Department of Music
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3037
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-5242
Fax: (307) 766-5326
Email: musicdpt@uwyo.edu
The Department of Music is excited to continue to present high-quality student and faculty performances during this unusual time.
The Department will host 2022-2023 performances in person. Select concerts or recitals may also be live-streamed. Each scheduled livestreamed concert will be assigned its own link, which you may access from your computer or other device. Recorded videos will be accessible from this page as they become available.
We hope you are able to join us for some or all of our performances this year!
(Check out the Spring 2022 Archive, Fall 2021 Archive, Spring 2021 Archive, and the Fall 2020 Archive to access recent concerts and recordings.)
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UW Symphony 2022-2023
See the UW Symphony Brochure for descriptions Dr. Michael Griffith, conductor
Season Tickets are now ON SALE. Please visit our Box Office (Monday-Friday, 12-6pm) or call us at (307) 766-6666. At this time season tickets ARE NOT available online. Individual ticket prices will be on sale starting September 17th.
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LIVE EDGE TRIOMonday, December 5, 5:00pm BCPA Thrust Theatre The UWYO Jazz Faculty present their brand-new Jazz trio, Live Edge, featuring Ben Markley, Seth Lewis, and Andy Wheelock. Live Edge writes and arranges music that reflects and builds upon the rich history of the jazz piano trio. Each member of the trio offers a unique and distinct musical perspective, which come together as hard-swinging, harmonically rich, and infectiously groovy tunes. Join Live Edge for their debut performance as they give the audience an advanced listen to their debut record. |
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The Nutcracker (Ballet)Directed by Aaron Wood and Julianan Freude Choreographed by Juliana Freude, Cat Kamrath, Margaret Wilson, & Aaron Wood (honoring
Marsha Knight) Conducted by Dr. Michael Griffith December 8 - 10, 2022, 7:30 p.m., December 11, 2:00 p.m. At an International Conductors Guild conference some years ago, the maestro of San Francisco Ballet started his presentation with this: Conducting ballet is so wonderful. You get to lead great repertoire in multiple performances. Then a beautiful ballerina leads you stage center for your bow. Every night, once the curtain comes down, you walk to one of the principal dancers. Then you apologize for taking a wrong tempo. We didn’t know whether to laugh or not, so he explained. Conducting ballet is different from concert work in this very important way. You don’t choose the tempo, you conduct the tempo that the dancers need. This is set well ahead of time, in consultation with the choreographer and the dancers, and can evolve through the rehearsal period. But dancers aren’t metronomes. They are people, and people aren’t consistent. One night a dancer comes down off pointe a hair early. Another night a leap isn’t quite as high – or is a trifle higher – than the previous night. Perhaps the energy level of a series of leaping spins is a trifle off. It takes you, as conductor, a perceptible split second to adjust your tempo, and another instant in time for the orchestra to follow. During that brief interval, you and the dancer are not together. And this will happen every night, he stressed. His advice? Never blame the dancer. Apologize that you were apart, watch that spot carefully, and expect it to happen somewhere else in the ballet tomorrow. Soon your UW Symphony becomes a ballet orchestra, moving into the orchestra pit for four performances of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet. It contains some of the most magnificent music ever composed, and some of the most familiar. For my students, it’s the opportunity of a lifetime. And yes, I’ll be dealing with the same tempo issues. On the one hand, conductors are the composer’s advocate. On the other, we are conducting for dancers, and their needs may be different from what the composer intended. It’s fascinating. I believe it was 1994 that Marsha Knight first choreographed Nutcracker at UW. They danced to recorded music, and I asked her if, the next time (1998), she’d like a live orchestra. Thus was born a partnership that I so value. Further productions in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 followed. For pictures of past productions, go here, https://www.uwyo.edu/music/_files/images/orchestras/symphony_orchestra/nutcracker/index.html Now Martha has retired, and a new set of choreographers has taken over. It’s a new adventure! What should you listen for? Of course, there are the familiar movements, including the March, the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, and so on. But I believe the very best music is the Act II Pas de deux. It comes right after Waltz of the Flowers, and is truly stunning. Like many of Tchaikovsky’s best melodies, it goes down the scale, not up or forming an arch, as is more common. Thus the challenge is to keep a rising line of tension as the pitches descend. Also of musical interest: Nutcracker is the first important work to use the celesta (a sort of keyed glockenspiel or set of little bells). Invented in 1886, Tchaikovsky heard one in Paris and immediately had one shipped to Russia. “I don't want you to show the celesta to anyone—especially not Rimsky-Korsakov or Glazunov. I am to be the first to use this instrument!” he wrote. So when Nutcracker premiered in 1892, the delightful tinkling was a huge surprise to the St. Petersburg audience. Our performances are December 8, 9, and 10 at 7:30, and December 11 at 2:00. Please remember that Nutcracker is not part of your UWSO season ticket package, so separate tickets are required. Remember also that performances are at the Arts and Sciences Auditorium, not the Buchanan Center.
