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Chamber Studio Recital, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Chamber Recital presented by students from the Music Department.

Wind Symphony Christmas Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Joy to The Season

Byron Graves, Director

Nehemias Calsin, Graduate Assistant

Jason Marquez, Undergraduate Assistant

Tyler Ninalga, Undergraduate Assistant

Beta Siriwattanakamol, Undergraduate Assistant

Choir Christmas Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Experience a festive garland of heartwarming carols such as Cameron Roses’ Infant Holy and selections from John Rutter’s Gloria, Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, and Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols. The centerpiece of the Christmas concert includes Z. Randall Stroope’s Magnificat, Shawn Kirchner’s setting of Brightest and Best, Paul Stookey’s Christmas Dinner arranged by Stephen Zork, and the reverent symphonic setting of See Amid the Winter’s Snow by Dan Forrest. The concert, presented in a collaborative purpose by instrumentalists and vocalists from the Department of Music, is designed to inspire you to serve those that Jesus Christ came to save.

Fall Piano Studio Recital, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Performances by students from the Piano Studio.

Auso Thanksgiving Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

The largest composition on this program is jazz legend Duke Ellington’s orchestral masterpiece The River, which he completed in collaboration with orchestrator Ron Collier. The full composition was commissioned by the American Ballet Theater, and so tonight’s program features the standard “Suite” of musical selections extracted from that ballet. Beginning as a delicate Spring, this Suite includes seven watery miniatures such as Meander, Giggling Rapids, Lake, and Vortex. The contrasts in energy and color are striking! Ellington’s ballet originally debuted in 1970 at Lincoln Center in New York City. Alongside Ellington’s geographical and stylistic journey, the AUSO will present two …

Wind/Percussion- Fall Studio Recital, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Recital by students of Aleksandra Kemble, Jason Gresl, Alan Mitchell, Marc Churchill, and Gabriel Renteria-Elyea.

Sunday Music Series- Duo Of Hope, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Peruvian cellist Taide Prieto and Mexican pianist and conductor Francisco Fernandez comprise Duo of Hope. Together they have performed in the United States, Latin America, and Europe. Currently, they are pursuing graduate degrees in music performance at the University of Michigan. Duo of Hope will perform an all-Tchaikovsky program that will include some of his most beautiful vocal works transcribed for cello and piano by Taide Prieto as part of her doctoral dissertation.

Fall String Studio Recital, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Trynchuk and Miller Studio recital performed by the Music Department string students.

Voice Vespers, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

8th Annual Voice vespers presented by Music Department voice students.

An evening of Music, Worship and Word.

Wind Symphony Fall Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

Andrews University Wind Symphony under the direction of Byron Graves presents

Hands Across the Sea.

Auso Fall Concert, Andrews University

Concerts and Event Programs 2021-2022

The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra is excited to present its first full concert of the new school year, one that will be open to more audience members than anything in the previous year. Audience members will be required to wear a mask in attendance, but there will be no limits on seating capacity, so we encourage all community members to join us in person for some gorgeous music making, as there won’t be a live-stream video option for viewing at home. Orchestral music composed during the 19th Century is commonly described as representing the “Romantic era,” with Romanticism being “characterized …