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(updated June 26, 2008)

SEPTEMBER 2008 | OCTOBER 2008 | NOVEMBER 2008 | DECEMBER 2008

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SEPTEMBER 2008

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
4:00 p.m. Refreshments
4:30 p.m. Introduction - Robin Fountain, Conductor, Vanderbilt University Orchestra
5:00 p.m. -- Film presentation (subject TBA)
NEW! - BLAIR PRESENTS - MUSIC ON FILM
Big-screen format with 5.1 surround-sound
Join us for refreshments in Turner Lobby before the talk

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.
FACULTY RECITAL
Carolyn Huebl, violin; Mark Wait, piano
Works include Suite Italienne by Igor Stravinsky, Sonata No. 3 by Alfred Schnittke, and Sonata in A major by Fauré

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
Ingram Hall
8:00 p.m.
VANDERBILT ORCHESTRA
Robin Fountain, conductor
Program includes Tchaikovsky's "The Tempest"
VANDERBILT CONCERT WINDS
Tom Verrier, conductor

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.
FACULTY RECITAL
"You must compare my music to a picture..." (Francis Poulenc)
Gayle Shay, mezzo soprano; Elena Bennett, piano
A lively program of songs composed in response to visual art, by Poulenc, Cathy Berberian, and Jake Heggie celebrating sculpture, paintings and even comic strip art.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.
FACULTY RECITAL
Karen Clarke, Violin

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2008 -- TICKETED EVENT
CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL
7:30 p.m.
BLAIR PRESENTS - CHRISTIAN TEAL, VIOLIN
Complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Partita No.1 in B Minor, Sonata No. 3 in C Major
The second of two performances for "Sacred Space for the City Arts" with Christ Church Cathedral.
TICKETS: General Admission. ON SALE AT www.christchurchcathedral.org or call (615) 255-7729.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
7:00 p.m. - Coffee and Desserts in Turner Lobby
8:00 PM - Pre-Concert Talk in Blair Choral Hall
8:30 TO 9:30 PM -- Performance
NIGHTCAP SERIES
SEAN WANG: An Evening of Baroque and Contemporary Masterpieces for Solo Violin
Works by Bach, Elliott Carter, Mario Davidovsky and Henrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.
FACULTY RECITAL -- Atlantic Trio
Wei Tsun Chang, Seanad Chang and Leah Bowes

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008
Ingram Hall
8:00 p.m.
SIGNATURE SERIES
JOHN JOHNS AND HIS LADY FRIENDS, PART DEUX
Guitarist Johns performs with Carolyn Huebl, violin; Jane Kirchner, flute; and Kathryn Plummer, viola
Selections include Five Old French Dances by Marin Marais for viola and guitar; "London" Trio in C by Joseph Haydn for flute, violin and guitar; Four Catalonian Songs for flute and guitar; Cantabile by Niccolo Paganini for violin and guitar; and Serenade Op. 26 by Wenceslaus Matiegka for flute, viola and guitar

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
3:00 p.m.
DAVID SCHNAUFER FUND DULCIMER CONCERT
Guest dulcimer artist Tull Glazener with Guy George, steel drum with members of the Blair dulcimer faculty

OCTOBER 2008

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2008
Ingram Hall
8:00 p.m.
VANDERBILT STRING ORCHESTRA
Robin Fountain, conductor
Program includes Benjamin Britten's "Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge"
VANDERBILT WIND SYMPHONY
Tom Verrier, conductor

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
8:00 PM
BLAIR PRESENTS -- "THREE TIMES SLOW -- PLUS THE BLAIR STRING QUARTET"
WITH GUEST ARTIST ROBERT MANN, VIOLIN
Founding member and for 50 years the former first violinist of the Juilliard String Quartet, Robert Mann performs three of his compositions, followed by a performance with the Blair String Quartet of Mozart's Quintet in C-major for String Quartet and Viola. Mr. Mann will be in residence for master classes. For information, call the Blair main office.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2008
Ingram Hall
8:00 p.m.
SIGNATURE SERIES
CRAIG NIES, PIANO
Part Three in an eight-performance solo series
The Complete 48 Preludes and Fugues: The Well-Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach
This evening's program includes Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, his last major work for piano

