Concerts & Events
This season, the Philharmonic will be joined by guest conductors David Effron, Manfred Honeck, and Barry Douglas.
$
$5 general admission
$$ $10 assigned seating
PITT Pitt Faculty and Staff free (with valid ID)
CMU CMU Faculty and Staff free (with valid ID)
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic
Holiday Concert with the Philharmonic & Chorus
The Carnegie Mellon University Philharmonic is a professional-training orchestra performing orchestral repertoire by masters of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries as well as music by living composers.
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
SUN
SEP 14
Andrés Cárdenes, conductor Joshua Burca, violin
2014
7:30 pm $
CMU
PITT
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
SUN
Barry Douglas,
2014
7:30 pm $
SF
CMU
PITT
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Vivaldi Gloria
THURS
DEC 4
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland Andrés Cárdenes, conductor Luis Hernandez, piano Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Vivaldi Gloria
2014
8:00 pm $
SF
PITT
CMU
12:00 pm
PITT
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
SUN
JAN 25
David Effron, guest conductor Siu Yan Yap, percussion
2015
7:30 pm $
SF
CMU
Philharmonic & Chorus
THU
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
FEB 19 2015
Manfred Honeck, guest conductor Mozart Requiem Mass Dvořák Symphony No. 9,
Holiday Concert with the Philharmonic & Chorus
2014
Andrés Cárdenes, conductor Luis Hernandez, piano
Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 2 Kraft Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra Schumann Symphony No. 2
OCT 12
guest conductor and piano
Haydn Symphony No. 88 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4
SF
FRI
DEC 5
Great Hall, CFA
Andrés Cárdenes, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRAL STUDIES
Ravel Alborada del gracioso Sibelius Violin Concerto Prokofiev Orchestral Suite No. I & II from Romeo and Juliet (selections)
SF Students free (with valid ID)
From the New World
8:00 pm $
SF
CMU
PITT
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
WED
MAR 4
Guy Victor Bordo, guest conductor Daniel Nesta Curtis, guest conductor
2015
8:00 pm
Student Composers’ Concert $
SF
CMU
PITT
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
WED
APR 22
Andrés Cárdenes, conductor Jennifer Aylmer, soprano Barber Symphony in One Movement Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Eroica Select opera arias
2015
8:00 pm $
SF
PITT
CMU
Advance tickets available:
music.cmu.edu / 1.888.71.Tickets
Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble
For a complete list of events visit music.cmu.edu
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
of John Philip Sousa, Mvt. II
The Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble utilizes a flexible instrumentation of winds, brass, and percussion to perform repertoire from standard concert band works to contemporary compositions.
Husa Al Fresco Benson The Leaves are Falling Nelson Rocky Point Holiday
SAT
Rodrigo Ojeda, piano
SEP 27 2014
and Wind Instruments
OCT 11
Françaix Sept danses, Dixtuor à vent Grainger Ye Banks and Braes o’
4:00 pm
2014
Bonnie Doon
Prokofiev Four Marches Op. 69
NOV 8 2014
Messiaen Et exspecto
8:30 pm
resurrectionem mortuorum $
SF
for Wind Ensemble, Op. 40
CMU
$
SF
CMU
PITT
Opera Productions The School of Music produces two fully staged productions with an orchestra each year. One production is in a foreign language and the other in English. The School also presents a two-night run of semi-staged opera scenes with piano.
The Beggar’s Opera adopted by Benjamin Britten (1948) libretto by John Gay with additional dialogue by Tyrone Guthrie
SAT
George Vosburgh, conductor
2015
7:30 pm
Rautavaara A Soldier’s Mass
Kresge Theatre, CFA
Heinz Chapel, University of Pittsburgh
MAR 29
Sousa The Thunderer Hearshen Symphony on Themes
George Vosburgh & Thomas Thompson, CO-DIRECTORS Stephen Story, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Janáček Sokol Fanfare Milhaud Chamber Symphony No. 5 Stravinsky Concerto for Piano
SUN
Phillip Chosky Theater, Purnell Center for the Arts Philip Walsh, conductor Dan Rigazzi, stage director
OCT 22-25 2014
8 pm
WED-FRI
2 pm SAT
$$
SF
CMU
PITT
$5 seniors (65+)
PITT
Il Mondo della luna
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland Persichetti Divertimento, Op. 42 Camphouse A Movement for Rosa Ticheli Postcard Messiaen Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum
SUN
NOV 9 2014
7:30 pm $
SF
CMU
PITT
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland Strauss Sonatina No. 1 for 16 Wind Instruments Williams Fanfare and Allegro Sallinen Chorali for 32 Winds, Percussion, Harp & Celesta Bennett Symphonic Songs for Band
FEB 8 2015
7:30 pm $
SF
Phillip Chosky Theater, Purnell Center for the Arts Christopher Larkin, conductor Gregory Lehane, stage director
2015
8 pm
THU-SAT
2 pm SUN
$$
SF
CMU
PITT
$5 seniors (65+)
SUN
PITT
music by Joseph Haydn libretto by Carlo Goldoni
JAN 22-25
CMU
An Evening Of Opera Scenes
Kresge Theatre, CFA
WED
APR 8 2015
FRI
APR 10 2015
8:00 pm
From performance ensembles and opera productions to chamber music and recitals, the School of Music has over 250 events each year.
