Celebrate the arrival of Spring with Rensselaer’s talented music students and faculty in a pair of back-to-back concerts at the Concert Hall of the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC). The April 13th program, starting at 4 pm, presents chamber music ensembles. The April 14th concert, starting at 7:30 pm, features the Rensselaer Orchestra and Concert Choir, and the Rudras Indian Classical Dance Team. Both concerts are comprised of music students in Arts Department ensemble courses, directed by Maestra Tamara Dworetz.
April 13th, 4pm, EMPAC Concert Hall
The program presents 11 ensembles, comprising 30 students, including the newly formed Eclectic Ensemble, which will be performing arrangements and a new composition by music major Garrett Smelcer (’22), and the little-heard Piano Quintet in D minor by Frank Bridge, featuring Sarah Shiang (‘22) and Dr. Mary Simoni, Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. Other unusual ensemble groupings in this program include piano and saxophone duo, woodwind quintet, cello duo, and trombone quartet.
Live attendance is restricted to RPI students, faculty, staff, and up to two family members of student performers. Members of the RPI community must be up to date on their DIAL check-in. For guests, a negative covid test and proof of vaccination will be required to be shown upon entry to EMPAC. We are asking the guests to arrive 30 minutes early so we can get through the inspection of the requested proof. Masks are required by all at all times. An effort to social distance should also be used.
Student performers must REGISTER their guests for this performance in advance.
April 14th, 7:30 pm, EMPAC Concert Hall
The evening program’s theme is “Taking Flight” and features Ralph Vaughan-Williams’ iconic The Lark Ascending, featuring Concerto Competition winner Sarah Shiang (’22), Aaron Copland’s Quiet City, featuring soloists Gianna Scire (English horn, ’25) and Omar Williams (trumpet, Faculty Fellow).
In collaboration with Rudras, Rensselaer’s award-winning Indian Classical Dance Team, the Concert Choir will present a special story-through-dance performance with music by Indian-American composer Reena Esmail.
Other highlights include music by Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Caroline Shaw, Bela Bartok, and film composer Howard Shore (Lord of the Rings).
Live attendance is restricted to RPI students, faculty, staff, and up to two family members of student performers. Members of the RPI community must be up to date on their DIAL check-in. For guests, a negative covid test and proof of vaccination will be required to be shown upon entry to EMPAC. We are asking the guests to arrive 30 minutes early so we can get through the inspection of the requested proof. Masks are required by all at all times. An effort to social distance should also be used.
Student performers must REGISTER their guests for this performance in advance.