Slosberg Music Center / Brandeis University

11/07/2024

Musicology PhD student Alexandra Burkot's studies took an unexpected nine-month swing through Greece in 2023, thanks to a professor's suggestion that she look into the American School of Classical Studies there. Alexandra's fellowship focused on the composer Dimitrios Levidis, sparked by a piece he wrote in 1943 during the Axis occupation of Greece and set to a passage from the Iliad.

While in Athens, Alexandra performed in a recital with Brandeis classmate Mariel Mayz, a pianist and PhD student in composition and theory. "Graduate students tend to put ourselves into silos, but we should be collaborating all the time," says Alexandra.

Read the full story by Abigail Arnold at brandeis.edu/gsas/news/index.html

10/19/2024

Saturday, October 16 at 7:30 in Slosberg Music Center, the Lydian String Quartet perform works by Haydn, Brahms, and the world premiere of "Juniper and Birch," by Lembit Beecher, winner of the 2022 Lydian Quartet Commission Prize. Tickets: $20/$15/$5, and free for Brandeis students. Available at tinyurl.com/LydianQuartet. Can't make the concert in person? It will be streaming on brandeis.edu/streaming/music.

10/10/2024

The Lydian String Quartet with Steven Ansell: Saturday, October 19, 7:30 pm, Slosberg Music Center.

The Lydian String Quartet, members of the music faculty at Brandeis, approaches music-making with a sense of exploration and personal expression that is timeless, from the acknowledged masterpieces of the classical, romantic, and modern eras to the remarkable compositions written by today's cutting edge composers.

Their October 19 program includes works by Joseph Haydn, Johannes Brahms, and the world premiere of Juniper and Birch by Lembit Beecher, the winner of the 2022 Lydian Quartet Commission Prize. With guest artist Steven Ansell, principal viola of the Boston Symphony

Sponsored by the Department of Music.Tickets: $20/$15/$5, and free for Brandeis students; available at tinyurl.com/LydianQuartet

09/16/2024

Saturday, October 19, 7:30 pm in Slosberg Music Center: The Lydian String Quartet performs its first Brandeis concert of 2024-25, with guest artist Steven Ansell, principal viola of the Boston Symphony.

Program:
* Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op. 33, No. 3 “The Bird”
* Lembit Beecher: Juniper and Birch (world premiere - winner of the 2022 Lydian Quartet Commission Prize)
* Johannes Brahms: String Quintet in G major, Op. 111

Tickets: $25/$15/$5/free, available online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lydian-string-quartet-tickets-1013021112417?aff=oddtdtcreator

06/05/2024

Slosberg Music Center will be closed for the summer beginning Saturday, June 8, 2024.

05/13/2024

Finals are almost over! Slosberg will be open today and tomorrow (5/13 & 5/14) from 8am-8:30pm and then we're going to take a little break and cheer on our graduates. Summer hours begin on Monday, May 20th!

05/07/2024

Check out this profile on our very own musicology PhD student Anna Valcour!

Brandeis combines the resources of a world-class research university with the personal attention of a liberal arts setting. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences offers 17 doctoral programs and more than 40 master's and postbaccalaureate programs.

05/05/2024

Our final concert of the season is upon us! The Solar Winds Quintet will present a concert of music by Fine, Bozza, Cambini, and Barber (full program below). 3pm on Sunday, May 12, 2024 at Slosberg Recital Hall. Admission is Free/No Ticket Reservations required.

PROGRAM

Scherzo pour quintette a vent Op. 48 Eugene Bozza (1905-1991)

Partita for Wind Quintet Irving Fine (1914 - 1962)
I Introduction and Theme
II Variation
III Interlude
IV Gigue
V Coda

Quintet No 3 in F Major Giuseppe Maria Cambini (1746 - 1825)
Allegro Maestoso
Larghetto sostenuto
Rondo Allegro con brio

Summer Music for Woodwind Quintet Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

04/22/2024

Professor Yu-Hui Chang's MUS 106 Undergraduate Composition class will present their final projects in a concert on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 7pm in Slosberg Recital Hall. The works will be performed by the Boston-based duo, Transient Canvas. Free admission, no ticket reservations required. Come and support our undergraduate composers!

Rachel Abramovitz
Sadie Crahan
Daniel Dischino
Spencer Fineman
Marcus Hoskins
Kehan Hu
Keren Kohane
Coby Mandell
Eva Peng
Matan Schwartz
Judy Ye
Alyssa Zylberger

04/21/2024

This year’s annual Henri Lazarof Chamber Concert will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5 and will include the following program:

Henri Lazarof: String Quartet No. 8 “Hommage to Paul Klee”
Bohuslav Martinu: Three Madrigals for violin and viola
Njabulo Phungula: Trio for French horn, violin and piano (*world premiere, winner of 2023 Henri Lazarof International Commission Prize)
Henri Lazarof: Trio for French horn, violin and piano

Performed by the Lydian String Quartet, hornist Clark Matthews, violinist Markus Placci, and pianist Heng-Jin Park.

Reserve your free tickets at the link below!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/annual-henri-lazarof-chamber-concert-tickets-886404909947

04/19/2024

Seniors Coby Mandell and Sarah Winkler will be presenting a non-performance track recital tomorrow! Coby and Sarah wish to showcase their performance chops outside of their major/degree concentrations and we are thrilled that they are doing so! Tomorrow, Sat, April 20 at 5pm in the Recital Hall. Free Admission/No ticket necessary.

04/17/2024

Slosberg Music Center will be on a modified schedule for the upcoming Passover break. If you need to grab your instrument from your locker before leaving campus, please review the schedule below! We hope everyone has a restful break!

04/17/2024

For our final colloquium of the academic year, we are pleased to host Richard Carrick, chair of the composition program at the Berklee College of Music. 4pm, Thursday, April 18, 2024 in Slosberg Rm 212. Free & Open to the Public.

04/15/2024

Join Fafali for an exciting night of traditional music and dance! Wed, April 17, 2024 at 7:30pm in Slosberg Recital Hall. Free Admission. Reserve your tickets below!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fafali-music-and-dance-from-ghana-tickets-863766698447

04/14/2024

Join the Brandeis Improv Collective for a night of, well, musical improv! Tom Hall heads this group of talented Brandeisians. Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 7:30pm in Slosberg Recital Hall. What else will you be doing on a Tuesday night? Be there! Reserve tickets below!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brandeis-music-improv-collective-tickets-856037760987

04/13/2024

It's chamber music time! Come out and support our talented Brandeis student chamber musicians! Free Admission!

Concert #1
Monday, April 15, 2024 at 7:30pm, Slosberg Recital Hall
(Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-2024-chamber-music-concert-1-tickets-861544170807)

Concert #2
Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 7:30pm, Slosberg Recital Hall
(Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-2024-chamber-music-concert-2-tickets-861545865877)

04/11/2024

Join us in Slosberg TONIGHT at 7:30pm to experience the sound installation projects of Prof. Erin Gee's Sound & Space class!

04/10/2024

Join Prof Taylor Ackley and the talented musicians of the Brandeis Roots Music Ensemble for their Spring 2024 concert! Friday, April 12, 2024 at 8 PM in Slosberg Recital Hall. Reserve your tickets at link below! Part of the Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Arts.

The Roots Music Ensemble studies and performs repertoire from Roots music traditions including blues, country, swing, bluegrass and Appalachian folk. Students learn to play these styles by ear while developing skills in arranging, harmonizing and improvising. Participation is open to instrumentalists and vocalists from any musical background (including those who play instruments not usually associated with these styles).

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brandeis-roots-music-ensemble-concert-tickets-860206570007