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Doug Henderson, guest conductor
Gao Hong, pipa
Gao Hong
Musical Journey for Pipa and Band (world premiere)
John Mackey
Symphony No. 2 (U.S. premiere)
This performance will not be live streamed.
The symposium will feature academic panels and papers on Saturday 2/14 and conversations with community-based musicians and activists on Sunday 2/15, interspersed with participatory musical offerings.
Butler Opera Center
World Premiere
Music by
Michael Robert Smith
Libretto by
Demian Chavez Galvan
Director
Madison Jackson
Conductor
Douglas Kinney Frost
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Tamar Sanikdize
Peter Bernstein, jazz guitar
Diego Rivera and Mike Sailors, directors
Faculty Recital
Leah Crocetto, soprano
Donnie Ray Albert, baritone
Ebonee Thomas, flute
James Maverick, piano
Samuel Barber
Nocturne
Carlisle Floyd
Ain’t it a Pretty Night? from Susannah
Cole Porter
So in Love from Kiss Me, Kate
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Antonín Dvořák
Carnival Overture, op. 92
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, op. 39
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