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Concert Schedule

Concert

Moravian University –
Department of Music
Spring 2024 Concert Calendar

-for information:  610-861-1650 / music@moravian.edu
-tickets are only available at the door 30 minutes prior to the event (cash or check preferred)
(No charge with Moravian ID)        
-web page:  www.moravian.edu/music
Updated: 1/29/2024 -  This information is subject to change/update/alteration.

TBA information will be added as it comes in

 

Student Recital
John Hoofman, composition & classical guitar
7:30 PM – Friday, January 26, 2024
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
No admission charge
           Senior music composition student John Hoofman, classical guitar, shares not only music he has studied on the classical guitar, but also music he has written for a variety of instruments, including piano, marimba, & vibes.

Faculty Recital
David Roth Quintet honoring Groundhog Day
7:30 PM – Friday, February, 2, 2024
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General Admission: $15 / Seniors & Students: $10
     Dave Roth (Piano) Quintet featuring Tony DeSantis, trumpet, Bill Smith, trombone, Zachary Martin, drums, Paul Rostock, bass.  An evening jazz concert featuring the compositions of Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, Edu Lobo, and others.  Celebrate a swingin' "Groundhog Day" with us! 

Student Recital
Nina Worsley, jazz voice & composition
7:30 PM – Friday, February 16, 2024
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
No admission charge

Faculty Recital
Lora Sherrodd, jazz voice
7:30 PM – Saturday, February 17, 2024
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General Admission $15 / Seniors & Students $10
           Vocalist and composer Lora Sherrodd performs original compositions about women empowerment, feminism, and more.  She will be joined on stage by Oliver Mayman, vibraphone, Nick Krolack, ’08, bass, and Larry Shaw, drums.

Student Recital
Martina Fedorowicz, mezzo-soprano
7:30 PM – Friday, March 8, 2023
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
No admission charge

Cancelled - 
Faculty Recital
John Arnold, guitar
“Nocturnes & Lullabies”
4:00 PM – Sunday, March 10, 2024
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General Admission: $15 / Seniors & Students: $10

Student Ensembles
Moravian University Wind Ensemble
featuring Liberty High School’s 1st Company Ensemble
“Celebrations of Community”
Dr. JoAnn Wieszczyk & Allen Frank, directors
7:30 PM – Friday, March 15, 2024
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General Admission $15 / Seniors & Students: $10 / Free with Moravian or Liberty ID
           This concert will offer the premiere of Amal Shokr’s (’24) Synapse.

Student Recital
Kenneth Shade-Rania, saxophone
7:30 PM – Saturday, March 16, 2024
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
No admission charge

Student Recital
Alyssa Foli, soprano
4:00 PM – Sunday, March 24, 2024
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
No admission charge

Student Ensembles
Moravian University Guitar Ensemble & String Quintet
John Arnold & Michael Montero, directors
7:30 PM – Friday, April 5, 2024
Peter Hall - Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General Admission: $15 / Seniors & Students: $10

Student Ensembles
Moravian University Clarinet Choir & Flute Troupe
Wendy Bickford & Robin Kani, directors
7:30 PM – Saturday, April 6, 2024
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General Admission: $15 / Seniors & Students: $10

Student & Alumni Ensemble
Early Music
Dr. Larry Lipkis, director
4:00 PM – Sunday, April 7, 2024
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General Admission: $15 / Seniors & Students: $10
     The three Early Music ensembles at Moravian University—the Collegium Musicum, the Baroque Ensemble, and the Monteverdi Ensemble—will once again team up to present a lively and entertaining concert: Willkommen and Ciao! - Renaissance and Baroque music from Germany and Italy. The colorful array of the Collegium’s instrumentarium will be on full display, with recorders, gemshorns, krummhorns, viola da gamba, lute, and Renaissance guitar.  The Monties will perform rustic songs from Germany and exquisite and passionate songs from 17th c. Italy.  The Baroque Ensemble—consisting of violin, recorder, cello, and harpsichord—will contribute a Trio Sonata by Johann Quantz, a violin sonata by Isabella Leonarda, and other works.  Recent Peabody Conservatory graduate Liv Castor will once again join us as our special guest artist on lever harp to enrich the program with her soulful solos and accompaniments.

Student & Community Ensemble
Moravian University Orchestra
featuring guest artist David Kim, violin
Michael Montero, conductor
7:00 PM – Sunday, April 7, 2024
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General Admission: $15 / Seniors & Students: $10
            Philadelphia Orchestra's concert master, David Kim, violin, is the soloist for Beethoven's Concerto for Violin & Orchestra in D, Op. 62.  The other work on the program is by the first African American woman to have her music performed by a major symphony, Florence Price (1887-1953).  Her Symphony No. 4 in d minor will open this evening's program.  This concert is sponsored in part by a grant from The Baker Foundation. 

Student & Community Ensemble
Moravian University Celtic Ensemble
Alison Gillespie, director
7:30 PM – Friday, April 12, 2024
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General Admission: $15 / Seniors & Students: $10

Student Ensemble
Moravian University Wind Ensemble
Dr. JoAnn Wieszczyk, director
7:30 PM – Saturday, April 13, 2024
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General Admission: $15 / Seniors & Students: $10

Student Ensembles
Moravian University Jazz Fest @ Foy Concert Hall
Jazz Combo I, Jazz Combo II, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Vocal, & BIG Band
Tony Gairo, David Roth, Paul Rostock, Lora Sherrodd, & Dr. Neil Wetzel, directors
1:00 – 5:00 PM – Sunday, April 14, 2024
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General Admission: $15 / Seniors & Students: $10

Students in Recital
Moravian University Dance Concert
Lisa Busfield, artistic director, & Karen Riehl, assistant director
7:30 PM – Friday & Saturday, April 19 & 20, 2024
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General admission & ticketing information – TBA

Student Recital
Olivia Kennebeck, soprano
4:00 PM – Sunday, April 21, 2024
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
No admission charge

Student Composers
Moravian University Composers’ Concert
Dr. Larry Lipkis, director
7:00 PM – Sunday, April 21, 2024
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
No admission charge

Student Recital Project
Amal Shokr, composition
"Music & Memory”
7:30 PM – Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
No admission charge
           Senior composition major Amal Shokr presents her original works with the aid of fellow musicians, including:  Elizabeth Hutchinson, violin, Phoenix King, cello, Grace Young, bass, John Hoofman, guitar, Mona Shokr, percussion, Juliana Thompson, flute, & Coby Gumulak, saxophone. Dr. JoAnn Wieszczyk, conducts. This live music accompanies projected images & film. 

Student Ensembles
Moravian University Trombone Ensemble
Ralph Brodt III, director
7:30 PM – Monday, April 22, 2024
Peter Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General Admission: $15 / Seniors & Students: $10


Student Ensembles
Moravian University Choral Ensembles and Festival Orchestra
featuring Requiem in D minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dr. Paula Zerkle, director
7:30 PM – Saturday, April 27, 2024
Foy Concert Hall – Hurd Campus, Moravian University
General Admission: $15 / Seniors & Students: $10