<p>Violist/Composer Melia Watras presents a celebration of the viola with an evening of world premieres composed by UW faculty, students, and alumni. The program includes UW faculty composer Joël- François Durand’s <em>Geister weider… pour alto solo</em> (written for Watras), a collaborative composition by Watras and her former student Madeline Warner, and four pieces commissioned by Watras especially for this event, by UW students and alums Sandesh Nagaraj, Jonathan Rodriguez, Breana Tavaglione, and Wei Yang.

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<p>The University of Washington Percussion Ensemble (Bonnie Whiting, director) and the Harry Partch Ensemble (Charles Corey, director) present a shared concert marking<span> the conclusion of the Harry Partch residency at the UW.</span></p>
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<p>The UW Modern Music Ensemble (Cristina Valdés, director), performs works by Yi<span>ğ</span>it Kolat, Ania Vu, <span>Evis Sammoutis, Chen Yi, and George Crumb. Program includes the world premiere of Spomenik I, by UW faculty composer Yiğit Kolat and the West Coast premieres of Ania Vu's Tik-Tak, and Evis Sammoutis' Rotational Gravities. </span></p>
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<p>The UW Symphony (David Alexander Rahbee, director) performs music by Sibelius, Glière and Tchaikovsky in this end-of-quarter concert. With faculty artist John Turman, horn soloist on Glière: Horn Concerto, Op. 91 in B flat Major; and Seattle Symphony assistant conductor Sunny Xia, guest conductor for Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, Op. 36, in F minor. </p>
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<p><strong><b>Sibelius: </b></strong>Spring Song, op.16<strong><br></strong></p>

<blockquote>Cristina Valdés leads the UW Modern Music Ensemble, performing works by Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, George Lewis, Marcos Balter, and Sofia Gubaidulina.</blockquote>

<h2>Note: Public performances for IMPFEST 2022 have been canceled. IMPFEST concerts return in 2023. Details <a href="https://music.washington.edu/news/2022/04/01/new-format-2022-improvised…; target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here.</a></h2>
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<p>Piano Professor Robin McCabe produces this quarterly series highlighting music by composers inspired by fantasy, folk and fairytales, performed by top UW music students and special guests. This performance features music by Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Hirtz, Chopin, and Medtner, and a pre-concert lecture by Olga Levaniouk, professor in UW Classics.</p>
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<p>The UW Composition program presents "<i>A Series of Unpredictable Events</i><span>," </span>a year-end concert of works by student composers Ryan Baker, Taylor James Bellamy, Nicholas Mendosa, Eddie Mospan, <span>Amelia Matsumoto, Inyoung Seo, and Tabarak Abosabaa. </span></p>
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<p>The UW Concert, Campus, and Symphonic Bands present "Winds of the World,” performing music by David Maslanka, Percy Grainger, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Martin Ellerby, and others. With David Stewart, Roger Wu Fu, and Shaun Day, conductors. </p>
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<p>Students from the UW Vocal Performance program present Vinkensport, a comic one-act opera with music by David T. Little and libretto by Royce Vavrek. Stage direction by Kelly Kitchens. Daren Weissfisch conducts.</p>
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