Department of Music Events

We host a wide variety of programs, concerts, and events all year long.

Doreen Ketchens plays clarinet with the Wind Enemble at the Ford Center

The Spring 2023 Wind Ensemble featuring renowned jazz clarinetist, Doreen Ketchens.

February 2023–Mid-South Honor Band Clinic

See What's Happening in the Department of Music

Discover a rich array of musical events at our university’s music department! From recitals and master classes to performances spanning diverse disciplines and cultural traditions, our events showcase the talents of students, faculty, and guest artists.

Whether you're a music enthusiast or simply curious, join us to experience the vibrant world of music.

Watch our Spring Showcase

Our Spring Showcase (2024) featured excellent performances from our students and faculty. 

Performances included:

  • Percy Grainger's Lincolnshire Posy, III. "Rufford Park Poachers" played by the Wind Ensemble
  • Songs of Praise with the tenor Jos Milton accompanied by Amanda Johnston on piano
  • Strange Humors by John Mackey played by the Symphonic Band

Watch excerpts of our Spring Showcase below!


Music Events Fall 2024

What's happening in the Music Department this semester.

Fall 2024

Wednesday, August 28 – 1:00pm – Fall Convocation – Nutt Auditorium

Thursday, August 29 – 7:30pm – Faculty Recital |Dr. Micah Everett – Nutt Auditorium

Saturday, September 14 – Lions Band Ready Event – Nutt Auditorium

Thursday, September 26 – 7:30pm –Faculty Recital | Dr. Jos Milton and Prof. Austin Smith – Nutt Auditorium

Tuesday, October 1 – 7:30pm – Sonic Explorations Performance | Prof. Adrienne Park – Nutt Auditorium

Thursday, October 3 – 7:30pm – Dr. Allison Adams | Guest Artist Recital – Nutt Auditorium

Friday, October 4 – 1:00pm – Dr. Allison Adams | Saxophone Master Class – Nutt Auditorium

Sunday, October 6 – 7:30pm – Junior Degree Recital | Lauralei Palmer – Nutt Auditorium

Wednesday, October 9 – 1:00pm – LMR Live – Nutt Auditorium

Wednesday, October 9 – 7:30pm – Songwriter Master Class – Nutt Auditorium

Thursday, October 10 – 7:30pm – Wind Ensemble Concert – Ford Center

Monday, October 14 – 7:30pm – Saxophone Studio Recital – Nutt Auditorium

Tuesday, October 15 – 7:30pm – Faculty Chamber Recital – Nutt Auditorium

Friday, October 18 – 7:30pm – UM Opera Theatre | The Tie That Binds: Scenes of Love and Conflict – Nutt Auditorium

Sunday, October 20 – 3:00pm –UM Opera Theatre | The Tie That Binds: Scenes of Love and Conflict – Nutt Auditorium

Tuesday, October 22 – 7:30pm – Men’s and Women’s Glee – North Oxford Baptist Church

Wed, October 23 – 7:30pm – Matthew Tidwell & Lillie Bailey BME Recital – Nutt Auditorium

Friday, October 25 – 7:30pm – Guest Recital | Dr. Carlos Feller – Nutt Auditorium

Tuesday, October 29 – 7:00pm – Jazz Combo – Proud Larrys

Wednesday, October 30 – 7:30pm – Abby Miller & Lynleigh Jolly BME Rectial – Nutt Auditorium

Friday, November 1 – Music Major Advantage Day – Music Building & Nutt Auditorium

Monday, November 4 – 1:00pm – LMR Live – Ford Studio Theater

Monday, November 4 – 7:30pm –Sonic Explorations CONCERT 10 | Prof. Adrienne Park – Nutt Auditorium

Tuesday, November 5 – 7:30pm – Eric Harper & Bobby Onsby BME Recital – Nutt Auditorium

Thursday, November 7 – 7:30pm – Jazz Ensembles | The Collegians and The Mississippians – Band Hall

Monday, November 11 – 7:00pm – Veteran’s Concert – Nutt Auditorium

Tuesday, November 12 – 7:30pm – Percussion Ensemble and Steel Drum Orchestra – Band Hall

