Events

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						Student & Class Recitals Timbral Xperience 11:30am Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Junior Recital Will Joseloff, Violin 2:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Faculty & Guest Artist Recital Window into the Creative Mind 4:00pm Wortham Theatre at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Cello students of Norman Fischer 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Guest Artist Recital Roberta Rust, Piano 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
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Guest Artist Master Class Roberta Rust, Piano 1:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Postponed Junior Recital Naomi Sun, Harp 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Concerto Competition Keyboard Concerto Finals 6:30pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Ella Sharpe, Double Bass 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Matan Gendelman, Bass-Baritone 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Guest Artist Lecture Tyshawn Sorey, Composer 2:00pm Wortham Theatre at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Margaret O’Malley, Viola 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Guest Artist Master Class Notos Piano Quartett 7:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Chase Farrell, Trombone 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Miles Gillette-Bockhorn, Piano 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital William Dopp, Bass-Baritone 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Chamber Music Houston Notos Piano Quartett 7:30pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Chamber Music Chamber Music for Brass 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Cancelled Doctoral Recital Tyler Marvin, Percussion 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Aalia Hanif, Flute 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Jacob Speakman, Horn 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Guest Artist Master Class Kathryn Ladner, Flute & Piccolo 2:30pm Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Violin students of Paul Kantor 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall REMLabs REMLABS 7:00pm Wortham Theatre at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Artist Diploma Recital Yoon Jun Kim, Percussion 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Artist Diploma Recital Qian Chang, Violin 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Opera Ryan McKinny & Friends in Recital 7:30pm Morrison Theater at Brockman Hall for Opera	Master’s Recital Ben Rodriguez, Cello 12:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Nanki Chugh, Violin 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Faculty & Guest Artist Recital Black Vocal Works: a Celebration of Poetry in Song 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
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Master’s Recital Yining Xie, Soprano 12:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Tzvi Bat Asherah, Bass-Baritone 2:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Jocelyn Hartley, Cello 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Elton Tai, Viola 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Rebecca Villalta, Violin 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Cello students of Brinton Averil Smith 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Lucila Zavala Pérez, Soprano 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Violin students of Kathleen Winkler 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Doctoral Recital Paul Mortilla, Composer 7:00pm Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Trumpet students of Barbara Butler 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Chamber Music Houston Gryphon Piano Trio with James Campbell, Clarinet 7:30pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Nidia Guevara-Nolasco, Mezzo-Soprano 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Felix Veser, Viola 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Junior Recital Lindsay Feldman, Soprano 7:00pm Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Chamber Music Chamber Music for Winds 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Postponed Master’s Recital Elizabeth Kirkconnell, Soprano 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Piano students of Brian Connelly 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra Composition Alumni Spotlight 7:30pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Ben Goodly, Oboe 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Senior Recital Ariel Workeneh, Piano 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Doctoral Lecture Recital Elena Baquerizo, Organ 7:00pm Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Junior Recital Naomi Sun, Harp 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
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						Preparatory Program Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
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	Junior Recital Eamon Luca Riley, Cello 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Yujin Kim, Violin 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Cello students of Desmond Hoebig 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Class Recital Violin students of Cho-Liang Lin 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Chamber Music Houston Leonkoro Quartet 7:30pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Piano students of Jon Kimura Parker 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Cancelled Master’s Recital Aidan Pasquale, Double Bass 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Cello students of Norman Fischer 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Edmond Rodriguez, Tenor 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Cancelled Doctoral Recital Victor Cui, Composer 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall The Concert Truck Chamber Music on The Concert Truck at Eldorado Ballroom 6:30pm Parking lot of Eldorado Ballroom Junior Recital Jude Giddens, Piano 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Xiao Wang, Piano 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Elizabeth Kirkconnell, Soprano 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra Peter and the Wolf Family Concert 11:00am Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Community Event 50th Anniversary Community Day 12:00pm Shepherd School of Music Community Event Orchestral Conducting Info Session 3:00pm Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Harp students of Paula Page 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Guest Artist Master Class Philippe Muller, Cello 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Guest Artist Recital Kinetic Ensemble and Shepherd School Students 7:30pm Rice University Moody Center for the Arts
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Guest Artist Master Class Daniel Ching, Violin 10:30am Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Concerto Competition String Concerto Finals 2:00pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Doctoral Recital Anna-Sofia Botti, Piano 2:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Isabelle Kosempa, Mezzo-Soprano 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Concerto Competition Winds, Brass, Percussion, & Harp Concerto Finals 6:00pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recital Viola students of James Dunham 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Artist Diploma Recital Jaewon Wee, Violin 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Rachel Niu, Violin 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Jesdelson Vasquez, Trumpet 7:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Performances are subject to change without notice. Please check this calendar often for the most up-to-date information.

