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A free, lunch-time concert featuring student performers from the School of Music.

Mauricio Kagel, the German-Argentine composer who died in 2008, is most noted for his theatrical contributions to classical music performance. The evening will offer two of Kagel's short films, Unter Strom and Antithese, and performances of Kagel's Schattenklange for bass clarinet and Match for Two Cellos and Percussion. Match is a dialogue for two celli with a percussionist serving as the umpire. It is not only a match in sounds, but also in physical reactions, keeping the umpire busy! Performed by Bent Frequency-a professional, contemporary chamber music ensemble based in Atlanta-and in collaboration with Frequent Small Meals of Atlanta. A reception will precede the concert at 6:30 p.m. in the School of Art & Design lobby of the Georgia
State University campus.

Co-sponsored by the Center for Collaborative and International Arts (CENCIA), which brings together creative writers, visual arts, composers, musicians, actors and playwrights, filmmakers and scholars engaged in arts-related research at Georgia State; and Georgia State University Alumni Association.

"Love & Pizen: Songs of Love and Disdain In Many Derivations." Featuring works by Kirke Mechem, Samuel Barber, Maurice Ravel, John Rutter, Stephen Hatfield, James Gordon, Kathleen Allan and James Mulholland. Concert will be performed at Druid Hills Baptist Church, 1085 Ponce de Leon NE, Atlanta, GA, 30306.

A concert in celebration of Valentine's Day and Chinese New Year's Day, featuring Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Flute Concerto in D Minor; Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture; Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto, an orchestral adaptation of an ancient Chinese legend; and the Overture to Bernstein's West Side Story.

Featuring Bird's Marche Miniature, Wagner's Trauersinfonie, Vaughan Williams' Scherzo, Pärt's Fratres and Kurka's Good Soldier Schweik Suite.

Mr. Renzi and Mr. D'Amato's appearances are made possible by arrangement with MidAmerica Productions, Inc., of New York City and its' General Director, Peter Tiboris.

Founded in 2006, the Meehan/ Perkins Duo has emerged as a driving force in new music through their compelling performances of new works for percussion. Hailed as "superb young percussionists" by the New Yorker, the duo believes in cultivating relationships with living composers through commissions and collaborations that expand the percussion genre. This concert will feature Paul Lansky's Travel Diary, John Fitz Rogers' Once Removed, David Lang's Table of Contents, Nathan Davis' Diving Bell and Suzanne Farrin's This Mind Made War.

A free, lunch-time concert featuring student performers from the School of Music.

"Music from Across the Pond," including Vaughan Williams' Flourish for Wind Band; Grainger's Molly on the Shore; Arnold's English Dances for Band: Set I; "Mars" from Holst's The Planets; and The Beatles' Love.

Elizabeth Bishop will be singing the role of Amneris in the Atlanta Opera's February 27-March 7 performance of Verdi's Aida.

The delightfully idiosyncratic works of composer Georges Aperghis are recognized as some of the most groundbreaking combinations of the theatrical and musical worlds. Special guest artist, New York soprano Haleh Abghari, will be performing Recitations, a virtuosic tour de force, and La nuit en tête, a chamber work with fleeting and provocative evocations of nocturnal imaginings. The program will also feature the dynamic Graffitis for solo percussion and Simata for prepared piano and live processing.

This concert is a part of the Odysseia Symposium: A Celebration of Modern Greek Literature, Art and Music: March 15 - 21, 2010. Sponsored by the GSU School of Music and the Center for Hellenic Studies and made possible through generous support of the Center for Collaborative and International Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences and the French American Fund for Contemporary Music, a program of FACE with major support from SACEM and BMG Music Publishing.

ODYSSEIA IV, featuring the premiere of Celebration XV by Theodore Antoniou, a work commissioned by neoPhonia and written in commemoration of its 15th anniversary season; the premiere of Tonoi VII for solo alto saxophone by Nickitas Demos; Three Sighs, Three Variations by Georgie Tsontakis; Sonata for Violin and Piano by Christos Samaras; and the premiere of The Empty Blouse by Nickitas Demos, featuring poetry by George Seferis in a translation by Gregory Jusdanis and projected images by Ralph Gilbert. The concert will also feature brief remarks by Dr. Gregory Jusdanis. Reception to follow.

