Brechemin Piano Series

7:30 p.m., March��2 | Brechemin Auditorium

91̽��music students perform works for piano at this free concert.��

Dobet Gnahoré

8 p.m., March 2��|��Meany Theater

Widely considered one of contemporary African music’s most exciting talents, Dobet Gnahoré has astounded audiences with her thrilling stage presence, appealing melodies and powerful singing. Recently nominated for “Best Traditional Female Artist of Africa” by the KORA All Africa Music Awards, Gnahoré sings in seven languages, backed by a Pan-African band. ��

Chamber Singers & University Chorale

7:30 p.m., March 3��|��Meany Theater

The Chamber Singers and University Chorale present “Warp and Weft: Music of the Fabric of Life,” featuring music depicting the intricacy of nature, love, life, and the interdependence of our world. ����

Intersections: Music, Pictures, & Words with Catherine Roche

4 p.m., March 5��|��Brechemin Auditorium

Piano Professor Robin McCabe produces this quarterly series highlighting music inspired by great works of literature, performed by top 91̽��music students and special guests. For the March 5 program, Catherine Roch of the School of Art delivers a pre-concert lecture and 91̽��music students perform works by Debussy, Takemitsu, and others.����

Studio Jazz Ensemble & 91̽��Modern Band

7:30 p.m., March 6��| Meany Theater

The Studio Jazz Ensemble performs big band arrangements and repertory selections. The Modern Band performs innovative arrangements of jazz standards, selections from the outer limits of the genre, and new original compositions.��

Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band with Mary Lynch, Oboe – Paragons

7:30 p.m., March 7 | Meany Theater

The Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band present “Paragons,” performing Jennifer Higdon’s Oboe Conecrto with 91̽��artist-in-residence Mary Lynch, and other works.��

PIPPIN

March 8-19��|��Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse

A prince learns the true meaning of glory, love and war in this iconic musical allegory. Directed by Wilson Mendieta with music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz.��

Guitar Studio Recital
7:30 p.m., February 10��|��Brechemin Auditorium
Students of Michael Partington perform works for classical guitar.��

Solaris Vocal Ensemble with Seattle Modern Orchestra
7:30 p.m., February 10|��Meany Studio Theater
Solaris Vocal Ensemble (Giselle Wyers, director) joins forces with Seattle Modern Orchestra (Julia Tai, conductor) in an evening of contemporary art music, including works by Robert Erickson, Stuart Dempster, and Julia Wolfe. Giselle Wyers, Julia Tai and Stuart Dempster conduct. ��

ArtVenture: Imagination is real with Grey Ellis and Pamela Santiago
1 p.m., February 12 |��Henry Art Gallery
Student jazz ensembles pay homage to the icons of jazz and break new ground with original progressive jazz compositions.��

Benjamin Grosvenor
7:30 p.m., February 14 |��Meany Theater
ArtVentures encourage families to play, learn, and create together. This month, take a trip inside the Henry to visit MOTHA, the Museum��of Transgender History & Art.��Experience how people in history have made big changes with stories, art, and creative acts. ��

Jazz Innovations, Part 1
7:30 p.m., February 15 |��Brechemin Auditorium
Student jazz ensembles pay homage to the icons of jazz and break new ground with original progressive jazz compositions.��

KODO
8 p.m., February 3 & 4��| Meany Theater
An international phenomenon since 1981, the percussion ensemble KODO explores the limitless rhythmic possibilities of the traditional Japanese taiko drum.��

As You Like It
7:30 p.m., February 7 through February 19��|��Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theater
Shakespeare’s glorious comedy of love and change is reimagined for 1950s America. Written by William Shakespeare, directed by Jeffrey Fracé.��

Painting + Drawing Open House
7:30 p.m., February 7|��Sand Point Gallery
Rarely open to the public, the studios of the Master of Fine Art students in the Painting + Drawing Program are opening their doors to exhibit student work. ��

Faculty Recital: Cristina Valdés, Piano – Sourced
7:30 p.m., February 8��|��Meany Theater
Artist-in-residence Cristina Valdés, piano, presents “Sourced,” performing Program Notes, by faculty composer Richard Karpen; Tombeau de Rameau, by faculty composer Joël-François Durand; Petites esquisses d’oiseaux, by Olivier Messiaen; and Shimmer, Tree/In Memoriam Jonathan Harvey, by Kotoka Suzuki.��

CICAP Lecture Series – Cameron Rowland
7 p.m., February 9��|��Henry Art Gallery
Critical Issues in Contemporary Art Practice��is a free public lecture series.��The series is organized by the School of Art + Art History + Design at the 91̽�� and is sponsored by The Boeing Company with support from Henry Art Gallery. This installment features Cameron Rowland, whose work investigates legal ad economic structures that enforce contemporary life. ��

Brechemin Piano Series
7:30 p.m., February 9��|��Brechemin Auditorium
91̽��music students perform works for piano.��

