Music Performances

Music Performances

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• September

  Sept. 10 / 5:00 p.m. / Marching Band Festival
  Otterbein Memorial Stadium
  The Cardinal Marching Band will give the opening performance at this high school marching band invitational. Tickets will be sold at the gate - $5 adults, $3 seniors/children, free for Otterbein students and faculty.
  
  Sept. 18 / 7:00 p.m. / Faculty Showcase Concert
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Join us for a musical potpourri featuring faculty performances from the voice, strings, winds, and piano areas.
  
  Sept. 23 / 8:00 p.m. / FACULTY RECITAL SERIES: Virtualosity Duo
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Vir-tu-al-os-ity: an irresistible combination of double reed virtuosity attained through a virtual environment. Otterbein faculty members Karen Atria, bassoon, and Caroline Salido, piano, will join forces with oboist Christa Garvey to demonstrate new technology that allows musicians who are hundreds of miles apart to rehearse together over the internet.
  
  Sept. 24 / 8:00 p.m. / Homecoming Concert
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Join us for an evening of lighter styles featuring Opus One vocal jazz ensemble, 6 in the City female vocal pop ensemble, and more.
  
  Sept. 25 / 7:00 p.m. / GUEST ARTIST SERIES: Black Swamp Saxophone Quartet / Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Tickets will be sold at the door - $10 adults, $5 non-Otterbein students, Otterbein students free.
  
  Sept. 28 / 8:00 p.m. / ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: QUBE String Quartet
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Drama, fun, and fugues as QUBE presents the Verdi String Quartet, full of operatic intrique, a Habanera by John Adams, and the ever favorite Opus 59 No.3 quartet of Beethoven, ending with the fugue of all fugues. Enjoy!!
  
  Sept. 30 / 7:00 p.m. / Anticipations
  Java Central
  Our student rock ensemble will open their 2011 - 2012 season with an acoustic concert in a coffee house setting.
  
  

• October

  Oct. 1 / 8:00 p.m. / GUEST ARTIST SERIES: WindWorks
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  WindWorks is a chamber wind ensemble consisting of outstanding area musicians conducted by Christopher Weait.  This concert will feature music from the 19th century, including works by John Philip Sousa and Johannes Brahms, as well as a performance of songs well-known around the American Civil War era by soprano soloist Christine Mortine.
  
  Oct. 5 / 8:00 p.m. / 2 x 6 Faculty Piano Recital
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Otterbein's distinguished piano faculty members will perform works by French composers for piano duet and duo.
  
  Oct. 8 / 7:00 p.m. kickoff / Cardinal Marching Band at Otterbein v. Baldwin-Wallace / Otterbein Memorial Stadium
  Tickets will be sold at the gate - $5 adults, Otterbein students free.
  
  Oct. 15 / 1:30 p.m. kickoff / Cardinal Marching Band at Otterbein v. Capital / Otterbein Memorial Stadium 
  Tickets will be sold at the gate - $5 adults, Otterbein students free.
  
  Oct. 18 / 8:00 a.m. / Trumpet Master Class
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Richard Marshall, solo cornet player with the world famous Black Dyke Brass Band, will visit Otterbein and give a free master class for trumpet/cornet players.
  
  Oct. 19 / 12:30 p.m. / Otterbein Singers, Concert Choir, Camerata
  Church of the Master
  The first in a new series of afternoon concerts, this concert will feature lighter styles as well as classical choral works. 
  
  Oct. 19 / 8:00 p.m. / Wind Ensemble
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Guest conductor Christopher Weait will present a concert featuring the full ensemble and smaller groups within it, featuring music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ludwig Spohr, Johann Sebastian Bach and Julius Fucik.  the ensemble will also perform a narrated, tongue-in-cheek Musical Quiz by John Steinmetz to help listeners find out, for once and for all, whether they are truly qualified to attend concerts.
  
  Oct. 22 / 8:00 p.m. / Collage Concert
  Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall
  Presented in collaboration with the Friends of Music at Otterbein, this concert will showcase all of the major ensembles of the Department of Music along with specialized ensembles and soloists presenting jazz, opera, and popular styles.  The concert is free and open to the public.  There will be an opportunity to make donations to the Craig Johnson Fund for the Future of Music at the concert, which will be followed by a dessert reception for donors and students. 
  
