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This free recital held in the Bartle Library South Study Lounge will feature students, staff, and faculty performing works by Latine & Hispanic composers. Works by Hispanic composers new to the Libraries' collection will also be on display, and a reception will follow.

Members of the ������Ƶ Composition Studio present new compositions for flute, percussion, strings, and piano performed by ������Ƶ faculty artists Jeanne Sperber, Joel Smales, Zachary Sweet, and Mikayla Rogers. Featuring graduate and undergraduate composers, Music Now! showcases the cutting edge work created by the studio.  Free Admission

Come listen to the Pin-Up Popstar's fourth studio album, COURTER! This electronic dance-pop record tells the story of artist Nicky Kuláy and his transformation from studious scholar to burlesque heartstopper. This is an informal album presentation; the audience is encouraged to socialize during the event and engage with the music as they see fit.

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The Collegium Musicum turns to 18th-century Venice with a program of four concertos by Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741), works evincing a highly imaginative array of instrumental colors. Soloists will be BU students Leah Arbitman, Nathaniel Knipscher, Salome Lomidze, Colin McCann, and Nathan Slisher. Free Admission

Our students perform excerpts of works in a competition to be able to perform with our symphony Orchestra in March. Free Admission.

Violinist, William Knuth joins us from Syracuse University for an evening workshop with students from the violin studio.

Artist Bio:
William Knuth, violinist and Fulbright Scholar, has earned recognition for his artistry as a solo and chamber musician. He is Assistant Professor of Violin and string department coordinator at the Syracuse University Setnor School of Music with a private teaching studio in Syracuse, NY. As a member of Duo Sonidos with guitarist Adam Levin, Knuth has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Canary Islands, and South America. During the Fall of 2024, he was Visiting Professor of Violin at the University of São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil in addition to solo and chamber music and recording engagements around Brazil.

Knuth’s most recent recording project, Sessions: Rhode Island, blends world sounds from the Far East, Middle East, and the West with some of the foremost international performers in the field and reached #1 on the Billboard Classical Crossover charts in the fall of 2024. As Duo Sonidos, Knuth and Levin released their most recent album Duo Sonidos: Wild Dance on the NAXOS label, which immediately rose to no. 3 on the Billboard classical music charts. The duo was awarded First Prize at the 2010 Luys Milan International Chamber Music Competition in Valencia, Spain, and BBC Music Magazine chose the debut album Duo Sonidos as the “BBC Top Choice US Release Album.” Knuth is a Grammy Recording Academy voting member. Current projects include a planned record release of original new works commissioned by the duo for violin and guitar by internationally celebrated Brazilian composers Sergio Assad, Clarice Assad, João Luiz, Marco Pereira, and Egberto Gismonti.  A recent 2024 chamber music recording project Sessions Rhode Island placed #1 on the Billboard Classical Crossover Charts.

Knuth has taken the role of Assistant Concertmaster of the AIMS Festival Orchestra in Graz, Austria, Associate Concertmaster of the vibrant Boston-based chamber orchestra Discovery Ensemble, is a member of the esteemed New York City-based new music group Ensemble Signal, and was a long-standing member of the Boston Philharmonic.

Knuth’s concerts in the U.S. have included a debut at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall; performances in New York’s Carnegie Hall, Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Strathmore Center, Austin Chamber Music Center, Guitar Foundation of American International Festival, National Gallery of Art, University of Miami Frost School of Music, Fundacao Oscar Americano Sao Paulo, Columbia University’s Miller Theater, Boston’s Jordan Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, Harvard Sanders Theater, Boston WGBH radio, Chicago WFMT radio, WCNY radio, Austin Classical Guitar, NPR radio and Mayne Stage Chicago; guest solo appearances with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and the Boston International Guitar fest; and ensemble work with Jacksonville Symphony, Discovery Ensemble, Signal Ensemble, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Harvard Group for New Music, IMPULS Festival Austria, June in Buffalo Festival, Big Ears Festival, and the Ojai Festival. Special projects have included collaborations with Sergio Assad, Clarice Assad, Joao Luiz, Steve Reich, Kaija Saariaho, Salvador Brotons, Eduardo Morales-Caso, Phillip Glass, Julia Wolfe, David Lang, Lukas Foss, Norah Jones, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, Goldfrapp, David Byrne, Jon Brion, Bright Eyes and the Goo Goo Dolls.

Knuth holds an M.M. from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studie dviolin with Nicholas Kitchen of the Borromeo Quartet; a Fulbright certificate for studies in Austria with Ernst Kovacic at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts; and a B.M. from the Eastman School of Music, where he was a student of Lynn Blakeslee.

