SPRING 2022
MUSIC AT EMORY
MUSIC AT EMORY
Music at Emory welcomes back 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 this year across multiple Emory venues, in-person audiences will experience a wide variety of musical offerings. Many events require ticketing or registration. For those who wish to attend from the comfort of their homes, livestreams may be offered for select events; details available online. For up-to-date visitor policies and safety protocols, visit schwartz.emory.edu/faq and watch your inbox for informative emails.
ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE atlantamasterchorale.org As an 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 schwartz.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 STUDENT CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLES music.emory.edu/home/performance/chamber.html Including string quartets, piano trios, the Emory Woodwind Quintet, the Emory Brass Quintet, the Emory Tango Ensemble, and the Emory Percussion Ensemble, this program provides rich opportunities for students to perform in small settings.
EMORY CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF ATLANTA chambermusicsociety.emory.edu 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 and masterworks with the Emory University Symphony Orchestra.
EMORY COMPOSITION STUDIES music.emory.edu/home/current-students/majors/composition.html Student composers create original acoustic and electronic music, often in collaboration with other student composers, performers, and artists. Through seminars, workshops, and lessons, students broaden their awareness of diverse modes of music and multimedia creation.
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EMORY JAZZ ENSEMBLES music.emory.edu/home/performance/jazz The Emory Jazz Ensembles provide opportunities for students to perform jazz in a variety of settings ranging from combos to big band and orchestra.
EMORY UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA emorysymphony.org The Emory University Symphony Orchestra presents major works of the orchestral repertoire as well as world premieres of music by living composers.
EMORY WIND ENSEMBLE emorywindensemble.org The Emory Wind Ensemble performs wind literature of the highest caliber while nurturing individual artistic excellence within an ensemble setting.
EMORY YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA emoryyouthsymphony.org As one of the finest pre-college programs in the region, EYSO features 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.
SCHWARTZ ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM schwartz.emory.edu/SAIR The Schwartz Artist-in-Residence Program engages artists of international and diverse cultural dimensions to connect with Emory and the greater-Atlanta area.
STAGEWORKS music.emory.edu/home/performance/voice The StageWorks program includes singer-actors from across the University performing scenes from classic to modern works in opera and musical theater repertoire.
VEGA STRING QUARTET vegaquartet.com Supported by the Madeline Katz-Doft Chamber Music Endowment, the award-winning Vega String Quartet is Emory’s first professional quartet in residence. Photos (page 4, top to bottom) Atlanta Master Chorale, photo courtesy of AMC; Branford Marsalis, photo by Eric Ryan Anderson; Chamber Ensembles, photo by Trevor Chun; Emory Choirs, photo by Trevor Chun; Emory Composition Studies, photo by Adam Mirza; (page 5, top to bottom) Emory Jazz Ensemble, photo by Gary Motley; Emory University Symphony Orchestra, photo by Trevor Chun; Emory Wind Ensemble, photo by Bryan Meltz; Emory Collaborative Piano, photo by Trevor Chun; Timuçin Şahin, photo by Adam Mirza; Vega String Quartet, photo courtesy of artists.
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FEBRUARY 2022 Raul Midón, jazz guitar
Jazz Fest 2022 | Schwartz Artist in Residence Friday, February 4, 8:00 pm Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $45; Emory Students $10 Dubbed “an eclectic adventurist” by People magazine, Raul Midón has released 10 studio albums as a solo artist and collaborated with such heroes as Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder, and Bill Withers, along with contributing to recordings by Queen Latifah, Snoop Dogg, and the soundtrack to Spike Lee’s She Hate Me. This Grammy Award–nominated artist joins the Gary Motley Trio to kick off Emory’s Jazz Fest 2022. The general public is also invited to observe free master classes with the artists (times available online).
Raul Midón
Photo by Blair Allen
CompFest 2022 Flow State, featuring Timuçin Şahin | Schwartz Artist in Residence Friday, February 11, 8:00 pm and Saturday, February 12, 8:00 pm Performing Arts Studio, 1804 N. Decatur Rd.
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Guitarist and composer Timuçin Şahin has been recognized as one of today’s truly unique voices of contemporary jazz music by publications including San Francisco Bay Guardian, All About Jazz, Jazzwise, and Jazz-Times. Şahin visits Emory as a Schwartz Artist in Residence during CompFest 2022. As part of this residency, he will work with Emory music students on improvisation, electronic music, and composition, and he will present two concerts under the title Flow State. All CompFest and residency events will be free and open to the public.
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The Branford Marsalis Quartet
An Evening with Branford Marsalis Candler Concert Series Friday, February 18, 2022 at 8:00 pm Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $80; Emory Students $10 Branford Marsalis returns to the Schwartz Center stage with his powerful jazz ensemble. Known for the telepathic communication among its uncommonly consistent personnel, its deep book of original music replete with expressive melodies and provocative forms, and an unrivaled spirit in both live and recorded performances, the Branford Marsalis Quartet has long been recognized as the standard to which other ensembles of its kind must be measured.