Undergraduate Theater Society: New Works Festival

7:30 p.m., January 27 through January 29 |��Hutchinson Hall Cabaret Theater

Faculty-Student Chamber Recital

7:30 p.m., January 30��| Meany Theater

Escher String Quartet

7:30 p.m., February 1��|��Meany Theater

The Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its profound musical insight and rare tonal beauty. The program will include the works of Beethoven, Webern, and Debussy. ��

Scholarship Chamber Group: Evergreen Trio

7:30 p.m., February 2��|��Brechemin Auditorium

Co-winners of the School of Music’s 2016 Strings and Piano Chamber Competition, the Evergreen Trio, coached by faculty cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, features the musical talents of�� Natalie Ham, flute; Vijay Chalasani, viola, and Lauren Wessels, harp.

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Maple and Vine

January 17 through January 22��|��Jones Playhouse

Written by Jordan Harrison and directed by Sean Ryan, this darkly funny and provocative investigation of the modern condition asks us to consider how much mobility we’d sacrifice for the chance to just stand still next to someone we love.��

Dance Faculty Concert

7:30 p.m., January 20 through January 22 |��Meany Theater

Showcasing choreography by our nationally and internationally recognized faculty, this popular concert features advanced dance students, faculty and guest artists.��With an array of professional backgrounds in dance genres from ballet to contemporary dance, musical theatre, tango and more, audiences are always delighted��with the creativity and diversity this concert delivers.��

Russian Music of the 1960’s

7:30 p.m., January 20��|��Meany Studio Theater

Dr. Brendan Kinsella (piano) joins 91̽��Artist in Residence Luke Fitzpatrick (violin) in a program of 1960s-era violin sonatas by Russian composers. Showcasing elements of serialism and quotations from the past, the musicians perform the Violin Sonatas of Edison Denisov and Dmitri Shostakovich and Sonata No. 2 (quasi una Sonata) by Alfred Schnittke in this program of ��works grappling with a changing musical landscape in Russia during this time period.��

91̽��Symphony & Seattle Symphony Orchestra: Side by Side

7:30 p.m., January 26 | Meany��Theater

Ludovic Morlot and David Alexander Rahbee share conducting duties in this program of performances by the 91̽��Symphony and members of the Seattle Symphony, performing both separately and side-by-side.��

91̽��Tower Exhibit: Don Silverstein
January through March 2017��|�� 91̽��Tower
The illustrative work and abstract paintings of prolific artist Donald Silverstein will be on display on the Mezzanine Level of the 91̽��Tower this quarter. ��

Lecture-Recital: Dainius Vaicekonis, Piano

7:30 p.m., January 12 |��Brechemin Auditorium

91̽��alumnus and former artist-in-residence Dainius Vaicekonis, now head of keyboard studies at Seattle Pacific University, presents a lecture-recital focused on aspects of unity in the last three piano sonatas of Beethoven: Opus 109, Opus 110, and Opus 111.��

91̽��Tower Exhibit: Deborah Conger Hughes

January through March 24, 2017��| 91̽��Tower

Two exhibits at the 91̽��Tower will honor the generous spirit and creative ingenuity of 91̽��alumna and retiree Deborah Conger Hughes. ��These works include Assemblage Boxes and Flâneur: Photographs by Deborah Conger Hughes, which will be on display in the Tower’s Skybridge Corridor Gallery and the South Plaza Fountain Gallery, respectively.

Opera Theater: Mozart Scenes

7:30 p.m., January 14 | Meany Studio Theater

Artists-in-residence Stephen Stubbs and Cyndia Sieden lead students from the 91̽��vocal performance program in scenes from Mozart’s operas.��

Littlefield Organ Series: Timothy Olsen

3:00 p.m., January 15 | Kane Hall, Walker-Ames Room

Professor of Organ at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts performs a recital on the UW’s Littlefield Organ.��

ArtVenture: Toy Transformation! With Michelle Hagewood
1 p.m., January 8��| Henry Art Gallery

How do toys reflect who we are? Bring a toy or dig through a collection of oddities to build a new doll, vehicle, or inventive plaything. We will explore how artist Paul McCarthy transformed small objects into giant sculptures and then we will work together to make objects that reflect our individual creativities.

Held the second Sunday of each month, ArtVentures encourage families to play, learn, and create together.

