The University of Arkansas Department of Music is set to enchant audiences with a series of riveting performances, showcasing an impressive blend of symphonic grandeur, cultural melodies, rhythmic explorations, and theatrical brilliance. From the harmonious strains of the University Symphony Orchestra to the vibrant tunes of the Latin American Ensemble, each performance promises to be a testament to musical excellence. The PUBLIQuartet will take audiences on a rhythmic journey through American history, while the play 'Silent Sky' offers a poignant look at the intersection of science and society. These events are not just performances but experiences that celebrate the power of music and storytelling.

Symphonic Surges and Celestial Narratives: University of Arkansas' Celebrated Performances

Latin American Ensemble Concert

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The University of Arkansas Symphony Orchestra will be in concert at Faulkner Performing Arts Center.

University Symphony Orchestra Concert

Students of Chal Ragsdale, Fernando Valencia, and Christopher Scherer perform at Faulkner Performing Arts Center.

Percussion Studio & Chamber Percussion Recital

Junior Recital: Nathan Steinmuller

Senior Recital: Nathan Dunlap

Senior Recital: Rebekah Holland

Senior Recital: Braden Shepherd

Tea Time with Theatre in London Study Abroad! Join us for a conversation about this Summer 2024 Study Abroad Course. Topics will include Course Info, Itinerary, Financial Info and Excursions.

Theatre In London Study Abroad Info Session

Senior Honors Recital: Abigail Short, Flute

Senior Recital: Erin Newberry, Saxophone

Reed quintet Akropolis will perform.  Part of the McIlroy Family Endowment in Visual and Performing Arts.

Akropolis Concert

Schola Cantorum & NWA Ballet Carmina Burana

Razorback Chorus & Treble Chorus Concert

Wind Symphony & 4:00 Band Concert

Graduate Conducting Recital: Yoshio Yamashita

Graduate Chamber Recital: Joseph McGee, trumpet

Graduate Chamber Recital: Joseph McGee, Trumpet

Clarinet Studio Recital

Tuba & Euphonium Studio Recital

Jazz Festival: UA Latin American Ensemble Concert with guest artist Angel "Papo" Vazquez

UA Latin American Ensemble Concert

Voice Studio Recital for the students of Dr. Park

Voice Studio Recital

Central United Methodist Church Arkansas

Graduate Solo Recital: Lauren Zygmont, horn

Graduate Recital: Lauren Zygmont, Horn

Hertzog Jazz Road Creative Residency World Premier

Chamber Recital: Touch Of Brass

Ragsdale & Valencia Percussion Studio Recital

Junior Honors Recital: Ian Gelicame, tenor

Junior Honors Recital: Ian Gelicame, Tenor

Music Honors Recital

Senior Recital: Ray Lenhart, Trombone

UA Student Chamber Music Tour Preview Concert

EPSG:4326

Blair Library

Saxophone Studio Recital

Join University Programs for their 2024 Drag Show in the Arkansas Union Verizon Ballroom on April 5. Doors open at 6:30p and the show will begin at 7p.

University Programs' Drag Show

Join the Department of Music on Friday, April 5th 9am-9pm for our Jazz Festival!

Jazz Festival

Opera Theatre: Dido And Aeneas

Just Dance party Tue, Apr 2, 2024 6 – 8p in the International Connections Lounge. Relive your childhood and get moving! Free food and prizes!

Just Dance Party

Student Chamber Music Recital

Graduate Recital: Wesley Becherer, Oboe

Senior Recital: Dylan Wenino, Guitar

Senior Recital: Sharnetta Campbell, clarinet

Senior Recital: Sharnetta Campbell, Clarinet

Graduate Recital: Cori Fincher, percussion

Graduate Recital: Cori Fincher, Percussion

A performance by Arkansas Brassworks in the Faulkner Performing Arts Center

Arkansas Brassworks Concert

Graduate Recital: Thomas Baker, percussion

Graduate Recital: Thomas Baker, Percussion

Junior Recital: Kyra Brockhausen, trumpet

Junior Recital: Kyra Brockhausen, Trumpet

Junior Recital: Karley Jones, Soprano

Guest Artist: Bakenhus Duo, Baroque Flute And Bassoon

Graduate Solo Recital: Grace Clark, Viola

Recital: Ethan Thompson, Trombone

Rolling Hills Baptist Church Arkansas

Guest Artist: Ilan Morgenstern, Bass Trombone

Leah Foster Senior Composition Recital

Senior Recital: Zoie Benton

FSU Center for the Performing Arts

Junior Honors Recital: Emma Davis

Junior Recital: Talina Woods, Soprano

Guest Artist: Andrew Flory, Theorbo & Classical Guitar

 Schola Cantorum and Collegiate Chorale Concert/Graduate Choral Conducting Recital, John Njenga

Schola Cantorum And Collegiate Chorale Concert / Graduate Choral Conducting Recital

Graduate Recital: Sierra Hoaglund, Flute

Community Horn Choir Concert

Graduate Chamber Recital: Kizer Brown, Trombone

Win a prize by writing and singing your heart out in the 24-Hour Songwriting Competition from March 1 @5p - March 2 @7p. 

