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Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music

The Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University serves as the school's focal point for the study and appreciation of music, both as a means of self-expression and as a performance art for the entertainment of others. The facilities include two performance venues, the Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall and the Martha Rivers Ingram Center for the Performing Arts. Completed in 2001, Ingram Hall is a 618-seat performance hall with full staging capability including orchestra pit, opera scene shop, loading dock, dressing rooms and Green room. Turner Recital Hall provides an intimate space and acoustically superior setting for solo and chamber music performances. As Blair School of Music's principal performance hall for over twenty years, this 286-seat room is a superb setting for student and faculty recitals, as well as lectures and guest performers. These venues are available for rental to not-for-profit organizations and events. For space rental information, contact the Blair office(615) 322-7651.

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Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music

2400 Blakemore Avenue
Nashville, TN 37212

Phone: (615)322-7651 | Official Website
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Nashville Jazz Orchestra
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02/12/12	Ars Nova Quartet Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Ars Nova Quartet Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 12, 2012 The Ars Nova Quartet will present a delightful pre-concert recital, preceding their performance with the Nashville Sinfonietta (5pm; February 12th). Opening their program will be Haydn's String Quartet in D Major Op.64 No.5 "Lark," with Beethoven's String Quartet in B-flat Major Op.18 No.6 to follow. Location: Ingram Hall
02/12/12	Nashville Sinfonietta Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Nashville Sinfonietta Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 12, 2012 With Amy Dorfman and Mark Wait, and Dean Whiteside Nashville Sinfonietta brings together performers from the Nashville Symphony and the Blair School of Music. The program will include Mozart’s Concert No. 10 for Two Pianos, featuring the Dorfman/Wait Piano Duo, and Haydn’s Symphony No. 88 in G. This performance is a benefit for the Shade Tree Family Clinic — donations will be accepted, but are not required. Location: Ingram Hall
02/13/12	Blair Student Chamber Ensembles Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Student Chamber Ensembles Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 13, 2012 A musical potpourri for a mixture of chamber ensembles, including string, woodwind and brass instruments. Blair collegiate students perform familiar masterworks as well as rare and new chamber music gems. Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
02/14/12	Faculty Recital: Brian Utley, saxophone Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Faculty Recital: Brian Utley, saxophone Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 14, 2012 With guest artist Kae Hosoda-Ayer, Assistant Professor of Piano at Baylor University Brian Utley and Kae Hosoda-Ayer perform recent works by American composers, including Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano by Perry Goldstein, and Prelude by L. Mark Lewis. The duo’s musical selections are drawn from a recent CD recording, which is due out on Mark Records in 2012. Location: Steve & Judy Turner Recital Hall
02/15/12	Guest Artist: Gregory Sioles,piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Guest Artist: Gregory Sioles,piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 15, 2012 Pianist Gregory Sioles, an assistant professor of piano at Louisiana State University, presents a program exploring connections to the idea of variation, through the works of three composers. Handel’s Chaconne and Beethoven’s last Sonata (second movement) open and close the program. Both are variation sets. John Corigliano’s work is based on an ostinato figure found in the second movement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. His piece, too, could be considered...
02/17/12	Signature Series: Blair String Quartet Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Signature Series: Blair String Quartet Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 17, 2012 Christian Teal, violin Cornelia Heard, violin John Kochanowski, viola Felix Wang, cello The Blair String Quartet presents the world premiere of of Images From a Closed Ward, a work the group commissioned from groundbreaking American composer Michael Hersch and the first string quartet he has written in more than 20 years. The work was commissioned as part of The Blair Commissions: Music for the 21st Century, through funding from the James Stephen Turner Family...
02/17/12	Blair String Quartet Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair String Quartet Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 17, 2012 As part of a three-city tour, the Blair String Quartet will give the world-premiere performance of Images from a Closed Ward, written by esteemed composer Michael Hersch. Also on the program is Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14, Death and the Maiden. Vanderbilt University’s Blair String Quartet (Christian Teal, violin; Cornelia Heard, violin; John Kochanowski, viola; Felix Wang, cello) commissioned Images from a Closed Ward as part of...
02/18/12	Faculty Recital: Jessica Blackwell, violin Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Faculty Recital: Jessica Blackwell, violin Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 18, 2012 An Evening of Schubert Violinist Jessica Blackwell orchestrates an enchanting evening of music by Franz Schubert. Highlights from the all-Schubert program include: Selected lieder, with guest soprano Candice Zimmerman Selected solo piano works, featuring pianist Jennifer McGuire Cello Quintet in C Major, D. 956, with Jessica Blackwell and Anna Lisa Hoepfinger, violins; Dan Reinker, viola; Michael Samis and Christopher Stenstrom, cellos.
02/19/12	Vanderbilt Community Chorus Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Vanderbilt Community Chorus Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 19, 2012 David Binns Williams, director The Community Chorus presents a salute to musical theater with a program of Stephen Sondheim’s timeless tunes. Location: Ingram Hall
02/21/12	Master Classes: Roger Vignoles, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Master Classes: Roger Vignoles, piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 21, 2012 British pianist Roger Vignoles is internationally recognized as one of the world’s most distinguished collaborative pianists and musicians of today. He regularly partners the finest singers in major venues around the world and is regarded as a leading authority on the song repertoire. In the course of his distinguished career, he has collaborated with such top singers as Elisabeth Söderström, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Kathleen Battle, Thomas Hampson, Sir Thomas Allen and many...
02/22/12	Vanderbilt Wind Symphony and Vanderbilt Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Vanderbilt Wind Symphony and Vanderbilt Orchestra Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 22, 2012 Vanderbilt Wind Symphony Thomas Verrier, director Consortium Premiere: Road Stories, by Jennifer Higdon and Vanderbilt Orchestra Robin Fountain, conductor Works by BMI composer Sean Shepherd Called “sharp and fierce” (Feast of Music) with “a wonderful way of making the orchestra shimmer” (Sequenza 21), young composer Sean Shepherd creates music that has earned him admiration and return engagements with major ensembles across...
