Calendar of Events 2009-10

2009-10 Events Brochure | Student Recitals


August

Monday, August 31
Double Bass Recital Series Featuring Members of the PSO Bass Section
Aaron White, double bass
Alaine Fink, piano
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

September

Wednesday, September 2
Faculty Recital
Adam Liu, cello
Becky Billock, piano
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, September 13
Musique on the Bluff: The French Seasons
Mixed Doubles
PNC Recital Hall, 3 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

October

Thursday, October 1
Duquesne University Wind Symphony and Symphony Band
Robert Cameron, director
Jonathan Mitchell, guest conductor
Carnegie Music Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Saturday, October 3
A Musical Tribute to “Mr. Wonderful”
Nicholas Jordanoff Benefit Concert
PNC Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
Visit www.MyDuquesne.duq.edu to register.

Sunday, October 4
Music on the Mount: Resounding Brass with Organ
St. Mary on the Mount, Mount Washington, 3 p.m.
Free Admission

Friday, October 9
Aria Night
Duquesne University Opera Workshop
Guenko Guechev, director
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, October 11
Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra
Sidney Harth, music director laureate
Carnegie Music Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

* Canceled - Thursday October 15
The Duquesne University Contemporary Ensemble
Patrick Burke and David Cutler, co-directors
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, October 18
Musique on the Bluff: The French Seasons
Chausson Showcase
PNC Recital Hall, 3 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Wednesday, October 21
Art of the Fugue
Jon Gillock and Dean Kauffman, piano
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, October 25
Kaleidoscope by Israel Kremen
with special guest Irene Portenko, piano
PNC Recital Hall, 3 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Tuesday, October 27
Duquesne University Jazz Ensemble
Sheryl Bailey CD Release Event
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, 7:30 p.m.

November

Sunday, November 1
Music on the Mount: Music Down in My Soul
Voices of Spirit, Pappert Men’s Chorale and Pappert Women’s Chorale
St. Mary on the Mount, Mount Washington 3 p.m.
Free Admission

Sunday, November 8
Duquesne University Wind Symphony and Symphony Band
Robert Cameron, director
Carnegie Music Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

*New concert added.*
Thursday, November 12
Faculty Recital
James Houlik, saxophone
Vahan Sargsyan, piano
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, November 15
Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra
Sidney Harth, music director laureate
Carnegie Music Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, November 15
Women’s Choral Festival
Pappert Women’s Chorale
Bellefield Auditorium, 3 p.m.
Free Admission

Monday, November 16
Duquesne University Jazz Ensemble
Mark Koch and Kenneth Karsh, directors
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Wednesday, November 18
Duquesne University Electronic Ensemble
Lynn Purse and Kenneth Karsh, directors
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
Free Admission

Monday, November 23
Duquesne University Percussion Ensemble
Devin Flynt, director
Room 322, School of Music, 8 p.m.
Free Admission

Monday, November 30
Double Bass Recital Series Featuring Members of the PSO Bass Section
Don Evans, double bass
Alaine Fink, piano
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.

December

Wednesday, December 2
Duquesne University Jazz Ensemble
Mike Tomaro, director
Room 322, School of Music, 8 p.m.

Thursday, December 3
The Duquesne University Contemporary
EnsemblePatrick Burke/David Cutler, co-directors
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Friday, December 4
Scenes Night
Duquesne University Opera Workshop
Guenko Guechev, director
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Saturday, December 5
Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra
Sidney Harth, music director laureate
Power Center Ballroom, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, December 6
O Come All Ye Faithful
Voices of Spirit, Pappert Men’s Chorale Pappert Women’s Chorale
Christine Jordanoff, conductor
Robert Kurth, assistant conductor
St. Paul Cathedral, 3 p.m.
Free Admission

Monday, December 7
Duquesne University Classic Guitar Ensemble
Michael Chapman, director
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.

