Fall Term 2023 Performances
Friday, October 6, 2023 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence University Choirs Concert
Mark A. Miller – Show Us How to Love
Elaine Hagenberg – Refuge
arr. Keith McCutchen – Amazing Grace
Srul Irving Glick – Psalm 47: Lam’natzeiach Livnei Koraach Mizmor
Kirstina Rasmussen Collins – Antigua Canción
Tim Brent/Amanda Quist – Threads of Joy
Joan Szymko – Nothing Short of Grace
Carlos Cordero – This Sky
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Super Flumina Babylonis
Tracy Wong – Antara
Saturday, October 7, 2023 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence Symphony Orchestra Concert
Hector Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique, op. 14
Saturday, October 14, 2023 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Concert (with Boston Brass)
Tickets required
J.S. Bach/Hunsberger – Passacaglia and Fugue
Anne McGinty – Red Balloon
Rick DeJonge – Introduction and Vivace, with Boston Brass
Katahj Copley – Halcyon Hearts
Carl Wittrock – Lord Tullamore
Michael Markowski – City Trees
Gordon Goodwin – Perplexing Times, with Boston Brass
Monday, October 23, 2023 • 8 p.m. • Harper Hall
Improvisational Group of Lawrence University (IGLU) Concert
Saturday, November 4, 2023 • 1:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Jazz Band & Jazz Ensemble (LUJE) Concert
Ellington/Oliver Nelson – It’s Glory
Cole Porter/Myles Collins – Night and Day
Ellington – The Mooche
Eliane Elias/Bob Brookmeyer – Just Kidding
Ellington – Jack the Bear
Fred Sturm – Cerulean Sky
Clare Fischer – The Duke
Friday, November 10, 2023 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence University Choirs with Lawrence Chamber Orchestra
Amy Beach – Through the House Give Glimmering Light
Eric Whitacre – She Weeps Over Rahoon
Einojuhani Rautavaara – “Suite” de Lorca, op. 72b
arr. Craig Hella Johnson – The Water is Wide
Ysaye Barnwell – Don’t Let Go
arr. Moira Smiley – Bring Me Little Water, Silvy
Gabriel Fauré – Requiem (1893 version)
Saturday, November 11, 2023 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Wind Ensemble & Symphonic Band Concert
Gustav Holst – First Suite in E-flat
Alyssa Morris – Shine
Jean-Philippe Vanbeselaere – Around the World
Luke Ellard – The Seer, with Brigit Fitzgerald, bassoon
Judith Bingham – American Icons
Sunday, November 12, 2023 • 3 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
LU Percussion Ensemble (LUPÉ) Concert
Jason Treuting – IX. from Nine Numbers
Paul Lansky – Springs
Juri Seo – SHUI
Alyssa Weinberg – Ember II
Devonté Hynes/Third Coast Percussion – Perfectly Voiceless
Dominican Merengue Variations Medley
Dominican Republic folkloric manifestation – Palos o Atabales
Jean Carlo Ureña González – ATEZA'O
Juan Luis Guerra/Amaury Sánchez – La Bilirrubina
Monday, November 13, 2023 • 3:10 p.m. • Harper Hall
Jazz Workshop Concert
Monday, November 13, 2023 • 8 p.m. • Harper Hall
Jazz Combos Performance #1
Miles Combo
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Fall Opera Scenes
Engelbert Humperdinck – Hansel & Gretel
Benjamin Britten – Albert Herring
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Don Giovanni
Stephen Sondheim – Follies
Frederick Loewe – Camelot
Kamala Sankaram – Thumbprint
Dominick Argento – Postcard from Morocco
Stephen Sondheim – Sunday in the Park with George
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 • 3:10 p.m. • Harper Hall
Jazz Combos Performance #2
Thelonious & Elvin Combos
Thursday, November 16, 2023 • 4:30 p.m. • Harper Hall
Jazz Combos Performance #3
Melba & Mary Lou Combos
Friday, November 17, 2023 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence Symphony Orchestra Concert
Bohuslav Martinů – Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, H 337, with Matthew Michelic, viola
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 in A Major, op. 92
Winter Term 2024 Performances
Saturday, February 3, 2024 • 3 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence Symphony Orchestra Children’s Concert
Sergei Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf, op. 67
Benjamin Britten – The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34
Monday, February 19, 2024 • 8 p.m. • Harper Hall
Improvisational Group of Lawrence University (IGLU) Concert
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 • 8 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Jazz Band Concert
Tribute to Duke Ellington & Women Vocalists
Duke Ellington (arr. Bill Holman) – C Jam Blues
Duke Ellington (arr. Oliver Nelson) – In a Mellow Tone
W.C. Handy (arr. Frank De Vol) – St. Louis Blues
Jerry Solomon/Hy Glaser (arr. Benny Carter) – Lonely Hours