This concert is a part of the Odysseia Symposium: A Celebration of Modern Greek Literature, Art and Music: March 15 - 21, 2010. Sponsored by the GSU School of Music and the Center for Hellenic Studies and made possible through generous support of the Center for Collaborative and International Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences.

With the Women's Choirs of Agnes Scott College and Georgia Tech University.

Featured works include Lamento for Violin and Orchestra by Christos Samaras, Divertimento for Strings by Curtis Bryant and the premiere of Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra by Nickitas Demos. The concert will also feature projected images by Ralph Gilbert, Associate Dean for the Fine Arts, GSU College of Arts & Sciences.

This concert is a part of the Odysseia Symposium: A Celebration of Modern Greek Literature, Art and Music: March 15 - 21, 2010. Sponsored by the GSU School of Music and the Center for Hellenic Studies and made possible through generous support of the Center for Collaborative and International Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Featuring 12 outstanding jazz saxophonists from the metro Atlanta area. All ticket proceeds will go towards jazz scholarships at Georgia State.

Featuring Libby Larsen's Fanfare, With Love and Hisses and Brass Flight; Beethoven's March; Hindemith's Geschwindmarsch; Shostakovich's Two Scarlatti Dances; and Stravinsky's Symphonies of Wind Instruments.

Featuring works by Hindemith, Weber, Arthur Pryor and Charles Small.

A free, lunch-time concert featuring student performers from the School of Music.

The 5th Rock and Roll Biennale, featuring works by Edgar Varese, John Cage, AC/DC, Radiohead, Stewart Copeland and others.

Featuring Mozart's Vesperae solennes de confessore and John Corigliano's Fern Hill.

Featuring Björk's Overture; Varèse's Ionisation, Hyperprism and Dance for Burgess; and Weill's Little Three Penny.

Tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi is an internationally recognized jazz performer, composer, author and educator. Bergonzi has performed throughout the world at all the major jazz festivals and jazz venues, with his own ensembles as well as with numerous jazz greats. His music is renowned for its innovation, mastery and integrity. His discography includes more than 60 recordings and he has 60 recorded song titles registered with ASCAP. The 20-piece University Jazz Band, founded over 30 years ago and currently led by Gordon Vernick, has previously backed such notables as Jon Faddis, Nicholas Payton, Kenny Garrett, Slide Hampton, David Sanchez, Joe Lovano, and Jimmy Heath.

The final concert in the ensemble's 15th anniversary season is entitled "Homecoming," featuring works by alumni of the GSU School of Music's composition program.

The world's most popular opera features one unforgettable melody after another. The strong-willed gypsy, Carmen, is intertwined in a passionate triangle between herself, a jealous corporal and a swaggering toreador - resulting in explosive tragedy. You won't want to miss Bizet's fiery exploration of obsessive love.

The world's most popular opera features one unforgettable melody after another. The strong-willed gypsy, Carmen, is intertwined in a passionate triangle between herself, a jealous corporal and a swaggering toreador - resulting in explosive tragedy. You won't want to miss Bizet's fiery exploration of obsessive love.

The world's most popular opera features one unforgettable melody after another. The strong-willed gypsy, Carmen, is intertwined in a passionate triangle between herself, a jealous corporal and a swaggering toreador - resulting in explosive tragedy. You won't want to miss Bizet's fiery exploration of obsessive love.

The world's most popular opera features one unforgettable melody after another. The strong-willed gypsy, Carmen, is intertwined in a passionate triangle between herself, a jealous corporal and a swaggering toreador - resulting in explosive tragedy. You won't want to miss Bizet's fiery exploration of obsessive love.

The School of Music presents a gourmet, three-course dinner, accompanied by operatic arias, duets and ensembles performed by singers from the 2010 Harrower Summer Opera Workshop. A Father's Day tradition!