2017-18 Music Events - List View
September 2017
9/6 | Wednesday – Faculty Recital - Monticello String Trio, with Wanchi, violin | Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola | Carl Donakowski, cello, J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
9/7 | Thursday - Faculty Recital - Jeanette Zyko, oboe | Lori Piitz, piano, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
**CANCELLED** 9/8 | Friday - Guest Artist - Hein Jung, soprano | Gabriel Dobner, piano, Recital Hall, 8 pm
9/9 | Saturday – Faculty Recital - Paulo Steinberg, piano. This lecture-recital will take you on a musical journey with examples that show how Ernesto Nazareth and Heitor Villa-Lobos let “the rivers and seas of this great Brazil sing.” Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
9/10 | Sunday - Guest Artist - Frank Kimbrough, jazz piano, Recital Hall, 7 pm; $13 Adult | $12 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
9/11 | Monday – Faculty Recital - Andrew Lankford, trombone | Amy Robertson, piano, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
9/12 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
9/13 | Wednesday – Faculty Recital - Ian Zook, horn with Sue Barber, bassoon | Casey Cangelosi, percussion | Beth Chandler, flute | Carl Donakowski, violincello | Sarunas Jankauskas, clarinet | David Pope, saxophone | Sam Suggs, double bass | guest Nicole Pagliolonga, violin, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
9/15 | Friday - Masterpiece Season - Boston Brass, Concert Hall, 8 pm, $34 Adult / $32 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) / JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
9/17 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Yining Jenny Jiang, piano - Recital Hall, 1 pm; free
9/17 | Sunday - DMA Lecture Recital - Dianna Fiore, conducting with members of the JMU Orchestras - Concert Hall, 2 pm; free
9/17 | Sunday - Guest & Faculty Recital - New Bartok String Quartet with Wanchi, violin | Airi Yoshioka, violin | James Stern, viola | Eric kutz, cello, Recital Hall, 7 pm; $13 Adult | $12 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
9/19 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
9/19 | Tuesday – Faculty Recital - Soprano-rama: The Three Sopranos with Dorothy Maddison, Lucy Owen Hoyt & Brenda Witmer and Tracy Schimmel Reed, piano | Jane Estenson Strauman, flute, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
9/23 | Saturday – Special Event – JMU POPS! Stories in Song, Convocation Center, 8 pm. This one-of-a-kind musical extravaganza showcases some of JMU’s finest music ensembles and faculty talent. Be ready to stand up and cheer for performances by the Marching Royal Dukes, as well as the JMU Chorale, JMU Brass Band and JMU Symphony Orchestra. Prelude music by the JMU Jazz Combos, $15 reserved seating
9/26 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
9/26 | Tuesday – Faculty Recital - Eric Ruple, piano, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
9/28 | Thursday – Faculty/Student Recital - Harmoniemusik Ensemble directed by Stephen Bolstad with the Bluestone Winds: Beth Chandler, flute | Jeanette Zyko, oboe | Sarunas Jankauskas, clarinet | Sue Barber, bassoon | Ian Zook, horn, Asbury Methodist Church, 205 S. Main St, Harrisonburg, 7:30 pm; free
9/30 | Saturday - 17th Annual JMU ACDA Choral Fest! sponsored by the JMU Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, Concert Hall, 4 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
October 2017
10/1 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Gianne Ge Zhu, piano - Recital Hall, 6 pm; free
10/1 | Sunday - Guest & Faculty Artists - Musica Harmonia - String Trio with Piano featuring Joan Griffing, violin | Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola | Beth Vanderborgh, cello | Naoko Takao, piano, Recital Hall, 2 pm, $13 Adult | $12 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/2 | Monday - Faculty Recital - Kevin McMillan, baritone | Gabriel Dobner, piano, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/3 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
10/4 | Wednesday – Student Ensemble - JMU Wind Symphony under the direction of Stephen Bolstad, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
** CANCELLED** 10/5 | Thursday - Faculty Recital - Carrie Stevens, mezzo-soprano
10/7 | Saturday - Special Event - Jazz for Justice with the JMU Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Chuck Dotas and JMU Jazz Band under the direction of Steve Layman, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $16 Adult / JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $10 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/8 | Sunday - Faculty Recital - Kevin Stees, tuba | Laurel Black, piano, Recital Hall, 2 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/9 | Monday - Visiting Professor - Dr. Linda Jennings, Associate Professor of 'Cello, Indiana Univeristy of Pennsylvania - It’s All About the Bass: Differences Between Teaching Lower and Upper Strings in Heterogeneous Settings: 9:05 AM - 9:55 AM Music Builidng Room B-71 & 10:10 AM - 11 AM Room 148. String Chamber Music Coaching Sessions: 12:20 PM - 1:10 PM Room 204 & 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM Room TBA, all events free and open to music students.
