Tufts Announces November Concerts

Tufts University Department of Music presents Robert Schulz

The Tufts University Department of Music presents a performance by Robert Schulz, in the Distler Performance Hall at the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 3 p.m. as part of the Sunday at Tufts – Community Concert Series.

Performance faculty percussionist Robert Schulz is your guide into an exotic world of contemporary music, presenting percussion-based compositions for solo, duo and trio, as well as live electronics.  Joined by violist Noriko Futagami and bass clarinetist William Kirkley, five stunning and dramatic works will be performed.  Modern masterpieces by Javier Alvarez (Mexico) and Luciano Berio (Italy) join three works written expressly for Schulz, by Lisa Bielawa (USA), Stefan Hackenberg (Germany) and special guest Seung-Ah Oh (South Korea), who will speak about her newest composition, “Black Crow.”

Tufts University Department of Music presents Tufts Composers: November Buzz

The Tufts University Department of Music presents new music by Tufts Composers in the Distler Performance Hall at the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center on Monday, November 5, 2012 at 8 p.m. as a part of the Tufts Composers concert series.

This concert will feature new works by director John McDonald and composers in the graduate program: Michael Laurello, Chris Marinuzzi, Meng Tian, and Logan Wright. The music will explore themes on nature and more specifically bees. Guest performers include Jennifer Ashe, soprano; Sarah Bob, piano; and Katherine Kayaian, cello.

Tufts University Department of Music presents Tufts Chamber Sings- Isn’t it Romantic?

The Tufts University Department of Music presents Tufts Chamber Singers – Isn’t It Romantic?, an evening of beautiful choral music under the direction of Jamie Kirsch. The performance will be held in the Distler Performance Hall at the Perry and Marty Granoff Music Center on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 8 p.m.

The concert will feature Paul Crabtree’s “Five Romantic Miniatures from the Simpsons” as well as pieces by Gesualdo, Brahms, Fonseca, Gregorio, Whitace, and more. Most of the pieces performed at this concert are related to the topic of romance and love.

The Granoff Music Center is located at 20 Talbot Avenue on Tufts’ Medford/Somerville campus. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit as.tufts.edu/music/musiccenter or call the Granoff Music Center Box Office at 617.627.3679.

– Information from Tufts University