02/24/12	Blair Chamber Choir and Blair Symphonic Choir Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Chamber Choir and Blair Symphonic Choir Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 24, 2012 David Cassel, director The Blair Chamber Choir will perform the music of Blair’s own composers, both students and alumni. The Symphonic Choir performs contemporary settings of the love poetry of Robert Burns and Edward Heyman, as well as Celtic and Appalachian folk songs. Location: Ingram Hall
02/28/12	Guest Artists: So Percussion Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Guest Artists: So Percussion Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 28, 2012 Innovative, experimental percussion quartet So Percussion brings its genre-smashing production to Ingram Hall. The ensemble is signed to Cantaloupe Music, a record label affiliated with celebrated experimental music collective Bang on a Can. In performance, the quartet is known for incorporating unusual and exotic instruments, including bowed marimba, aluminum pipes and, confoundingly, amplified cactus. Two new recordings, Steve Mackey’s It Is Time on Cantaloupe Music, and Steve...
03/01/12	Guest Artist: Elias Goldstein, viola Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Guest Artist: Elias Goldstein, viola Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 1, 2012 Elias Goldstein is a rising star in the viola world. He won second prize at the prestigious Primrose International Viola Competition in 2011, and recently made his Russian debut with the Moscow Soloists and the New Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under Alexander Slatkovsky. As a soloist with orchestras he has appeared with the Moscow Soloists under the direction of Yuri Bashmet, New Moscow Philharmonic, New Mexico Chamber Orchestra, the Ukrainian Chamber Orchestra, and the DePaul Symphony...
03/03/12	Dragon Tales: Celebrate Year of Dragon through Dance Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Dragon Tales: Celebrate Year of Dragon through Dance Presented by Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 3, 2012 CAAN is celebrating Chinese Year of the Dragon (2012) and producing an evening length of creative dance works. This dance theater production tells Chinese stories through Chinese dance elements combined with modern dance arrangements. All the music accompanying the dances are either traditional Chinese music or contemporary Chinese music. The newly rebuilt 60-foot-long Chinese dragon will also appear and glow on the stage. This production is co-sponsored by TN...
03/03/12- 03/10/12	CAAN presents Dragon Tales Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music CAAN presents Dragon Tales Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 3-March 10, 2012 The Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (CAAN) presents “Dragon Tales,” a dance theater production celebrating the Chinese Dragon Year of 2012. The dragon is an auspicious creature in Chinese cultures, symbolizing strength, determination and good luck. The dance production includes “Dragon Pearl,” which depicts a Chinese folk story about a boy turning into a dragon, with original music by Don Hart. Another dance piece, “Dreaming of Dragonland,” will include...
03/03/12	Blair Presents: ALIAS Chamber Ensemble Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Presents: ALIAS Chamber Ensemble Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 3, 2012 Innovative Nashville chamber ensemble ALIAS continues its 10th anniversary season with two works by American composer Kenji Bunch, including the world premiere of a piece for French horn and strings written especially for ALIAS. These works will be included on ALIAS’ recording of Bunch’s chamber music, for release on the Delos label in 2012. Kenji Bunch, Luminaria (2002) Claude Debussy,...
03/10/12	DRAGON TALES: Celebration of the Dragon Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music DRAGON TALES: Celebration of the Dragon Presented by Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 10, 2012 CAAN is celebrating Chinese Year of the Dragon (2012) and producing an evening length of creative dance works. This dance theater production tells Chinese stories through Chinese dance elements combined with modern dance arrangements. All the music accompanying the dances are either traditional Chinese music or contemporary Chinese music. The newly rebuilt 60-foot-long Chinese dragon will also appear and glow on the stage. This production is co-sponsored by TN...
03/16/12	Signature Series: Piano Faculty Concert---Living Composers Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Signature Series: Piano Faculty Concert---Living Composers Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 16, 2012 Roland Schneller, Autumn Leaves (2010) by Sean Calhoun (b. 1992) Karen Ann Krieger, Concert Etude Op. 40 by Nikolai Kapustin (b. 1937) Melissa Rose, North American Ballads, 1. Dreadful memories (After Aunt Molly Jackson) by Frederic Rzewski (b. 1938) Lauren Coplan, Before Sleep and Dreams by Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960) Elizabeth Eckert, Humoresque by Rodion Shchedrin (b. 1932) Amy Dorfman, Piano Figures (2006) by George Benjamin (b. 1960) Valerie...
03/18/12	Faculty Recital: Amy Jarman, soprano; Jennifer McGuire, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Faculty Recital: Amy Jarman, soprano; Jennifer McGuire, piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 18, 2012 Between the Wars: Songs by European Composers 1916-1940 The four composers represented on this recital have in common the changing landscape of Europe in the first part of the 20th century. Rachmaninoff's songs feature virtuosic writing for the piano partnered with lyrical and haunting melodies in the voice. These were the last songs he wrote before leaving Russia after the revolution. Eric Korngold's best-known composition is the opera Die Tode Stadt, written in 1920. The songs...
03/21/12	Guest Artist:An Evening with flutist Julien Beaudiment and the Vanderbilt String Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Guest Artist:An Evening with flutist Julien Beaudiment and the Vanderbilt String Orchestra Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 21, 2012 With Philip Dikeman, flute, and The Atlantic Ensemble; Outstanding young French flutist Julien Beaudiment is the principal flute at the Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon, a position he obtained at the age of 22, while still a student. From 2005-06 he was principal flute of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, making him the only French flutist to have held such a position with a prestigious British orchestra. Beaudiment’s program at Blair will feature...
03/22/12	Guest Artists: Tony Boutté, tenor and Alan Johnson, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Guest Artists: Tony Boutté, tenor and Alan Johnson, piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 22, 2012 Guest artists from The Frost School of Music, University of Miami A varied program of traditional and contemporary vocal music, including the Nashville premiere of Michael Alec Rose’s Bucolics, a setting of five poems by the award-winning poet Maurice Manning. Both the poet and the composer will be in attendance and will hold a pre-concert conversation about the different kinds of “singing” that’s done by poets, composers and...