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Holiday Gala: The Most Wonderful Time of the YearFeaturing the UW Choral Ensembles, conducted by Dr. Susan Cogdill Volbrecht and Dr.
Brian Murray and UW Wind Symphony, conducted by Dr. Robert Belser December 10, 2022, 3:00 p.m., December 11, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Program Join us on Saturday or Sunday for the annual Holiday Gala presented by the Department of Music. Through this event we cherish the myriad sounds of the holiday season. Through performances by the University of Wyoming Choirs and the Wind Symphony, we will celebrate the holiday season through song. We hope you will attend the Holiday Gala and experience why it really is the most wonderful time of the year. Season Tickets are now ON SALE. Please visit our Box Office (Monday-Friday, 12-6pm) or call us at (307) 766-6666. At this time season tickets ARE NOT available online. Individual ticket prices will be on sale starting September 17th.
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Previous Fall 2022 Events
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Diego Caetano, piano
August 29, 2022, 7:30 p.m. The University of Wyoming Department of Music presents alumnus Diego Caetano, piano, in recital. The program focuses on French-inspired music, with rare gems by García-Abril, Chaminade, and Poulenc, and features wonderful contrasts, from supple cantilenas to hysterical and ironic bursts of color. Considered "a gifted pianist with a brilliant technique and musicality," (La Stampa) Brazilian-American pianist Diego Caetano performs widely as soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Brazil, Chile, Europe, Asia, and Africa, and has performed at New York's Carnegie Hall, Yokohama's Philia Hall, Lisbon's Palácio da Foz, Rio de Janeiro's Sala Cecília Meireles, and London's Royal Albert Hall. |
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Faculty Recital Series: American Trombone!
With Daniel Watt, trombones/euphonium, and Jiwon Han, piano September 7, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Get the Program This faculty recital program features music by American composers that spans genres, from iconic jazz standards to a cinematic climax, and highlights the full musical and technical capabilities of the trombone and euphonium. Selections include “Concerto for Bass Trombone” by Eric Ewazen; “Rhapsody for Euphonium” by James Curnow; “Conversations, op. 42” by John La Montaine; “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” by George Bassman and Ned Washington (arr.: Jirka Kadlee); “Annie Laurie” by Arthur Pryor; and the world premiere of “Battle Rhythm” by Brian Sadler. |
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Faculty Recital Series: Nicole Riner, flute, and Chi-Chen Wu, piano
September 18, 2022, 3:00 p.m. Riner and Wu team up once again to perform Schubert’s epic “Arpeggione” Sonata. The duo will also perform Additional works by contemporary composers Valerie Coleman, Mark Hudson, and a Wyoming premiere of non-binary composer Zaq latino’s ‘fitting in” will also be performed. Dr. Riner teaches flute and music entrepreneurship classes at UW. She also serves as president of the national non-profit commissioning organization, Flute New Music Consortium. Her latest album, “Aviary,” will be released on the Aerocade Music label later this fall. Dr. Wu is Associate Professor of Piano at UW. She has received Excellence in teaching Awards from the Great Masters International Piano Competition and Taiwan International Classical and Traditional Music Awards, among others. Her newest album, “Schumann Fantasie and Carnaval,” has won a silver medal and award for Best Classical Album in the Global Music Awards. |
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UW Symphony Orchestra: Finishing Schubert's Unfinished
Featuring August Ramos, double bass soloist September 22, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Opening Night at the Symphony: one of the most exciting times of the year. The UW Symphony’s Expect the Unexpected season will begin on Thursday evening, September 22 at 7:30 in the Buchanan Center Concert Hall. UWSO Music Director Michael Griffith begins his 34th year on the podium, and August Ramos is the evening’s soloist. Imagine a symphony. The first half is one of the most popular in the repertoire. It’s so well known, the main tune even had silly words attached: a bit of doggerel that goes, “This is…the symphony…that Schubert wrote and never finished…” But the second half is almost unknown, almost never performed, and many don’t think it exists. So when the second half is played it’s very – what’s that word? Unexpected. Thus the main work for the evening will be all four movements of Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony. Dr. Griffith talk to the audience briefly before the performance, explaining the existence of movements three and four. Now imagine an instrument. It’s so large, you must stand, or sit on a tall stool, to play it. Performers consider its size when buying a car. It’s usually relegated to bomp-bomp-bomp parts at the bottom of the harmony. Can the