  Oct. 23 / 2:00 p.m. / Westerville Symphony at Otterbein University
  Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall
  This season opener, directed by Peter Stafford Wilson, will feature Haydn's Symphony No. 73 in D Major “The Hunt,” Sibelius's Symphony No. 2, and a contemporary work by Christopher Theofanidis. For tickets, visit www.westervillesymphony.org or call 614-899-9000.
  
  Oct. 29 / 8:00 p.m. / Opera Theatre: Englebert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel / Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Otterbein's opera students will collaborate with children from local elementary schools to perform this classic childhood tale. Ticket prices are $10 for General Admission, $8 for senior citizens and Otterbein faculty/staff, and $5 for students.  Tickets may be purchased at the door prior to the performance, or in advance by calling 614-823-1508.
  
  Oct. 30 / 2:00 p.m. / Opera Theatre: Englebert Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel / Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Otterbein's opera students will collaborate with children from local elementary schools to perform this classic childhood tale. Ticket prices are $10 for General Admission, $8 for senior citizens and Otterbein faculty/staff, and $5 for students.  Tickets may be purchased at the door prior to the performance, or in advance by calling 614-823-1508.
  
  

• November

  Nov. 4 / 8:00 p.m. / Anticipations
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  
  Nov. 5 / 1:30 p.m. kickoff / Marching Band at Otterbein v. Marietta
  Otterbein Memorial Stadium
  Tickets will be sold at the gate - $5 adults, students free.
  
  Nov. 6 / 7:30 p.m. / String Orchestra
  Grace Lutheran Church
  The Otterbein String Orchestra's fall program highlights Baroque music and later music influenced by the Baroque masters.  Come and enjoy music by Corelli, Bach and Ernest Bloch's bold twentieth century concerto.
  
  Nov. 9 / 8:00 p.m. / String Chamber Ensembles
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  The chamber music of the classical and Romantic eras always sounds fresh and exciting in the hands of today's youthful players.
  
  Nov. 10-13; Nov. 17-19 / Click for Showtimes / Fall Musical: Carnival!
  Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall
  Both brilliant and beautiful, Carnival mixes comedy with pathos in a simple, touching and light-hearted way with music and lyrics by Bob Merrill. For tickets call 614-823-1109.
  
  Nov. 11 / 8:00 p.m. / Opus One and Jazz Combo
  Church of the Messiah United Methodist
  An evening of vocal and jazz favorites featuring music by Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Arlen, Sid Wyche, and The Real Group.  Admission will be charged at the door - $5 adults, students free.
  
  Nov. 13 / 7:00 p.m. / Student Honors Recital
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Join us for a showcase of Otterbein's most talented students, selected to perform this evening through a competitive audition process.
  
  Nov. 16 / 8:00 p.m. / Percussion Ensemble
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Otterbein will showcase its cadre of elite percussionists in a program featuring music for mallet percussion, non-tuned percussion as well as ensembles written for mixed percussion.  You won't want to miss it!
  
  Nov. 20 / 7:00 p.m. / Early Music Ensemble
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Enjoy a sampler of this semester's projects in music composed before 1750.  The old and the unusual!
  

• December

  Dec. 2 / 8:00 p.m. / Jazz Ensemble and Wohlwend Combo
  Old Bag of Nails Pub, Westerville
  An evening of jazz, including music from Miles Davis's landmark album, Kind of Blue.
  
  Dec. 4 / 2:00 p.m. / Westerville Symphony at Otterbein University
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Bring the whole family for the symphony's annual "Sounds of the Season" concert. For tickets, visit www.westervillesymphony.org or call 614-899-9000.
  
  Dec. 4 / 7:00 p.m. / Camerata, Otterbein Singers, Otterbein Vocal Ensemble, and Women's Chorale / Church of the Messiah United Methodist
  This program will feature standard choral works as well as several pieces to kick off the holiday season.
  
  Dec. 6 / 8:00 p.m. / Opera Workshop
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Join us for an evening of opera and operetta scenes with arias sung by our junior and senior voice performance majors.
  
