UAB Music presents new season of free performance, guest artists

Enjoy free concerts and recitals this fall as the UAB Department of Music presents the best faculty, student and guest artist performances.

Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012
UAB Marching Blazers Band Camp show
, 7:30 p.m., UAB Campus Green, on University Boulevard between 14th and 16th streets. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

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Iron Giant Percussion Ensemble.
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Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012
Iron Giant Percussion Ensemble
, 7:30 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Sirote Theatre, 1200 10th Ave. South. Iron Giant Percussion Ensemble was formed when music students Sam Herman, Brett Huffman, Seth Noble and Justin Wallace collaborated outside of class. Iron Giant received the honor of a commissioned concert by the Birmingham Art Music Alliance to be presented for the 2012-13 season. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012
UAB faculty recital
featuring James Zingara, trumpet, and pianist Maria Lyapkova, 3 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

choir_2011_3_storyTuesday, Oct. 9, 2012
UAB Choirs in concert
, conducted by Brian Kittredge, 7 p.m., Southside Baptist Church, 11th Avenue South at 19th Street. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012
UAB Wind Symphony and Symphony Band in concert
, conducted by Sue Samuels, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012
UAB Voice Studio recital
, featuring the students of Won Cho, Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk and Paul Mosteller, 3 p.m., UAB’s Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

CANCELED: Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012
UAB faculty recital
featuring Denise Gainey, clarinet, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

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Nikolai Lugansky. Download image

Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012
UAB Piano Series: Nikolai Lugansky,
4 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Lugansky is widely considered one of the world’s great interpreters of piano repertoire. His concerts, recitals and chamber music performances throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas have earned him the applause of critics and audiences alike. His recordings include Chopin’s “Etudes,” Rachmaninov’s “Preludes and Moments Musicaux” and Chopin’s “Preludes,” all of which won Diapason d’Or de L’Annee awards. Lugansky teaches at the Moscow Conservatory. Tickets are $15; $5 for UAB students. Call 205-975-2787 for tickets. Visit the UAB Department of Music online at www.uab.edu/cas/music.


Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
UAB Jazz Combos in concert
, directed by Steve Roberts, 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/cas/music.

Monday, Nov. 5, 2012
UAB Jazz Ensemble in concert
, directed by Steve Roberts, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012
UAB Computer Music Ensemble in concert
, directed by Scott Phillips, featuring new works of electro-acoustic music and multimedia by student composers, 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/cas/music.

trumpets6_storyFriday, Nov. 9, 2012
UAB Brass Chamber Ensembles in concert
, featuring Blazer Trumpets, Trombone Choir, Tuba and Euphonium Ensemble and other brass ensembles, 7:30 p.m., UAB Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

Monday, Nov. 12, 2012
UAB guest artist recital: Ryan Anthony, trumpet
, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012
UAB faculty recital,
featuring baritone Paul Mosteller and pianist Yakov Kasman, presenting vocal music by Haydn, Beethoven, Glinka and Poulenc, along with a selection of traditional Neapolitan songs, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

music_pirates_5_storyThursday, Nov. 15, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012
UAB Opera presents “The Merry Widow”
by Franz Lehar, directed by Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, 7:30 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Sirote Theatre, 1200 10th Ave. South. Tickets are $10, $15 and $20; $5 tickets are available for any college student with a valid ID or for anyone under age 18. Call 205-975-2787 to purchase tickets.

music_won_cho_2011_storySunday, Nov. 18, 2012
UAB faculty recital,
featuring Won Cho, bass, and pianist Maria Lyapkova, 3 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
UAB Gospel Choir 17th anniversary concert
, conducted by Kevin Turner, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. The UAB Gospel Choir celebrates its 17th anniversary with a live recording for a DVD release featuring the Choir, Gospel Choir kids and Gospel Youth Choir. Tickets are $8; $7 for UAB students and employees with valid UAB ID; and $6 with advance purchase for groups of 25 or more. Proceeds from ticket sales will help support the choir’s educational opportunities and national exposure. A $2 fee from each ticket sale is returned to the Alys Stephens Center. Call 205-975-2787 to purchase tickets.

Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012
UAB Percussion Ensemble in concert
, directed by Gene Fambrough, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012
UAB Guest Concert: Simmons Middle School Honor Band
, conducted by Valerie Morgan. 6:30 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012
UAB Piano Studio and Piano Ensembles recital
, featuring the students of Yakov Kasman and ensemble students directed by Tatiana Kasman, 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/cas/music.

Friday, Nov. 30, 2012
UAB Jazz Ensemble in concert
, directed by Steve Roberts for middle-school honor bands, 3 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012
Middle-school honor bands concert
, 3 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012
UAB Music presents Christmas at the Alys
, 3 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. A family-friendly holiday concert featuring the UAB Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Gospel Choir, Faculty Brass Quintet, Trumpet Ensemble, Calera High School Concert Choir, Clay-Chalkville Chamber Singers and Huffman High School Concert Choir. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

Friday, Dec. 7, 2012
UAB Music faculty potpourri concert
for high-school honor bands, 3:30 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.

Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012
UAB Music hosts high-school honor bands concert
, 3 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.uab.edu/cas/music.