More music events in February . . . Feb. 5, 8 pm Feb. 11, noon Feb. 12, 10 am Feb. 13, 4 pm Feb. 19, 10 am Feb. 19, 8 pm Feb. 23, 8 pm Feb. 27, 4 p.m.
Big Band Night, Jazz Fest 2022, Schwartz Center Michael Gurt, piano, ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series, Carlos Museum Michael Gurt, piano, ECMSA: Master Class Series, Tharp Rehearsal Hall The Bach Bowl, ECMSA: Emerson Series, Schwartz Center Zuill Bailey, cello, ECMSA: Master Class Series, Tharp Rehearsal Hall The Three Artistic Directors, ECMSA: Emerson Series, Schwartz Center Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra, Schwartz Center Emory Wind Ensemble, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall 5
MARCH 2022 Alan Chow, piano
Schwartz Artist in Residence Friday, March 4, 6:00 pm | Performing Arts Studio As part of the Schwartz Artist-in-Residence program, Emory welcomes guest pianist Alan Chow. A Steinway Artist, Chow has performed to critical acclaim in recital and in concert in such major venues as New York’s Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall and Chicago’s Symphony Center and Ravinia and with orchestras in the United States and Asia. With a long history of conducting master classes and judging piano competitions, Chow will also serve as guest juror for the final concert of the Emory University Young Artist Piano Competition on Saturday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. Audiences are invited to attend this Winners Concert. In addition, Chow will participate in master classes with Emory students during his March 4–5 residency. The Emory University Young Artist Piano Competition brings together exceptional young pianists age 13–18 with the opportunity to advance their skills through adjudication and public performance.
Spring 2022 Emory Music Student Recitals Emory music majors may present a public solo recital as part of the bachelor’s degree program. Student recitals take place throughout the spring semester at either the Schwartz Center or the Performing Arts Studio. Check music.emory.edu for updates.
SCHWARTZ CENTER RECITALS Feb. 20, 2:00 p.m. Sara Wang, honors piano Feb. 20, 5:00 p.m. Jason Lin, honors piano Mar. 20, 2:00 p.m. Will Duan, violin Mar. 20, 5:00 p.m. Jisu A. Yang, honors piano Mar. 26, 2:00 p.m. Jane Farrell, oboe Mar. 26, 5:00 p.m. Nathan Trinkl, piano Apr. 3, 2:00 p.m. Esther Ro, clarinet/Hwanwook “Wookie” Seong, cello Apr. 16, 2:00 p.m. Caroline Sikuta, violin Apr. 16, 5:00 p.m. Hsin Ling (Irene) Chen, piano/Vincent Gao, piano May 1, 2:00 p.m. Jennifer Zheng, piano PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO RECITALS Feb. 20, noon Athena Grasso, piano Mar. 19, noon Grace Li, piano/Lennox Xu, piano Mar. 19, 3:30 p.m. Brian Le, honors composition Mar. 26, noon Andrew Johnson, tenor Apr. 2, noon Lucienne “LuLu” Scully, soprano/Evelyn Sload, soprano Apr. 2, 3:30 p.m. Caleb Jones, piano/Rachel Ofotokun, composition Apr. 3, 3:30 p.m. Sawyer Gray, honors composition May 1, 5:00 p.m. Hannah Soloff, soprano/Haorui (Davy) Song, tenor 6
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Kittel & Co.
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Kittel & Co. Candler Concert Series Friday, March 18, 8:00 pm | Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $45; Emory Students $10 Hailed as one of the most exceptional fiddlers of his generation, Grammynominated violinist and composer Jeremy Kittel’s music inhabits the space between classical and acoustic roots, Celtic and bluegrass aesthetics, and folk and jazz sensibilities. Kittel & Co. makes its Schwartz Center debut with a program ranging from Bach to bluegrass.
More music events in March . . . Mar. 3, 8 p.m. Mar. 6, noon Mar. 11 & 12, 8 p.m. Mar. 16, 8 p.m. Mar. 18, noon Mar. 22, 8 p.m. Mar. 27, 4 p.m. Mar. 27, 7 p.m. Mar. 29, 8 p.m.