double bass be a solo instrument? Of course it can, and a beautiful, brilliant one at that. You’ll certainly find that to be true – if unexpected. In its upper register it’s as lyrical as the cello or a human voice. Further down, its stentorian tones speak of gravitas and profundity. The chosen repertoire is Nino Rota’s Divertimento Concertante. Nino Rota is also the composer of countless film scores including his greatest hit, the music to The Godfather. But this distinguished Hollywood composer is also a master at concert music. Also unexpected, don’t you think? For an overture, Maestro Griffith also chose something off the beaten track. Scott Joplin is mainly known as a great composer of piano rags. But he did compose one opera, Treemonisha, in 1911. Its overture is by turns dramatic, lyrical, mysterious, and, of course, light and bouncy, like a rag. At the height of Covid, when the UWSO could only perform with a small orchestra socially distances across the stage, they performed this piece in a theater-orchestra version. This year’s version was orchestrated for the Houston Grand Opera by Gunther Schuller, which uses the full symphony. The soloist for the Rota piece is August Ramos. Ramos is a member of the Colorado Symphony in Denver, and has also performed with the New World Symphony of Miami, the Nashville Symphony, and the Houston Symphony. He grew up in Massachusetts, where he first studied the double bass at age 12. He’s played at the Music Academy of the West, at Tanglewood near Boston, and the Aspen Festival. He holds degrees in Double Bass Performance from Rice University. Ramos teaches double bass at UW. |
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Faculty Recital Series: Jennifer Stucki, oboe and English horn
September 25, 2022, 3:00 p.m. Faculty member Jennifer Stucki will be performing a diverse collection of works by all-female composers on both the oboe and English horn. Stucki maintains an active freelance career that includes soloing, orchestra and chamber ensemble work, and organizing various collaborative arts projects. She was acting principal oboist with Cheyenne Symphony (2019-2020) and has performed with Boulder Philharmonic, Boulder Chamber Orchestra, Fort Collins Symphony, and other regional orchestras. She is oboist with the Colorado-based woodwind quintet WW5 and appears on Grammy award-winning artist Peter Kater’s album “Rapture.” She is inspired by vocal music, stories, nature, the culinary arts, and enjoys seeing how life can be expressed through music. |
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Guest Artist Recital: Duo CintemaniSeptember 30, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Featuring Nicholas Ciraldo, guitar, and Rachel Taratoot Ciraldo, flute The University of Wyoming Department of Music is proud to present critically acclaimed flute-guitar group Duo Cintemani in a performance that is the culmination of their multi-day residency at UW. Based in Hattiesburg, MS, Duo Cintemani has performed together professionally for more than twenty years. Their reputation for innovative and expressive programming has brought them invitations to perform nationally and internationally. Their wide range of stylistic and sensitive interpretation leads to colorful and engaging programs. Nicholas is a Full Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. Rachel is Principal Flutist of the Baton Rouge and Meridien Symphonies and is also a founding member of the Lagniappe Trio, comprised of flute, viola, and harp. Their accomplishments in their respective fields bring experience to the stage and offer a connected and intimate musical experience. While is residence at UW, Rachel will teach a public master class to the flute studio and discuss her work in the non-profit sector; Nicholas will serve as a guest lecturer in the Department of Music’s audio technology class. For more information on Duo Cintemani, please visit https://www.ciraldomusic.com/. |
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Spotlight Series: Wyoming Jazz Ensemble Fall Concert
October 6, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Benjamin Markley, conductor Join Wyoming Jazz Ensemble for its first concert of the season celebrating music written
or arranged by female composers, including Mary Lou Williams, Maria Schneider, Christine
Jensen, and more. |
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Spotlight Series: WYO-Sing!October 8, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Brian Murray, conductor UW Choirs present a showcase performance of UW Collegiate Chorale, Bel Canto, Singing Statesmen, Laramie Civic Chorus, and Happy Jacks. Hear thought-provoking and enjoyable choral repertoire for mixed chorus, treble chorus, and tenor-bass chorus at this varied event as we celebrate the beauty of choral singing. |
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UW Wind Symphony Fall Pops Concert
POSTPONED to October 9, 2022, 3:00 p.m. Conducted by Dr. Robert Belser The 2022-2023 Season opener of the UW Bands in this concert of popular music! Ranging from one of Rossini’s “sins of old age” through band standards and ending with Sousa, we present tunes that are particular favorites of the conductor. Enjoy tapping your foot along with us – that is if you can keep up with us in the last of the Armenian Dances. |