  Dec. 9 / 8:00 p.m. / Wind Ensemble
  Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall
  
  Dec. 11 / 2:00 p.m. / The Red Noise
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  The newest ensemble in the Department of Music, The Red Noise, is devoted to performing works from the late 20th century onward, including new pieces by Otterbein students and faculty.
  
  Dec. 11 / 7:00 p.m. / Concert Choir
  Westerville Community United Church of Christ
  The Concert Choir will present their annual holiday concert featuring harpist Jude Mollenhauer in a performance of Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols as well as additional Christmas works by Dale Warland and Stephen Paulus. The music of Sweelinck and Grieg will also be featured.
  

• February

  Feb. 1 / 8:00 p.m. / FACULTY RECITAL SERIES: Cora Kuyvenhoven, cello, with Suzanne Newcomb, piano / Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  
  Feb. 8 / 8:00 p.m. / FACULTY RECITAL SERIES: Jim Bates, doublebass
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  
  Feb. 10 / 8:00 p.m. / FACULTY RECITAL SERIES: Brian Cheney, tenor, with Suzanne Newcomb, piano
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  
  Feb. 11 / 8:00 p.m. / Music and Romance
  Aladdin Shrine Temple
  Admission will be charged - visit the Music and Romance website for more information.
  
  Feb. 22 / 8:00 p.m. / Flute Studio Recital
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  
  Feb. 25 / 8:00 p.m. / GUEST ARTIST SERIES: Dale Underwood, saxophone
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  
  Feb. 26 / 7:30 p.m. / String Orchestra
  Grace Lutheran Church
  
   

• March

  Mar. 7 / 8:00 p.m. / FACULTY RECITAL SERIES: EOS Duo (Kimberlee Goodman, flute, and Karl Wohlwend, guitar) / Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  The EOS Duo (Dr. Kimberlee Goodman, flute, and Karl Wohlwend, guitar) will perform works for flute, alto flute, and guitar composed by Ferdinando Carulli, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and living composers Jeffrey Van Allen, Alan Thomas, and Jean-Michelle Damase.
  
  Mar. 9-24 / Concert Choir Tour to Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Michigan
  Click here for tour performance dates, times, and locations.
  
  Mar. 24 / 8:00 p.m. / Concert Choir Tour Home Concert
  Church of the Master United Methodist
  Join us for Concert Choir's tour homecoming concert, featuring a collaboration with the Deleware Hayes High School choir.
  
  Mar. 25 / 2:00 p.m. / Westerville Symphony at Otterbein University
  Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall
  For tickets visit www.westervillesymphony.org or call 614-899-9000.
  The Westerville Symphony's second Masterworks concert of the season will include Otterbein faculty members David Edge and Steven Wedell in Mozart's sublime Sinfonia Concertante.  Brahms's Symphony No. 1 will round out the musical fare.
  
  Mar. 25 / 5:00 p.m. / Otterbein Singers
  Church of the Master United Methodist
  The Otterbein Singers, which is comprised entirely of musical theatre majors, will present a program of solos, small ensembles, and choral arrangements of works by Broadway lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim.
  
  Mar. 26 / 7:30 p.m. / Youth Philharmonic of Central Ohio
  Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall
  Under the direction of Steven Wedell, the YPCO is comprised of young musicians from throughout Central Ohio.  This concert will feature music by Schubert and Beethoven, and a collaboration with the Otterbein Wind Ensemble for a performance of Finlandia by Jean Sibelius.
  
  Mar. 28 / 8:00 p.m. / Wind Ensemble
  Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall
  This concert will feature the chamber wind repertoire of Paul Taffanel's Society of Chamber Music for Wind Instruments of Paris and Georges Longy's The Longy Club of Boston.
  
  Mar. 30 / 8:00 p.m. / Symphonic Band
  Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall
  Dr. Stephen Gage, Director of Bands at Youngstown State University will be the featured guest conductor on the Symphonic Band's first performance of the year.
  
