Presented by The Moody Center for the Arts and the Center for Energy and Environmental Research in the Human Sciences in cooperation with Rice Electroacoustic Music Labs.7:00 p.m., Lois Chiles Studio Theater, Moody Center for the Arts

Doctoral RecitalMaxwell Geissler, cello7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Master’s RecitalErin Theodorakis, mezzo-soprano8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

15 SUNDAY

Master’s RecitalHarry Chang, violin12:00 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Senior RecitalMichael Chen, trumpet12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalEmmy Tisdel, violin2:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Master’s RecitalArdeen Pierre, soprano3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Senior RecitalJacqueline Audas, violin5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Campanile OrchestraJoshua Hong and Ben Manis, music directorsProgram: Shostakovich Festive Overture in A Major, Op.

Brandon Bell, percussionYvonne Chen, pianoWorks by Matthew Burtner and Glen Whitehead.Presented by The Moody Center for the Arts and the Center for Energy and Environmental Research in the Human Sciences in cooperation with Rice Electroacoustic Music Labs.7:00 p.m., Lois Chiles Studio Theater, Moody Center for the Art

Master’s RecitalAnya Wilkening, violin8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

14 SATURDAY

Master’s RecitalRachel Mooers, viola12:00 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Junior RecitalZoe Loversky, viola12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalPiano students of Virginia Weckstrom.3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalBelinda Rosen, oboe5:00 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Master’s RecitalJacob Schafer, violin5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Guest Artist RecitalEcoSono EnsembleProgram: Auksalaq, a climate change opera by Matthew Burtner (music, libretto) and Scott Deal (media).

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(arranged for chamber orchestra); Beethoven Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 (Jorie Butler-Geyer, violin); and Borodin Polovtsian Dances.6:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Master’s RecitalMichael Hawk, baritone8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

16 MONDAY

Master’s RecitalHailey Kim, violin12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalCello students of Desmond Hoebig.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Collegium ConcertA concert of music from the Renaissance.7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Master’s RecitalSarah Vautour, soprano8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

17 TUESDAY

Class RecitalStudents of Susan Lorette Dunn’s Thematic Programming class.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalFrancesca Bass, violin8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

18 WEDNESDAY

Master’s RecitalManuel Molina, piano12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalErica Schwartz, viola5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

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Master’s RecitalTomasz Kowalczyk, percussion8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

REMLABSRice Electroacoustic Music Labs present their annual spring concert. A site-specific event in the James Turrell Skyspace, the concert will feature pieces composed by Rice students. 8:45 p.m., James Turrell Skyspace

19 THURSDAY

Class RecitalPiano students of Virginia Weckstrom.12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalJennifer Lee, piano5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Shepherd School Chamber OrchestraLarry Rachleff, music directorProgram: Mendelssohn Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Ben Manis, conductor); Hindemith Kammermusik No. 3, Op. 36, No. 2 (Norman Fischer, cello); a premiere by Shih-Hui Chen; and Haydn Symphony No. 88 in G Major.8:00 p.m., Stude Concert HallFree admission, no tickets required.

20 FRIDAY

Shepherd School Symphony OrchestraLarry Rachleff, music directorProgram: Mahler Symphony No. 7 in E Minor.8:00 p.m., Stude Concert HallReserved seating, tickets free of charge. For tickets call 713-348-8000. Tickets available starting March 20.

21 SATURDAY

Michael P. Hammond Preparatory ProgramRecital of pre-college chamber music students.12:00 p.m., Room 1133

Staff and Guest Artist RecitalMei Rui, pianoRoger Tapping, violaMusic of Berg, Brahms and Shostakovich.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

22 SUNDAY

Faculty RecitalSohyoung Park, pianoProgram: Bach Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826; Mozart Sonata in A Minor, K.310; Mozart Rondo in A Minor, K. 511; and Chopin Twelve Études, Op. 10.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

24 TUESDAY

The Shepherd Society Annual Meeting and LuncheonEnjoy a performance by Shepherd School students followed by lunch in Alice Pratt Brown Hall’s Grand Foyer. Shepherd School Dean Robert Yekovich reports on the season’s successes and shares exciting plans for the upcoming year.Open to the public. $35 advance ticket purchase required. Call 713-348-3492 for reservations.12:00 p.m.

