Music at Emory
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Music at Emory
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usic at Emory brings together students, faculty, and world-class artists to create an exciting and innovative season of performances, lectures, workshops, and master classes. With more than 150 events each year across multiple Emory venues, audiences experience a wide variety of musical offerings.
As you explore Music at Emory, we hope you enjoy this variety by sampling an assortment of work from our student ensembles, community youth ensembles, artists in residence, professional faculty, up-and-coming prodigies, and virtuosos from around the world. Atlanta Master Chorale atlantamasterchorale.org
As an Atlanta arts partner of the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, the Atlanta Master Chorale inspires and enriches the lives of our community through the performance of inspirational choral music. Candler Concert Series arts.emory.edu/Candler
Made possible by a generous gift from the late Flora Glenn Candler, the Candler Concert Series brings internationally renowned artists from a variety of musical genres to Emory University’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Emory Chamber Music Ensembles
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Including string quartets, piano trios, the Emory woodwind quintet, the Emory brass quintet, and the Emory percussion ensemble, this program provides rich opportunities for students to perform in small, intimate settings.
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Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta
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With its mission to create new generations of passionate and educated music lovers through performances and education, ECMSA is the largest and most active organization of its kind in the Southeast. Emory Choirs emorychoirs.org
The Emory Concert Choir and the University Chorus represent long-standing traditions at Emory, with performances including the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, masterworks with the Emory University Symphony Orchestra, and concerts with Emory’s a cappella groups. Emory Jazz Ensembles music.emory.edu/jazz-studies
The Emory Jazz Ensembles provide opportunities for students to perform jazz in a variety of settings ranging from combos to big band and orchestra.
Schwartz Artist-in-Residence Program
The Emory University Symphony Orchestra presents major works of the orchestral repertoire as well as world premieres of music by living composers.
The Donna and Marvin Schwartz Foundation Artist-in-Residence Program engages artists whose work reflects international and diverse cultural dimensions to connect with Emory and the greater Atlanta community.
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Emory Wind Ensemble emorywindensemble.org
The 50-member Emory Wind Ensemble is dedicated to performing wind literature of the highest caliber while nurturing individual artistic excellence within an ensemble setting. Emory Youth Symphony Orchestras emoryyouthsymphony.org
As one of the finest pre-college programs in the region, EYSO comprises both the Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra and Atlanta Junior Chamber Orchestra with more than 100 of the metro region’s most talented young musicians. Piano Studies and Collaborative Piano music.emory.edu/home/performance/piano.html
Open to pianists from across the campus, students have numerous opportunities in both solo and collaborative performance.
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StageWorks
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Emory’s Vocal Studies program runs the StageWorks Opera and Musical Theater Workshop’s annual performance. This program includes singer-actors from across the university performing scenes from classic to modern works in operatic and musical theater repertoire. Vega String Quartet vegaquartet.com
Supported by the Madeline KatzDoft Chamber Music Endowment, the international award-winning Vega String Quartet was named the first professional quartet in residence at Emory in 2006. Photo captions and credits (Top, L to R): Atlanta Master Chorale, photo courtesy of AMC; Jane Bunnett, photo by Emma Lee Photography; Chamber Ensembles, photo by Trevor Chun; Emory University Symphony Orchestra, photo by Trevor Chun; Emory Wind Ensemble, photo by Trevor Chun; Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra, photo by Trevor Chun. (Bottom, L to R): Emory Collaborative Piano, photo by Ann Borden; Emory Choirs, photo by Trevor Chun; Emory Jazz Ensemble, photo by Gary Motley; Lomazov Rackers Piano Duo, photo by Keith Trammel; StageWorks; photo by Mike Koenig Photography; Vega String Quartet; photo by Nate Dorn, Dorn Brothers Photography.
