Performances

Enjoy the performances of our students as they present their work. Click on the individual event title for more details including admission, program, and attendance policies.   Also included on the calendar below are select performances presented by other entities on campus.  


Upcoming:

  • May 1
    A saxophone and drum set.

    Jazz Combo Week

    Time:  4:30pm—5:50pm

    Students of Jazz Studies in small ensembles present their work.  

  • May 2
    Square image with a dark blue background and the text announcing the May 2-3 dates for Alumni Weekend 2025

    Alumni Weekend 2025

    Time:  All Day

    Alumni Weekend 2025 brings together the past and present to celebrate the spirit of creativity, community, and connection that is Purchase! 

  • May 2
    Purchase Chorus

    Purchase Chorus

    Time:  7:00pm

    Purchase Chorus brings together students from across the campus to present choral masterworks in styles ranging from the Renaissance to the present day.

  • May 3
    Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra

    Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra

    Time:  7:00pm—8:30pm

    The Purchase Latin Jazz Orchestra (PLJO) is an exciting ensemble that performs music from all over Latin America.

  • May 3
    The members of Sybarite5

    Purchase New Music

    Time:  7:00pm—9:00pm

    Genre-breaking string ensemble Sybarite5 join Purchase New Music Ensemble for a concert featuring world premiers by Purchase composers, alongside hits from Sybarite5’s playlist.  

  • May 4
    A jazz vocalist and bass player performing.

    Purchase Jazz at Jazz Forum

    Time:  4:00pm—5:30pm

    A program of jazz vocalists mentored by Kate Baker.

  • May 4
    Sarah-Anne Fried

    Masters Recital: Sarah-Anne Fried

    Time:  4:00pm—5:30pm

    Sarah-Anne Fried performs her Masters Recital on violin to celebrate 6 years of study at Purchase College.

  • May 4
    Jazz student rehearsing

    Purchase Jazz at Jazz Forum

    Time:  6:00pm—7:30pm

    A program of instrumental Jazz combos mentored by Purchase College Faculty Jon Faddis.

  • May 5
    Purchase College Chamber Musicians

    Chamber Music I

    Time:  5:00pm—7:00pm

    Students of classical instrumental performance present their work in small ensembles.

  • May 5
  • May 5
    Purchase College Chamber Musicians

    Chamber Music II

    Time:  8:00pm—9:30pm

    Students of classical instrumental performance present their work in small ensembles.

  • May 6
    Singers of Purchase Soul Voices directed by Knoelle Higginson

    Purchase Soul Voices

    Time:  7:30pm—9:00pm

    The Soul Voices will present a program of songs, new and old, that address our world in ways that only music of the African-American tradition can.

  • May 7
    Percussion Players

    Percussion Ensemble

    Time:  7:00pm—9:00pm

    Captivating, cerebral, and innovative music performed on pitched percussion.  

  • May 8
    Ha Jun Lee

    Masters Jazz Recital: Ha Jun Lee

    Time:  4:00pm

    Ha Jun Lee, a jazz guitarist from South Korea, will be presenting his first-year master’s recital.  Ha Jun is a student of Pasquale Grasso.

  • May 8
    Percussion

    Contemporary Ensemble

    Time:  7:30pm—9:30pm

    Contemporary Ensemble explores and transgresses the boundaries of classical music, performing music of the mid 20th Century to the modern day, including composers such as Boulez, Messiaen, Glass, Adès, Adams, Reich, Pärt, and recent works by composers yet well known!

  • May 9
    Handong Bi

    Piano Recital: Handong Bi

    Time:  2:00pm—3:30pm
  • May 9
    Purchase Symphony Orchestra

    Purchase Symphony Orchestra IV

    Time:  7:00pm—9:00pm
  • May 11
    Illustration of cello and music stand

    Masters Recital: Claire Stancarone

    Time:  4:00pm—5:30pm

    Claire Stancarone, cello, performs an all Saint-Saëns program for her masters recital.

  • May 12
    Close up of a flute on a window sill.

    Concert of Winds

    Time:  7:00pm—9:00pm

    Small ensembles featuring woodwinds perform chamber music.