2019-2020 Wells School of Music Events Brochure

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2019–2020 SEASON

WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY

Wells School of Music

elcome to the 2019-20 Wells School of Music Concert Season! We had a tremendous year in 2018-2019 including the naming of our school of music thanks to a generous donation by our alumni Dr. James R. Wells ‘54 and Mr. Richard G. Wells ‘58. We are extremely proud of their accomplishments in the field of music education and are honored to have their names associated with our program! The Incomparable Golden Rams Marching Band is featured on the front cover not only to honor Dr. James Wells who directed the group for 24 years but also to congratulate the group for being the first Division II marching band in the country to be awarded the prestigious Sudler Trophy! The trophy ceremony will take place during the Golden Rams football game on September 21 at Farrell Stadium. Please mark your calendars for this momentous event and plan to attend the high-quality performances by our students, faculty, and guest artists occurring throughout the year. If you are not able to attend in person, click the Livestream button on our website and view the list of concerts you can watch from the comfort of your home. However, there is nothing like attending in person to experience the artistry presented by the Wells School of Music!

—Dr. Christopher Hanning, Dean

table of contents GUEST ARTISTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04 FACULTY RECITALS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06 MADELEINE WING ADLER CONCERT SERIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 07 WIND BAND CONCERTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 CHORAL CONCERTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 ORCHESTRA CONCERTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SMALL ENSEMBLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SPECIAL EVENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 JAZZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 JAZZ FESTIVAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 OPERA THEATRE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 MARCHING BAND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 SUMMER CAMPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 MISCELLANEOUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 TICKET INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Mr. Richard G. Wells & Dr. James R. Wells

West Chester University Wells School of Music | Swope Music Building | 817 S. High Street | West Chester, PA 19383

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GUEST ARTISTS

FALL 2019

05 sept |11:00 AM – 1:00 PM WCU ALUMNI MASTER CLASS: ROBERT AKERS Strength Training for Singers Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Swope Music Building

10 oct | 11:00 AM

GUEST ARTIST MASTER CLASSES: • ROGERIO BOCCATO, PERCUSSION • NANDO MICHELIN, PIANO • DAN BLAKE, SAXOPHONES • JAY ANDERSON, BASS Swope Music Building

10 oct | 4:15 PM

WILKINSON LECTURE SERIES: DR. KEVIN KORSYN University of Michigan “Composing and Improvising Cadenzas to Mozart’s Piano Concerti” Julian Onderdonk, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

10 oct | 7:00 PM

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL: ROGERIO BOCCATO QUARTET Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

17 oct | 11:00 AM

06 feb | 8:15 PM

Swope Music Building

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

GUEST ARTIST CELLO MASTER CLASS: CHEUNG CHAU Director of Orchestral Studies at Utah Valley University

28 oct | 7:00 13.127 PM – 9:00 PM GUEST ARTIST MASTER CLASS: NETANEL DRAILBLATE, VIOLIN Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL: STEPHEN ROBINSON classical guitar; with Stephen Ng, tenor

26 mar | 7:30 PM

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL: TURKSHEADKNOT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE WITH THE DALÍ QUARTET Peter Paulsen, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

See website for time & location GUEST ARTIST ORCHESTRAL PERCUSSION/TIMPANI MASTER CLASS: ANGELA ZATOR NELSON Associate Principal Timpanist and Section Percussionist with The Philadelphia Orchestra GUEST ARTIST MARIMBA MASTER CLASS: GREG GIANNASCOLI

SPRING 2020

05 feb | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

22 apr | 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

GUEST ARTIST MASTER CLASS: JASON VIEAUX, GUITAR Grammy Award Winning Guitarist, Curtis Institute of Music and Cleveland Institute of Music faculty member, featuring guitarists from West Chester University Room 320 Swope Music Building

See website for time & location GUEST ARTIST MARIMBA MASTER CLASS: GREG GIANNASCOLI

GUEST ARTIST MASTER CLASS: STEPHEN ROBINSON, CLASSICAL GUITARIST Location TBA Swope Music Building

Events with an asterisk denote SSI ticketed events.

