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Bridging DifferencesA University of Arkansas Department of Music Project of Concerts, Workshops, and LecturesAll Events are FREEGenerously Supported by the McIlroy Family Endowment in Visual and Performing ArtsAdditional support from Faulkner Performing Arts Center, UA Music Department, Multicultural Center, Geosciences Department, SHE Festival, and SEC Travel FundMusic’s Lessons2024

ConcertsTuesday, february 20 Turtle Island String Quartet7:30 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts CenterProgram: Island PrayersFRIday, march 1Premiere - Catherine McMichal’s “Celestial Navigation” Part of the SHE FestivalInHonorofMargaretHeaeldHamilton,creatorofthecodeforApollo112:00 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts Center University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Robert MuellerSunday, march 24 Family Program - Ella Jenkins: The First Lady of Children's Music, with Cristi Catt and Daniela Tosic from Tapestry Vocal Ensemble LISTEN3:00 p.m., Willard & Pat Walker Community RoomFayettevillePublicLibrary,401W.MountainSt.Tuesday, march 26Tapestry Vocal Ensemble8:00 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts CenterProgram: Transcending BoundariesClick for FREE TICKETSThis is an outstanding performance, such as I have rarely heard.—Mary Berry, GramophoneThe performance was a knockout.—Richard Dyer, The Boston GlobeAt some other time, in some other venue, I may have heard a better live performance. But I doubt it… astonishing virtuosos…the quartet’s performance was breathtaking…- Nashville ScenePhoto by Sylvia ElzafonLISTENClick for FREE TICKETS

ConcertsTuesday, february 20 Turtle Island String Quartet7:30 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts CenterProgram: Island PrayersFRIday, march 1Premiere - Catherine McMichal’s “Celestial Navigation” Part of the SHE FestivalInHonorofMargaretHeaeldHamilton,creatorofthecodeforApollo112:00 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts Center University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Robert MuellerSunday, march 24 Family Program - Ella Jenkins: The First Lady of Children's Music, with Cristi Catt and Daniela Tosic from Tapestry Vocal Ensemble LISTEN3:00 p.m., Willard & Pat Walker Community RoomFayettevillePublicLibrary,401W.MountainSt.Tuesday, march 26Tapestry Vocal Ensemble8:00 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts CenterProgram: Transcending BoundariesClick for FREE TICKETSThis is an outstanding performance, such as I have rarely heard.—Mary Berry, GramophoneThe performance was a knockout.—Richard Dyer, The Boston GlobeAt some other time, in some other venue, I may have heard a better live performance. But I doubt it… astonishing virtuosos…the quartet’s performance was breathtaking…- Nashville ScenePhoto by Sylvia ElzafonLISTENClick for FREE TICKETS

THURSDAY, APRIL 4Mak Grgic, guitar 7:00p.m.,21cHotel,200NEASt.,Bentonville. . . Imaginative, expressive playing - The New York Times…A program that would have needed a bucket of pocorn to be any more cinematic. —Star-Telegram, TexasSATURD AY, APRIL 13Silkroad Ensemble Presents: Train Station Trio7:30 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts CenterWith Sandeep Das (Indian tabla), KaoruWatanabe (Japanese flutes), and NiwelTsumbu (Congolese finger-style guitar)Click for FREE TICKETSSUNDAY, APRIL 28Akropolis Reed Quintet3:00 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts Center Click for FREE TICKETSWednesDAY, September 18Aldo López-Gavilán, piano7:30 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts CenterPure gold, shot through with tenderness and grace.”–Joshua Kosman,San Francisco Chronicle...an exhilarating musical ride–San Francisco ChronicleWednesday and thursday, APRIL 17–18Papo Vázquez, tromboneJazz Festival Concert - UA Jazz Orchestra with Papo VazquezWednesday,April17,7:30p.m.,FaulknerPerformingArtsCenterClick for FREE TICKETSJazz Festival Concert - UA Latin American Ensemble with Papo VazquezThursday,April18,7:30p.m.,UnionTheaterIf you examine the signal moments of Afro-Latin music in New York..., you’ll oftenndthetrombonistPapoVazquezinthepicture, brash and precise, helping to drive the music, giving it snap and ferocity.—The New York TimesPhoto by Anthony AvellanoHe’saterriccomposer,withrange,imaginationandtechnique... López-Gavilán’s superb pianism rocked thehouse as well. —The Washington PostPhoto by José V GavilondoLISTEN LISTENLISTENLISTEN