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Visitor Information

Located on the southwest side of Rice University’s campus, the Shepherd School of Music is best reached by using Campus Entrance 18 at the intersection of Rice Blvd. and Stadium Rd/Entrance 18 Rd.

The Shepherd School of Music has numerous performance spaces spread between two adjacent buildings, Alice Pratt Brown Hall and Brockman Hall for Opera. Morrison Theater, Patrons' Suite, and the Dean's Rehearsal Hall are located in Brockman Hall for Opera. Stude Concert Hall, Duncan Recital Hall, Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall, and Wortham Theatre are located in Alice Pratt Brown Hall.

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Box Office Information

Phone: 713-348-8000 (Monday through Friday, 9:00am-4:00pm)

Email: contactshepherd@rice.edu

In person: One hour prior to performances that are ticketed in the Grand Foyers of Stude Concert Hall and Brockman Hall for Opera

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Upcoming Events

Tue, Mar 25

Violin students of Cho-Liang Lin

Leonkoro Quartet

Piano students of Jon Kimura Parker

Wed, Mar 26

Aidan Pasquale, Double Bass

Cello students of Norman Fischer

Thu, Mar 27

Edmond Rodriguez, Tenor

Victor Cui, Composer

Chamber Music on The Concert Truck at Eldorado Ballroom

Jude Giddens, Piano

Fri, Mar 28

Xiao Wang, Piano

March 2025

Timbral Xperience

Will Joseloff, Violin

Window into the Creative Mind

Cello students of Norman Fischer

Roberta Rust, Piano

Roberta Rust, Piano

Naomi Sun, Harp

Keyboard Concerto Finals

Ella Sharpe, Double Bass

Matan Gendelman, Bass-Baritone

Tyshawn Sorey, Composer

Margaret O’Malley, Viola

Notos Piano Quartett

Chase Farrell, Trombone

Miles Gillette-Bockhorn, Piano

William Dopp, Bass-Baritone

Notos Piano Quartett

Chamber Music for Brass

Tyler Marvin, Percussion

Aalia Hanif, Flute

Jacob Speakman, Horn

Kathryn Ladner, Flute & Piccolo

Violin students of Paul Kantor

REMLABS

Yoon Jun Kim, Percussion

Qian Chang, Violin

Ryan McKinny & Friends in Recital

Ben Rodriguez, Cello

Nanki Chugh, Violin

Black Vocal Works: a Celebration of Poetry in Song

Yining Xie, Soprano

Tzvi Bat Asherah, Bass-Baritone

Jocelyn Hartley, Cello

Elton Tai, Viola

Rebecca Villalta, Violin

Cello students of Brinton Averil Smith

Lucila Zavala Pérez, Soprano

Violin students of Kathleen Winkler

Paul Mortilla, Composer

Trumpet students of Barbara Butler

Gryphon Piano Trio with James Campbell, Clarinet

Nidia Guevara-Nolasco, Mezzo-Soprano

Felix Veser, Viola

Lindsay Feldman, Soprano

Chamber Music for Winds

Elizabeth Kirkconnell, Soprano

Piano students of Brian Connelly

Composition Alumni Spotlight

Ben Goodly, Oboe

Ariel Workeneh, Piano

Elena Baquerizo, Organ

Naomi Sun, Harp

Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program

Eamon Luca Riley, Cello

Yujin Kim, Violin

Cello students of Desmond Hoebig

Violin students of Cho-Liang Lin

Leonkoro Quartet

Piano students of Jon Kimura Parker

Aidan Pasquale, Double Bass

Cello students of Norman Fischer

Edmond Rodriguez, Tenor

Victor Cui, Composer