School of Music Events - Week of February 24

February 21, 2020
Larry McWilliams Dimensions in Jazz Festival and Concert, Faculty String Quartet, Symphony Band and Campus Band, and more!

More details and up-to-date information on all School of Music offerings can be found on our online Calendar of Events. All events are FREE and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Chris Dickey, tuba
Monday, February 24 | Noon (master class) and 5:30 p.m. (recital) | Sursa Performance Hall
Guest artist Chris Dickey enjoys an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. Recital program to include works by Rodney Newton, Zachery Meier, Vartan Adjemian, Ethel Smyth, Anne McGinty, and James Stabile.

Faculty String Quartet with Ju-Fang Liu
Tuesday, February 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Sursa Performance Hall
Performing with visiting double bass professor Ju-Fang Liu, the Faculty String Quartet will perform chamber music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Antonín Dvorák.

Symphony Band and Campus Band
Wednesday, February 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Sursa Performance Hall
Under the direction of Caroline Hand and graduate assistant conductors, program to include works by Gabriel Musella, Clare Grundman, Frank Ticheli, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Alex Shapiro, John Zdechlik, Timothy Broege, Larry Daehn, and Charles Carter.
GENERAL ADMISSION: $5; student tickets are free in advance (before 5 p.m. on Feb. 26) at the Emens box office, or $5 at the door.

Voice Studio Recital
Thursday, February 27 | 5:30 p.m. | Sursa Performance Hall
This recital will feature the students of Mei Zhong, professor of voice.

47th Annual Larry McWilliams Dimensions in Jazz Festival
Saturday, February 29 | Sursa Hall, Hahn Hall, Pruis Hall
High School jazz bands and combos from around the region come to the Ball State campus for a day of jazz competitions and clinics. The daytime portion of the festival is free and open to the public.

Dimensions in Jazz Concert
Saturday, February 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Sursa Performance Hall
Under the direction of Mark Buselli, this concert features the Ball State Jazz Lab Ensemble with guest trumpeter Ingrid Jensen.
GENERAL ADMISSION: $7; student tickets are free in advance (before 5 p.m. on Feb. 29) at the Emens box office, or $5 at the door.


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