Wednesday, November 13 – 7:30pm – Andrew Wasylina MM Recital – Nutt Auditorium

Thursday, November 14 – 7:30pm – Concert Singers – North Oxford Baptist Church

Friday, November 15 – 7:30pm – Faculty Woodwind Quintet Recital – Nutt Auditorium

Saturday, November 16 – 2:00pm – Scott Grimes & Levi Sides BME Recital – Nutt Auditorium

Sat, November 16 – 7:30pm – Justin Morgan & Taya Baggett BME Recital – Nutt Auditorium

Sunday, November 17 – 2:00pm – Ella Kate Nichols & Cameron Forestieri BME Recital – Nutt Auditorium

Sunday, November 17 – 5:00pm – OMADDE Fall Concert Re-Create Yourself – Nutt Auditorium

Monday, November 18 – 1:00pm – US Army Jazz Ambassadors Masterclass – Nutt Auditorium

Tuesday, November 19 – 7:30pm – UM Opera Theatre | An Evening of Arias – Nutt Auditorium

Wednesday, November 20 – 7:30pm – Low Brass Ensembles Concert – Nutt Auditorium

Thursday, November 21 – 7:30pm – Wind Ensemble Concert – Ford Center

Friday, November 22 – 7:30pm – LOU Side by Side Concert  – Ford Center

Tuesday, December 3 – 7:30pm – Faculty Recital | Dr. Jos Milton and Prof. Amanda Johnson – Nutt Auditorium

Wednesday, December 4 – 7:30pm – Ransford Addae MM Recital – Nutt Auditorium

Thursday, December 5 – 7:30pm – Trumpet Ensemble Performance – Nutt Auditorium

Friday, December 6 – 7:30pm – Hayden Joyner BME Recital – Nutt Auditorium

Saturday, December 7 – 2:00pm –  Oxford String Project and Youth Symphony Concert – Nutt Auditorium

Saturday, December 7 – 7:30pm – Holiday Concert – Ford Center

Past Events

Find a complete listing of all our past events below.

Thursday, January 25 – 4:00 – Opera Master Class – Nutt

Tuesday, January 30 – 7:00 – Marilyn Shrude Public Master Class – Nutt

Wednesday, January 31 – 1:00  – LMR Live with Marilyn Shrude – Ford Center Studio Theater

Thursday, February 1 – 7:30 – Marilyn Shrude Concert – Nutt

Tuesday, February 6 – 7:30 – Paul Houghtaling, David Tayloe, and Kevin Chance Guest Recital – Nutt

Friday, February 9–Saturday, February 10 – Mid-South Music Education Research Symposium – Nutt

Thursday, February 15 – 7:00 – The Mississippians Jazz Ensemble and Symphonic Band Concert – Ford Center

Friday, February 16 – 7:30 – Wind Ensemble Concert – Ford Center

Monday, February 19 – 7:30 – New Faculty Recital – Nutt

Sunday, February 25 – 3:00 – Aurelian String Trio – Nutt

Tuesday, February 27 – 7:30 – Black History Month Concert – Ford Center

Sunday, March 3 – 3:00 – Saxophone Master Class – Nutt

Monday, March 4 – 7:30 – Tim McAllister & Liz Ames Guest Recital – Nutt

Wednesday, March 6 – 7:30 – Ryan Fogg Guest Recital – Nutt

Tuesday, March 19 – 7:30 – LOU Symphony Orchestra – Ford Center

Wednesday, March 20 – 7:30 –  Concert Singers – First Presbyterian Church

Saturday, March 23 – 4:30 – Treble Choir Festival – Ford Center

Monday, March 25 – 7:30 – Shawn Fogerty Senior BM Recital – Nutt

Tuesday, March 26 – 7:00 – Jazz Combos – Proud Larry’s

Wednesday, March 27 – 7:30 – Paola Betanco MM Recital – Nutt

Thursday, March 28 – 7:30 – Sonic Explorations Concert – Nutt

Sunday, March 31 – 7:30 – Matthew Butts & Cooper Giles BME Recital – Nutt

Monday, April 1 – 7:30 – Faculty Woodwind Quintet – Nutt

Tuesday, April 2 – 7:30 – Adam Estes Faculty Recital – Nutt

Wednesday, April 3 – 7:30 – Guest Woodwind Quintet – Nutt

Thursday, April 4 – 7:30 – Spring Choral Concert  – North Oxford Baptist Church 

Saturday, April 6 – 2:00 – Andrew Wasylina MM Recital (Instrumental Performance) – Nutt

