Wednesday, August 29
7:00 p.m., Herrick Chapel

Occidental Glee Club
Frosh Welcome Concert

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Friday, August 31
5:00 p.m., Booth Music Quad

Music at Oxy Mixer
Mingle with the Occidental College Music faculty, including applied music teachers

Friday, September 7
4:30 p.m., Bird Studio

Music majors/minors/interested parties meeting
Here's the agenda 

Friday, September 14
12:30 p.m., Bird Studio

CSP 99

Faculty Artist Recital
Riner Scivally, guitar

This concert is cosponsored by the Musicians Performance Fund

Friday, September 28
4:30 p.m., Bird Studio

MOFA (Music on a Friday Afternoon)
Informal student recital

Saturday, September 29
7:30 p.m., Bird Studio
Free
CSP 99

Faculty Artist Recital
Larry Karush and The Combination

This concert is cosponsored by the Musicians Performance Fund

Sunday, September 30
3:30 p.m., Thorne Hall
Free
CSP 99

Occidental-Caltech Chamber Orchestra
Directed by Allen Gross, with Catherine Del Russo, oboe Music by J.C. Bach, Durante, and Marcello
For more information about the Instrumental Program at Occidental College, click here

Monday-Tuesday, October 15-16: FALL BREAK

Friday, October 12
4:30 p.m., Bird Studio

MOFA (Music on a Friday Afternoon)
Informal student recital

Sunday, October 14
11:00 a.m., Herrick Chapel
Free to Oxy students with I.D.; $30 general admission; $20 Music  Circle members; $5 non-Oxy students
CSP 99

The Music Circle
Brij Narayan, sarod, and Abhijit Banerjee, tabla

For more information about The Music Circle and this concert, click here

Friday, October 19
8:00 p.m., Thorne Hall

$30.00 general admission; $20.00 Occidental community; $10.00 students/seniors

CSP 99

Guest Artist Recital
Hilary Hahn, violin, with Valentina Lisitsa, piano, playing music by Franck, Mozart, Ysaÿe, Ives, and Brahms.
 

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Friday, October 26
4:30 p.m., Bird Studio

MOFA (Music on a Friday Afternoon)
Informal student recital

Friday, November 2
7:30 p.m., Thorne Hall
Oxy students and staff free with I.D.; all others $15.00 (at the door or at the Occidental College Bookstore).
CSP 99

Occidental Glee Club Homecoming Concert
Directed by Jeffrey Bernstein

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Friday, November 9
12:30 p.m., Bird Studio
CSP 99

Faculty Artist Recital
Cantus Pacificus, directed by Jeffrey Bernstein
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Friday, November 9
4:30 p.m., Bird Studio

MOFA (Music on a Friday Afternoon)
Informal student recital

Friday, November 16
8:00 p.m., Ramo Auditorium, CalTech
Free
CSP 99

Caltech-Occidental Concert Band
Directed by William Bing
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Sunday, November 18
7:30 p.m., Bird Studio
Free

Chamber Music
Chamber works performed by students, under the direction of Prof. Allen Gross

Friday, November 30
4:30 p.m., Bird Studio

MOFA (Music on a Friday Afternoon)
Informal student recital

Saturday, December 1
7:30 p.m., Herrick Chapel

Occidental Glee Club Holiday Concert
Directed by Jeffrey Bernstein

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Sunday, December 2
3:30 p.m., Thorne Hall (Occidental
Free
CSP 99

Occidental-Caltech Symphony
Directed by Allen Gross   

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Monday, December 3
7:30 p.m., Bird Studio
Free

Composition II: Student works
Works composed in MUSC 357 (Composition II) under the direction of Prof. Andre Myers

Tuesday, December 4
7:30 p.m., Bird Studio
Free
CSP 99

OxyJAZZ: Occidental College Jazz Ensemble
Directed by Tim Emmons

Friday, February 8

7:30 p.m., Keck Theater
CSP 99

Guest Artist

"Blue Lias or The Fish Lizard's Whore" -- a fascinating one-person play about pioneering British paleontologist Mary Anning, performed by playwright Claudia Stevens, with music composed by Allen Shearer.

 
For more information about Blue Lias, click here

Tuesday, February 12
4:00 p.m., Bird Studio

CSP 99

Master Class
Karen Benjamin, soprano (opera and musical theater)
For more information about Karen Benjamin, click here

Saturday, February 16

7:30 p.m., Thorne Hall
Free

CSP 99

Caltech-Occidental Concert Band
Directed by William Bing
 

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Thursday, February 21
12:30 p.m., Bird Studio
Free

CSP 99

Faculty Artist Recital
Galina Barskaya, piano, playing music by J.S Bach, C. Debussy and M. Skorik, with comments from the stage.

This concert is cosponsored by the Musicians Performance Fund

Saturday, February 23
7:30 p.m., Bird Studio
Free

Faculty and Student Artist Recital

Classical Gypsy: music by Brahms, De Falla, and Haydn, performed by Occidental faculty members Alma Ponce, Riner Scivally, Robert Ward, and Richard Grayson Occidental and CalTech students.

