Sound Choices presents “the best of the best,” highlighting IUP’s Music Department faculty, students, alumni, and honored guests in a specially selected and exceptional lineup of concerts and recitals.
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Saturday, October 21, 2017, 8:00 p.m.; Gorell Recital Hall, Second Floor Sutton Hall
Arias from well-known operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart come alive on the Gorell stage as members of the IUP faculty perform these classic hits.
Friday, November 10, 2017, 8:00 p.m.; Gorell Recital Hall, Second Floor Sutton Hall
Leaves of Grass, the iconic collection of poems by the renowned American poet Walt Whitman, is given a new voice in this beautiful jazz setting composed by Fred Hersch. Join jazz vocalist Laura Ferguson and the IUP Chamber Jazz Ensemble as they continue this celebration of American music and poetry.
Friday, December 1, 2017; 7:30 p.m.; Fisher Auditorium, IUP Performing Arts Center
Hear the IUP and Indiana area school choirs celebrate the season with joyful tunes new and old. Join in and sing along with us on childhood favorites as well as the season’s most beloved carols. This will be something special for the entire family.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018; 8:00 p.m.; Gorell Recital Hall, Second Floor Sutton Hall
The IUP voice, choral, and piano faculty join forces for an evening of art songs, arias, and piano solos, including Brahms’ Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs).
Saturday, March 3, 2018, 7:30 p.m.; Fisher Auditorium, IUP Performing Arts Center
This concert celebrates wind band music of the past and present. A list of composers will include Robert Litton, Vincent Persichetti, Charles Ives, Carter Pann, and Martin Ellerby. The concert will be repeated at Yale University following a prestigious invitation for IUP to perform at the 2018 College Band Directors National Association conference.
Figaro! Figaro! Figaro!
May 2–5, Music Theater
University Museum Goes Downtown
April 1–May 21, Artists Hand Gallery, Philadelphia Street, Indiana