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Emory University Symphony Orchestra
Col Legno Bassoon and Percussion Duo Emory Artist Affiliate Recital Tuesday, September 17, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall The Col Legno Duo takes its name from the Italian musical term meaning “with the wood.� Making their second appearance at Emory, Amy Pollard, bassoon, and Scott Pollard, marimba have performed and presented clinics to both national and international acclaim. Their program features arrangements of music by Bach, Gershwin, and Satie, as well as several new commissions. Photo courtesy of the Col Legno Duo
Vladimir Milošević, piano
Mahsa Vahdat, the program highlights the rich diversity of artistic voices from Muslimmajority countries. “My goal for Kronos has always been to be a revolutionary force,” says Artistic Director David Harrington, “not just in making music, but in exploring the ways that music can increase our understanding of our times and our connection to people around the world.”
Marko Djoković
Schwartz Artist in Residence Friday, August 30, 6:00 p.m. Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd.
Mozart @ the Museum
Timothy Albrecht Performs Bach Live
ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series Friday, September 20, noon Michael C. Carlos Museum Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Milošević, lauded by critics and proclaimed as one of the most prominent Serbian pianists of his generation, is the winner of the 2013 Rising Artist Competition by the New York Concert Artists & Associates. His recital features works by Chopin, Mozart, Bach, Rachmaninoff, and Ravel.
Faculty Recital Sunday, September 8, 4:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall University Organist Timothy Albrecht performs Prelude and Fugue in E-Flat Major (St. Anne) and Prelude and Fugue in E Minor (The Wedge), among other organ works.
This ECMSA season opener features the Vega String Quartet and Artistic Director William Ransom with guests from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Brice Andrus, French horn, and Yang-Yoon Kim, viola. Repertoire to include Mozart’s Horn Quintet and Piano Quartet in E-flat Major.
Kronos Quartet with Mahsa Vahdat
Around the World in 60 Minutes Saturday, September 21, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Jay Blakesberg
Dario Acosta/Jaime Ariza
Candler Concert Series Saturday, September 14, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $65; Emory Students $10
Grammy Award–winning Kronos Quartet performs a “rich and distinctive mixtape, amplifying themes of dignity, resistance, and harmonious coexistence,” says the New Yorker. Featuring Iranian vocalist
German-born violinist Anyango Yarbo Davenport is professor of violin at the Juan N. Corpas University in Bogotá, Colombia. She and pianist Elena Cholakova perform music by Maurice Ravel, Vijay Iyer, Pancho Vladigerov, and a world premiere by Colombian composer Juan Antonio Cuellar. 5
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October 2019 All Creatures Great and Small
Brad Mehldau, piano, and Ian Bostridge, tenor
Atlanta Master Chorale Friday, October 4, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 5, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $30; All Students $10
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Michael Wilson/Sim Canetty-Clarke
Candler Concert Series Friday, October 18, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $55; Emory Students $10
Inspired by the phrase, “All creatures great and small,” the first AMC concert of the season is an exploration of music about birds, animals, and all manner of assorted fauna. Audience members will discover how much music has been written about the animal kingdom and what lessons can be learned from “all creatures great and small.”
Spellbinding jazz pianist Brad Mehldau has always had a heart not only for jazz standards, but also for classical composers including Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms. Mehldau met Ian Bostridge in 2015 when they discovered that they had numerous similar musical affinities. Since then, Mehldau has written The Folly of Desire, an entire song cycle especially for the English tenor with lyrics from the poetry of Shakespeare, E.E. Cummings, and more. Schumann’s Dichterliebe fittingly completes the concert program as these iconic artists take the stage to traverse the borders separating musical genres.
Sibling Rivalry ECMSA: Emerson Series Sunday, October 6, 4:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Emory Wind Ensemble
Sibling Rivalry features the following sibling duos in concert: Helen and Michael Kim, violin and piano; Julie and David Coucheron, piano and violin; and Kate and William Ransom, violin and piano.
Jazz on the Green Thursday, October 10, 6:00 p.m. Patterson Green Enjoy an outdoor performance by the Emory Jazz Ensembles. 6
Trevor Chun
Saturday, October 19, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
The Emory Wind Ensemble presents an evening of classic and emerging works for winds, brass, and percussion. Tyler Ehrlich conducts.