03/23/12	Vanderbilt Wind Symphony and Chamber Players Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Vanderbilt Wind Symphony and Chamber Players Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 23, 2012 Program titled: “New Frontiers.” Thomas Verrier, conductor Wayne Bailey, guest conductor Guest conductor Wayne Bailey is Professor of Music in the Herberger College School of Music at Arizona State University, where he conducts the university’s wind ensemble and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in conducting. Location: Ingram Hall
03/25/12	Vanderbilt University Concert Choir Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Vanderbilt University Concert Choir Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 25, 2012 Ingram Hall Vanderbilt University Concert Choir David Binns Williams, director The oldest performing ensemble on campus performs choral works of all genres. Location: Ingram Hall
03/25/12	Blair Harp Ensemble Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Harp Ensemble Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 25, 2012 Blair Harp Ensemble Marian Shaffer, director Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
03/29/12	Revolutionaries in the Academy! — John Cage and Merce Cunningham. Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Revolutionaries in the Academy! — John Cage and Merce Cunningham. Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 29, 2012 A Conversation on Form, Composition and Creativity Michael Holland, artistic director of Blair Percussion VORTEX, introduces this dialogue on the intersection of music and dance, featuring Jennifer Goggans, former dancer, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and Michael Slayton, chair of Blair’s music composition department. Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
03/30/12	Signature Series: Craig Nies, Piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Signature Series: Craig Nies, Piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 30, 2012 After five years, indefatigable and prodigious pianist Craig Nies concludes his Well Tempered Clavier concert series. In the spring of 2007, Nies embarked on a journey to perform in concert the entire Well Tempered Clavier of J.S. Bach, which includes 48 Preludes and Fugues. These concerts have also featured signature works from other important composers, including the complete Debussy Preludes. This final installment will feature the last three Preludes and Fugues by Bach; the last...
03/31/12	Faculty Recital: Philip Dikeman, flute Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Faculty Recital: Philip Dikeman, flute Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 31, 2012 With Melissa Rose, piano, and Jared Hauser, oboe New Associate Professor of Flute Philip Dikeman’s debut solo recital at Blair will have an international flair, featuring several works by contemporary composers, including leading Mexican composer Samuel Zyman’s Sonata for Flute and Piano, with Melissa Rose; Scottish-American composer Thea Musgrave’s Impromptu No. 1 for Flute and Oboe, with Jared Hauser; and American composer Jennifer Higdon’s rapid?fire, for...
04/01/12	Blair Percussion VORTEX Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Percussion VORTEX Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 1, 2012 Michael Holland, artistic director VORTEX celebrates John Cage with former dancers of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company 7:00pm Cage Musicircus in Ingram Lobby and Plaza. “You won’t hear a thing. You’ll hear everything!” 7:400 Pre-concert talk with professor Robert Fry in Ingram Hall Witness history. Make history. Join VORTEX and artistic director Michael Holland in the centennial birthday celebration of John Cage and his 50-year...
04/02/12	Signature Series: Blair Brass Quintet Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Signature Series: Blair Brass Quintet Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 2, 2012 Allan Cox, trumpet; Pat Kunkee, trumpet; Leslie Norton, horn; Prentiss Hobbs, trombone; Gilbert Long, tuba The Blair Brass Quintet, founded in 1995, has concertized throughout the Southeast, and is very involved in exposing young people to their music through school concerts. Their repertoire ranges from traditional to contemporary. For this concert, the Quintet will perform works by Samuel Scheidt, John Cheetham, Malcolm Arnold and Charles-Marie Widor, among others.
04/04/12	Living Sounds Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Living Sounds Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 4, 2012 The new works of Blair’s student composers, performed by their peers. Come hear the next generation of classical composition! Location: Steve and Judy Turner Rectial Hall
04/11/12	Blair Student Chamber Ensembles Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Student Chamber Ensembles Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 11, 2012 A musical potpourri for a mixture of chamber ensembles, including string, woodwind and brass instruments. Blair collegiate students perform familiar masterworks as well as rare and new chamber music gems. Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
04/11/12	Sankofa Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Sankofa Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 11, 2012 Vanderbilt’s African Drumming and Dance Ensemble Gyane Kwame Ahima, director Location: Ingram Hall
04/13/12	Vanderbilt University Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Vanderbilt University Orchestra Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 13, 2012 Robin Fountain, conductor Featuring the winners of the 2011 Blair Concerto Competition. Location: Ingram Hall
04/14/12	Blair Big Band Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Big Band Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 14, 2012 Billy Adair, director “Swing Into Spring” with the Blair Big Band. Instrumental and vocal jazz, from the classics (think Count Basie!) to the modern era. Sponsored by Melissa and Scot Hollmann Location: Ingram Hall
04/15/12	Blair Suzuki Violin Performing Group and Children's Cello Choir Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Suzuki Violin Performing Group and Children's Cello Choir Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 15, 2012 Blair Suzuki Violin Performing Group Carol Smith, director and Blair Children’s Cello Choir Kirsten Cassel Greer and Anne Hall Williams, directors Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
04/15/12	Steel Drum Bands Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Steel Drum Bands Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 15, 2012 Steel Drum Bands Location: Ingram Hall
04/17/12	Blair Chamber Choir, Blair Symphonic Choir and Vanderbilt Oratorio Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Chamber Choir, Blair Symphonic Choir and Vanderbilt Oratorio Orchestra Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 17, 2012 David Cassel, director The Chamber and Symphonic Choirs will perform Bach’s Cantata 191 and the Haydn Lord Nelson Mass, with student soloists and the Vanderbilt Oratorio Orchestra. Location: Ingram Hall
04/20/12	Nashville Jazz Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Nashville Jazz Orchestra Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 20, 2012 Jim Williamson, director The Music of Stevie Wonder The Nashville Jazz Orchestra celebrates Stevie Wonder with a program dedicated to his music. Sure to be an evening that will get you on your feet! Tickets: $20 adults; $15 seniors (65+) and Vanderbilt faculty and staff; $10 students with ID; $5 Vanderbilt students with ID. Tickets available at the door. Location: Ingram Hall
04/21/12	Signature Series: The Annual Appalachian Celebration Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Signature Series: The Annual Appalachian Celebration Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 21, 2012 Matt Combs, director This annual hoedown features Blair’s own folk and instrument performance faculty, plus plenty of surprise guests from the Nashville music industry. Come for the unexpected, stay for the joy of our region’s favorite folk music, performed by some of the very best players in the country. Sponsored by the David Schnaufer Fund This concert is a benefit for the Jerome “Butch” Baldassari Pre-College Scholarship Fund at the Blair School...
