Season 2013-14
September
Monday, September 2, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Guest Artist Chamber Music Recital, Members of Faculty from RU and VA Tech
Thursday, September 5, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Faculty and Guest Artist Recital with Pianists Erica Sipes and Tracy Cowden
Friday, September 13, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall of the Covington Center – Guest Artist Recital with Andy Harnsberger, Marimba
Wednesday, September 18, 8:00 p.m., Auditorium in the Bonnie Hurlburt Student Center – Hispanic Heritage Month – Guitar Concert! Music of Spain and Latin America performed by guitar students/faculty of the Department of Music
Tuesday, September 24, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Faculty Jazz Quintet
Thursday, September 26, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Guest Artist Recital – Martin Jones, Piano
October
Wednesday, October 2, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center
– RU Band Concert – Wind Symphony
Thursday, October 3, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center –
Guest Artist Recital – Jason Vieaux, Guitar
Thursday, October 10, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center –
RU Concert Jazz Ensemble & Jazztet Concert
Friday, October 18, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center –
Fall Honors Recital
Thursday, October 24, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Faculty Recital with David Allen, Clarinet and Erica Sipes, Piano
Friday, October 25, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center –
RU Fall Choral Concert
Saturday, October 26, 4:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Student Recital featuring Allison Hall
November
Saturday, November 2, 3:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Student Recital featuring Erin O'Neil
Thursday, November 7, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Opera Workshop
Tuesday, November 12, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Percussion Ensemble Concert
Thursday, November 14, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Student Recital featuring Matt Warnock
Friday, November 15, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Student Recital featuring George Saunder
Tuesday, November 19, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Guitar Ensemble Concert
Wednesday, November 20, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center –RU Symphonic Band – Student Conductor Concert Music
December
Tuesday, December 3, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Jazz Band and Combos
Thursday, December 5, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Tri-State Chamber Music Festival - RU Wind Ensemble
Friday, December 6, 6:00 p.m., Muse Banquet Hall – Madrigal Dinner. Click here for ticket information.
Friday, December 6, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Tri-State Chamber Music Festival - RU Concert Jazz Ensemble & Jazztet
Saturday, December 7, 1:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Tri-State Chamber Music Festival - Tri-State Chamber Winds Concert
Saturday, December 7, 6:00 p.m., Muse Banquet Hall – Madrigal Dinner. Click here for ticket information.
January
Thursday, January 23, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center –
Faculty and Guest Recital, Erica Sipes and Richard Masters - Piano
Sunday, January 26, 3:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Joint Faculty Voice Recital
Thursday, January 30, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Faculty Concert – “The Jazz Doctors”
February
Wednesday, February 5, 7:30 p.m., Bondurant Auditorium – The United States Navy Concert Band from Washington, DC. (Free tickets will be available three weeks prior to the concert at the Hurlburt Hall info desk at 831-5420)
Tuesday, February 11, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Faculty Recital – Youngmi Kim, Soprano
Sunday, February 23, 1:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Senoir Recital – Sara Ramseur
Tuesday, February 25, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Faculty Recital – Robert Trent, Guitar
Thursday, February 27, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Spring Honors Recital
March
Monday, March 3, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Mid-Winter Madrigals
Thursday, March 6, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Jazz Ensemble & Jazztet
Monday, March 17, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Faculty Recital - Nitza Kats – Piano, “Almost Spring” Recital
Wednesday, March 19, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Faculty Recital – Robert Sanderl, Percussion
Saturday, March 22, 4:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Junior Recital
– Brandon Goss, Voice
Monday, March 24, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Senior Recital – Deana Walker, Voice
Wednesday, March 26, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Band Concert – Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band
Thursday, March 27, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Jazz Band and Combos
Friday, March 28, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Senior Recital – Matthew Hollaway, Percussion
April
Tuesday, April 1, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Guest Artist Recital – Ray Luck, Piano
Wednesday, April 2, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Junior Voice Recital – Mollie Cox and Charlee Saul
Friday, April 4, Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU International Guitar Festival
Saturday, April 5, Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU International Guitar Festival
Friday, April 11, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Opera Workshop
Saturday, April 12, 12:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Senior Recital – Callie Dupree, Percussion
Saturday, April 12, 2:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Junior Recital – Chris Livernois, Percussion
Saturday, April 12, 6:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Senior Recital – Erica Weiner, Voice
Sunday, April 13, 5:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Student Recital – Elizabeth Good
POSTPONED (until April 26) – Sunday, April 13, 2:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Graduate Recital – Benji Cantrell, Percussion
Tuesday, April 15, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Percussion Ensemble Concert
Wednesday, April 16, 8:00 p.m., Bondurant Auditorium – University Performance Series, Grammy Award Winning Jazz Pianist – Chick Corea
Tickets are $20 per adult; $10 per child, free with RU Id.
