ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Featuring new contemporary music, the Taproot New Music Festival begins with a free performance featuring Ensemble Dal Niente and the Empyrean Ensemble, UC Davis ensemble-in-residence. 12p—1p. Free
ARMADILLO MUSIC. The Taproot New Music Festival moves off the UC Davis campus for a special concert at Armadillo Music in downtown Davis. Cellist Thalia Moore performs Raven Chacon's "Quiver." 7:30p—8p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Ensemble Dal Niente performs new and experimental chamber music with dedication, virtuosity, and an exploratory spirit. Flexible and adaptable, Dal Niente presents an uncommonly broad range of contemporary music, guiding listeners towards music that transforms existing ideas and subverts convention. 7:30p—9p. $12—27.50
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Ensemble Dal Niente performs a 2nd concert featuring new and experimental chamber music and an uncommonly broad range of contemporary music. 7:30p—9p. $12—27.50
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. This Shinkoskey Noon Concert features the world premiere of "Three London Etudes," a composition by alum Ryan Suleiman inspired by the paintings of Peter London with Sakurako Kanemitsu, piano. 12p—1p. Free
MONDAVI CENTER. The UC Davis Concert Band performs a program including works like "Maria de Buenos Aires," "Arirang and Akatonbo," "Howl's Moving Castle," and more. 7p—8:30p. $12—27.50
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. The Shinkoskey Noon Concert features Ricardo Martinez and Juan Carlos Entrambasaguas, saxophone, with Natsuki Fukasawa, piano, performing Francis Poulenc's "Trio," Karalyn Schubring's "Powerhouse," Jennifer Higdon's "Lullaby," and Jun Nagao's "Paganini Lost." 12p—1p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Under the direction of Otto Lee with additional coaching by Michael Schwagerus, the Jazz Combos perform a variety of classic and contemporary jazz favorites. 5p—7p. Free
MONDAVI CENTER. The UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of conductor Christian Baldini, performs Johannes Brahms' Concerto for Violin and Cello (“Double Concerto”) and P. I. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4. 7p—8:30p. $12—27.50