25 WEDNESDAY

Chamber Music Festival: Part III “La Belle Époque”An Exploration of Chamber Music from 1870 to 1920.3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

26 THURSDAY

Hear&NowJerry Hou, conductorMusic of Wuorinen, Boulez, and Shepherd School student composers.12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

27 FRIDAY

Michael P. Hammond Preparatory ProgramRecital of selected honors pre-college students.7:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

28 SATURDAY

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Preparatory ProgramRecital of pre-college students.1:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

SYZYGY, New Music at RicePortrait Concert of Art GottschalkMusic of Gottschalk, Wyner, Bolcom, Bachicha, and Blench.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

May1 TUESDAY

EMERSON STRING QUARTET

Chamber Music HoustonEmerson String QuartetProgram: Haydn String Quartet in D Major, Op. 50, No. 6, “The Frog”; Barber String Quartet, Op. 11; and Beethoven String Quartet in C-sharp Minor, Op. 131. Admission (reserved seating); $20 – $85. Call 713-348-5400 for tickets. Limited number of complimentary tickets for Rice faculty, staff and students. 7:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

7 MONDAY

Guest Artist Master ClassPhilippe Bianconi, piano7:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

8 TUESDAY

Guest Artist RecitalPhilippe Bianconi, pianoWorks by Schubert, Fauré, and Ravel.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

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virtual bodies: an evening with Hans TutschkuVisiting composer Hans Tutschku presents an evening of electroacoustic music. A master in the practice of audio diffusion, Tutschku uses the theater space itself as his instrument while directing sounds from above, in front of and behind the audience through a sixteen-channel sound system. The program will also feature two works for piano and electronics, including a world premiere of virtual bodies. This performance is presented by REMLABS and the Moody Center for the Arts.7:00 p.m., Lois Chiles Studio Theater, Moody Center for the Arts. No tickets required.

Guest Artist Chamber Music Master ClassJuilliard String QuartetCo-sponsored by Da Camera of Houston.7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Tom Jaber and FriendsA 30th Anniversary Concert featuring members of the Shepherd School Faculty, the Rice Chorale, voice students from the Shepherd School of Music, members of the Houston Masterworks Chorus and members of the St. Anne Catholic Church Choir.7:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Doctoral RecitalHui Shan Chin, piano8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

6 FRIDAY

Artist Diploma ProjectNayoung Kim, viola12:00 p.m., Room 1131

Graduate Student Opera ScenesPatrick Harvey, conductorOmer Ben Seadia, stage directorStudents of the Advanced Opera Studies Class present scenes from operas by Stravinsky, Humperdinck, Poulenc, Mozart, Puccini, Bizet and Handel.

in C Major, D.956, Op. posth. 163; Mozart String Quartet No. 21 in D Major, K.575; and Brahms String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 No. 2.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Hear&NowJerry Hou, conductorMusic of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, John Luther Adams, and John Adams.8:15 p.m., James Turrell Skyspace

28 WEDNESDAY

Master’s RecitalJorie Butler-Geyer, violin5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Guest Artist RecitalBoaz Sharon, Professor of Piano at Boston UniversityProgram: Schumann Kinderszenen; Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet; Wagner Das Ring von den Nibelungen; and Ravel Miroirs.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

29 THURSDAY

Class RecitalViolin students of Cho-Liang Lin.5:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalPiano students of Jon Kimura Parker.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

30 FRIDAY

Guest Artist Master ClassJean-Yves Thibaudet, piano10:00 a.m., Stude Concert Hall

Master’s RecitalDuke Kim, tenor12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalChloé Tardif, violin5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Haydn Quartet Seminar PerformanceStudents of the Shepherd School will perform Haydn’s The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

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Chamber Music HoustonJerusalem QuartetProgram: Beethoven Quartet in F Minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”; Janáček Quartet No. 1, “Kreutzer Sonata”; and Debussy Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10. Admission (reserved seating); $20 – $85. Call 713-348-5400 for tickets. Limited number of complimentary tickets for Rice faculty, staff and students. 7:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Junior RecitalMadeleine Lyon, soprano8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

23 FRIDAY

Senior RecitalKeith Hammer, percussion5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Shepherd School Symphony OrchestraStudent Composers ConcertLarry Rachleff, music directorProgram: Daria Tennikova-Satral Three Scenes for Symphony Orchestra (Joshua Hong, conduc-tor) and Clare Glackin Archaea (Ben Manis, conductor).7:30 p.m., Stude Concert HallFree admission, no tickets required.

