The Central Florida SaxFest features activities for middle school, high school, college and community players, including performances, clinics and a saxophone band reading session. Bring your saxophone! There will also be vendors displaying saxophones and related products.
Events at UCFCome sing one memorized selection for the voice faculty at UCF in preparation for MPA or your college audition. We will work with you in a master class setting and offer feedback. Parents are encouraged to attend the welcome meeting at 1:00 p.m.; it will offer suggestions/tips on how to support their student’s pursuit of a college music degree.
Events at UCFDavid Griffin is the fourth horn of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Upon graduating from Northwestern University in 1987, Griffin began his career with the Rochester Philharmonic and followed with positions in the orchestras of Montreal and Houston before joining the Chicago Symphony in 1995. Griffin has served as guest principal horn of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Saint Louis Symphony, Saint …
Events at UCFThe band is composed of students in UCF’s jazz studies program. Under the direction of saxophonist and American jazz musician, Saul Dautch, the Flying Horse Big Band performs at festivals and concert halls regionally and nationally.
Events at UCFThe UCF Symphony Orchestra opens the doors for a dress rehearsal in preparation for their concert the following night as part of the St. Lukes Concert Series featuring Rebecca Burkardt as Guest Conductor. The UCF Symphony Orchestra is a full orchestra with strings, brass, woodwind and percussion. The group performs literature of the highest caliber by master composers such as Bach, …
Events at UCFThe UCF Symphony Orchestra is a full orchestra with strings, brass, woodwind and percussion. The group performs literature of the highest caliber by master composers such as Bach, Beethoven and Mahler. The ensemble performs locally and regionally for various concerts and festivals and is open to all students regardless of major, but participation is by audition only, taking place at …
Events at UCFFranz Schubert's Winterreise (Winter Journey) is probably the most respected and performed song cycle ever written. Published in 1828, it is a setting of 24 poems by German poet Wilhelm Müller. This performance is a product of Thomas Potter's voice studio, each singing 2 or 3 of the songs, accompanied by pianist Julie Tompkins. It was designed to introduce the …
Events at UCFDr. Shuler has been heard throughout the United States, Spain and Japan. She has performed with the Roswell Symphony, Southwest Symphony Orchestra, Champaign Urbana Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia da Camera, Kansai Clarinet Ensemble, Concert Band of Central Illinois and the American Wind Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Shuler has served as principal trumpet of the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra and guest principal trumpet of …
Events at UCFThe UCF Concert Band and university band is an open-enrollment ensemble designed to offer continued performance opportunities for those students who wish to keep music in their lives as a recreational and aesthetic activity.
Events at UCFA performance featuring a dynamic showcase of their unique blend of artistic innovation and expressive storytelling through music. Learn more information here.
Events at UCFThe 18th annual UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival returns in February for two nights of extraordinary live jazz! Oliver Nelson, Jr. plays the music of Oliver Nelson with special guests
Events at UCFThe UCF Wind Ensemble is comprised of approximately 50 of the finest wind and percussion students at the University of Central Florida. Performing literature of the highest caliber, the Wind Ensemble presents two to three concerts per semester at local, regional and national venues. The UCF Symphonic Band is an auditioned ensemble that performs a varied repertoire of standard band …
Events at UCFJazz Ensemble II is a standard instrumentation big band geared toward training music education majors in the jazz idiom and developing skills in applied jazz performance. The group performs a varied repertoire of standard literature as well as new pieces composed and arranged for big band. The ensemble performs locally and regionally several times per semester.
Events at UCFThe University of Central Florida's Bassoon Workshop features activities designed for high school, college, and community bassoon players, including masterclasses, reed-making, bassoon ensemble reading session and recital. Bring your bassoon.
Events at UCFOriginally from Warner Robins, Georgia, Jeremy Hunt received his Bachelor of Music in voice performance from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He went on to receive both his master’s and his doctorate in vocal performance from the prestigious Indiana University, Jacobs School of Music. Hunt has been a featured soloist with The Riverside Symphonia in Lambertville, NJ, The Orlando Chorale, …
Events at UCFUCF has two Jazz Chamber Groups. These small groups perform music appropriate to the level of musicianship in the group. Repertoire and improvisation skills are the main focus of these groups. The Jazz Chamber groups perform frequently around Central Florida.
Events at UCFMatthew Bengtson has a unique combination of musical talents ranging from extraordinary pianist to composer, analyst, and scholar of performance practice, and thus is in demand as both soloist and collaborator. An advocate of both contemporary and rarely performed music, he commands a diverse repertoire, ranging from William Byrd to György Ligeti and numerous contemporary composers, including substantial ongoing projects …
Events at UCFUCF Brass Chamber Recital is free and open to the public, no ticket needed.
Events at UCFThis is a journey for us, the audience, into a bleak world of loss and despair. It is perhaps intended to disturb us and to remind us of our own immortality. Perhaps we then can more fully value our own brief time in our own world...
Events at UCFUCF Celebrates the Arts is an immersive and dynamic cultural extravaganza that fuses creativity, innovation and community engagement. This annual festival showcases the artistic prowess of UCF’s faculty and students and invites the broader community to enjoy performances, exhibitions, presentations and interactive experiences. With a focus on accessibility, partnership and diverse offerings, UCF Celebrates the Arts is a unique opportunity …
Events at UCFUCF Celebrates the Arts is an immersive and dynamic cultural extravaganza that fuses creativity, innovation and community engagement. This annual festival showcases the artistic prowess of UCF’s faculty and students and invites the broader community to enjoy performances, exhibitions, presentations and interactive experiences. With a focus on accessibility, partnership and diverse offerings, UCF Celebrates the Arts is a unique opportunity …
Events at UCFUCF Celebrates the Arts is an immersive and dynamic cultural extravaganza that fuses creativity, innovation and community engagement. This annual festival showcases the artistic prowess of UCF’s faculty and students and invites the broader community to enjoy performances, exhibitions, presentations and interactive experiences. With a focus on accessibility, partnership and diverse offerings, UCF Celebrates the Arts is a unique opportunity …
Events at UCFUCF Celebrates the Arts is an immersive and dynamic cultural extravaganza that fuses creativity, innovation and community engagement. This annual festival showcases the artistic prowess of UCF’s faculty and students and invites the broader community to enjoy performances, exhibitions, presentations and interactive experiences. With a focus on accessibility, partnership and diverse offerings, UCF Celebrates the Arts is a unique opportunity …
Events at UCFUCF Celebrates the Arts is an immersive and dynamic cultural extravaganza that fuses creativity, innovation and community engagement. This annual festival showcases the artistic prowess of UCF’s faculty and students and invites the broader community to enjoy performances, exhibitions, presentations and interactive experiences. With a focus on accessibility, partnership and diverse offerings, UCF Celebrates the Arts is a unique opportunity …
Events at UCFUCF Celebrates the Arts is an immersive and dynamic cultural extravaganza that fuses creativity, innovation and community engagement. This annual festival showcases the artistic prowess of UCF’s faculty and students and invites the broader community to enjoy performances, exhibitions, presentations and interactive experiences. With a focus on accessibility, partnership and diverse offerings, UCF Celebrates the Arts is a unique opportunity …
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