky featuring
Guest Pianist, Eric Ruple, performing the Rachmaninoff Piano
Concerto No. 2 in C Minor.
Forbes Concert Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
* MUS 195 CR
11/4 | Sunday - Masterpiece Season - Boston Brass
Forbes Concert Hall, 7 pm
$33 - $36
*MUS 195 CR
11/5 | Monday - Boston Brass Master Class
Forbes Concert Hall, 12:20 pm (90 minutes), free
The first half of the Masterclass will feature small JMU brass ensembles selected by the faculty that will play and then receive coaching from the members of Boston Brass. In the second half, the ensemble members will speak about their touring experience, collaborating as musicians as part of Boston Brass.
11/5 | Monday - Music Education Convocation
1:25 - 2:15 pm, Forbes Center - Room 1115, free
Dr. Pedro Aponte will make a presentation about the Sistema program in Venezuela and a trip that is being planned for JMU students to study and participate in this program.
All music education students are required to attend.
11/6 | Tuesday - JMU Student Ensemble - Wind Symphony
under the direction of Stephen Bolstad
Forbes Concert Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
11/6 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Ensembles, Artful Dodger, downtown Hburg, 8 - 9 pm, free
11/9 - 11/11 Masterpiece Season - The Elixir of Love by Gaetano Donizetti
featuring the JMU Opera Theater under the direction of Don Rierson
Friday & Saturday, November 9 & 10 @ 8 pm; Sunday, November 11 @ 2 pm
Forbes Mainstage Theatre
$20 Adult | $18 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) / $15 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
11/12 | Monday - JMU Student Ensembles - Chamber Winds I
Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm, free *MUS 195 CR
11/13 | Tuesday - JMU Student Ensembles - Horn Studio Recital
Students of Ian Zook, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 6 pm, free
11/13 | Tuesday - JMU Student Ensembles - Jazz Ensemble under the direction of
Chuck Dotas and Jazz Band under the direction of Taylor Barnett
Forbes Concert Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
11/14 | Wednesday - JMU Student Ensembles - Orff / Kodaly & Friends
Music Building Room 108, 7 pm, free
11/14 through 111/6 - VMEA (Virginia Music Educators Association) Conference
11/15 | Thursday - JMU Concert: Jazz Ensemble directed by Chuck Dotas, 8:30 pm
11/16 | Friday - JMU Reception: TBA
Location: The Homestead, Hot Springs, VA
11/26 | Monday - Guest Artist - Meredith Amado, violin with Wanchi Huang, violin & Amadi Azikiwi, viola
Forbes Recital Hall, 8 pm
$12 Adult | $10 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
11/27 | Tuesday - JMU Concert Band under the direction of Scott Rikkers
Forbes Concert Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
11/27 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Ensembles, Artful Dodger, downtown Hburg, 8 - 9 pm, free
11/28 | Wednesday - JMU Student Ensembles - Chamber Winds II
Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm, free *MUS 195 CR
11/29 | Thursday - JMU Student Ensemble - Percussion Ensemble
under the direction of C. William Rice
Forbes Concert Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
11/29 | Thursday - JMU Student Ensembles - String Chamber Ensembles I
Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm, free
*MUS 195 CR
* These concerts will provide attendance credit for MUS 195 for JMU students.