CANCELED: Thursday, April 17, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Faculty Recital – Christopher White, Director, Composer and Woodwinds for “Pandemusicum”
Saturday, April 19, 7:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Junior Recital – Jesse Lykins, Percussion
Monday, April 21, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Senior Recital – Stefan Castro, Trombone
Tuesday, April 22, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Guitar Ensemble Concert
Wednesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Symphonic Band and Chamber Winds
CANCELED: Thursday, April 24, 4:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Graduate Recital – Robert Weintraut, Guitar
Thursday, April 24, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Senior Recital – Steven Christian, Guitar
CANCELED: Thursday, April 24, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Guest Artist Recital – Evangelia Mitsopoulou, Piano
Friday, April 25, 5:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Senior Recital – Rachel Moore, Percussion
Friday, April 25, 7:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Mu Phi Epsilon Spring Concert
Saturday, April 26, 5:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Graduate Recital – Benji Cantrell, Percussion
POSTPONED: Saturday, April 26, 8:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Senior Recital – Chris Fisher, Guitar
Sunday, April 27, 11:00 a.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Junior Recital, Katie Metzler, Soprano
Sunday, April 27, 3:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Virginia Music Teachers Association Student Musicale
Monday, April 28, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Choral Concert – Spring Oratorio
Tuesday, April 29, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Jazz Band and Combos & RU Jazz Ensemble
Wednesday, April 30, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – RU Band Concert – Wind Ensemble & Faculty Chamber Winds
May
Thursday, May 1, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – 2014 Gala Concert – IBLA International Grand Prize Winners
Friday, May 2, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Ireland's Vanbrugh Quartet
Saturday, May 3, 3:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Senior Voice Recital, Elizabeth Sutphin
Other Events
Saturday, Oct. 12 – Highlander Festival
Friday – Sunday, Oct. 18–20 – Family Weekend
Tuesday – Saturday, Nov. 18–22 – Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis, Ind.
Nov. 21–23 – VMEA Conference, Homestead, Va.
Nov. 22–26 – NASM 89th Annual Meeting, Hollywood, Fla.
Nov. 23 – Dec. 1 – Thanksgiving Break
Saturday, Dec. 7, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Porterfield 101 – Piano juries
Monday – Thursday, Dec. 9–12 – Applied Jury Exams
Saturday, Dec. 14, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center, Entrance Auditions
Saturday, Jan. 25, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Entrance Auditions
Thursday – Saturday, Feb. 6–8 – All-Virginia Chorus Auditions
Cancelled – Thursday – Saturday,. Feb. 13-15 – RU Music Therapy Symposium
Saturday, Feb. 22 – All-Virginia Band and Orchestra Auditions
Friday, Feb 28 – 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Music Business Symposium
Cancelled – Friday, Feb. 28, Noon – 8:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – High School Pre-adjudication Band Clinic
Saturday, March 1, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Entrance Auditions
Saturday, March 15, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – 31st Rebecca Orr Piano Technique Festival
March 9–17 – Spring Break
Thursday – Friday, March 20–21, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – District VI Choral Assessment Festival
Tuesday – Sunday, March 25–30 – Pridemore Theatre – Spring Musical “Cabaret”
Saturday, March 29, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Entrance Auditions
Thursday, April 10, 6:30 p.m., Covington Center Lobby – McGlothlin Foundation Presentation
Saturday, April 12, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Performance Hall in the Covington Center – Entrance Auditions
Saturday, May 3, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Porterfield 101 – Piano Juries
Monday – Thursday, May 5–8 – Applied Jury Exams
Saturday, May 10, 9:30 a.m. – Spring Commencement