Skidmore College

Fall 2009   EVENTS CALENDAR
All events are in Filene Recital Hall unless otherwise noted.
 
Friday, October 2
7:30 PM

Pola Baytelman, piano Faculty Lecture/Recital


The Piano Music of Isaac Albéniz
Friday, October 9

CARNEGIE HALL PREMIERES at Skidmore
FEATURING ENSEMBLE ACJW

Pre-Concert Conversation --------- 7PM

Moderated by Charles Joseph

ENSEMBLE ACJW Concert ---------- 8PM

Daniel Bernard Roumain: Five Chairs and One Table
Dvorak: Piano Quartet No. 2 in e-flat Major, Op. 87
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals


* Free admission

 

Saturday, October 17
3:15 PM
CELEBRATION WEEKEND SHOWCASE CONCERT

A sampling of the diverse talent and activities of the music students.
Polished performances and in-progress rehearsals
of classical performances, jazz combos, and more...
Saturday, October 17
7:30 PM

Veena Chandra, sitar Faculty Recital
Devesh Chandra, tabla

Traditional classical music of North India
Saturday, October 24


8 PM

SKIDMORE COLLEGE ORCHESTRA

Anthony Holland, Music Director
“Two Hundred Years of Mendelssohn!”
Mendelssohn: Overture: The Hebrides • Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”)
Dukas: Villanelle for Horn & Orchestra
Special Guest soloist: Patrice Malatestinic, French Horn

$5 General admission; $2 students & seniors; Skidmore students free with ID
Thursday, October 29
8 PM

Sterne Virtuoso Series

Guitarist
JASON VIEAUX

Works by Albéniz, Bach, Barrios, Brouwer, and Metheny

$5 General admission; $2 students & seniors

 

† Tuesday, October 27 ------ Ensemble Coaching ---- 4:30 PM
Filene Recital Hall

†† Wednesday, October 28 ------- Master Class ---- 5 PM
†† Somers Room, Tang Museum

 
Friday, October 30
8 PM

ANNUAL FILENE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS CONCERT

featuring:
Carolyn Bottelier, soprano
Peter Clarke, trumpet
Jane Esterquest, violin
Leah Neuberth, flute
Thursday, November 5
8 PM

Sterne Virtuoso Series

EIGHT STRINGS and a WHISTLE

Suzanne Gilchrest, flute; Ina Litera, viola;
Matthew Goeke, cello

Works by Karel Husa, Mozart, Douglas Anderson, William Dickerson, and Hilary Tann

$5 General admission; $2 students and seniors


† Wednesday, November 4 ----- Individual Master Classes ----7:30 PM
Filene Classrooms, and Teaching Studio TBA

 

Thursday, November 12
8 PM

Filene Concert Series

ADAM ROGERS QUARTET


Adam Rogers, guitar; Edward Simon, piano; James Genus, bass;
and Clarence Penn, drums

$5 General admission; $2 students and seniors


 Wednesday, November 11

† 4 PM ------ Jazz Ensemble Coaching
Filene Recital Hall

† 8 PM ------ Individual Master Classes for Bass, Drums, Guitar, and Piano
Filene Classrooms, and Teaching Studios TBA

 
Friday, November 13
8 PM

FACULTY PIANO RECITAL

Lok Ng ......CANCELED......

Music by Beethoven, Busoni, Mendelssohn, and Liszt

 
Sunday, November 15
7 PM

Filene Concert Series

LEWIS PORTER, jazz piano

Solo jazz piano dedicated to John Coltrane

$5 General admission; $2 students and seniors

† Monday, November 16 -----Class Presentation ------ 1 - 2:30 PM
"Some Surprising Sources of the Compositions of John Coltrane and Miles Davis"
(Emerson Auditorium, Palamountain)
Saturday, November 21
5 PM

SKIDMORE WOODWIND AND BRASS CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

Coaches: Gene Marie Green and Patrice Malatestinic

Sunday, November 22
3 PM

BEATLEMORE SKIDMANIA

Celebrating Abbey Road

Program
Thursday, December 3
8 PM

SKIDMORE STRING CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

Michael Emery, Coach
Friday, December 4
2:15 PM
3:45 PM

"FALLING FOR SONG" VOICE RECITALS

Presented by students of Anne Turner and Gene Marie Callahan Kern

In the Payne Room, Tang Museum
Friday, December 4
7:30 PM

SKIDMORE SMALL JAZZ ENSEMBLES

Coaches: John Nazarenko, Mark Vinci, George Muscatello
Saturday, December 5
3 PM

COMPOSITION RECITAL

Original Works by Skidmore Music Students
Saturday, December 5
8 PM

SKIDMORE COLLEGE COMMUNITY CHORUS, AND VOCAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

Janet McGhee, Director
(Mostly) Jewish Sacred Choral Music
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms with harp and percussion
Bloch: Sacred Service (excerpts)
Weill: Kiddush
Janowski: Avinu Malkeynu


Vocal Chamber Ensemble
Britten: Ceremony of Carols
Sunday, December 6
7:30 PM

SKIDMORE FLUTE ENSEMBLE

Jan Vinci, Coach
Monday, December 7
8 PM

SKIDMORE JAZZ ENSEMLE

Mark Vinci, Director
Wednesday, December 9
8 PM

SKIDMORE GUITAR ENSEMBLE

Joel Brown, Coach
Friday, December 11
8 PM

SKIDMORE COLLEGE ORCHESTRA

Anthony Holland, Music Director
“Music of Victory!”
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 • Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812

$5 general admission; $2 students and seniors; Skidmore students free with ID