JACK Quartet
7:30 p.m., January 10��|��Meany Theater
The JACK Quartet electrifies audiences worldwide with their virtuosity and viscerally exciting performances. The Washington Post has commented, “The string quartet may be a 250-year-old contraption, but young, brilliant groups like the JACK Quartet are keeping it thrillingly vital.” The JACK are recipients of Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award, New Music USA’s Trailblazer Award and the CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming.��

Louis Lortie

7:30 p.m., January 11 | Meany Theater

French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie has attracted critical acclaim throughout Europe, Asia and the United States. The London Times, describing his playing as “ever immaculate, ever imaginative,” has identified the artist’s “combination of total spontaneity and meditated ripeness that only great pianists have.” Lortie has made more than 30 award-winning recordings, covering a vast repertoire from Mozart to Stravinsky. For his Meany Center recital Lortie will perform an all-Chopin program.��

Jazz Innovations Part II

7:30 p.m., December 8 | Brechemin Auditorium

Student jazz ensembles from the School of Music pay homage to the icons of jazz and break new ground with original progressive jazz compositions.

Curator Talk With Luis Croquer

2 p.m., December 10 | Henry Art Gallery

Luis Croquer, Henry Art Gallery deputy director of exhibitions, collections, and programs, discusses Paul McCarthy’s work and the ideas behind the gallery’s current exhibit, Paul McCarthy: White Snow Wood Sculptures.

Jonathan Biss

7:30 p.m., December 10 | Meany Theater

Internationally renowned pianist Jonathan Biss returns to Meany Hall for a solo recital of music by Brahms, Kurtag and Beethoven. During his visit to campus, Biss will also perform with the 91̽��Symphony on .

F**king A

Through December 11 | Meany Studio Theater

The School of Drama presents Suzan-Lori Parks’ haunting adaptation of “The Scarlet Letter,” a modern telling that turns Nathaniel Hawthorne’s tale of an exiled adulteress into the tragic story of Hester Smith—branded “A” for Abortionist—plying her trade in hopes of buying her son’s freedom from prison.

Mark O’Connor: An Appalachian Christmas

7:30 p.m. December 15 | Meany Theater

Famed fiddler Mark O’Connor returns to Meany Hall with his “family band” for an Appalachian holiday celebration of fiddling, bluegrass and other traditional American music.

Utopia Neighborhood Club

Ends December 22 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery

The School of Art + Art History + Design celebrates the 100th anniversary of Jacob Lawrence’s birth with a series of participatory exhibitions and programs. This first exhibition showcases artwork by 91̽��faculty alongside international artists.

Luke Fitzpatrick: Cage & Partch

7:30 p.m., December 2 | Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse

91̽��School of Music violinist Luke Fitzpatrick performs Harry Partch’s 17 Lyrics of Li Po, marking the first-ever performance of the work in its entirety on the composer’s original handmade instrument.

Intersection: Music, Words & Pictures

4 p.m., December 4 | Brechemin Auditorium

Piano Professor Robin McCabe hosts the first of a three-part series that explores music inspired by great works of literature. 91̽��English professor Leroy Searle will give a pre-concert lecture at 4 p.m., followed by 91̽��music students performing works by Liszt, Sibelius and more.

Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Caribbean Music

7:30 p.m., December 6 | Brechemin Auditorium

This quarter’s Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Marisol Berríos-Miranda is joined by her students in a performance of music and dance from the Caribbean traditions, exploring the rhythms of salsa, plena, bomba, merengue and rumba.

The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G

December 6 – 11 | Glenn Hughes Penthouse Theater

When playwright Qui Nguyen refuses to finish writing his play, his main character kidnaps him and forces him to pen the story he’s been avoiding for a decade. ��

CarolFest

7:30 p.m., December 7 | Meany Theater

This popular annual holiday concert features seven conductors, six choral ensembles, five hundred singers, four graduate conductors, three choral faculty, two hours of great music and one impressive grand finale.

Kollar American Art Lecture
6 p.m., November 17 | Henry Art Gallery
Wendy Bellion, associate professor of American art history at the University of Delaware, explores recurring imagery of King George III in American visual culture in this annual School of Art + Art History + Design lecture.

School of Music Concerto Competition
7:30 p.m., November 18 & 21 | Brechemin Auditorium
Performance students on winds, brass, percussion (Nov. 21) and keyboard (Nov. 18) instruments compete for a chance to perform with the 91̽��Symphony. ��

Music of Today: DXARTS
Indigo Mist (Phase II)
7:30 p.m., November 20 | Meany Theater
The internationally renowned Cuong Vu Trio, School of Music faculty composers Richard Karpen and Juan Pampin, and Vietnamese master musician Nguyễn Thanh Thủy collaborate on a new improvisational work.

Baroque Ensemble
7:30 p.m., November 22 | Brechemin Auditorium
School of Music professor Carole Terry and Pacific MusicWorks concertmaster Tekla Cunningham direct 91̽��music students in a program of music of the Baroque era.

F**king A
November 29 – December 11 | Meany Studio Theater
The School of Drama presents Suzan-Lori Parks’s haunting adaptation of “The Scarlet Letter,” a modern telling that turns Nathaniel Hawthorne’s tale of an exiled adulteress into the tragic story of Hester Smith—branded “A” for Abortionist—plying her trade in hopes of buying her son’s freedom from prison.