Oct. 8

Birmingham Art Music Alliance (BAMA) Concert, 7:30 p.m. in UAB's Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. The first concert of the BAMA season, "INTER VIVOS," or "between living persons," captures the spirit of this program of duets and collaborations between living composers and performers. The program will feature new works of music by Birmingham-area composers and artists. Presented by the UAB Department of Music in conjunction with BAMA. Tickets are $6; $3 for students. Call 205-934-8056.

Oct. 11

UAB Wind Symphony and Symphony Band, 3 p.m. in Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Directed by Sue Samuels. Featuring traditional wind band music, including music by Sousa, Holst and Elgar. The UAB Wind Symphony comprises the best undergraduate and graduate wind and percussion players on campus. This concert will include the UAB Symphony Band directed by Marc Reed. Admission is free. Call 205-975-2787 or visit www.music.uab.edu.

Oct. 14           

UAB Department of Music Student Recital, noon in UAB's Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Admission is free. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.music.uab.edu.

Oct. 22           

UAB Faculty Recital, 7 p.m. in Alys Stephens Center Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. UAB Music Associate Professor Denise Gainey, D.M.A., clarinet, and Dale Reynolds, M.M., piano, assisted by Kathleen Costello, principal clarinetist with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. The theme of the recital is "Grenadilla Gems," a reference to the African wood from which the clarinet is made. The program will include clarinet music of France, Italy, Germany and Poland, with works by Schmitt, Lutoslawski, Mendelssohn, Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Milhaud. Admission is free. Call 205-975-2787 or visit www.music.uab.edu.

Oct. 24           

UAB Choirs Fall Concert, 8 p.m. in Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Conducted by Philip Copeland. The Fall Concert will feature the award-winning UAB Concert Choir and UAB Chamber Singers singing music by European composers Zoltán Kodaly and William Byrd and American composers Daniel Pinkham and Robert Shaw. The UAB Concert Choir will be featured later this year at the Southern Regional Convention of the American Choral Directors Association. Admission is free. Call 205-975-2787 or visit www.music.uab.edu.

Oct. 25

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UAB Piano Series: Chinese pianist Chu Fang Huang, winner of the 2005 Cleveland International Piano Competition. 4 p.m. in Alys Stephens Center Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. As first-prize winner of the 2005 Cleveland International Piano Competition and a finalist in the 12th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2005, Huang has made concert appearances throughout the United States. She made her Lincoln Center debut at Alice Tully Hall in November 2005 and won the 2006 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. Tickets are $15; $5 for UAB students and employees with valid ID. Call 205-975-2787. Visit the UAB Department of Music online at www.music.uab.edu.

 

About UAB

UAB is the first all-Steinway piano school in Alabama. The UAB Department of Music presents more than 150 concerts, recitals, master classes and lectures each year - many of them free - for more than 400,000 people throughout the region. The department features 17 ensembles, including the UAB Marching Blazers, Opera, Symphony Band, Computer Music Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Gospel Choir, Concert Choir, Piano Ensemble, Clarinet Choir, Jazz Ensemble and more.