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Akropolis Reed QuintetOctober 10, 2022, 7:30 p.m. The acclaimed Akropolis Reeed Qunitet joins Uw Music for a guest reidency culminating in a free, public concert! The program features premieres of music by Augusta Read Thomas and Omar Thomas; imaginative renditions of music by Ravel, Bernstein, Rameau, Shostakovich, and Gershwin; and excerpts from the qunitet's fouth album, "Ghost Light" |
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BCPA Special Guest Performance: THE WESTERLIES
October 12, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Join us for our Buchanan Center for the Performing Art's first artist of our Special Events Season! The Westerlies are “an arty quartet…mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk” (New York Times) are a New York-based brass quartet comprised of childhood friends from Seattle: Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands on trumpet, and Andy Clausen and Willem de Koch on trombone. Equally at home in concert halls and living rooms, The Westerlies navigate a wide array of venues and projects with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along. Formed in 2011, the self-described “accidental brass quartet” takes its name from the prevailing winds that travel from the West to the East. “Skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers” (NPR’s Fresh Air), The Westerlies explore jazz, roots, and chamber music influences to create the rarest of hybrids: music that is both "folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous” (NPR Music). |
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Trio GoiâniaOctober 16, 2022, 3:00 p.m. Get The Program Special guests Trio Goiânia will present an evening of Brazilian music for violin, viola and piano. The concert will feature Brazilian musicians Alessandro Borgomanero, violinist, and Luciano Pontes, violist, with American pianist Theresa Bogard. While music by Brazilian composer Villa Lobos is well-known in the United States, most of the extensive repertoire by Brazilian composers remains unknown. This concert will feature works by several important composers including Marlos Nobre, Camargo Guarnieri, Brenno Blauth, Flausino Vale and Henrique de Curitiba. This beautiful music is full of typical Brazilian rhythms and harmonies and is influenced by traditional dances and folk music. |
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UW Chamber Orchestra - Brazilian StringsOctober 23, 2022, 3:00 p.m. Alessandro Borgomanero and Sherry Sinift, violin soloists Peter Warlock, Capriol Suite; Handel/Halvorsen, Passacaglia
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Ryan Fourt TrioOctober 24, 2022, 7:00 p.m. UW Jazz faculty member and jazz guitarist Ryan Fourt brings his trio to UW for a masterclass and free, public concert tonight, October 24! Fourt’s career in music has spanned 20 years, with several recordings both as a leader and a sideman. His latest album, Big Slick, on the Colorado-based Dazzle Recordings label, was released in 2016 and continues to receive extensive radio play both nationally and overseas. On top of teaching and recording, Ryan performs regularly at his musical home, Jay’s Bistro in Fort Collins, Colorado. Serving as musical director there has been a dream job for Fourt and provides a platform for him to explore his music, primarily in the American jazz idiom, on a weekly basis. |
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Dan Goble, saxophones, and Russell Hirshfield, pianoOctober 26, 2022, 7:30 p.m. The University of Wyoming Department of Music presents special guests Dan Goble, alto and soprano saxophones, and Russell Hirshfield, piano, in a free recital in the BCPA Recital Hall. The program will feature works for saxophone and piano by composers Jennifer Higdon, James David, Joan Tower, Philip Glass, and John Adams. Goble and Hirshfield have collaborated for nearly 20 years. A proud native of Wyoming and distinguished alumnus of Casper College, Goble currently serves as the director of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University, and performs with the New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, American Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Orchestra, New York Saxophone Quartet, and Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet. Hirshfield is Professor of Music at Western Connecticut State University and performs widely throughout the world. |
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UW Syphony Orchestra: Mendssohn's Italian