The Art of Song
ECMSA: Family Series Sunday, October 20, 4:00 p.m. Michael C. Carlos Museum
ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series Friday, October 25, noon Michael C. Carlos Museum Bradley Howard, tenor, is joined by Erika Tazawa, piano, and Jason Eklund, horn.
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Just Jazzin’ Around
Veronica Motley
Emory Choirs Family Weekend Concert Saturday, October 26, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: Free, but required
Jazz master Gary Motley and his trio introduce the quintessential American musical art form to a new generation.
Jazz on the Green
Gary Motley
Trevor Chun
Thursday, October 24, 6:00 p.m. Patterson Green
This Family Weekend concert features the Emory Concert Choir and the Emory University Chorus.
Enjoy an outdoor performance by the Emory Jazz Ensembles.
Emory Concerto and Aria Competition
Emory University Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, October 27, 4:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
The Emory University Symphony Orchestra performs Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel) along with works for solo flute and orchestra by Kennan and Griffes, with Christina Smith, principal flute of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Paul Bhasin conducts.
Trevor Chun
Trevor Chun
Thursday, October 24, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Emory music students compete to perform as a soloist with the Emory University Symphony Orchestra and the Emory Wind Ensemble. 7
November 2019 Joyce DiDonato—In War and Peace: Harmony Through Music Candler Concert Series Sunday, November 3, 7:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $90; Emory Students $10 Awe-inspiring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato brings this empowering theatrical performance to concert halls throughout the world, entreating audiences to reflect on finding peace in the midst of chaos. Divided into two sections, “War” and “Peace,” the evening features arias including Dido’s dignified but searing “Lament” from Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, and Almirena’s haunting and heartbreaking “Lascia ch’io pianga” from Handel’s Rinaldo.
Emory Chamber Ensembles Sunday, November 10, 4:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Mentored by Emory’s music faculty, student musicians perform chamber works for strings, brass, winds, percussion, and guitar.
Emory Collaborative Piano
Trevor Chun
Sunday, November 10, 7:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Joyce DiDonato Photo by Brooke Shaden
Emory undergraduate students perform some of the best-known pieces in fourhand and two-piano repertoire.
and is building an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician. She joined the New Haven Symphony in 2016 and was the winner of the 2017 Parnassus Society award. Branching out from classical music, Uematsu has played in several music videos, including one by the Dirty Projectors.
Wednesday, November 13, 6:00 p.m. Thursday, November 14, 4:00 p.m. Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd.
Romanieo Golphin
Alexandra Shatalova Prior, oboe Emory Artist Affiliate Recital Friday, November 15, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Emory Youth Symphony Orchestras Wednesday, November 13, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Brittany Wages
Celebrated soprano and professor at the University of Michigan, Louise Toppin works with Emory students and lectures about African American art song composers.
Alexandra Shatalova Prior presents works for oboe and English horn.
Trevor Chun
Songs of Norway: Music of Grieg, Sinding, and Halvorsen
The Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra and Atlanta Junior Chamber Orchestra present an evening of orchestral masterworks. Paul Bhasin and Georgia Ekonomou conduct.
Emily Uematsu, violin
Julia Juliati
ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series Friday, November 15, noon Michael C. Carlos Museum
Violinist Emily Uematsu has performed throughout the United States and Europe
ECMSA: Emerson Series Sunday, November 17, 4:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall ECMSA explores the music of Norway, featuring native Norwegians Julie and David Coucheron, piano and violin; Kate Ransom, violin; Julianne Lee, viola; Charae Krueger, cello; and Bradley Howard, tenor.
Emory University Symphony Orchestra and Emory Wind Ensemble Saturday, November 23, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall The concert features Paul Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber. Acclaimed percussionist and 2019 Schwartz Artist-inResidence Rashid Williams will perform as soloist with the Emory Percussion Ensemble. 9
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Vocal Symposium with Louise Toppin: African American Spirituals and Art Song
December 2019 Emory Jazz Ensembles
Bill Head
Tuesday, December 3, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Friday, December 6, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 4:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. Glenn Auditorium, 1652 N. Decatur Rd. Tickets: $20; Emory Students $5 The Emory tradition established in 1935 continues with this candlelit service of choral music and scripture with readings by guests from the Emory community.
