Eastern announces spring 2024 music events
Willimantic, CT (02/23/2024) — The Eastern Connecticut State University Department of Music has announced its schedule of music events for the remainder of the spring 2024 semester. Events will include performances and guest lectures. All events will be held in the Fine Arts Instructional Center (FAIC).
A piano gala, "Around the World in 88 Keys," will feature student and faculty pianists on Feb. 24 at 2:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall.
March will kick off with a faculty recital featuring pianist David Ballena and saxophonist Joshua Thomas on March 2 at 2:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall. On March 30 at 3 p.m. in FAIC 110, Eastern's University Hour series will feature musicologist Dana Gooley of Brown University analyzing iconic theatre composer Stephen Sondheim's compositional strategies.
April, the busiest month of the performance season, will begin with "Kaleidoscope," an evening of traditional and contemporary wind band repertoire by Eastern's Concert Band on April 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall. On April 11, Christie Echols, professor of music technology, will perform a faculty recital of contemporary and electronic works for the upright bass at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall.
Eastern's opera program will host a 30-minute adaptation of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" on April 13 at 2:30 p.m. in the FAIC's Susan Sukman McCray Foyer. This event will be free to the public thanks to a grant from the Jeffrey P. Ossen Family Foundation. A Piano Studio recital will be held on April 15 at 3 p.m. in the Concert Hall.
On April 19, the Colloquium Series will host a recital of German lieder, German songs that set poetry to music, titled "Heroes, Gods and Sirens" at noon in the Concert Hall in conjunction with the University's Big Read program.
An honors recital for music students will take place on April 21 at 2:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall, followed by an awards ceremony after the performance.
The last full week of April will begin with a performance by the Concert Chorale on April 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall in celebration of Earth Day. On April 26, the Percussion Ensembles concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall, featuring works for large and chamber percussion ensemble and steel band.
Eastern's Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo concert will take place on April 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the FAIC foyer. The Jazz Combo will spin interpretations of jazz standards, while the Jazz Ensemble will perform classic big band charts. The season will conclude with the Student Chamber Music recital on April 30 at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall.
To learn more about Eastern Performing Arts or to find tickets for events, visit https://easternct.showare.com/ or email theatreboxoffice@easternct.edu.
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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving upwards of 4,000 students annually on its Willimantic campus. In addition to attracting students from 160 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 30 states and eight countries. A residential campus offering 41 majors and 68 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal arts foundation grounded in a variety of applied learning opportunities. Ranked among the top 20 public institutions in the North by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022-23 Best Colleges ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review 13 years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.
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Events such as the Piano Gala (pictured above from 2023) will again be presented in the spring 2024 semester.