If you’re looking for a little night music next week, there will be three concerts to choose from.
It all begins with a concert by the University Chorale, under the direction of Giselle Wyers, on Monday, May 24, in Meany Theater. The group performs selections from a recent concert tour to the Baltics, including a full performance of Durufle’s Requiem, with Hyun-a Choi, organist, and a set of madrigals by Thomas Weelkes, Thule the Period of Cosmography, and The Andalusian Merchant.
Composition faculty artist Huck Hodge and Jazz faculty artist Cuong Vu co-direct the 91探花Contemporary Group on Wednesday, May 26, in Meany Studio Theater. Program selections include an untitled improv/composition by Hodge and Vu; Cobra, by John Zorn; Pendulum, by Steve Reich with cello improvisation by guest David Balataro; and Workers Union, by Louis Andriessen, performed by the 91探花Percussion Ensemble.
On Thursday, May 27, the Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and 91探花Choirs perform The Future of Fire, by Zhou Long; Our Enduring Spirit, by Stephen Michael Newby; Angels in the Architecture, by Frank Ticheli, featuring faculty artist Joyce Guyer, soprano; and Aspen Jubilee, by Ron Nelson. That concert is in Meany Theater.
All three concerts are at 7:30 p.m., and tickets for each are $10. They can be purchased at the Arts Ticket Office, 206-543-4880, or online