<p>Selected from 689 applicants from 44 countries, composer Chris Trapani was awarded the Barlow commission for a new song cycle to be premiered by an elite quartet of sopranos, including UW’s own Carrie Shaw. Hear the premiere of this major contribution to American art song, alongside works by living composers from around the world in her program "The Weight of Sweetness: Songs for All the Senses." Shaw is joined onstage by faculty colleagues Cristina Valdés, piano; and Andrew Romanick, piano and vocoder.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><span>Chicago-based contemporary music collective Ensemble Dal Niente performs world premieres by School of Music faculty composers Joël-François Durand and Huck Hodge as well as pieces by Miya Masaoka and Andile Kumalo. With faculty violist Melia Watras, performing with the ensemble the world premiere of a new work by Durand, and faculty soprano Carrie Shaw, narrator on Andile Khumalo’s <em>Shades of Words.</em></span></p>
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<p>Pianist William Wolfram, faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music, explores the expressive vocabulary of three champions of pianistic Romanticism in his program including the Chopin Sonata #2, Schumann “Humoresque,” and Liszt “Dante Sonata.”</p>

<blockquote><p>The University of Washington Modern Music Ensemble (Cristina Valdés, director) performs music by Ivan Fedele, José-LuisHurtado, Mario Lavista, inti figgis-vizueta, and Louis Andriessen. </p>
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<h3><strong>Modern Music Ensemble<br /><em>Cristina Valdés, director</em></strong></h3>

<p>The School of Music and the student-run Improvised Music Project present the annual Improvised Music Project Festival (IMPFEST), featuring two evenings of distinct performances by UW Music students, faculty, and guests. Featured artists for IMPFest 2023 are composer/pianist (and 2023 GRAMMY winner) <strong>Kris Davis</strong> and multi-instrumentalist/composer <strong>Michael Libramento. </strong></p>
<p><em>IMPFEST is made possible through generous support from Seattle's Raynier Foundation.</em></p>

<p>David Alexander Rahbee conducts the UW Symphony and winners of the 2023 UW Concerto Competition in a program of music by Camille Saint-Saëns, Alfred Desenclos, Franz Liszt, Hector Berlioz, Franz Schmidt, and Richard Wagner. Featuring Concerto Competition winners Dalma Ashby, violin; Katie Zundel, baritone saxophone; and Michael Gu, piano. With Daren Weissfisch and Ryan Farris, assistant conductors. </p>
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<p>Chopin’s Nocturnes often belie their title of ‘Night Pieces.’ Each one is a small tone poem with moments of torment and grandeur, as faculty pianist Craig Sheppard demonstrates in his performance of the complete set of Nocturnes.  </p>
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<p class="p1">FRYDERYK CHOPIN (1810-1849)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>

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<div>Indian Classical vocalist, educator, and composer, Srivani Jade presents "Ritu Chakra: Ragas of the Six Seasons of North India" in the culminating recital of her artist residency at the UW School of Music. She is accompanied by Deepashri Joglekar (Harmonium), Ravi Albright (Tabla), Suchitra Iyer (Vocal Saath), and Tanpura. Her UW students present a short opening act of Ragas and bandish compositions they learned during the quarter.</div>
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<p><span>Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice gospel choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions of the Gospel tradition.</span></p>
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<p><span>Worship The Lord/I Get Excited: arr. Byrdwell</span><br /><span></span></p>
<p><span>How Excellent!  Daryl Coley</span><br /><span></span></p>

<p>Guitar students of Michael Partington present their quarterly studio recital. </p>
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