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09 sept | 7:30 PM

JEAN-CHRISTOPHE DOBRZELEWSKI & ROBERT SKONICZIN, TRUMPETS Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

13 sept | 7:30 PM ANITA GREENLEE, ORGAN Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

23 sept | 7:30 PM DAVID CULLEN, GUITAR

FACULTY RECITALS

Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

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MADELEINE WING ADLER CONCERT SERIES 30 sept | 7:30 PM KAREN DANNESSA, CLARINET Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building

03 nov | 3:00 PM

02 mar | 7:30 PM

Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

DOMENIC SALERNI, VIOLIN

EMILY BULLOCK, MEZZO-SOPRANO

07 oct | 7:30 PM

04 nov | 7:30 PM

22 mar | 3:00 PM

Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building

Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

JONATHAN FOWLER, TUBA

GLORIA GALANTE, HARP

DALÍ QUARTET

14 oct | 7:30 PM

27 jan | 7:30 PM

30 mar | 7:30 PM

Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

21 oct | 7:30 PM

03 feb | 7:30 PM

STEPHEN NG, TENOR

IN YOUNG LEE, SOPRANO AND CARL CRANMER, PIANO Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

01 nov | 7:30PM DALÍ QUARTET

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

VINCENT CRAIG, PIANO

OVIDIU MARINESCU, CELLO

MADELEINE WING ADLER CONCERT SERIES Held at noon the first Thursday of every month in the Madeleine Wing Adler Grand Foyer of the Performing Arts Center

FALL 2019

03 oct: KEYBOARD DIVISION 07 nov: VOCAL DIVISION 05 dec: JAZZ DIVISION SPRING 2020

06 feb: STRINGS DIVISION 05 mar: S OPHOMORE INSTRUMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

02 apr: S . POWELL MIDDLETON

FRESHMAN INSTRUMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION

KIMBERLY REIGHLEY, FLUTE Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

24 feb | 7:30 PM HENRY GRABB, OBOE Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building

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26 sept | 8:15 PM

04 dec | 8:15 PM

31 jan-01 feb

05 apr | 3:00 PM

Andrew Yozviak & M. Gregory Martin, directors Monuments Guest conductor Retired Colonel Timothy Holtan of the United States Field Band leads the West Chester University Wind Ensemble in a program dedicated to monuments of wind literature. Leonard Bernstein’s “Profanation” from Jeremiah Symphony and Philip Sparke’s Three Washington Monuments highlight this performance. The Wind Symphony opens the concert with Gustav Holst’s monumental Second Suite in F and Samuel Barber’s Commando March.

Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Adam Gumble & M. Gregory Martin, directors Traditions Concerto competition winner Jessica Lynch will be featured as flute soloist with the Wind Symphony in a performance of Chaminade’s Concertino for Flute.

Persichetti’s landmark Symphony No. 6 rounds out the program. Charles Wiley’s Old Scottish Melody and Dmitri Shostakovich’s “Galop” from Moscow Cheremusky highlight the Concert Band’s performance.

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Andrew Yozviak, director Six high school wind bands will join the WCU Band Directors and guest conductor Scott Boerma during this two-day clinic. Interested ensembles should contact Dr. Yozviak at ayozviak@wcupa.edu for information.

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Andrew Yozviak, director Short Stories The Dalí String Quartet joins the Wind Ensemble for a performance of Joel Puckett’s whimsical Short Stories for string quartet and wind band.

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

27 feb | 8:15 PM

15 apr | 8:15 PM

Andrew Yozviak & Adam Gumble, directors Winter Sketches Adam Gumble and the WCU Concert Band open a full semester of wind band concerts with Percy Grainger’s iconic Themes from Green Bushes and Shelley Hanson’s Albanian Dance. Dr. Andrew Yozviak leads the WCU Chamber Wind Ensemble in a performance of WCU Alumnus Joseph Harkins’ Joy and Euphoria and Walter Hartley’s Concerto for 23 Winds.