October 27, 2022, 7:30 p.m. David Wharton, trumpet soloist Jean Sibelius, Finlandia What business did a north German composer have, writing a symphony he nicknamed Italian? Actually, Mendelssohn was quite the traveler. When away from home, he didn’t post photos on Facebook, or send picture postcards, or write long descriptions of what he saw. He did paint watercolors, but mostly his travels inspired his music. Like many educated young European gentlemen, Mendelssohn took a “grand tour” of Europe in 1829-1830. Thus he wrote a Scottish Symphony after a visit there, a Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, a Hebrides Overture, and this wonderful symphony. He wrote his sister Fanny of his joy in Italy, and that joy is so evident in the music! He loved the clear skies – as opposed to the frequent clouds of his home – and once described this symphony as being in “blue sky A Major.” The first movement is simply exuberant. The second movement is slower and solemn, inspired by a religious procession he witnessed in Rome. The third is a straight-forward minuet and trio, unusual for a 19th-century composer. And the finale is the most over-the-top music, inspired by two flying-fast folk dances, the Tarantella and the Neapolitan Saltarello. When I nicknamed this season as our “Expect the Unexpected” year, I had no idea it would go beyond the repertoire. But fate – and Covid – intervened. Kira Omelchenko was scheduled to be our guest conductor. She is working in Canada, but not a Canadian citizen. With Covid-related travel restrictions, she was afraid that were she to leave Canada, she wouldn’t be allowed back into the country. So a month ago she asked to postpone. On short notice I was able to get Alison Grimes to step in. Currently Nebraska-based, Dr. Gaines’ musical activities as conductor and bassist have taken her to much of the continental U.S., Italy, Austria, Germany and the Caribbean Islands. She has a doctorate in conducting from the University of Kansas, and we’re very fortunate she agreed to step in on such short notice! With the change of conductors, the program is also a little altered. Here’s what we’ll play. Sibelius’ Finlandia couldn’t be more current, even though it was composed in 1899. At the time, Finland was an unwilling part of the Czarist Russian Empire, and this is the composer’s thinly-veiled political protest. The ominous opening represents the weight of Russian oppression on Finland. The fanfares and driving melodies of the next portion show the spirit and determination of the Finnish people. The beautiful ending portion has now become the Finnish national hymn. Dr. Gaines made the change for a more practical reason, but it’s utterly appropriate these days. Florence Price’s music seems to live in two worlds. Much of the Piano Concerto that we played last May could easily be mistaken for Brahms. Yet the exuberant folk dances of her African-American heritage occupy a central part of her music as well. We’ll play Dances in the Canebrakes on this concert, and they couldn’t be more fun or pleasing. She wrote them for piano in 1953, just before her death. It was left to another distinguished Black composer, William Grant Still, to orchestrate them. When I asked our brilliant trumpet professor, David Wharton, to appear as a soloist, I assumed he’d choose a concerto. Perhaps the well-known Haydn, perhaps something from the Baroque era, perhaps even the new concerto by John Williams. Did he go that direction? Not at all. Instead, he followed the lead of the great French trumpet virtuoso Maurice André, and chose repertoire from the opera house. From Bellini’s Norma, Dr. Wharton will perform the great aria “Casta diva.” Like many Bel canto arias, “Casta diva” is in two parts: slow and emotional, followed by a fast, brilliant section. Unexpected? Yes. A wonderful choice? Certainly.
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Jordan VanHemert with UW Jazz Ensemble II
October 28, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Andy Wheelock, conductor The University of Wyoming Jazz Studies area is proud to present guest saxophonist Dr. Jordan VanHemert in a free, public concert with UW Jazz Ensemble II, conducted by Dr. Andrew Wheelock. The program will feature music by Dr. Vanhemert and Dr. Wheelock, with arrangements by Dr. Ben Markley. The concert will also feature performances by UW Jazz Faculty. Georgia-based saxophonist and bandleader Jordan VanHemert is a bandleader who has performed throughout the United States leading his own groups as well as performing with others. He is dedicated to sharing the Asian American experience through music. Equally fluent in the realm of composition as he is in performance, VanHemert’s works are recognized for their sophistication and melodic and harmonic warmth. Currently working in higher education as the Director of Jazz Studies at the Schwob School of Music, VanHemert is passionate about actively creating a more equitable academic landscape by sharing his identity and perspective with companies and colleges. |
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BCPA Special Guest Performance: NOBUNTU
November 3, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Nobuntu, the female a cappella quintet from Zimbabwe, has drawn international acclaim
for its inventive performances that range from traditional Zimbabwean songs to Afro
Jazz to Gospel. The ensemble’s concerts are performed with pure voices, augmented
by minimalistic percussion, traditional instruments such as the Mbira (thumb piano)
and organic, authentic dance movements.
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Spotlight Series: Nothing Gold Can Stay
November 5, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Brian Murray, conductor Based on the Robert Frost poem of the same name, this performance by UW Collegiate Chorale explores the empheral nature of experience. From the frivolity of youth to the gravity of utter loss, life changes constantly—nothing remains the same.
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Civic Chorus and Community Band Concert
November 7, 2022, 7:30 p.m. The Laramie Civic Chorus and Community Band will share a splendid night of music making on Monday, November 7. These student and community groups offer diverse repertoire and ensemble membership. Join them as they showcase beautiful and varied music for wind ensemble and voices.
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Special Guests: Front Range Chamber Players
November 9, 2022, 7:30 p.m. The nonprofit Front Range Chamber Players (FRCP) is Northern Colorado’s resident professional chamber music group. Since its inception in 1985, it has presented an annual series of concerts in Fort Collins venues, always striving to make outstanding chamber music accessible to audiences of all ages. Musicians from across the Front Range have performed with FRCP, and the organization has also enjoyed collaborative relationships with other fine arts organizations. Musicians performing in this concert include violinists Erik Peterson and Raven Olmstead, violist Glêsse Collet, cellist Barbara Thiem, and pianist Theresa Bogard. The program will include the Piano Quintet by Brazilian composer, Henrique Oswald, a work by Colorado composer, Carter Pann, and the Terzetto by Dvorak. |
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Spotlight Series: Changemakers
November 10, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Robert Belser, conductor The UW Wind Symphony presents a concert featuring composers, contemporary and historic, who have changed the concepts, perceptions, and directions of the modern Wind Band, influencing those who followed.
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UW Choirs: Bel Canto and Singing Statesmen
with Contemporary Singers & Happy Jacks November 12, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Susan Cogdill Volbrecht and Brian C. Murray, conductors The Laramie Civic Chorus, conducted by Dr. Susan Cogdill Vollbrecht, and the Community Band, conducted by Dr. Robert Belser, will share a splendid night of music making on Monday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall. The Community Band performs first, with guest conductors Kirsten Caskey and Parker Allen on select pieces, presenting pieces by John Philip Sousa; Aaron Copland, Alexander Scriabin, Brian Balmages, and Clare Grundman. The Civic Chorus, accompanied by pianist Andrés Felipe Usuga, will perform the traditional hymn “Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal,” as well as pieces by Thomas Tallis, Ernani Aguiar, Leonard Bernstein; and John Rutter.
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Ben Markley Big Band ResidencyNovember 15-17, 2022 Join us for the UW Jazz Area's Ben Markley Big Band Residency featuring Brad Leali, Melissa Gardiner, Steve Kovalcheck, Ashley Summers, Jim Pisano, Marcus Lewis, Rob Tapper, Dan Jonas and more! 11.15 - 11.17: TBA Masterclasses 11.16 UW Jazz Area Combos with Ben Markley Big Band 11.17 Wyoming Jazz Ensemble with Ben Markley Big Band 7:30pm BCPA Concert Hall
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Brass Chamber Recital
Directed by David Wharton November 28, 2022, 7:00 p.m. The University of Wyoming brass chamber ensembles, including the UW Trombone Choir, Trumpet Ensemble, Low Pokes Tuba Ensemble, Horn Ensemble, and Faulty Brass Quintet present an evening of brass music in styles ranging from baroque, Jazz, contemporary, and more. |
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UW Percussion Ensemble ft. Sk Kakraba
December 2, 2022, 7:30 p.m. The University of Wyoming Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Dr. Andrew Wheelock, is proud to perform with special guest SK Kakraba, renowned virtuoso on the Ghanaian gyil, a wooden xylophone. Hailed by LA Weekly as “the world’s greatest xylophone player,” Kakraba descends from a long line of gyil masters and makers who have traditionally played sacred music reserved for funerals and religious observances. The gyil is the primary instrument of the Lobi and Dagara people of Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. The concert will also feature multi-instrumentalist Greg Harris, a freelance musician and music educator in the Denver and Boulder area who has performed nationally and internationally. Harris leads the “Greg Harris Vibe Quintet,” and is a member of Bluegrass legend Pete Wernick’s Flexigrass, hip-hop/jazz/soul group Future Jazz Project, New World Citizen Band, 9th & Lincoln Orchestra, and SuperCollider. Don't miss this opportunity to hear music from and inspired by traditional Ghanaian music!
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Department of Music
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3037
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-5242
Fax: (307) 766-5326
Email: musicdpt@uwyo.edu
