DePauw School of Music Events for Nov. 14-20

DePauw School of Music Events

Week of Nov. 14--20

Faculty Select Series: Thomas King, tenor, and Vicki King, piano

Monday, Nov. 14

7:30 p.m.

Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

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Tenor Thomas King and pianist Vicki King will present a varied recital of English, American, German and French songs and arias Monday night. Among the couple's favorite composers are Clara and Robert Schumann, also a musical pair. For this Faculty Select concert, the Kings will perform fours songs by the Schumanns. As a champion of the composer Kurt Weill, whose work has been selected as the focus of a yearlong Interdisciplinary Festival at DePauw, Thomas will sing a Weill work from his own senior recital 49 years ago: "September Song," a poignant piece about the "September" of one's life. The concert concludes with arias by Gershwin and Strauss.

DePauw Horn Ensemble and Trombone Choir

Rob Danforth and James Beckel, faculty coaches

Tuesday, Nov. 15

7:30 p.m.

Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

Student Recital Hour

Wednesday, Nov. 16

10:20 a.m.

Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

DePauw's weekly recital hour features presentations and performances by talented School of Music students--and occasional guests!

DePauw Jazz Ensemble and Greencastle Middle School Jazz Band

Steven Snyder, director

Wednesday, Nov. 16

7:30 p.m.

Green Center, Kresge Auditorium

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Swing-era numbers by the likes of Irving Berlin all the way to a high energy piece composed in the 1970s populate an eclectic set of large ensemble works featuring the DePauw Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Octet and a special appearance by the Greencastle Middle School Jazz Band in an intimate setting Wednesday night with audience invited to join the musicians on the Kresge stage.

Jazz at the Duck: Jam Session

Thursday, Nov. 17

8:30 p.m.

The Inn at DePauw, The Fluttering Duck

Join the jam at the last Jazz at The Duck before Thanksgiving break when the house band --- Veronica Peril, Bill Hamm and Rick Provine -- leads a full-force open jam session Thursday.

Junior Elective Recital: Emily Chen, piano, and Molly McGuire, soprano

Friday, Nov. 18

7:30 p.m.

Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

Vocal Master Class with Frederica von Stade and Laurie Rubin

Saturday, Nov. 19

Noon -- 2 p.m.

Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

The public is welcome to attend this free DePauw School of Music master class with renowned vocalists and Green Guest Artists Frederica von Stade and Laurie Rubin.

Green Guest Artist Concert:

Frederica von Stade and Laurie Rubin, mezzo-sopranos

with pianist Jenny Taira

Saturday, Nov. 19

7:30 p.m.

Green Center, Kresge Auditorium

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Mezzo-soprano sensation Laurie Rubin partners with opera legend Frederica von Stade for an evening of arias and duets. Recognized as one of the world's most beloved musicians, von Stade has enriched the realm of classical music for more than three decades. Rubin is acclaimed not only for her interpretations of new works by 21st-century composers, but also as author of "Do You Dream in Color? Insights from a Girl Without Sight."

Junior Degree Recital: Alexander Barker, violin, and Erin Lupardus, cello

Sunday, Nov. 20

1 p.m.

Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

Senior Degree Recital: Dallas Gray, tenor

Sunday, Nov. 20

3 p.m.

Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

Storytellers@M2: Decoda

Sunday, Nov. 20

7:30 p.m.

Music on the Square, 21 N. Indiana St.

Praised by Time Out, New York as "a new collective of some of the brightest young classical musicians in the world," Decoda closes out a two-year residency with a final Storytellers event. A musical mash-up of performance, interviews, humor and candid moments give audiences a glimpse into the minds of the most compelling music-makers of our time. Join us at Music on the Square for an intimate evening of courageous music-making.