Mon. 4/1, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeBrass of UMass, Brass Chamber EnsemblesTues. 4/2, 7:30pm, BRH, Free Art + Math (+Music) In collaboration with Women in Art + Math Symposium, University Museum of Contemporary ArtAyano Kataoka, curator, with Jazer Giles Works by Reich, Xenakis, and othersWed. 4/3, 7:30pm, Grace Church, Amherst, FreeAll-University OrchestraMorihiko Nakahara, conductorThurs. 4/4, 7:30pm, CH, $10/5Percussion EnsembleSandbox Percussion, coordinatorsSat. 4/6, all day, BRH, daytime activities free21st Annual High School Jazz FestivalThomas Giampietro, coordinatorWycliffe Gordon, guest artist adjudicator8pm FAC Concert: Wycliffe Gordon and His International All Starsfineartscenter.com for tickets/infoSun. 4/7, 4:30pm, BRH, FreeFaculty Concert: Nadine Shank & Friends #5Nadine Shank, piano & Jackson Berkey, (Mannheim Steamroller founder/arranger), pianowith Estela Olevsky, piano; Cobus du Toit, flute; Jonathan Hulting-Cohen & Nick Suosso, saxophone

Tues. 1/22, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeMusic of UMass Composers Bezanson Legacy Series Inaugural ConcertWorks by Frederick Tillis, Charles Fussell, Robert Stern & Marc Antonio ConsoliAyano Kataoka, marimba; Ben Tibbetts, piano, Salvatore Macchia, contrabass & Jazer Giles, electronics

MarchMon. 3/4, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeFaculty Concert: Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone & Nadine Shank, pianoMusic by Poulenc, Tower, Pascal, Clearfield, Tanada & SekhonTues. 3/19, 7:30pm, CH, $10/5Symphony BandMatthew Westgate, Director of Wind StudiesJared Bloch, graduate conductorMusic by Dello Joio, Holst, Boysen, Gandolfi & Strauss’ Radetsky March

Wed. 3/20, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeGuest Artist Concert: Kris Danielsen, tromboneWith Nikki Stoia, pianoFri. 3/22, 7:30pm, CH, $10/5Wind Ensemble: Winds of NagualMatthew Westgate, conductorReed Chamberlin, guest conductorColgrass’ Winds of Nagual plus music by Copland, Turina, Massanet

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Fri. 4/12, 4pm, BRH, FreeFaculty Concert, Gilles Vonsattel, piano

Sat. 4/13, all day, BRH, $25/$5 StudentsScholarly Symposium

Sat. 4/13, 7pm, CH, $25/5St. Matthew Passion

Sun. 4/14, 3pm, BRH, FreeAlumni Cantata Concert

Mon. 4/8, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeJazz Ensemble I & Jazz Lab EnsembleThomas Giampietro, Brian Martin & Haneef Nelson, directorsFri & Sat, 4/12 & 13, 7:30pm, BOW, $10/5Alive with DanceUMass Dancers perform dance majors’ senior choreography projectsSun. 4/14, 4pm, CH, $10/5Concert BandTimothy T. Anderson, conductorIncludes Barker’s Concerto for Cornet, Flugelhorn & Trumpet with Eric Berlin, soloistTues. 4/16, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeGuest Artist Concert: Carol McGonnell, clarinet with Finghin Collins, pianoMusic of Stockhausen, Gaussin, Galante & WeberWed. 4/17, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeBrass BashTrumpet & Tuba Ensembles; Brass, Horn & Trombone ChoirsFri. 4/19, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeEuridice Baroque EnsembleRobert Eisenstein, director

Mon. 4/22, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeString Chamber ConcertTues. 4/23, 7:30pm, BOW, $10/5Marimba Bands & EnsemblesThomas Hannum, directorFri. & Sat. 4/26 & 27, 7:30pm, Totman, $10/5Junior Choreography Dance ProjectsFri. 4/26, 7:30pm, CH, $10/5Symphony Band: Symphonic LandscapesMatthew Westgate, conductorMusic by Vaughan Williams, Persichetti, Rolf Rudin & Alex Shapiro’s Moment

