Our concerts are free, open to the public, and in the Music Building Recital Hall unless otherwise noted. Our address is 384 South Prospect Street, Burlington, Vt. View directions and parking information here.

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Thu Mar 30 2023

  • Student Performance Recital
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

    Each semester, music students have the opportunity to perform selections from their applied lessons. Join us for a variety of tunes – classical and jazz, solos and small combos, vocal and instrumental. Free and open to the public.

Mon Apr 03 2023

  • Student Performance Recital
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

    Each semester, music students have the opportunity to perform selections from their applied lessons. Join us for a variety of tunes – classical and jazz, solos and small combos, vocal and instrumental. Free and open to the public.

Wed Apr 05 2023

  • Master Class with Dennis Mackrel and the University Jazz Ensemble
    4:00pm - 5:00pm
    UVM Recital Hall

    Join renowned drummer Dennis Mackrel for a master class with the University Jazz Ensemble, directed by Alex Stewart. Free and open to the public.

    Dennis Mackrel is a noted jazz drummer and highly respected composer/arranger and conductor whose work has been recorded and performed by the Count Basie Orchestra, the Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band, the WDR Radio Big Band from Germany, the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw from Holland, the Danish Radio Big Band from Denmark, and the McCoy Tyner Big Band, whose Grammy winning CDs included Mackrel’s arrangements.

    He has won numerous awards including Who’s Who in Music, A National Endow- ment for the Arts grant for composition, and Outstanding Alumni from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

    He is also an experienced jazz educator who conducts master classes, seminars and workshops throughout Europe, Asia, Canada and the United States.

Thu Apr 06 2023

  • University Jazz Ensemble
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

    This concert wraps up the University Jazz Ensemble’s residency with drummer Dennis Mackrel (April 4-6). Directed by Alex Stewart. Free and open to the public.

    Dennis Mackrel is a noted jazz drummer and highly respected composer/arranger and conductor whose work has been recorded and performed by the Count Basie Orchestra, the Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band, the WDR Radio Big Band from Germany, the Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw from Holland, the Danish Radio Big Band from Denmark, and the McCoy Tyner Big Band, whose Grammy winning CDs included Mackrel’s arrangements.

    He has won numerous awards including Who’s Who in Music, A National Endow- ment for the Arts grant for composition, and Outstanding Alumni from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

    He is also an experienced jazz educator who conducts master classes, seminars and workshops throughout Europe, Asia, Canada and the United States.

Fri Apr 14 2023

  • Concert Band
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

Sat Apr 15 2023

  • Symphony Orchestra
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

    Join us for an evening of diverse and captivating music featuring American Salute by Morton Gould, Sweet Dreams, Elizabeth Lee by Gabriel Musella, and Mars and Jupiter from The Planets by Gustav Holst. This exciting program will also include the second movement of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G, featuring the UVM Symphony Concerto Competition winner, Logan Prewitt, and the jazz classic 'Round Midnight, arranged by Patricia Julien.

    Yutaka Kono, conductor. Free and open to the public.

Sun Apr 16 2023

  • Vermont Wind Ensemble
    3:00pm - 4:00pm

Tue Apr 18 2023

  • Concert Choir & Catamount Singers: "Other Ways of Listening"
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

    This program is inspired by Byrd Baylor's book The Other Way to Listen and the work of many scholars and artists such as Pauline Oliveros, Maxine Greene, and Oliver Sachs. Their creative works and writings have encouraged us to pause, listen broadly, deeply, and otherwise using all of the senses and experiences available to us as human beings.

    You are invited to join us as we explore the multiple ways of listening and hearing through works by Josquin Des Prez, Elaine Hagenburg, Pauline Oliveros, and Eric Whitacre.

    Director, Andrea Maas
    Collaborative Piano, Amy Shortt

Wed Apr 19 2023

  • Student Performance Recital
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

    Each semester, music students have the opportunity to perform selections from their applied lessons. Join us for a variety of tunes – classical and jazz, solos and small combos, vocal and instrumental. Free and open to the public.

Thu Apr 20 2023

  • Flute Studio Recital
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

Tue Apr 25 2023

  • Chromaticats & Jazz Vocal Ensemble
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

Thu Apr 27 2023

  • Percussion Ensemble
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

Mon May 01 2023

  • Chamber Ensembles
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

Tue May 02 2023

  • Nonet & Latin Jazz Ensemble
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

Wed May 03 2023

  • Student Performance Recital
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

    Each semester, music students have the opportunity to perform selections from their applied lessons. Join us for a variety of tunes – classical and jazz, solos and small combos, vocal and instrumental. Free and open to the public.

Thu May 04 2023

  • Jazz Guitar & Post Bop Ensemble
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

Mon May 08 2023

  • Vocal/Organ Studio Recital
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

    With students of Amy Shortt

Tue May 09 2023

  • Vocal Studio Recital
    7:30pm - 8:30pm

    With students of Adam Hall

Wed May 10 2023

  • Vocal Studio Recital
    7:30pm - 8:30pm