Christmas with the AMC The Emory Big Band and Jazz Combos perform in concert.
Emory’s Young Artists ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series Friday, December 6, noon Michael C. Carlos Museum
Atlanta Master Chorale Friday, December 13, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 8:00 p.m. Sunday, December 15, 4:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $35; All Students $15 The AMC once again virtually journeys to the hillside outside Bethlehem and shares singable songs of the season.
Trevor Chun
Santa’s Favorite Chamber Music
This annual showcase of Emory talent features performances by some of Emory’s most outstanding undergraduate students.
ECMSA: Family Series Sunday, December 15, 4:00 p.m. Michael C. Carlos Museum ECMSA welcomes back Santa Claus to introduce and enjoy his favorite classical works and lead a sing-along. Featuring Bradley Howard, Julie Coucheron, and William Ransom.
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Photo by Emory Photo/Video
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January 2020 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Photo by Chris Christodoulou
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
An Overview of Beethoven’s Complete String Quartets
Candler Concert Series Wednesday, January 15, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $85; Emory Students $10
ECMSA: Emerson Series, Beethoven 2020 Saturday, January 18, 10:00 a.m. Schwartz Center, Tharp Rehearsal Hall Stephen A. Crist, Emory professor of music history, opens the ECMSA Beethoven 2020 series with a lecture about the great composer’s string quartets.
Gavin Evans
Complete String Quartet Cycle, Program I
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Dorn Brothers Photography
With a history spanning more than seven decades, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has long been at the forefront of music-making in the UK. As the RPO looks to its future, versatility and high standards mark it as one of today’s most forward-thinking symphony orchestras. Led by internationally renowned and Olivier Award–winning conductor Mark Wigglesworth, the RPO is joined by the Georgian virtuoso pianist Khatia Buniatishvili for an evening featuring compositions by Jonathan Dover, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Jean Sibelius.
ECMSA: Emerson Series, Beethoven 2020 Saturday, January 18, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
The first concert in the ECMSA Beethoven 2020 series will feature the Vega String Quartet performing Beethoven’s op. 135; op. 18, No. 4; and op. 59, No. 1.
Faculty Recital Sunday, January 19, 4:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Schwartz Artists in Residence Friday, January 24, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
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Lomazov Rackers Piano Duo
Keith Trammel
Songs of Struggle and Hope
Tucker Bair
Praised for “demon precision and complete dedication” (Audio Society), Lomazov Rackers Piano Duo has performed as recitalist and in concert with orchestras throughout the United States and Europe. Fanfare praises the duo for “a superb demonstration of piano playing” and American Record Guides writes “the ensemble between Lomazov and Rackers is dead on.”
Bradley Howard, tenor, performs in recital with Lee David Thompson on piano.
Sonatas for Piano and Violin
Emory Piano Competition Final Concert
ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series, Beethoven 2020 Friday, January 24, noon Michael C. Carlos Museum
Jerry Ho
Saturday, January 25, 7:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Some of the most talented pre-college pianists from around the nation perform in the competition’s final concert.
Jeff Roffman
Pajama Concert
David Coucheron, violin, and William Ransom, piano, perform Beethoven’s Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2.