Sunday, February 24
11:00 a.m., Herrick Chapel
Free to Oxy students with I.D.; $30 general admission; $20 Music Circle members; $5 non-Oxy students with I.D.
CSP 99

The Music Circle
Nandkishor Muley, santoor, and Prasad Upsani, vocal, accompanied by Abhiman Kaushal, tabla

For more information about The Music Circle and this concert, click here

Friday, February 29
4:30 p.m., Bird Studio

MOFA (Music on a Friday Afternoon)
Informal student recital

Friday, February 29
7:30 p.m., Bird Studio
Free

CSP 99

Faculty Artist Recital
Junko Ueno Garrett, piano, performs "A World Journey on the Keyboard," with comments from the stage.

This concert is cosponsored by the Musicians Performance Fund

Saturday, March 1
7:30 p.m., Thorne Hall
Free
CSP 99

Occidental-Caltech Symphony
Directed by Allen Gross

For more information about the Instrumental Program, click here

Friday, March 7
4:30 p.m., Bird Studio

MOFA (Music on a Friday Afternoon)
Informal student recital

Monday-Sunday, March 10-14: SPRING BREAK

Friday, March 28

4:30 p.m., Bird Studio

MOFA (Music on a Friday Afternoon)
Informal student recital

Sunday, March 30

2:00 p.m., Bird Studio

Junior Recitals
Stephen Bent, trombone and voice (from the studios of Jim Sawyer and Diane Thomas)

Mieczyslaw Daniel, voice (from the studio of Alma Ponce)

Monday, April 7
7:30 p.m., Bird Studio
Free

CSP 99

Faculty Artist Recital
Catherine Del Russo, oboe, with Galina Barskaya, piano, Allen Savedoff, bassoon, Stephanie O'Keefe, french horn, and Larry Hughes, clarinet. Music by Handel, Mozart, and Hindemith.

This concert is cosponsored by the Musicians Performance Fund

Tuesday, April 8
12:30 p.m., Bird Studio
Free

CSP 99

Faculty Artist Recital
Ray Tischer, viola, with Larry Karush, piano, Terry Harrington, saxophone, Tim Emmons, bass, and Ray Frisby, percussion. Music by Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Larry Karush, and others.

This concert is cosponsored by the Musicians Performance Fund

Wednesday, April 9

8:00 p.m., Thorne Hall

$10 general admission; $5.00 students/seniors; free to the Occidental College community with I.D.

CSP 99

Guest Artist Recital

Stefon Harris, 2007-08 Hume Visiting Artist
Stefon Harris presents African Tarantella...Dances with Duke

Friday, April 11

4:30 p.m., Bird Studio

MOFA (Music on a Friday Afternoon)
Informal student recital

Saturday, April 12
7:30 p.m., Bird Studio
Free

Senior Recital

Andrew Star, clarinet (from the studio of Larry Hughes)

Sunday, April 13
2:00 p.m., Bird Studio

Free

Occidental College New Music Festival I

Genevieve Birchman, composition (from the studios of Andre Myers and Jennifer Logan)

Monday, April 14
4:30 p.m., Bird Studio

Senior Comprehensives group presentation

Friday, April 18
7:30 p.m., Bird Studio

Free

Occidental College New Music Festival II

Mason Kaye, composition (from the studios of Andre Myers, Jeffrey Bernstein, and Jennifer Logan)

Saturday, April 19
7:30 p.m., Bird Studio

Free

Occidental College New Music Festival III

David Bergner, composition (from the studios of Andre Myers, Jeffrey Bernstein, and Jennifer Logan)

Sunday, April 20
2:00 p.m., Bird Studio

Free

Occidental College New Music Festival IV

Sheila Sedayao, composition (from the studios of Bruno Louchouarn and Andre Myers)

Sunday, April 20
5:00 p.m., Bird Studio

Free

Occidental College New Music Festival V

Tyler Westen, composition (from the studios of Andre Myers, Jeffrey Bernstein, and Jennifer Logan)

Sunday, April 20

8:00 p.m., Thorne Hall

(New time/location)

Occidental College New Music Festival: Finale
Orchestral works by Occidental senior composers  

Friday, April 25

4:00 p.m., Bird Studio (new time)

MOFA (Music on a Friday Afternoon)
Informal student recital

Sunday, April 27
11:00 a.m., Herrick Chapel
Free to Oxy students with I.D.; $30 general admission; $20 Music Circle members; $5 non-Oxy students with I.D.
CSP 99

The Music Circle
Debashish Bhattacharya, guitar, and Subhashish Bhattacharya, tabla

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Monday, April 28
7:30 p.m., Bird Studio
Free

Chamber Music
Chamber works performed by students, under the direction of Prof. Allen Gross

Wednesday, April 30

7:30 p.m., Bird Studio
Free

CSP 99

Electronic Music Class Concert
Students from the class of Prof. Jennifer Logan present electro-acoustic music written in 2007-2008

Thursday, May 1
7:30 p.m., Bird Studio
Free

OxyJAZZ: Occidental College Jazz Ensemble presents an evening of Latin Jazz
Directed by Tim Emmons

Sunday, May 11
11:00 a.m., Herrick Chapel
Free to Oxy students with I.D.; $30 general admission; $20 Music Circle members; $5 non-Oxy students with I.D.
CSP 99

The Music Circle
Aashish Khan, sarod, and Swapan Chaudhuri, tabla

For more information about The Music Circle and this concert, click here

Saturday, May 17
4:00 p.m., Herrick Chapel

Commencement Concert
Occidental Glee Club
Directed by Jeffrey Bernstein

For information, click here

For an up-to-date Occidental Choral Program schedule, click here