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| MUSIC at Stony Brook 2008-2009 Concert Season phone: (631) 632-7330 web: stonybrook.edu/music RH = Staller Center Recital Hall MS = Staller Center Main Stage The performance schedule, particularly student recitals, are likely to change without notice. Please call 632-7330 for the most up to date information. Friday, November 21, 2008 12:00 PM - David Peterson, trombone, RH 3:00 PM - Katherine Hasard, trombone, RH 8:00 PM - David Peterson and Tristan Eggener, brass chamber music, RH Saturday, November 22, 2008 Community Music Programs meet as scheduled 10:00 AM room 2322 - Public Workshop with luthier Charles Rufino "String instrument care and maintenance" 5:00 PM RH - Adam Gordon, trumpet, 5pm 8:00 PM - Emanuel Ax & Yefim Bronfman, MS, $ Join us for a memorable evening with two of the most talented virtuoso pianists performing today. Emanuel Ax and Yefim Bronfman, in their solo careers, perform with the world’s great orchestras and conductors at sold-out concerts at the most prestigious venues all over the globe. In this extraordinary duo piano concert, the program will include Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn; William Bolcom Three Spanish Dances; Mozart Sonata in D K448 for Two Pianos; and Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances. Tickets $42 Sunday, November 23, 2008 7:00 PM - Aural Architectures, RH Stony Brook students, guest composers and performers showcase the latest in sonic technology and sound manipulation software and hardware, with real-time electronic performance and fixed media. Free admission. Monday, November 24, 2008 12:00 PM - Maria Wildhaber, bassoon, RH 8:00 PM - Contemporary Chamber Players, RH Eduardo Leandro conducts Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians. An icon of 20th century American music, the piece unfolds like a slowly shifting dream, with sections of repeated material ebbing and flowing around a cycle of 11 chords. It's scored for strings, percussion, woodwinds and voices, and takes tremendous concentration on the part of the 18 players. Free admission. Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:00 PM - David Hamano, viola, RH 8:00 PM - Stony Brook Opera, RH, $ Alexander Dargomyzhgky’s opera The Stone Guest, based on Alexander Pushkin’s version of Don Juan. One of the classics of nineteenth-century Russian opera, semi-staged and sung in the original language, with piano accompaniment, and projected titles in English. Conducted by David Lawton. Tickets $10 adults; $5 students and seniors | A Note About Parking The brochure has incorrect parking information. The parking garage charges $1.50 per hour until 11:00 PM on weekdays. Parking is free after 5:00 PM on Friday and free all day Saturday and Sunday. Handicap valet service is provided for most major Music Department events - please call (631) 632-6277 for more information. Community Music Programs at Stony Brook University Call: (631) 632-7313 Email: communitymusic@notes.cc.sunysb.edu Kindergarten through 2nd Grade: Music Basics for Kids The Music Basics for Kids Program is a great opportunity to introduce them to exciting world of music performance and study, with singing, dancing and playing in a curriculum based in Dalcroze Eurythmics. SPACE STILL AVAILABLE! 3rd though 8th grade: Children's Choir/Dalcroze Program The Children's Choir/Dalcroze Program is a performance and music theory program designed for elementary and middle school school children. The classes are sponsored by the Department of Music at the University of Stony Brook and are a part of the Pre-College Saturday morning program. The curriculum is based on a well-established musical pedagogy known as Dalcroze Eurhythmics. SPACE STILL AVAILABLE! 8th though 12th grade: Pre-College Music Program The Pre-College Music Program offers coaching and performance opportunities in chamber music and a rich curriculum that includes composition, music theory, and aural skills. Students enrolled in the program are already accomplished musicians in their schools who are looking for new, challenging and exciting experiences that are not offered anyplace else. The Pre-College Program runs during the academic year, from September to June. Classes are held on Saturdays, following the public school calendar. Students admitted into the program are expected to attend regularly. Auditions for 2009-2010 will take place in May, 2009. Adult Amateurs: Adult Chamber Music Program Participants enjoy weekly coaching workshops and chamber performance opportunities. The workshops are eight weeks in length and include at least six coaching sessions, culminating in a recital in the Staller Center Recital Hall. Each group works intensively with an experienced chamber music coach. Groups for strings, woodwinds, brass, piano, and voice will be formed based on ability and repertoire. Pre-existing groups are also welcome. Two sessions will be held during the year with performances at the Staller Center in December and May. Previous musical experience required, but professionals, amateurs and enthusiasts are all welcome. Registration for the Spring Semester is now open. |
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