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Performances; Facutly Performances; Student Activities and Performances

Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band

<p>The UW Wind Ensemble (Timothy Salzman, director) performs music by Florent Schmitt and Jennifer Higdon. The Symphonic Band (Shaun Day, director) performs music by Darius Milhaud, Ronald Lo Presti, and Valerie Coleman. With Scott Farkas, percussion soloist on Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto for Solo Percussion and Band. </p>
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<h4><strong>University of Washington Wind Ensemble</strong><br><em>Timothy Salzman, director</em></h4>

UW Steelband

<p>The UW Steelband (Shannon Dudley, director) presents an end-of-quarter concert of <span>Caribbean classics—calypso, soca and son montuno--as well as an original new tune by Emily Silks. </span></p>
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<p>Sugar Bum Bum: Aldwyn Roberts, aka Lord Kitchener (arr. Shannon Dudley)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Manicero: Moises Simón (arr. Shannon Dudley)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>

Guest Artist Concert: Ensemble Dal Niente: Music of UW Faculty Composers

<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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Modern Music Ensemble

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<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>

UW Symphony and Concerto Competition Winners

<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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Gospel Choir

<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>

Guitar Studio Recital

<p>Guitar students of Michael Partington present their quarterly studio recital. </p>
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<h4><strong>University of Washington Guitar Ensemble<br>Michael Partington, director<br><br></strong></h4>
<p><strong>Op. 55 No. 3</strong><strong><span> <br></span></strong>Fernando Sor (1778-1839)</p>

Studio Jazz Ensemble and Modern Band

<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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<h4>Modern Band<br>Cuong Vu, advisor<br><br></h4>

Baroque Ensemble

<p>The UW Baroque Ensemble (Tekla Cunningham, director) performs music by Vivaldi, Bach, Telemann, Locatelli, and Corelli in its Spring Quarter concert.</p>
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