Concert Calendar

Wednesday, September 6
11 a.m.–6 p.m.

Slee Hall box office only.

Receive one complimentary ticket for every ticket purchased to a UB Department of Music concert. The complimentary ticket does not need to be for the same event. 

Friday, September 8
7:30 p.m.

$10

Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall

The William Blake Cycle: Unseen, Unbodied, Unknown, featuring saxophonist Kyle Hutchins

Skidmore’s multimedia saxophone opera with chamber ensemble and spatial audio, video, and theatrical direction considers text and characters created by William Blake, exploring relationships between mythological characters in the Blake universe, non-binary gender identity, gender stereotypes, and sexual politics.

Saturday, September 16
7:30 p.m.

$20

Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall

Nathalie Joachim is a Grammy-nominated performer and composer. The Haitian-American artist is hailed for being “a fresh and invigorating cross-cultural voice”. (The Nation). Her creative practice centers an authentic commitment to storytelling and human connectivity while advocating for social change and cultural awareness, gaining her the reputation of being “powerful and unpretentious.” (The New York Times)

Created by composer and Juilliard Creative Associate Nathalie Joachim Ki moun ou ye (Who are you?) is a new evening-length (65’) song cycle that weaves together textured vocal samples, somber flute tones, and longing melodies that take listeners on a journey of discovery and defining of self.  It will be performed in English and Haitian Kreyòl.

Tuesday, September 19
7:30 p.m.

$10

Baird Recital Hall
Room 250 Baird Hall

This eminent European ensemble turned the 18th century concept of a violin duo into a driving force of contemporary exploration. Cecilia and Martin Gelland revive forgotten gems with historically inspired insight, and in close collaboration with composers, bring new scores to life.

Sunday, October 1
3 p.m.

$10

Baird Recital Hall
Room 250 Baird Hall

with special guest pianist Debi Adams

Michael Serio will be joined by Debi Adams, faculty member of the Boston Conservatory, in a piano four hand program that will include a set of 7 pieces by Thomas Cabaniss called Tiny Bits of Outrageous Love, Samuel Barber's Souvenirs, Brahms's Waltzes, Op. 39, and arrangements of Rachmaninoff's Vocalise and Mozart's Papageno.

Tuesday, October 17
7:30 p.m.

$10

Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall

Program to feature chamber musicians of the Slee Sinfonietta.

Wednesday, October 18
7:30 p.m.

$20

Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall

Corina Belcea & Suyeon Kang, violin; Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola; Antoine Lederlin, cello

Schubert: Quartet in E-flat Major, D. 87
Dvořák: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 51 “Slavonic”
~intermission~
Bartók: Quartet No. 5

As the London Times wrote in the Spring of 2019, these musicians are not confined by traditional boundaries. The two founding members, the Romanian violinist Corina Belcea and the Polish violist Krzysztof Chorzelski, brought a very different artistic provenance to the ensemble in 1994.

Saturday, October 28
7:30 p.m.

$10

Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall

An inaugural recital curated by Su Lian Tan and David Sanford for pianist May Phang. Color, shape, rumination, a set of expressions and impressions composed for the contemporary piano, this program includes underrepresented and emerging composers and will kick off with a world premiere by Jeffrey Mumford.

Program to include:

Kaija Saariaho: Ballade
Jeffrey Mumford: resonant echoes, world premiere (commissioned by Su Lian Tan and David Sanford)
John McDonald:
     1) That Thus May Flow…
         And Not Altogether Matter
     2) Sol, Ut
     3) Fantasy Couple
Chen Zhangyi: Clima
Su Lian Tan: The Other Pictures

Thursday, November 2–Saturday, November 4

$20

*All concerts held in Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall at 7:30 p.m.

The Miró Quartet is one of America’s most celebrated and dedicated string quartets, having been labeled by The New Yorker as “furiously committed” and noted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer for its “exceptional tonal focus and interpretive intensity.” For over twenty-five years the Quartet has performed throughout the world on the most prestigious concert stages.

• Thursday, November 2* – Concert I: Opp. 127, 18/1, 59/3
• Friday, November 3* – Concert II: Opp. 74, 18/2, 131
• Master Class on Saturday, November 4 at 11 a.m.
• Saturday, November 4* – Concert III: Opp. 18/3, 133, 59/1

Tuesday, November 7
8 p.m.

$30

Mary Seaton Room
Kleinhans Music Hall

Co-sponsored with the Buffalo Chamber Music Society.

Purcell: Chaconne in G minor, Z. 730
Haydn: String Quartet in G minor, Op. 20, No. 3
Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 7, Op. 108
~intermission~
A selection of Folk music

Tickets for this event are at Buffalo Chamber Music Society. 

*This event will not be offered as part of the BOGO sale.

Wednesday, November 8
7:30 p.m.

$20

Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall

Mozart: Divertimento in F Major, K. 138
Thomas Adès: Four Quarters String Quartet, Op. 28
Britten: Three Divertimenti
~intermission~
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 (“Death and the Maiden”)                 

"What they do know is how to be an exceptional quartet, whatever repertory they play." — The New York Times

Thursday, November 16
7:30 p.m.

Free

Baird Recital Hall
Room 250 Baird Hall

Works by Leah Reid, Ted Moore, Elizabeth A. Baker, UB composer Cort Lippe, and UB alumni Barry Moon.

Saturday, November 18
3 p.m.

Free

Baird Recital Hall
Room 250 Baird Hall

Composer and pianist Yvar Mikhashoff taught at UB from 1973 until his death in 1993. This program will celebrate Mikhashoff’s legacy with original works and transcriptions performed by the Frisof/Pesca flute and piano duo as well as UB faculty, students and alumni.

Presented with support from UB’s Center for 21^st Century Music

Friday, December 1
7:30 p.m.

$10

Lippes Concert Hall, Slee Hall

Known for their “enthusiastic embrace of daring new music” (Chicago Reader), Fonema Consort commissions, performs, and records new music characterized by deep expressivity that explores the possibilities of the human voice in avant garde chamber settings. This concert features iconic works by eminent guest composer Julio Estrada, Pablo Santiago Chin, and Gabriela Paraskevaídis.