10/9 | Monday - Faculty Recital - Beth Chandler, flute & piccolo | Paulo Steinberg, piano | Dorothy Maddison, soprano | Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola | Jaclyn Wappel, harp, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/10 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
10/10 | Tuesday - Guest Artist - Charles Ullery, bassoon, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $13 Adult | $12 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/12 | Thursday - Student Ensemble - JMU Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Foster Beyers, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/13 | Friday - Student Ensemble - JMU Brass Band under the direction of Kevin Stees, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/15 | Sunday - Masterpiece Season - Vienna Boys Choir, Concert Hall, 2 pm; $48 Adult | $46 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $43 Choral Balcony *MUS 195 CR
10/16 | Monday - Music Education Convocation with Dr. Joseph Abramo from the University of Connecticut Neag School of Education, Gender & Popular Music in Education, 1:25 - 2:15 pm, Madison Union Room 256, free
10/17 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
10/17 | Tuesday - Student Ensemble - JMU Symphonic Band under the direction of Stephen Bolstad, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/18 | Wednesday - Visiting Scholar Lecture with Dr. Joseph Abramo from the University of Connecticut, Thinking About Disability through Music Making, 7 - 8 pm, Health & Behavioral Studies Building Room G010, free
10/19 | Thursday - Student Ensembles - The Madison Singers and JMU Chorale under the direction of Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Sr (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/21 | Saturday - Special Event – 40th Annual JMU Parade of Champions, Bridgeforth Stadium, all day, $15 general admission, $10 senior citizens (62+) & students (admission good all day). Marching Royal Dukes perform at 12:30 & 10:15 pm. Click here for more information.
10/23 thru 10/25 - The 37th Annual JMU Contemporary Music Festival celebrating Canada's 150th birthday with featured composer Kelly-Marie Murphy of Ottawa, Ontario.
10/23 | Monday - Contemporary Music Festival Concert I, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/24 | Tuesday - Contemporary Music Festival - Student Composers Concert, Recital Hall, 5 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
10/24 | Tuesday - Contemporary Music Festival Concert II, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/24 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
10/25 | Wednesday - Contemporary Music Festival Guest Artists - Alexandra Smither, soprano | Trevor Chartrand, piano, winners of the 2017 Eckhart-Grammate Competition of Canada, Recital Hall, 5 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
10/25 | Wednesday - Contemporary Music Festival Concert III, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/27 | Friday - Student Ensembles - University Choruses & Treble Chamber Choir under the direction of Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy & W. Bryce Hayes, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/30 | Monday - Faculty Wind Quintet - Bluestone Winds with Beth Chandler, flute | Jeanette Zyko, oboe | Sarunas Jankauskas, clarinet | Sue Barber, bassoon | Ian Zook, horn, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
10/31 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
November 2017
11/1 | Wednesday - Student Ensemble - JMU Wind Symphony under the direction of Stephen Bolstad, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
11/2 | Thursday - Student Ensemble - JMU Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Foster Beyers, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
11/3 | Friday - Student/Faculty Ensemble - Collegium Musicum under the direction of Jonathan Gibson, Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, 7 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
11/3 | Friday - Student Ensemble - JMU Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Casey Cangelosi, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
11/6 | Monday - School of Music Auditions, Forbes Center, all day
11/7 | Tuesday - Guest Jazz Ensemble - The Catharsis Quintet, Master Class @ 3:30 pm | Concert @ 8 pm, Music Building Room 108; free
11/9 | Thursday - Visiting Scholar Lectures - Dr. Paula Bishop-Leibler, Musicians & Dyslexia: An Exploration of the Musical Profiles of Dyslexic Musicians in Higher Education, 10 - 11 am, Music Building Room 148 | Removing Barriers to Learning for Musicians with Specific Learning Difficulties: Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia & Visual Stress 12:30 - 1:45 pm, Music Building Room 119; free, click here for more information.