An evening of guitar works performed by graduate student Nathaniel Knipscher. Free Admission

Our voice students are on their way to compete in the National Association of Teachers of Singing competition. Come hear the selections they will be performing before they go to N.A.T.S. on November 7th and 8th at Ithaca College. Free Admission

Come celebrate our BU flutists as they perform some of our favorite flute music!  We will be showcasing music through several centuries from CPE Bach to Paquito D'Rivera. Free Admission.

Featuring a diverse range of piano compositions, from the mind-boggling virtuosity of Liszt to the soothing, meditative tranquility of Philip Glass, this collection promises to captivate your senses and elevate your musical journey.  Free Admission.

Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing follows a lovable snake with an unlikely dream… to become a great singer! Traveling the world in search of his big break, Sid tries out new places, new sounds, and discovers what it truly means to find his voice. Bursting with humor and heart, this charming tale celebrates the joy of following your passion and daring to dream big.

Composed by Malcolm Fox
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Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing follows a lovable snake with an unlikely dream… to become a great singer! Traveling the world in search of his big break, Sid tries out new places, new sounds, and discovers what it truly means to find his voice. Bursting with humor and heart, this charming tale celebrates the joy of following your passion and daring to dream big.

Composed by Malcolm Fox
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Join us for a pastiche of chamber music, featuring members of the university instrumental music program. This inaugural year of department-wide chamber music includes performances by a new string quartet, a brass quintet, and a horn ensemble. This performance will feature works by Amy Beach, Clara Schumann, Alexander Borodin and more!   Free Admission.

Come hear works written for the lowest members of the brass family.  Free Admission.

Directed by Dr. Jennifer L. R. Greene, the Wind Symphony presents a night of musical entertainment! 

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Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing follows a lovable snake with an unlikely dream… to become a great singer! Traveling the world in search of his big break, Sid tries out new places, new sounds, and discovers what it truly means to find his voice. Bursting with humor and heart, this charming tale celebrates the joy of following your passion and daring to dream big.

Composed by Malcolm Fox

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Sid the Serpent Who Wanted to Sing follows a lovable snake with an unlikely dream… to become a great singer! Traveling the world in search of his big break, Sid tries out new places, new sounds, and discovers what it truly means to find his voice. Bursting with humor and heart, this charming tale celebrates the joy of following your passion and daring to dream big.

Composed by Malcolm Fox
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An evening of Flute Music. Come hear duets, trios, quartets, and full ensemble works written for Flute Free Admission.

The 5th annual collaboration with the Department of Music and Creative Writing. Our composers and vocalists premiere new poetry written by poets from the creative writing department.  Free Admission

Harpur Jazz welcomes Gabe Condon, guitar, to campus for a day of performances. This afternoon, Gabe is the featured performer with a Jazz quartet of players. Come hear some jazz standards you are familiar with and some works that are new to your ears. Free Admission.

Harpur Jazz welcomes Gabe Condon, guitar, to campus for a day of performances. This evening, Gabe is the featured performer with the Harpur Jazz Ensemble and the Harpur Studio Jazz Band. Come hear some jazz standards you are familiar with and some works that are new to your ears.

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Join us as our ������Ƶ Choirs - Chamber Singers, Treble Chorus, and Harpur Chorale - perform exciting works for choral ensembles. 

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The University Symphony Orchestra features student musicians under the direction of Professor Yichen Liang. Come and enjoy a concert of classical and modern music.

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Performing works written for classical guitar across varying styles and cultures. Free Admission.

Featuring music for 2 pianos and piano four-hands from the Studio of Michael Salmirs. Free Admission.

An exciting evening of eclectic percussion music and Caribbean Steel Drums. Music for meditation, reflection dance and wonder.

Performance moved from November 6th will now be a collaboration with School of the Arts [bing]LO — ������Ƶ’s Laptop Orchestra — presents their Fall concert of new collaboratively crafted compositions. Focusing on live electronic performance, the group brings together notated composition, improvisation, and sound art. Free Admission.

Join us as our voice area students perform selections of your favorite arias and art songs.  Free Admission

Through drumming, dance, and other musical art forms, this ensemble brings to the stage a uniquely African experience.

Students from our Introduction to Music Composition course premiere pieces they have recently composed for the class.  Free Admission

Come enjoy a unique performance brought to life through melodies rich in style and emotion and our students’ beautiful singing. This special event celebrates the beauty of Chinese poetry, music, and student creativity. Free Admission

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