Fall 2023 Concert Series
Our Fall 2023 Concert Series is here!
Our Mainstage Series gives you the opportunity to hear performances from our internationally acclaimed faculty. Our Ensemble Series showcases the variety of exciting ensembles at the School of Music. In our Noon Series, you can enjoy free performances from the School of Music community during your lunch hour!
Ticket prices:
Mainstage Series: $26 (General)/$20 (Students & Seniors)/$5 (12 & under)
Ensemble Series: $22 (General)/$18 (Students & Seniors)/$5 (12 & under)
Noon Series: FREE
All ticket prices include fees.
The Music of Dialect: A Compositional Tribute to the Speech and Stories of Newfoundland and Labrador
Steve Cowan and Jason Noble
MAINSTAGE SERIES
Thursday, September 14, 7:30pm
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
Guitarist Steve Cowan and composer Jason Noble return home to present a concert of all-original music composed in honour of Newfoundland and Labrador. Recordings of interviews with residents of the province are interwoven with guitar music, producing an enchanting soundworld somewhere between speech and music. The pieces touch on themes close to the hearts of many Newfoundlanders including community identity, Beaumont Hamel, ghost and fairy stories, kitchen parties, and change over time. Featuring the Newfoundland premiere of Noble's internationally acclaimed Folk Suite, with guest performer Michelle Cheramy on flute. $26/$20 (fees included)
The Ecstasy of Becoming
Flying Pooka!
MAINSTAGE SERIES
Thursday, October 5, 7:30pm
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
Flying Pooka! is the duo of saxophonist and vocalist Dani Oore and pianist Florian Hoefner. Formed during the pandemic during Oore's time as postdoc at MUN the two are now launching their debut album "The Ecstasy of Becoming". Whenever they play, all music is made up in the moment. Their kinship and synergy explodes in exuberant melodious rhythmic improvisations with harmonic sophistication and structural depth. Raw, elegant, bold, fragile …and maybe playful. $26/$20 (fees included)
All About That Bass
Vernon Regehr, Meredith Johnson, Ema Shiroma, Daniel Fuchs, and Patrick Cashin
MAINSTAGE SERIES
Wednesday, October 18, 7:30pm
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
We are thrilled to welcome back double bassist Meredith Johnson to the Music at Memorial concert stage after almost a decade! He’ll be anchoring a program of chamber music that features Parlour Games, a new work for cello and bass by Michael Oesterle, performed with cellist Vernon Regehr. Intended to be played in whatever order the performers wish, these 12 short movements are light-hearted and fun, and are based on the concept that Bela Bartok used in his duo for 2 violins. The rest of the program is rounded out by another work for bass and cello entitled Duo di Basso by Czech composer Zdenek Lukas, and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ early work, the sumptuous piano quintet. $26/$20 (fees included)
Only Light
Wind Ensemble
ENSEMBLE SERIES
Saturday, October 21, 1:30pm
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
Embark on a radiant journey through the captivating realm of light as the Memorial University Wind Ensemble presents a concert that illuminates the senses. This concert includes compositions by Aaron Perrine, Cait Nishimura, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Alex Shapiro, E.K.R. Hammell and Michael Colgrass. $22/$18 (fees included)
Songs of Sundry Sorts
Jane Leibel, Maureen Volk, and Annie Corrigan
NOON SERIES
Tuesday, October 31, 12pm
Suncor Energy Hall
Join Jane Leibel, soprano; Maureen Volk, piano; and Annie Corrigan, oboe for a free noon hour concert of vocal chamber music featuring lyrical and whimsical songs from Canadian composers: Gary Kulesha, Robert Ursan, John Beckwith, Jocelyn Morlock and American composer, Elwood Derr. (FREE ADMISSION)
Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Scruncheons Percussion Ensemble
ENSEMBLE SERIES
Sunday, November 12, 1:30pm
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
Join the Scruncheons as they take you on a journey though the world of percussion. An experience not to be missed, with a little something for everyone! $22/$18 (fees included)
Flying Solo II
Florian Hoefner
NOON SERIES
Tuesday, November 14, 12pm
Suncor Energy Hall
Florian Hoefner will present an hour of spontaneous solo piano creations. Join him on this improvised journey exploring the sound worlds of folk music, contemporary classical music, and jazz. (FREE ADMISSION)
Fall Concert
Memorial University Choirs
ENSEMBLE SERIES
Saturday, November 18, 12pm ***New time!***
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
Hear the Memorial University Festival Choir and Chamber Choir perform beautiful and inspiring works for their Fall 2023 concert. $22/$18 (fees included)
Photo by D.C. Mills
Swing, Swing, Swing
Jazz Orchestra
ENSEMBLE SERIES
Saturday, November 25, 1:30pm
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
The MUN Jazz Orchestra will bring you a program of swinging big band jazz from the Swing era and beyond. $22/$18 (fees included)
And Birds Are Still
Chamber Orchestra
ENSEMBLE SERIES
Sunday, November 26, 1:30pm
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
The MUN orchestra is pleased to present flutist Eda Lu, winner of the 2023 Concerto Competition, in a performance of Jolivet's concerto for flute and orchestra. Takashi Yoshimatsu’s And Birds Are Still and Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 will also be on offer! $22/$18 (fees included)
Fly with Crows
VC2 and Amy Hillis
NOON SERIES
Tuesday, November 28, 12pm
Suncor Energy Hall
Cellists Bryan Holt and Amahl Arulanandam of VC2 team up with violinist, Amy Hillis to share an eclectic mix of music including the brand new “Fly with Crows” by Andrew Staniland. (FREE ADMISSION)
The Nature of Things
Wind Ensemble
ENSEMBLE SERIES
Saturday, December 2, 1:30pm
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
Join the MUN Wind Ensemble as they embark on a musical odyssey inspired by the wonders of our natural world. This concert includes compositions by David Maslanka, Matthew Emery, Cait Nishimura, James Barnes and more. This concert features oboist, Annie Corrigan and the MacDonald Drive Junior High Band under the direction of Sarah Comerford. $22/$18 (fees included)
Chamber Music Showcase
ENSEMBLE SERIES
Sunday, December 3, 1:30pm
Suncor Energy Hall
School of Music graduate and undergraduate students showcase their collaborative skills performing in small, conductorless ensembles in an exciting musical variety show. $22/$18 (fees included)
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