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Calendar Of EventsFALL 2014

Brazilian Jazz Exchange ResidencyCo-sponsored by Texas Southern University COLABS and Department of Music, NOLA Arts House Music and New

Orleans Center for the Gulf South at Tulane UniversitySeptember 10th – 10:00a.m. Lecture/ Panel Rhinehart Auditorium A discussion of the Brazil Arts and Cultural Exchange 2014 and its importance will be held before an audience consisting of

TSU students and faculty. Guest Brazilian musicians and scholars will discuss the Exchange program, Brazilian music styles, and cultural influences.

September 11th – 11:00 a.m. Masterclass Rhinehart Auditorium American Jazz and Brazilian Jazz styles will be explored. Led by and Horace Alexander Young, TSU students will participate

in a guided session with Brazilian musicians, Hotencio Silva, Fabricio Anderson, Lemos de Sousa, Ferriera de Oliveira, Marco Queiroz, in an open session designed to acquaint students on the stylistic influences of both Brazilian and American

Jazz and how they intersect.

September 12th - 5:00 p.m. Brazilian Jazz Jam on the Plaza RSC Music PlazaGuest Brazilian Jazz Musicians and TSU students and faculty will participate in an outdoor festival featuring music, jazz and

dancing. Churrasco’s Brazilian food truck will be on site to offer Brazilian cuisine to compliment the occasion. *******

October 17th - 2:00 p.m. Jolie Rocke Brown Rhinehart AuditoriumLecture / Recital

“From the gospel church to the opera stage…stopped at the club on the way”Soprano, Jolie Rocke Brown talks about her life as a singer. She enjoys a multi-faceted professional performing career in

which she sings across several genres including opera, black gospel, jazz and R&B. October 21st - 1:00 p.m. Faculty Showcase Concert Rhinehart Auditorium

Jane Perkyns, Darryl Singleton, Lucian Zidaru and othersMusic department faculty members share the stage in a program of classical works.

October 24th -2:00 p.m. Eunbi Kim Rhinehart Auditorium

Music EntrepreneurshipThe New York City-based pianist produces modern interdisciplinary concert experiences. Collaborating with other art

forms, she presents classical and contemporary music in unique settings. Taking a break from a presentation at the Asia Society, Kim talks to our students about forging careers in music through personal entrepreneurship.

November 9th - 4:00 p.m. Karem Simon, Clarinet Rhinehart Auditorium

Historias y Danzas by Colorado composer James David (world premiere)Canadian clarinetist, Dr. Karem Simon, will present a program of 20th and 21st century works for solo clarinet and piano.

An active soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, and conductor, Simon is dedicated to the commissioning of new works for the clarinet. He will be assisted by Dr. Jane Perkyns on the piano

November 16th- 4:00p.m. University Choir Riverside UMC

4920 Cullen Blvd, 77004 November 25th - 4:00p.m. Opera Workshop Rhinehart Auditorium

The Thin Line Between Love and HateTexas Southern University student soloists perform a concert of staged opera scenes exploring the two extremes of emotion…Love and Hate. Arias, Duets, and Ensembles from Grand Operas in Italian, French, and English. Featuring

Mozart, Verdi, Puccini and others