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THE 2008-09 CONCERT SEASON

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Undergraduate John Abdallah is listed as featured performer for the  Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto on June 2.
Undergraduate John Abdallah is listed as featured performer for the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto on June 2.

Prices show the range from lowest (students’ and children’s tickets) to highest (adult tickets). The Studio Theatre and Jackson Hall are part of the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.

ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE

Zina Schiff, violin, and Lois Brandwynne, piano -- 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, Studio Theatre. $9-$18.

Ives Quartet -- 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, Studio Theatre. $9-$18.

Rita Sahai -- Classical and original Hindustani vocal music with guest tabla and harmonium players. 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, Studio Theatre. $9-$18.

Duo X -- Laura Carmichael, clarinet, electronics; and Naomi Sato, saxophones, sho, electronics. 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18, Studio Theatre. $9-$18.

CAUSEWAY BAND FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE

Guest conductors, youth ensembles and the ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Concert Band -- 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, Jackson Hall. $4-$14. For information on participating, call (530) 752-7896.

EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLES

Early Music Ensemble -- 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 640 Hawthorne Lane, Davis. Suggested donation at the door: $6-$12.

Early Music and Baroque ensembles -- 7 p.m. Friday, March 13, St. Martin's Episcopal Church. Suggested donation at the door: $6-$12.

Early Music Ensemble -- 7 p.m. Friday, May 8, St. Martin's Episcopal Church. Suggested donation at the door: $6-$12.

Baroque Ensemble -- 7 p.m. Friday, May 15, Studio Theatre. $6-$12.

EMPYREAN ENSEMBLE

Fault Lines: New Works by California Composers, Wayne Peterson, Josh Levine, Sean Varah and Robin Estrada. Also, Igor Stravinsky: Elegy for solo viola -- 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, Studio Theatre. $9-$18.

Americana: Music and Film, film by Pablo Ortiz with new chamber works by Ortiz, Derek Keller, Aaron Travers and John Zorn. Also: John Philip Sousa plus Charles Ives' Largo -- 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, Studio Theatre. $9-$18.

Hot Off the Press, new chamber works by Mario Davidovsky, Sara Doncaster, Petros Ovsepyan, Ed Martin and new faculty member Mika Pelo -- 7 p.m. Sunday, March 15, Studio Theatre. $9-$18.

New Music from Davis: Graduate Student Composers, all new works written for the ensemble, by Hendel Almetus, An Tan, Ching-Yi Wang, Ben Irwin, Sue-Hye Kim and Garrett Shatzer -- 7 p.m. Monday, June 1, Studio Theatre. $9-$18.

FLUTE FESTIVAL

Two-day event, 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 23 and 24, Studio Theatre. $9-$18. For information on participating, call (530) 752-7896.

GOSPEL CHOIR

Three concerts, all at 7 p.m. Saturdays in Freeborn Hall: Nov. 22, Feb. 28 and May 16. $6-$12.

JAZZ BAND (WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIG BAND)

Three concerts, all at 7 p.m. Wednesdays in the Studio Theatre: Nov. 19, Feb. 25 and May 20. $6-$12.

NOON CONCERTS

Thursdays during the academic year, 115 Music Building or the lobby of the Mondavi Center. Free.

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

50th-Anniversary Golden Jubilee Gala, with Jorja Fleezanis, violin, and the University Chorus. Beethoven: Gloria, from Missa solemnis; Chausson: Poème for violin and orchestra; and Brahms: Symphony No. 4 -- 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, Jackson Hall. $5-$16.

Rossini, Mendelssohn and Beethoven -- Rossini: Barber of Seville overture; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, with ºÙºÙÊÓƵ undergraduate John Abdallah, violin; and Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 (Pastoral). 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, Jackson Hall. $5 general admission.

UNIVERSITY CHORUS

Fall concert -- 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, Jackson Hall. $5-$16.

Spring concert -- Handel: Alexander's Feast. 8 p.m. Sunday, May 31, Jackson Hall. $5-$16.

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, UNIVERSITY CHORUS AND ALUMNI CHORUS

Mendelssohn: Elijah -- 8 p.m. Sunday, March 8, Jackson Hall. $4-$14.

UNIVERSITY CONCERT BAND

Dreams and Visions, Ticheli: Vesuvius; Zaninelli: Roma Sacra; and other works. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, Jackson Hall. $4-$14.

Winds of Spring -- 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center. $4-$14.

Summer Serenade -- 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, Jackson Hall. $4-$14.

TICKETS

A 10 percent discount is offered for any three performances (including Oklahoma!) purchased together, and a 15 percent discount is offered for any five performances (including Oklahoma!) purchased together. Sales are now under way through the Mondavi Center box office:

TELEPHONE: (530) 754-2787 or (866) 754-2787

ONLINE:

For more information, or to request a brochure (to be available at the end of summer), contact the Department of Music’s Phil Daley, (530) 752-7896 or pedaley@ucdavis.edu.

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