2012-2013 Calendar of Events

Please note that some events listed in this calendar are not presented by the Department of Music or are ticketed separately. Tickets for these events are sold by their sponsors. For other events occuring at Mount Allison, please check out the Mount Allison University Events page.
Listings for second-term student recitals will be available in January. Please check back later for updates.
Should it be necessary to cancel an event owing to inclement weather, the Department of Music will record a message at 364-2374, will post a notice on the website and will notify local radio stations.

SEPTEMBER

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 - Faculty Gala Concert: Celebrate the beginning of
the 2012-2013 season. Features faculty members of the Department of
Music. Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - Colloquium: Dr. David Rogosin,“Sonata
Form: Harmony, Humour & Haydn.” Brunton Auditorium, 4 pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 - Mount Allison Performing Arts Series
presents TorQ Percussion Quartet. Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 - Celebrating Student Research. Mike Kinney,
“`Withering away Together’: Female characters and Ageism in the
musicals of Stephen Sondheim” and Helen Tucker, “Performing Ritual:
Physical and Musical Gestures in Britten's Curlew River."
Brunton Auditorium, 4 pm

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 - Guest Recital: Jane Leibel, soprano and
Maureen Volk, piano. “The French Connection,” featuring music by
Poulenc, Crawley and Greer. Brunton Auditorium, 4 pm

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 - Faculty Recital: Helen Pridmore, soprano.
Excerpts from John Cage’s Song Books. Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 - Guest Recital: Barbara Pritchard, piano.
Music by Barbara Pentland. Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 - Guest Recital: “Mysterious Morning.” John
Sampen, saxophone, Mark Bunce, composer/engineer, with special
guests Marilyn Shrude, composer, and Tina Bunce, soprano.
Brunton Auditorium, 1 pm

SEPTEMBER 23 - 30
Sackville Early Music Festival - Festival de musique ancienne

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 - “Songs we sang in 1762.” A special concert
celebrating Sackville’s 250th anniversary. A tribute to our founding
communities featuring music from the New England Planters, the British
garrison, the Acadian and the Miikmaq. Live Bait Theatre, 3 pm

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 - Collegium Musicum: Symposia by Early
Music Festival Perfromers. Brunton Auditorium, 4 pm

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 - “Ritournelle”. Phillippe Gélinas and Lise Roy
perform songs that surrounded family life in New France. Octagonal
House, 29 Queens Road, 8 pm

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 - “Galleggiante - The Floating City.” Ensemble
¡Sacabuche!, Linda Pearse, Artistic Director, perform a program of early
Baroque music on period instruments. Sackville Baptist Church,
20 Main Street, 8 pm

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 - Organ and trumpet recital. Shawn Potter,
organ, Mikaela Tolf, trumpet. University Chapel, 8 pm

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 - Louisbourg Choir and Orchestra, Monique
Richard, conductor. World premiere of Matthew C. Lane’s Three Sonnets.
Sackville Baptist Church, 20 Main Street, 3 pm

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OCTOBER

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 - Colloquium Musicum: Dr. Colleen Renihan,
“The Sound of Remembering in Istvan Anhalt's 'La Tourangelle.'"
Brunton Auditorium, 4 pm

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 - AYA Competition Winner’s Concert. Heemin
Choi, violin, Lynn Stodola, piano. Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 - Pops Concert: Mount Allison Symphonic Band,
directed by James Kalyn, and Mount Allison Jazz Ensemble, directed
by Linda Pearse. Convocation Hall, 10:30 am

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 - Guest and Faculty Recital: A recital of Canadian
Art Song, featuring new works by Kevin Morse and Martin Kutnowksi,
with Patricia Green, mezzo-soprano, and Stephen Runge, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 - Brass, Winds and Percussion Faculty and
Student Recital. Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 - Guest Recital: Duo Montagnard, saxophone and
guitar, and Joseph Murphy, saxophone. Brunton Auditorium, 3 pm

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 - Pops Concert: Mount Allison
Symphonic Band, directed by James Kalyn, and Mount Allison Jazz
Ensemble, directed by Linda Pearse. Convocation Hall, 8 pm

OCTOBER 17 TO 21
Nichi nichi kore ko nichi/Every day is a beautiful day
The Life and Legacy of John Cage (1912-1992)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 - Colloquium Musicum: Guest speaker, Rob
Haskins. Brunton Auditorium, 4 pm

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 - Community Dinner using Cage's recipes.
Sackville Legion, 5:30 pm.
Guest Recital: Cage piano works, Rob Haskins. Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm
Late Night Special: Dr. Janet Hammock, Professor Emerita, discusses her
work with John Cage. Faculty Lounge, 9:30 pm

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 – Guest Lecture: Rob Haskins,
Owens Art Gallery, 7 pm
Student/faculty performances of Cage's works.
Brunton Auditorium, 8:30 pm
Late Night Special: Performances in unusual venues around Sackville.
locations and times TBA