24 SATURDAY

Master’s RecitalSamuel Huss, trumpet12:00 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Michael P. Hammond Preparatory ProgramRecital of Pre-college students.1:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalEmma Powell, violin2:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Class RecitalCollaborative piano students of Jeanne Kierman Fischer.5:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Starling-Shepherd Distinguished Teacher Series Master ClassIda Kavafian, Professor of Violin at the Curtis Institute of Music6:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Master’s RecitalJulie Moore, soprano8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

25 SUNDAY

Starling-Shepherd Distinguished Teacher Series Master ClassIda Kavafian, Professor of Violin at the Curtis Institute of Music10:00 a.m., Stude Concert Hall Shepherd School Contemporary EnsembleJerry Hou, conductor Program: Carter Mosaic (Paula Page, harp); Kernis Invisible Mosaic II; and Adams Gnarly Buttons (Richie Hawley, clarinet).7:30 p.m., Stude Concert HallFree admission, no tickets required.

26 MONDAY

Master’s RecitalCaitlin Mehrtens, harp12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalMichelle Kim, violin5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalDaniel Aizenshtadt, violin8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

27 TUESDAY

Master’s RecitalXing Gao, harp12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Senior RecitalKyle Olsen, bassoon5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Sharing the SpotlightKathleen Winkler, violinPetros Karapetyan, violinAmy Semes, violinMichaela Wellems, violinSamuel Pedersen, violaLia Stallmann, violaErica Schwartz, violaNina Pitts, celloKiri Pitts, celloFanny Spangaro, celloProgram: Schubert String Quintet

31 SATURDAY

Shepherd School Concerto CompetitionFinals for winds, brass, harp and percussion.10:00 a.m., Stude Concert Hall

Master’s RecitalMayu Isom, oboe12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Guest Artist Master ClassMarianne Gedigian, Professor of Flute at The University of Texas, Austin1:30 p.m., Room 1133

Shepherd School Concerto CompetitionFinals for strings.2:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Master’s RecitalSydney Baedke, soprano3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalEmily Helenbrook, soprano5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalClarinet students of Richie Hawley.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

April2 MONDAY

First Mondays at the Shepherd SchoolA noontime series featuring Shepherd School students in recital on the first Monday of each month.12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Artist Diploma ProjectNayoung Kim, viola12:00 p.m., Room 1131

Master’s RecitalRyo Kaneko, piano5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Rice ChoraleTom Jaber, conductorProgram will feature exquisite choral music by Brahms, Britten,

Copland, Hagenberg, Paulus, Prior, Walker, and Vasks.7:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Master’s RecitalChelsea Kim, violin8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

3 TUESDAY

Master’s RecitalTsz To Wong, cello12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Senior RecitalBrian Mangrum, horn5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Artist Diploma ProjectAnite Stroh, violin7:30 p.m., Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall and Grand Organ

Master’s RecitalSarah Teasdale, viola8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

4 WEDNESDAY

Doctoral Lecture RecitalAndrew Keller, percussion12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Artist Diploma ProjectNayoung Kim, viola12:00 p.m., Room 1131

Master’s RecitalSoo Jin Chung, piano5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Percussion EnsembleAn exploration of music by Japanese and Chinese composers and American compositions influenced by East Asia. Works will include music of Chou Wen-Chung, Toru Takemitsu, Bill Cahn, Tan Dun’s Suite from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Barrett Sills, cello), and Lou Harrison’s Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra (Anabel Ramirez, violin).7:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Senior RecitalGabriel Maffuz-Anker, violin8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

5 THURSDAY

Senior RecitalMatthew Gustafson, cello5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

5:30 p.m., Wortham Opera Theatre

Chamber Music Festival: Part I “La Belle Époque”An Exploration of Chamber Music from 1870 to 1920.Music will include string quartets of Brahms, Smetana, Ravel, Bartók and more.5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

7 SATURDAY

Chamber Music Festival “La Belle Époque”An Exploration of Chamber Music from 1870 to 1920.The Shepherd School’s Spring Semester Chamber Music Festival highlights chamber music from the period known as “La Belle Époque” (also known as The Gilded Age). Dated from the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 to the outbreak of World War I in 1914, this period was characterized by an atmosphere of optimism, a feeling of joie de vive and an era of affluence. Saturday will include works by Arensky, Bax, Brahms, Debussy, Dohnányi, Dvořák, Fauré, Franck, Janáček, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Tchaikovsky and Vaughan Williams. Refreshments will be offered between performances. 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital HallBeginning April 2, the complete program will be available on the Shepherd School website: music.rice.edu, or by calling 713-348-8008. Admission is free and no tickets are required.

