Updated December 2, 2009

Dec. 1

UAB Jazz Ensemble, 7 p.m., Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Conducted by Steve Roberts. Admission is free. Call 205-975-2787 or visit www.music.uab.edu.

Dec. 2

UAB Department of Music Student Recital, noon, UAB Mary Culp Hulsey Recital Hall, 950 13th St. South. Free admission. Call 205-934-7376 or visit www.music.uab.edu.

Dec. 4

UAB Jazz Ensemble, 3:30 p.m., Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Conducted by Steve Roberts. Admission is free. Call 205-975-2787 or visit www.music.uab.edu.

Dec. 5

UAB Middle School Honor Bands Concert, 3 p.m., Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. More than 300 talented Alabama students in grades 7-8 will come together to rehearse for nine hours and perform traditional band music such as marches, overtures and holiday selections. Students will be divided into four bands to be led by guest conductors: Valerie Morgan of College Park, Ga.; Andrew Cole of Marietta, Ga.; Brian Wilson of Birmingham; and UAB Associate Professor of Music Denise Gainey. Admission is free. Call 205-975-2787 or visit www.music.uab.edu.

Dec. 6

Christmas at the Alys, 3 p.m., Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. The UAB Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will join with the Hueytown High School Chamber Choir to present this holiday favorite for the entire family. Several well-known works associated with the holiday spirit will be included on the program, including Maurice Durufle's "Ubi Caritas," Elizabeth Poston's "Jesus Christ the Apple Tree" and Healy Willan's "The Three Kings." Other works to be featured include traditional favorites of the Christmas season, such as "Fum, Fum, Fum" and "Carol of the Bells" by the Hueytown Chamber Choir. The choirs will unite on "What Sweeter Music," a work by English composer John Rutter. Admission is free. Call 205-975-2787 or visit www.music.uab.edu.

Dec. 11          

UAB Wind Symphony in Concert, 3:30 p.m., Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. Conducted by Sue Samuels. UAB's premier wind and percussion ensemble will perform Alexander's "The Southerner," Camphouse's "Anthem" (based on the U.S. and Iraqi national anthems) and "Wedding Dance" by composer Jacque Press. The concert also will feature a special performance by the UAB Percussion Ensemble and the Marching Blazers. Admission is free. Call 205-975-2787 or visit www.music.uab.edu.

Dec. 12          

UAB Senior High Honor Bands Concert, 4 p.m., Alys Stephens Center Jemison Concert Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South. More than 350 talented Alabama students in grades 9-12 will rehearse for nine hours and perform traditional band music such as marches, overtures and holiday selections. Students will be divided into five bands to be led by guest conductors: Dennis Fisher of Denton, Texas; Clinton Marshall of Columbia, S.C.; Jeffrey Rowser of Conyers, Ga.; and UAB assistant professors of music Marc Reed and Sue Samuels. Admission is free. Call 205-975-2787 or visit www.music.uab.edu.

About the UAB Department of Music

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, Wind Symphony, Symphony Band, Blazer Band, Computer Music Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Electro-Acoustic Percussion Ensemble, Gospel Choir, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Piano Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Opera, Brass Ensemble, Clarinet Choir, Woodwind Quintet, Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo.