UCLA Dept of Music calendar of public programs Jan. 26-March 18

The UCLA Department of Music is offering a variety of events for the public's enjoyment this winter. Programs include faculty and student recitals and performances of high artistic accomplishment in various genres, as well as visiting artists of national and international renown. Programs are subject to change. For updated information and confirmation of events, the public may call 310-825-4761 or visit www.schoolofmusic.ucla.edu.

For ticketed events, contact the UCLA Central Ticket Office at 310-825-2101 or www.tickets.ucla.edu. Campus parking is available for $11 (all-day); short-term parking is also available (payable at pay stations). For events at Schoenberg Hall, park in Lot 2 (enter the campus at Hilgard and Westholme avenues), and for events at Royce Hall, park in Lot 4 (enter the campus at Sunset Boulevard and Westwood Plaza).

CONCERTS & PRODUCTIONS

Thursday, Jan. 26
8 p.m.
UCLA Philharmonia — 'A Celebration of Eric Zeisl'
Antonio Lysy, cello
Neal Stulberg, conductor
Royce Hall
Tickets: $12; $5 for UCLA faculty, staff and students (with ID)

This event features the "re-premiere" of Zeisl's 1955 Concerto Grosso for Cello and Orchestra.

Monday, Jan. 30
8 p.m.
chambermusic@ucla
Mozart à Deux: The Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Part II
Guillaume Sutre, violin
Neal Stulberg, piano
Schoenberg Hall, Schoenberg Music Building
Tickets: $12; $5 for UCLA faculty, staff and students (with ID)

This is the second of a three-part series of recitals of Mozart's music in Schoenberg Hall; the third recital is May 14, 2012.

Friday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 19, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25, 2 p.m.
Opera UCLA and UCLA Philharmonia — Offenbach's 'Orpheus in the Underworld'
Peter Kazaras, stage director
Neal Stulberg, conductor
Schoenberg Hall, Schoenberg Music Building
Tickets: $12; $5 UCLA faculty, staff and students (with ID)

Opera UCLA and the UCLA Philharmonia present an irreverent take on the Greek legend of the musician who would go to hell and back for his dead wife. The opera will be performed in English translation by Jeremy Sams. (All productions of Opera UCLA are made possible through the generous support of the Maxwell H. Gluck Foundation.)

Wednesday, Feb. 29
8 p.m.
UCLA Wind Ensemble — 'Lollapalooza!'
Patrick Sheridan, conductor
Schoenberg Hall, Schoenberg Music Building
Tickets: $12; $5 for UCLA faculty, staff and students (with ID)

The UCLA Wind Ensemble presents a smorgasbord of musical hits, including the Hector Berlioz overture "Judges of the Secret Court," Michael Gandolfi's "Flourishes and Meditations on a Renaissance Theme" and John Adams' "Lollapalooza."

Friday, March 2
8 p.m.
UCLA Symphonic Band
Gordon Henderson, conductor
Matt Altmire, Kelly Flickinger, Mark Lee and Stephen Mason, student conductors
Schoenberg Hall, Schoenberg Music Building
Free

This concert will feature Stephen Mason as a euphonium guest soloist, along with works by John Philip Sousa, Frank Ticheli, James Horner and Erich Korngold.

Wednesday, March 7
8 p.m.
UCLA Symphony
Peter Ryan, organ
Joseph Muñoz, trombone
Amber Kim, Younghae Kim, David Lee and Rebecca Lord, conductors
Schoenberg Hall, Schoenberg Music Building
Tickets: $12; $5 for UCLA faculty, staff and students (with ID)

The performance features Schubert's Overture to "Rosamunde" ("Die Zauberharfe"), D. 644; Piston's Prelude and Allegro for organ and strings; David’s Concertino for trombone, Op. 4; and Grieg's Three Orchestral Pieces from "Sigurd Jorsalfar," Op. 56 and "Peer Gynt," Suite No. 1.

Thursday, March 8
8 p.m.
chambermusic@ucla
'It's a Woodwind World VI'
Jan Popper Theater, Schoenberg Music Building
Tickets: $12; $5 for UCLA faculty, staff and students (with ID)

The event features performances by UCLA music faculty and students: Sheridon Stokes (flute), Jonathan Davis (oboe), Gary Gray (clarinet), John Steinmetz (bassoon), Douglas Masek (saxophone), Chris Cooper (horn), Juliana Gondek (soprano), Richard O’Neill (viola), Ann Perry (piano) and Neal Stulberg (piano). The program includes Poulenc's Sextet for woodwind quintet and piano, Bruch's Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 83, and the music of Bach.

Wednesday, March 14
8 p.m.
UCLA Faculty Composers — 'Songs, Arias and Rituals'
Schoenberg Hall, Schoenberg Music Building
Tickets: $12; $5 for UCLA faculty, staff and students (with ID)

Performed by faculty artists, students and guests, this concert features music by UCLA faculty composers Roger Bourland, Mark Carlson, Ian Krouse and David Lefkowitz.

Thursday, March 15
8 p.m.
UCLA Philharmonia
Schoenberg Hall, Schoenberg Music Building
Tickets: $12; $5 for UCLA faculty, staff and students (with ID)

The UCLA Philharmonia will play Adès' Three Dances from "Powder Her Face," Britten's Four Sea Interludes from "Peter Grimes" and Elgar's "Enigma" Variations.

Saturday, March 17
7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
UCLA Chorale, Chamber Singers and University Chorus
Donald Neuen and Rebecca Lord, conductors
Schoenberg Hall, Schoenberg Music Building
Tickets: $12; $5 for UCLA faculty, staff and students (with ID)

The program features a variety of choral music by the Chamber Singers, the University Chorus and the UCLA Chorale — a show for all ages.

Sunday, March 18
6 p.m.
UCLA Philharmonia — 'Sundays Live'
Bing Theater, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Blvd. (map)
Free