University of Illinois Wind Symphony performs Kevin Day’s Unquiet Waters with soloist Nicki Roman

MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ winner Courtney Bryan’s “Sanctum” headlines this annual Thanksgiving concert — a powerful piece infused with gospel influences and a call for unity against brutality. Michael Kropf’s moving violin concerto, “Moses in Nederland,” featuring Sabrina Tabby, echoes Yiddish tunes and poetry from Nazi-occupied Holland. This program is anchored by the powerful Little Priest Singers. 

The 2024 Concert for Peace repertoire will include:

Courtney Bryan "Sanctum"

Michael Kropf  "Moses in Nederland" 

Niloufar Nourbakhsh "C Ce See"

Valentin Silvestrov  "Postlude #3" 

Caroline Shaw "And the Swallow"

Guest Artist, Oklahoma City University Saxophone Day

Saxophone Studio Masterclass, 4pm

Recital: 8pm

Presented By:

Ithaca College Center for Music

Dates:

October 3, 2024

Time:

8:15 PM to 9:45 PM

Guest Recital: Splinter Reeds | Ithaca Collège School of Music, Theater and Dance

Splinter Reeds is the West Coast's first reed quintet, comprising five innovative musicians with a shared passion for new music. The ensemble is committed to presenting top tier performances of today’s best contemporary composition, showcasing the vast possibilities of the reed quintet, commissioning new works, and collaborating with fellow musicians and artists.

As a relatively new chamber music genre, the reed quintet is an evolutionary detour from the traditional woodwind quintet with the advantages of a more closely related instrument family. Distinguishing themselves amongst even the relatively small number of professional reed quintets currently active worldwide, the ensemble is explicitly dedicated to cutting-edge composition and expanding the existing reed quintet repertoire through the collaborative development of new works by emerging and established composers.

For questions about parking on Ithaca College Campus visit their website here. 

Nicki Roman and Casey Dierlam Tse in recital at the University of Illinois’ Smith Recital Hall

Ian Hobson, music director, conductor, and piano

Csaba Erdélyi, viola

Bedřich Smetana, Bartered Bride Overture
Bohuslav Martinů, Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola & Orchestra (Csaba Erdélyi, viola)
George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue (Ian Hobson, piano and conductor)
Antonín Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, "From the New World"

Join Sinfonia da Camera for an incredible season opener celebrating the centennial anniversary of George Gershwin’s beloved Rhapsody in Blue! Featuring Maestro Ian Hobson as soloist and conductor, pianistic virtuosity takes center stage in this bluesy and brazen work for solo piano and orchestra. Gershwin "dresses up" jazz for the concert hall, providing a raucous celebration of both classical and jazz American musical idioms. Also featuring Czech masterworks, the program begins with the invigorating and folkish Overture to "The Bartered Bride" by Bedřich Smetana. Next, Sinfonia principal violist Csaba Erdélyi is featured as soloist in the richly imaginative Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra by Bohuslav Martinů. After intermission, the evening concludes with Antonín Dvořák’s most famous work, Symphony No. 9 "From the New World." This melodic and dramatic symphony is a tribute to the United States after the composer visited the country.

Tickets: https://krannertcenter.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3AIBM%3A24-25%3ASDCA%3A&linkID=kcpa&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=&cgc=&dataAccId=552&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_kcpa

Splinter Reeds celebrates the release of their new album Dark Currents at Studio G in San Francisco

Join us for a performance by Nicki Roman (saxophone) and Alex Weir (percussion). Concerts begin at 5 p.m., and last approximately an hour, with light refreshments being served afterward. Concerts are free, however donations are accepted. Proceeds go to supporting the artists and concert series.

Contact mail@gracedowntown.org or call the church office at 414-271-3006 for more information.

Nicki Roman (saxophone) and Elena Abend present an evening of music for saxophone and piano

1pm Master class: Generation Saxophone Quartet

Location: Shattuck 156, Conservatory of Music

7pm Guest recital: Generation Saxophone Quartet

soprano saxophone, Nicki Roman

alto saxophone, Myles Boothroyd

tenor saxophone, Joe Connor

baritone saxophone, Drew Whiting

soloist, José L. Encarnación

Location: Harper Hall

Fuego Quartet performs at The 44th International Saxophone Symposium

Nicki Roman, soprano saxophone

Erik Elmgren, alto saxophone

MU1 Harrison Clarke, tenor saxophone

Gabriel Pique, baritone saxophone

nodes.branches.loops (Peter Van Zandt Lane)

nodes

branches

loops

World-Premiere performance of Jules Demersseman’s “Fantasie” with string orchestra

Friday, December 8th, 7:30pm

Program features an Austrian silent film from 1924 by Hans Breslauer which presages the events of the Holocaust. Thought to be lost, a print of the film was discovered at a Parisian flea market in 2015 and digitally restored through a crowdfunding campaign. The Vienna Conzerthaus then commissioned a new score from composer Olga Neuwirth, which will be performed live by the Present Music ensemble, conducted by Yaniv Dinur. We will also feature an interpretation of the Woody Guthrie /Lisa Gutkin song Gonna Get Through This World arranged for Present Music by Israeli composer Aviya Kopelman and sung by Donna Woodall.

The performance is in conjunction with the exhibit “Art, Life, Legacy: Northern European Paintings from the Collection of Isabel and Alfred Bader”. In-person PM performance ticket holders also receive access to the Milwaukee Art Museum galleries the day of the performance.

This event includes a Pre-concert Panel Discussion at 6:00 pm in Lubar Auditorium and a post-concert reception in Windhover Hall at MAM.

https://www.presentmusic.org/events

UW-Milwaukee Saxophone Ensemble, invited performance at the 2023 Wisconsin State Music Conference

Guest Artist Masterclass (3pm) and Recital (6pm).

https://risk.uni.edu/events/guest-recital-nicki-roman-saxophone

Clinic and performance at Sun Prairie High School

A solo program of works for saxophone.

Concerts take place on Wednesdays between 12:15 and 12:45. A variety of performers, including choir, guitar, cello, piano, organ, voice, string trio, harp, and others, provide a mid-day respite to downtown workers and guests. Though a freewill offering is taken, there is no charge to attend the concerts. The Wednesday Concert Series is the only ongoing series of its kind in the Greater Milwaukee area.

https://www.stjohncathedral.org/index.php/concert/

Invited Guest, Interlochen Arts Camp Saxophone Intensive

https://www.interlochen.org/music/camp-programs/saxophone-intensive

Presenting a program of new music written for the ensemble, including the world premiere of a new work by Stefan Freund.

World-Premiere of Kevin Day's "Unquiet Waters" for alto saxophone and wind band

North American Saxophone Alliance 2022 Biennial Conference

University of Southern Mississippi