ECMSA: Family Series Friday, January 31, 7:00 p.m. Michael C. Carlos Museum Enjoy musical bedtime stories performed by the Vega String Quartet with some hot chocolate and marshmallows. Audience members may wear pajamas and bring along a favorite stuffed animal. 13
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V ladimir Milošević, piano, 6 p.m., PAS
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T imothy Albrecht Performs Bach Live, 4 p.m., Schwartz Center K ronos Quartet with Mahsa Vahdat, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center* C ol Legno Bassoon and Percussion Duo, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center E CMSA Mozart @ the Museum, noon, Carlos Museum A round the World in 60 Minutes, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center
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A MC All Creatures Great and Small, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center* A MC All Creatures Great and Small, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center* E CMSA Sibling Rivalry, 4 p.m., Schwartz Center J azz on the Green, 6 p.m., Patterson Green B rad Mehldau, piano and Ian Bostridge, tenor, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center* E mory Wind Ensemble, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center E CMSA Just Jazzin’ Around, 4 p.m., Carlos Museum J azz on the Green, 6 p.m., Patterson Green E USO, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center E CMSA The Art of Song, noon, Carlos Museum F amily Weekend Concert, Emory Choirs, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center* E mory Concerto and Aria Competition, 4 p.m., Schwartz Center
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J oyce DiDonato—In War and Peace: Harmony Through Music, 7 p.m., Schwartz Center* E mory Chamber Ensembles, 4 p.m., Schwartz Center E mory Collaborative Piano, 7 p.m., Schwartz Center V ocal Symposium: African American Spirituals and Art Song, 6 p.m., PAS E mory Youth Symphony Orchestras, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center V ocal Symposium: African American Spirituals and Art Song, 4 p.m., PAS E CMSA Emily Uematsu, violin, noon, Carlos Museum A lexandra Shatalova Prior, oboe, artist affiliate recital, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center E CMSA Songs of Norway, 4 p.m., Schwartz Center E USO and EWE with Rashid Williams, percussion, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center
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E mory Chamber Ensembles, 4 p.m., Schwartz Center E mory Collaborative Piano, 7 p.m., Schwartz Center A lfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martinez, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center* J azz on the Green, 6 p.m., Patterson Green R obert McDuffie and Robert Spano, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center* E WE, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center S tageWorks 2020, 8 p.m., PAS E mory Concert Choir, 7 p.m., Schwartz Center E mory Big Band, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center J azz on the Green, 6 p.m., Patterson Green E CMSA Sonatas for Piano & Violin and Piano & Cello, noon, Carlos Museum E USO and University Chorus, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center E USO and University Chorus, 8 p.m., Schwartz Center E CMSA String Quartet Cycle, Program III, 4 p.m., Schwartz Center
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2019–2020 Subscribe and Save
Subscribers to the Candler Concert Series and Atlanta Master Chorale save up to 40% off of full price tickets and receive special subscriber benefits throughout the year, including priority seating.
Candler Concert Series Made possible by a generous gift from the late Flora Glenn Candler, the Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series brings internationally renowned artists to Emory University’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. The 2019–2020 series is an exploration of how music brings people together, journeying through the Americas, Europe, and Cuba before culminating in a celebration of hometown favorites, Robert McDuffie and Robert Spano. “Music is one of the beautiful things we share around the world—my hope is this coming season provides our audience the opportunity for new and meaningful shared experiences celebrating this commonality.” —Rachael Brightwell, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts Managing Director
September 14
Kronos Quartet with Mahsa Vahdat
October 18
Brad Mehldau, piano, and Ian Bostridge, tenor
November 3
Joyce DiDonato—In War and Peace: Harmony Through Music
January 15
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Khatia Buniatishvili, piano
February 29
Pablo Sáinz Villegas: Americano Trio
March 19
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
April 10
Robert McDuffie, violin, and Robert Spano, piano
Atlanta Master Chorale Under the guidance of Artistic Director Eric Nelson, Atlanta Master Chorale brings inspirational choral music to its performance home at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts each year. The 2019–2020 season now offers additional performances for each concert. October 4 and 5
All Creatures Great and Small
December 13–15
Christmas with Atlanta Master Chorale
March 6 and 7
Questions and Queries
May 1 and 2
Beethoven Missa Solemnis
arts.emor y.edu Engagement Throughout the year, visiting performing artists, composers, and art scholars whose work reflects international and diverse cultural dimensions conduct master classes, workshops, lectures, and other residency activities with the Emory and greater Atlanta community. Many of these activities are open to the public. To stay updated on Music at Emory engagement activities, join our email club at arts.emory.edu.