Saturday, April 6 – 7:30 – Caleb Drew MM Recital – Nutt

Sunday, April 7 – Emily Clements MM Recital – Nutt

Monday, April 8 – 7:30 – Dakota Young MM Recital – Nutt

Wednesday, April 10 – 7:30 – Sofia Euyoque BME Recital – Nutt

Thursday, April 11 – 7:30 – Percussion/Steel Drum Concert – Band Hall

Friday, April 12 – 7:30 – Austin Smith Faculty Recital – Nutt

Saturday, April 13 – 5:00 – Andrew Wasylina MM Recital (Vocal Performance) – Nutt

Saturday, April 13 – 7:30 – Jeremiah Steele MM Recital – Nutt

Sunday, April 14 – 5:00 – Faculty Brass Quintet – Nutt

Monday, April 15 – 7:30 – Low Brass Ensemble Concert – Nutt

Tuesday, April 16 – 7:30 – The Collegians Concert – Nutt

Thursday, April 18 – 7:30 – The Mississippians Concert – Nutt

Wednesday, April 17 – 7:30 – Ashley-Gaye Palmer MM Recital – Nutt

Friday, April 19 – 8:00 – Rodolfo Torres MM Recital – Nutt

Sunday, April 21 – 7:30 – Rachel Bailey & Madison Marasco Junior BM Recital – Nutt

Monday, April 22 – 7:30 – Medal for the Arts – Ford Center 

Tuesday, April 23 – 7:30 – OMADDE Concert – Nutt

Wednesday, April 24 – 7:30 – Philip Snyder Faculty Recital – Nutt

Friday, April 26 – 7:30 – Opera Performance – Ford Studio Theater 

Sunday, April 28 – 1:00 – Colin Keys BME Recital

Sunday, April 28 – 2:00 – Josie Tripp Elective Recital

Sunday, April 28 – 3:00 – Opera Performance – Ford Studio Theater (Ticketed Event)

Monday, April 29 – 7:30 – Graduate Conducting Recital – Paris Yates Chapel

Tuesday, April 30 – 7:30 – Symphonic Band and Concert Band Concert – Ford Center

Wednesday, May 1 – 7:30 – Honors Convocation –  Nutt

Thursday, May 2 – 7:30 – Wind Ensemble Spring Concert – Ford Center

Friday, May 3 – 7:30 – Choir Concert – North Oxford Baptist Church

Saturday, May 4 – 3:00 – Oxford Civic Chorus Spring Concert – Nutt

Sunday, May 5 – 7:30 – Trumpet Ensemble – Nutt

Wednesday, May 8 – 7:30 – Antoin Marshall MM Recital – Nutt

Wednesday, August 23 – 1:00 – Fall Convocation – Nutt

Tuesday, August 29 – 7:30 – Micah Everett Faculty Recital – Nutt

Tuesday, September 19 – 7:30 – Manhattan Chamber Players (TICKETED) – Ford Center

Thursday, September 21 – 7:30 – United States Army Brass Quintet Recital – Nutt

Thursday, October 12 – 7:30 – Saxophone Studio Recital – Nutt

Friday, October 20 – 7:30 – Secrets and Rumors: Opera Scenes – Nutt

Sunday, October 22 – 3:00 – Secrets and Rumors: Opera Scenes – Nutt

Monday, October 23 – 1:00 – LMR Live with The Shindellas – Ford Studio Theatre

Monday, October 23 – 7:30 – Sonic Explorations – Concert 7 “Masters and Innovators” featuring UM Music Faculty – Nutt

Tuesday, October 24 – 7:00 – Jazz Combos – Proud Larry’s

Wednesday, October 25 – 7:00 – Honors College Event w/Bruce Levingston – Nutt

Sunday, October 29 – 2:30 – Carmina Burana, Memphis Symphony with UM Choirs (TICKETED) – Ford Center