11/10 | Friday & 11/11 Saturday - Masterpiece Season Opera - Cosi fan tutte featuring the JMU Opera Theater under the direction of Don Rierson, Mainstage Theatre, 8 pm; $23 Adult | $22 JMU Faculty / Staff / Sr | $13 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
11/12 | Sunday - Masterpiece Season Opera - Cosi fan tutte featuring the JMU Opera Theater under the direction of Don Rierson, Mainstage Theatre, 2 pm; $23 Adult | $22 JMU Faculty / Staff / Sr | $13 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
11/12 | Sunday - Student Ensembles - JMU String Chamber Ensembles, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
11/13 | Monday - Student Ensembles - Clarinet Studio Recital, students of Sarunas Jankauskas, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm; free
11/14 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm; free
11/14 | Tuesday - Student Ensembles - JMU Chamber Wind Ensembles, Harrisonburg Baptist Church 501 S. Main St, Harrisonburg, 8 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
11/15 | Wednesday - Student Ensembles - JMU Steel Band under the direction of Caleb Pickering, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
11/16 | Thursday - Masterpiece Season - Nobuntu, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $38 Adult | $36 JMU Faculty / Staff / Sr | $22 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
11/16 | Thursday - Voice Studio Recital - students of Dorothy Maddison, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm; free
11/28 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm; free
11/28 | Tuesday - Masterpiece Season - Catalyst Quartet, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $32 Adult | $30 JMU Faculty / Staff / Sr | $16 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
11/29 | Wednesday - Student Ensemble - JMU Concert Band under the direction of Amy Birdsong, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
December 2017
12/1 | Friday - Special Event - Harrisonburg Holiday Parade with the Marching Royal Dukes! downtown Harrisonburg, 7 pm, free. Following the parade, the MRD's will perform on Court Square.
12/2 & 12/3 - Student Ensembles - Holidayfest Believe with the JMU Chorale under the direction of Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy and the JMU Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Foster Beyers, Concert Hall 12/2 @ 8 pm & 12/3 @ 2 pm; $18 Adult | $17 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $15 child | $12 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
12/3 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Phillip Marion, euponium, Recital Hall, 1 pm; free
12/3 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Chyh Shen Low, piano, Recital Hall, 5 pm; free
12/4 | Monday - Student Ensemble - JMU Guitar Ensemble under the direction of Adam Larrabee, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
12/5 | Tuesday - Student Ensembles - JMU Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Chuck Dotas and JMU Jazz Band under the direction of Steve Layman, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
12/6 | Wednesday - Student Ensemble - Horn Studio Recital - students of Ian Zook, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 6:45 pm, free
12/6 | Wednesday - Student Ensembles - University Choruses & Treble Chamber Choir under the direction of Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy & W. Bryce Hayes, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
12/8 | Friday - Student Ensembles - JMU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band under the direction of Stephen Bolstad, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
12/9 | Saturday - Student Ensembles - JMU Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Foster Beyers, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
12/10 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Anthony Fortuna, bassoon, Recital Hall, 1 pm; free
12/10 | Sunday - Student Ensemble - JMU Brass Band under the direction of Kevin Stees, Concert Hall, 2 pm: $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
12/10 | Sunday - Student Ensembles - JMU Group Voice Musical Theatre Recital, students of Scott Z. Smith, Music Building Room 142, 4 pm, free
12/10 | Sunday - Student Ensembles - 13th Annual Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols with The Madison Singers under the direction of Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 8 pm, free
**CANCELLED** 12/16 | Saturday - DMA Recital - Tin Vi La, piano, Recital Hall, 4 pm; free
12/17 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Caleb Pickering, percussion, Recital Hall, 1 pm; free
12/17 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Sheena Ramirez, voice, Recital Hall, 5 pm; free
January 2018
1/16 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
1/17 | Wednesday - Faculty/Guest Recital - Jaclyn Wappel, harp, EAST MEETS WEST - harp solo and chamber works inspired by the musical traditions of India, East Asia & the Middle East, with Eric Guinivan & Caleb Pickering, percussion | John Ross, flute | Colleen Thorburn, harp, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
