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This photo was taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Photograph by Steve Wood; Stream image by Lexi Coon.Performances, including concerts and recitals by guest artists, faculty and students, will be presented for the spring 2022 semester by the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Music.
The Department of Music is part of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences. Performances will be held primarily in the Hulsey Center for the Arts’ Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall and venues inside UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.
Highlights include pianists Marina Lomazov on Sunday, Jan. 23 — who will perform works by Schumann and a series of Ragtime pieces by American composers — and Kenny Broberg on March 27 for the UAB Piano Series.
Bayberry String Quartet
Photo courtesy: Bayberry String Quartet“Chamber Music @ AEIVA” on March 10 will feature the Bayberry String Quartet performing music by Mozart and Prokofiev in the galleries of the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts. The free performance is in conjunction with the exhibition “Lily Reeves: Between Futures.”
For the latest information about performances, check the UAB Campus Calendar, contact the UAB Department of Music at 205-934-7376 or visit uab.edu/music.
Saturday, Jan. 22
UAB Department of Music student recital:
Christian Cowart, trumpet, 7:30 p.m., in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. Free admission.
Sunday, Jan. 23
Marina Lomazov UAB Department of Music Piano Series presents Marina Lomazov, 4 p.m., in UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirshbaum Concert Hall. Lomazov, a Ukrainian-American pianist, has established herself as one of the most passionate and charismatic performers on the concert scene today. She has been praised by critics as “a diva of the piano,” “a mesmerizing risk-taker” and “simply spectacular.” Before immigrating to the United States in 1990, Lomazov studied at the Kiev Conservatory, where she became the youngest first-prize winner at the all-Kiev Piano Competition. She holds degrees from the Juilliard School and the Eastman School of Music, the latter bestowing upon her the highly coveted Artist’s Certificate — an honor the institution had not given a pianist for nearly two decades. Lomazov is a professor of piano at the Eastman School of Music. Tickets are $15; $5 for students through grade 12 and UAB employees; free to UAB students. For tickets, call the ASC Box Office at 205-975-2787 or visit AlysStephens.org.
Sunday, Feb. 6
UAB Department of Music faculty recital, featuring Patrick Evans, baritone, and Yakov Kasman, piano, performing the songs of Ned Rorem and Stephen Sondheim, 5 p.m., in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. Free admission.
Monday, Feb. 7
UAB Department of Music High School Honor Choir performance, 4:30 p.m., in UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall. Free admission.
Friday, Feb. 11
UAB Department of Music Trumpet Symposium faculty recital, 8 p.m., in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. The UAB Trumpet Symposium will feature guest clinicians, UAB trumpet faculty and UAB student ensembles. Free admission to the recital.
This photo was taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photography: Steve WoodMonday, Feb. 14
UAB Department of Music Wind Symphony and Symphony Band concert, 7 p.m., in UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall. Directed by Sean Murray and Cara Morantz. This concert will feature new and exciting music of the modern wind band repertoire. Free admission.
Tuesday, Feb. 22
UAB Department of Music alumni piano recital, 6 p.m., in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. Featuring Mira Walker, Aleksandra Kasman, Eamon Griffiths, Eric Mobley and Jacob Skiles. Free admission.
Saturday, Feb. 26
UAB Department of Music 20th annual Clarinet Symposium, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., in UAB’s Hulsey Center for the Arts. Contact clarinet@uab.edu for registration and schedule.
Tuesday, March 8
UAB Department of Music faculty recital, featuring Denise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman, piano, 7 p.m., in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. Free admission.
Thursday, March 10
Chamber Music @ AEIVA, 6 p.m., in UAB’s Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts. Featuring the Bayberry String Quartet in music by Mozart and Prokofiev, in conjunction with the exhibit “Lily Reeves: Between Futures.” Chamber Music @AEIVA concerts are curated by Laura Usiskin. Free admission.
Sunday, March 27
Kenny Broberg
Photography: Jeremy Enlow
UAB Department of Music Piano Series presents Kenny Broberg, piano, 4 p.m., in UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirshbaum Concert Hall. Winner of the 2021 American Pianists Awards, Broberg continues to build a reputation as “one of the most intelligent and intense artists on the concert stage today” (Theater Jones) with fresh interpretations complemented by a natural, honest stage presence. The Minneapolis native first came to international attention when he captured the silver medal at the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, with performances marked by “an imaginative shaping of themes, revelation of inner voices, and an unfailing sense of momentum” (Texas Classical Review). He followed this with a bronze medal win at the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition, adding to previous prizes at the Hastings, Sydney, Seattle and New Orleans International Piano Competitions. Tickets are $15; $5 for students through grade 12 and UAB employees; free to UAB students.