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2008
Blair Choral Hall
4:00 p.m.
FACULTY RECITAL
Carl Smith and Friends
Seventeenth Century Keyboard and Ensemble Music: England, Germany, Italy and West Virginia

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
7:00 p.m. - Coffee and Desserts in Turner Lobby
8:00 PM - Pre-Concert Talk in Blair Choral Hall
8:30 TO 9:30 PM -- Performance
NIGHTCAP SERIES
KATHRYN PLUMMER, VIOLA; MARK WAIT, PIANO perform two rarely heard gems of the repertoire. Both lead the pre-concert discussion about the composers and their music.
The program features Felix Mendelssohn's Sonata for Viola and Piano in C minor and George Rochberg's Sonata for Viola and Piano

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2008
Ingram Hall
8:00 p.m.
VANDERBILT ORCHESTRA
Robin Fountain, conductor
Program includes Beethoven Symphony No. 7
VANDERBILT WIND SYMPHONY
Tom Verrier, conductor

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
4:00 p.m.
BLAIR CHAMBER CHOIR
"Byrd and the B's"
David Childs, director

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.
FACULTY RECITAL
Jared Hauser, Oboe

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008
Ingram Hall
8:00 p.m.
VANDERBILT SYMPHONIC CHOIR
African Sanctus -- David Fanshawe
David Childs, director

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Hall
7:00 p.m.
OCTUBAFEST -- SPECIAL HALLOWEEN EDITION
The Blair Tuba Ensemble along with faculty, students and guests performing tuba and euphonium solos. Come in costume! Trick-or-treaters welcome -- treats will be provided!
G.R. Davis, director

NOVEMBER 2008

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2008
Ingram Hall
2:00 p.m.
VANDERBILT CONCERT CHOIR and CHAMBER SINGERS

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2008
Ingram Hall
8:00 p.m.
VANDERBILT STEEL BANDS
Mat Britain, Director
WITH GUESTS "RHYTHM PROJECT"
Rhythm Project, a youth steel band and African drum/dance ensemble from Norfolk , VA will share with concert. For more information about Rnythm Project, visit the website at www.virginiaartsfest.com/

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008
Seve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
8:00 p.m .
GUEST ARTIST RECITAL
Greg Sauer,
Assoc. Professor of Cello, Florida State University in a solo cello performance

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.
GUEST ARTIST RECITAL
David Northington, Piano

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2008
Ingram Hall
8:00 p.m.
SIGNATURE SERIES
THE BLAIR STRING QUARTET
Christian Teal, violin; Cornelia Heard, violin; John Kochanowski, viola; Felix Wang, cello
Haydn's humorous "The Frog," written in 1786; Robert Sirota's Tryptich for Quartet, commemorating the victims of September 11; and Dvorak's Quartet in F, "The American," written in Spillville, Iowa in 1893.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.
FACULTY RECITAL
Kirsten Cassel and friends

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
7:00 p.m. - Coffee and Desserts in Turner Lobby
8:00 PM - Pre-Concert Talk in Blair Choral Hall with Jim Lovensheimer
8:30 TO 9:30 PM -- Performance
NIGHTCAP SERIES
WINDS AT PLAY WITH THE WW5
The Blair Woodwind Quintet allows its members some solo spots. Cynthia Estill, Jane Kirchner and Cassandra Lee present sonatas for bassoon, flute and clarinet -- and Blair introduces our newest faculty member, oboist Jared Hauser. Collaborative pianists include Charlene Harb, Jama Reagan and Melissa Rose. Featured composers are Saint-Saens, Etler, Muczynski and Poulenc.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008
Ingram Hall
7:30 p.m. -- Pre-Show Coffee Talk with Joy Calico in Blair Choral Hall
8:00 p.m. - Performance
VANDERBILT OPERA THEATRE and VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
present KURT WEILL'S STREET SCENE
Fully staged with orchestra
Gayle Shay, stage director
Robin Fountain, music director

