Performance Calendar of Events  

SPRING 2012 NAU SCHOOL OF MUSIC EVENTS 

January 

  • Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, School of Music Faculty Artist Series presents “Colored Tone--A Collaboration of Music and Arts” featuring piano by Janice ChenJu Chiang and photography by Shane McDermott with guest artists Emily McKay, Flute; Ricardo Pereira, Tenor; Louise Scott, Violin; Shelley Rich, Violin; Jacquelyn Schwandt, Viola and Mary Ann Ramos, Cello, Ashurst Hall, 7:30 p.m., Free.

  February 

  • Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, School of Music Horizons Concert Series presents Elena Urioste, Violin and Michael Brown, Piano, Ashurst Hall, 7:30 p.m., $ admission.
  • Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, School of Music Horizons Concert Series presents Metropolitan Klezmer, Ashurst Hall, 7:30 p.m., $ admission.
  • Friday-Saturday, Feb. 10-11, 2012, Jazz Madrigal Festival, various venues, visit nau.edu/music for more information, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. each day, Free.
  • Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, NAU Chamber and Symphony Orchestras present Winners of the Annual School of Music Concerto Competition, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 3 p.m. $ admission.
  • Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, Choral Studies Graduate Lecture Recital featuring Patrick Callaghan, Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 8:30 p.m., Free.
  • Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012, NAU Collegiate Band, Coconino High School, 7:00 p.m., $ admission.
  • Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, School of Music’s Faculty Artist Series presents Jacquelyn Schwandt, Viola; Janice ChenJu Chiang, Piano; with special guest Mary Ann Ramos, Cello, Ashurst Hall, 7:30 p.m., Free.
  • Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, NAU Symphonic Band, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., $ admission.
  •  Friday, Feb. 24, 2012, NAU Jazz Festival Guest Artist, trombonist Andy Martin with NAU Jazz Ensemble I and Combo, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 8 p.m., in advance $20 adult; $15 student; day of $25 adult; $20 student.
  • Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, Faculty Artist Recital, Tom Sheeley, Ashurst Hall, 2 p.m., Free.
  • Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, Winter Festival of Choirs, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 3 p.m., $13 adult; $10 faculty/staff and senior; Free student.
  • Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, School of Music Horizons Concert Series presents Andreas Klein, Piano, Ashurst Hall, 7:30 p.m., $ admission.
  • Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, NAU Wind Symphony, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., $ admission.

March 

  • Sunday, Mar. 4, 2012, School of Music Faculty Artist Series, Kokopelli Ensemble with Rebecca Scarnati, oboe; Kent Moore, bassoon; Nancy Sullivan, horn; and Janice ChenJu Chiang, piano, Ashurst Hall, 3 p.m., Free.
  • Saturday, Mar. 24, 2012, Music from India and Afghanistan, Ashurst Hall, 8 p.m., Free.
  • Sunday, Mar. 25, 2012, Choral Studies Graduate Lecture Recital featuring Megan Martin, Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, 3 p.m., Free.
  • Sunday, Mar. 25, 2012, El Festival De Las Trompetas (Festival of Trumpets), Ashurst Hall, 5:30 p.m., Free.
  • Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2012, School of Music Horizons Concert Series presents Third Coast Percussion, “American Masters at 100”, Ashurst Hall, 7:30 p.m., $ admission.
  • Thursday, Mar. 29, 2012, NAU Opera Production: “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi”, Prochnow Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., pre-performance lecture 6:45 p.m., $ admission.
  • Friday, Mar. 30, 2012, NAU Opera Production: “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi”, Prochnow Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., pre-performance lecture 6:45 p.m., $ admission.
  • Saturday, March 31, 2012, NAU Opera Production: “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi”, Prochnow Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., pre-performance lecture 6:45 p.m., $ admission.
  • Saturday, Mar. 31, 2012, School of Music Faculty Artist Series presents Dr. Jonathan Bergeron, saxophone; Dr. John Masserini, clarinet, Ashurst Hall, 7:30 p.m., Free.

  April 

  • Sunday, Apr. 1, 2012, NAU Opera Production: “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi”, Prochnow Auditorium, 2 p.m., pre-performance lecture 1:15 p.m., $ admission.
  • Wednesday, Apr. 4, 2012, Piano, Organ and Percussion Faculty Recital with guests Frank Scott, Rita Borden Chen-Ju Janice Chiang, piano; Elizabeth George, organ; Steven Hemphill, percussion; Louise Scott, violin; Lynn Medoff, dancer, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., Free.
  • CANCELLED: Friday, Apr. 6, 2012, School of Music presents: Flagstaff New Music, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., Free. 
  • Monday, Apr. 9, 2012, University Singers and Men’s Chorale Exchange with Flagstaff High School, Coconino High School, 7 p.m., Free.
  • Monday, Apr. 16, 2012, Piano Ensemble Recital, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., Free.
  • Monday, Apr. 16, 2012, Cindy Gould, Trumpet Faculty Recital, Ashurst Hall, 7:30 p.m., Free.
  • Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2012, Jazz Ensembles I and II and Jazz Combo, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., $ admission.
  • Wednesday, Apr. 19, 2012, NAU Collegiate Band, Flagstaff High School, 7:30 p.m., $ admission.
  • Friday, Apr. 20, 2012, NAU Percussion Ensemble Concert, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., Free.
  • Saturday, Apr. 21, 2012, NAU Opera Scenes, Church of the Red Rocks, Sedona, 3 p.m., $ admission
  • Sunday, Apr. 22, 2012, School of Music Student Artist Series Clarinet Studio Recital: “Clarinet bon-bons – An Evening of Light and Delightful Clarinet Repertoire”, Ashurst Hall, 6 p.m.
  • Sunday, Apr. 22, 2012, Vocal Jazz Night, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 8 p.m., Free
  • Monday, Apr. 23, 2012, School of Music Horizons Concert Series presents California E.A.R. Unit, Ashurst Hall, 7:30 p.m., $ admission.
  • Thursday, Apr. 26, 2012, Piano and Organ Studio Recital, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., Free.
  • Saturday, Apr. 28, 2012, NAU Symphony Orchestra and the NAU Community Music and Dance Academy presents Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf “and excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s “Swan Lake”, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., $ admission.
  • Sunday, Apr. 29, 2012, Spring Festival of Choirs, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 3 p.m., $13 adult; $10 faculty/staff and senior; Free student

  May 

  • Tuesday, May 1, 2012, NAU Symphonic Band, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., $ admission.
  • Wednesday, May 2, 2012, NAU Wind Symphony, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., $ admission.
  • Thursday, May 3, 2012, School of Music presents: “Sounds,” Ashurst Hall, 7:30 p.m., Free.
  • Friday, May 4, 2012, Shrine of the Ages Choir and Chamber Singers end of the season concert, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel, 7:30 p.m., Free.
  • Saturday, May 5, 2012, “Dark Skies Over Arizona” presented by the Master Chorale of Flagstaff, Ardrey Memorial Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., $ admission.
  • Sunday, May 6, 2012, Shrine of the Ages Choir, The Church of the Red Rocks, Sedona, 2 p.m, Free.