Flutist

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Cho-Liang Lin & Friends

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Shepherd students join forces with faculty for Sharing the Spotlight performances. 

Faculty Wind Quintet & Friends

Richard Lavenda: Upon Reflection for 2 violas, vibraphone, and harp
Richard Lavenda: Upon Further Reflection for soprano, baritone, and chamber ensemble (Shepherd School 50th Anniversary commission)
and more

Featuring faculty members Thomas Jaber, Marianne Gedigian, Benjamin Kamins, and James Dunham, plus Shepherd School alumni and current students.  

Richard Lavenda, Composer

Benjamin Kamins

Marianne Gedigian, Flute

Festival faculty, fellows, and the Borromeo String Quartet join forces for music separated by time yet linked by raw emotion, startling innovation, and inspiring creativity. Festival faculty Jeff Scott’s Passion for Bach and Coltrane proceeds from the opening of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Goldberg Variations and ventures boldly down unexpected avenues. Jeffrey Kahane plays the role of keyboard maverick in Bach’s thrilling Brandenburg Concerto No. 5.

Bach And Beyond

Sarasota Opera House

The 60th Anniversary Festival begins with a program that unites the past, present, and future. With Music Director Jeffrey Kahane on harpsichord, SMF alum Marianne Gedigian shimmers in a work from the archives—Francois Couperin’s elegant Le Rossignol en amour (The Nightingale in Love). Bohuslav Martinů’s mid-20th-century Sonata, written on Cape Cod, offers a thought-provoking contrast with its jazz infused rhythms.

60th Anniversary Concert

Sarasota Orchestra

The Music Academy’s teaching artist roster is unmatched—artists who mentor at the highest level and shine in performance throughout the summer. Teaching Artist Showcases spotlight this extraordinary talent in concert, bringing our influential teaching artists to the stage in chamber music collaborations.

Teaching Artist Showcase: Bruch & Mendelssohn

Lobero Theatre

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

Sarasota Music Festival

Le Rossignol en amour

Trio for Piano, Flute and Cello

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

Serenade for Flute and Strings

Upon Reflection

Pena Tiranna, from “Amadigi di Gaula”

Trio for Flute, Bassoon and Piano

A Night Piece

Flutist

Marianne Gedigian

Events

Upcoming events

Jul 2, 2026

Teaching Artist Showcase: Bruch & Mendelssohn · Lobero Theatre

Past events

Mar 10, 2026

Cho-Liang Lin & Friends · The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

Sep 12, 2025

Faculty Wind Quintet & Friends · Sammons Center For The Arts

Future and recently performed repertoire

Flute in Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 by Bach

Sarasota Music Festival

Flute in Le Rossignol en amour by Couperin

Sarasota Music Festival

Flute in Trio for Piano, Flute and Cello by Weber

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

Flute in Serenade for Flute and Strings by Beethoven

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

Flute in Upon Reflection by Lavenda

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

Flute in Pena Tiranna, from “Amadigi di Gaula” by Handel

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

Flute in Trio for Flute, Bassoon and Piano by Donizetti

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University

Flute in A Night Piece by Foote

Lobero Theatre

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