04/23/12	Nightcap Series: Carolyn Huebl, violin; Leslie Norton, French Horn; Mark Wait, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Nightcap Series: Carolyn Huebl, violin; Leslie Norton, French Horn; Mark Wait, piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 23, 2012 An evening of contemporary horn trios, spotlighting works by composers Paul Lansky and Verne Reynolds. Lansky made his reputation as a pioneer in electronic and computer music (Radiohead featured samples of his work prominently on signature album Kid A), but has more recently been writing for acoustic instruments. Reynolds was a distinguished composer and influential horn professor who wrote extensively for brass instruments. Sponsored by Nissan Americas This event will be...
04/25/12- 04/28/12	Blair Pre-College Program Scholarship Recital Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Pre-College Program Scholarship Recital Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 25-April 28, 2012 Blair’s finest pre-college students are featured in a variety of solo works for piano, strings, woodwinds, brass and voice. Sponsored by an anonymous friend of the Blair School of Music. Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
04/28/12	Faculty Recital: Jama Reagan, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Faculty Recital: Jama Reagan, piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 28, 2012 With guest artist Arunesh Nadgir, assistant professor of piano, Middle Tennessee State University A duo-piano collaboration that pairs Middle Tennessee pianists. Francis Poulenc, Concerto in D Minor for Two Pianos William Bolcom, The Garden of Eden Astor Piazzolla, Tangos for Two Pianos John Corigliano, Kaleidoscope for Two Pianos This concert is a benefit for the W.O. Smith Music School. Donations at the door will be accepted, but are not...
04/28/12	Suzuki Violin Graudation and Festival Concert Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Suzuki Violin Graudation and Festival Concert Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 28, 2012 Carol Fisher, director Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
04/28/12	Suzuki Cello Graduation and Festival Concert Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Suzuki Cello Graduation and Festival Concert Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 28, 2012 Anne Hall Williams and Kirsten Cassel Greer, directors Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
05/07/12	Curb Youth Symphony Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Curb Youth Symphony Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music May 7, 2012 Curb Youth Symphony Carol Nies, director Location: Ingram Hall
05/08/12	Nashville Youth Repertory, Youth Strings, Reading and Beginning Reading Orchestras Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Nashville Youth Repertory, Youth Strings, Reading and Beginning Reading Orchestras Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music May 8, 2012 Nashville Youth Repertory Orchestra Sally McFadden, director Youth Strings Orchestras, Reading Orchestra and Beginning Reading Orchestra Celeste Tuten, director Location: Ingram Hall
05/11/12	Blair Children's Chorus Program Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Children's Chorus Program Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music May 11, 2012 Nashville Youth Repertory Orchestra Sally McFadden, director Youth Strings Orchestras, Reading Orchestra and Beginning Reading Orchestra Celeste Tuten, director Location: Ingram Hall
05/18/12	Vanderbilt Community Chorus Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Vanderbilt Community Chorus Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music May 18, 2012 David Binns Williams, director An all-Americana program, featuring Aaron Copland’s “Old American Songs” with chamber orchestra accompaniment. Location: Ingram Hall

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02/10/12

Nashville Jazz Orchestra
Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music

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02/12/12	Ars Nova Quartet Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Ars Nova Quartet Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 12, 2012 The Ars Nova Quartet will present a delightful pre-concert recital, preceding their performance with the Nashville Sinfonietta (5pm; February 12th). Opening their program will be Haydn's String Quartet in D Major Op.64 No.5 "Lark," with Beethoven's String Quartet in B-flat Major Op.18 No.6 to follow. Location: Ingram Hall
02/12/12	Nashville Sinfonietta Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Nashville Sinfonietta Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 12, 2012 With Amy Dorfman and Mark Wait, and Dean Whiteside Nashville Sinfonietta brings together performers from the Nashville Symphony and the Blair School of Music. The program will include Mozart’s Concert No. 10 for Two Pianos, featuring the Dorfman/Wait Piano Duo, and Haydn’s Symphony No. 88 in G. This performance is a benefit for the Shade Tree Family Clinic — donations will be accepted, but are not required. Location: Ingram Hall
02/13/12	Blair Student Chamber Ensembles Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Student Chamber Ensembles Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 13, 2012 A musical potpourri for a mixture of chamber ensembles, including string, woodwind and brass instruments. Blair collegiate students perform familiar masterworks as well as rare and new chamber music gems. Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
02/14/12	Faculty Recital: Brian Utley, saxophone Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Faculty Recital: Brian Utley, saxophone Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 14, 2012 With guest artist Kae Hosoda-Ayer, Assistant Professor of Piano at Baylor University Brian Utley and Kae Hosoda-Ayer perform recent works by American composers, including Sonata for Soprano Saxophone and Piano by Perry Goldstein, and Prelude by L. Mark Lewis. The duo’s musical selections are drawn from a recent CD recording, which is due out on Mark Records in 2012. Location: Steve & Judy Turner Recital Hall
02/15/12	Guest Artist: Gregory Sioles,piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Guest Artist: Gregory Sioles,piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 15, 2012 Pianist Gregory Sioles, an assistant professor of piano at Louisiana State University, presents a program exploring connections to the idea of variation, through the works of three composers. Handel’s Chaconne and Beethoven’s last Sonata (second movement) open and close the program. Both are variation sets. John Corigliano’s work is based on an ostinato figure found in the second movement of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. His piece, too, could be considered...
02/17/12	Signature Series: Blair String Quartet Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Signature Series: Blair String Quartet Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 17, 2012 Christian Teal, violin Cornelia Heard, violin John Kochanowski, viola Felix Wang, cello The Blair String Quartet presents the world premiere of of Images From a Closed Ward, a work the group commissioned from groundbreaking American composer Michael Hersch and the first string quartet he has written in more than 20 years. The work was commissioned as part of The Blair Commissions: Music for the 21st Century, through funding from the James Stephen Turner Family...
02/17/12	Blair String Quartet Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair String Quartet Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 17, 2012 As part of a three-city tour, the Blair String Quartet will give the world-premiere performance of Images from a Closed Ward, written by esteemed composer Michael Hersch. Also on the program is Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14, Death and the Maiden. Vanderbilt University’s Blair String Quartet (Christian Teal, violin; Cornelia Heard, violin; John Kochanowski, viola; Felix Wang, cello) commissioned Images from a Closed Ward as part of...
