UC Davis Music

Music student Benjamin Saetern recently served as a music professional assistant at Sacramento's Broadway at Music Circus. For the June production of "42nd Street," Saetern worked on printing, copying, binding and editing the music for the show.
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Doctoral composition student Max Gibson has been selected as one of four Springboard composers to take part in the inaugural New Voices Academy, to create a new work for The Carice Singers and George Parris. Max's piece, "...cold, clear, and blue...," a setting of Emily Brontë's poem, will be performed at the end of July 2024, in Worcester, UK, as part of the Three Choirs Festival.
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This Saturday, Sacramento's Camellia Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Christian Baldini, UC Davis professor of music, premieres Baldini's "Elegy for Strings" featuring Alexandra Simpson, viola. Program includes works by Schumann and Sibelius. Details and tickets camelliasymphony.org
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The choral ensembles of UC Davis, along with the UC Davis Concert Band, examine the “American Dream” through poignant words and music in a concert June 6 at the Mondavi Center. Nicolás Dosman conducts the choral ensembles in a program by American composers who in their works explore the hopes of a better life in a promised land. The concert's pinnacle is “Weather” by visiting composer Rollo Dilworth, which features the combined choruses, the concert band and pianist Shinae Kim. Concert begins at 7 p.m. tickets.mondaviarts.org or at the door.
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The a wide range of Student Chamber Ensembles perform in concert at noon on June 6 at the Ann E. Pitzer Center. The event is free and open to all.
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Tomorrow as a preview of the June 6 chorus concert (“Sorrow and Joy: An American Story”), visiting composer Dr. Rollo Dilworth will speak about composing for choirs. Following his talk, he will work with the choruses on his composition, "Weather," in an open rehearsal format. This event takes place on June 4 in the Mondavi Center and begins at 4:10pm. Free and open to all and is ideal for composers and singers.
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UC Davis Symphony Orchestra will premiere Aida Shirazi’s “Meditations on Departure” (Ph.D., composition, ’21) with Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen as soloist, and will also perform Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 7 in their spring concert on June 1. Undergraduate music student Nathan Haghoo, winner of the orchestra’s concerto competition, will be the soloist on a movement of Jacques Ibert’s Flute Concerto. Concert begins at 7pm at the Mondavi Center for the Arts. Tickets available at the door.
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The Percussion Ensemble of UC Davis, under the direction of Chris Froh, performs works by doctoral composition students Orkun Akyol, Dean Kervin Boursiquot, Max Gibson, Jacob Lane, James R. Larkins, Colin Minigan and Zoë A. Wallace on May 31. Performance begins at 4pm in the Ann E. Pitzer Center. Event is free and open to all.
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The UC Davis Bluegrass and Old Time String Band is among the ensembles performing in the spring Musics of the World concert. This event also includes performances by the Gamelan, Hindustani, Capoeira, Mariachi Ensembles and Samba School. May 30 at 4pm in the Ann E. Pitzer Center. Free and open to all.
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Drawing inspiration from voices around the Pacific Rim, from California to Australia, Singapore to Russia, Mexico to Canada, the Concert and Campus Bands of University of California, Davis showcase a wide range of compositions in their concert on May 29 at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. Concert begins at 7pm. tickets.mondaviarts.org
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The Big Bands of UC Davis will be playing the music of Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Mongo Santamaria, Thad Jones, George Gershwin, Horace Silver, and others in their May 28th concert. Under the direction of Otto Lee, the music begins at 7pm in the Ann E. Pitzer Center. tickets.mondaviarts.org
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Please note: the May 23rd Shinkoskey Noon Concert has been cancelled. But, join the Dept. of Music for a Spring Campus Square Dance on May 23 at the Vanderhoef Studio Theatre in the Mondavi Center at 5pm. Featuring dance caller Evie Ladin, the UC Davis Bluegrass and Old Time String Band will perform live while YOU dance! The event is free and open to all.
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The Jazz Combos of UC Davis, under the direction of Otto Lee and Michael Schwagerus, perform a free Spring concert tomorrow, May 21, at the Ann E Pitzer starting at 5 p.m. Program includes music by Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Ronny Jordan.
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UC Davis Sinfonietta, directed and conducted by Christian Baldini, performs in a free concert on May 19 at the Ann E. Pitzer Center. The program includes works by doctoral composition students Peter Chatterjee, "Spirits of the Dead," and Bryndan Moondy, "Fractured Pond," and Henryk Górecki's "Kleines Requiem für eine Polka." The concert begins at 7 p.m.
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The program includes Nico Muhly's "Common Ground," James Díaz's "In her dream song," Gao Ping's "Su Xie Si Ti" [Four Sketches], and Rebecca Clarke's "Trio."