THURSDAY, APRIL 4Mak Grgic, guitar 7:00p.m.,21cHotel,200NEASt.,Bentonville. . . Imaginative, expressive playing - The New York Times…A program that would have needed a bucket of pocorn to be any more cinematic. —Star-Telegram, TexasSATURD AY, APRIL 13Silkroad Ensemble Presents: Train Station Trio7:30 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts CenterWith Sandeep Das (Indian tabla), KaoruWatanabe (Japanese flutes), and NiwelTsumbu (Congolese finger-style guitar)Click for FREE TICKETSSUNDAY, APRIL 28Akropolis Reed Quintet3:00 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts Center Click for FREE TICKETSWednesDAY, September 18Aldo López-Gavilán, piano7:30 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts CenterPure gold, shot through with tenderness and grace.”–Joshua Kosman,San Francisco Chronicle...an exhilarating musical ride–San Francisco ChronicleWednesday and thursday, APRIL 17–18Papo Vázquez, tromboneJazz Festival Concert - UA Jazz Orchestra with Papo VazquezWednesday,April17,7:30p.m.,FaulknerPerformingArtsCenterClick for FREE TICKETSJazz Festival Concert - UA Latin American Ensemble with Papo VazquezThursday,April18,7:30p.m.,UnionTheaterIf you examine the signal moments of Afro-Latin music in New York..., you’ll oftenndthetrombonistPapoVazquezinthepicture, brash and precise, helping to drive the music, giving it snap and ferocity.—The New York TimesPhoto by Anthony AvellanoHe’saterriccomposer,withrange,imaginationandtechnique... López-Gavilán’s superb pianism rocked thehouse as well. —The Washington PostPhoto by José V GavilondoLISTEN LISTENLISTENLISTEN

Connected Workshops, Classes And lecturesMonday, february 19String Studio Class with Turtle Island Quartet4:00–5:30 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts CenterThursday, february 29 to Saturday, March 1Táhirih Motazedian - Music Theorist and Former Planetary Scientist for NASAPresentation: Music Theory Goes to the MoviesFebruary29,8:30–9:15a.m.,MusicBuildingRoom113“Geo-Forum” - Mahler to Mars and Back Again: A Researcher’s TaleFebruary 29, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Gearhart Hall Room 017SHE Festival Keynote LectureMusic as Therapy, Music as Pathology: The NeverEnding Story March1,5:00–6:00p.m.,HillsideAuditorium206Photo byKarl RabeMONDAY, march 25Chamber Music “How To” Session with Tapestry3:00 p.m., Music Building 335Tuesday, march 26Composition Workshop with John McDonald11:00a.m.-12:15p.m.,MusicBuilding114Tuesday, march 26Patricia Shehan Campbell Lecture(C)Ella-Bration: Childsongs, Children’s Song-Singers, and the Musical Enculturation of Us All3:30–4:30p.m.,MusicBuilding335Tuesday and WEDnesday, April 2–3Mak GrgicGuitar Workshop, April 2, 3:30–4:30 p.m., Music Building 335EntrepreneurWorkshop,April3,12:55–1:45p.m.,MusicBuilding115Photo by Sami Rahim

Connected Workshops, Classes And lecturesMonday, february 19String Studio Class with Turtle Island Quartet4:00–5:30 p.m., Faulkner Performing Arts CenterThursday, february 29 to Saturday, March 1Táhirih Motazedian - Music Theorist and Former Planetary Scientist for NASAPresentation: Music Theory Goes to the MoviesFebruary29,8:30–9:15a.m.,MusicBuildingRoom113“Geo-Forum” - Mahler to Mars and Back Again: A Researcher’s TaleFebruary 29, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Gearhart Hall Room 017SHE Festival Keynote LectureMusic as Therapy, Music as Pathology: The NeverEnding Story March1,5:00–6:00p.m.,HillsideAuditorium206Photo byKarl RabeMONDAY, march 25Chamber Music “How To” Session with Tapestry3:00 p.m., Music Building 335Tuesday, march 26Composition Workshop with John McDonald11:00a.m.-12:15p.m.,MusicBuilding114Tuesday, march 26Patricia Shehan Campbell Lecture(C)Ella-Bration: Childsongs, Children’s Song-Singers, and the Musical Enculturation of Us All3:30–4:30p.m.,MusicBuilding335Tuesday and WEDnesday, April 2–3Mak GrgicGuitar Workshop, April 2, 3:30–4:30 p.m., Music Building 335EntrepreneurWorkshop,April3,12:55–1:45p.m.,MusicBuilding115Photo by Sami Rahim

FRIDAY and saturday, APRIL 12–13Teach M.E. Conference - Silkroad Ensemble EventsPresentation/Collaborative Music Making SessionApril12,7:15-8:15p.m.,BandBuildingPanel/Q&A-April13:12:15-1:15p.m.,BandBuildingSessions with Kaoru Watanabe and Sandeep Das1:30–2:30p.m.and2:45–3:45p.m.,BandBuildingWednesday and friday, APRIL 17 & 19Papo VázquezTromboneWorkshop-April17,4:00p.m.,BandBuilding123JazzWorkshop-April19,12:55–1:45.,BandBuilding123MONDAY, APRIL 29Akropolis Reed Quintet EntrepreneurshipWorkshop,3:00p.m.,BandBuilding123TuesDAY, September 17ScreeningofthelmLos Hermanos/The Brothers 7:30 p.m., Union Theatre, Arkansas UnionParkingClose parking for all “Bridging Differences” campus events, including at the Faulkner Per-forming Arts Center, is at the Stadium Drive Parking Garage, located at 380 N. Stadium Drive, across from Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Parking in the garage is meteredat$1.90perhourMondaythroughFridayfrom7a.m.to8p.m.Pay Station Parking Instructions