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Andrew Yozviak, director Dixtuor The warm comfort of Philips Autograph Library sets the stage for an evening of chamber wind music highlighted by the charming impressionist classic Dixtuor by George Enesco.

Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building

WIND ENSEMBLE & WIND SYMPHONY

CONCERT BAND & WIND SYMPHONY

08 dec | 3:00 PM 03 nov | 3:00 PM WIND ENSEMBLE

Andrew Yozviak, director The WCU Wind Ensemble takes the stage under the direction of guest conductor Steven Davis from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance.

Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

24 nov | 3:00 PM

LIBERTY YOUTH WIND SYMPHONY CONCERT Adam Gumble & M. Gregory Martin, directors Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

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WIND ENSEMBLE

Andrew Yozviak, director Collaborations Dr. Robert Carnochan, Director of Bands at University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, leads the Wind Ensemble in the final wind band concert of the semester. Steven Stucky’s Funeral Music for Queen Mary introduces this program and Dr. Karen Dannessa will be featured in a performance of the Clarinet Concerto, “Nekudim” by Jonathan Leshnoff..

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

HIGH SCHOOL WIND BAND SYMPOSIUM

CHAMBER WINDS & CONCERT BAND

01 mar | 3:00 PM

WIND ENSEMBLE & WIND SYMPHONY Andrew Yozviak & M. Gregory Martin, directors Philadelphia Story The WCU Wind Symphony will present an encore performance of their salute to Philadelphia composers from their CBDNA Eastern Division appearance featuring works by Peter Mennin and Vincent Persichetti. The WCU Wind Ensemble will present James Stephenson’s Ostwald and Revelli award winning Symphony No. 2 “Voices.”

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

WIND ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER WINDS

19 apr | 3:00 PM

LIBERTY YOUTH WIND SYMPHONY CONCERT Andrew Yozviak, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

30 apr | 8:15 PM

WIND SYMPHONY & CONCERT BAND M. Gregory Martin & Adam Gumble, directors Ride!

The WCU Concert Band finishes its season with performances of Sam Hazo’s Ride and Satoshi Yagisawa’s Machu Picchu.

Composition and Concerto Contest winners will take the stage with the Wind Symphony.

Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

03 may | 3:00 PM Andrew Yozviak, director In Memoriam Michael Colgrass Winds of Nagual and other works by Michael Colgrass will be featured as a tribute to the memory of this significant artist.

The WCU Wind Ensemble will be joined by M.M. in Instrumental Conducting alumna Elizabeth Mahovsky and the Freeland High School Wind Ensemble.

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

WIND BAND CONCERTS

WIND ENSEMBLE

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27 sept | 2:30 PM

HIGH SCHOOL HONORS CHOIR David P. DeVenney & Ryan Kelly, directors The High School Honor Choir is a one-day workshop for high school singers including choral rehearsals, voice lessons, lunch, and a culminating concert on the WCU campus. The event is under the direction of Dr. David P. DeVenney and Dr. Ryan Kelly with instruction

by WSOM voice faculty and features a special performance by the WCU Concert Choir. High school teachers are invited to send a mixed quartet of their advanced students to participate in the workshop which runs from 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The workshop also offers a reading session of new music suitable for high school choirs for participating teachers. For more information, contact Dr. DeVenney at ddevenney@wcupa.edu.

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

17 oct | 8:15 PM

07 feb | 7:30 PM

14 apr | 8:15 PM

David P. DeVenney & Ryan Kelly, directors Featuring the Men’s and Women’s Choruses and Cantari Donne in a program with a variety of sacred and secular music.

Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

David P. DeVenney, director An eclectic concert: Thomas Tallis’s The Lamentations of Jeremiah, works by Brahms and Egil Hovland, and a staged version of Hugo Distler’s Totentanz (Dance of Death).

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

David P. DeVenney & Ryan Kelly, directors Featuring four WSOM choirs: the Women’s Chorus will sing Dvorak’s Gypsy Songs, Chamber Choir will perform selections from their 2020 Austrian tour program, and the Men’s Chorus and Cantari Donne combine to sing Andrew Carter’s cantata Musick’s Jubilee with orchestra.

Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

FALL CHORAL FESTIVAL

25 oct | 7:30 PM

CHORAL CONCERTS

CONCERT CHOIR & MASTERSINGERS

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CONCERT CHOIR

16 feb | 3:00 PM

David P. DeVenney & Ryan Kelly, directors WSOM’s top two choirs, in a varied program including the world premiere of 19th-century American J.C.D. Parker’s By the Rivers of Babylon and Haydn’s Theresienmesse with orchestra.

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

MASTERSINGERS

14 nov | 7:30 PM

03 mar | 8:15 PM

David P. DeVenney, director The Recital Choir will perform under the direction of a WCU graduate student in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M. M. in Conducting degree.

Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

David P. DeVenney & Ryan Kelly, directors Cantari Donne and the Men’s and Women’s Choruses perform choral selections from the operatic repertory. The concert also features faculty soloists InYoung Lee and Stephen Ng. Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

RECITAL CHOIR

Ryan Kelly, director Featuring acapella and accompanied choral works from around the world for mixed voices and soloists.

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

WINTER CHORAL FESTIVAL

SPRING CHORAL FESTIVAL

21 apr | 7:30 PM RECITAL CHOIR

David P. DeVenney, director The Recital Choir will perform under the direction of a WCU graduate student in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M. M. in Conducting degree.

Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

26 apr | 7:30 PM

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHOIRS CONCERT Joseph Caminiti, David P. DeVenney, & Ryan Kelly, directors Featuring the rarely heard Mass in E Flat by American composer Amy Beach. This important 19th-century composer is being rediscovered by conductors and audiences alike. WSOM voice faculty will join the choirs as featured soloists.

Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

6 oct | 3:00 PM

05 dec | 8:15 PM

Joseph Caminiti, director The WCUSO opens its 2019-20 season with a program of German masters. Mozart’s delightful Overture to the Marriage of Figaro is followed by the Suite from Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss.

The evening closes with Beethoven’s epic Symphony No. 5 in celebration of the 250th anniversary of his birth.

Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Joseph Caminiti, director Composer and jazz pianist Ron Thomas joins the WCUSO as guest in-concert annotator in performances of Giya Kancheli’s Symphony No. 5, Gabriela Lena Frank’s Apu: Tone Poem for Orchestra and Igor Stravinsky’s Symphony in C. This is a benefit concert for those on campus who are in need.

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

26 mar | 8:15 PM

TOM SMITH CELLO SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT & CHAMBER STRINGS CONCERT Ovidiu Marinescu & Joseph Caminiti, directors Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building $25 General Admission fee at door. Free for WCU students, faculty, and staff with valid ID.

26 apr | 7:30 PM CHAMBER STRINGS

Joseph Caminiti, director Faculty artist David Cullen joins the Chamber Strings in a performance of Antonio Vivaldi’s Concerto for Guitar in D, Op. 59. Bach’s virtuosic Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 and Nielsen’s youthful Little Suite for Strings will send you home refreshed. Bring your questions along for an interactive experience.

Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building

18 nov | 8:15 PM CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Joseph Caminiti, director Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 and the Siegfried Idyll by Richard Wagner showcase the combined talents of the WCU Chamber Strings and Chamber Wind ensembles. This concert is in the round, so you get to choose from 360 vantage points!

Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

23 feb | 3:00 PM

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: IRVING H. COHEN MEMORIAL & CONCERTO WINNERS’ CONCERT Joseph Caminiti, director This spectacular event features winners of the Wells School of Music annual Orchestra Concerto Competition and includes Rimsky-Korsakov’s colorful Capriccio Espagnol. Monetary gifts are welcome to support this scholarship in memory of Wells School of Music Professor Dr. Irving H. Cohen.

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

29 feb | 7:30 PM

ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL CONCERT Joseph Caminiti, director Area high school string students will join the WCUSO and WSOM string faculty for its first annual Orchestra Festival. A featured guest violin soloist and master class leader will soon be announced, so visit www.wcuso.org for further details.

Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHOIRS CONCERT Joseph Caminiti, David P. DeVenney, & Ryan Kelly, directors Featuring the rarely heard Mass in E-Flat by American composer Amy Beach. This important 19th-century composer is being rediscovered by conductors and audiences alike. WSOM voice faculty will join as featured soloists.

Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

29 apr | 5:30 PM

4TH ANNUAL CONCERT ON THE QUAD: THE WCU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Joseph Caminiti, director Pack some snacks, lawn chairs and comfy blankets for the WCUSO’s annual Concert on the Quad. Orchestral and pop favorites will be featured in one of the calendar’s most popular events. Raffles, giveaways, and just plain fun are on the menu!

Academic Quad Main Hall Rain Location: Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

ORCHESTRA CONCERTS

23 oct | 8:15 PM

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15 oct | 8:15 PM

NEW MUSIC SERIES: GUEST ARTIST ASHLEY BATHGATE, CELLIST Van Stiefel & Jacob Cooper, directors Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

06 nov | 8:15 PM

SMALL ENSEMBLES

TRUMPET ENSEMBLE

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Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski & Robert Skoniczin, directors Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building

07 nov | 8:15 PM

WOODWIND CHAMBER ENSEMBLE Henry Grabb, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

12 nov | 8:15 PM

NEW MUSIC SERIES: GUEST ARTIST QUEEN CITY COMPOSER COLLECTIVE Van Stiefel & Jacob Cooper, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

20 nov | 8:15 PM

31 mar | 8:15 PM

GUITAR ENSEMBLE

FLUTE ENSEMBLE

TRUMPET ENSEMBLE

22 apr | 8:15 PM

David Cullen, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Kimberly Reighley, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski & Robert Skoniczin, directors Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Karen Dannessa, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

17 nov | 7:00 PM

08 dec | 7:30 PM

01 apr | 8:15 PM

27 apr | 7:30 PM

BRASS ENSEMBLES

COLLEGIUM MUSICUM

FLUTE ENSEMBLE

Daniel Cherry, Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski, Jonathan Fowler, Elizabeth Pfaffle, directors Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Mark Rimple, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Kimberly Reighley, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Mark Rimple, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

30 jan | 8:15 PM

08 apr | 8:15 PM

NEW MUSIC SERIES: GUEST ARTIST VARIANT 6

GUITAR ENSEMBLE

03 may | 7:00 PM

Van Stiefel & Jacob Cooper, directors Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

David Cullen, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Daniel Cherry, Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski, Jonathan Fowler, Elizabeth Pfaffle, directors Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

24 mar | 8:15 PM

21 apr | 8:15 PM

NEW MUSIC SERIES: NOW MUSIC SOCIETY

WCU PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE AND HSHPE

Van Stiefel & Jacob Cooper, directors Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Ralph Sorrentino, director

13 nov | 8:15 PM

19 nov | 8:15 PM PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Ralph Sorrentino, director

Guest Soloist: Angela Zator Nelson, Associate Principal Timpanist and Section Percussionist with The Philadelphia Orchestra Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

WOODWIND CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

COLLEGIUM MUSICUM

BRASS ENSEMBLES

Guest Soloist: Dr. Erik Forst Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

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27 sept | 2:30 PM

17 nov | 3:00 PM

David P. DeVenney, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center For more information, contact Dr. DeVenney at ddevenney@wcupa.edu

Gloria Galante, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

HIGH SCHOOL HONORS CHOIR CONCERT

Adam Gumble & M. Gregory Martin, directors Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

07 dec | 3:00 PM

29 feb | 7:30 PM

10 oct | 4:15 PM

Ryan Kelly, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

SWOPE INTER GREEK MUSIC ASSOCIATION (S.I.G.M.A.) BENEFIT

WILKINSON LECTURE SERIES: DR. KEVIN KORSYN University of Michigan “Composing and Improvising Cadenzas to Mozart’s Piano Concerti” Julian Onderdonk, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

SPECIAL EVENTS

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: IRVING H. COHEN MEMORIAL & CONCERTO WINNERS’ CONCERT Joseph Caminiti, director This spectacular event features winners of the Wells School of Music annual Orchestra Concerto Competition and includes Rimsky-Korsakov’s colorful Capriccio Espagnol. Monetary gifts are welcome to support this scholarship in memory of Wells School of Music Professor Dr. Irving H. Cohen.

