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Sunday, Sept. 9, 6:00 p.m.
Lycoming College Band
Brandon Park
Join the Music Department as we kick off our semester with an exciting outdoor concert! The Lycoming College Band will perform as part of the Williamsport Summer Concert Series at the Bandshell in Williamsport's Brandon Park. The concert is free and open to the public.
Thursday, Sept. 13, 12:00 p.m.
Concert at Noon: Guest Artist: Sezi Seskir
Honors Hall
Sezi Seskir received her first degree in piano in her native, Ankara, Turkey. She continued her studies in Lübeck Musikhochschule and completed a D.M.A. from Cornell University. She has given guest lectures at schools such as UC Berkeley, Stanford University, and Trinity College of London, among others. Seskir is currently an assistant professor of music at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. Her concert will feature works by Clementi and Mozart and will be performed on a historic replica of a five octave fortepiano.
Sunday, Sept. 30, 4:00 p.m.
Close-Up Concert: SOVIET REALISM…AND REALITY
The two titans of 20th century Russian music conveyed both the idealistic aspirations of their national ideology and its brutal consequences under the regime of Joseph Stalin. Sergei Prokofiev's flute sonata—a masterpiece of neo-classic charm—is performed by Leslie Cullen and Dmitri Shostakovich's profoundly moving Trio No. 2 in E Minor features violinist John Eaken and cellist Lisa Caravan.
Tickets are $10 at the door.
Thursday, Oct. 11, 12:00 p.m.
Noon Concert: Faculty Recital
Members of the Lycoming College Music Department faculty will present an afternoon of music for your enjoyment. The concert will feature instrumental and vocal works and include a variety of genres and composers.
Friday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m.
Homecoming & Family Weekend Concert
Clarke Chapel
The Lycoming College Choir, Concert Band, and select soloists present an evening of music in Clarke Chapel to celebrate our Homecoming season. The concert will include a sampling of repertoire from the current semester.
Sunday, Oct. 21, 10:30 a.m.
Homecoming Chapel Service
Join the Lycoming College Choir for this non-denominational celebratory service featuring themes of growth, unity, and homecoming.
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Lycoming College Concert Band with special guest ensemble, The Respasz Band
Community Arts Center
The LCCB and the Repasz Band will join forces once again for this exciting event. Each group will perform a short concert before both groups combine to perform a grand finale.
Thursday, Nov. 8, 12:00 p.m.
Concert at Noon: Lycoming College Chamber Choir
Lycoming College's elite Chamber Choir will perform a special fall recital as part of our Noon Concert series. The recital will highlight a wide variety of choral repertoire, including serious works of the renaissance to folk tune arrangements and spirituals from today.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m.
Lycoming College Community Orchestra
The Lycoming College Community Orchestra will present a fall concert featuring two beloved classical works: Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 and the Poet and Peasant Overture by Franz von Suppe.
Friday, Nov. 16, 7:00 p.m.
Recital: Urie Kline, percussion
Faculty member, Urie Kline, will present a recital featuring works for percussion. The program will include special guests and diverse percussion repertoire.
Sunday, Nov. 18, 4:00 p.m.
Close-Up Concert: THE MUSIC OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN
A celebration of Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday. Soprano Bernadette Boerckel, clarinetist Richard MacDowell, and pianist Gary Boerckel present an afternoon of music ranging from his comical early song cycle I Hate Music and his most significant piece of chamber music—the Sonata for Clarinet and Piano—to excerpts from his great stage works Trouble in Tahiti, Candide and West Side Story.
Thursday, Nov. 29, 12:00 p.m.
Concert at Noon: Student Soloists
Select student vocalists and instrumentalists will perform works studied throughout the semester. The program will include works of various genres and composers.
Saturday, Dec. 1, 2:00 p.m.
Senior Recital: Melissa Bilza, soprano
Senior Music and Communications majors, Melissa Bilza, soprano, will perform a senior recital with Dr. Amanda Gunderson, harpsichord, and Kristin Ivers, piano. The recital will feature works by Handel, Scarlatti, Menotti, Ravel, and more.
Saturday, Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m.,Sunday Dec. 2, 4:00 p.m.
The Nutcracker Ballet
The Lycoming College Music Department and the St. John School of the Arts, in collaboration with the Community Arts Center, will present Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker with dancers under the direction of Theresa Kendall and a live orchestra conducted by Dr. William Ciabattari.
Tickets are available at caclive.com
Thursday, Dec. 6, 12:00 p.m.
Concert at Noon: Student Ensembles
This recital will feature our brass, woodwind, string, and other student led ensembles who have been coached by music faculty during the semester. A variety of instrumental works will be performed.
Friday, Dec. 7, 8:00 p.m.
Lycoming College Jazz Ensemble
The Lycoming College Jazz Ensemble will present its end of the semester show, featuring a broad spectrum of jazz and popular music. The concert will feature student and faculty soloists.
Saturday, Dec. 8, 1:00 p.m.
Senior Recital: Haley Miller, soprano
Senior Music major, Haley Miller, soprano, will present a senior recital featuring works by Mozart, Bellini, Handel, Hundley, and more. She will be joined by Kristin Ivers, piano.
Sunday, Dec. 9, 7:00 p.m.
Candlelight Service
A popular Lycoming College tradition, the Christmas Candlelight Service is a "Service of Lessons and Carols" where students, faculty, staff, and members of the community come together to celebrate the holiday season.
Sunday, Feb. 17, 4:00 p.m.
Close-Up Concert: SHE LOVES ME… SHE LOVES ME NOT
Johannes Brahms' Liebeslieder Walzer, op. 52 [Lovesong Waltzes] for small chorus and piano duet show Brahms at his most relaxed and charming--paying tribute to the dance rhythms of his adopted city, Vienna. The Quintet for Piano and Strings is intensely passionate, ending in a great cataclysm. Performers include violinists Mark and Sally Minnich, violist John Paul Tobin, cellist Lisa Caravan, and pianist Gary Boerckel.