1/18 | Thursday - Visiting Entrepreneur - Gary Birkhamshaw sponsored by JMU’s Center for Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the College and Visual and Performing Arts, 9:30 am - 10:45 am: Entrepreneurship in Music Industry (Music Building, Room 318) | 6 pm - 7 pm: Building and Repairing Basses (Music Building, Room 204) | 8 pm - 9 pm: Fireside Chat (Forbes Center, Recital Hall), free
1/19 | Friday - Masterpiece Season - So Percussion, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $34 Adult | $32 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $20 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
1/20 | Saturday - Special Event - Tromblow'in Festival, Concert Hall, concert @ 7 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
1/23 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
1/25 | Thursday - Student Event - Concerto Aria Competition Finals, Concert Hall, 7 pm; free
1/26 | Friday - Special Event - Men's Chorus Invitational, Concert Hall, 5 pm (NOTE THE TIME CHANGE); $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
1/26 | Friday - Guest Artists - Sierra Duo - John Haines-Eitzen, cello, and Matthew Bengtson, piano. The Sierra Duo formed in 2015 through a multi-year recording project for Albany Records to record all of composer Roberto Sierra’s works for cello and piano. In reviews, Duo member Matthew Bengtson has been described as “a pianist of extraordinary depth and imagination”. Cellist John Haines-Eitzen's playing has been described as “romantically yearning” and “forceful and emotional”. The Duo’s program will include works of living composer Roberto Sierra, Ludwig van Beethoven, and César Franck. Recital Hall, 8 pm; $13 Adult | $12 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
1/27 | Saturday - Forbes Center and Music Building, all day
**CANCELED** 1/27 | Saturday - Faculty/Guest Recital - The Jacob Roege String Quartet, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm, free *MUS 195 CR
1/28 | Sunday - DMA Lecture/Recital - Benjamin Bergey, conducting, Concert Hall, 2 pm; free
**CANCELED** 1/29 | Monday - Faculty Recital - Casey Cangelosi, percussion, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
1/30 | Tuesday - Faculty Recital - Sarunas Jankauskas, clarinet, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
1/30 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
1/31 | Wednesday - Faculty Recital - JMU Jazz Sextet with Andy Connell, clarinet | Marlon Foster, percussion | Bob Hallahan, piano | Adam Larrabee, guitar | David Pope, saxophones | Sam Suggs, double bass, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
February 2018
2/2 & 2/3 - Special Event - NATS Vocal Competition, Forbes Center and Music Building, all day
2/4 | Sunday - Masterpiece Season - Cantus, Discovery of Sight, Concert Hall, 2 pm; $38 Adult | $36 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) / JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/5 | Monday - Faculty Recital - Sue Barber, bassoon, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/6 | Tuesday - Student Ensemble - JMU Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Casey Cangelosi, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/6 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
2/7 | Wednesday - Student Ensembles - University Choruses & Treble Chamber Choir under the direction of Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy & W. Bryce Hayes, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/10 | Saturday - School of Music Auditions, Forbes Center and Music Building, all day
2/10 | Saturday - Faculty Recital - Samuel Suggs, double bass, Recital Hall, 4 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/11 | Sunday - Faculty Recital - Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola | Gabriel Dobner, piano with Chris Carrillo, trumpet | Joan Griffing, violin | Sam Suggs, bass, Recital Hall, 2 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/13 | Tuesday - Student Ensemble - JMU Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Foster Beyers, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/13 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 6 - 7 pm, free
2/15 | Thursday & 2/16 | Friday - Student Ensemble - Opera Spotlight - An Evening in Strauss' Vienna, with the JMU Opera Theater under the direction of Don Rierson, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $13 Adult | $12 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/18 | Sunday - Special Event - JMU Chorale under the direction of Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy and JMU Chamber Ensembles, National Presbyterian Church, Wash, D.C., 4 pm; free
2/19 | Monday - School of Music Auditions, Forbes Center and Music Building, all day
2/20 thru 2/25 - Masterpiece Season - Parade - Tuesday thru Friday @ 8 pm; Saturday @ 3 pm & 8 pm; Sunday @ 2 pm, Mainstage Theatre, $22 Adult | $21 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $13 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/20 | Tuesday - Masterpiece Season - Ray Chen, violin, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $41 Adult | $38 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) / JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/20 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