Monday, October 30 – 7:30 – LOU Symphony Side-by-Side Concert – Ford Center

Tuesday, October 31 – 5:30 – Kevin Rico (tenor) BME Recital – Nutt

Thursday, November 2 – 7:30 – Concert Singers Performance – Paris Yates Chapel

Friday, November 3 – MMA Events (all day) – Nutt

Friday, November 3 – 7:30 – Will Nelson (bassoon) BME Recital – Nutt

Sunday, November 5 – 1:30 – Zoe Bofill (soprano) BM Senior Recital – Nutt

Tuesday, November 7 – 7:30 – Percussion/Steel Drum Concert – Band Hall

Wednesday, November 8 – 1:00 – LMR Live with Elizabeth Ito – Ford Studio Theatre

Thursday, November 9 – 7:30 – Jazz Ensembles – Nutt

Saturday, November 11 – 1:30 – Seth Broughman (clarinet) BME Recital – Nutt

Saturday, November 11 – 5:30 – Emily Hester (clarinet) BME Recital – Nutt

Saturday, November 11 – 7:o0 – Veterans Day Concert – Oxford High School

Sunday, November 12 – 3:30 – Peyton Graham (trumpet) and Jackson Clinton (trumpet) BME Recitals – Nutt

Sunday, November 12 – 5:30 – Caleb Pearce BM Recital – Nutt

Monday, November 13 – 7:30 – Low Brass Ensemble Concert – Nutt

Tuesday, November 14 – 7:30 – OMADDE – Nutt

Wednesday, November 15 – 5:30 – Queenie Tran (piano) BME Recital – Nutt

Wednesday, November 15 – 7:30 – Lydia Dees (soprano) and Abi Thomas (soprano) BME Recitals – Nutt

Thursday, November 16 – 5:30 – Marrisa Fowler (trumpet) and Austin Stokes (euphonium) BME Recitals – Nutt

Thursday, November 16 – 7:30 – Wind Ensemble Concert – Ford Center

Friday, November 17 – 7:30 – Andrew Darling (trombone) BME Recital – Nutt

Tuesday, November 28 – 5:30 – Aleyna Wilgermein (trombone) BME Recital – Nutt

Tuesday, November 28 – 7:30 – Trumpet Ensemble Concert – Nutt

Wednesday, November 29 – 7:30 – Fred Dunlap (percussion) MM Recital – Nutt

Thursday, November 30 – 7:30 – La Serva Padrona & Aria Showcase – Nutt

Friday, December 1 – 5:30 – Erin Kilpatrick (saxophone) BME Recital – Nutt

Friday, December 1 – 7:30 – Marcus Jones (saxophone) BME Recital – Nutt

Saturday, December 2 – 7:30 – UM Holiday Concert – Ford Center

Sunday, December 3 – 5:30 – Zac Castro (percussion) and Kevin Jackson (tuba) BME Recitals – Nutt

Thursday, February 16 – 7:00 Symphonic Band Concert – Ford Center

Friday, February 17 – 7:30 Celebration of 60 Years of Integration (UM Wind Ensemble) – Ford Center

Monday, February 20 – 7:30 Adam Estes (saxophone), Nave Graham (flute) and Adrienne Park (piano) Faculty Recital – Nutt

Tuesday, February 21 – 7:30 – Black History Month Concert – Ford Center for the Performing Arts

Wednesday, February 22 – 7:30 – Calendula Cheng Recital (piano) – Nutt

Thursday, February 23 – 7:30 – Slade Trammel (piano) Guest Recital – Nutt

Friday, February 24 – 1:00 – Slade Trammel (piano) Masterclass – Nutt

Monday, February 27 – 1:00 – Master class with Robert Young (saxophone) – Nutt

Monday, February 27 – 7:30 – Robert Young (saxophone) Guest Recital – Nutt

Monday, March 6 – 1:00 – Master class  with Kaleidoscopia Trio (string) Class – Nutt

Monday, March 6 – 7:30 – LMR Live with Kaleidoscopia Trio (string) – Nutt

Wednesday, March 8 – 1:00 – Session with Kaleidoscopia Trio (string) – Nutt

Wednesday, March 8 – 7:30 – Kaleidoscopia Trio (string) Guest Recital – Nutt

Thursday, March 9 – 7:30 – Spring Choral Concert – North Oxford Baptist Church

Monday, March 20 – 7:30 – Katherine Hovan (mezzo-soprano) MM Recital – Nutt

Thursday, March 23 – 5:00 – Orel Lee (trombone) MM Recital – Nutt

Sunday, March 26 – 7:30 – Christine Powell (mezzo-soprano) MM Recital – Nutt

Tuesday, March 28 – 7:30 – Jazz Combos – location TBD

Friday, March 31 – 7:30 – Bonita Bunt (soprano) and Amanda Johnston (piano) Faculty Recital – Nutt