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Many Music at Emory events are free. Event descriptions indicate when tickets are required.
February 2020 The Bach Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday
orchestral masterworks. Michael Tiscione, associate principal trumpet of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, is featured as soloist on Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto. Paul Bhasin and Georgia Ekonomou conduct.
Faculty Recital Sunday, February 2, 4:00 p.m Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall University Organist Timothy Albrecht and faculty friends play an hour-long concert of Bach chamber music.
Works for Piano and Violin and Piano and Cello ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series, Beethoven 2020 Friday, February 14, noon Michael C. Carlos Museum
Jazz Fest 2020 Friday, February 7, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $20; Emory Students $5
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Bob Mintzer and the Gary Motley Trio
Beau Foster
The next installment of ECMSA Beethoven 2020 features Sissi Zhang, violin, Roy Harran, cello, and William Ransom, piano. Beethoven works to be performed are the Variations for Cello, Violin Sonata No. 3 and the Romance in F. Bob Mintzer, 20-year member of the Grammy Award–winning Yellowjackets, is a world-renowned saxophonist, composer/ arranger, and educator. He joins the Gary Motley Trio featuring Edwin Livingston, bass and Emrah Kotan, drums.
Big Band Night Jazz Fest 2020 Saturday, February 8, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: Free, but required From Ellington and Basie to the works of today’s stellar arrangers, the Emory Big Band showcases the best in jazz band repertoire.
Emory Youth Symphony Orchestras Wednesday, February 12, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall The Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra and Atlanta Junior Chamber Orchestra present 14
Piano SonataThon I: The Complete Piano Sonatas in Consecutive Order ECMSA: Emerson Series, Beethoven 2020 Sunday, February 16 (times below) Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Join the ECMSA for its first “SonataThon” recital, tackling the 32 piano sonatas composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. 2:00 p.m. Sonatas Nos. 1–5: Todd Qualls, Jasmin Arakawa, Arthur Greene, Stephanie Shames, Irene Chen, Nathan Trinkl, Alejandro Arzu 5:00 p.m. Sonatas Nos. 6–11: Jonathan Shames, Robert Henry, Sergio Gallo, Elizabeth Sun, Philip Thomson, Jennifer Zheng 8:00 p.m. Sonatas Nos. 12–16: Rachelle McCabe, Julie Coucheron, Philip Thomson, Jasmin Arakawa, Jonathan Shames
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Body Mapping for Singers
Pablo Sáinz Villegas: Americano Trio
Wednesday, February 19, 6:00 p.m. Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd.
Jeannie Barrick
Candler Concert Series Saturday, February 29, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $50; Emory Students $10
Emory Vocal Studies welcomes Quinn Patrick Ankrum of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Her body mapping session includes information about mindfulness/inclusive awareness, balance, and breathing, with group participation.
Emory Wind Ensemble
Piano SonataThon II: The Complete Piano Sonatas in Consecutive Order ECMSA: Emerson Series, Beethoven 2020 Sunday, February 23 (times below) Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall “SonataThon” II concludes Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas and features guest artists. 2:00 p.m. Sonatas Nos. 17–22: Alec Chien, Elena Cholakova, Jack Li, Jasmine Lin, Norman Krieger, Alex Wasserman 5:00 p.m. Sonatas Nos. 23–28: Keiko Yamashita Ransom, Elizabeth Pridgen, Raffi Besalyan, Lillian Liu, Sara Wang, Alec Chien 8:00 p.m. Sonatas Nos. 29–32: William Ransom, David Deveau, Michael Gurt
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Friday, February 21, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall The Emory Wind Ensemble presents classic and emerging works for winds, brass, and percussion. Tyler Ehrlich conducts.
