Concert Calendar
The University at Buffalo Department of Music is recognized world-wide as an institution where artistically compelling and very unique events take place. We are the only place on the globe that presents all 16 of Beethoven's string quartets annually, and in perpetuity (since 1955). We are regarded by many musicians near and far as a destination to experience the creation and performance of new music at the highest level. Our Visiting Artist Series resembles concert listings at some of the world's most prestigious and revered concert venues. Please enjoy perusing our concert offerings, and we'll look forward to seeing you at a concert event in the near future!
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Sunday, February 16
3 p.m.Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
Faculty Recital:
Michael Serio, piano with Debi Adams, piano
The Road Less Traveled - Michael Serio and Debi Adams of the Well-Tempered piano duo offer another four-hand program featuring lesser known composers including Bonis, Bolcom, Chaminade, Ligeti, Miranda, Mompou and Price.
Thursday, February 20
3:30 p.m.Baird Recital Hall
Room 250 Baird HallBaird Lecture Series:
Roger Grant
“The Colonial Galant Style: Eighteenth-Century Music from Chiquitania, Bolivia”
Friday, February 28
7:30 p.m.$10
Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
Recital on the Fisk:
Eastman Organists
This annual concert features a few advanced, highly accomplished students from the renowned organ studio at the Eastman School of Music. Alums who have performed at this concert in past years have gone on to secure top prizes in competition and distinguished organist positions.
Tuesday, March 4
12:05 p.m.Brown Bag Concert
Informal, 45-minute concert experiences where patrons are invited to bring and enjoy a brown bag lunch. The programs will feature performances by students and faculty from the Department of Music and will be announced from the stage.
Friday, March 7
7:30 p.m.$20
Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
![Bohemian Trio.]()
Yosvany Terry, saxophones & chekere; Orlando Alonso, piano; Yves Dhar, cello.
Slee Visiting Artist Series:
Bohemian Trio
This New York-based trio's piano, cello, and saxophone bring the diverse sounds and rhythms of Cuba and the Americas to life in an original brand of new music.
This program will open with a 7:30 p.m. pre-concert talk. The Trio will offer master classes with UB students on Saturday morning, March 8, from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Details to be announced.
“Together, these musicians honor heritages that blur more than reinforce borders: the blend of European and African traditions that centuries ago amounted to a New World; and the sweet spot sought by many contemporary composers, especially in New York, grounded more in creativity than genre.”— Larry Blumenfeld, The Wall Street Journal
Two events are scheduled as part of a week-long series of activities that highlight the music of UB composers.
Slee Sinfonietta
Tuesday, March 11
7:30 p.m.$10
Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
Special Event: Talea Ensemble
Friday, March 14
3 p.m.Free
Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
Thursday, March 27
3:30 p.m.Baird Recital Hall
Room 250 Baird HallBaird Lecture Series:
Clara Latham
"Music from Invisible Strings: Mediating Reproductive Labor with the Theremin"
![Beethoven.]()
Thursday, March 27
7:30 p.m.$20/concert
Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
![Verona Quartet.]()
Jonathan Ong & Dorothy Ro, violin; Abigail Rojansky, viola; Jonathan Dormand, cello
Verona Quartet
Beethoven:
- Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”
- Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
- ~intermission~
- Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
![Musicians playing on stage in Slee Hall.]()
JIJI Solo Recital
Friday, March 28
7:30 p.m.Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
Sponsored by the UB Asia Research Institute
Marywood University Guitar Ensemble
Saturday, March 29
4 p.m.
Baird Recital Hall (250 Baird Hall)Prof. Diogo Salmeron Carvalho, director
Free and open to the public“Around the World on 6-Strings in 60 Minutes”
Saturday, March 29
7:30 p.m.
Lippes Concert Hall, Slee HallThe all-star cast of musicians for a unique prismatic concert experience!
Festival Showcase Concert
Sunday, March 30
11 a.m.
Lippes Concert Hall, Slee HallRegistered Ensembles, Festival Ensembles & Showcase Competition Winners
Free and open to the publicSaturday, March 29
3 p.m.Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
Faculty Recital:
Michael Serio, piano
The Road Less Traveled - Michael Serio and Debi Adams of the Well-Tempered piano duo offer another four-hand program featuring lesser-known composers including Bonis, Bolcom, Debussy, Ligeti, Miranda and Price.
Tuesday, April 1
12:05 p.m.Brown Bag Concert
Informal, 45-minute concert experiences where patrons are invited to bring and enjoy a brown bag lunch. The programs will feature performances by students and faculty from the Department of Music and will be announced from the stage.
Friday, April 4
7:30 p.m.$10
Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
![Raúl Prieto Ramírez.]()
Recital on the Fisk:
Raúl Prieto Ramírez, organ
Joey DiGiugielmo of the Washington Blade writes that “Raúl Prieto Ramírez is a colossally talented organist. His fearless playing and at-times brazen registrations gave his eclectic program a nervy, exciting flair so often lacking in classical recitals.”