02/18/12	Faculty Recital: Jessica Blackwell, violin Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Faculty Recital: Jessica Blackwell, violin Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 18, 2012 An Evening of Schubert Violinist Jessica Blackwell orchestrates an enchanting evening of music by Franz Schubert. Highlights from the all-Schubert program include: Selected lieder, with guest soprano Candice Zimmerman Selected solo piano works, featuring pianist Jennifer McGuire Cello Quintet in C Major, D. 956, with Jessica Blackwell and Anna Lisa Hoepfinger, violins; Dan Reinker, viola; Michael Samis and Christopher Stenstrom, cellos.
02/19/12	Vanderbilt Community Chorus Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Vanderbilt Community Chorus Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 19, 2012 David Binns Williams, director The Community Chorus presents a salute to musical theater with a program of Stephen Sondheim’s timeless tunes. Location: Ingram Hall
02/21/12	Master Classes: Roger Vignoles, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Master Classes: Roger Vignoles, piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 21, 2012 British pianist Roger Vignoles is internationally recognized as one of the world’s most distinguished collaborative pianists and musicians of today. He regularly partners the finest singers in major venues around the world and is regarded as a leading authority on the song repertoire. In the course of his distinguished career, he has collaborated with such top singers as Elisabeth Söderström, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Kathleen Battle, Thomas Hampson, Sir Thomas Allen and many...
02/22/12	Vanderbilt Wind Symphony and Vanderbilt Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Vanderbilt Wind Symphony and Vanderbilt Orchestra Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 22, 2012 Vanderbilt Wind Symphony Thomas Verrier, director Consortium Premiere: Road Stories, by Jennifer Higdon and Vanderbilt Orchestra Robin Fountain, conductor Works by BMI composer Sean Shepherd Called “sharp and fierce” (Feast of Music) with “a wonderful way of making the orchestra shimmer” (Sequenza 21), young composer Sean Shepherd creates music that has earned him admiration and return engagements with major ensembles across...
02/24/12	Blair Chamber Choir and Blair Symphonic Choir Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Chamber Choir and Blair Symphonic Choir Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 24, 2012 David Cassel, director The Blair Chamber Choir will perform the music of Blair’s own composers, both students and alumni. The Symphonic Choir performs contemporary settings of the love poetry of Robert Burns and Edward Heyman, as well as Celtic and Appalachian folk songs. Location: Ingram Hall
02/28/12	Guest Artists: So Percussion Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Guest Artists: So Percussion Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music February 28, 2012 Innovative, experimental percussion quartet So Percussion brings its genre-smashing production to Ingram Hall. The ensemble is signed to Cantaloupe Music, a record label affiliated with celebrated experimental music collective Bang on a Can. In performance, the quartet is known for incorporating unusual and exotic instruments, including bowed marimba, aluminum pipes and, confoundingly, amplified cactus. Two new recordings, Steve Mackey’s It Is Time on Cantaloupe Music, and Steve...
03/01/12	Guest Artist: Elias Goldstein, viola Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Guest Artist: Elias Goldstein, viola Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 1, 2012 Elias Goldstein is a rising star in the viola world. He won second prize at the prestigious Primrose International Viola Competition in 2011, and recently made his Russian debut with the Moscow Soloists and the New Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under Alexander Slatkovsky. As a soloist with orchestras he has appeared with the Moscow Soloists under the direction of Yuri Bashmet, New Moscow Philharmonic, New Mexico Chamber Orchestra, the Ukrainian Chamber Orchestra, and the DePaul Symphony...
03/03/12	Dragon Tales: Celebrate Year of Dragon through Dance Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Dragon Tales: Celebrate Year of Dragon through Dance Presented by Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 3, 2012 CAAN is celebrating Chinese Year of the Dragon (2012) and producing an evening length of creative dance works. This dance theater production tells Chinese stories through Chinese dance elements combined with modern dance arrangements. All the music accompanying the dances are either traditional Chinese music or contemporary Chinese music. The newly rebuilt 60-foot-long Chinese dragon will also appear and glow on the stage. This production is co-sponsored by TN...
03/03/12- 03/10/12	CAAN presents Dragon Tales Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music CAAN presents Dragon Tales Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 3-March 10, 2012 The Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville (CAAN) presents “Dragon Tales,” a dance theater production celebrating the Chinese Dragon Year of 2012. The dragon is an auspicious creature in Chinese cultures, symbolizing strength, determination and good luck. The dance production includes “Dragon Pearl,” which depicts a Chinese folk story about a boy turning into a dragon, with original music by Don Hart. Another dance piece, “Dreaming of Dragonland,” will include...
03/03/12	Blair Presents: ALIAS Chamber Ensemble Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Presents: ALIAS Chamber Ensemble Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 3, 2012 Innovative Nashville chamber ensemble ALIAS continues its 10th anniversary season with two works by American composer Kenji Bunch, including the world premiere of a piece for French horn and strings written especially for ALIAS. These works will be included on ALIAS’ recording of Bunch’s chamber music, for release on the Delos label in 2012. Kenji Bunch, Luminaria (2002) Claude Debussy,...
03/10/12	DRAGON TALES: Celebration of the Dragon Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music DRAGON TALES: Celebration of the Dragon Presented by Chinese Arts Alliance of Nashville at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 10, 2012 CAAN is celebrating Chinese Year of the Dragon (2012) and producing an evening length of creative dance works. This dance theater production tells Chinese stories through Chinese dance elements combined with modern dance arrangements. All the music accompanying the dances are either traditional Chinese music or contemporary Chinese music. The newly rebuilt 60-foot-long Chinese dragon will also appear and glow on the stage. This production is co-sponsored by TN...
03/16/12	Signature Series: Piano Faculty Concert---Living Composers Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Signature Series: Piano Faculty Concert---Living Composers Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 16, 2012 Roland Schneller, Autumn Leaves (2010) by Sean Calhoun (b. 1992) Karen Ann Krieger, Concert Etude Op. 40 by Nikolai Kapustin (b. 1937) Melissa Rose, North American Ballads, 1. Dreadful memories (After Aunt Molly Jackson) by Frederic Rzewski (b. 1938) Lauren Coplan, Before Sleep and Dreams by Aaron Jay Kernis (b. 1960) Elizabeth Eckert, Humoresque by Rodion Shchedrin (b. 1932) Amy Dorfman, Piano Figures (2006) by George Benjamin (b. 1960) Valerie...