Sat. 4/27, 7:30pm, CH, $10/5Wind Ensemble & Studio Orchestra: Real Cool!Matthew Westgate & Felipe Salles, conductorsIncludes Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story plus a new symphony by composer-in-residence David Biedenbender Sun. 4/28, 1pm, BRH, $10/5Vocal Jazz EnsembleCatherine Jensen-Hole, directorSun. 4/28, 5pm, First Congregational Church, Amherst, FreeUniversity Chorale & Women’s ChoirMon. 4/29, 7:30pm, CH, $10/5UMass Amherst Symphony OrchestraMorihiko Nakahara, conductorFeaturing winners of the Concerto/Aria CompetitionTues. 4/30, 7:30pm, BRH, $10/5Chapel Jazz EnsembleDavid Sporny, director

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February Tues. 2/5, 7:30pm, BOW, FreeThe Langston Hughes ProjectLive music, poetry & imagery featuring the Ron McCurdy QuartetRon McCurdy, trumpet; Yuma Sang, piano; Fumi Tomita, bass & Tom Giampietro, drumsIn partnership with the W.E.B. Du Bois Dept. of Afro-American Studies and the Fine Arts Center Wed. 2/6, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeGuest Artist Concert & Masterclass: Atlantic Brass QuintetThurs. 2/7, 7:30pm, BRH, Free Guest Artist Concert: Sandbox PercussionSpring 2019 Artists in ResidenceSat 2/9, 7pm, CH, Free34th Annual High School Honor Band ConcertPlus the UMass Wind EnsembleMatthew Westgate, coordinator & conductorBenjamin Dean Taylor, guest composer-in-residenceTues. 2/12, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeFaculty Concert: Kathryn Lockwood, viola Nadine Shank & Estela Olevsky, piano, & Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinetMusic by Bruch, Hindemith, Bach & moreWed. 2/13, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeGuest Artist Concert: Duo Montagnard - Joseph Murphy, saxophone & Matthew Slotkin, guitarPlus Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone & Nadine Shank, piano

Fri. 2/15, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeAdvanced Percussion EnsembleAyano Kataoka & Sandbox Percussion, coordinatorsWed. 2/20, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeGraduate Jazz Composers’ ConcertFelipe Salles, directorSun. 2/24, 3:30pm, BRH, Free Guest Artist Concert: Pavel Vinnitsky, clarinet NY Philharmonic, MET Opera Orchestrawith Anna Vinnitsky, pianoMusic of Bloch, Poulenc, Verdi, Piazzolla (and klezmer!)Mon. 2/25, 7:30pm, CH, $10/5UMass Amherst Symphony OrchestraMorihiko Nakahara, conductorWith the UMass Chamber Choir & Chorale, Tony Thornton & Sarah Bowe, chorus masters Featuring Brahms’ Nänie Wed. 2/27, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeFaculty Concert: Edward Arron, cello Gilles Vonsattel and Jeewon Park, piano & Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinetBrahms’ Cello Sonatas and Clarinet TrioThurs. 2/28, 7:30pm, BOW, $10/538th Annual Jazz ShowcaseFelipe Salles, directorJazz Ensemble I, Chapel Jazz, Jazz Lab, Chamber Jazz & Vocal Jazz Ensembles

Mon. 3/25, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeGuest Artist Concert: SoundMind EnsembleNYC-based wind quintet blending new pieces with fresh transcriptionsFeaturing faculty bassoonist Rémy TaghaviTues. 3/26, 7:30pm, BRH, FreeGuest Artist Concert: Feathery Jazz QuartetLed by saxophonist & composer Lena Bloch ‘06MM