2/21 | Wednesday - Guest Artist - Jay Hershberger, piano, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $13 Adult | $12 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/23 | Friday - Student Ensemble - JMU Brass Band under the direction of Kevin Stees, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/24 | Saturday - All-Virginia Band and Orchestra All-State Auditions, Forbes Center and Music Building, all day
2/24 | Saturday - Student Ensemble - JMU Wind Symphony under the direction of Stephen Bolstad, Concert Hall, 1 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
2/25 | Sunday - DMA Recital - John Nye, trumpet, Recital Hall, 1 pm; free
2/25 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Lydia Carroll, flute, Recital Hall, 5 pm; free
2/26 | Monday - Special Event - The Little Recital: An Evening of Vocal Music honoring John Little, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/27 | Tuesday - Faculty/Student Ensemble - Bach Aria Group, co-directed by Carrie Stevens and Kevin McMillan, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
2/27 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
March 2018
3/1 | Thursday - Student Ensemble - JMU Symphonic Band under the direction of Stephen Bolstad, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
3/1 | Friday - Special Event - The JMU Piano Faculty - Gabriel Dobner, Lori Piitz, Eric Ruple & Paulo Steinberg - Tribute to Terence Walsh - Steinway Hall, New York City, 7 pm; free
3/3 | Saturday - Masterpiece Season - Montreal Guitar Trio, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $39 Adult | $37 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $22 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
3/4 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Kai Po Lan, percussion, Recital Hall, 1 pm; free
3/14 | Wednesday - Student Ensembles - JMU Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Chuck Dotas and JMU Jazz Band under the direction of Dave Stringham, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
3/15 | Thursday - Guest Artist- Brian Viliunas, clarinet | Ronald Shinn, piano, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $13 Adult | $12 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
3/17 | Saturday - Special Event - Flute Fling! all day, Forbes Center, click here for PRE-REGISTRATION information! Performance with Marco Granados, flute & Elena Abend, piano @ 3 pm, Recital Hall; $13 Adult | $12 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
3/17 | Saturday - Special Event - Brass Festival featuring The Virginia Brass Consort - Chris and Christine Carrillo, trumpet | Catherine Creasy, horn | Andrew Lankford, trombone | Kevin Stees, tuba | Elizabeth Dressler Williams, organ and piano. Come join us this St. Patrick’s Day for an evening of exciting brass music. We will be performing works by Dukas, Scott, McKee, Gulino, Ewazen, Brahms, and Haufrecht. There will be a brass quintet as well as individual and chamber collaborations, Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, 5 pm; free, donations accepted for Muhlenberg’s Special Music Performance Fund.
3/18 | Sunday - Guest Ensemble - New Horizons Band under the direction of William Dabback & William Posey, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 2 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
3/18 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Jianda Bai, violin, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 4 pm; free
3/18 | Sunday - Student Ensemble - Steel Band under the direction of Caleb Pickering, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 7 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
3/20 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
3/24 | Saturday - Junior Audition Clinic, Forbes Center, all day
3/25 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Susan Gouthro, voice, Recital Hall, 1 pm; free
3/25 | Sunday - Masterpiece Season - JMU Symphony Honors Concert, Concert Hall, 2 pm; $18 Adult | $17 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
3/25 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Huanwen Wang, piano, Recital Hall, 5 pm; free
3/27 | Tuesday - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
3/27 | Tuesday - Guest Artist - Derek Parsons, piano, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $13 Adult | $12 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
3/27 | Tuesday - Masterpiece Season - Apollo's Fire - The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $41 Adult | $38 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | TBA JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
3/28 | Wednesday- Student Ensemble - JMU Harp Ensemble under the direction of Jaclyn Wappel, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm, free *MUS 195 CR
3/29 | Thursday - Student Ensemble - JMU Brass Band under the direction of Kevin Stees, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
3/31 | Saturday - Special Event - JMU Clarinet Day - Anthony-Seeger Audditorium, 9 am - 5 pm, Clarinet Studio Recital @ 3:30 pm, no admission charge for any of the day's events, click here for more information!
