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Concerts with Commentary

The Concerts with Commentary series features award-winning music faculty who not only perform with excellence but also share the cultural background and historical context of the repertoire and composers represented in the series. Each concert focuses on a different genre, composer or instrument(s).

Concerts are free and open to the public. Mark your calendars – we look forward to seeing you!

2025-26 Season

TBA

September 18, 2025 – Meinig Recital Hall

  • Program details to be announced

Fear and Optimism – Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Sonata, op. 28

October 9, 2025 – Meinig Recital Hall

  • David Carter, clarinet
  • Stuart Deaver, piano

Reimaginings

November 6, 2025 – Meinig Recital Hall

  • James Gregory, piano

Echoes: A Compositional Retrospective

December 4, 2025 – Meinig Recital Hall

  • Nick Mancini

Piano for Two – Works for Four-Hand and Two Pianos

February 19, 2026 – Meinig Recital Hall

  • Works of Debussy, Grieg, and Saint-Saëns
  • Dana Maher, piano
  • Allyson Eskitch, piano

An Evening of Favorites

March 12, 2026 – Meinig Recital Hall

  • Aaron Copland – El Salón México
  • Brady McElligott, bass-baritone and piano
  • Stuart Deaver, piano

Hugo Wolf – Spiritual Songs

April 9, 2026 – Meinig Recital Hall

  • Kim Childs, tenor
  • James Gregory, piano

Previous Seasons

2024-25 Season

Desperation, Consolation, and Celebration

Beethoven’s Last Sonata for Violin and Piano and Solo Piano

September 19, 2024 – Meinig Recital Hall

  • Maureen O’Boyle, Violin
  • Roger Price, Piano

An Evening of Romantic Music

October 10, 2024 – Meinig Recital Hall

  • Brady McElligott, bass-baritone and piano
  • Stuart Deaver, piano

States of Mind

November 7, 2024 – Meinig Recital Hall

  • Nick Mancini, vibes and piano
  • Mitch Bell, guitar
  • Aaron Spiers, bass
  • Dave Bowen, drums

The Music of Carlos Salzedo: The Masterful Early 20th Century Harpist

March 13, 2025 – Meinig Recital Hall

  • Lorelei Barton, harp

A Musical Travelogue

April 10, 2025 – Meinig Recital Hall

  • Dana Maher, piano
  • Allyson Eskitch, piano

Robert Schumann – Liederkreis, Op. 39

April 17, 2025 – Meinig Recital Hall

  • Kim Childs, tenor
  • James Gregory, piano