Co-sponsored by the Buffalo Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
Monday, April 7
7:30 p.m.Free
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
341 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14202Hallwalls II
Featuring Wooden Cities
- Brendan Fitzgerald, conductor
- Ethan Hayden, voice, trombone
- Megan Kyle, oboe/English horn
- Michael McNeill, piano
- Evan Courtin, violin
- Katie Weissman, 'cello
- Zane Merritt, guitar, voice
Music by:
- Gio Maraboli
- Sohwa Lee
- J.P.A. Falzone
- Lihuén Sirvent
- Will Brobston
- Jackson Roush
- Andrés Bonilla
- Chi-Yen Huang
- Brian Caswell
![Beethoven.]()
Thursday, March 27 -
Friday, April 11$20/concert
*All concerts held in Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
![Verona Quartet.]()
Jonathan Ong & Dorothy Ro, violin; Abigail Rojansky, viola; Jonathan Dormand, cello
Verona Quartet
- Thursday, March 27 – Concert IV: Opp. 95, 18/6, 132
- Thursday, April 10 – Concert V: Opp. 18/5, 130
- Master Class is on Friday, April 11, at 11 a.m. (Free)
- Friday, April 11 – Concert VI: Opp. 18/4, 135, 59/2
"They're the real deal; they really are."— The Herald Times
Thursday, April 17
3:30 p.m.Baird Recital Hall
Room 250 Baird HallBaird Lecture Series:
Steven Rings
What Did You Hear, My Blue-Eyed Son?: On the Musical Sources for "Hard Rain”
Wednesday, April 23
7:30 p.m.Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
The UB Concert Band is an inclusive band performing a wide variety of music, from classical composers like Wagner and Mozart to modern innovators like Ellington and Zappa.
Friday, April 25
7:30 p.m.$20
Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
Slee Visiting Artist Series:
“Passion for Bach and Coltrane” by Jeffrey Scott
This hour long presentation is an 8 movement suite for Wind Quintet, String Quartet, Jazz Trio and Orator. Texts are by poet A.B. Spellman. The performance will be preceded by a 7pm pre-concert talk.
Imani Winds: Brandon Patrick George, flute; Toyin Spellman-Diaz, oboe; Kevin Newton, French horn; Mark Dover, clarinet; Monica Ellis, bassoon
Harlem Quartet: Ilmar Gavilán & Melissa White, violin; Jaime Amador, viola; Felix Umansky, cello
“Jeff Scott’s new Grammy winning oratorio is full of inspiration from two giants of music - Johann Sebastian Bach and John Coltrane.”— New Hampshire Public Radio
Saturday, April 26
7:30 p.m.Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
The UB Chorus is an amateur ensemble with 50–200 singers, providing an introduction to ensemble singing in a fun and educational setting.
Sunday, April 27
3–5 p.m.Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
Free and open to the public
UB Guitar Extravaganza Plus
🎸 Join us for the UB Guitar Extravaganza Plus—an afternoon of incredible guitar performances featuring students, faculty and special guests.
Don’t miss this celebration of guitar music in all its styles and forms. Invite your friends and family for an inspiring musical experience!
Sunday, April 27
6 p.m.Baird Recital Hall
Room 250 Baird HallThe UB Jazz Ensemble features the Big Band and small Jazz Combos. This program offers opportunities to explore jazz through diverse group configurations. Instrumentation varies each semester to reflect student participation.
Friday, May 2
4–8 p.m.Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
“Twilight Music”:
A Showcase of Student Performances
This program will feature many UB student ensembles and performers. If the weather cooperates, the event will take place on the plaza in front of Slee Hall. We would encourage audience members to bring lawn chairs, food and refreshments. In the case of inclement weather, the performance will be moved indoors to Lippes Concert Hall in Slee Hall. Details will be posted on our website closer to the concert date.
Sunday, May 4
2 p.m.Gift to the Community Concert
The Department of Music presents its 3rd Annual Gift to the Community concert in collaboration with important Buffalo area music figures, in memory of the Tops Massacre Tragedy of May 14, 2022.
Tuesday, May 6
7:30 p.m.Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall
The premier orchestral ensemble at UB, led by Jaman E. Dunn-Danger, features students, faculty and community members.
Sunday, June 1 -
Saturday, June 7
![June in Buffalo tulip logo.]()
June in Buffalo
Jonathan Golove, Artistic Director
This annual, international festival for aspiring composers includes a full week of concerts featuring the music of five distinguished faculty composers. Afternoon concerts highlighting the work of the student composers will also take place throughout the week. Some of the world’s most committed musicians to the performance of recent music will perform. Daily lectures, masterclasses and workshops round out this intensive week. The concert schedule and other details will be announced in the Spring.
- Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 “Serioso”
All concerts will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall, unless otherwise noted. Some concerts may take place in Baird Recital Hall, Room 250 Baird Hall.
All concert events are ticketed and priced below unless otherwise noted in the Event Calendar:
- $20 for all visiting artist concerts
- $10 for Center for 21st Century Music events, organ recitals and special events
- UB students with a valid ID will receive one complimentary ticket to all UB Music Department events
Further information: (716) 645-2921 or rehard@buffalo.edu
Buy One, Get One
Buy One, Get One ticket promotion on September 10, 2024, and January 29, 2025. Visit the Slee Hall box office from 11 a.m.–6 p.m. to pick up your tickets!
The Slee Visiting Artist Series and the Slee Beethoven String Quartet Cycle are made possible, in part, by the generosity of the late Frederick and Alice Slee.
Center for 21st Century Music events are sponsored and managed by The Robert and Carol Morris Center for 21st Century Music in the UB Department of Music. Jonathan Golove, Artistic Director