Campus filled with the sounds of Mozart to Rodgers and Hammerstein this winter
Janel Shoun |
From Mozart to Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lipscomb University’s music department presents an array of live performances this winter. Concerts are open to the public and free unless noted. Performances are subject to change. For additional information, contact the Lipscomb University Department of Music at 1.800.333.4358, ext. 5932 or 615.966.5932.
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Lipscomb University A Cappella Singers & David Lipscomb Campus School Choir
Sunday, Jan. 29
4 p.m., Woodmont Hills Church of Christ
Free and open to the public
Lipscomb University’s A Cappella Singers directed by Gary P. Wilson, and the David Lipscomb Campus School Choir, directed by Robert King, present a concert of sacred a cappella works.
The A Cappella Singers is the premier choral ensemble at Lipscomb University. Comprised of seventy-five members from various degree programs across campus, the group performs a wide selection of musical genres and styles each year, including sacred a cappella and major choral works with orchestra.
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Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein
Thursday, Feb. 9
7:30 p.m., Collins Alumni Auditorium
Free and open to the public
Students from the Lipscomb Vocal Music Division and the Lipscomb Jazz Ensemble will present “Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein.” This concert work showcases many of the outstanding songs by this award-winning Broadway team arranged for voices and two pianos.
Works to be performed include classic favorites from beloved musicals such as The Sound of Music, Oklahoma, South Pacific, Carousel and The King and I. Songs included on the program are “The Surrey With The Fringe On Top,” “Shall We Dance,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out-A My Hair,” “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “Sixteen Going On Seventeen” and “Some Enchanted Evening.”
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Lipscomb University Artist Series presents the Vega String Quartet
Monday, Feb. 13
8 p.m., Ward Hall
$15 Adults, $10 students, Free with Lipscomb ID
The Vega String Quartet, quartet-in-residence at Emory University, is on the cutting edge of the new generation of chamber music ensembles. After the Vega made its Lincoln Center debut in 2001 the NewYork Times raved about its “playing that had a kind of clean intoxication to it, pulling the listener along . . . the musicians took real risks in their music making . . . ”
At Lipscomb, the quartet will perform String Quartet in D Minor, K. 421, by Mozart and “Thirteen Fiddle Tunes for String Quartet (2009)” by David Kirland Garner. Lipscomb University’s Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Piano Jerome A. Reed will also join them for a performance of Brahms’ Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34.
Other recent engagements include performances in Brussels, Paris, Cologne, Mexico City, New York, Tokyo, Vancouver and Atlanta. The quartet is a favorite at numerous music festivals including Aspen, Mostly Mozart, Rockport, San Miguel de Allende, Highlands-Cashiers, Musicorda, Kingston and SummerFest La Jolla among others.
In New York, the Vega has appeared at Weill Hall and Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, and on the Bargemusic Series. The Vega has also appeared at Duke Hall at the Royal Academy of Music, London.
The quartet captured four of the top six prizes at the 1999 Bordeaux String Quartet Competition as well as top prizes at the Coleman Chamber Ensemble Competition, the Carmel Chamber Music Competition and the National Society of Arts and Letters String Quartet Competition.
Jazz Concert Series
Thursday, Feb. 23
6:30 p.m., Shamblin Theatre
Free and open to the public
Lipscomb University’s Jazz Band, directed by Stephen Rhodes, brings “America's classical music” to audiences on the Lipscomb campus. Styles range from big band to funk and beyond, with an emphasis on variety in styles and eras. Lipscomb’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Gary Wilson, is a small ensemble that specializes in vocal jazz originals, jazz standards and jazz-influenced arrangements of popular music. The two groups join on Feb. 23 to perform a concert of jazz standards and favorites.
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University Wind Ensemble
Monday, Feb. 27
7:30 p.m., Collins Alumni Auditorium
Free and open to the public
The University Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Stephen Rhodes, is dedicated to performing high-quality literature ranging from old favorites to the avant-garde.