Past Performances

Spring 2024

• January 27 – Senior Recital
  Featuring Rachel Madore '24, soprano
• January 28 – Senior Recital
  Featuring Noelle Weaver '24, soprano
• February 11 – Junior Recital
  Featuring Aubrey Gerhardt '25, clarinet
• February 16 – OWU Music Festival Host Concert
  Conducted by Richard Edwards
• February 17 – OWU Music Festival Finale Concert
• February 20 – Faculty Recital
  Featuring Rachel Fitzgerald '18, soprano
• February 24 – Senior Recital
  Featuring Jack Falko '24, trumpet
• February 25 – Faculty Recital
  OWU Woodwind faculty featuring Drs. Youmee Kim and Frank Chiou, piano
• February 27 – Vaughn Wiester's Famous Jazz Orchestra
  About the Band
• March 3 – Guest Recital: line upon line
  About the Percussion Trio
• March 19 – Guest Recital
  Featuring Mariko Kaneda, piano; Leonid Polonsky, violin; and Wendy Morton, cello
• March 24 – Choral Art Society / Chamber Choir Concert
  Conducted by Jason Hiester
• April 7 – Senior Recital
  Featuring Payton Andisman '24, saxophone
• April 9 – Chamber Orchestra Concert
  Conducted by Deborah Price
• April 11-13 and 19-20 – "Absolute Zero"
  Directed by Lusie Cuskey
• April 14 – Composition Recital / Senior Recital
  Students of Dr. EunSeok Park, featuring Phoenix Ball '24
• April 16 – Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert
  Conducted by Richard Edwards
• April 18 – Departmental Student Recital
• April 21 – Departmental Student Rectial
• April 23 – Park Avenue Jazz Ensemble Concert
  Conducted by Kevin Turner
• April 26 – Dance Concert: Terpsicorps 23/24
• April 27-30 – Senior Project Productions
  • "In the Garden of the Selfish Giant"
    Written by Sandra Fenichel Asher and directed by Dyna Bresson '24
  • "Fair Winds, Following Tides"
    Written and directed by Isabelle Tinti-Kane '24
  • "Not Trying to Get a Laugh"
    Written and performed by Evan Van Deusen '24

Fall 2023

• October 5-7 and 7-8 – "365 Days/365 Plays"
  Artistic-directed by Bradford Sadler
• October 10 – Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert
  Conducted by Richard Edwards
• October 29 – Senior Recital
  Featuring Hannah Barenthin '24, clarinet
• November 3-4 – "Spooked" Musical Theatre Scenes
  Directed by Jennifer Whitehead
• November 5 – Senior Recital
  Featuring Logan Page '24, trumpet
• November 9 – Chamber Orchestra Concert
  Conducted by Deborah Price
• November 10 and 11-12 – Orchesis 23/24
  Directed by Janet Schroeder
• November 11 – Choral Art Society / Chamber Choir Concert
  Conducted by Jason Hiester
• November 14 – Park Avenue Jazz Ensemble Concert
  Conducted by Kevin Turner
• November 28 – Departmental Student Recital
  Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• December 1 – OWU Directing Class One-Acts
  Produced and mentored by Lusie Cuskey
• December 2 – Composition Recital / Junior Recital
  Students of Dr. EunSeok Park, featuring Maja Todorović '25
• December 3 – Departmental Student Recital
  Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• December 4 – Lessons & Carols Concert
  Conducted by Jason Hiester

Spring 2023

• January 29 – Faculty Recital
  Featuring Frank Chiou, piano
• February 11 – Voice Recital
  Featuring Angel Tyler
• February 17 – OWU Music Festival Host Concert
  Conducted by Richard Edwards, Christopher Lizak, and Jason Hiester
• February 18 – OWU Music Festival Grand Finale Concert: Honor Choirs
  Conducted by Thai Sribanditmongkol and Stacey Gibbs
• February 18 – OWU Music Festival Grand Finale Concert: Honor Bands
  Conducted by Ken Douglas and Nancy Ditmer
• February 19 – Faculty Recital
  Featuring Mary Davis, cello, and Frank Chiou, piano
• March 5 – Senior Recital
  Featuring Gavin Abrams '23, trombone
• March 7 – Faculty Recital
  Featuring Karl Pedersen, viola
• April 2 – Choral Art Society / Chamber Choir Concert
  Conducted by Jason Hiester
• April 4 – Departmental Student Recital
  Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• April 13-15 and 21-22 – "Xanadu"
  Directed by Brian Granger
• April 16 – Senior Recital
  Featuring David Gale '23, violin
• April 16 – Senior Recital
  Featuring Tiyinoluwa Olushola-Alao '23, composition
• April 18 – Departmental and Composition Studio Recital
  Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• April 20 – Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert
  Conducted by Christopher Lizak
• April 23 – Chamber Orchestra Concert
  Conducted by Deborah Price
• April 25 – Park Avenue Jazz Ensemble Concert
  Conducted by Kevin Turner
• April 28 – Dance Concert: Terpsicorps 22/23
  Location: Chappelear Drama Center

