This fall the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Music will present a new season of concerts, recitals and performances, many of them free and all open to the public. For more information, call the Department of Music at 205-934-7376 or visit online at www.uab.edu/music.
Friday, Sept. 13, 2013
UAB Faculty Concert featuring Denise Gainey, clarinet, and James Zingara, trumpet, with guest pianist Dale Williams, 7:30 p.m., UAB’s Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Iron Giant Percussion EnsembleSaturday, Sept. 14, 2013
Iron Giant Percussion Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Sam Herman, Brett Huffman, Seth Noble and Justin Wallace are award-winning Iron Giant Percussion (FeGP), an emergent contemporary ensemble based in Birmingham. The members are all students or graduates of UAB Music. The group won the 2013 Clefworks Festival competition in Montgomery and performed with internationally acclaimed So Percussion. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013
“Arie Antiche,” a faculty concert of early Italian arias featuring Won Cho, Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk and Paul Mosteller, 7:30 p.m., UAB’s Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013
UAB Faculty Recital featuring James Zingara, trumpet, 7:30 p.m., UAB’s Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013
UAB Department of Music Faculty Potpourri Recital, 12:20 p.m., UAB’s Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Aviram ReichertSunday, Oct. 6, 2013
UAB Piano Series concert featuring Aviram Reichert, 4 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Reichert is critically acclaimed for his intelligent interpretations, phenomenal technique and ravishing tone. He won the Bronze Medal at the 10th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1997 and several major competitions in the Far East, France and Germany. Today, Reichert is a frequent soloist with the leading orchestras in his native Israel, including the Israel Philharmonic, Haifa Symphony, Israel Chamber Orchestra and Jerusalem Symphony. Tickets are $15 general admission; $5 for UAB students. Call 205-975-2787 for tickets. Visit www.uab.edu/music.
Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013
UAB Voice Studio Recital, featuring students of Won Cho, Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk and Paul Mosteller, 7:30 p.m., UAB’s Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013
UAB Choirs in concert, 7 p.m., Southside Baptist Church, 11th Avenue South at 19th Street. Conducted by Brian Kittredge. Call 205-975-2599 for ticket information. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013
UAB Wind Symphony and Symphony Band, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Won ChoSunday, Oct. 27, 2013
UAB Faculty Recital featuring Won Cho, bass, and Chris Steele, pianist, 4 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013
UAB Brass Chamber Ensembles in concert, 7:30 p.m., UAB’s Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Concert will feature Blazer Trumpets, Trombone Choir, Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble and other brass ensembles. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Monday, Nov. 11, 2013
UAB Percussion Ensemble in concert, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Directed by Gene Fambrough. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013
UAB Faculty Recital featuring Denise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman, pianist, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013
UAB Computer Music Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., UAB’s Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Featuring new works of electroacoustic music and multimedia by student composers. Directed by Scott Phillips. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
UAB Gospel ChoirMonday, Nov. 18, 2013
UAB Gospel Choir conducted by Kevin Turner: 18th anniversary Fall Concert and Live Recording, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Call 205-975-2787 for ticket information. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013
Piano Studio and Ensembles Recital, 7:30 p.m., UAB’s Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Featuring the Piano Studio students of Yakov Kasman, and Piano Ensembles, directed by Tatiana Kasman. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Thursday, Nov. 21 and Friday, Nov. 22, 2013
UAB Opera presents “La Finta semplice” by Mozart, 7:30 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Directed by Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk. Tickets are $10, $15 and $20, with $5 tickets available for any college student with an ID or anyone under 18. Call 205-975-2787 for ticket information. Visit www.uab.edu/music.
UAB ChoirMonday, Dec. 2, 2013
Christmas at the Alys, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $8 general admission and $5 for all students. Call 205-975-2787 for ticket information. Visit www.uab.edu/music.
Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013
UAB Middle School Honor Bands Concert, 3 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.
Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013
UAB High School Honor Bands Concert, 3 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/music.