For more information or to purchase tickets, please click here: The Forbes Center for the Performing Arts or call the box office (540) 568-7000.
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Click here to download the October 2012 calendar in printable format.
10/2 | Tuesday - JMU 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
10/2 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Ensembles, Artful Dodger, downtown Hburg, 8 - 9 pm, free
10/3 | Wednesday - JMU Faculty Recital - Michele Kirkdorffer,oboe
Lori Piitz, piano | Keith Stevens, guitar, Forbes Recital Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/4 | Thursday - JMU Faculty Ensemble - Madison Brass
Chris Carrillo, trumpet | Taylor Barnett, trumpet
Andrew Lankford, trombone | Ian Zook, horn | Kevin Stees, tuba
Forbes Recital Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/4 | Thursday - Masterpiece Season - Rockapella
Motown and More
Wilson Hall Audiitorium, 8 pm, $25 - $45
10/5 | Friday - Master Class with Rockapella
Wilson Hall Auditorium, 11 am - 12:30 pm, free and open to the public
10/5 | Friday - Masterpiece Season - Rockapella
Motown and More
Wilson Hall Audiitorium, 8 pm, $25 - $45
10/6 | Saturday - JMU Student Ensembles - Pops Concert
Convocation Center, 8:30 pm, $14 reserved seating
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 JMU Steel Band, JMU Symphony Orchestra, JMU Chorale, JMU Brass Band and the
Marching Royal Dukes!
10/7 | Sunday - JMU Student Ensembles - Treble Chamber Choir
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 5 pm, free
*MUS 195 CR
10/8 | Monday - JMU Faculty In-Residence Ensemble - members of the
Monticello Quartet - Wanchi Huang, violin | Max Rabinovitsj, violin | Amadi Azikiwe, viola | Carl Donakowski, cello with JMU students
Forbes Recital Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/9 | Tuesday - JMU Faculty Recital - Janice L. Minor, clarinet | Sue Barber, bassoon
Ian Zook, horn and JMU students present An Evening of 18th Century Wind Chamber Music for 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, and 2 Horns
Forbes Recital Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/9 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Ensembles, Artful Dodger, downtown Hburg, 8 - 9 pm, free
10/11 | Thursday - Masterpiece Season - Gil Evans Centennial Tribute: A jazz Celebration featuring the JMU Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Band under the direction
of Chuck Dotas and Taylor Barnett
Forbes Concert Hall, 8 pm
$15 Adult | $14 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/12 | Friday - JMU Brass Band under the direction of Kevin Stees
Forbes Concert Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/13 | Saturday - 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 Concert Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
10/16 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Ensembles, Artful Dodger, downtown Hburg, 8 - 9 pm, free
10/16 through 10/18 - Contemporary Music Festival
10/16 | Tuesday - Contemporary Music Festival Concert I
Music of Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Forbes Concert Hall, 8 pm
$12 Adult | $11 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
* MUS 195 CR
10/17 | Wednesday - Contemporary Music Festival Concert
Student Composers Concert, Forbes Recital Hall, 5 pm, free
* MUS 195 CR
10/17 | Wednesday - Contemporary Music Festival Concert II: Contemporary Winds,
Brass and Dance, Forbes Concert Hall, 8 pm
$11 Adult | $10 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
* MUS 195 CR
10/18 | Thursday - Contemporary Music Festival Concert
Master class with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Forbes Recital Hall, 5 pm, free
10/18 | Thursday - Contemporary Music Festival Concert III: Max, Michelangelo and Madness, Forbes Concert Hall, 8 pm
$11 Adult | $10 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
* MUS 195 CR
10/20 | Saturday - 35th Annual JMU 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 2:30 pm and 10:00 pm!
10/20 & 10/21 | Saturday & Sunday - Masterpiece Season
Six Degrees of Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Musical Theatre Revue
Saturday @ 8 pm; Sunday @ 2 pm | Forbes Concert Hall, 8 pm
$12 Adult | $11 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $10 JMU Student
* MUS 195 CR
10/23 | Tuesday - JMU Symphonic Band 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
10/23 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Ensembles, Artful Dodger, downtown Hburg, 8 - 9 pm, free
10/24 | Wednesday - JMU Student Ensembles - Madison Singers & Chorale
under the direction of Jo-Anne Van der Vat-Chromy
Forbes Concert Hall, 8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
* MUS 195 CR
10/25 | Thursday - Guest Artist - Steve Cohen, clarinet | Gabriel Dobner, piano
with Sue Barber, bassoon and Janice L. Minor, clarinet
Forbes Recital Hall,
8 pm
$12 Adult | $11 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
* MUS 195 CR
10/26 | Friday - Master Class with Steve Cohen, clarinet
with students from the JMU Clarinet studio
Music Building Room 148, 12:15 - 2:15 pm, free and open to the public
10/29 | Monday - JMU Student Ensemble - Flute Choir
Students of Beth Chandler
Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 6:30 pm, free
* MUS 195 CR
10/30 | Tuesday - JMU Student Ensemble - Chamber Orchestra
under the direction of Robert McCashin
Forbes Recital Hall,
8 pm
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student
* MUS 195 CR
10/30 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Ensembles, Artful Dodger, downtown Hburg, 8 - 9 pm, free
* These concerts will provide attendance credit for MUS 195 for JMU Music students.