03/18/12	Faculty Recital: Amy Jarman, soprano; Jennifer McGuire, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Faculty Recital: Amy Jarman, soprano; Jennifer McGuire, piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 18, 2012 Between the Wars: Songs by European Composers 1916-1940 The four composers represented on this recital have in common the changing landscape of Europe in the first part of the 20th century. Rachmaninoff's songs feature virtuosic writing for the piano partnered with lyrical and haunting melodies in the voice. These were the last songs he wrote before leaving Russia after the revolution. Eric Korngold's best-known composition is the opera Die Tode Stadt, written in 1920. The songs...
03/21/12	Guest Artist:An Evening with flutist Julien Beaudiment and the Vanderbilt String Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Guest Artist:An Evening with flutist Julien Beaudiment and the Vanderbilt String Orchestra Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 21, 2012 With Philip Dikeman, flute, and The Atlantic Ensemble; Outstanding young French flutist Julien Beaudiment is the principal flute at the Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lyon, a position he obtained at the age of 22, while still a student. From 2005-06 he was principal flute of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, making him the only French flutist to have held such a position with a prestigious British orchestra. Beaudiment’s program at Blair will feature...
03/22/12	Guest Artists: Tony Boutté, tenor and Alan Johnson, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Guest Artists: Tony Boutté, tenor and Alan Johnson, piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 22, 2012 Guest artists from The Frost School of Music, University of Miami A varied program of traditional and contemporary vocal music, including the Nashville premiere of Michael Alec Rose’s Bucolics, a setting of five poems by the award-winning poet Maurice Manning. Both the poet and the composer will be in attendance and will hold a pre-concert conversation about the different kinds of “singing” that’s done by poets, composers and...
03/23/12	Vanderbilt Wind Symphony and Chamber Players Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Vanderbilt Wind Symphony and Chamber Players Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 23, 2012 Program titled: “New Frontiers.” Thomas Verrier, conductor Wayne Bailey, guest conductor Guest conductor Wayne Bailey is Professor of Music in the Herberger College School of Music at Arizona State University, where he conducts the university’s wind ensemble and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in conducting. Location: Ingram Hall
03/25/12	Vanderbilt University Concert Choir Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Vanderbilt University Concert Choir Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 25, 2012 Ingram Hall Vanderbilt University Concert Choir David Binns Williams, director The oldest performing ensemble on campus performs choral works of all genres. Location: Ingram Hall
03/25/12	Blair Harp Ensemble Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Harp Ensemble Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 25, 2012 Blair Harp Ensemble Marian Shaffer, director Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
03/29/12	Revolutionaries in the Academy! — John Cage and Merce Cunningham. Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Revolutionaries in the Academy! — John Cage and Merce Cunningham. Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 29, 2012 A Conversation on Form, Composition and Creativity Michael Holland, artistic director of Blair Percussion VORTEX, introduces this dialogue on the intersection of music and dance, featuring Jennifer Goggans, former dancer, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and Michael Slayton, chair of Blair’s music composition department. Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
03/30/12	Signature Series: Craig Nies, Piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Signature Series: Craig Nies, Piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 30, 2012 After five years, indefatigable and prodigious pianist Craig Nies concludes his Well Tempered Clavier concert series. In the spring of 2007, Nies embarked on a journey to perform in concert the entire Well Tempered Clavier of J.S. Bach, which includes 48 Preludes and Fugues. These concerts have also featured signature works from other important composers, including the complete Debussy Preludes. This final installment will feature the last three Preludes and Fugues by Bach; the last...
03/31/12	Faculty Recital: Philip Dikeman, flute Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Faculty Recital: Philip Dikeman, flute Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music March 31, 2012 With Melissa Rose, piano, and Jared Hauser, oboe New Associate Professor of Flute Philip Dikeman’s debut solo recital at Blair will have an international flair, featuring several works by contemporary composers, including leading Mexican composer Samuel Zyman’s Sonata for Flute and Piano, with Melissa Rose; Scottish-American composer Thea Musgrave’s Impromptu No. 1 for Flute and Oboe, with Jared Hauser; and American composer Jennifer Higdon’s rapid?fire, for...
04/01/12	Blair Percussion VORTEX Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Percussion VORTEX Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 1, 2012 Michael Holland, artistic director VORTEX celebrates John Cage with former dancers of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company 7:00pm Cage Musicircus in Ingram Lobby and Plaza. “You won’t hear a thing. You’ll hear everything!” 7:400 Pre-concert talk with professor Robert Fry in Ingram Hall Witness history. Make history. Join VORTEX and artistic director Michael Holland in the centennial birthday celebration of John Cage and his 50-year...
04/02/12	Signature Series: Blair Brass Quintet Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Signature Series: Blair Brass Quintet Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 2, 2012 Allan Cox, trumpet; Pat Kunkee, trumpet; Leslie Norton, horn; Prentiss Hobbs, trombone; Gilbert Long, tuba The Blair Brass Quintet, founded in 1995, has concertized throughout the Southeast, and is very involved in exposing young people to their music through school concerts. Their repertoire ranges from traditional to contemporary. For this concert, the Quintet will perform works by Samuel Scheidt, John Cheetham, Malcolm Arnold and Charles-Marie Widor, among others.
