<p>Chamber group Frequency—violinists Michael Jinsoo Lim and Jennifer Caine Provine, violist Melia Watras, and cellist Sarah Rommel—performs works by Sergei Prokofiev, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint Georges, Benjamin Britten, Felix Mendelssohn, Kaija Saariaho, and the world premiere of a new work by Melia Watras in this exploration of the musical form of theme and variations.</p>
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<p>Faculty colleagues Rachel Lee Priday and Craig Sheppard present a blockbuster program including the Schubert D Major Sonatina, Fauré Sonata No. 1, and Bartók Sonata #1 for Violin and Piano.</p>
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<p>Sonatina in D Major, D384 (1816):<strong> </strong>FRANZ SCHUBERT<strong> </strong>(1797-1828)<br>Allegro molto <br>Andante<br>Allegro vivace</p>

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<p>Dynamic duo Cuong Vu and Cristina Valdés straddle the worlds of contemporary classical music and free improvisation, premiering works for trumpet and piano by Oliver Schneller, Wang Lu, and Skúli Sverrisson, and performing music by Huck Hodge and <span>Eva-Maria Houben</span>. </p>
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<div><em>for C and C </em>(2024)<em>*</em> - Wang Lu (b. 1982)<br><br></div>

<p>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.</p>
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<p>Dawn Chorus - Jai Lasker<br><br>Leap Year - Jacob Lipp</p>
<p>Echo - EJ Brannan</p>

<p>Acclaimed saxophonist Chris Speed headlines this special performance, part of the 2024 Improvised Music Project Festival (IMPFEST), performing sets with UW Jazz Studies students and with faculty Cuong Vu, trumpet, Ted Poor, drums, and Steve Rodby, bass.</p>

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<p>UW piano students perform concerto movements with Tacoma-based chamber orchestra Northwest Sinfonietta (David Alexander Rahbee, conductor).</p>
<p><em>This event is made possible with support from the Michiko Morita Miyamoto Professorships in Piano. </em></p>
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<p><em>Il Mondo della luna</em>: Overture<strong> </strong>…………………………………………………..Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) </p>

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<p>Julia Tai leads the Seattle Modern Orchestra and members of the UW Modern Music Ensemble (Cristina Valdés, director) in a program <span>featuring the West Coast premiere of </span><em>Clocks for Seeing</em><span> by guest composer </span>Anthony Cheung<span> and world premieres by UW graduate students </span>Justin Zeitlinger, Joe Krycia, Melissa Wang<span>, and </span>Yonatan Ron. With guest faculty Carrie Shaw, soprano. </p>
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<p>Faculty pianist Marc Seales is joined by UW colleagues Steve Rodby (bass) and John-Carlos Perea (flute) and special guests Thomas Marriott (trumpet) and Moyes Lucas (drums) for this concert of original tunes and unique arrangements of jazz and pop classics.</p>
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<p><span>Phyllis Byrdwell leads the UW Gospel Choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions of the Gospel tradition.</span></p>
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<p>The UW Percussion Ensemble (Bonnie Whiting, director) performs <span>music by Caroline Shaw, Elena Rykova, and Qu Xiao-Song, plus open scores by Pauline Oliveros, George Lewis, and Stacey Bowers. Also featured: first-year undergraduates in ragtime arrangements for xylophone and marimba. </span></p>
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