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 – William Engelen exhibit opening,
Owens Art Gallery, 5 pm
Guest Lecture: Laura Kuhn, Director of the John Cage Trust.
Sackville Curling Club, 8 pm.
Late Night Special: reception and performances at the Curling Club,
following the lecture

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 – Performance of Cage ……. Circus On …….,
featuring students, faculty and guests, Location TBA, 3 pm

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 - Mount Allison Performing Arts Series presents
Philippe Sly, bass-baritone, and Michael McMahon, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 – Faculty and Guest recital: Danise Ferguson,
cello, and Penelope Mark, piano. Brunton Auditorium, 3 pm

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29 – Student Composition Concert. CANCELLED

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NOVEMBER

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 – “In Memoriam: Songs of Remembrance” Mount
Allison Elliott Chorale, directed by Gayle h. Martin.
University Chapel, 3 pm

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6 – Faculty Lecture-Recital: “Songs for Semiramis:
Arnold Schoenberg’s The Book of the Hanging Gardens.” Helen
Pridmore, soprano, and Gary Tucker, piano. Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 - Brian Yoon, cello, winner of the 2012 Eckhardt-
Gramatté National Music Competition for Strings. Eliza Ching, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 8pm

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 - Mount Allison Performing Arts Series presents
Boson Mo, violin, and Stephen Runge, piano. Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24 - Faculty and Guest Recital: Simon Docking
and David Rogosin, piano, with Michel Deschênes and Mark Adam,
percussion. Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25 - Mount Allison Choral Society and Elliott
Chorale, directed by Gayle h Martin. University Chapel, 8 pm

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 - Mount Allison Chamber Orchestra, directed by
Danise Ferguson. Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

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DECEMBER

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1 - Mount Allison Jazz Ensemble, directed by
Linda Pearse. Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 – Festival of Lessons and Carols, with the Mount
Allison Elliott Chorale, directed by Gayle h. Martin. University Chapel,
3 pm. Free-will donations for the Sackville Food Bank will be
accepted at the door.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 – “Music for the British Monarchy.” Mount Allison
Symphonic Band, directed by James Kalyn. Convocation Hall, 8 pm

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 – Christmas Collegium: students and faculty of
the Department of Music. M.Y.B. Conservatory Foyer, 4 pm

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5 – “Advent Organ Reflections.” Gayle h.
Martin, organ. University Chapel, 12 pm

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12 – “Advent Organ Reflections.” Gayle h.
Martin, organ. University Chapel, 12 pm

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JANUARY

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9 – Colloquium Musicum: Dr. Andrew Nurse, "The Social Experience of Music: The Sackville Music Festival."
Brunton Auditorium, 4 pm

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 – Colloquium Musicum: Jennie Del Motte, “She Ain't Pretty, She Just Sounds That Way: Autotuning and the Cult of Musical Replication.”
Brunton Auditorium, 4 pm

FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 – Faculty and Guest Recital: "North American Works for Bass Trombone". Linda Pearse, bass trombone, and Stephen Runge, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 – Piano Master Class with Georgy Tchaidze, piano. Prize Laureate of the 2009 Honens International Piano Competition.
Brunton Auditorium, 1:30 pm

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23 – Colloquium Musicum: Dr. Kevin Morse, “Storytelling in Words and Music: a Case Study in Contemporary Opera Creation.”
Brunton Auditorium, 4 pm

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23– Guest Recital: Georgy Tchaidze, piano. Prize Laureate of the 2009 Honens International Piano Competition.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30 – Colloquium Musicum: Dr. Linda Pearse, “Seventeenth-century Italian Sacred Music with Trombone.”
Brunton Auditorium, 4 pm

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FEBRUARY

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 - Faculty recital: James Kalyn, clarinet, Peter Higham, guitar, and Danise Ferguson, Cello. Works by Morse, Dodgson, Coste, Neumann, Rogeach, and Rak.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 – Faculty and Guest Recital: Remembering Poulenc. Commemorate 50 years since the death of French composer Francis Poulenc with a concert of his chamber works.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3 - Second Annual Opera Tea. A fundraising event for the Opera Tour.
Faculty Lounge, 3pm

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 and THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 - Entre Amis Featuring student performers from Mount Allison University and l'Université de Moncton.
Wednesday: Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm.
Thursday: Salle Neil Michaud, Université de Moncton, 7 pm.

FEBRUARY 7 TO 9
Indian music workshops, with Mohamed Assani, sitar and Shahbaz Hussain, tabla.

THURSDAY, February 7 - Workshop 1: Rhythm in Indian Classical Music
Brunton Auditorium, 2:30-4:00 pm

THURSDAY, February 7 - Workshop 2: Melody and Raga in Indian Classical Music
Room 204 (Choral Room), 8:00-9:30 pm

FRIDAY, February 8 - Workshop 3: Improvisation in Indian Classical Music
Room 204 (Choral Room), 3:30-5:00 pm

FRIDAY, February 8 - Workshop 4: Practical session: learning to perform and improvise
Brunton Auditorium 8:00-10:00 pm
Invited students will bring their own instruments/voice and learn to play an
authentic piece.

