Events

Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
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Class Recitals Viola students of James Dunham 3:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recitals Piano students of Jeanne Kierman Fischer 5:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Chamber Music Chamber Music for Percussion 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Class Recitals Students of the Freshman Class 12:15pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Collin LaHood, Tenor 5:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recitals Viola students of Ivo-Jan van der Werff 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall		Senior Recital August Haller, Horn 5:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Sharing the Spotlight The Fischer Duo 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Chamber Music Chamber Music for Brass 5:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recitals Cello students of Desmond Hoebig 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall	Master’s Recital Changchang Hao, Soprano 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Faculty & Guest Artist Recital Open Air 7:30pm Rice University Moody Center for the Arts
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		Guest Artist Master Class Jerusalem Quartet 12:00pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Chamber Music Houston Jerusalem Quartet 7:30pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall		Class Recitals Piano students of Brian Connelly 5:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Master’s Recital Mengshen Li, Viola 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall		Master’s Recital Christina D’Antonio, Viola 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Junior Recital William Ramos, Bassoon 5:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
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Class Recitals Voice students coached by Tom Jaber 3:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Faculty Recital Marianne Gedigian, Flute 5:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Class Recitals Tuba students of David Kirk 5:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Senior Recital Soren Lorentzen, Viola 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Class Recitals Violin students of Kathleen Winkler 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Guest Artist Master Class Robert Roux, Piano 5:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Chamber Music Chamber Music for Winds 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Class Recitals Violin students of Paul Kantor 5:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Junior Recital Dillon Akerman, Percussion 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Doctoral Chamber Recital Nicholas Lindell, Viola 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Preparatory Program Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program 1:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
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Sharing the Spotlight A Schubertiade 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Emma Potter, Horn 5:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Community Event The Concert Truck Chamber Music, Location coming soon! 7:00pm Class Recitals Violin students of Cho-Liang Lin 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Master’s Recital Julie Lin, Violin 7:30pm Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recitals Piano students of Jon Kimura Parker 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Class Recitals Undergraduate Composition Recital 5:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Community Event The Concert Truck Chamber Music, Location coming soon! 7:00pm Class Recitals Cello students of Desmond Hoebig 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra Fire Meets Ice 7:30pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall	Senior Recital Isabelle Nichols, Cello 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Guest Artist Master Class Misha Galaganov, Viola 2:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Shepherd School Contemporary Ensemble The Music of Kevin Puts 7:30pm Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
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Master’s Recital Joshua Bullock, Oboe 12:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Faculty Recital Kathleen Winkler, Violin 3:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Faculty Recital Brinton Averil Smith, Cello 8:00pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall		Master’s Recital Elizabeth Kirkconnell, Soprano 5:30pm Duncan Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recitals Organ students of Ken Cowan 7:30pm Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall Class Recitals Cello students of Norman Fischer 8:00pm 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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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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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 (Stude Foyer and/or Brockman Hall Grand Foyer)

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Upcoming Events

Wed, Oct 4

August Haller, Horn

The Fischer Duo

Thu, Oct 5

Chamber Music for Brass

Cello students of Desmond Hoebig

Fri, Oct 6

Changchang Hao, Soprano

Sat, Oct 7

Open Air

Tue, Oct 10

Jerusalem Quartet

Jerusalem Quartet

Thu, Oct 12

Piano students of Brian Connelly

Mengshen Li, Viola

October 2023

Viola students of James Dunham

Piano students of Jeanne Kierman Fischer

Chamber Music for Percussion

Students of the Freshman Class

Collin LaHood, Tenor

Viola students of Ivo-Jan van der Werff

August Haller, Horn

The Fischer Duo

Chamber Music for Brass

Cello students of Desmond Hoebig

Changchang Hao, Soprano

Open Air

Jerusalem Quartet

Jerusalem Quartet

Piano students of Brian Connelly

Mengshen Li, Viola

Christina D’Antonio, Viola

William Ramos, Bassoon

Voice students coached by Tom Jaber

Marianne Gedigian, Flute

Tuba students of David Kirk

Soren Lorentzen, Viola

Violin students of Kathleen Winkler

Robert Roux, Piano

Chamber Music for Winds

Violin students of Paul Kantor

Dillon Akerman, Percussion

Nicholas Lindell, Viola

Michael P. Hammond Preparatory Program

A Schubertiade

Emma Potter, Horn

The Concert Truck Chamber Music, Location coming soon!

Violin students of Cho-Liang Lin

Julie Lin, Violin

Piano students of Jon Kimura Parker

Undergraduate Composition Recital

The Concert Truck Chamber Music, Location coming soon!

Cello students of Desmond Hoebig

Fire Meets Ice

Isabelle Nichols, Cello

Misha Galaganov, Viola

The Music of Kevin Puts

Joshua Bullock, Oboe

Kathleen Winkler, Violin

Brinton Averil Smith, Cello

Elizabeth Kirkconnell, Soprano

Organ students of Ken Cowan

Cello students of Norman Fischer

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