Pablo Sáinz Villegas has become a worldwide sensation known as this generation’s great classical Spanish guitarist. With his “virtuosic playing characterized by irresistible exuberance” (New York Times), Sáinz Villegas thrives over a continuous search for innovative ways to inspire diverse communities of society. The evening begins with a solo program, then Sáinz Villegas brings together the Americano Trio to travel across the Americas on a musical journey weaving through nostalgic tango and vivid Venezuelan rhythms. 15
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque Candler Concert Series Thursday, March 19, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $45; Emory Students $10 Internationally acclaimed flutist, saxophone player, and pianist Jane Bunnett has devoted much of her professional life to an exploration of how Afro-Cuban melodies express the universality of music. Maqueque started out as a project to record and mentor young brilliant Cuban female musicians. During the past five years, this awardwinning ensemble has become one of the top groups on the North American jazz scene. Photo courtesy of Jazz Global Media
Karen Freer, cello Emory Artist Affiliate Recital Sunday, March 1, 4:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Women program, featuring chamber music composed by women. Featured composers will include Lauren Bernofsky, Mary Kouyoumdjian, Germaine Tailleferre, and more.
Emory University Symphony Orchestra featuring the Concerto and Aria Competition Winner
Sonatas for Piano and Violin and Piano and Cello ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series, Beethoven 2020 Friday, March 20, noon Michael C. Carlos Museum Margeaux Maloney, violin and Charae Krueger, cello join William Ransom, piano for Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 4 and Cello Sonata No. 1.
Trevor Chun
Thursday, March 5, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
This EUSO concert features the winner of the 2019–2020 Emory Concerto and Aria Competition. Paul Bhasin conducts.
Emory Tango Ensemble Concert and Milonga Friday, March 20, 8:00 p.m. Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd. An evening of Argentine tango music and dance performed by Emory students. Kristin Wendland directs.
Questions and Queries Atlanta Master Chorale Friday, March 6, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $30; All Students $10 Choral music asks its share of questions, often taking on life’s biggest ones: “Who are we?” “Why are we here?” “Is there a God?” The Chorale presents its third concert of the season and ponders questions large and small.
Maria Clark, soprano Emory Artist Affiliate Recital Saturday, March 21, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
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Emory Artist Affiliate Recital Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
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Listen: Works by Women
Soprano and Emory Artist Affiliate Maria Clark has been acclaimed for her virtuosic skills of expressive singing across the idioms of opera, oratorio, and art song, and has been critiqued as possessing “the voice of an angel.”
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra members and Emory artist affiliates will present the second annual Listen: Works by 17
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March/April 2020 Vega String Quartet
Photo by Nate Dorn, Dorn Brothers Photography
Timothy Albrecht’s Bach Birthday Recital
Complete String Quartet Cycle, Program II
Faculty Recital Sunday, March 22, 4:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Timothy Albrecht, in an hour-long recital, features selections from Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier I performed on a variety of keyboard instruments.
ECMSA: Emerson Series, Beethoven 2020 Saturday, March 28, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall The Vega String Quartet performs Beethoven’s op. 95; op. 18, No. 5; and op. 74 Harp Quartet.
Barenaked Voices: 17th Annual Student A Cappella Celebration
ECMSA: Family Series, Beethoven 2020 Sunday, March 29, 4:00 p.m. Michael C. Carlos Museum The ECMSA’s mission is to create new generations of educated and passionate music lovers who will cherish and support this greatest art forever. This familyoriented concert features the Vega String Quartet with a special appearance by Beethoven himself.
Thursday, March 26, 7:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall All tickets: $5
Beethoven in Blue Jeans
Emory Jazz Combos The many voices of Emory’s a cappella groups perform selections from their own repertoires and join together in this annual showcase of Emory’s a cappella talent. All proceeds benefit Emory Counseling Center HelpLine and Active Minds. . 18
Tuesday, March 31, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Swing into spring with the Emory Jazz Combos in concert.
Jazz on the Green
Sunday, April 5, 4:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Thursday, April 9, 6:00 p.m. Patterson Green Enjoy an outdoor performance by the Emory Jazz Ensembles.
