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Unless otherwise noted, admission is free to the following concerts and events. No advance registration is required.
Visit events.hofstra.edu for additional information on these performances.
Friday, January 30, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, February 1, 3 p.m.
The Marriage of Figaro
Hofstra Opera Theater
Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater, John Cranford Adams Playhouse
Violetta Zabbi, Music Director Alex Paul Sheerin, Stage Director
Sunday, March 1, 3 p.m.
American Chamber Ensemble
The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center
Performers include pianist and ACE Director Marilyn Lehman, along with violinists Eriko Sato and Deborah Wong, violist Lois Martin, cellist Chris Finckel, and clarinetist and Assistant ACE Director Mindy Dragovich.
Tickets are $20 general admission; $15 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID and will be available at the door. For ticket information or reservations, call 631-242-5684 or 516-586-3433 or visit the ACE website.
Thursday, March 26, 7 p.m.
Indian Music Concert
The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center
Featuring David Trasoff (on sarod)
Friday, April 10, 7:30 p.m.
Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra
Hofstra Opera Theater
Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater, John Cranford Adams Playhouse
Directed by Adam Glaser
This concert, titled “America 250: A Musical Revolution,” includes works by Copland, Rodgers, Gershwin, and John Williams, with special guest artists: Blair McMillen, pianist, and Scott Lefurgy, baritone and Hofstra professor of chemistry.
Friday, April 17, 7:30 p.m.
Percussion Ensemble
Room 010, Shapiro Family Hall
Directed by Sean Ritenauer
Saturday, April 18, 1 p.m.
Brass Ensemble
The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center
Directed by Michael Salzman
Sunday, April 19, 3:30 p.m.
Chorale and Chamber Choir
Church of St. Patrick, 400 Main Street, Huntington, NY
Directed by David Fryling
Friday, April 24, 7:30 p.m.
Chorale and Chamber Choir
Cathedral of the Incarnation
50 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City, NY
Directed by David Fryling
“I Will Be the Gladdest Thing” – Featuring Jonathan Dove's The Passing of the Year for double choir, as well as music by Aurora Aksnes, Eric Barnum, Shawn Kirchner, Annie Lennox, Laura Mvula, Eric Whitacre, and more
Ticket prices: $10; $8 for adults 65+ or non-Hofstra students with ID. Hofstra community members with current Hofstra ID receive one free ticket.
Sunday, April 26, 7 p.m.
Jazz Orchestra
The Music of Count Basie
Directed by Alejandro Aviles
The Helene Fortunoff Theater, Monroe Lecture Center
Tuesday, April 28, 7:30 p.m.
University Choir/Vocal Jazz Concert
Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater, John Cranford Adams Playhouse
Directed by Brianna Blake, Brent Morden
Saturday, May 2, 1 p.m.
Jazz Combos Concert
Room 010, Shapiro Family Hall
Directed by Shawn Lovato
Saturday, May 2, 7:30 p.m.
Symphonic Band/Wind Ensemble Concert
Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater, John Cranford Adams Playhouse
Directed by David Soto
Student Honors Recitals
Free and open to the public.
The Helene Fortunoff Theater
Monroe Lecture Center
Saturday, February 7, 7:30 p.m.
Rhoda Pinsley Levin Honors Recital
Featuring:
Benjamin Taylor, percussion.
Taylor is a student of Professor Sean Ritenauer.
The annual Rhoda Pinsley Levin Endowed Award for Excellence in Musical Performance was established in memory of the celebrated pianist, teacher and music patron Rhoda Pinsley Levin, who was active in the Hofstra community. It honors accomplished senior undergraduate performing musicians, provides financial assistance for related scholarly or vocational pursuits, and presents recitals featuring the award recipients each year. The award was created as a memorial by Mrs. Levin’s husband, the late Harvey J. Levin, a longtime Hofstra economics and research professor and pioneering, internationally influential economist.
Saturday, April 18, 7 p.m.
William B. Rosencrans Honors Recital
Featuring:
Theodore Bazin, baritone
Bazin is a student of Professor Peter Castaldi
The William B. Rosencrans Endowed Music Scholarship is awarded to a qualified junior or senior student majoring in music, whose work is then featured in this annual spring concert. The award was created in 1997 by Marion Rosencrans as a memorial to her husband and the first annual recital was presented in 1998.