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Discover world-class music right here at UB.
At the University at Buffalo, music isn’t just something we study—it’s something we live. From genre-defying premieres to beloved classical traditions, our concerts and events celebrate the daring, the moving and the unexpected. Whether you're a student performer, an aspiring music major or simply someone who loves live music, you're invited.
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So many ways to make music—and keep making it
The Department of Music is home to a diverse range of student and faculty ensembles. You’ll find performance opportunities in every style—classical, jazz, global traditions and experimental works.
Attend a Faculty Recital to hear our renowned faculty bring fresh interpretations to both classic and contemporary works. Enjoy the energy and skill of UB Ensembles, and experience the intimate artistry of UB Chamber concerts. Take a break with free Brown Bag Concerts featuring performances by UB students and faculty.
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Works by Clarke, Derr, Diorio, Hosokawa and more
Ft. Tiffany Du Mouchelle, soprano; Kyle Hutchins, Saxophone; Shannon Wettstein, piano
Date: Sept. 21 at 3 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
A trio of performers presents cutting-edge vocal and instrumental works by Clarke, Derr, Diorio, Hosokawa, Saariaho and Skidmore.
Soprano Tiffany Du Mouchelle is recognized for her fearlessness in exploring new and challenging repertoire. She ushers the voice into new realms of expressivity, including a vast array of musical styles and languages, featuring over 100 different languages and exploring the genres of classical, world, contemporary, cabaret and theatrical works.
Kyle Hutchins is an experimental performance artist, composer, improviser, and educator who pushes sonic boundaries. Called “epic” (Jazz Times) and “gripping” (Star Tribune), his music has been heard at Carnegie Hall, The Walker Art Center, National Sawdust, and major festivals in over twenty countries across five continents.
Pianist Shannon Wettstein invites audiences to hear connections between daring new music and historical masterworks. About why she makes music, “For me, it’s about taking risks—I I love taking audiences along with me into unknown territory.” With over 400 premieres, Shannon has performed at Lincoln Center, at Boston’s Gardner Museum, at the Ft. Worth Modern Art Museum, and Qualcomm’s headquarters in San Diego.
Out from the Pandemic: Music from 1920 for Cello and Piano
Ft. Jonathan Golove, cello; Eric Huebner, piano
Date: Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
Cellist Jonathan Golove and pianist Eric Huebner reflect on the artistic response to crisis with evocative works born of post-war, post-pandemic Europe.
Emerging from the twin scourges of World War and a global pandemic, composers from across a wide swath of geographic and aesthetic territory created works for cello and piano suggesting musical paths forward, some taken up and others left tantalizingly untrod.
Performance:
Nikolai Roslavets, Sonata No.1 for cello and piano
Arthur Honegger, Sonata Sonatina for cello and piano
Willem Pijper, Sonata No.1 for cello and piano
–intermission–
Egon Wellesz, Sonata for solo cello
Kurt Weill, Sonata for cello and piano
Jonathan Golove, cello
Eric Huebner, piano
Generation One - Music of Immigration
Ft. Sungmin Shin, guitar
Date: March 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Baird Recital Hall
Guitarist Sungmin Shin offers a deeply personal and eclectic program exploring Asian-American identity through genre-bending new works for classical and electric guitars.
Composer and performer Sungmin Shin explores a wide range of styles, genres and idioms, which is a culmination of the immigrant experience. The core theme of the program deals with identity and authenticity as an Asian American performing artist living in the United States through the lens of the guitar.
“Generation One” consists of all newly composed music for the solo guitar including works for the classical and electric guitars. This genre bending program lives without borders and draws from Brahms to Debussy, King Crimson to Steve Reich, Jobim to Villa-Lobos, Seo Taiji to Stevie Wonder and more!
Works by Brahms, Ming Tsao and Helmut Lachenmann
Ft. Eric Huebner, piano; Christopher Gross, cello; Barret Ham, clarinet
Date: April 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
Brahms Clarinet Trio op. 114, intermission, Ming Tsao: Canon for cello and bass clarinet, Helmut Lachenmann: Allegro Sostenuto
Barret Ham joined the New York Philharmonic as clarinet/bass clarinet in the 2023–24 season. He previously served as acting second clarinet/bass clarinet for the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra for three seasons, and has performed as a guest musician with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and The Cleveland Orchestra, as well as the Boston, Dallas, and Utah symphony orchestras.
