Horizons Concert Series
Spring 2020 Events
Join the School of Music at NAU for these performances:
Internationally acclaimed performers expand your musical horizons.
“Beethoven 250”
Sunday, January 26, 2020, 4:00 p.m., Kitt Recital Hall
Jeffrey Swann, piano
This piano sonata program launches the NAU School of Music’s year-long celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday.
“Clara Schumann: For Love of You”
Monday, February 17, 2020, 7:30 p.m., Kitt Recital Hall
Lara Downes, piano
Music by Clara Schumann on the 200th anniversary of her birth mingled with new works by contemporary women composers.
“Brazilian Choro”
Monday, March 2, 2020, 7:30 p.m., Kitt Recital Hall
Featuring Rogério Souza, guitar and Edinho Gerber, guitar with Ami Molinelli, percussion
A celebration of Brazil’s greatest musical art form—Choro—with its bountiful rhythmic and harmonic permutations.
“Voice of the Whale”
Monday, March 9, 2020, 7:30 p.m., Kitt Recital Hall
Jeffrey Swann & Friends
George Crumb’s classic “Voice of the Whale,” a trio for electric instruments inspired by the singing of the humpback whale.
“Beethoven and Beyond”
Friday, March 27, 2020, 7:30 p.m., Kitt Recital Hall
NAU Faculty Chamber Players
Beethoven’s Wind Octet and Serenade for flute, violin, and viola alongside songs from the Golden Age of Broadway.
“Sacred Voices: The Divine Feminine”
Sunday, April 5, 2020, 4:00 p.m., Kitt Recital Hall
Modern Medieval featuring Jacquelyn Horner-Kwiatek
https://www.modernmedieval.org/
An exploration of the until-now overlooked music from the Western sacred choral tradition written by and/or for nuns.
“Hindustani Classical Music”
Monday, April 27, 2020, 7:30 p.m., Kitt Recital Hall
Rajeev Taranath, sarod
The sarod, a plucked lute-type instrument used in North Indian music, combines enchanting melodies with electrifying rhythms.
Tickets
NAU Central Ticket Office Phone: 928-523-5661 Online: nau.edu/cto
A $2.00 CTO fee will be added to tickets purchased at the door. Individual tickets for the Horizons Concert Series are $25.00 for adults and $17.50 for seniors and NAU faculty and staff. Admission is free for children (17 yrs.& under) and NAU/CCC students with an ID.
Parking
Complimentary parking in Lot P13 from Friday after 4:30 p.m. through Sunday. Weekday events are eligible for community parking passes through “Manage My Parking” at University Transit Services. (nau.edu/parking)