Fri. 3/29, 3–10pm, Blanchard Campus Center, Mt. Holyoke College, Free Five College Jazz FestivalIncluding all UMass Jazz ensemblesSat. 3/30, all day, FAC, $30/$1537th Annual New England Saxophone Festival & CompetitionClinics, classes, & community ensemble. Free concerts by faculty Jonathan Hulting-Cohen & Felipe Salles (4pm), guests Connie Frigo & Claire Daly (7pm)

REFLECT/RESPONDA Limón Dance Legacy Concert

Friday, January 25, 7:30pm, CH, $20/5Members of the Limón Dance Company & UMass/Five College DancePaul Dennis, director; “The Exiles,” “A Choreographic Offering” & a new work by David Dorfman

The New Immigrant ExperiencePremiere Performance of Felipe Salles’ Guggenheim Fellowship project Tuesday, April 9, 7:30pm, Old Chapel, $10/5Multi-media work featuring the Felipe Salles Interconnections Ensemble

BRH=Bezanson Recital HallBOW=Bowker AuditoriumCH=Fine Arts Center Concert Hall

Sat 2/2, 7:30pm & Sun 2/3, 3pm, BOW, $15/5 UMass Opera: Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and Ravel’s L’Enfant et les SortilègesTwo fully-staged one-act operas, performed in EnglishDustin Wills, stage directorMark Swanson, conductorMarjorie Melnick, musical preparation

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Ticket Prices (unless otherwise noted)$10 General Public; $5 Students, Seniors, UMass Employees; UMass Students FreePurchase by phone at 413-545-2511 or online: fineartscenter.com/musicanddanceVisit UMass.edu/music/events for complete event information, including student recitals. Join our email list: music@music.umass.eduFollow us on Facebook @UMassMusicDanceUMass.edu/music UMass.edu/dance

FESTIVALFri., April 12, 4pm, BRH, FreeFaculty Concert: Gilles Vonsattel, pianoBach: Prelude in C Major & excerpts from Art of the Fugue, plus works by Mendelssohn, Shostakovich & BeethovenSat., April 13, 7pm, CH, $25/5St. Matthew Passion: Bach Festival Orchestra & ChorusAndrew Megill, guest conductor; Tony Thornton, chorus masterWilliam Hite, evangelist ; Paul Max Tipton, ChristusSun., April 14, 11am, Amherst Coffee, 28 Amity St., FreeBach Coffee Cantata, BWV 211Sun., April 14, 3pm, BRH, FreeAlumni Cantata ConcertMichael Beattie, continuo/direction

SYMPOSIUMFri., April 12, 7:30pm, BRH, FreePanel Discussion: “Intercultural and Multidisciplinary Perspectives on St. Matthew Passion“Sat., April 13, all day, BRH, $25/$5 Students (includes lunch & reception)Bach in the Imaginary Museum and Bach Re-Imagined: Contemporary Perspectives on Performing and Re-Creating BachKeynote Speaker: Lydia Goehr, Columbia University

Plus prelude lectures, concerts, and more! Visit UMass.edu/music/bach

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BACH FESTIVAL & SYMPOSIUM

Free Faculty ConcertsJanuary 22 – Music of UMass Composers Salvatore Macchia, contrabass; Ayano Kataoka, marimba

February 12 – Kathryn Lockwood, viola; Nadine Shank & Estela Olevsky, piano; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet

February 27 – Edward Arron, cello; Gilles Vonsattel & Jeewon Park, piano; Romie de Guise-Langlois, clarinet

March 4 – Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone; Nadine Shank, piano

April 7 – Nadine Shank, piano; Estela Olevsky, piano; Cobus du Toit, flute; Jonathan Hulting-Cohen, saxophone, plus illustrious alumni, friends

GILLES VONSATTEL

REFLECT/RESPOND: A LIMÓN DANCE LEGACY CONCERT

LYDIA GOEHR

PHOTOS: ALICE ATTIE, ERIC BERLIN, MARCO BORGGREVE, CARMEL BACH FESTIVAL, JON CRISPIN, DEREK FOWLES, ANTHONY LEE, JEFF SCHNEIDER, BILL SITLER, JOHN SOLEM