Sunday, April 2 – 2:00 – Jovania Correa-Coleman (mezzo) MM Recital – Nutt

Monday, April 3 – 7:30 – LOU Symphony Orchestra Concert – Ford Center (ticketed event)

Tuesday, April 4 – 7:30 – Allister Frankle (saxophone) MM Recital – Nutt

Wednesday, April 5 – 7:30 – Susanna Whitney (bassoon), Austin Smith (oboe) and Adrienne Park (piano) Faculty Recital – Nutt

Thursday, April 6 – 5:30 – Keyu Zheng (violin) BM Recital – Nutt

Thursday, April 6 – 7:30 – Richard Fuller (piano) BM Recital – Nutt

Tuesday, April 11 – 7:30 – Percussion Ensemble/Steel Band Concert – location TBD

Wednesday, April 12 – 7:30 – Øystein Baadsvik (tuba) Guest Recital – Nutt

Thursday, April 13 – 7:30 – The Mississippians Jazz Ensemble – Nutt

Friday, April 14 – 7:30 – Chloe King (percussion) Senior Recital – Nutt

Monday, April 17 – 7:30 – OMADDE – Nutt

Tuesday, April 18 – 7:30 – Collegians Jazz Ensemble – Nutt

Wednesday, April 19 – 1:00 – Master class with Glen Ballard – Nutt

Wednesday, April 19 – 6:00 – LMR Live with Glen Ballard – Ford Studio Theatre

Wednesday, April 19 – 7:30 – Rose DioLallevi (violin) MM Recital – Nutt

Thursday, April 20 – 7:30 – Medal for the Arts w/Glen Ballard- Ford Center (ticketed event)

Friday, April 21 – 1:00- Session with Glen Ballard- Nutt

Friday, April 21 – 5:30 – Olivia Coyne (violin) MM Recital- Nutt

Monday, April 24 – 7:30 – Low Brass Ensemble – Nutt

Wednesday, April 26 – 7:30 – Saviour Sallah (piano) MM Recital – Nutt

Friday, April 28 – 7:30 – Alcina (UM Opera Theatre) – Ford Center for the Performing Arts

Sunday, April 30 – 3:00 – Alcina (UM Opera Theatre) – Ford Center for the Performing Arts

Monday, May 1 – 7:30 – Carley Wilemon Graduate Conducting Recital – Paris Yates Chapel

Tuesday, May 2 – 6:00 – Honors Convocation – Nutt

Tuesday, May 2 – 7:30 – Symphonic and Concert Bands – Ford Center for the Performing Arts

Wednesday, May 3 – 7:30 – Kyle Pederson “…And Justice for All” w/University Chorus Guest Concert – Nutt

Thursday, May 4 – 7:30 – Saxophone Studio Performances – Nutt

Friday, May 5 – 7:30 – David Willson Retirement Concert – Ford Center for the Performing Arts (ticketed event)

Saturday, May 6 – 11:00 – Allana Hamblin (clarinet) BME Recital – Nutt

Saturday, May 6 – 1:30 – Lien Nguyen (piano) MM Recital – Nutt

 

Monday, September 12 – 1:00 pm – Instrumental Master Class with the Assembly Quartet – Nutt

Monday, September 12 – 7:30 pm – LMR Live with Assembly Quartet (saxophone) – Nutt

Wednesday, September 14 – 1:00 pm – Assembly Quartet Presentation – Nutt

Thursday, September 15 – 7:30 pm – Assembly Quartet Concert – Nutt

Friday, September 16 – 1:00 pm – Saxophone Studio Class with the Assembly Quartet – Nutt

