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AU’s 17th edition of TubaChristmas set for Saturday
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s 17th edition of TubaChristmas will be taking place this Saturday, Dec. 3, at Hugo Young Theatre. The concert, featuring traditional holiday favorites, is free and open to the public and will start at noon. Hundreds, maybe even thousands, of TubaChristmas events take place throughout the world. The first such concert was held in 1974 and now ensembles everywhere take the opportunity to showcase seasonal melodies from tubas…
Eagle Marching Band performing “Sounds of the Stadium” Sunday, Nov. 13
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s Eagle Marching Band will have its final performance of the fall this coming Sunday, Nov. 13, when it presents the annual “Sounds of the Stadium” concert. The free event will take place inside Kates Gymnasium, beginning at 4 p.m. Directed by Joseph Lewis Jr., the Eagle Marching Band will be playing a number of hits from its pregame and halftime shows. The concert will include top 40, current and classic songs and popular…
Three ensembles to perform at Fall Choral Concert on Sunday, Oct. 23
ASHLAND, Ohio – Three choral ensembles—the Ashland University Choir, the Ashland University Chamber Singers and the Ashland Area Chorus—will perform during this coming Sunday’s (Oct. 23) annual Fall Choral Concert. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at Jack and Deb Miller Chapel starting at 4 p.m. Rowland Blackley, director of choral activities and professor of music at AU, will conduct all three groups, while Deborah Logan will…
First “Jazz at the Nest Concert” of the season set for Tuesday, Oct. 18
ASHLAND, Ohio – The award-winning Ashland University Jazz Orchestra will perform its first “Jazz at the Nest” concert of the 2022-23 season on Tuesday, Oct. 18. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center’s Eagle’s Nest from 7:30-9 p.m. The AUJO, currently under the direction of Scott Garlock, a professor of music, has been providing the AU campus and greater Ashland community with diverse jazz…
Jazzathon, hosted by the AUJO, to take place Wednesday, April 20
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Jazz Orchestra (AUJO) will host a Jazzathon on Wednesday, April 20, to raise funds for past and future trips that the ensemble takes. The group annually travels, including recent trips to the Notre Dame and Tiffin University Jazz Festivals, and also welcomes major guest jazz artists to the Ashland community. Wednesday's Jazzathon will take place at different times of the day in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center’s Eagle’s…
Maplerock Jazz Festival set for Friday, March 18
ASHLAND, Ohio – The 41st annual Maplerock Jazz Festival, an educational and entertaining event that features the Ashland University Jazz Orchestra mixing with internationally-recognized jazz luminaries as well as regional scholastic groups, will take place this Friday, March 18, on the campus of Ashland University. All performances are at the Hugo Young Theatre inside the Center for the Arts (401 College Ave.). Area high school bands will play a non-…
Chrysalis performing free concert on Monday at Hugo Young Theatre
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Department of Music will present a concert by Chrysalis, a duo consisting of Lindsey Goodman (voice, flute) and Robert Frankenberry (voice, piano), on Monday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the Hugo Young Theatre inside the Center for the Arts (401 College Ave.). “First Lines” by Amy Williams and “Duo for Flute and Piano” by Aaron Copland are among the selections…
AU Department of Music presenting a student ensembles recital
ASHLAND, Ohio – The department of music at Ashland University will present a concert of music for small ensembles on Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. The free event will be held at the Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall in the Center for the Arts. Facial coverings are required for those in attendance. The Woodwind Quintet, directed by Tom Reed, professor of music at Ashland, will perform “Horn Quintet” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Piece en forme de Habanera” by…
AUJO concert on Dec. 5 to feature four jazz ensembles
ASHLAND, Ohio – Four jazz ensembles, headlined by the Ashland University Jazz Orchestra (AUJO), will be performing on Sunday, Dec. 5, inside Hugo Young Theatre. The event, which is free and open to the public, starts at 2:30 p.m. First, Inherent Success, consisting of six Ashland students, will take the stage and play a few selections by the likes of jazz legends John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock and Charlie Parker. A group of AUJO alumni are then scheduled to…
Iron Toys to perform recital Sunday night, Nov. 7
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland University Department of Music presents a guest artist recital by Iron Toys on Sunday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m., in the Elizabeth Pastor Recital Hall inside the Center for the Arts. The event is free and open to the public. Face masks are required for all audience members. The recital will include compositions by Howie Smith, Rich Shanklin, Duke Ellington, Paquito D’Rivera, Eliane Elias and Astor Piazzolla. Iron Toys is a saxophone…
