Complete 2008–2009 Events Calendar
- Moore Musical Arts Center Box Office
- Open weekdays Noon-6 p.m.
- Phone: (419) 372-8171 or (800) 589-BACH (2224)
- Music Concert Hotline: (419) 372-8888
(24-hour event information) - All programs are subject to change.
All events are in the Moore Musical Arts Center unless otherwise indicated.
General Admission tickets to charged events are typically $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors. All Young People’s Concerts are $2 for adults, $1 for children. Opera events are $12 for adults, $9 for students and seniors. In addition, a $3-per-ticket walk-up surcharge will be implemented the same day of the concert. No credit cards will be accepted less than one hour before a concert begins. Patrons may still pay by check, cash or BG1 Card.
Canceled events are crossed out.
Current Season
2008
2009
July 2008
- 4
- Independence Day
- 19
- Senior Recital: Daniel Abramson, percussion. 2 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall. Leiby is a student of Professor Roger Schupp.
August 2008
- 25
- Fall Classes Begin
- 27
- Faculty Artist Series: Roger Schupp, percussion. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
September 2008
- 1
- Labor Day
- 3
- Faculty Artist Series: Jacqueline Leclair, oboe. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 5
- All-College Convocation. 2:30 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 7
- Faculty Artist Series: John Sampen, saxophone. 3 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 10
- Faculty Artist Series: Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers, soprano. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 17
- Faculty Artist Series: Nathaniel Zeisler, bassoon. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 18
- Student Composers’ Forum. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 19
- Festival Series: Regina Carter, jazz violin. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 21
- Bowling Green Philharmonia with the Collegiate Chorale. 3 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 24
- Faculty Artist Series: Nina Assimakopoulos, flute. 3 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 25
- Jazz Spotlight. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 26
- University Choral Society and Toledo Symphony Orchestra performing Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in C Minor the “Resurrection.” 8 p.m., Peristyle. (admission charged) For ticket information, contact the Toledo Symphony.
- 27
- University Choral Society and Toledo Symphony Orchestra performing Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in C Minor the “Resurrection.” 8 p.m., Peristyle. (admission charged) For ticket information contact the Toledo Symphony.
- 28
- Faculty Artist Series: Penny Thompson Kruse, violin. 3 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 29–30
- Helen McMaster Endowed Professorship in Vocal and Choral Studies with guest Ann Baltz, founder and executive director of OperaWorks. (Concludes October 1)
- Helen McMaster Endowed Professorship in Vocal and Choral Studies with guest Ann Baltz, founder and executive director of OperaWorks. (Concludes October 1)
October 2008
- 1
- Helen McMaster Endowed Professorship in Vocal and Choral Studies Residency with guest Ann Baltz, founder and executive director of OperaWorks. (continues from September 29)
- Helen McMaster Endowed Professorship in Vocal and Choral Studies Residency with guest Ann Baltz, founder and executive director of OperaWorks. (continues from September 29)
- 4
- Homecoming: University Men’s Chorus Tent Sing
- 5
- Concert Band, University Band and Wind Symphony. 3 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 9–12
- Fall Break
- 13
- Music at the Forefront: Hic et Nunc featuring Vincent Daoud, saxophones, and Yuji Noguchi, clarinets. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 14
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Julie Buzzelli, harp, and Katie Jones, flute. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- 15
- Guest Artist: Joshua Zink, baritone, and John Wustman, piano. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 16
- Student Jazz Combos. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 17
- BGSU Fall Kick-off—String Training
- 18
- Young People’s Concert: Violapalooza. 11 a.m., Bryan Recital Hall. (admission charged)
- 19
- Guest Artist: Martin Taylor, guitar. 3 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 20
- 21
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Jacqueline Leclair, oboe. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- 23–26
- 29th Annual New Music Festival
with featured guest composer John Harbison and guest ensembles Flexible Music and Ensemble Sirius. Tentative schedule:- 23
- Lecture: . 10 a.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- Lecture by John Harbison. 4 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- Concert I: Special Guest Ensemble. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 24
- Concert II: Chamber Music. 10:30 a.m., Bryan Recital Hall. (free, ticket required)
- Concert III: Chamber and Choral Music. 2:30 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- Paper Presentations. 4:30 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- Concert IV: . 8:30 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 25
