ANN E. PITZER. Jacqueline Cordova-Arrington, solo flute & George Enescu: Cantabile et Presto; Lawren Brianna Ware: Moonlit Waters; Yuko Uebayashi:Â Les Sentiers; William Grant Still: Three Songs; arr. Alexa Still. This Shinkoskey Noon Concert is made possible with support from the Joy S. Shinkoskey Series of Noon Concert Endowment. 12p - 1p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. With intricate shadow puppets, guests Hanggoro, Midiyanto, and Gamelan Sari Raras tell the story of the journey of Hanoman (Monkey God) to Alengka to save Goddes Sinta from the clutches of King Rahwana. 7p - 8:15p Free.Â
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Althea SullyCole studied her primary instrument, the kora — a 21-stringed West African harp — under korists Yacouba Sissoko and Edou Manga. She is a multi instrumentalist, vocalist, and ethnomusicologist from New York City. From 2024 to 26, Althea will be performing research on an Award for Faculty from the National Endowment for the Humanities, which, among other things, will fund fieldwork in Mali and Guinea in support of her scholarship on historical collections of musical instruments from the MandĂ© region of West Africa. 5p - 6:16p. Free.Â
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. About Megan Chartier: Cellist Megan Chartier is “unafraid to display gutsy abandon,” as described by the South Florida Classical Review. She has performed throughout North America & Europe as a soloist, chamber musician, & orchestral cellist. She currently holds positions as principal cellist of Opera San Luis Obispo & section cello in the Vallejo Symphony, & is joining San Francisco’s contemporary Ensemble for These Times in the Spring of 2025. This Shinkoskey Noon Concert is made possible with support from the Joy S. Shinkoskey Series of Noon Concert Endowment. 12p - 1p. Free.Â
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Howard Levy, harmonica | Howard Levy — two-time Grammy Award Winner (Pop Music Performance and Instrumental Composition) — is an acknowledged master of the diatonic harmonica, a superb pianist, innovative composer, educator and producer. At the age of 19, he discovered how to play the diatonic harmonica as a fully chromatic instrument by developing techniques on it that had never existed before. This enabled Howard to take the harmonica out of its usual role as a Folk and Blues instrument, and into the worlds of Jazz, Classical, Middle Eastern music, and more. His discovery unlocked infinite possibilities for the harmonica world. This Shinkoskey Noon Concert is made possible with support from the Joy S. Shinkoskey Series of Noon Concert Endowment. 12p - 1p. Free.Â
EVERSON HALL, ROOM 266, UC DAVIS. Marié Abe is Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology in the Department of Music at UC Berkeley. She is a scholar of music and sound with ongoing ethnographic commitments in Japan, Okinawa, Ethiopia, and the US. She is committed to public ethnomusicology through curatorial practice, media, and community engagement. 4p—5:30p.
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Ensemble-in-residence at UC Davis, the Empyrean Ensemble presents engaging and eclectic programs, inviting audiences to experience new musical sensations delivered with high artistry by its extraordinary players—among the finest new music performers in California. 7p—8p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Cindy Behmer, coordinator. Works to be announced. 3p—4p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Enjoy a free Shinkoskey Noon Concert. Ricardo Peixoto, guitar; Ricardo Silva, piano; Brian Rice, pandéiro. 12p—1p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Enjoy a performance by the UC Davis Sinfonietta with members of the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra. Christian Baldini, director and conductor. 7p—8p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Program includes J.S. Bach: “Mache Dich” from the St. Matthew Passion, Henri Duparc: La vague et la cloche, and Elvis Costello / The Brodsky Quartet: Three Selections from The Juliet Letters. 2p—3p. Free
ANN E. PITZER CENTER. Program includes Ernest Chausson: Le Colibri, Richard Strauss: Allerseelen, Giuseppe Verdi: ”Sul fil d’un soffio etesio” from Falstaff, and Enrique Granados: ”El majo discreto” from Tonadillas. 4:30p—5:30p. Free
