Spring 2012 Sunday Community Concerts

Join us on Sunday afternoons for a series of special community music concerts. These concerts feature some of the best musicians of the department and area community. Most of these performances are free and do not require tickets . For further information, call the box office at 617.627.3679.

Concerts are free unless noted in their description.  Program information is subject to change.

For events that require tickets, please call the Granoff Music Center Box Office at 617.627.3679. The box office is closed on all Massachusetts and Federal holidays. Check our box office page for hours and more information on tickets.

JANUARY 2012

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 3:00 PM
Sunday at Tufts - Community Concert Series
Classically Romantic
Join performance faculty members Sarita Uranovsky, violin, and Hisako Hiratsuka, piano, for a classically romantic Sunday afternoon, with a program including works by Beethoven, Brahms, and Franck.
Distler Performance Hall. Free; no tickets required.

FEBRUARY 2012

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 3:00 PM
Sunday at Tufts - Community Concert Series
Music for Four Hands and Two Pianos
Tufts performance faculty pianists present an afternoon or works for four hands and two pianos.
Distler Performance Hall. Free; no tickets required.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 3:00 PM
Sunday at Tufts - Community Concert Series
Brahms and His Circle
Performance faculty member Scott Woolweaver, viola, and colleague Frank Glazer, piano, perform the two Sonatas, Op. 120, for viola and piano, by Johannes Brahms. Works by Brahms's friends Robert Schumann and Heinreich von Herzogenberg will also be performed.
Distler Performance Hall. Free; no tickets required.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 3:00 PM
Sunday at Tufts - Community Concert Series
Ehrenreich, Stumpf, & Patterson
Performance faculty member and soprano Andrea Ehrenreich presents an all German voice recital with fellow performance faculty colleagues Thomas Stumpf, pianist, and David Patterson, guitar. Music by Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, and Wolf will be performed.
Distler Performance Hall. Free; no tickets required.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 3:00 PM
Sunday at Tufts - Community Concert Series
Saxophone and Piano Duo Recital
Saxophonist Philipp A. Stäudlin and pianist Yoko Hagino present works by Denisov, Schmitt, Husa, Bassett, and others.
Distler Performance Hall. Free; no tickets required.

MARCH 2012

SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 3:00 PM
Sunday at Tufts - Community Concert Series
Tufts Wind Ensemble
The Tufts University Wind Ensemble performs under the direction of John McCann.
Distler Performance Hall. Free; no tickets required.

SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 3:00 PM
Sunday at Tufts - Community Concert Series
Music for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord
Performance faculty members Jane Hershey and Frances Fitch perform music for viola da gamba and harpsichord, including works by Frescobaldi, Ortiz, Marais, and Bach.
Distler Performance Hall. Free; no tickets required.

APRIL 2012

SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 3:00 PM
Sunday at Tufts - Community Concert Series
Festival of Russian Music
Come see an exciting combination of East European classical and folk music performed by musicians from the area as well as our very own Tufts students. The festival will be followed by a reception at the Russian House (101 Talbot Avenue).
Distler Performance Hall. Free; no tickets required.

SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 3:00 PM
Sunday at Tufts - Community Concert Series
Agbadza and Missa in tempore belli
Tufts Concert Choir and Chamber Singers (Jamie Kirsch, conductor) and Kiniwe (Nani Agbeli, director) present Agbadza, a performance of traditional Ewe music from Ghana and Togo. Tufts choruses will also join members of the Tufts Symphony Orchestra for Haydn's powerful Missa in tempore belli (Mass in Time of War).
Distler Performance Hall. Free; no tickets required.

SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 3:00 PM
Sunday at Tufts - Community Concert Series
Tufts Takht
Tufts Takht, the Arabic Music Ensemble, performs instrumental and vocal music from the Near East, Turkey, and North Africa.
Distler Performance Hall. Free; no tickets required.

MAY 2012

SUNDAY, MAY 6, 3:00 PM
Sunday at Tufts - Community Concert Series
Fusion: The World in American Music
Pianists Susan Grace and Alice Rybak bring together two distinguished careers. As Quattro Mani, they share a special interest in the vast repertoire for two pianos and the unique collaboration involved in its performance. This program presents American works influenced by music from around the globe: from the Latin beats of Bolcom's Recuerdos to the Armenian Kanoon orchestra of Hovhaness, the magic of the Balinese Gamelan, and the cotton mill blues of Rzewski.
Distler Performance Hall. Tickets are free with a Tufts ID card (limit two per ID) and $10 for general admission. Call 617.627.3679 for tickets. This concert has been made possible by the Granoff Music Fund.