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This week's free Shinkoskey Noon Concert features the Mojave Trio performing works by doctoral composition students Peter Chatterjee, Max Gibson, Jacob Land and Bryndan Moondy. Join us on May 16 at 12:05 pm in the Ann E. Pitzer Center for an afternoon of new music.
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Tonight explore new musical horizons in a performance of works by undergraduate student composers. The free concert includes compositions by Hallie Banta, Ben Garcia, Diego Gordon, Margaret Grover, Megan Gürer, Isabella Lazaro, Gertrude Stookey and Tony Tao. The concert is free and open to all. 7 p.m. Ann E. Pitzer Center.
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This week's Shinkoskey Noon Concert features Igor Veligan, violin, and Natsuki Fukasawa, piano, performing violin sonatas by Francis Poulenc and Richard Strauss. Join us on May 9 at 12:05 p.m. in the Ann E. Pitzer Center for an afternoon of great music.
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This week the Shinkoskey Noon Concert series presents Igor Veligan, violin; Susan Lamb Cook, cello; and I-Hui Chen, piano; performing Franz Joseph Haydn's Trio in G Major (“Gypsy Rondo”), XV:25, and Felix Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, op. 49. The performance is free, open to all and begins at 12:05pm in the Ann E. Pitzer Center at UC Davis on May 2.
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The Dept. of Music presents ultra soprano Emily Thorner in "State of Being," an autobiographical concert for one vocalist and electronics on April 26. The performance is comprised almost entirely of commissioned works written specifically for Thorner's unique voice by multi-national living composers including doctoral composition student Emily Joy Sullivan. Free and open to all, the concert begins at 5 pm in the Ann E. Pitzer Center.
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This week's free Shinkoskey Noon Concert features soprano Emily Thorner performing works by graduate students Peter Chatterjee, James Larkins, Trey Makler and Emily Joy Sullivan. April 25 at 12:05pm in the Ann E. Pitzer Center. Open to all.
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On Sunday, April 21, the UC Davis Empyrean Ensemble, conducted by Matilda Hofman, will perform works by Jacob Lane, James Larkins, Colin Minigan and Emily Joy Sullivan. The concert is free and open to all. Performance begins at 7pm in the Ann E. Pitzer Center.
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Celebrate Picnic Day by joining UC Davis chorus alum Jeff Pettit's Chorus Travel Give Day challenge. The fund will enable 30 members of the choral ensembles to travel to Vienna, Austria, and Leipzig, Germany, where they will perform. Gifts given to the Chorus Travel Give Day challenge will offset student travel expenses for their tour and any further tours the choirs may endeavor in the future. Donate here https://giveday.ucdavis.edu/giving-day/85663/donate...
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Tomorrow celebrate Picnic Day 2024 with the Dept. of Music with free performances in and around the Ann E. Pitzer Center. 11am: Bluegrass and Old Time String Band (in the Noda Lobby), 11:30am: Student Chamber Music (on stage in the Recital Hall) and 12:15 pm: Samba School (outside).
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Tomorrow, April 19th, the Dept. of Music presents a special Valente Lecture and Concert featuring conductor-pianist Stephen Drury who will talk about the “Concord Sonata” by Charles Ives and then perform it. The presentation/performance will begin at 5 p.m. in the Ann E. Pitzer Center and is free and open to all.
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This week's free Shinkoskey Noon Concert features Jacqueline Chew and Michael Seth Orland, pianos, performing Johann Sebastian Bach/György Kurtág's “Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit” and ”Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr,” Paul Hindemith's Sonata for Piano,
Igor Stravinsky's "Three Pieces for String Quartet" (initial version by the composer for piano four hands), and Maurice Ravel's "Ma mère l’oye" (Mother Goose). Join us on April 18 at 12:05pm in the Ann E. Pitzer Center for great music.
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Join UC Davis chorus alum Jeff Pettit (‘76) in unlocking the Chorus Travel Give Day challenge. In June of 2024, thirty members of the choral ensembles at UC Davis, led by Assistant Professor Nicolás Dosman will give concerts in Vienna, Austria, and Leipzig, Germany, which will feature distinctly American music among other works. Gifts given to the Chorus Travel Give Day challenge will offset student travel expenses for their upcoming tour and any further tours the choirs may endeavor in the future. Donate here https://giveday.ucdavis.edu/giving-day/85663/donate?des=617737&dept=85670
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Tomorrow the Dept. of Music presents Brazilian percussionist Jorge Alabê and Friends including the UC Davis Samba School in concert at the Ann E. Pitzer Center. Experience the exciting Afro-Brazilian musical traditions, with master drummer and candomblé player Alabê. Concert begins at 7pm. tickets.mondaviarts.org
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