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The UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Jazz Ensemble consists of approximately 20 jazz aficionados playing standard and non-standard jazz instruments.  This concert will feature the music of Spyro -Gyra, Al Jarreau, Count Basie, Ernie Watts, and more.   This ensemble is directed by Michael Wood.  Tickets are available at the door, reception to follow. 

Six different Instrumental Chamber Ensemble trios will play a lovely selection of classical music.  Composers for this term include Brahms, Beethoven, and lesser known composers such as Von Call, Weber, Rheinberger, and Arensky.  Chamber Ensembles are directed by Ben Bolt-Martin.

Reception to follow, Free Admission.

Come experience the polyrhythms and polyphony of Balinese gamelan music played by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s two local ensembles: the UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Balinese Gamelan and Grebel Community Balinese Gamelan. Directed by artist-in-residence, I Dewa Made Suparta, students and community members gather over a 12-week period to learn traditional and modern pieces through listening, imitation, repetition, and memorization.

Repertoire includes the Brahms Piano Concerto #2 in Bb major, with Soloist Eric Xi Xin Liang (winner of the 2018 UW Concerto Competition), Brahm's Tragic Overture, Von Suppé ‘s Poet and Peasant Overture, and Bruckner’s  Overture in G minor.

The Balinese Gamelan is meant to be heard outdoors, so please join us at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Town Square for a terrific evening concert.  Free admission.  This UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Ensemble is directed by prominent gamelan composer I Dewa Made Suparta and Dr. Maisie Sum.  Stay after the concert and try an instrument or two.

The human voice is an incredible instrument, not only capable of carrying text, but also showcasing many different sounds to convey emotion or create atmosphere.

Four chamber groups will play a delightful selection of classical music.  Included this term are pieces by Mozart and Peterson.  Free admission, reception to follow.

Join us for a University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Balinese Gamelan Ensemble mini-concert and demonstration on Friday, September 6th at noon.  The Peter Russell Rock Garden is a lovely place to enjoy even a few minutes of music.  Stay after the concert and try a few instruments yourself.  

This event is weather dependent.  Please check the website the day of the concert.

Johannes Brahms composed Piano Sonata No. 3 with a masterful combination of free Romantic spirit and strict classical structure when he was 20 years old.  This Piano Sonata is infused with the motif's from Beethoven's 5th Symphony during the first, third, and fourth movements.