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November 2023
Guest Artist: Susan Starr
Internationally renowned for both a brilliant technique and a distinct musical personality, pianist Susan Starr has performed to packed houses and critical acclaim throughout the world since receiving the silver medal in 2nd Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition.
Visiting Artist Lecture: JJJJJerome Ellis
JJJJJerome Ellis is an artist and a proud stutterer. He makes music and writes books.
Visiting Filmmaker Series: “Aftersun”
A screening of Aftersun (2022) and a post-screening Q&A with writer/director Charlotte Wells. At a fading vacation resort, 11-year-old Sophie treasures rare time together with her loving and idealistic father, Calum (Paul Mescal). But Calum…
Brass Ensemble Concert
The Rutgers Brass Ensemble, directed by Professor John Sheppard, features masterworks and original arrangements of brass and orchestral works.
Rutgers Sinfonia Fall Concert
Sinfonia presents their Fall concert, featuring “An Outdoor Overture” and “Suite from the Tender Land” by Aaron Copland. Concerto competition winner Ryan Colarusso will be featured as the soloist in “Concerto for Trumpet” by Alexander Arutiunian. The concert will conclude with Ivette Herryman-Rodríguez’s “Un danzón a mi manera,” a composition inspired by Cuban styles of dance.
Latin American Chamber Music Ensemble
The Latin American Chamber Music Ensemble concert will feature the “Buena Vista Social Club” song catalogue in instrumental form. This famous Cuban music repertoire will be paired with several works by the prominent Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla.
Rutgers Baroque Players
A spirited and engaging concert of baroque and classical repertoire interpreted through the world of Historical Performance Practice.
Visiting Artist Lecture: Lars Shimabukuro
Lars Shimabukuro (b. Honolulu, Hawai’i) is a mixed and trans artist whose work expands ideas of homelands, family, and memory to include the queer landscapes that raised them.
Student Dance Concert
New choreographic works by dance majors. Tickets: Public $15 // Rutgers Alumni/Employees & Seniors $10 // Students $5
New Music Workshop
World premieres of works by Rutgers graduate and undergraduate composers.