The Music Department cordially welcomes you to its Spring, 2008 series of student, faculty, and guest artist performances.  Unless noted below, events take place in the R. Don Cowan Fine and Performing Arts Center on the UT Tyler campus and are free of charge.  

Vaughn Auditorium entrances are located on the east end of the Cowan Center, facing Old Omen Road.  Braithwaite Recital Hall entrances face the west, near the Ratliff Engineering and Sciences Building.

Dates and events are subject to change.  Please confirm by calling the Music Office at (903) 566-7450.

Cancelled due to illness
Guest Artist recital, Akie Takada, marimba
Featured guest percussionist Akie Takada performs.
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Thursday, February 21, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
Guest Artist recital, Fenia Chang, piano
Fenia Chang performs works from the piano repertoire.
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Friday,  February 22, 2008, 2:00 P.M.
Music Department Student Recital
UT Tyler music students perform works from the piano, voice, wind, percussion, and guitar repertoires.
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
Guest Artist recital, Michael Gurt, piano
Michael Gurt performs works from the piano repertoire.
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Sunday, March 2, 2008, 4:00 P.M.
UT Tyler Chorale with the Tyler Chamber Chorale
UT Tyler singers under Dr. John Petzet join with community singers of the Tyler Chamber Chorale under the direction of
Donald Duncan for an afternoon of fine choral music.  The Tyler Chamber Chorale will perform Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, featuring UT Tyler professors of voice, Drs. Mark and Molly Johnson.  The UT Tyler Chorale will perform the Schubert Mass in G Major featuring student and faculty soloists.  Both choirs will combine for works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn.  General admission is $10.00, student tickets are $5.00.
First Presbyterian Church, 230 W. Rusk, Tyler

Monday, March 3, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
Dr. John Webb, Faculty Saxophone Recital
Dr. Maria Guénette, piano
Dr. Webb performs works from the saxophone repertoire, in collaboration with Tyler Junior College piano faculty Dr. Maria Guénette.
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
UT Tyler Patriot Singers
UT Tyler's premier choral ensemble performs French, English, and Italian madrigals, American and Hungarian folk songs, and Broadway show tunes, plus works by Moses Hogan and William Billings.
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Thursday, March 6, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
UT Tyler Wind Ensemble with the Tyler Junior College Wind Ensemble
A collaborative performance featuring the UT Tyler Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Jeffrey Emge
and the TJC Wind Ensemble under the direction of Thomas Mensch. UT Tyler repertoire will include Suite Provençale
by Jan Van der Roost, Don Ricardo by Gabriel Musella, Dance Variations by John Zdechlik, and
Cajun Folk Songs II by Frank Ticheli. Both wind ensembles will join forces to perform the finale from
Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5.
Vaughn Auditorium

Friday,  March 7, 2008, 2:00 P.M.
Music Department Student Recital
UT Tyler music students perform works from the piano, voice, wind, percussion, and guitar repertoires.
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Thursday, March 27, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
Robert Crutchfield, Faculty Percussion Recital
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Monday, March 31, 2008, Time TBA
Jazz Clinic with guest saxophone artist Ed Petersen
Jazz saxophonist Ed Petersen in a workshop session with UT Tyler students.
Braithwaite Recital Hall  
Monday, March 31, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
Guest Artist jazz recital with Ed Petersen, saxophone
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Thursday, April 3, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
Greg Smith, Junior Piano Recital
Mr. Smith performs in fulfillment of degree requirements.
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Friday, April 4, 2008, 2:00 P.M.
Music Department Student Recital
UT Tyler music students perform works from the piano, voice, wind, percussion, and guitar repertoires.
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Friday, April 4, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
Matthew Smith, Senior Voice Recital
Vocal performance major Matthew Smith performs in fulfillment of degree requirements.
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Sunday, April 6, 2008, 3:00 P.M.
Amy Curry, Senior Voice Recital
Ms. Curry performs in fulfillment of degree requirements. 
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Friday, April 11, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
Elise Leung, Senior Voice Recital
Ms. Leung performs in fulfillment of degree requirements.
Braithwaite Recital Hall  

Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
Faculty Duo-Piano Recital
UT Tyler piano faculty Vicki Conway collaborates with Lon Morris College piano faculty Mary Rich in a performance of literature for two pianos.
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Thursday, April 24, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
Charles Williams, Graduate Voice Lecture Recital
Mr. Williams performs in fulfillment of degree requirements.
Braithwaite Recital Hall  

Friday,  April 25, 2008, 2:00 P.M.
Music Department Student Recital
UT Tyler music students perform works from the piano, voice, wind, percussion, and guitar repertoires.
Braithwaite Recital Hall

Thursday, May 1, 2008, 7:30 P.M.
UT Tyler Wind Ensemble with the UT Tyler Chorale and Patriot Singers
UT Tyler's large ensembles join in an evening of wind ensemble and choral music.
Vaughn Auditorium

Saturday, May 3, 2008, 3:00 P.M.
Clay Garrett, Senior Tuba Recital
Tuba performance major Clay Garrett performs in fulfillment of degree requirements.
Braithwaite Recital Hall