Fall 2022

• September 24 – Scenes! A Directing Class Presentation
  Location: Chappelear Drama Center
• October 2 – Guest Recital: Jeffrey String Quartet
  Featuring Alicia Hui and Robert Firdman, violins; Karl Pederson, viola; and Wendy Morton, cello
• October 11 – Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert
  Conducted by Richard Edwards
• October 27 – Senior Recital
  Featuring Hannah Watson '23 and Luke Belinski '23, alto saxophones
• October 27-29 and 30 – "Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill"
  Directed by Bradford Sadler
• October 30 – Senior Recital
  Featuring Hayden Houpt '23, tuba
• November 1 – Departmental Student Recital
  Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• November 4 – "Fearless" (Musical Theatre Scenes)
  Directed by Jennifer Whitehead
• November 5 – Senior Recital
  Featuring Katie Lester '23, horn, and Abby Stepp '23, trumpet
• November 11 and 12 – Orchesis 22/23
  Directed by Janet Schroeder
• November 12 – Senior Recital
  Featuring Linden Coldiron '23, composition
• November 13 – Choral Art Society / Chamber Choir Concert
  Conducted by Jason Hiester
• November 15 – Park Avenue Jazz Ensemble Concert
  Conducted by Kevin Turner
• November 17 – Chamber Orchestra Concert
  Conducted by Deborah Price
• November 29 – UCelli
  Featuring Pei-An Chao, Mary Davis, Cora Kuyvenhoven, and Wendy Morton, cellos
• December 2 – Directing Class One-Acts
  Produced and mentored by Ed Kahn
• December 4 – Departmental Student Recital
  Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• December 5 – "Lessons & Carols" Holiday Concert
  Conducted by Jason Hiester

Spring 2022

• February 10 – OWU Honors Music Festival Host Concert
  Location: University Hall's Gray Chapel
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• February 12 – OWU Honors Music Festival Finale Concert
  Location: University Hall's Gray Chapel
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• February 17-19 and 20 – 'She Kills Monsters'
  Directed by Bradford Sadler. Location: Chappelear Drama Center
• February 20 – Guest Recital
  Featuring Joshua Boggs '14, countertenor, and Mariko Kaneda-Niwa, piano. Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• February 22 – Senior Recital
  Featuring Abe Sulin '22, horn. Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• February 27 – Faculty Recital
  Featuring Youmee Kim, piano. Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• March 18-19 – Spring Senior Production: 'The Dumb Waiter'
  Senior project of Danny Rodriguez Hijo '22 and Judson Nimrick '22. Location: Chappelear Drama Center
• March 20 – Senior/Junior Recital
  Featuring Gavin Abrams '23, trombone, and Grace Patrick '23, trombone. Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• March 26 – Faculty Recital
  Featuring Chris Lizak, percussion. Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• March 27 – Choral Art Society Concert
  Conducted by Su Xin. Location: University Hall's Gray Chapel
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• April 1-2, 7-8, and 10 – 'Journeys of Love: A Festival of New Musical Theatre, Written by Professional Composers, Lyricists, and Book Writers'
  Directed by Brian Granger. Musical direction by Jennifer Whitehead. Location: Chappelear Drama Center
• April 3 – Departmental Student Recital
  Featuring students of Karl Pedersen. Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• April 5 – Chamber Orchestra Concert
  Conducted by Antoine Clark. Location: University Hall's Gray Chapel
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• April 10 – Student Recital
  Featuring Princeton Vaughn '22, composition. Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• April 12 – Student Recital: Departmental and Composition Studio Recital
  Featuring students of Jennifer Whitehead and EunSeok Park. Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• April 14 – Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert
  Conducted by Richard Edwards. Location: University Hall's Gray Chapel
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• April 15 – Terpsicorps Student Dance Concert
  Featuring eight pieces, including two senior documentary films. Location: Chappelear Drama Center
• April 19 – Park Avenue Jazz Ensemble Concert
  Conducted by Kevin Turner. Location: University Hall's Gray Chapel
  View the video

Fall 2021

• October 7-9 (four performances) – Daughters of Leda by Madeline Sayet
  Directed by Cortney Knipp. Location: Chappelear Drama Center
• October 22-23 – Fall Senior Project Production: Flowers for Algernon by David Rogers
  Directed by Catie Hyatt. Location: Chappelear Drama Center
• October 26 – Senior Recital: Hunter Coon, baritone
  Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• October 29-30 (two performances) – Fall Senior Project Production: Fragments
  Directed by Jasmine Lew. Location: Chappelear Drama Center
• October 31 – Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert
  Conducted by Richard Edwards. Location: University Hall's Gray Chapel
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• November 5 – Musical Theatre Scenes
  Directed by Jennifer Whitehead. Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
  View the video
• November 9 – OWU Chamber Orchestra Concert
  Conducted by Antoine Clark. Location: University Hall's Gray Chapel
  View the video
• November 10 – Departmental Student Recital
  Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• November 12-13 (three performances) – Orchesis 21/22
  Directed by Rashana Perks Smith. Location: Chappelear Drama Center
• November 14 – Choral Art Society Concert
  Conducted by Jason Hiester. Location: University Hall's Gray Chapel
  View the video
• November 16 – Park Avenue Jazz Ensemble Concert
  Conducted by Kevin Turner. Location: University Hall's Gray Chapel
  View the video
• November 17 – Departmental Student Recital
  Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• November 18 – Composition Studio Recital: Students of Dr. EunSeok Park
  Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• November 30 – Faculty Recital: Garry Wasserman, double bass
  Location: Sanborn Hall's Jemison Auditorium
• December 3 (OWU Art Hop) – OWU Student Art Exhibition
  Location: Edgar Hall's Werner Gallery
• December 3 (OWU Art Hop) – "We Barely Talk: A Festival of One-Acts"
  Produced by Brian Granger. Location: Chappelear Drama Center
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• December 7 (OWU Art Hop) – "Deaf Republic" Events
  Location: Richard M. Ross Art Museum
• December 8 (OWU Art Hop) – Dance at the Ross
  Location: Richard M. Ross Art Museum