august/septemberAUGUSTS M T W Th F S26 27 28 29 30 31SEPTEMBERS M T W Th F S12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 1516 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 29308/30 Thursday<strong>MSU</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essors <strong>of</strong> JazzFACULTY RECITAL7:30 p.m. Pasant Theatre,Wharton Center $Featuring the music from “BetterThan Alright,” a new CD by thePr<strong>of</strong>essors <strong>of</strong> Jazz.Generously sponsored byKen and Sandy BeallPatrick and Victoria McPharlin.9/21 FridayCollage VI<strong>MSU</strong>FCU SHOWCASE SERIES8:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $$ See page 8.9/23 SundayAnne Nispel, soprano, andHarlan Jennings, baritoneFACULTY RECITAL3:00 p.m. Hart Recital Hall,<strong>Music</strong> Building $9/25 TuesdaySymphony Band7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTORMatthew DockendorfSampson......... OutburstMackey ............ Sheltering SkyJacob .................. William Byrd SuiteSchuman ........... GeorgeWashington BridgeWhitacre............ Lux AurumqueTchaikovsky/Bourgeois................................ Dance <strong>of</strong> the Actor9/27 ThursdayWind Symphony7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTORPhilip ObadoGUEST ARTISTSaxophone Quartet: ChristopherCreviston, James Forger, JosephLull<strong>of</strong>f, Taimur SullivanAdams ................ Short Ride In aFast MachineMilhaud............... Le Creation duMondeGiannini.............. Variations andFugueBolcom............... Concerto GrossoGrantham.......... J’ai été au bal9/28 FridaySymphony Orchestra8:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $Stravinsky......... Circus Polka(Composed for ayoung elephant)Mahler................. Symphony No. 1 inD major (Titan)For information onpurchasing tickets,see page 35.$ = $10 for adults,$8 for seniors,free for students.WCS = West CircleSeries (includingCello Plus) reservedseating $15 for adults,$12 for seniors, $5 forstudents. (Free “rush”seating for students,if available.)$$ = $20 for adults,$18 for seniors,$10 for students.10
10/5 FridayJazz Octet I, II, III, IV7:30 p.m. Demonstration Hall,229 Demonstration Hall Rd. $10/5 Friday<strong>MSU</strong>-China VII Faculty Concert:“Two Nations – One Song”8:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,<strong>Music</strong> Building $10/6 Saturday<strong>MSU</strong>-China VII Student Concert:“Spartans and Dragons inHarmonic Progression”8:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,<strong>Music</strong> Building $Generously sponsored by Linda Nelson.10/11 ThursdayConcert Orchestra7:30 p.m. Demonstration Hall,229 Demonstration Hall Rd. $10/11 ThursdayIktus Percussion GroupGUEST RECITAL7:30 p.m. Hart Recital Hall, <strong>Music</strong>Building $10/16 TuesdayMusique 217:30 p.m. Residential <strong>College</strong> inthe Arts and Humanities Theatre,lower level <strong>of</strong> Snyder Hall,362 Bogue St. FREEDircted by Kevin Noe.10/19 FridaySwing Dance, Jazz OrchestraI, II, III7:30 p.m. Demonstration Hall,229 Demonstration Hall Rd. $10/19-10/21Friday-Sunday<strong>MSU</strong> Opera Theatre presentsKurt Weill: 2012But the days grow short ...8:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday3:00 p.m. Sunday<strong>MSU</strong> Community <strong>Music</strong> SchoolAuditorium, 841 Timberlane St.,East Lansing. General admission.$20 for adults; $18 for seniors;$5 for students. TICKETS availablefrom Wharton Center Box Officeonly, (517) 432-2000, (800)WHARTON and at the door.DIRECTOR Melanie HeltonWith twelve-piece orchestralensembleLong ago, the Mayans predictedthat the world will end onDecember 21, 2012. But there havebeen many times in human historywhere the world seemed destinedfor disaster. Through the music <strong>of</strong>Kurt Weill, <strong>MSU</strong> Opera Theatreembarks upon its first experimental,experiential piece <strong>of</strong> music theatre.Audience members will be immersedin a theatrical experience wherethey will find it difficult to separatereality from theatre. Through Weill’sshort opera Mahagonny Songspieland songs from The ThreepennyOpera, Happy End, KnickerbockerHoliday, Street Scene, and Lady inthe Dark, among others, patrons willjoin in a journey from despair tohope, from isolation to community.Don’t miss this opportunity for anew and highly theatrical evening,featuring the stirring and beautifulsongs <strong>of</strong> a composer who fled Hitlerfor the freedom <strong>of</strong> America. Sung inEnglish. A preview lecture will beheld 45 minutes before eachperformance.This performance is funded in part by theKurt Weill Foundation for <strong>Music</strong>, Inc.,New York, NY.octoberOCTOBERS M T W Th F S1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 3110/21 SundayHaute Ecole de Musique deLausanne String QuartetGUEST RECITAL7:00 p.m. Cook Recital Hall,<strong>Music</strong> Building $10/22 MondayConcert Band/Campus Band7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall,Wharton Center $GUEST CONDUCTORDavid ThorntonMennin............................... CanzonaCannon.............................. She Is a LightGrainger/Rogers.......... Children’sMarchHolst ................................... First Suite inE-flat11