  Mar. 31 / 8:00 p.m. / Jazz Ensemble and Wohlwend Combo
  Old Bag of Nails Pub, Westerville
  

• April

  Apr. 1 / 2:00 p.m. / Student Composition Recital
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Please join us for the second annual showcase of music composed by Otterbein students.  You will hear a wide variety of pieces that were composed across our curriculum in 2011.
  
  Apr. 4 / 8:00 p.m. / String Chamber Ensembles
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  
  Apr. 13 / 8:00 p.m. / Early Music Ensemble
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  
  Apr. 14 / 8:00 p.m. / Anticipations
  Room 131, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  
  Apr. 20 / 8:00 p.m. / Opera Theatre: Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Tickets available beginning March 19.  Call 614-823-1508.
  
  Apr. 21 / 8:00 p.m. / Opera Theatre: Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Tickets available beginning March 19.  Call 614-823-1508.
  
  Apr. 22 / 2:00 p.m. / Opera Theatre: Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Tickets available beginning March 19.  Call 614-823-1508.
  
  Apr. 25 / 8:00 p.m. / Percussion Ensemble
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Otterbein will showcase its cadre of elite percussionists in a program featuring music for mallet percussion and non-tuned percussion as well as ensembles written for mixed percussion.  You won't want to miss it!
  
  Apr. 26-29 / Click for showtimes / Spring Musical: Gypsy
  Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall
  For tickets, call 614-823-1109.
  Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's musical Gypsy moves, enchants, and enlightens with familiar songs including "Let Me Entertain You" and "Everything's Coming Up Roses."
  
  Apr. 28 / 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. / Spring Sing: An Evening of Lighter Styles
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Admission will be charged at the door - $5 adults, students free
  
  Apr. 29 / 3:00 p.m. / Camerata
  St. John's Episcopal Church, 700 High Street, Worthington
  "Musical Heritage" will be the theme of this concert featuring works that celebrate our classical, spiritual, and American heritages.  Choral works by Aaron Copland, Moses Hogan, and others will be performed.
  
  Apr. 29 / 7:00 p.m. / FACULTY RECITAL SERIES: Richard Lopez, piano
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  
  Apr. 30 / 8:00 p.m. / ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE: QUBE String Quartet
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Erin Gilliland, QUBE's regular 2nd violinist, returns to the group this semester for a performance featuring Schubert's String Quartet in A minor.
  

   

• May

  May 2 / 8:00 p.m. / Student Honors Chamber Recital
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Variety is guaranteed at this showcase of the Department of Music's best student ensembles.
  
  May 3-5 / Click for showtimes / Spring Musical: Gypsy
  Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall
  For tickets, call 614-823-1109.
  Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's musical Gypsy moves, enchants, and enlightens with familiar songs including "Let Me Entertain You" and "Everything's Coming Up Roses."
  
  May 6 / 2:00 p.m. / Saxophone Quartet
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  
  May 6 / 7:30 p.m. / Concert Choir and String Orchestra
  Grace Lutheran Church
  In what is sure to be a remarkable musical evening, the Concert Choir and the String Orchestra will collaborate for the first time to present works for voices and strings.
  
  May 7 / 8:00 p.m. / Opera Workshop
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  
  May 9 / 8:00 p.m. / Electro-Acoustic Workshop
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Students of the Advanced Electro-Acoustic Music class will showcase their work for both fixed media and live, interactive electronics - with motion graphics.  This program is not to be missed!
  
  May 11 / 8:00 p.m. / Combined Choirs
  Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall
  
  May 12 / 8:00 p.m. / Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band
  Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall
  The bands' final performance of the year will feature works by Persichetti and Otterbein's own Jennifer Merkowitz.
  
  May 13 / 7:00 p.m. / Westerville Symphony at Otterbein University
  Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall
  For tickets, visit www.westervillesymphony.org or call 614-899-9000.
  The final Masterworks series concert of the year will feature Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5.
  
  
  
  

• July

  July 15 / 7:00 p.m. / Otterbein Summer Chorale
  Riley Auditorium, Battelle Fine Arts Center
  Join us for a performance of the Otterbein Summer Chorale, a student-led group made up of Otterbein students, alumni, local community members and high school students.  The evening's program will include world music, Renaissance music, and contemporary choral literature.  Free and open to the public.