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

06 oct | 6:00 PM

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HARP FESTIVAL

23 feb | 3:00 PM

29 oct | 8:15 PM VOCAL HONORS RECITAL Emily Bullock, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

05 nov | 8:15 PM

KEYBOARD HONORS RECITAL Emily Bullock, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

24 nov | 3:00 PM

LIBERTY YOUTH WIND SYMPHONY CONCERT

98TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY PROGRAM*

07 dec | 7:00 PM

KENNETT SYMPHONY CHILDREN’S CHORUS Eileen Keller, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

31 jan-01 feb

HIGH SCHOOL WIND BAND SYMPOSIUM Andrew Yozviak, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center Interested ensembles should contact Dr. Yozviak at ayozviak@wcupa.edu for more information

06 feb | 8:15 PM

GUEST ARTIST RECITAL: STEPHEN ROBINSON, GUITAR; WITH STEPHEN NG, TENOR Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL CONCERT Joseph Caminiti, director Area high school string students will join the WCUSO and WSOM string faculty for its first annual Orchestra Festival. A featured guest violin soloist and master class leader will soon be announced, so visit www.wcuso.org this fall for further details.

Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

07 mar

THE FLUTE SOCIETY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA’S 8TH ANNUAL FLUTE FAIR Kimberly Reighley, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center Tickets and Registration: philaflutesociety.org

17 mar | 8:15 PM BACH CELEBRATION

Vincent Craig, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

25 mar | 8:15 PM VOCAL HONORS RECITAL Emily Bullock, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

26 mar | 8:15 PM

19 apr | 3:00 PM

29 apr | 5:30 PM

Anita Greenlee, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Joseph Caminiti, director Pack some snacks, lawn chairs and comfy blankets for the WCUSO’s annual Concert on the Quad. Orchestral and pop favorites will be featured in one of the calendar’s most popular events. Raffles, giveaways, and just plain fun are on the menu!

Academic Quad Main Hall Rain Location: Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

WCU PRE-COLLEGIATE PIANO COMPETITION WINNERS’ RECITAL

TOM SMITH CELLO SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT & CHAMBER STRINGS CONCERT

19 apr | 3:00 PM

Ovidiu Marinescu & Joseph Caminiti, directors Philips Autograph Library Philips Memorial Building $25 General Admission fee at door. Free for WCU students, faculty, and staff with valid ID.

Henry Grabb, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

28 mar | 2020

32ND ANNUAL WCU PRE-COLLEGIATE PIANO COMPETITION Anita Greenlee, director Swope Music Building Registration: wcupa.edu/music/specialPrograms.aspx

01 apr | 7:30 PM

3RD ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL GUITAR ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL CONCERT featuring Bayonne High School Guitar Ensemble and the West Chester University Guitar Ensemble David Cullen, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

09 apr | 8:15 PM

KEYBOARD HONORS RECITAL Emily Bullock, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

21ST ANNUAL CAT ANGEL NETWORK BENEFIT CONCERT

19 apr | 3:00 PM

LIBERTY YOUTH WIND SYMPHONY CONCERT Andrew Yozviak, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

21 apr | 8:15 PM

WCU PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE AND HSHPE GUEST SOLOIST: ERIK FORST Ralph Sorrentino, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

26 apr | 7:30 PM

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHOIRS CONCERT Joseph Caminiti, David P. DeVenney, & Ryan Kelly, directors Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

4TH ANNUAL CONCERT ON THE QUAD: THE WCU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

02 may | 7:00 PM

KENNETT SYMPHONY CHILDREN’S CHORUS Eileen Keller, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

16 may | 2020

20TH ANNUAL WCU INTERNATIONAL ORGAN COMPETITION Anita Greenlee, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center Registration: wcupa.edu/music/specialPrograms.aspx

17 may | 3:00 PM

TRUMPET FESTIVAL

13TH ANNUAL WCU TRUMPET FESTIVAL Dr. Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski, director

21-22 feb | 2020 February 21, 8:00 PM February 22, 5:00 PM* Join us for the 13th Annual WCU Trumpet Festival, hosted by Dr. Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski, Robert Skoniczin and the WCU Affiliate Chapter of the International Trumpet Guild.