Saturday, September 17 – 2:00 pm – Lions Band Ready Workshop – Nutt

Monday, September 19 – 1:00 pm – Marci Rosenberg Master Class – Nutt

Monday, September 19 – 7:30 pm – Marci Rosenberg Lecture/Master Class – Nutt

Tuesday, September 20 – 2:30 pm – Marci Rosenberg Master Class – Nutt

Tuesday, September 20 – 4:00 pm – Marci Rosenberg Culmination Master Class – Nutt

Tuesday, September 20 – 7:30 pm – LMR Live with Marci Rosenberg – Nutt

Wednesday, September 21 – 7:30 pm – Andrew Hutchens (saxophone) Guest Recital – Nutt

Thursday, September 22 – 7:30 pm – “Dawn of the Arts” Bruce Levingston (piano) and Special Guest Artists – Ford Center for the Performing Arts

Monday, September 26 – 7:30 pm – Sonic Explorations Concert – Nutt

Wednesday, September 28 – 1:00 pm – Alice Anne Light (mezzo) and Price Walden (piano/composer) Master Class – Nutt

Sunday, October 2 – 7:00 pm – “hours” with Alice Anne Light (mezzo), Kristy Kristinek (artist), and Price Walden (piano/composer) – Ford Studio Theatre

Monday, October 3 – 7:30 pm – LMR Live with Alice Anne Light, Kristy Kristinek, and Price Walden – Nutt

Monday, October 17 – 7:30 pm – Fall Choral Concert – Oxford High School

Wednesday, October 19 – 7:30 pm – Faculty Recital Series Trio Recital: Christine Kralik (cello), Adrienne Park (piano), Michael Rowlett (clarinet) – Nutt

Tuesday, October 25 – 7:30 pm – Saxophone Studio Recital – Nutt

Wednesday, October 26 – 7:30 pm – Jonathan Warburton Guest Trombone Recital – Nutt

Thursday, October 27 – 7:30 pm  – Warren Steel Recital (organ) – Paris Yates

Friday, November 4 – Music Major Advantage (visit and audition day)

  • 1:00 pm – Master Class with Professors Johnston and Park
  • 2:00 pm – Faculty Showcase Recital

Friday, November 4 – 7:30 pm – Fall Opera Scenes – Nutt

Saturday, November 5 – 7:30 pm – Libby Larsen’s The Peculiar Case of Dr. H.H. Holmes – Dr. Christopher Withrow (baritone) and Dr. Scott Santoro (piano) – Guest Artist Recital – Nutt

Sunday, November 6 – 3:00 pm – Fall Opera Scenes – Nutt

Sunday, November 6 – 6:00 pm – SarahfestValerie George Artist-in-Residence Presentation – Band Hall

Monday, November 7 – 7:30 pm – Christine Kralik (cello) and Amanda Johnston (piano) Faculty Recital – Nutt

Tuesday, November 8 – 7:30 pm – Percussion Ensemble/Steel Band Concert – Band Hall

Wednesday, November 9 – 1:00 pm – Valerie George Q&A – Nutt

Wednesday, November 9 – 7:30 pm – Veterans Day Concert – Ford Center

Friday, November 11 – 7:30 pm – Shawn Fogerty and Jacob Snell Recital – Nutt

Thursday, November 10 – 7:30 pm – Jazz Ensembles – Ford Center

Sunday, November 13 – 6:00 pm – Sarahfest Student Cohort Presentation – Band Hall

 Thursday, November 17 – 7:30 pm – Wind Ensemble Concert – Nutt

Friday, November 18 – 5:30 – Vasilios Tidwell BME Recital – Nutt

Monday, November 28 – 7:30 pm – Orchestra Concert – Ford Center

Tuesday, November 29 – 5:30 pm – Caleb Pearce and John Simmons Recital – Nutt

Tuesday, November 29 – 7:30 pm – Low Brass Ensemble Concert – Nutt

Wednesday, November 30 – 7:30 pm – Jamie Gambino and Brandon Roach Recital – Nutt

Friday, December 2 – 7:30 pm – Holiday Concert – Ford Center

  • Kelton Boblits, 2019 Junior Division Champion receives his trophy from the judges

    World Championship Old–Time Piano Playing Contest and Festival

    Every year over Memorial Day weekend in Oxford, Mississippi, the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest is held to provide an opportunity for pianists to compete and learn in a stimulating atmosphere, and to educate people about old-time piano music written prior to 1940.

    Old–Time Piano Contest

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