Guest Artist Master ClassPeter Richard Conte, concert organist2:00 p.m., Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall and Grand Organ

Hans Tutschku: nighttime songs from afarA sound and light installation by composer Hans Tutschku. Composed specifically for Twilight Epiphany, Tutschku’s

new work, nighttime songs from afar, will weave voices from around the world into a complex, diverse, and harmonious whole through an immersive sound and light installation. Tutschku’s premiere will take place on April 7 immediately following the Twilight Epiphany sunset light sequence which begins at 7:30 p.m. Additional performances will occur each evening following the sunset light sequence until April 23, 2018. For reservations, visit skyspace.rice.edu on or after March 25.James Turrell Skyspace

8 SUNDAY

Master’s RecitalCamille Jasensky, soprano12:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalKathryn Bradley, double bass2:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Chamber Music for BrassStudents of the Shepherd School present an all-brass program.3:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalViola students of Ivo-Jan van der Werff.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalA concert of works composed by students in the Composition Seminar class.7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Junior RecitalSophia Leung-Wolf, mezzo-soprano8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

9 MONDAY

Class RecitalOboe students of Robert Atherholt.12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Guest Artist Master ClassAmy Porter, Professor of Flute at The University of Michigan

12:00 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Master’s RecitalAustin Lewellen, double bass5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalPiano students of Robert Roux.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

10 TUESDAY

Master’s RecitalAndrew Dunlap, violin12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalViolin students of Cho-Liang Lin.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Doctoral RecitalChristoph Wagner, cello8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

11 WEDNESDAY

Doctoral Lecture RecitalYvonne Chen, piano12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalPiano students of Jeanne Kierman Fischer.5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalJohn Belk, cello7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Chamber Music for WindsStudents of the Shepherd School present an all-winds program.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

12 THURSDAY

Master’s RecitalShelley Ng, piano12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Junior RecitalSophia Zorek, percussion5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Undergraduate Students Scenes ProgramBethany Self and Karen Roethlisberger Verm, conductors

Debra Dickinson, stage directorStudents of the Opera Workshop Class present scenes from operas by Mozart and Bizet.5:30 p.m., Wortham Opera Theatre

ARTEMIS QUARTETT

Chamber Music HoustonArtemis QuartettProgram: Mozart Quartet in F Major, K.590; Bartók Quartet No. 2, Op. 17; and Schumann Quartet in A Minor, Op. 41, No. 1. Admission (reserved seating); $20 – $85. Call 713-348-5400 for tickets. Limited number of complimentary tickets for Rice faculty, staff and students. 7:30 p.m., Stude Concert Hall

Class RecitalTrumpet students of Barbara Butler and Charlie Geyer.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

13 FRIDAY

Guest Artist Chamber Music Master ClassArtemis QuartettSponsored by Chamber Music Houston.9:00 a.m., Stude Concert Hall

Master’s RecitalJustin Douté, percussion5:00 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Master’s RecitalJennifer Kreider, soprano5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalViola students of James Dunham.7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Guest Artist RecitalEcoSono EnsembleMatthew Burtner, composer

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Junior RecitalSebastian Stefanović, viola5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Class RecitalCello students of Norman Fischer.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

20 TUESDAY

Senior RecitalDavid Berghoff, viola12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalDorothy Gal, soprano8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

21 WEDNESDAY

Class Recital Harp students of Paula Page.12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Senior RecitalChristopher Torrisi, tuba5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Master’s RecitalMatthew Ross, trumpet7:30 p.m., Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall

Chamber Music for WindsStudents of the Shepherd School present an all-winds concert.8:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

22 THURSDAY

Master’s RecitalHirofumi Tanaka, horn12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

Doctoral RecitalMaxwell Geissler, cello5:30 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall

JERUSALEM QUARTET

W elcome to the spring events of The Shepherd School of Music. Admission to all events is free and tickets are not required unless otherwise noted. Programs are subject to change without notice. For more in formation, call the Shepherd School Concert Office at 713-348-8000 or 713-348-4933, or check the Shepherd School website for updated information on events: music.rice.eduStude Concert Hall, Duncan Recital Hall, Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall, Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall, and Wortham Opera Theatre are located in Alice Pratt Brown Hall on the Rice University campus. Alice Pratt Brown Hall is wheelchair accessible. Assistive listening devices may be available upon request for Stude Concert Hall events. As a friendly reminder, the parking lot across from Alice Pratt Brown Hall is closed for the construction of the new music building. West Lot 2 is now the parking lot for all Alice Pratt Brown Hall/Shepherd School of Music events. The easiest way to access this lot is to enter cam- pus from Entrance #18 off Rice Boulevard and turn right at the parking gates to West Lot 2. For visitors with disabilities, acces- sible parking is available at the south end of the lot. This is the closest to a temporary side-walk that services the west entrance to the Grand Foyer of Alice Pratt Brown Hall.

March19 MONDAY

Master’s RecitalJaeyoung Chong, cello12:00 p.m., Duncan Recital Hall