04/04/12	Living Sounds Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Living Sounds Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 4, 2012 The new works of Blair’s student composers, performed by their peers. Come hear the next generation of classical composition! Location: Steve and Judy Turner Rectial Hall
04/11/12	Blair Student Chamber Ensembles Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Student Chamber Ensembles Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 11, 2012 A musical potpourri for a mixture of chamber ensembles, including string, woodwind and brass instruments. Blair collegiate students perform familiar masterworks as well as rare and new chamber music gems. Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
04/11/12	Sankofa Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Sankofa Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 11, 2012 Vanderbilt’s African Drumming and Dance Ensemble Gyane Kwame Ahima, director Location: Ingram Hall
04/13/12	Vanderbilt University Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Vanderbilt University Orchestra Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 13, 2012 Robin Fountain, conductor Featuring the winners of the 2011 Blair Concerto Competition. Location: Ingram Hall
04/14/12	Blair Big Band Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Big Band Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 14, 2012 Billy Adair, director “Swing Into Spring” with the Blair Big Band. Instrumental and vocal jazz, from the classics (think Count Basie!) to the modern era. Sponsored by Melissa and Scot Hollmann Location: Ingram Hall
04/15/12	Blair Suzuki Violin Performing Group and Children's Cello Choir Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Suzuki Violin Performing Group and Children's Cello Choir Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 15, 2012 Blair Suzuki Violin Performing Group Carol Smith, director and Blair Children’s Cello Choir Kirsten Cassel Greer and Anne Hall Williams, directors Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
04/15/12	Steel Drum Bands Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Steel Drum Bands Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 15, 2012 Steel Drum Bands Location: Ingram Hall
04/17/12	Blair Chamber Choir, Blair Symphonic Choir and Vanderbilt Oratorio Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Chamber Choir, Blair Symphonic Choir and Vanderbilt Oratorio Orchestra Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 17, 2012 David Cassel, director The Chamber and Symphonic Choirs will perform Bach’s Cantata 191 and the Haydn Lord Nelson Mass, with student soloists and the Vanderbilt Oratorio Orchestra. Location: Ingram Hall
04/20/12	Nashville Jazz Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Nashville Jazz Orchestra Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 20, 2012 Jim Williamson, director The Music of Stevie Wonder The Nashville Jazz Orchestra celebrates Stevie Wonder with a program dedicated to his music. Sure to be an evening that will get you on your feet! Tickets: $20 adults; $15 seniors (65+) and Vanderbilt faculty and staff; $10 students with ID; $5 Vanderbilt students with ID. Tickets available at the door. Location: Ingram Hall
04/21/12	Signature Series: The Annual Appalachian Celebration Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Signature Series: The Annual Appalachian Celebration Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 21, 2012 Matt Combs, director This annual hoedown features Blair’s own folk and instrument performance faculty, plus plenty of surprise guests from the Nashville music industry. Come for the unexpected, stay for the joy of our region’s favorite folk music, performed by some of the very best players in the country. Sponsored by the David Schnaufer Fund This concert is a benefit for the Jerome “Butch” Baldassari Pre-College Scholarship Fund at the Blair School...
04/23/12	Nightcap Series: Carolyn Huebl, violin; Leslie Norton, French Horn; Mark Wait, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Nightcap Series: Carolyn Huebl, violin; Leslie Norton, French Horn; Mark Wait, piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 23, 2012 An evening of contemporary horn trios, spotlighting works by composers Paul Lansky and Verne Reynolds. Lansky made his reputation as a pioneer in electronic and computer music (Radiohead featured samples of his work prominently on signature album Kid A), but has more recently been writing for acoustic instruments. Reynolds was a distinguished composer and influential horn professor who wrote extensively for brass instruments. Sponsored by Nissan Americas This event will be...
04/25/12- 04/28/12	Blair Pre-College Program Scholarship Recital Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Pre-College Program Scholarship Recital Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 25-April 28, 2012 Blair’s finest pre-college students are featured in a variety of solo works for piano, strings, woodwinds, brass and voice. Sponsored by an anonymous friend of the Blair School of Music. Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
04/28/12	Faculty Recital: Jama Reagan, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Faculty Recital: Jama Reagan, piano Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 28, 2012 With guest artist Arunesh Nadgir, assistant professor of piano, Middle Tennessee State University A duo-piano collaboration that pairs Middle Tennessee pianists. Francis Poulenc, Concerto in D Minor for Two Pianos William Bolcom, The Garden of Eden Astor Piazzolla, Tangos for Two Pianos John Corigliano, Kaleidoscope for Two Pianos This concert is a benefit for the W.O. Smith Music School. Donations at the door will be accepted, but are not...
04/28/12	Suzuki Violin Graudation and Festival Concert Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Suzuki Violin Graudation and Festival Concert Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 28, 2012 Carol Fisher, director Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
04/28/12	Suzuki Cello Graduation and Festival Concert Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Suzuki Cello Graduation and Festival Concert Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music April 28, 2012 Anne Hall Williams and Kirsten Cassel Greer, directors Location: Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
05/07/12	Curb Youth Symphony Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Curb Youth Symphony Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music May 7, 2012 Curb Youth Symphony Carol Nies, director Location: Ingram Hall
05/08/12	Nashville Youth Repertory, Youth Strings, Reading and Beginning Reading Orchestras Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Nashville Youth Repertory, Youth Strings, Reading and Beginning Reading Orchestras Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music May 8, 2012 Nashville Youth Repertory Orchestra Sally McFadden, director Youth Strings Orchestras, Reading Orchestra and Beginning Reading Orchestra Celeste Tuten, director Location: Ingram Hall
05/11/12	Blair Children's Chorus Program Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Blair Children's Chorus Program Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music May 11, 2012 Nashville Youth Repertory Orchestra Sally McFadden, director Youth Strings Orchestras, Reading Orchestra and Beginning Reading Orchestra Celeste Tuten, director Location: Ingram Hall
05/18/12	Vanderbilt Community Chorus Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music Vanderbilt Community Chorus Presented by Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music May 18, 2012 David Binns Williams, director An all-Americana program, featuring Aaron Copland’s “Old American Songs” with chamber orchestra accompaniment. Location: Ingram Hall

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02/09/12	Living Sounds Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
02/06/12	Signature Series: Blair Woodwind Quintet Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
02/03/12	Vanderbilt Wind Ensemble and Vanderbilt Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
01/29/12	Faculty Recital: Christian Teal, violin and Jennifer McGuire, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
01/27/12	Signature Series: Blair Student Showcase Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
01/26/12	Blair Presents: Thomas Hampson Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
01/22/12	Vanderbilt University Concerto Competition Finals Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
01/20/12	Signature Series: The Blakemore Trio Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
01/19/12	Blair Presents: The Music of BMI Composer-In-Residence Adam Schoenberg Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
01/16/12	Blair Nightcap Series: Bruce Dudley Double Quartet---Mostly Monk Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
01/15/12	Faculty Recital: Fin de siècle Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
01/14/12	SANKOFA – Vanderbilt’s African Drumming and Dance Ensemble Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