Participants can attend Concerts, Masterclasses, Warm-up Sessions, and perform as part of the festival trumpet ensemble. In addition, there will be several exhibitors on site with the latest trumpets and equipment.

UNKNOWN BONES – A CROSSMEN ALUMNI BENEFIT CONCERT

Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

Marc Jacoby, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

Contact JDobrzelewski@wcupa.edu or RSkoniczin@wcupa.edu for more information.

16 jul | 7:30PM

CRITERIONS ALUMNI REUNION CONCERT Lee Southall, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

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27 sept | 7:30 PM

CRITERIONS JAZZ ENSEMBLE & HONORS JAZZ COMBO CONCERT Marc Jacoby, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

08 nov | 7:30 PM

FRIENDS OF JAZZ CONCERT: THE WCU CRITERIONS JAZZ ENSEMBLE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

WCU Steel Band and Latin Jazz Ensembles with special guests Juan and Christina Alamo and Kristian Paradis David Nelson & Marc Jacoby, directors Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center 226 N. High Street, West Chester, PA Tickets can be purchased at uptownwestchester.org

03 apr | 7:30 PM

STEEL BAND & LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLES CONCERT

21 nov | 8:15 PM

28 apr | 8:15 PM

Ryan Kelly & Marc Jacoby, directors Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

03 dec | 8:15 PM

STATESMEN JAZZ ENSEMBLE & JAZZ COMBOS CONCERT Daniel Cherry, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

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Marc Jacoby, director Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center 226 N. High Street, West Chester, PA Tickets can be purchased at uptownwestchester.org

VOCAL JAZZ & LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLES CONCERT

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22 feb | 7:00 PM

David Nelson & Marc Jacoby, directors Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

JAZZ COMBOS & STATESMEN JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT Daniel Cherry, director MainStage Theatre E.O. Bull Center

01 may | 7:30 PM

CRITERIONS JAZZ ENSEMBLE CONCERT: CONRAD ERWIG Marc Jacoby, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

16 jul | 7:30 PM

CRITERIONS ALUMNI REUNION CONCERT Lee Southall, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building

JAZZ FESTIVAL

30TH ANNUAL JAZZ FESTIVAL* Marc Jacoby, director

18-21 mar | 2020 March 18, 12:00 PM: Dave Allen Group March 18, 8:00 PM: WCU Faculty Jazz Group March 19, 12:00 PM: Steve Rudolph Group March 19, 8:00 PM: Rudresh Mahanthapa Group

WCU OPERA THEATRE A SEASON OF COLLABORATIONS 15 nov | 7:30 PM

WCU & UPTOWN’S OPERA TUTTI PRESENT GIAN CARLO MENOTTI’S “THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF”* Heidi Starr, director Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

March 20, 12:00 PM: Master class with Michael Mossman

March 21, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM: WCU High School Jazz Festival Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center For more information, visit: wcupa.edu/jazzfest

01 dec | 2:00 PM

WCU OPERA THEATRE IN COLLABORATION WITH UPTOWN ENTERTAINMENT ALLIANCE: MENOTTI’S “AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS” Emily Bullock & Heidi Starr, directors Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center 226 N. High Street, West Chester, PA Tickets can be purchased at uptownwestchester.org

17-18 apr | 7:30 PM

WCU OPERA THEATRE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SOCIETY OF CHESTER COUNTY: THE GONDOLIERS— W.S. GILBERT AND SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN* Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

OPERA THEATRE

March 20, 7:30 PM: Criterions Jazz Ensemble with Michael Mossman

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MARCHING BAND Adam Gumble, director M. Gregory Martin, associate director

24 aug | 1:00 PM

26 oct | 10:00 AM

Matlack Field West Chester University East Campus

West Chester University North Campus

FRIENDS AND FAMILY PREVIEW

FOOTBALL AT FARRELL STADIUM Sept 7, 12:00 PM vs Bentley University Sept 21, 12:00 PM: Sudler Trophy Presentation The Sudler Trophy presentation will occur during halftime. The Sudler Trophy is awarded biannually to a college or university marching band which has demonstrated the highest of musical standards and innovative marching routines and ideas, and which has made important contributions to the advancement of the performance standards of college marching bands over a number of years. We look forward to celebrating this achievement with as many alumni as possible!