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2008
Ingram Hall
8:00 p.m.
VANDERBILT OPERA THEATRE and VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
present KURT WEILL'S STREET SCENE
Fully staged with orchestra
Gayle Shay, stage director
Robin Fountain, music director

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2008
Ingram Hall
2:00 p.m. MATINEE
VANDERBILT OPERA THEATRE and VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA
present KURT WEILL'S STREET SCENE
Fully staged with orchestra
Gayle Shay, stage director
Robin Fountain, music director

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008
Ingram Hall
8:00 p.m.
SIGNATURE SERIES
THE BLAIR BRASS QUINTET
Allan Cox, trumpet; Pat Kunkee, trumpet; Leslie Norton, horn; Lawrence Borden, trombone; Gilbert Long, tuba

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.
Blair Percussion Ensemble Recital

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.
BLAIR PRESENTS -- MUSIC FOR 100 YEARS -- THE ELLIOTT CARTER CENTENARY CONCERT
Extraordinary guest artists Tara O'Connor, flute; Charles Neidich, clarinet; Rolf Schulte, violin; Fred Sherry, cello; Steve Gosling, piano celebrate the composer's 100th birthday year in an all-Carter program. Works include Canon on Four, Cello Sonata, Esprit Rude/ Esprit Doux and Gra. The program will feature excerpts from films by Frank Sheffer.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008
Ingram Hall
8:00 p.m.
VANDERBILT CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Robin Fountain, conductor
World Premiere of Pastoral concerto by Michael Alec Rose
Peter Sheppard Skaerved, solo violin

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2008
Ingram Hall
7:30 p.m.
VANDERBILT COMMUNITY CHORUS CONCERT

DECEMBER 2008

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
8:00 PM
GUEST ARTIST CONCERT
Andres Cardenes, violin
Rodrigo Ojeda, piano
Works by Mozart, Hindemith, Lutoslawski, Prokofiev, and Kreisler.
Violinist Andres Cardenes is Concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra, Violinist of the Diaz Trio, and Professor of Violin at Carnegie
Mellon University. He has appeared as soloist with orchestras all over the
world.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
VIOLIN MASTER CLASS with Andres Cardenes

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
6:00 p.m.
PRE-COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RECITALS
Roland Schneller, director
Blair's finest pre-college student performers are featured in a varied program of solo works.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
6:00 p.m.
PRE-COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RECITALS
Roland Schneller, director
Blair's finest pre-college student performers are featured in a varied program of solo works.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
5:00 p.m.
PRE-COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RECITALS
Roland Schneller, director
Blair's finest pre-college student performers are featured in a varied program of solo works.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
8:00 p.m.
BLAIR HARP ENSEMBLE RECITAL
Marian Shaffer, director

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2008
Ingram Hall
7:30 p.m.
CURB YOUTH SYMPHONY WINTER CONCERT with Derek Shyr, piano
Carol Nies, conductor

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2008
Ingram Hall
7:30 p.m.
YOUTH REPERTORY ORCHESTRA
Sally McFadden, director
YOUTH STRINGS ORCHESTRA, SUZUKI READING ORCHESTRA, BEGINNING READING ORCHESTRA
Celeste Tuten, director
WINTER CONCERT

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008 -- TICKETED EVENT
Ingram Hall
8:00 pm
THE BLAIR BIG BAND
Billy Adair, director
THE NASHVILLE JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Jim Williamson, director
WINTER JAZZ!
TICKET information TBA
NO CHARGE FOR VANDERBILT STUDENTS WITH ID!

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2008
Ingram Hall
7:30 p.m.
BLAIR CHILDREN'S CHORUS
Hazel Somerville, director
WINTER CONCERT

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2008
Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall
4:00 p.m.
PRECOLLEGE CHAMBER ENSEMBLE CONCERT
Amy Dorfman and Melissa Rose, directors