Concerts and Event Programs 2022-2023

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Andrews University Composers

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A group of Music Department Composers, showcasing their compositions at the Sunday Music Series hosted by Max Keller.
Andrews University Symphony Orchestra

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The Andrews University Symphony Orchestra is proud to present the world premiere of Morton Gold's Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra Op. 60. "Tonight's performance is made possible with the gracious permission of Mr. Gold and by the outstanding work of Mr. Gresl who, in addition to being our featured soloist, did extract and transcribe all the orchestral parts from the composer's original manuscript.
AUSO: WAUS Thank you Concert

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Andrews University Symphony Orchestra perform the "WAUS Thank-You" concert.

Featured soloists for this concert are faculty Carla Trynchuk and Chris Wild.
Easter Choir Concert

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Easter Tenebrae Choral Concert: From Darkness Into Light. Andrews University Singers | Stephen Zork
Eun-Jung Auh Soprano Masterclass

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Eun-Jung Auh Soprano from Seoul Korea runs a masterclass in collaboration with the Voice Studio students..
Freedom Village Student Concert

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Raleigh Pettey, baritone Eleanor Joyce, piano

Carlos Lugo, piano

Jamison Moore, cello Eleanor Joyce, piano

Jonathan Watson, piano

Luccas Souza, clarinet

Mailyn Iribar, violin Rose Eide-Altman, piano
Laurie Smukler Guest Masterclass

Andrews University

Admired for her vivid musical intensity and the beauty of her sound, Laurie Smukler is an artist who is active as a soloist and recitalist, as well as a much sought-after chamber musician. Growing up in Cleveland, she began her studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music, with pedagogue Margaret Randall. She started performing early, winning local competitions, and playing as a soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra at the age of fourteen. She received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Juilliard School where she studied with Ivan Galamian. Other teachers who had a powerful influence on her development have been Josef Gingold, Donald Weilerstein, and Robert Mann.
Lieder des Lebens

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Sunday Music Series Lieder des Lebens

Eun-Jung Auh, soprano Chi Yong Yun, piano
Piano Studio Recital, Spring

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Performances by students from the Piano Studio.
Showcase Concert

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Showcase Concert held during the Andrews University Choir & Orchestra Music Festival 2023
Student Recital Spring 2023

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Recital featuring Students from Andrews Music Department
Trynchuk, Braslavsky Recital

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Violinist Carla Trynchuk has performed internationally as soloist with orchestra and recitalist in the United States, Canada, Australia, England, France, Austria, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Romania, Moldova, Brazil, and India, including solo performances with the Calgary Philharmonic (Alberta, Canada), the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra (Croatia), Orquestra Filarmônica da PUCRS (Brazil), Iaşi Philharmonic Orchestra (Romania), Banatul Philharmonic Orchestra (Timisoara, Romania), the National Philharmonic Orchestra (Moldova), the Bacau Philharmonic (Romania), Bostani Philharmonic (Romania), and Oltenia Philharmonic (Craiova, Romania). She performed the Brazilian premiere of the American Barber Violin Concerto, with the National Theater Symphony Orchestra of Brazil in a concert commemorating 200 years of friendship between the United States and Brazil and Astor Piazzolla’s Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas (The Four Seasons) at the Oregon Music Festival.

Pianist Elena Braslavsky has distinguished herself as both a soloist and chamber musician. Her appearances include concerts at the Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York, Théâtre des Champs Elysées in Paris, Berlin Philharmonic, Izumi Hall in Osaka, Melba Hall in Melbourne, Rudolfinum Hall in Prague, Tonhalle in Düsseldorf, Bologna festival, and La Fenici in Venice. She has performed with musicians including Nobuko Imai, Steven Isserlis, and also appeared as a soloist in the German première of a composition "Alleluia" by Sofia Gubaidulina conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich.
Wind/Percussion Studio Recital, Spring

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Performances by students from the Wind/Percussion Studio

Megan Case, Jason Marquez, Luccas Souza, Aiko Ayala, Tyler Ninalga, Matthew Bourne, Salim Villanueva, Carlos Lugo, and Jaime Ung.
Wind Symphony Spring Concert

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"I've made plans for the SUMMER!"

Andrews University Wind Symphony Band under the direction of Byron Graves, featuring two Department of music faculty soloists:

Charles Reid - Tenor in John Philip Sousa’s waltz I’ve Made My Plans for the Summer

Max Keller - Flugelhorn in a beautiful transcription of Joaquin Rodrigo’s adagio from the Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar

Featuring student-conducting appearances by Nicole Neugebauer (Fanfare and Flourishes by James Curnow) and Jason Marquez (Joy from Awakening by Joseph Curiale).
Wind Symphony Vespers Concert

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Annual Vespers Concert As part of the Andrews University Music Festival, we present a wide variety of inspirational sacred music for wind bands.
Winter Band Concert

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"Winter Concert"

Andrews University Wind Symphony Band under the direction of Byron Graves in collaboration with Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band under the direction of Mark Hollandsworth.
Winter Choir Concert

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Andrews University Chorale and Singers will present thoughtful and edifying narratives on the seasons of life, love, gratitude, passion, hope, and justice. This seasonal concert is offered as a balm to help melt the winter blues away. Some of the concert’s repertoire includes:

 Nobel Prize laureate Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changing” – The words to his song are more poignant than ever before

 “And So It Goes” by Billy Joel illustrates how heartache and lost love are respectfully entwined with abiding hope.

 Kim André Arnesen’s “What is Peace?” – Peace is fire! Peace is passion! Peace must be waged against war!

 Charles Reid, internationally renowned tenor and Andrews University DOM faculty joins the University Singers in a set of pieces by Mark Miller – “I Believe”, “Lament”, and “Show Us How to Love”. The eloquence of the message and delivery make this an elegant centerpiece in the program

 Susan Zork’s “Love Unsurpassed” – An endearing song written for and sung to her first and only love

 Andrea Ramsey’s “Tell My Father, I Love Him” – In sweet devotion to his father, the music shares excerpts from the letter of a dying civil war soldier

The concert concludes with words of assurance from an Irish proverb “…When times are hard, may hardness never turn your heart to stone…” and eloquently expressed in Elaine Hagenberg’s
setting of “You Do Not Walk Alone
Alumni Homecoming Concert

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WIND SYMPHONY Byron Graves, director

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Marc Élysée, director

UNIVERSITY SINGERS & UNIVERSITY CHORALE Stephen Zork, director
AUSO Christmas Concert

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Andrews University Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Marc Élysée featuring works by Chopin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Sheldon.
AUSO Fall Concert

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Andrews University Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Marc Élysée.

Featuring Soloist: Mailyn Iribar
Chamber Studio Recital Fall

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Chamber Studio Recital under the direction of Marc Elysee and Carla Trynchuk
Fall Choir Concert

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Sing A New Song

Andrews University Singers & Chorale Fall Concert
Laurie Smukler Violin Recital

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Sunday Music Series concert featuring active soloist and recitalist Laurie Smukler accompanied by Kenneth Logan.
Piano Studio Recital Fall

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Performances by students from the Piano Studio.
String Studio Recital

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Music Students from the String studio showcase their talents.