JACKSON HALL. Go “Through the Ages” to experience the eras of history through video game music, including pieces from beloved games such as Cuphead, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, and more! 6p—8p. $15—20
WYATT PAVILION. Climate is an original composition by Erik Ian Walker, in collaboration with The ClimateMusic Project. It tracks historical and projected variations in the climate system over 450 years, from 1800-2250. 4:30p—6p. Free
JACKSON HALL. The program opens with Yu-Hui Chang’s Pixelandia, a 2015 multi-movement work inspired by the joy of first-wave 2D video games, “with graphics so primitive that every scan line and pixel was visible.” Music and video-game enthusiasts will be delighted to learn that the third movement is where one meets the “Boss” and that the tempo marking before the last movement is “Insert coin to continue.” 7p—8p. Free
MONDAVI CENTER. This concert is guest conducted by Matilda Hofman, features Guyanese American soprano Shawnette Sulker, and has on it three works that will demonstrate the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra’s ability to present compelling music by a variety of composers. 7p—8:30p. $12—24
PITZER CENTER. This concert features the Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen, who has frequently collaborated with the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra, in a new work by Aida Shirazi. Since receiving her doctorate in music composition from UC Davis in 2021, Shirazi has been gaining attention far and wide for her acoustic and electro-acoustic music, which a New York Times music critic described as “unfolding with deliberation.” 7p—8p. $12—24
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