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Enjoy Christmas at the Alys Dec. 2, “The Season’s First Jingle”

UAB Concert and Chamber choirs and Brass Ensembles will perform with the Magic City Choral Society and Calera, Gardendale, Ramsay and White Plains high school choirs.

Computer Music Ensemble presents “Space and Time” Nov. 16

The concert will feature live performances of original, computerized, computer assisted and electroacoustic music by advanced music tech students.

ASC presents Take 6, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” Dec. 15

ASC presents Take 6, “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” Dec. 15
Take 6 also will lead a Community Sing, a free event featuring a call-and-response sing-along and an exploration of jazz, gospel and a cappella music.

National award-winning UAB Opera presents Mozart’s “La finta semplice”

National award-winning UAB Opera presents Mozart’s “La finta semplice”
UAB Opera will perform Mozart’s comedic opera “La finta semplice” in Italian with English supertitles at 7:30 p.m. Nov 21-22.

Acclaimed author to speak at UAB

Acclaimed author to speak at UAB
Author Kathryn Davis, who was recently noted in the New York Times, will read from her works at UAB.

Theatre UAB presents Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night; or, What You Will”

Theatre UAB presents Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night; or, What You Will”
Performances of “Twelfth Night” will happen at 7 p.m. nightly Nov. 13-16 and Nov. 20-22, with a 2 p.m. matinee Nov. 23.

UAB Chamber Trio wraps tour to Virginia, North Carolina universities

UAB Chamber Trio wraps tour to Virginia, North Carolina universities
Associate Professor of Music Denise Gainey and Assistant Professor of Music James Zingara performed five formal recitals and gave two master classes during the five-day tour.

Alys Stephens Center presents free lunchtime Global Fest events Nov. 6-8

Alys Stephens Center presents free lunchtime Global Fest events Nov. 6-8
All are invited to the hour-long, free lectures and demonstrations of Irish dance, Indian dance and French language and culture, at noon each day in the ASC.

Gospel Choir to perform in Georgia and Alabama, including an 18th anniversary concert

Gospel Choir to perform in Georgia and Alabama, including an 18th anniversary concert
The UAB Gospel Choir will perform at free, public events in coming days, then present its own 18th anniversary fall concert Nov. 18.

Price’s “Gridlock” to be performed at 2013 Electroacoustic Barn Dance

Price’s “Gridlock” to be performed at 2013 Electroacoustic Barn Dance
The three-day festival of electronic music and art in Virginia will include works by more than 70 artists and composers from across the nation.

2008 UAB Music grad Cahill Smith to perform at Carnegie Hall recital

2008 UAB Music grad Cahill Smith to perform at Carnegie Hall recital
Smith, originally from Montgomery, will make his Carnegie Hall debut with a program dedicated to Russian composer Nikolai Medtner. Smith, originally from Montgomery, will make his Carnegie Hall debut with a program dedicated to Russian composer Nikolai Medtner.

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center presents David Sedaris on Nov. 8

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center presents David Sedaris on Nov. 8
Sedaris, an ASC favorite returning for the fifth time, will celebrate the release of his ninth book, “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls,” with the audience.

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center presents Anoushka Shankar on Nov. 7

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center presents Anoushka Shankar on Nov. 7
Shankar will perform songs from her latest CD, “Traces of You,” accompanied by her band. They will also conduct a free ArtPlay workshop.

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center presents Yo-Yo Ma Dec. 6

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center presents Yo-Yo Ma Dec. 6
Cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma will perform a program of Saygun’s “Partita,” “Appalachia Waltz,” George Crumb’s Solo Sonata and Bach’s Suites Nos. 1, 2 and 3.

Theatre UAB picks “GUTTING” as Apsey Play Search winner

Theatre UAB picks “GUTTING” as Apsey Play Search winner

A staged reading of the 2013 Apsey Play Search winner, presented by Theatre UAB, will be performed Nov. 2.

UAB Concert Choir and Chamber Singers in concert Oct. 17

UAB Concert Choir and Chamber Singers in concert Oct. 17

UAB singers will perform in concert; ticket sales will pay for the Concert Choir’s trip to Latvia for the July 2014 World Choir Games.

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center presents “An Evening with Rickey Smiley”

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center presents “An Evening with Rickey Smiley”

Birmingham native and comedy star Rickey Smiley returns to the ASC for a Magic City Classic weekend Friday night show Oct. 25.

Kasman and daughter to perform with North Carolina symphony

Kasman and daughter to perform with North Carolina symphony

Professor of Piano Yakov Kasman and his daughter, Aleksandra, a UAB freshman, will perform as a duo with Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra.

“Blinded,” works by UAB’s Derek Cracco, on show

“Blinded,” works by UAB’s Derek Cracco, on show

A show of Cracco’s new paintings, which focus on light, will open with a free reception Friday, Nov. 1, at beta pictoris gallery.

Theatre UAB presents epic battle of the sexes with “Big Love”

Theatre UAB presents epic battle of the sexes with “Big Love”
A modern treatment of the oldest known Greek play, “Big Love” explores justice, violence and the nature of love, with a student and faculty cast.

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, ArtPlay present Ailey Revelations residency

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, ArtPlay present Ailey Revelations residency
The ASC and ArtPlay will present their first season-long artist collaboration, which begins with an Ailey Revelations Residency Oct. 7-11 for middle school students and teachers.

UAB Piano Series presents Israeli pianist Aviram Reichart on Oct. 6

UAB Piano Series presents Israeli pianist Aviram Reichart on Oct. 6

Reichart will perform a program of sonatas by Beethoven and Scriabin in the first performance of this season’s series.

Natalie Merchant to perform with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Natalie Merchant to perform with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
The Alys Stephens Center presents Natalie Merchant live with the ASO Oct. 18, in a program of her familiar hits plus new works.

UAB presents Civil Rights photographs in “Bob Adelman: The Children’s March”

UAB presents Civil Rights photographs in “Bob Adelman: The Children’s March”
Adelman will give a lecture Sept. 26 and will attend the exhibition’s opening reception Sept. 27; both events are free and open to the public.

Works by Price at National Association of Composers USA Conference

Works by Price at National Association of Composers USA Conference

Three electroacoustic compositions, “WOOSH,” “A Memory of Tomorrow 2.0” and “Spline,” were selected for inclusion in the national conference.

Attorney General Eric Holder, Condoleezza Rice, “Four Little Girls: Birmingham 1963” at UAB Sept. 15

Attorney General Eric Holder, Condoleezza Rice, “Four Little Girls: Birmingham 1963” at UAB Sept. 15
The ASC will present special programs commemorating the Civil Rights Movement in 1963 throughout September. This event is free and open to the public.

Excitement builds as Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts nears completion

Excitement builds as Abroms-Engel Institute for Visual Arts nears completion
The new building will house UAB’s permanent collection of art, galleries and art history, time-based media and graphic design classes, and complete UAB’s cultural district.

UAB Art’s Erin Wright organizes immigration poster invitational

UAB Art’s Erin Wright organizes immigration poster invitational

“Posters without Borders” at Space One Eleven will include posters from designers from around the world.

Theatre UAB: comedy, tragedy, eight short plays, one big musical

Theatre UAB: comedy, tragedy, eight short plays, one big musical
This season Theatre UAB will present “Big Love,” “Twelfth Night,” “Rabbit Hole,” the Festival of Ten Minute Plays and “Urinetown: The Musical.”

Theatre UAB welcomes new head of musical theater

Valerie Accetta, an Equity actress, will teach introductory tap dancing and musical theater this semester and direct a Theater UAB musical in April.

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