Carnegie Mellon University Chorus
Carnegie Mellon University Jazz Orchestra
Thomas Douglas, DIRECTOR OF CHORAL ACTIVITIES
Eric DeFade, DIRECTOR
The Carnegie Mellon University Chorus performs and studies a range of standard and contemporary choral literature as well as collaborates regularly with other CMU ensembles. Subsets of the Chorus include the Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus, and Chamber Choir.
The Carnegie Mellon University Jazz Orchestra explores a variety of jazz genres, from traditional Swing to current trends in jazz fusion and jazz chamber music, while also performing jazz classics in a big band style.
Holiday Concert with the Philharmonic & Chorus
MON | NOV 17, 2014 | 8 PM
THU | DEC 4, 2014 | 8 PM
Kresge Theatre, CFA
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
THU | APR 9, 2015 | 8 PM
$
SF
CMU
PITT
FRI | DEC 5, 2014 | 12 PM
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland $
SF
CMU
PITT
Great Hall, CFA Andrés Cárdenes, conductor Luis Hernandez, piano Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Vivaldi Gloria
Philharmonic & Chorus
THURS | FEB 19, 2015 | 8 PM
Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland Manfred Honeck, guest conductor Mozart Requiem Mass Dvořák Symphony No. 9, From the New World $
SF
CMU
PITT
Carnegie Mellon University Contemporary Ensemble Daniel Nesta Curtis, MUSIC DIRECTOR
The Carnegie Mellon University Contemporary Ensemble performs music composed in the last twenty years in concerts that feature multidisciplinary collaboration, technology, improvisation, and theatrical elements.
SAT | OCT 4, 2014 | 7:30 PM SAT | NOV 22, 2014 | 7:30 PM SUN | FEB 15, 2015 | 7:30 PM
Kresge Theatre, CFA FRI | APR 10, 2015 | (time TBA)
Pittsburgh Opera in the Strip
Carnegie Mellon University Baroque Ensemble Stephen Schultz, DIRECTOR The Carnegie Mellon Baroque Ensemble is dedicated to the playing of 18th century music on modern instruments while remaining true to the concepts of a historically informed performance practice.
SUN | NOV 16, 2014 | 6 PM
Alumni Concert Hall, CFA Music of J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No. 3 and No. 4, Cantatas No. 54 and No. 135.
SUN | APR 19, 2015 | 5 PM
Alumni Concert Hall, CFA Featuring the winners of the Baroque Ensemble Concerto Competition
Carnegie Mellon University Guitar Ensemble James Ferla, DIRECTOR
The Carnegie Mellon University Guitar Ensemble presents creatively expressive performances of duos, trios, quartets, and larger ensemble music from every major Western music style period.
WED | NOV 19, 2014 | 8 PM WED | APR 29, 2015 | 8 PM
Mellon Institute Auditorium, Mellon Institute
Carnegie Mellon University Jazz Choir Betsy Lawrence, DIRECTOR
The Carnegie Mellon University Jazz Choir performs a variety of traditional jazz music as well as blues and popular music.
Competitions Baroque Ensemble Concerto Competition
SUN | OCT 19, 2014 | 5 PM
Alumni Concert Hall, CFA Wind Ensemble Concerto Competition
TUE | NOV 25, 2014 | 5:30 PM
Kresge Theatre, CFA Concerto Competition
SAT | FEB 21, 2015 | 5 PM (Preliminary Round) SAT | FEB 22, 2015 | 6 PM (Final Round)
Kresge Theatre, CFA Silberman Chamber Music Competition
SUN | APR 26, 2015 | 6 PM
Kresge Theatre, CFA Contemporary Ensemble Competition
TBA
For 2014-15, the School of Music will present Benjamin Britten’s The Beggar’s Opera and Joseph Haydn’s Il Mondo della luna.
EXPERIENCE PERFORMANCES FROM SOME OF THE WORLD’S LEADING YOUNG MUSICIANS.
ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE:
music.cmu.edu /1.888.71.Tickets All K-12, CMU, and Pitt students are eligible for free tickets as well as CMU/Pitt faculty and staff. A valid university or student ID must be presented at the the box office. General questions? Call the Carnegie Mellon School of Music Concert Line at 412-268-2383.
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Carnegie Music Hall
Alumni Concert Hall
Chosky Theater
(Carnegie Museums and Library)
(CMU College of Fine Arts)
(CMU Purnell Center for the Arts)
4400 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213
5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213
5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Mellon Institute Auditorium
Kresge Theatre
Great Hall
(CMU College of Fine Arts)
(CMU College of Fine Arts)
5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213
5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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CarnegieMellonMusic
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(Mellon Institute) 4500 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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Heinz Memorial Chapel (University of Pittsburgh) 4200 Fifth Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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