April/May 2018
4/2 | Monday - Guest Artists - The Trans-Atlantic Horn Duo featuring Austin Larson & Kateřina Javůrková, with Amy Robertson, piano, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $13 Adult | $12 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
4/3 | Tuesday - Faculty Recital - Carl Donakowski, cello | Gabriel Dobner, piano, Recital Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
4/3 | Tuesday - Student Ensembles - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
4/4 | Wednesday - Student Ensembles - JMU Wind Symphony & Symphonic Band under the direction of Stephen Bolstad, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
4/5 | Thursday - Faculty Recital - Jacob Roege, violin, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm, free *MUS 195 CR
4/7 | Saturday - Viola Studio Recital - students of Diane Phoenix-Neal, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 3 pm, free
4/8 | Sunday - Student Ensemble - JMU Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Foster Beyers, Recital Hall, 2 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
4/8 | Sunday - DMA Recital - Kyle Knappenberger, voice, Recital Hall, 5 pm; free
4/8 | Sunday - Student Ensembles - Chamber Winds One, Asbury Methodist Church, 7 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
4/9 | Monday - Student Ensemble - Guitar Ensemble under the direction of Adam Larrabee, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
4/10 | Tuesday - JMU Student Composers Recital - students of Jason Haney & Eric Guinivan, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm, free
4/10 | Tuesday - Student Ensembles - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
4/11 & 4/12 - Masterpiece Season - Gilbert & Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore with the JMU Opera Theatre under the direction of Don Rierson, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $18 Adult | $17 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $12 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
4/12 | Thursday - Faculty Ensemble - Monticello Strings - Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, 7:30 pm; free
4/14 | Saturday - Special Event - 43rd George West Jazz Festival - all day, performance @ 4 pm with JMU Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Chuck Dotas,, Concert Hall, $12 Adult | $11 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
4/15 | Sunday - Student Ensemble - Steel Band under the direction of Caleb Pickering, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 2 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
4/15 | Sunday - Student Ensembles - Studio 309 Vocal Performances, students of Dorothy Maddison, 7 pm, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium; free
4/16 | Monday - Student Ensemble - JMU Jazz Band under the direction of Dave Stringham, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
4/17 | Tuesday - Student Ensembles - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
4/17 | Tuesday - Faculty Ensemble - The Bluestone Winds - Beth Chandler, flute | Jeanette Zyko, oboe | Sarunas Jankauskas, clarinet | Sue Barber, bassoon | Ian Zook, horn, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 8 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
**CANCELLED** 4/18 | Wednesday - Student Ensembles - The Madison Singers and JMU Chorale under the direction of Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy, Concert Hall, 8 pm
4/18 | Wednesday - Student Ensembles - Chamber Winds Two, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
4/19 | Thursday - Student Ensembles - Madison Modern Music Ensemble and JMU Student Composers Recital - students of Jason Haney, Eric Guinivan and Steven Voigt, Recital Hall, 8 pm, free *MUS 195 CR
4/20 | Friday - Student Ensemble - JMU Concert Band under the direction of Scott Rikkers, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
**SOLD OUT** 4/22 | Sunday - Masterpiece Season - Mahler's Resurrection Symphony with the JMU Chorale under the direction of Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy and The JMU Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Foster Beyers, Concert Hall, 4 pm; $18 Adult | $17 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $8 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
4/23 | Monday - Student Ensembles - University Choruses & Treble Chamber Choir under the direction of Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy & W. Bryce Hayes, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
4/24 | Tuesday - Student Ensembles - JMU Jazz Combos, Artful Dodger, downtown Harrisonburg, 7 - 9 pm, free
4/24 | Tuesday - Student Ensembles - String Chamber Ensembles, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm; free *MUS 195 CR
4/25 | Wednesday - Masterpiece Season - Cameron Carpenter featuring the International Touring Organ, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $43 Adult | $42 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $18 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
4/26 | Thursday - Student Ensembles - JMU Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band under the direction of Stephen Bolstad, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
4/28 | Saturday - DMA Recital - Patrick Bellah, cello, Muhlenberg Lutheran Church, 5 pm; free
4/28 | Saturday - Student Ensemble - JMU Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Casey Cangelosi, Concert Hall, 8 pm; $11 Adult | $9 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $5 JMU Student *MUS 195 CR
4/29 | Sunday - Student Ensembles - Group Voice Recital, students of Scott Z. Smith, Music Building Room 142, 3 pm; free
4/30 | Monday - Faculty/Guest Ensemble - Caravanserai Ensemble performing Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire (Illuminated by the Moon) with Beth Chandler, flute/piccolo | David Perry, clarinet/bass clarinet | Greg Childress, violin/viola | Clement Acevedo, piano | Yi-Ping Chen, conductor and guests Angel Azzarra, sprechstimme and Eleanor Graham, cello, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8 pm; free
5/4 | Friday - DMA Recital - Jeremiah Padilla, piano, Recital Hall, 4 pm; free
5/4 | Friday - DMA Recital - Tin Vi La, piano, Recital Hall, 8 pm; free
5/5 | Saturday - DMA Recital - Phillip Marion, euphonium, Recital Hall, 8 pm; free
5/5 | Sunday - DMA Lecture/Recital - Cynthia Wohlschlager, voice, Recital Hall, 5 pm; free
5/6 | Sunday - Special Event - Transitioning and Traversing: Stories and Songs of Incarceration, Equity, Justice and Community. Join us for an evening of stories and songs crafted by formerly incarcerated residents of Gemeinschaft Home and performed with JMU students and faculty as part of a National Endowment for the Arts grant. Concert Hall, 7 pm; $13 Adult | $12 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $10 JMU students, for more information, click here.
5/12 | Saturday - Special Event - Community Collage Concert - Concert Hall, 7 pm; $20 Adult / Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $17 child, for more information, click here.