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Emory Chamber Ensembles
Robert McDuffie, violin, and Robert Spano, piano Trevor Chun
Candler Concert Series Friday, April 10, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $55; Emory Students $10
Emory Collaborative Piano Sunday, April 5, 7:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Emory undergraduate students perform some of the best-known pieces in fourhand and two-piano repertoire.
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Mentored by Emory’s music faculty, student musicians perform chamber works for strings, brass, winds, percussion, and guitar.
Grammy Award–nominated violinist Robert McDuffie enjoys a dynamic and multifaceted career as one of the world’s most celebrated soloists. He returns to Atlanta to share the stage with critically acclaimed artist Robert Spano. Conductor and music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for nearly two decades, Spano brings his talents to the piano for this duo recital featuring Beethoven’s Spring Sonata and C Minor Sonata No. 7 and Brahms’s G Major Sonata.
Alfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martinez Schwartz Artist in Residence Wednesday, April 8, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $25; Emory Students $5
Emory Wind Ensemble
Percussionist Pedrito Martinez and classically trained pianist Alfredo Rodríguez share a natural chemistry that makes for a galvanizing musical experience. In this duo performance, the pair explores a range of moods and influences from Cuban classics to collaborative original compositions, as they showcase the future of Cuban jazz.
Trevor Chun
Anna Webber
Friday, April 17, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
The Emory Wind Ensemble presents an evening of classic and emerging works for winds, brass, and percussion. Tyler Ehrlich conducts. 19
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Emory University Symphony Orchestra and University Chorus Photo by Ann Borden
StageWorks 2020
Jazz on the Green
Saturday, April 18, 8:00 p.m. Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd.
Thursday, April 23, 6:00 p.m. Patterson Green Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with an outdoor performance by the Emory Jazz Combos.
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Sonatas for Piano and Violin and Piano and Cello
Emory students present final projects in a performance of scenes from opera and musical theater.
Bon Voyage Emory Concert Choir Sunday, April 19, 7:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall The Emory Concert Choir sings music from its spring tour to France and Germany.
Emory Big Band Wednesday, April 22, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Gary Motley and the jazz faculty join the Emory Big Band in concert. 20
ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series, Beethoven 2020 Friday, April 24, noon Michael C. Carlos Museum Amy Moretti, violin, and Christopher Rex, cello, join William Ransom, piano, for Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 5 and Cello Sonata No. 2.
Emory University Symphony Orchestra and University Chorus Friday, April 24, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, April 25, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall The EUSO and University Chorus join forces to present a masterwork of the choral orchestral tradition, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125. Eric Nelson and Paul Bhasin conduct.
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Complete String Quartet Cycle, Program III ECMSA: Emerson Series, Beethoven 2020 Sunday, April 26, 4:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall The Vega String Quartet completes its tour of Beethoven’s 16 string quartets with his Quartet op. 18, No. 6; op. 18, No. 1; and op. 130 with Rondo.
Beethoven Missa Solemnis Atlanta Master Chorale Friday, May 1, 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $45; All Students $15 An orchestra and guest soloists will join Atlanta Master Chorale to perform this work that is poised between heights of Promethean power and depths of hushed intimacy, between passages of dense contrapuntal complexity and of transparent beauty.
Emory Youth Symphony Orchestras Wednesday, May 6, 8:00 p.m. Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Composed of the region’s finest young musicians, the Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra and the Atlanta Junior Chamber Orchestra present orchestral masterworks. This performance features the winner of the 2020 Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. Paul Bhasin and Georgia Ekonomou conduct.
Sonatas for Piano and Violin and Horn ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series, Beethoven 2020 Friday, May 8, noon Michael C. Carlos Museum Helen Kim, violin, and Julie Coucheron, piano, perform Beethoven’s Violin
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Sonata No. 6 and Brice Andrus plays the horn sonata.
Cherry Emerson Memorial Alumni Concert ECMSA: Emerson Series Sunday, May 10, 1:30 p.m. Miller-Ward Alumni House 815 Houston Mill Rd. Some of Emory’s finest musical alumni return to perform with accomplished graduating seniors during Commencement weekend. 21
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