01/11/12	Guest Artists: Kim Kashkashian, viola; and Lydia Artymiw, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
12/13/11	Nashville Youth Repertory Orchestra and Youth Strings Orchestras and Reading Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
12/12/11	Curb Youth Symphony Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
12/10/11	Blair Pre-College Scholarship Recitals Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
12/09/11	Blair Children's Chorus Program Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
12/09/11	Blair Harp Ensemble Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
12/08/11	Blair Pre-College Scholarship Recitals Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
12/07/11	Blair Pre-College Scholarship Recitals Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
12/06/11	Vanderbilt Steel Drum Bands Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
12/03/11	Cellist Laurence Lesser performs Six Suites for Solo Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
12/03/11	State of the Word 2011 Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
12/02/11	Blair Big Band and Nashville Jazz Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
12/01/11	Blair Student Chamber Ensembles Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
12/01/11	World AIDS Day Nashville Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
11/30/11	Blair Student Chamber Ensembles Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
11/20/11	Vanderbilt Community Chorus Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
11/17/11	Blair Faculty Recital: Bil Jackson, clarinet Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
11/16/11	Vanderbilt Wind Ensemble and The Blair Chorale Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
11/15/11	Guest Artist Recital: Audra McDonald Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
11/13/11	Vanderbilt Opera Theatre and Vanderbilt University Orchestra present: COSI FAN TUTTE Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
11/11/11	Vanderbilt Opera Theatre and Vanderbilt University Orchestra present: COSI FAN TUTTE Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
11/09/11	Blair Presents: ALIAS Chamber Ensemble Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
11/06/11	A Night of Percussion Chamber Music Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
11/02/11	Living Sounds Series Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/31/11	Allan Cox Halloween Trumpet Recital Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/30/11	Vanderbilt University Concert Choir Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/28/11	Vanderbilt University Orchestra and Vanderbilt Wind Symphony Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/27/11	Blair Presents: A Special Evening with the Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/25/11	Blair Faculty Signature Series: Blair Composers Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/23/11	Guest Artist Recital: Music City Baroque Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/23/11	Music City Baroque in "Baroque and Beyond" Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/22/11	Blair Faculty Signature Series: Craig Nies, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/21/11	Blair Faculty Signature Series: Woodwind Windfall Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/15/11	Guest Artist Recital: Trio Solis Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/14/11	Blair Faculty Signature Series: The Blair String Quartet Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/13/11	Guest Artist Recital: Consonare Guitar Piano Duo Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/12/11	Vanderbilt Orchestra and Vanderbilt Concert Winds Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/10/11	Blair Nightcap Series: Columbus Day Celebration with Amanda Virelles, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/07/11	Nashville Jazz Orchestra: "Ritmo de la Noche" Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/07/11	Nashville Jazz Orchestra Ritomo de la Noche featuring Raul Malo & Lalo Davila Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/04/11	Blair Symphonic and Chamber Choirs Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/02/11	Faculty Recital: Carl Smith, harpsichord Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/02/11	Music On Film Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
10/01/11	FIX (what's your monkey?) Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
09/28/11	Bill Monroe's 100th Birthday Celebration Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
09/27/11	Faculty Recital: The Atlantic Ensemble Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
09/26/11	Faculty Recital: Jared Hauser, oboe, and Friends Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
09/25/11	A Dulcimer Afternoon Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
09/25/11	Blair Faculty Signature Series: Blair Voices Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
09/20/11	Faculty Recital: Carolyn Huebl, violin and Mark Wait, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
09/19/11	Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Violin: PAGANINI & CO. in Nashville Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
09/18/11	A Celebration Concert Honoring Martha Rivers Ingram Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
09/16/11	Vanderbilt Orchestra and Vanderbilt Wind Ensemble Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
09/13/11	Blair Nightcap Series: Broken Pianist Sessions Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
09/11/11	Blair Faculty Signature Series: Blair Voices Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
09/08/11	Blair Faculty Signature Series: Serenata Italiana Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
09/01/11	Faculty Recital: Felix Wang, cello with Guest Artist, Arunesh Nadgir Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
05/21/11	ALIAS Spring Concert Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
05/20/11	Vanderbilt Community Chorus Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
05/15/11	An Afternoon of Brahms Chamber Music Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
05/13/11	Blair Children's Chorus Program Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
05/08/11	Brahms Birthday Concert Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
05/03/11	Nashville Youth Repertory Orchestra and Youth Strings Orchestras and Reading Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
05/02/11	The Curb Youth Symphony Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/30/11	Suzuki Cello Graduation and Festival Concert Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/30/11	Blair Pre-College Program Scholarship Recital Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/28/11	Blair Pre-College Program Scholarship Recital Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/27/11	Blair Pre-College Program Scholarship Recital Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/23/11	Guest Artist Recital: Alex Kerr, violin and Anton Nel, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/22/11	Blair Presents: Piano Trio Dali Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/18/11	Faculty Recital: Dorfman/Wait Piano Duo Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/17/11	Vanderbilt Steel Drum Ensemble Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/16/11	Blair Symphonic Choir and Orchestra Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/15/11	The Nashville Jazz Orchestra Annual Jazz Writer's Night Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/15/11	NJO Concert Series Final Concert of the Season Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/14/11	Blair Nightcap Series: Agnes Wan and ChiHee Hwang Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/13/11	Vanderbilt Orchestra: Featuring the winners of the 2010 Blair Concerto Competition Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/10/11	Blair Suzuki Performing Group and Blair Suzuki Children's Cello Choir Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/10/11	Vanderbilt University Concert Choir Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/09/11	The Blair Big Band Spring Concert Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/08/11	Blair Signature Series: The Annual Appalachian Celebration Benefit Concert Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/05/11	Oboe Recital, featuring Guest Artist Rebecca Henderson Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/04/11	Blair Signature Series: The Blair Brass Quintet Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/03/11	Blair Percusion VORTEX Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
04/01/11	Blair Signature Series: The Blakemore Trio Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
03/29/11	Living Sounds Spring Concert Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
03/26/11	Blair Harp Ensemble Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music
03/25/11	Blair Signature Series: Craig Nies, piano Vanderbilt University - Blair School of Music

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