Won Cho, DMA, performs during the PRISM concert in spring 2024.This fall, the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Music will present performances by students, faculty and guest artists, including an exceptional alumnus.
The Department of Music, in the College of Arts and Sciences, presents recitals and concerts each fall and spring semester. Many of the performances are free and open to the public.
This fall, the UAB Piano Series will present Cahill Smith on Sept. 22 as he performs a program of Rachmaninoff and Medtner. Smith, a UAB alumnus, is associate professor of piano at Utah State University. Guest artists Malena McLaren and Chialing Hsieh will perform Spanish music for clarinet and piano Friday, Oct. 25. The Alabama Symphony Orchestra and the UAB Department of Music will present “A Gospel Symphony Celebration with Dr. Henry Panion III” Sunday, Nov. 17. On Thursday, Dec. 5, do not miss Christmas at the Alys, an annual celebration of the season featuring UAB choral ensembles and area high school choirs.
Most performances are held in the Hulsey Center for the Arts’ Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall and UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center.
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.
Upcoming performances include:
UAB Chamber Singers led by Elizabeth FisherSaturday, Sept. 14
UAB Department of Music faculty concert: “Musica Sacra,” featuring , bass, 4 p.m., Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Free.
Sunday, Sept. 22
UAB Piano Series presents Cahill Smith, 4 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Smith will perform a program of Rachmaninoff and Medtner. A UAB alumnus, Smith is associate professor of piano at Utah State University. Tickets are $15, $5 for students through grade 12 and UAB employees; free to UAB students. Call 205-975-2787 for tickets or visit AlysStephens.org.
Thursday, Oct. 3
UAB Department of Music faculty recital featuring James Zingara, trumpet, and Chris Steele, piano, 7 p.m., Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Free.
Tuesday, Oct. 8
UAB Department of Music’s Wind Symphony and Symphony Band in concert, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Woodwind, brass and percussion musicians will present a dynamic program of contemporary music celebrating the vibrant sounds of today’s composers. Sean P. Murray, Ph.D., and Cara Morantz, Ed.D., directors. Free.
Friday, Oct. 18
Denise Gainey, DMA, and Yakov Kasman, DMA
UAB Department of Music Fall Choral Collage concert, 7 p.m., Highlands United Methodist Church, Birmingham. Featuring the UAB Concert Choir, Gospel Choir and Chamber Singers directed by Brian Kittredge, DMA, Reginald Jackson, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Fisher, DMA. Free.
Tuesday, Oct. 22
UAB Department of Music faculty recital, “Beginnings and Endings: Chamber Music for Clarinet and Piano,” featuring Denise Gainey, clarinet, and Yakov Kasman, piano, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Free.
Thursday, Oct. 24
“Chamber Music @ AEIVA,” 5:30 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. concert, presented by the UAB Department of Music in collaboration with the Birmingham Art Music Alliance and Iron Giant Percussion, in conjunction with the solo survey exhibit of the art of Odili Donald Odita. UAB’s Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts, 1222 10th Ave. South. Free.
Friday, Oct. 25
UAB Department of Music guest artist recital: Spanish music for clarinet and piano, featuring Malena McLaren, clarinet, and Chialing Hsieh, piano, 7 p.m., Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Free.
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UAB Jazz Ensembleov. 6
UAB Department of Music Fall Brass Ensembles in concert, 7 p.m., Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Featuring UAB brass ensembles including Trumpet Ensembles I and II, Horn Choir, Trombone Choir, and Tuba Euphonium Ensemble. Directed by James Zingara, DMA. Free.
Friday, Nov. 8
UAB Department of Music senior recital: Reagan Martin, soprano, 7 p.m., Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Martin is a student of Lara Wilson, DMA. Free.
Monday, Nov. 11
UAB Department of Music’s Percussion Ensemble in concert, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. The UAB Percussion Ensemble performs classic works, recent compositions and modern arrangements using a variety of percussive instrumentation. Directed by Gene Fambrough, DMA, and Mike Muncher. Free.
Tuesday, Nov. 12
UAB Department of Music’s Jazz Ensemble in concert, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Directed by Steven Roberts, DMA. Featuring big band music from classic gems to modern masterpieces. Free.
Wednesday, Nov. 13
Chris Steele, DMA, accompanies Reagan Martin, soprano
UAB Department of Music Fall Computer Music Ensemble in concert, 7 p.m., Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Matthew Phillips, director. Free.
Thursday, Nov. 14
UAB Department of Music Jazz Combos and Guitar Ensemble Fall Concert, 7 p.m., Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Featuring classic standards to new arrangements. Directed by Steven Roberts, DMA, Carlos Pino and Maria Bitran. Free.
Friday, Nov. 15
UAB Department of Music senior recital: Sierra Frazier, mezzo-soprano, 7 p.m., Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Frazier is a student of Lara Wilson, DMA, and Won Cho, DMA. Free.
Sunday, Nov. 17
UAB Department of Music Piano Studio and Ensembles in concert, 4 p.m., Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Yakov Kasman, DMA, and Tatiana Kasman, directors. Free.
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UAB Operaday, Nov. 17
Alabama Symphony Orchestra and UAB Department of Music present “A Gospel Symphony Celebration with Dr. Henry Panion III,” 7:30 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. University Professor of Music Henry Panion, Ph.D., reprises “A Gospel Symphony Celebration” with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, on the heels of sold-out shows with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and the National Symphony Orchestra at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Featuring Grammy Award-Winning Gospel legend Lady Tramaine Hawkins. “A Gospel Symphony Celebration” is a presentation of Panion’s lush orchestral arrangements highlighting the superb musicianship of the symphony orchestra while preserving the authentic sound of gospel music. Tickets are $28, $36, $58 and $74, with $10 student tickets available on the day of the performance with valid student ID. Visit AlysStephens.org or call 205-975-2787.
Thursday, Nov. 21
UAB Opera Scenes, 7 p.m., Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. UAB Opera will present scenes from popular operas by Mozart, Rossini, Bizet, Gilbert and Sullivan, and Menotti. Free.
Thursday, Dec. 5
UAB Department of Music presents Christmas at the Alys, 7 p.m., UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. This annual celebration of the season features UAB choral ensembles and area high school choirs. Tickets are $10, free for UAB students and senior citizens. Visit AlysStephens.org or call 205-975-2787 for tickets.