The Fretful Porcupine
Performing in the recital hall of the James W. Black Music Center, The Fretful Porcupine comes to VCUarts as guest artists. The concert is free and open to the public. Like so many instrumental ensembles, the group incorporates a host of styles and idioms into its sound, from jazz to pop to bluegrass to classical. Unlike many, it may have succeeded in creating its own idiom. “The music began, and I’d never heard anything like it,” writes Jenni Simmons (The…
Visiting Artists: American Trombone Quartet
Sponsored by VCU Music, the American Trombone Quartet will be performing in the James W. Black Music Center, in the recital hall, on March 1 at 8 p.m.
Visiting Artists: Horzsowski Trio
Sponsored by VCU Music, and as part of its Mary Anne Rennolds concert series, the Horzsowski Trio will be performing on March 19 at 8 p.m. in the recital hall at the James W. Black Music Center. Tickets are $34 for general admission, seniors and VCU Employees $31.
Clarinet Studio Recital II
Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 7 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
Low Brass Studio Recital
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 8 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
Piano Area Recital
Monday, November 20, 2017 at 7 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
Horn Studio Recital
Monday, November 20, 2017 at 8 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Piano Ensembles
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
VCU Guitar Ensemble and VCU Community Guitar Ensemble
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 3 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
Guest Artist Recital: Yingnan Liu, piano
Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 7 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
Violin & Viola Studio Recital
Monday, March 19, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
Advanced Chamber Music Recital
Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 5 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center This concert features students from the Advanced Chamber Music class directed by Dr. Magdalena Adamek. The program will include works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Frank Anton Hoffmeister, Robert Schumann, Eric Ewazen, Valerie Coleman and Malcolm Arnold. Free Admission
Masterclass: Ricardo Marlow
Join the Department of Music for an afternoon event with flamenco guitarist Ricardo Marlow at the James W. Black Music Center Recital Hall, March 24.
Chamber Brass Ensembles
Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
Cello Studio Recital
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
Low Brass Studio Recital
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 8 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
Trumpet Studio Recital
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
Harp Studio Recital
Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
Horn Studio Recital
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 4 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
VCU Guitar Ensemble
Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 3 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
Faculty Recital: Susanna Klein, violin
Monday, April 30, 2018 at 5 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
The RVA Street Singers with VCU Women’s Choir
Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 3 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free Admission
Flute Studio Recital
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at noon Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Flute Studio Recital II
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at noon Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Violin + Viola Studio Recital
Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 7 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
A Night of Carnatic Music
Featuring Raman Kalyan, flute and Rohan Krishnamurthy, mridangam Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 8 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Chopin Council of Virginia Presents Pianist Magdalena Adamek
Featuring dance polonaises, mazurkas and waltzes by Polish composers of the Romantic Period. Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746-1817) From Three Polonaises and a Waltz: Polonaise B flat major Waltz G major Polonaise C major Michal Kleofas Oginski (1765-1833) Polonaise in A minor, “Adieu” Maria Szymanowska (1789-1831) From Eighteen Dances of Different Genres: Dance Polonaise B minor Mazurka no. 1, C major, no. 2, F major, no. 8 D major, no.17, C major Polonaise F minor Valse F major Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849) Polonaise…
Guest Artist: Emanuel Gruber, cello
Monday, November 12, 2018 at 3 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Low Brass Studio Recital
Monday, November 12, 2018 at 6 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Trumpet Studio Recital
Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 7 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Piano Ensembles
Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
String Chamber Ensembles
Friday, November 30, 2018 at 3 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
VCU Guitar Ensemble and Community Guitar Ensemble
Sunday, December 2, 2018 at 3 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Gamelan Raga Kusuma
Sunday, January 27, 2019 at 7 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Flute Studio Recital II
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 12 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Faculty Recital: Tiffany Valvo & Daniel Stipe
Tiffany Valvo & Daniel Stipe in Recital Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at noon Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Advanced Chamber Ensembles
Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at 6 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Saxophone Studio Recital
Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 2 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Cello Studio Recital
Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 7 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
String Area Recital
Monday, April 15, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Horn Studio Recital
Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 12 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Trumpet Studio Recital
Monday, April 22, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Advanced Chamber Ensembles
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 6 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Faculty Recital: Bruce Hammel, bassoon
Friday, April 26, 2019 at 12 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Guitar Ensemble
Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 3 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Flute Studio Recital
Students from the Department of Music present a flute recital.
Flute Studio Recital
Students from the Department of Music present a flute recital.
Trumpet Studio Recital
VCU presents a trumpet studio recital.
Chamber Brass Ensembles
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission
Piano Ensembles
Recital Hall James W. Black Music Center Free admission