Chopin Society: Pianist Joyce Yang
3pm, Concert Hall, Music Building
The 2005 Van Clibern Silver Medalist shares the intimacy and exuberance of her music making in works ranging from Scarlatti sonatas and Brahms Klavierstücke to Lowell Liebermann's Gargoyles.
Macalester Wind Ensemble Concert
8pm, Concert Hall, Music Building
Macalester Wind Ensemble, directed by Cary John Franklin, presents its annual fall concert.
7:30pm, Concert Hall, Music Building
Performing combos include "Pursued By a Bear", "Unnamed Combo", and "Promotional Material" in their annual fall concert, under the direction of Joan Griffith.
8pm, Concert Hall, Music Building
The Macalester Orchestra, directed by Cary John Franklin, performs its annual winter concert featuring Saint-Saens' Dance Bacchanale from Samson and Dalila, and Rimsky Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol.
Macalester Choirs Fall Choral Concert: Timeless Melodies
8pm, Concert Hall, Music Building
The Macalester Concert Choir, the Singing Scotsmen of Macalester and the Hildegard Singers (Women’s Ensemble) will perform a wide variety of music based upon chants, carols, folk songs, and traditional music. The Macalester Concert Choir will be performing a newly commissioned work by Jan Gilbert based on a medieval Persian text by Hafiz.
7:30pm, Concert Hall, Music Building
Directed by Carleton Macy, the early music ensemble performs its annual winter concert.
8pm, Concert Hall, Music Building
Directed by Joan Griffith, the big band performs its annual winter concert.
THE BALLETS RUSSES PROJECT: A Centennial Celebration
2pm, Boardroom, Weyerhaeuser Hall
THE BALLETS RUSSES PROJECT: A Centennial Celebration
This unique symposium will bring together artists, academics, critics and practitioners to celebrate the centennial of the Ballets Russes and its resonance today. The conversation will touch upon local currents in the arts that relate to the legacy of the troupe and its forward-thinking approach to interdisciplinarity. A special focus will treat the 100th anniversary of Sergei Diaghilev’s company as an opportunity to consider the role of the artist as Global Citizen. We will examine the extraordinary cultural encounters that the Ballets Russes triggered as they traversed the globe and learned to market themselves and their aesthetic as a truly international, collaborative experiment … one that provoked audiences to reimagine the ballet.
Macalester African Music Ensemble Concert
8pm, Concert Hall, Music Building
Directed by Sowah Mensah, the ensemble performs its annual winter concert.
Please note: The concert is free but tickets are required. They will be available beginning at 5:30 the day of the performance.
Chopin Society: Pianist Jeremy Denk
3pm, Concert Hall, Music Building
The much talked-about American pianist and music blogger brings steely intensity and bold insight to a contrasting mix of repertoire.
Chopin Society: Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor
3pm, Concert Hall, Music Building
Four years after his sensational Minnesota debut, the 17-year old English pianist returns to savor the jazz-inspired elements of Kapustin, the shimmering magic of Ravel, and the poetic power of Chopin.
Chopin Society: Pianist Janina Fialkowska
3pm, Concert Hall, Music Building
With perfect fusion of technique and soul, one of Canada's best-loved pianists offers a richly diverse all-Chopin program to honor the composer in his 200th birthday year.