29 sept | 12:00 PM

COLLEGIATE MARCHING BAND FESTIVAL

HOMECOMING PARADE

09 nov | 2019

CAVALCADE OF BANDS CHAMPIONSHIPS

J. Birney Crum Stadium Allentown, PA

Farrell Stadium West Chester University South Campus *Tickets will be available to purchase at the gate

5 oct | 12:00 PM

28 nov | 2019

WCU FAMILY WEEKEND West Chester University

100TH ANNIVERSARY 6ABC DUNKIN DONUTS PHILADELPHIA THANKSGIVING PARADE Philadelphia, PA

Oct 12, 12:00 PM vs Bloomsburg University Oct 26, 2:00 PM vs East Stroudsburg University Homecoming Game Nov 2, 12:00 PM vs Kutztown University Nov 16, 1:00PM vs California University of PA (or PSAC Championship Game)

19 oct | 2019

USBANDS PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Farrell Stadium West Chester University South Campus *Tickets will be available to purchase at the gate

06 dec | 5:00PM – 9:30 PM 40TH ANNIVERSARY QVC WEST CHESTER CHRISTMAS PARADE Downtown West Chester, PA

23 oct | 7:00 PM

WEST CHESTER HALLOWEEN PARADE Rain Date: Oct 24 Downtown West Chester, PA

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22-26 jun | 2020

ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSIC CAMPS Ralph Sorrentino, director Swope Music Builing

06-11 jul | 2020

HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER MUSIC INSTITUTE Ralph Sorrentino, director Swope Music Building

12-17 jul | 2020

WCU JAZZ JOURNEY WORKSHOP Marc Jacoby, director Swope Music Building

16 jul | 7:30 PM

CRITERIONS ALUMNI REUNION CONCERT

SUMMER CAMPS

Lee Southall, director Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall

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13-17 jul | 2020

WIND CONDUCTING SYMPOSIUM Andrew Yozviak, director Swope Music Building

15-18 jul | 2020

CHORAL CONDUCTING SYMPOSIUM David P. DeVenney & Ryan Kelly, directors Swope Music Building

18-23 jul | 2020

VIVACE LEADERSHIP AND MARCHING BAND CAMPS Swope Music Building

MAIN LINE MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION EVENTS 25 aug | 12:00 PM

FLUTE STUDIO ALUMNI RECITAL

13 oct | 12:30 PM

Kimberly Reighley, director Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

Swope Music Building

MLMTA DOROTHY SUTTON FESTIVAL

19 nov | 8:15 AM 5 dec | 11:00 AM

WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC FALL CONVOCATION RECITAL Emily Bullock & Ralph Sorrentino, VOK & INM Chairs Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

MLMTA MASTER CLASS: LYDIA ARTYMIW, PIANO Ware Family Recital Hall Swope Music Building

01 feb | 10:00 AM MLMTA SUPER SATURDAY Swope Music Building

TRI-COUNTY YOUTH FESTIVAL COMPETITION Swope Music Building More information at tricountyconcerts.org

14 mar | 8:00 AM

MLMTA CONSTANCE MURRAY FESTIVAL Swope Music Building More information at mlmta.org

30 apr | 11:00 AM

WELLS SCHOOL OF MUSIC SPRING CONVOCATION RECITAL Emily Bullock & Ralph Sorrentino, VOK & INM Chairs Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center

31 may | 3:00 PM

TRI-COUNTY YOUTH FESTIVAL CONCERT Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center More information at tricountyconcerts.org

MISCELLANEOUS

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