Duke Ellington (arr. Tommy Newsom) – It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing
Morgan Ames (arr. Frank Foster) – Deedles’ Blues
Friday, February 23, 2024 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence University Choirs Concert
Joseph Kosma (arr. Ryan O’Connell) – Autumn Leaves
Josquin des Prez – Tu Solus Qui Facis Mirabilia
arr. Shawn Kirchner – Bright Morning Stars
Ivette Herryman Rodriguez – Sigue
Johann Sebastian Bach – Singet dem Herrn, BWV 225
Frank Martin – Gloria from Mass for Double Choir
Abbie Betinis – Angele Dei from Carmina Mei Cordis
Kestutis Daugirdas – Plaudite, Psallite
Petar Liondev – Kaval Sviri
Iryna Aleksiychuk – The Song
Elaine Hagenberg – Song of Miriam
Jocelyn Hagen – Flight
Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newly (arr. Jeremy Fox) – Land of Pure Imagination
Saturday, February 24, 2024 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Wind Ensemble Concert
John Corigliano – Concerto for Clarinet, with Andy Hudson, clarinet
Holly Harrison – Splinter
Gustav Holst – Hammersmith
Sunday, February 25, 2024 • 3 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
LU Percussion Ensemble (LUPÉ) & Tambo Toké Concert
Connor Shafran – The Game of the Century
Elliot Cole – Postludes Nos. 6 & 8 for Bowed Vibraphone
Marc Mellits – Black
Philip Glass (arr. Third Coast Percussion) – Aguas da Amazonia, II. Madeira River
Ken Thomson – Catapult
Andy Akiho – to wALk Or ruN in wEst harlem
Trad. Dominican Republican – Sarandunga
Trad. Dominican Republican – Los Olivos (Salve)
Yasser Tejeda – Amor Arrayano (Congos del Espíritu Santos)
Xiomara Fortuna – Bruja (Bambula)
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 • 8 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble (LUJE) Concert
Student Composers and Arrangers Concert
Paul Dietrich ’10 – Like Water
Jasper Kashou ’24 – Stay in Shape
Mitchell VonEschen ’24 – Repressed Memories
Wayne Shorter (arr. John Stecher ’24) – Witch Hunt
Owen Brady ’24 – Spaklerweg
Patty Darling ’85 – On the Wing
Jim McNeely – Finally
Thursday–Sunday, February 29–March 3, 2024 • 7:30 p.m. (Sunday: 3 p.m.) • Stansbury Theater
Mainstage Opera Performances
Tickets required
Pauline Viardot – Cendrillon (Cinderella)
Melissa Dunphy – Alice Tierney
Saturday, March 2, 2024 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Symphonic Band Concert
Julius Fučík – Florentiner March
Julie Giroux – One Life Beautiful
Clifton Williams – Symphonic Dance No. 3 “Fiesta”
Frank Ticheli – Angels in the Architecture
Kevin Day – Dancing Fire
Monday, March 4, 2024 • 3:10 p.m. • Harper Hall
Jazz Workshop Concert
Monday, March 4, 2024 • 8 p.m. • Harper Hall
Jazz Combos Performance #1
Miles Combo
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 • 3:10 p.m. • Harper Hall
Jazz Combos Performance #2
Thelonious & Elvin Combos
Thursday, March 7, 2024 • 4:30 p.m. • Harper Hall
Jazz Combos Performance #3
Melba & Mary Lou Combos
Friday, March 8, 2024 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence Symphony Orchestra Concert
Anna Clyne – Masquerade
Samuel Barber – Essay for Orchestra, op. 12
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade in A minor, op. 33
Ernest Bloch – Schelomo, with David Smith, cello (Concerto Competition Co-winner)
Bedřich Smetana – The Moldau
Spring Term 2024 Performances
Friday, April 19, 2024 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Major Works Concert, Lawrence Symphony Orchestra with Lawrence University Choirs
Mozart – Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620
Mozart – Mass in C minor, K. 427 (“Great”)
Sunday, April 28, 2024 • 3 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Wind Ensemble Concert
Joseph Bologne – Overture to “L’amant Anonyme” (Symphony No. 2)
Ingolf Dahl – Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra, with Evan Ney, saxophone (Concerto Competition winner)
Frank Ticheli – Symphony No. 2
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 • 8 p.m. • Harper Hall
Improvisational Group of Lawrence University (IGLU) Concert
Poetry Meets Improvisation
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 • 8 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Jazz Band Concert
“At Sea”
Maria Schneider – Sanzenin
Paul Dietrich – Like Water
Geoffrey Keezer – Na Kohola
Geoffrey Keezer – Blue Landscape
David Baker – 5 M Calypso
Ingrid Jensen (arr. Fred Sturm) – At Sea
Thursday, May 16, 2024 • 7:30 p.m. • Stansbury Theater
Spring Opera Scenes
Giuseppe Verdi – Falstaff
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Idomeneo
David Shire – Closer Than Ever
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Così fan tutte
Amy Scurria – A.L.I.C.E.