SATURDAY, February 9 - Workshop 5: Brief “show and tell” about the sitar and tabla
Brunton Auditorium, 2:00-2:30 pm. Children welcome.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 - Mount Allison Performing Arts presents Mohamed Assani, sitar, with Shahbaz Hussain, tabla.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm. J.E.A. Crake Concert.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 - Faculty Recital: Gayle h Martin, organ.
University Chapel, 3 pm

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15 - Faculty Recital: Stephen Runge, piano. Postponed and will be re-scheduled at a later date

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 and MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 - Mount Allison Opera Workshop directed by Helen Pridmore.
Brunton Auditorium, Sunday, 3 pm and Monday, 8 pm

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 - Mount Allison Symphonic Band directed by James Kalyn.
Convocation Hall, 8 pm

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MARCH

SUNDAY, MARCH 3 - Student Recital: Ellory Clayton, mezzo-soprano with Colin Frotten, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 3 pm

FRIDAY, MARCH 8 – Faculty Recital: “Saxophone through the Gilded Age.” James Kalyn, saxophone, and Lynn Johnson, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SATURDAY, MARCH 9 – Mount Allison Performing Arts Series presents the Tokai String Quartet.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SUNDAY, MARCH 10 - Student Recital: Helen Tucker, organ.
University Chapel, 3 pm

MONDAY, MARCH 11 – Faculty Recital: 'la francophonie' Works by Martin, Rousel, Hétû, Ravel and other French-language composers. Helen Pridmore, soprano, Karin Aurell, flute, and David Rogosin, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 - "Lenten Organ Reflections" Gayle h Martin, organ.
University Chapel, 12 pm

FRIDAY, MARCH 15 - Student Recital: Scott Cuzner, percussion.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SATURDAY, MARCH 16 - Student Recital: Justine Koroscil, soprano with Michael MacMillan, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SUNDAY, MARCH 17 - Student Recital: Blair Ellis, guitar; and MacKenzie Stone, soprano with Aude Urbancic, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 3 pm

SUNDAY, MARCH 17 - Student Recital: Holly Hagerman, soprano with Helen Tucker, piano; and Isaac Adams, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

MONDAY, MARCH 18 - Student Composition Concert
Brunton Auditorium, 8pm

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 – “Lenten Organ Reflections,” Gayle h.
Martin, organ. University Chapel, 12 pm

THURSDAY, MARCH 21 - Student Recital: Taisha Lesser, soprano with Colin Frotten, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

FRIDAY, MARCH 22 - Student Recital: Fenton Corey, trombone with Colin Frotten, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SUNDAY, MARCH 24 - Mount Allison Elliott Chorale and Mount Allison Choral Society, Gayle h Martin, director.
University Chapel, 3 pm

SUNDAY, MARCH 24 - Student Recital: Anna Bond, mezzo-soprano with Sujin Shim, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

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APRIL

MONDAY, APRIL 1 - Guest Recital: The Cleveland Duo with James Umble
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm CANCELLED

TUESDAY, APRIL 2 - Mount Allison Chamber Orchestra, directed by Danise Ferguson. Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

THURSDAY, APRIL 4 - Groovin' at Gracie's with the Mount Allison Jazz Ensemble directed by Linda Pearse.
Gracie's Cafe, 9 pm

FRIDAY, APRIL 5 - Student Recital: Michael MacMillan, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SATURDAY, APRIL 6 - Student Recital: Colin Frotten, piano; and Sujin Shim, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 3 pm

SATURDAY, APRIL 6 - Student Recital: Amelia Shiels, horn with Lynn Johnson, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

SUNDAY, APRIL 7 - Student Recital: Kirsten LeBlanc, mezzo-soprano with Brad Hachey, piano.
Brunton Auditorium, 3 pm

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 - Mount Allison Symphonic Band directed by James Kalyn. Music by Barber and de Meij.
Convocation Hall, 8 pm

FRIDAY, APRIL 12 - Mount Allison Performing Arts Series presents The Montreal Guitar Trio.
Brunton Auditorium, 8 pm

MAY

SUNDAY, MAY 12 – Convocation Weekend Recital: Performances by students and faculty of the Department of Music.
Brunton Auditorium, 2 pm

Collegia Musica, performances by students of the Department of Music in Brunton Auditorium, will be held at 4 pm on the following dates:
OCT. 10, 24, 31; NOV 14, 21, 28; FEB 6, 13; MAR 6, 13, 20, 27; AND APR 3, 10.
In addition, two will be held in the University Chapel on NOV 7 and FEB 20.

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Proceeds from these ticket and subscription sales support Music Department scholarships for entering students. Tickets and subscriptions may be purchased through the Music Department and at the door.

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