January

Sunday, January 24
Musique on the Bluff: The French Seasons
Primarily Poulenc
PNC Recital Hall, 3 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

February

February 7
Music on the Mount: Virtuoso Woodwinds
St. Mary on the Mount, Mount Washington,3 p.m
Free Admission

Thursday, February 11
The Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble
David Cutler, director
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Friday, February 12
Aria Night
Duquesne University Opera Workshop
Guenko Guechev, director
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, February 14
Musique on the Bluff: The French Seasons
Debussy Diversely
PNC Recital Hall, 3 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, February 14
Duquesne University Wind Symphony and Symphony Band
Robert Cameron, director
Carnegie Music Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Tuesday, February 16
A Love Story in Song: Schumann’s Myrthen
Benjamin Binder, piano
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Wednesday, February 17
Duquesne University Jazz Ensemble
Mike Tomaro, director
Room 322, School of Music, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, February 21
Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra
Sidney Harth, music director laureate
Carnegie Music Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Monday, February 22
Double Bass Recital Series Featuring Members of the PSO Bass Section
John Moore, double bass
Alaine Fink, piano
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

March

Sunday, March 7
Music on the Mount: Singing Saxophones
St. Mary on the Mount, Mount Washington, 3 p.m
Free Admission

Friday, March 12
In Memoriam
Voices of Spirit
Christine Jordanoff, conductor
Duquesne University Chapel, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, March 14
Musique on the Bluff: The French Seasons
Ravel Revue
PNC Recital Hall, 3 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Monday, March 15
Double Bass Recital Series Featuring members of the PSO Bass Section
Jeffrey Grubbs, double bass
Alaine Fink, piano
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, March 28
Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra
Sidney Harth, music director laureate
Carnegie Music Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

April

Saturday, April 10
Faculty Recital
Misha Quint, cello
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, April 11
Duquesne University Wind Symphony
Robert Cameron, director
Carnegie Library, Carnegie, 3 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Monday, April 12
Duquesne University Percussion Ensemble
Devin Flynt, director
Room 322, School of Music, 8 p.m.
Free Admission

Wednesday, April 14
Duquesne University Jazz Ensemble
Mike Tomaro, director
Room 322, School of Music, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Thursday, April 15
The Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble
Patrick Burke and David Cutler, co-directors
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Saturday, April 17
Faculty Recital
Entartete Music – An Afternoon of Clarinet Chamber Music
Ron Samuels, clarinet
PNC Recital Hall, 1 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Saturday, April 17
Voices of Spirit, Pappert Men’s Chorale and Pappert Women’s Chorale
Christine Jordanoff, conductor
Robert Kurth, assistant conductor
DU Chapel, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Sunday, April 18
Duquesne University Wind Symphony and Symphony Band
Robert Cameron, director
Carnegie Music Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Monday, April 19
Duquesne University Jazz Guitar Ensemble
Mark Koch and Kenneth Karsh, directors
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
$10 Suggested Donation

Wednesday, April 21
Duquesne University Electronic Ensemble
Lynn Purse and Kenneth Karsh, directors
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
Free Admission

Friday April 23 at 8 p.m. and Sunday April 25 at 2 p.m.
The Magic Flute
Opera Workshop
Guenko Guechev, director
Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra
Sidney Harth, music director laureate
Carnegie Music Hall, Carnegie Library,Carnegie, Pa.
$10 Suggested Donation

April 24 and 25
Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium
Visit www.duq.edu/music/pdbs

Monday, April 26
Duquesne University Classic Guitar Ensemble
Michael Chapman, director
PNC Recital Hall, 8 p.m.

MPSM Highlights

Student / Faculty Spotlight

Renowned composer, John Adams receives honorary doctorate from the Mary Pappert School of Music...

Faculty member, Sean Jones, performs at the White House with Wynton and Branford Marsalis

Rochelle Agnew, a graduate student working on her master's degree in violin performance, has recently won a violin section position in the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater

University Newsroom

By Department

Performance

Mark Koch, assistant chair of the guitar department and director of the Guitar & Bass Workshop, recently received an exclusive Artist/Educator endorsement from Benedetto Jazz Guitars

Music Education

Music Therapy

Saturday, October 24, 2009
The Annual Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association Conference...

Music Technology

Dedication of Schrecengost Recording Studio


2009-10 Events Brochure