EUSO featuring Concerto & Aria Competition Winners, Schwartz Center Piano Competition Master Classes, Performing Arts Studio Atlanta Master Chorale | The Way of Stars, Schwartz Center, Tickets: $35/$10 Fire Ecologies, Unheard-of//Ensemble, Performing Arts Studio Emory’s Young Artists | ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series, Carlos Museum The Merian Ensemble, Schwartz Center Peter and the Wolf, ECMSA: Family Series, Carlos Museum Emory Collaborative Piano, Schwartz Center Emory Jazz Combos, Schwartz Center 7
APRIL 2022
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble Photo by Benjamin Ealovega
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble featuring Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano Candler Concert Series Saturday, April 9, 8:00 pm Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall Tickets: $60; Emory Students $10 From the world-renowned Academy of St Martin in the Fields, acclaimed wind players James Burke, clarinet; Julie Price, bassoon; Stephen Stirling, horn; and Tom Blomfield, oboe, join forces for a new adventure exploring some of the best all-wind and wind and piano classical repertoire. Pianist and conductor Simon Crawford-Phillips joins the ensemble for a program featuring Quintet for Winds and Piano in E-flat Major, K. 452 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano Photo by Bailey Davidson
Schwartz Artist in Residence Friday, April 22, 8:00 pm Saturday, April 23, 8:00 pm Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
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Emory University Symphony Orchestra and University Chorus
This concert features the Mozart Requiem performed by the Emory University Symphony Orchestra (EUSO) and the University Chorus. The EUSO will also present a newly commissioned orchestral work as part of the Composer Commission Project: EUSO @ 100. This project is a collaboration among the Schwartz-Artist-in-Residence program, EUSO, and Emory composition faculty. In an effort to present emerging composers from underrepresented backgrounds, each year for the next three years, a BIPOC femaleidentifying composer will be selected from an international call to compose new music for the EUSO to premiere, lead student workshops, participate in panel discussions, and work within the Emory music community for real-time revision of their works. Rounding out the evening’s program is Mahler’s Totenfeier. Brittany Green is the first composer selected as part of the Composer Commission Project. Green is a North Carolina-based composer, creator, and educator. Described as “cinematic in the best sense” and “searing” (Chicago Classical Review), Green’s music works to facilitate collaborative, intimate musical spaces that ignite visceral responses.
More music events in April and May . . . Apr. 1, noon Apr. 7, 6 pm Apr. 10, 4 pm Apr. 10, 4 pm Apr. 10, 7 pm Apr. 14, 6 pm Apr. 14, 8 pm Apr. 16, 8 pm Apr. 19, 8 pm Apr. 20, 8 pm Apr. 23, 8 pm Apr. 24, 7 pm Apr. 29 & 30, 8 pm May 4, 8 pm May 6, noon May 8, 1:30 pm May 12, 4 pm May 14, 8 pm
Foolish Music | ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series, Carlos Museum Jazz on the Green, Patterson Green Emory Chamber Ensembles, Schwartz Center Atlanta’s Young Artists | ECMSA: Family Series, Carlos Museum Emory Concert Choir, Schwartz Center Jazz on the Green, Patterson Green Emory Wind Ensemble, Schwartz Center StageWorks 2022, Performing Arts Studio Spring Composition Showcase, Performing Arts Studio Emory Big Band, Schwartz Center Haydn’s Seven Last Words of Christ | ECMSA Fentress Waits Concert, Canon Chapel Emory Concerto and Aria Competition, Schwartz Center Atlanta Master Chorale | Immortal Fire, Season Finale, Schwartz Center, Tickets: $30/$10 Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra, Schwartz Center Vega String Quartet | ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series, Carlos Museum Cherry Emerson Annual Alumni Concert | ECMSA Emerson Series, Miller-Ward Alumni House Juilliard String Quartet, ECMSA: Master Class Series, Tharp Rehearsal Hall Juilliard String Quartet | ECMSA Emerson Series, Schwartz Center 9
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Tickets and Event Information Many events are free, and tickets are not required. Event descriptions indicate when tickets or registration are required. Downloadable programs are available online one week prior to most events. Programs are subject to change. For the most up-to-date event and program information, visit schwartz.emory.edu and music.emory.edu. Box Office Schwartz Center for Performing Arts 1700 North Decatur Road Atlanta, GA 30322 tickets.arts.emory.edu | 404.727.5050
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Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result and the wearing of a properly fitting mask are currently required to attend events in the Schwartz Center. For up-to-date visitor policies and safety protocols, visit schwartz.emory.edu/ faq and watch your inbox for informative emails.
Accessibility Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made at least 24 hours in advance of the event to the Schwartz Center Box Office at 404.727.5050 or by email at boxoffice@emory.edu.
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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 are open to the public. To stay updated on Music at Emory engagement activities, sign up for the Schwartz Center email newsletter at schwartz. emory.edu.
Group Sales Bring a group and save! Group benefits for ticketed events include selecting your seats and concierge ticketing service. For more information call 404.727.6418.
Parking Free parking is available in the Fishburne parking deck for events on weekends and after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays. Call 404.727.5050 or schwartz.emory.edu/visit for directions and parking information. Cover photo by Mark Teague | Brochure design by Lisa E. Baron
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The Schwartz Center for Performing Arts will celebrate its 20th Anniversary in 2023! Be sure to sign up for the Schwartz Center email newsletter for annoucements regarding our milestone anniversary season! While the full season schedule of events will be announced at the concert with Kittel & Co. on March 18, we are thrilled to offer a sneak peek by announcing the return of Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Mutter Virtuosi in February 2023, nearly 20 years to the day the Schwartz Center opened its doors..
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