The Van Cliburn 2013 finalist will perform a program of works by Claude Debussy, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nadia Boulanger and Franz Liszt.

The Alys Stephens Center and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra offer discounted tickets to UAB students. Plus, check out free student rush tickets one hour before showtime, and the new Pay What You Choose series.

An accomplished performer and devoted teacher, Smith is a UAB alumnus, graduate of the Eastman School of Music and associate professor of piano at Utah State University.

This semester, at least 1,621 students are eligible to graduate, and 892 students are expected to walk in two ceremonies.

In this free multimedia presentation, the UAB Chamber Trio will perform 11 new works of music, with original films created by students in honor of noteworthy people from Alabama.

Four new pieces of music were written for the UAB Wind Symphony to perform; three will have their world premieres at a free preview concert Feb. 25.

Grammy- and Emmy-winner Panion arranged and orchestrated the Blind Boys’ classic hits for this performance, featuring members of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and a 300-person combined college choir.

Wallick will perform his diverse program “The Virtuosic Fugue,” culminating with one of Beethoven’s most important piano sonatas, which has never been performed in the UAB Piano Series’ history.

The UAB Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts will present the first major retrospective exhibition in Alabama of legendary artist Thornton Dial Sr. from Sept. 9-Dec. 10. A free panel discussion and opening reception begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9.