Music Department Releases Fall Event Schedule
The Weaver Guest Artist this year is Nathan Cook, a cellist, who will perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, in the Colton Recital Hall. The Rawlins Piano Trio Concert, featuring a new violinist, is 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, in the Colton Recital Hall. And the Rawlins guest pianist, Ingrid Fliter, performs at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Colton Recital Hall.
Notable student performances include:
- Oct. 16: USD Fall Choral Showcase at 3 p.m. in Aalfs Auditorium
- Nov. 19: USD Opera: Babes & Bad Guys at 7 p.m. in Colton Recital Hall
- Nov. 20: The Sound of USD’s Year End Spectacular at 2:30 p.m. in Aalfs Auditorium
- Nov. 20: USD Opera: Babes & Bad Guys at 4 p.m. in Colton Recital Hall
- Dec. 4: USD Music Department Holiday Concert at 3 p.m. in Aalfs Auditorium
The National Music Museum is hosting two live performances a month. All concerts are at 12:05 p.m. and 7 p.m of the same day, except the Dec. 2 concert, which will only be at 12:05 p.m. The noon concert is free admission for all attendees as well as a free tour of the museum after the concert. The evening performance costs $7 admission, but students and National Music Museum members-with-benefits can attend for free. Dates of those concerts:
- Sept. 23: James Conway, harmonica
- Oct. 14: Darren Thompson, Native-American flutist
- Nov. 18: The Trio Pardessus, pardessus viols, harpsichord
- Dec. 2: South Dakota Brass Quintet
The National Music Museum will also host NMM at the Movies the first Monday night of each month at 7 p.m. at the Coyote Twin theater in Downtown Vermillion. Admission for the movies is $5, but free to students and National Music Museum members-with-benefits.
Full calendar of USD concerts.
Download a photo: The holiday concert is one of numerous events scheduled this fall by the USD music department.