Saxophonist Josh Johnson headlines Night Two of IMPFEST, joined by multi-instrumentalist Luke Bergman in performing with School of Music faculty Steve Rodby, Ted Poor, Cuong Vu and UW Jazz Studies students. Presented with generous support from Seattle’s Raynier Foundation.

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<p>David Alexander Rahbee leads the UW Symphony in a program of works by <span>Bedřich </span>Smetana and Anton Bruckner.</p>
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<p><strong></strong>from Symphony No. 6, in A major: <strong>Anton Bruckner</strong> (1824-1896)<br />I. Majestoso</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><em>Šárka, </em>from<em> Má Vlast (My Country): </em><strong>Bedřich Smetana</strong> (1824-1884) </p>

<p>David Alexander Rahbee leads the UW Symphony in a program of concerto excerpts by York Bowen, Keiko Abe, and Camille Saint-Saëns, performed with winners of the 2024-25 School of Music Concerto Competitions--Flora Cummings, viola; Kaisho Barnhill, marimba; and Sandy Huang, piano. Also on the program, works by <span>Mikhail </span>Glinka, Richard Wagner, and <span>Giuseppe </span>Verdi.</p>
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<p>The Wind Ensemble (Timothy Salzman, director) and Symphonic Band (David Stewart, Yuman Wu, directors) present "Finale," performing music by Cindy McTee, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Julie Giroux, and others. With the UW Alumni Band. </p>
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<p>Chair of the UW piano program presents a program of works by French composers, including Fauré’s 6th Nocturne, Franck’s Prelude, Chorale and Fugue, Joël-François Durand’s Enfance: Quatre Tableaux, and works by Ravel, including Miroirs, and the two-piano version of La Valse. With guest pianist (and former student of Sheppard) ZeZe Xue. </p>
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Curated by Artistic Partner Rhiannon Giddens. Blues legend Taj Mahal joins Leyla McCalla in a not-to-be-missed concert inspired by Afrobeat, Brazilian Tropicalismo and American roots music.