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CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
SPRING 2012
EVENTS CALENDAR
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Monday, February 13, 12:30pm
AfterNoon Music
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

Come hear German Lieder, Franch Chanson, Italian Art Songs and Operatic Arias sung by our graduate and undergraduate voice students. No sets, no costumes, just the human voice in one of its most beautiful forms.
 

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Friday, February 24, 8:00pm
Purchase Symphony Orchestra
Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center

The Purchase Symphony Orchestra plays the most exciting orchestral repertoire and with infectious, adrenaline-laden energy. 

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Monday, March 5, 12:30pm
AfterNoon Music
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

Come hear German Lieder, Franch Chanson, Italian Art Songs and Operatic Arias sung by our graduate and undergraduate voice students. No sets, no costumes, just the human voice in one of its most beautiful forms.
 

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Monday, March 5, 8:00pm
Works in Progress
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

Come hear works performed by Purchase students, coached by Professors Frederic Hand, Paul Ostrovsky, Dominic Donato, Calvin Wiersma, Julia Lichten and Tara Helen O'Connor
 

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Thursday, March 22, 8:00pm
Friday, March 23, 8:00pm
Saturday, March 24, 8:00pm
Sunday, March 25, 2:00pm
Purchase Opera
Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center

Our award-winning opera program, under the artistic direction of Jacque Trussel and musical direction of Hugh Murphy, presents fully staged productions featuring the next generation of singing talent. Our always-imaginative productions and high level of music making will undoubtedly inspire you. 
 

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Wednesday, April 11, 3:00pm
Performance Hour
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

 

Come hear concert performances of solo works by the Conservatory's string students.
 

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Wednesday, April 11, 7:00pm
Purchase Jazz Orchestra
Student Center

Grammy Award-winning jazz bassist Todd Coolman, Director of the Purchase Jazz Studies Program, conducts this 17-piece band that performs jazz from every era. From staples like Ellington and Basie, to more modern works by today's leading composers and arrangers.
 

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Thursday, April 12, 7:00pm
Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra
Student Center

Directed by David DeJesus, the Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra is an 8-piece band that performs classics from such masters as Machito, Tito Puente, and Mario Bauza, as well as contemporary pieces from today's leading composers.
 

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Friday, April 13, 6:30pm
Opera Scenes
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

Performed by students from the Conservatory's Opera and Vocal Department, scenes from operas great and small come to life through creative staging. Come watch a year's worth of rehearsal come to fruition!
 

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Thursday, April 19, 8:00pm
Purchase Percussion Ensemble
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

Directed by Dr. Dominic Donato, the Purchase Percussion Ensemble programs and commissions challenging, evocative works that are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.
 

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Sunday, April 22, 7:00pm
Purchase Symphony Brass Ensemble
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

The Purchase Symphonic Brass Ensemble students perform works coached by the Conservatory's Brass Department faculty.

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Monday, April 23, 12:30pm
AfterNoon Music
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

Come hear German Lieder, Franch Chanson, Italian Art Songs and Operatic Arias sung by our graduate and undergraduate voice students. No sets, no costumes, just the human voice in one of its most beautiful forms.
 

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Monday, April 23, 8:00pm
Purchase Pianists in Recital
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

Come hear the Conservatory student pianists perform greats from the solo piano repertoire, coached by professors Steve Lubin, Paul Ostrovsky, and Stephanie Brown.
 

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Wednesday, April 25, 8:00pm
Purchase Pianists in Recital
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

Come hear the Conservatory student pianists perform greats from the solo piano repertoire, coached by professors Steve Lubin, Paul Ostrovsky, and Stephanie Brown.
 

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Thursday, April 26, 8:00pm
Contemporary Ensemble
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

The Purchase Contemporary Ensemble is dedicated to performing the great works from the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as commissioning new and exciting pieces.
 

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Friday, April 27, 8:00pm
Purchase Symphony Orchestra
Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center

 

The Purchase Symphony Orchestra plays the most exciting orchestral repertoire and with infectious, adrenaline-laden energy. 

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Sunday, April 29, 7:00pm
Brass Studies Recital
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

The Purchase Symphonic Brass students perform works coached by the Conservatory's illustrious Brass Department faculty.
 

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Monday, April 30, 7:00pm
Purchase Chorus
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

The Purchase Chorus is devoted to bringing the vocal prowess of the Conservatory's Opera Department into an ensemble setting.
 

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Wednesday, May 2, 7:00pm
Purchase Symphonic Winds
Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center

Under the direction of Graham Ashton, the Purchase Symphonic Winds is dedicated to bringing life to new and established works for wind ensemble.
 

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Thursday, May 3, 8:00pm
Purchase New Music
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

Purchase New Music is an ensemble dedicated to performing works written by students studying in Purchase's Classical Composition department.
  

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Monday, May 7, 7:00pm
New York Chamber Brass
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

Purchase's Faculty-in-Residence brass quintet delivers high-caliber performances of some of the most virtuosic literature written for their instrumentation.
 

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Tuesday, May 8, 8:00pm
Purchase New Music
Room 0081, Conservatory of Music

Purchase New Music is an ensemble dedicated to performing works written by students studying in Purchase's Classical Composition department.
 

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Wednesday, May 9
Piano and Strings Chamber Recital I, 3:00pm
Piano and Strings Chamber Recital II, 8:00pm
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

A collaboration of piano & string students (undergraduate and graduate) performing various works. Concert II is a continuation of Concert I featuring different students and repertoire.
 

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Thursday, May 10, 8:00pm
Wind Chamber Recital
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

Come hear pieces performed by students in the Conservatory's Woodwind Department, coached by Purchase Professors Ayako Oshima, Frederic Hand, Paul Ostrovsky, Dominic Donato, Calvin Wiersma, Julia Lichten, and Tara Helen O'Connor.
 

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Friday, May 11, 6:00pm
Interdepartmental Chamber Concert
Recital Hall, Conservatory of Music

This is what the Conservatory is all about! Come hear our students play the great pieces from the chamber repertoire in various mixed ensembles.

 

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