24-Hour Songwriting Competition

Wind Ensemble Concert

Symphonic Band & 5:00 Band Concert

Guest Artist Recital: Douglas Lindsey, Trumpet, Kristy Olefsky, Piano

Graduate Recital: Hannah Laws, Collaborative Piano

Guest Artist: Angelika Machnik-Jones, Cello

Flute Studio Recital

Graduate Chamber Recital: Cole Birmingham, Guitar

Razorbones Recital

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Arkansas

Turtle Island String Quartet - Masterclass

Composition Recital: William Sulliban

Accent Series: Miroslava Panayotova, Piano

Guest Artist Recital & Workshop: Gábour Varga & Emir Radisevic, Clarinets

Composition Studio Recital

Guest Artist: Dr. Stephen Clark, Flute & Ash Beauchamp, Piano

Lyrique Quintette

Guest Artist: Drei Bones Trio

Accent Series: Richard Rulli, trumpet & Tomoko Kashiwagi, piano

Accent Series: Richard Rulli & Tomoko Kashiwagi

As part of the 2024 Black Music Symposium, the University of Arkansas World Music Ensemble will perform with Darril Harp Edwards, steel drums.  The event is free and open to the public.

Black Music Symposium Concert

As part of the 2024 Black Music Symposium: Elio Villafranca, piano

As part of the 2024 Black Music Symposium, guest artist Elio Villafranca will perform with the University of Arkansas World Music Ensemble.  The event is free and open to the public.

Black Music Symposium Workshop

Join University Programs for Spring Karaoke, snacks, and the chance to win a prize on February 1 in the International Connections Lounge from 7 to 9 pm. 

Spring Karaoke

As part of the Black Music Symposium, guest artist Jared Hauser, oboe, and U of A professors Dr. Rachel Frederiksen, bassoon, and Dr. Erik Lawrence, piano, will be performing at Faulkner Performing Arts Center.

Black Music Symposium Recital

Dr. Xiting Yang, piano, will perform at Faulkner Performing Arts Center.  She will be joined by Dr. Er-Gene Kahng, violin and Dr. Pecos Singer, violoncello.

Accent Faculty Performance Series

Schola Cantorum Concert

Songwriter's Ensemble Concert

Senior Student Recital

Students of Chalon Ragsdale and Fernando Valencia in concert

Percussion Studio Recital

Tuba And Euphonium Studio Recital

Reinecke Trio Chamber Recital

The Playground, a student writing club/workshop, will be featuring 11 10-minute plays on November 19, 7:30, at Global Campus Theatre. From comedy to drama, and everything between, all works are written, directed, and read by university students.

Playground New Play Readings

Calling all UARK musicians! University Programs is hosting our annual Battle of the Bands showcase, which allows solo and band acts to compete against each other. Come show off your musical talent to our panel of campus celebrity judges!

Battle Of The Bands

Junior Student Recital

Christian Life Cathedral

University of Arkansas Opera Theatre presents Amahl and the Night Visitors

Opera Theatre: Amahl And The Night Visitors

Join Moselle for her last NWA performance of the year; an event made possible by the UARK Film Society. Serving as the last day of filming for their documentary following the evolution of Moselle's debut single "Pesticides", this concert not only marks the conclusion of the documentation process but also provides an opportunity for UARK students to enjoy local music. Additionally, all audience members will receive credit for their presence in the documentary.

Moselle Live

Come to the Connections Lounge November 16th and sing your favorite songs with DJ Brock! Free food!! A prize will be awarded at the end!

Winter Karaoke

Guest Artist Concert: Alison Robuck And Ayako Tsuruta

Horn Studio Recital For Students Of Dr. Katey Halbert

Dance Around the World is a Housing traditional program that occurs during International Education Week! This evening is a celebration of cultures in the form of dance and song. This year, it is happening on Tuesday, November 14th at 6pm in the Holcombe Hall Living Room. It falls on the second day of IEW with the theme of "Discovering the Arts". Food will be provided from various restaurants in the Fayetteville area. We hope to see you there! 

Dance Around The World

The University of Arkansas Department of Music presents the UA Saxophone Studio Recital for the students of Dr. Sarah Hetrick on November 14th at Giffels Auditorium.

UA Saxophone Studio Recital

IEW Event Rwanda Dance Table is coming up and the Office of International Students and Scholars would love for you to attend! Learn more about Rwanda and their dance culture at this event!

Rwanda Dance Table

Jazz Orchestra Concert

A performance by the University of Arkansas brass quintet, Arkansas Brassworks.

Following up their two GRAMMY®-nominated projects, What Is American: Rhythm Nation celebrates American rhythmic traditions as expressions of bodily autonomy and tacit history keeping. From the African rhythms and fiddle techniques that propel Trevor Weston’s Juba to the iconic grooves of Janet Jackson, the program includes improvisations on the beat breaks of Daniel Bernard Roumain’s Hip-Hop Etudes and original works by PUBLIQuartet, alongside new works by Pulitzer Prize finalist Jlin, Mazz Swift, Eddie Venegas, and Jeff Scott, commissioned with the support of a 2024 Chamber Music America Artistic Projects grant. Each of these new works evokes a distinct rhythmic world, reflecting the plurality of American movement(s) and protecting the unspoken spirit of their lineage’s narratives. PUBLIQuartet’s 2024 CMA Artistic Projects grant is supported by the Howard Gilman Foundation.

PUBLIQuartet

The true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific and heart-bound discoveries. With music and math bursting forth onstage, Henrietta and her female peers change the way we understand both the heavens and Earth. FEB. 14 - FEB. 23, 2025 at University Theatre in the Fine Arts Center.

University of Arkansas Department of Music

Jan 31, 2025

PUBLIQuartet

Feb 14, 2025

Silent Sky

Dec 2, 2024

Latin American Ensemble Concert

Dec 2, 2024

University Symphony Orchestra Concert

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