The works of a jazz legend, Mozart in Music City, and a free-spirited jazz/classical trio headline spring semester performances
Janel Shoun-Smith |
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A grand choir of more than 300 students from Church of Christ-affiliated colleges throughout the nation kicked off the spring semester of Lipscomb University music performances on Jan. 12.
Students from Lipscomb, Faulkner (Ala.), Freed Hardeman (Tenn.), Harding (Ark.) and Ohio Valley (W.V.) universities and Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) and Rochester (Mich.) colleges performed together at the biennual Christian College Choral Festival, hosted by Lipscomb for the first time in some years.
This grand chorus is just one of many exciting musical opportunities to come on campus this semester. Performances are free unless noted, and they are all subject to change.
For additional information on Lipscomb performances, contact the Department of Music at 1-800-333-4358, ext. 5932 or 615-966-5932.
Here are a few highlights for the semester. To see a full listing of the semester’s music performances, go to events.lipscomb.edu.
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Jazz on the Move: Celebrating 100 Years of Jimmy Van Heusen
Sunday, Jan. 20
Collins Alumni Auditorium, 3 p.m.
The Nashville Jazz Workshop kicks off its seventh annual Jazz on the Move series with “Come Fly With Us: Celebrating 100 Years of Jimmy Van Heusen,” a program honoring the 100th birthday of the great composer, one of the most prolific songwriters in American history.
This event will feature performances of Van Heusen’s best loved songs by the Lori Mechem Quartet with Duffy Jackson, Denis Solee, and guest vocalists Jeff Hall and Liz Johnson -- along with a lively and informative biography of the composer written by Ken Roberts and narrated by Don O. Henry.
Jimmy Van Heusen (1913-1990) wrote songs for films, television and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards. Although his name is not a household word, his songs such as "Swinging on a Star," "Call Me Irresponsible" and "High Hopes" are instantly recognizable as popular standards.
Great American Songbook
Thursday, Feb. 7
Collins Alumni Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Soloists from the Lipscomb voice program present jazz, popular and Broadway songs from the 1920s and '30s. Dust off your flapper dress and your white spats and join us for a cabaret setting in Collins.
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Faculty & Friends Concert Series
Amy Jarman, soprano; Jerome Reed, piano
Thursday, March 7
Ward Hall, 8:00 p.m.
The theme of this performance is "Words by Women, Notes (mostly) by Men," exploring the words of women writers from varying eras and areas. The recital features music by Schubert, Poulenc, Rachmaninoff, and the American Composers Dello Joio, Hoiby, José Bowen and Libby Larsen.
Jarman is the senior lecturer in voice at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University and has performed as a soloist with the Nashville Symphony, Nashville Chamber Orchestra and the Nashville Opera.
Reed is the Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Piano at Lipscomb University. He has performed extensively in the U.S., South America and Europe, and his work has been broadcast over U.S., German and Australian Public Radio.
Faculty and Friends Concert Series
Mozart in Music City
Carolyn Wann Bailey, violin; Clare Yang, viola; Sari Reist; cello, pianist Jerome Reed
Monday, April 1
Ward Hall, 8 p.m.
Lipscomb string faculty Carolyn Wann Bailey, violin; Clare Yang, viola; Sari Reist, cello, will join pianist Jerome Reed for piano quartets by Mozart and Schumann.
Mozart in Music City is a collaboration by the Nashville Opera, the Nashville Symphony, Blackbird Theater, the Lipscomb University Department of Music, and FiftyForward Music for Seniors, to bring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's music to Middle Tennessee audiences throughout March and April.
Bailey joined The Nashville Symphony as principal second violin in 1996. She has performed with the North Carolina Symphony, the Akron Symphony, the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, the Jacksonville Symphony and the Spoleto Festival. Violist Yang joined the Nashville Symphony in 1995.
Reist has played with the Nashville Symphony on many occasions and appeared as a soloist with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. She can be heard on recordings by Lady Antebellum, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Trace Adkins, Train, Carrie Underwood, Wynonna and countless others.
Yang was a first prize winner in the 1995 Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition and has also played with the Evansville Philharmonic and Owensboro Symphony Orchestras.
Reed is the Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Piano at Lipscomb University. He has performed extensively in the U.S., South America and Europe, and his work has been broadcast over U.S., German and Australian Public Radio.
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Artist Series: Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play
Thursday, April 11
Collins Alumni Auditorium, 8:00 p.m.
Tickets $15.00 Adults, $10.00 Students, Free with Lipscomb ID
Triple Play is the name given to three outstanding and versatile musicians, Peter Madcat Ruth (on harmonica, guitar, jaw harp, percussion and vocals), Joel Brown (folk and classical acoustic guitar and vocals), and Chris Brubeck (electric bass, bass trombone, piano and vocals). Collectively they bring a rare level of joy, virtuosity and American spirit to the folk, blues, jazz and classical music they perform.
The trio’s recordings include "Triple Play Live,” "Watching the World" and "Live at the Arthur Zankel Music Center." With an ever-expanding repertoire, the trio continues to play in concert halls, clubs and festivals all over the country, including performing many of Chris' symphonic arrangements with orchestras across the U.S.
Collaborative Piano
A Night at the Opera... without Singers
Friday, April 26
Steinway Piano Gallery, 4285 Sidco Drive, 8:00 p.m.
Lipscomb piano majors present works for two pianos/four hands and two pianos/eight hands from "Fidelio," "Magic Flute," "Don Giovanni," "Faust," "Der Rosenkavalier" and "Carmen."