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Faculty Recital: Craig Sheppard, piano, Complete Chopin Nocturnes

<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"><br>FRYDERYK CHOPIN (1810-1849)<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>

Faculty Recital: Cristina Valdés, piano: Preludes and Etudes

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<p>Faculty pianist Cristina Valdés performs music by Henri Dutilleux, Alexander Scriabin, Huck Hodge, Ruth Crawford-Seeger, and Gabriela Ortiz in this program of preludes and etudes. She is joined by Cuong Vu, trumpet, for the premiere of her work Sketches of an Anniversary Prelude, for trumpet and piano.</p>
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Vocal Theatre Works 

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<p class="p1"><strong>This performance has been cancelled.</strong></p>
<p class="p1">Led by visiting artists Deanne Meek, the UW Vocal Theatre Workshop presents its 2020 principal production, with UW faculty conductor Geoffrey Boers. Cast and repertoire to be announced.</p>
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Cancelled: UW Symphony with Combined UW Choirs

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<p>David Alexander Rahbee conducts the University Symphony in a performance of Schubert's “Unfinished” Symphony and music by Italian composer Luigi Dallapicolla. The orchestra is then joined by the Combined UW Choirs to perform Schumann’s <em>Nachtlied,</em> Op. 108 and Ravel’s <em>Daphnis et Chloé:</em> Suite No. 2.</p>
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Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Timeless

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<p>The UW Wind Ensemble (Timothy Salzman, director) and Symphonic Band (Shaun Day, director) present "Timeless," performing music by Omar Thomas, Jennifer Jolley, Antón Alcalde, Jun Nagao, Huck Hodge, and Ottorino Respighi.</p>
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<h4>University of Washington Symphonic Band<br>Shaun Day, director</h4>
<p>A Mother of A Revolution! (2019) – Omar Thomas (b. 1984)<br><em>Ryan Baker, conductor</em></p>

Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Concert: Miguel Ballumbrosio, Afro-Peruvian Music and Dance

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<p>Autumn Quarter Ethnomusicology Visiting Artist Miguel Ballumbrosio presents a performance of Afro-Peruvian dance and music traditions from the region of Chincha, where several generations of his family have been prominent culture bearers. He is joined by guest artists De Cajón and by his UW students from Music and Dance.</p>
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