Monday, March 28
UAB Department of Music third annual PRISM Concert, 7 p.m., in UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall. This all-department concert features faculty and student solo and ensemble performances ranging from classical and gospel to jazz and computer music — and everything in between. Tickets are $25; $15 for UAB employees; free for all students.
Monday, April 4
UAB Department of Music Percussion Ensemble in concert, 7 p.m., in UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall. Directed by Gene Fambrough. Free admission.
Tuesday, April 5
UAB Department of Music honors recital, 7 p.m. in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. Performances by selected students and the awarding of departmental honors. Free admission.
Wednesday, April 6
UAB Department of Music Spring Brass Ensembles in concert, 7 p.m., in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. A concert featuring brass chamber groups from the UAB Department of Music, including Trumpet Ensembles I and II, Horn Choir, Trombone Choir, Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, and the Steel City Brass Quintet. Free admission.
Saturday, April 9
UAB Department of Music Percussion Symposium, in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. Featuring Mark Ford, guest artist and Jemison Visiting Professor in the Humanities.
Sunday, April 10
Canceled: UAB Department of Music faculty recital “Korean Tapestry,” featuring Won Cho, bass, Kyoung Cho, soprano, and Eun-Hee Park, piano, 4 p.m., in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. The program will include Korean art songs by leading Korean women composers. Free admission.
Monday, April 11
UAB Department of Music Jazz Ensemble in concert, 7 p.m., in UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall. Directed by Steven Roberts. Free admission.
Tuesday, April 12
UAB Department of Music Young Performing Arts Program recital featuring Dina Kasman, 6 p.m., in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. Free admission.
Wednesday, April 13
UAB Department of Music Jazz Combos and Guitar Ensemble in concert, 7 p.m., in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. Directed by Steve Roberts, Carlos Pino and Maria Bitran. Free admission.
Thursday, April 14
UAB Department of Music Wind Symphony and Symphony Band in concert, 7 p.m., in UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall. This concert will feature new and exciting music of the modern wind band repertoire. Directed by Sean Murray and Cara Morantz. Free admission.
Saturday, April 16
UAB Department of Music Young Performing Arts Program recital featuring Carmen Williams, 2 p.m., in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. Free admission.
Yakov Kasman
This photo was taken prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Saturday, April 16
UAB Department of Music senior recital: Joshua Naji Constantine, saxophone, 7 p.m., UAB’s Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall. Free admission.
Saturday, April 16
UAB Department of Music and Alabama Symphony Orchestra Concerto Winners Concert, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center. Two piano concerti by Sergei Prokofiev, featuring Dina Kasman, senior, performing Piano Concerto No. 2, and Mira Walker, alumna, performing Piano Concerto No. 3, with Kevin Fitzgerald, ASO assistant conductor. Free admission.
Sunday, April 17
UAB Department of Music Piano Studio/Piano Ensembles concert, 6 p.m., in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. Directed by Yakov Kasman and Tatiana Kasman. Free admission.
Monday, April 18
UAB Department of Music Gospel Choir in concert, with the Urdd National Collegiate Choir of Wales, 7 p.m., in UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall. Directed by Reginald Jackson. Tickets are $10, free for UAB students.
Wednesday, April 20
UAB Department of Music student recital, Fred Song, piano, 6 p.m., UAB’s Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall. Performing works by Schumann, Chopin, Beethoven and Prokofiev. Free admission.
Thursday, April 21
UAB Department of Music Commercial Music Ensemble in concert, 7 p.m., in UAB’s Hulsey Recital Hall. Directed by Reginald Jackson. Free admission.
Friday, April 22
UAB Department of Music Spring Choral Concert, time to be announced, at First United Methodist Church, 518 19th St. South. Concert Choir and Chamber Singers directed by Brian Kittredge and Elizabeth Fisher.
Safety is UAB’s priority. The pandemic is a fluid situation that UAB is monitoring, in consultation with infectious disease and public health experts; performances will be subject to change based on the latest COVID-19 safety guidelines.