Join the USF Symphony Orchestra on November 17th at 2:00 PM in the USF Concert Hall for a fantastic journey through musical imagination. The concert opens with Josef Suk's colorful Scherzo fantastique, followed by Joaquín Turina's vibrant and rhythmically driven Danzas fantásticas. The program culminates in one of the most monumental works in the orchestral repertoire, Hector Berlioz's groundbreaking Symphonie fantastique, a thrilling that will leave audiences spellbound. This is a concert experience you won’t want to miss!

USF Symphony Orchestra

University of South Florida School of Music

The USF Opera Workshop is excited to present an evening filled with classic opera scenes, timeless arias, and even a few beloved musical theatre selections. This diverse cast of talented singers will showcase challenging repertoire with engaging and imaginative staging. The program encompasses a range of narratives, including best friends reuniting, lovers bidding farewell, and a wedding party that goes hilariously awry. Audiences can look forward to works from renowned composers such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giacomo Puccini, Gaetano Donizetti, Richard Wagner, Georges Bizet, and more.

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USF Opera Workshop

University of South Florida

Tickets for the 2024-2025 Season are being offered free of charge and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The lobby will open 1 hour prior to the event, and the doors will open approximately 30 minutes before the performance. Please arrive ahead of time to ensure your ticket as seating is limited.

USF Gospel Choir

On Sunday, November 10 at 2:00 you are invited to experience a joint concert of USF’s vocal jazz ensemble “Blue Mood” and the USF Wind Ensemble in the beautiful USF Concert Hall. The concert is titled “Up, Up, and Away”, with many of the selections inspired by the art, grace, and majesty of flight. Of special note, we will perform the world premier of a work by USF Jazz professor, Ross Strauser, in which the two ensembles will perform jointly. We consider this to be a groundbreaking concert, and hope that you will come experience it with us.

USF Wind Ensemble & Blue Mood

On Thursday, November 7th, Jazz One (Jazz Ensemble I) will present a concert with our first Guest Artist of the Year, Jazz Drummer, Herlin Riley.  Mr. Riley, A new Orleans resident and  New Orleans native, has been the  Lincoln Center Orchestra  drummer in New York City for decades now. Touring, performing, and recording with this Orchestra and Wynton Marsalis for many years, In New Orleans and New York as well as around the world.  With USF’s Jazz One, he will perform the Music of Duke Ellington, Benny Golson, and Chuck Owen.  The Ellington/ Strayhorn compositions will come from some of the Suites, including “Such Sweet Thunder”, the “Far East Suite”,” New Orleans Suite” and “The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse ”.  These are some of his later works with Billy Strayhorn.  Ahead of their time, the music is swinging and still holds up without a doubt in today’s music world.  We will also pay a tribute to Benny Golson who just passed away  performing Chuck Owen’s “Along Came Benny’ along with a new composition by retired USF Jazz Professor and grammy nominated Chuck Owen, “And Your Point Is….”, with a second line groove.  A good time will be had by all!

USF Faculty Jazz Ensemble 1 & Guest Artists

Acclaimed Cuban-American pianist Jose Lopez presents "Stars of David" - a program of 19th Century Jewish composers.

Steinway Piano Series: Jose Lopez

Rebecca Penneys will perform works by Chopin & Brahms, exploring the worlds of nuance & color

Rebecca Penneys - Piano

Iranian pianist, Layla Ramezan, invites you to an exploration of Persian musical culture and highlights the strong connections between Eastern and Western worlds, a fruitful source of inspiration for many artists.

Steinway Piano Series: Layla Ramezan

Pianist Vedrana Subotic presents the Romantic piano era's biggest fireworks - the two epic sonatas by Franz Liszt. The grand musical arch of the B Minor and the phantasmagorical vision of Dante's Divine Comedy is musical story-telling at its best. Framed by the two Liszt masterpieces is a world premiere of two original arrangements of traditional Balkan melodies, reimagined for solo piano by Christopher O'Riley and Igor Iachimciuc.

Vedrana Subotic - Piano

Brancaleoni International Music Festival Gala Concert, featuring the 2023 Steinway and Rutenberg Series Award Winners

Brancaleoni International Music Festival

Pianist Eunmi Ko plays solo piano works with electronics and pieces written for her.

Eunmi Ko - Piano

Acclaimed Ukrainian pianist Tetiana Shafran, prize winner from more of 25 International piano competition, presents a program featuring works by Beethoven, Chopin, and Liszt.

Tetiana Shafran - Piano

Acclaimed Chinese-American pianist Tian Tian, a prize winner from numerous International piano competitions, will present a program of piano favorites featuring Ravel's La Valse and Rachmaninov's Second Piano Sonata.

Tian Tian – Piano

Korean-American pianist Sun-A Park presents a program celebrating 150th anniversary of Rachmaninoff's birth, along with favorite masterpieces for the keyboard.

University of South Florida School of Music

Nov 17, 2024

USF Symphony Orchestra

Nov 15, 2024

USF Opera Workshop

University of South Florida School of Music