Cellist Christopher Gross' performances have been praised by The New York Times and The Strad Magazine. He is a founding member of the Talea Ensemble, a member of the Da Capo Chamber Players, and has appeared at venues and festivals throughout the US and Europe including Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Disney Hall, Darmstadt Festival, Mostly Mozart Festival, Wien Modern, the Composers Conference and many others.
A devoted teacher as well as performer, Eric Huebner is Professor and Chair of of the Department of Music at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) where he maintains a studio of graduate and undergraduate piano majors and minors and teaches courses in 20th century piano music and piano literature.
The Evolution of the Arm
Ft. Megan Kyle, oboe; Evan Courtin, violin; Katie Weissman, cello; Michael McNeil, piano
Date: April 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
This unconventional Buffalo-based quartet blurs the lines between classical precision and improvised chaos in a program of their own recent works.
Performers:
- Megan Kyle, oboe
- Evan Courtin, violin
- Katie Weissman, cello
- Michael McNeill, piano
The Evolution of the Arm (Buffalo) materialized from Buffalo’s vibrant experimental music scene in 2017. An unconventional quartet drawing on collective experience in classical, jazz, noise, theater music, and beyond, The Evolution of the Arm combines the subtle precision of notated concert music performance with the wild spontaneity of free improvisation, superimposing or moving seamlessly between these extremes in their original compositions.
The instrumentation of oboe, piano, violin, and cello allows unique timbral amalgamations, while their heterodox approach to counterpoint and form manifest as a kind of doppelgänger of classical music—built from the flotsam and jetsam of Baroque intricacy and Romantic lyricism. Their most recent release is Telepathic Music Vol. 2, a second EP of music improvised on the astral plane.
Aurora Borealis Duo
Ft. Tiffany Du Mouchelle, soprano; Stephen Solook, percussion
Date: April 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
Soprano Tiffany Du Mouchelle and percussionist Stephen Solook ignite the stage with dazzling, unconventional voice-percussion collaborations.
Experience the boundary-pushing Aurora Borealis Duo—soprano Tiffany Du Mouchelle and percussionist Stephen Solook—as they bring their innovative voice–percussion repertoire to Lippes Concert Hall. Catch them live on Saturday, April 13 at 7:30PM in Slee Hall.
UB Orchestra Concert and Talk
Date: Nov. 11 at 6:45 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
UB Guitar Ensemble
Date: Nov. 15 at 3 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
UB Band Concert
Date: Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
UB Choirs
Date: Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
UB Contemporary/Percussion
Date: Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Baird Recital Hall
UB Jazz Ensemble
Date: Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Baird Recital Hall
UB Band Concert
Date: March 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
UB Orchestra Concert and Talk
Date: March 12 at 6:45 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
UB Band Concert
Date: April 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
UB Choirs
Date: April 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Baird Recital Hall
UB Jazz Ensemble
Date: April 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Baird Recital Hall
UB Guitar Ensemble
Date: April 26 at 3 p.m.
Location: Baird Recital Hall
UB Contemporary/Percussion
Date: May 1 from 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
UB Orchestra Concert and Talk
Date: May 5 from 6:45 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
Gift to the Community Concert
Date: May 10 from 3:00 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
UB Chamber Music Concert
Date: Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Baird Recital Hall
UB Chamber Music Concert
Date: Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Baird Recital Hall
UB Chamber Music Concert
Date: Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Baird Recital Hall
UB Chamber Music Concert
Date: April 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Baird Recital Hall
UB Chamber Music Concert
Date: April 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Baird Recital Hall
UB Chamber Music Concert
Date: May 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Baird Recital Hall
Brown Bag
Date: Oct. 7 at 12 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
Brown Bag
Date: Nov. 4 at 12 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
Brown Bag
Date: Dec. 2 at 12 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
Brown Bag
Date: March 3 at 12 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
Brown Bag
Date: April 7 at 12 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
Brown Bag
Date: May 5 at 12 p.m.
Location: Lippes Concert Hall - Slee Hall
Made Possible by Supporters
The Slee Visiting Artist Series and Beethoven String Quartet Cycle are generously supported by the late Frederick and Alice Slee.
The Center for 21st Century Music is sponsored by the Robert and Carol Morris Center for 21st Century Music in the UB Department of Music. 🎼 Jonathan Golove, Artistic Director