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Friday, May 17 Thursday, May 30 8:00 p.m. Concert Hall 12:10 p.m. Concert Hall Carleton College Carleton Symphony Band Concert Student Chamber Recital I Ronald Rodman, director Nicola Melville, coordinator The Symphony Band wraps up the academic Friday, May 31 year with a concert celebrating the graduating 8:00 p.m. Concert Hall Music at seniors. Christophe Dethier ‘13 will be featured as clarinet soloist performing Weber’s Concerti- Carleton Orchestra Concert no. Other pieces on the program include Men- Timothy Semanik, director delssohn’s Fingal’s Cave Overture, Tichelli’s Blue Shades, Four Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold, The Carleton Orchestra’s Spring Concert will Carleton and music from the film, The Hobbit: an Unex- include Johannes Brahms’ Second Symphony as pected Journey by Howard Shore. well as performances by this year’s Senior Solo/ Concerto Competition winners: Kelsey Han per- forming the first movement of Scriabin’s Piano Spring 2013 Saturday, May 18 Concerto in F-sharp minor and Rex Bufalino per- 8:00 p.m. Chapel forming the first movement of Shostakovich’s Guest Artist Concert Violin Concerto No. 1. Sunday, April 7 3:00 p.m. Concert Hall The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Faculty Recital Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Sunday, June 2 “Exploring Organ Music: A Survey of (pending resolution of labor dispute) 2:00 p.m. Concert Hall Student Chamber Recital II Manualiter Organ Music: Program III” This program offers an exquisite pairing of Nicola Melville, coordinator Lawrence Archbold, organ French music–Honegger’s evocative Pastorale d’été and Saint-Saëns’ Romantic Second Sympho- This concert is the third in a third series of “Ex- ny–with the music of Mozart, whose Symphony Monday, June 3 ploring Organ Music” recitals presented by Law- No. 39 represents one of the most glorious 4:30 p.m. Music Hall Room 103 rence Archbold, the Enid and Henry Woodward works of the Classical symphonic repertoire. The Violin/Viola Recital I College Organist. “A Survey of Manualiter Organ program also features Zipangu, one of the most Elizabeth Ericksen and Music: Program III” features an all-French pro- sonically inventive works in the string repertoire, Mary Horozaniecki, coordinators gram with music by ten composers from three by the unjustly little-known Quebecois master centuries, c.1650 to c.1950, including Couperin, Claude Vivier. Franck, and Messiaen. Tuesday, June 4 Free admission with a Carleton/St. Olaf I.D. $10 4:00 p.m. Great Space Friday, April 19 general admission, $7 for senior citizens and non- Carleton African Drum Ensemble Recital 8:00 p.m. Concert Hall Carleton/ St. Olaf students. Tickets available at the Jay Johnson, director Guest Artist Concert door only. Westhuizen Piano Duo Wednesday, June 5 Sunday, May 19 3:00 p.m. Concert Hall The Westhuizen Piano Duo, comprised of Pierre 3:00 p.m. Concert Hall Violin/Viola Recital II and Sophié Van Der Westhuizen, has appeared Carleton Jazz Ensemble Concert Elizabeth Ericksen and in major festivals and venues throughout the David Singley, director Mary Horozaniecki, coordinators USA, and has presented concerts in all the major concert halls of South Africa. Their performanc- es have been described as “...music-making that The Carleton Jazz Ensemble will perform its rewards you seventy times seven” and “...charm- Spring Concert. Featured as a guest soloist will ing, lyrical, and brilliant...” (Volksblad, South be Carleton’s new Instructor of Saxophone Greg Africa). Their program at Carleton will include Keel. Schubert’s masterwork for piano duet, the Fan- tasy in F minor, works by Poulenc and Piazzolla, Wednesday, May 22 and Percy Grainger’s wonderful arrangement of George Gershwin’s “Fantasy on Porgy and 7:00 p.m. Concert Hall Bess”. Piano Studio Recital Nicola Melville, coordinator Friday, April 26 8:00 p.m. Concert Hall Friday, May 24 Christopher U. Light Concert 8:00 p.m. Concert Hall Josh Ritter, singer-songwriter and Carleton Choir Concert novelist “It’s Showtime, Folks!” Lawrence Burnett, director Josh Ritter is a renowned singer-songwriter and novelist. Appearing with the Royal City Band, Join the Carleton Singers and Carleton Choir for Ritter is touring internationally in support of his a celebration of popular American music! The sixth full-length album, The Beast In Its Tracks. Carleton Singers will open the evening with jazz Sea Wolf (Solo Acoustic) will open the show. standards. The second half of the concert will feature the Carleton Choir in a program of semi- This is a free, ticketed event. Look for information staged choruses from classic Broadway musi- about tickets on the Music Department website cals. during the first week of April. (http://apps.carleton. edu/curricular/musc/events/) Sunday, May 26 3:00 p.m. Concert Hall Sunday, May 12 Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble Recital 3:00 p.m. Concert Hall Gao Hong, director Faculty/Guest Artist Recital Andrey Tchekmazov, cello The Carleton Chinese Music Ensemble will Nicola Melville, piano perform the world premiere of Paul Dice’s Father and Son Mock Fishing at Duck Creek. The piece Join us for this opportunity to hear some of was commissioned through a McKnight Estab- the brilliant Minnesota Orchestra musicians lished Artist Grant from the Southeastern Min- in concert in Northfield! Erin Keefe (concert- nesota Arts Council. master) and Tony Ross (principal cello) of the Minnesota Orchestra join faculty pianist Nicola This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota Melville in an afternoon concert of piano trios. through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts The program will include Haydn’s Piano Trio in E Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & Major and the Piano Trio in C Minor by Johannes cultural heritage fund. Brahms, and the afternoon will conclude with Paul Schoenfield’s lively and evocative “Café Music”. Music Events HOTLINE: 507-222-4350 This schedule is subject to change without need more info? www.carleton.edu/curricular/MUSC notice. Please call to confirm date and time..