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10/2 | Sunday - JMU Wind Symphony, under the direction of Stephen Bolstad
Forbes Center Concert Hall, 2 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/3 through 10/5 - Contemporary Music Festival
10/3 | Monday - Masterpiece Season - John Hollenbeck with the Claudia Quintet
Forbes Center Concert Hall, 8 pm.
The Grammy Award-nominated jazz/classical composer, drummer and arranger and his group have amazed audiences from Alabama to the Amazon with an appeal that extends well beyond traditional jazz audiences; Hollenbeck, the Claudia Quintet and German conductor Jan Horstmann headline the 31st Contemporary Music Festival at JMU.
$11 Adult | $10 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/4 | Tuesday - Contemporary Music Festival - Christina Petrowska-Quilico, piano
Forbes Recital Hall, 5 pm
$11 Adult | $10 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/4 | Tuesday - Contemporary Music Festival - Contemporary Voices
John
Hilliard: Love for a New Kingdom with Carrie Stevens, mezzo-soprano
Beth Chandler, flute | Ian Zook, horn | Paulo Steinberg, piano
David Lang: Cheating, Lying, Stealing
Oliver Korte: New Work for String Orchestra
Benjamin Britten: Les Illuminations with Dorothy Maddison, soprano
String Orchestra conducted by Jan Horstmann
Forbes Concert Hall, 8 pm
$11 Adult | $10 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/5 | Wednesday - Contemporary Music Festival - Student Composers Recital
Featuring the winners of the JMU Young Composers Competition
Forbes Center Recital Hall 5 pm, free
*MUS 195 CR
10/5 | Wednesday - Contemporary Music Festival - Chamber Music Meets Jazz
featuring the JMU Jazz Ensemble with guest artists Theo Bleckmann, voice, and
John Hollenbeck, percussion/compositions
Michael Gordon: Industry for solo amplified cello
| Carl Donakowski, cello
John Hollenbeck: Grey Cottage Studies - Wanchi Huang, violin
Michael Overman, vibraphone | JMU Jazz Band plays selections by John Hollenbeck
$11 Adult | $10 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/7 - | Friday - Masterpiece Season - Legendary rock band KANSAS with the
JMU Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Robert McCashin
Convocation Center 8 pm
$23 - $53 Adult | $15 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/9 | Sunday - JMU Kennedy Center Concert Series
Jazz Duo: Bob Hallahan, piano and David Pope, saxophone with
Paul Langosch, bass
Terrace Theater, 2:00 pm. Tickets are $25, available at the Kennedy Center box office; http://www.kennedy-center.org/ or (202) 467-4600 from 10 am to 9 pm daily.
Click here for more information. *MUS 195 CR
**CANCELLED** 10/10 | Monday - JMU Faculty Recital - Shades of Love
Carrie Stevens, mezzo-soprano | Gabriel Dobner, piano
10/11 | Tuesday - Guest Artists - Joanne Kong and Paul Hanson, piano duo
Forbes Center Concert Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/12 | Wednesday - JMU Student Ensembles
Mid-semester Concert featuring the Treble Chamber Choir under the direction of
W. Bryce Hayes
University Women's Chorus
under the direction of Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy
and the University Men's Chorus and Combined Choruses under the direction of
W. Bryce Hayes
Forbes Center Concert Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/13 | Thursday - Guest Artists - Nathan Dishman, trombone | John Mayhood, piano
Forbes Center Recital Hall,
8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/15 | Saturday - JMU Student Ensembles - Pops Concert
Convocation Center, 8:30 pm, $14 reserved seating *MUS 195 CR
Experience this delightful and family friendly showcase of some of JMU’s finest music ensembles and faculty talent. This year’s Pops Concert will feature the Marching Royal Dukes, the JMU Wind Symphony, the JMU Chorale and the JMU Jazz Ensemble.
10/16 | Sunday - JMU Faculty Recital - Kevin Stees, tuba | Lori Piitz, piano
Forbes Center Recital Hall, 2 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/18 | Tuesday - JMU Symphonic Band under the direction of Stephen Bolstad
Forbes Center Concert Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/19 | Wednesday - JMU Faculty In-Residence Ensemble - Monticello String Quartet Wanchi Huang, violin | Max Rabinovitsj, violin | Amadi Azikiwe, viola
Carl Donakowski, cello with Lori Piitz, piano | James Hart, violin
Forbes Center Recital Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/20 | Thursday - JMU Jazz Band
under the direction of Taylor Barnett
Forbes Center Concert Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/21 | Friday - JMU Brass Band under the direction of Kevin Stees
Forbes Center Concert Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/22 | Saturday - Parade of Champions
Bridgeforth Stadium, all day, $15 general admission | $10 senior citizens(62+) & students
Tickets may be purchased at the door.
The Marching Royal Dukes perform at 3:00 pm and 10:00 pm.
10/23 | Sunday - JMU Student Ensembles - Madison Singers & Chorale
under the direction of Jo-Anne Van der Vat-Chromy
Forbes Center Concert Hall, 2 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/25 | Tuesday - JMU Flute Choir, students of Beth Chandler
Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm, free
*MUS 195 CR
10/26 | Wednesday - JMU Faculty Ensemble - Madison Brass
Chris Carrillo, trumpet | Taylor Barnett, trumpet
Andrew Lankford, trombone | Ian Zook, horn | Kevin Stees, tuba
Forbes Center Recital Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
*CANCELLED* 10/30 | Sunday - JMU Student Ensembles - String Chamber Ensembles I
* These concerts will provide attendance credit for MUS 195 for JMU Music students.