Giuseppe Verdi – Macbetto
Evan Mack – A Nearer Mother
Friday, May 17, 2024 • 6 p.m. • Wriston Amphitheater
Wind Ensemble Concert
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Bernard Gilmore) – Prologue from West Side Story
Andrew Lloyd Webber (arr. Warren Barker) – Phantom of the Opera
John Williams (arr. Donald Hunsberger) – Imperial March
Alan Silvestri (arr. Michael Brown) – The Avengers
Arturo Márquez – Danzón No. 2
John Williams (arr. Jay Bocook) – Catch Me If You Can, with Joe Connor, saxophone and Jean Carlo Ureña González, vibraphone
Percy Grainer – Molly on the Shore
Meredith Willson (arr. Philip Lang) – Selections from The Music Man
Sunday, May 19, 2024 • 3 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Balinese Gamelan Concert
Gamelan Sekar Alit, Gamelan Sekar Kemuda, and Gamelan Cahaya Asri
featuring guests Dewa Ayu Eka Putri and Putu Tangkas Adi Hiranmayena
Monday, May 20, 2024 • 3:10 p.m. • Harper Hall
Jazz Workshop Concert
Wednesday, May 22, 2024 • 8 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence University Jazz Ensemble (LUJE) Concert
A Celebration of Women in Jazz
Miho Hazama – I Said Cool, You Said... What?
Mary Lou Williams – Walkin’ and Swingin’
Maria Schneider – Sky Blue
Ellen Rowe – The Doomsday Machine Meets Dr. Gelato
Reese Pike – Blues for Simone
Dorothy Ashby – Games
Irene Higgenbotham/Dan Fisher/Ervin Drake (arr. Ken Schaphorst) – Good Morning Heartache
Joni Mitchell (arr. Alan Ferber) – Big Yellow Taxi
Patty Darling – Vortex
Friday, May 24, 2024 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence University Choirs Concert
Saturday, May 25, 2024 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Symphonic Band Concert
Adolphus Hailstork – Celebration!
Eric Whitacre – Lux Aurumque
Alfred Reed – El Camino Real (A Latin Fantasy)
Robert W. Smith – American Dances
Leonard Bernstein (trans. Clare Grundman) – Slava!
David Maslanka – Give Us This Day (Short Symphony for Wind Ensemble)
Sunday, May 26, 2024 • 3 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
LU Percussion Ensemble (LUPÉ) & Kinkaviwo Concert
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 • 3:10 p.m. • Harper Hall
Jazz Combos Performance #1
Miles & Elvin Combos
Thursday, May 30, 2024 • 4:30 p.m. • Harper Hall
Jazz Combos Performance #2
Thelonious, Melba & Mary Lou Combos
Friday, May 31, 2024 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Lawrence Symphony Orchestra Concert
John Adams – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Camille Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, op. 33, with Annika Schmidt, cello (Concerto Competition Co-winner)
Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 43
Friday, June 7, 2024 • 7:30 p.m. • Lawrence Memorial Chapel
Commencement Concert