- Concert V: Chamber Music. 10:30 a.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- Concert VI: Bowling Green Philharmonia and Wind Symphony. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 23
- 29th Annual New Music Festival
- 28
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Opera Scenes. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- Brass Ensembles. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 29
- Faculty Artist Series: Charles Saenz, trumpet. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 30
- Percussion Ensemble. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
November 2008
- 1
- 2
- Faculty Artist Series: Andrew Pelletier, horn. 3 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 4
- Student Jazz Combos. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 6
- Jazz Guitar Ensemble. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 7
- Bowling Green Opera Theater: Opera Forum. 7:15 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- Bowling Green Opera Theater: Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 7
- Faculty Artist Series: Andrew Pelletier, horn. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 8
- Viola Day
- Young People’s Concert: Bassoon-o-Rama. 11 a.m., Bryan Recital Hall. (admission charged)
- 9
- Bowling Green Opera Theater: Opera Forum. 7:15 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- Bowling Green Opera Theater: Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 9–12
- A Cappella Choir Fall Tour
- 10–11
- University Men’s Chorus Fall Tour
- 10
- Student Composer’s Forum. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 11
- Veteran’s Day (observed)
- 13
- Vocal Jazz Ensemble. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 14
- Falcon Marching Band: Sounds of the Stadium. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 15
- Festival Series: Jerusalem Symphony with Leon Botstein, conductor and Robert McDuffie, violin. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- Jazz Lab Band I. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 16
- University Men’s Chorus with Measure for Measure. 4 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 17
- Music at the Forefront: Claire Chase, flute and electronics. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 18
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Graduate String Quartet. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- Jazz Lab Band I. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 19
- Messiaen Project: Students from the Piano Studio of Laura Melton. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 20
- Jazz Lab Band II. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 22
- Collegiate Chorale and Wind Symphony. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 23
- Concert and University Bands. 3 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- A Cappella Choir and University Choral Society. 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 315 S. College Dr., Bowling Green.
- 24
- Graduate String Quartet. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 26–30
- Thanksgiving Break
December 2008
- 1
- Steel Pan Ensemble. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 2
- New Music Ensemble. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 3
- Faculty Scholar Series. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 4
- World Percussion Night. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 6
- Young People’s Concert: Caribbean Cool. 11 a.m., Bryan Recital Hall. (admission charged)
- Bowling Green Philharmonia and Collegiate Chorale. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 7
- Holiday Band Prism Concert. 3 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 10–14
- 42nd Annual Competitions in Music Performance
- 10–11
- Undergraduate Preliminary Auditions. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 12
- Graduate Preliminary Auditions. 10 a.m.–8 p..m., Kobacker Hall.
- 13
- Finals. 10 a.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 14
- Winners Gala Concert. 3 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 10–11
- 42nd Annual Competitions in Music Performance
- 17
- Bowling Green High School Holiday Choral Concert. 7:30 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 18
- Music Technology I Final Projects. 3:30 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 20
- Commencement
- Nutcracker: All Jazzed Up. 2 and 7 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
January 2009
- 12
- Spring Classes Begin
- 19
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (observed)
- 20
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Megan Fergusson, viola. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- 24
- 25
- Faculty Artist Series: Robert Satterlee, piano. 3 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 27
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Double Reed Night. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- 28
- Faculty Artist Series: Megan Fergusson, viola. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 29–31
- 51st Annual Band Music Reading and Directors Clinic Tentative schedule:
- 30
- Director Clinic: TBA. 8:45 a.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- New Music Reading Session I: Directors’ Reading Band. 10 a.m., Kobacker Hall.
- New Music Reading Session II: BGSU Concert Band/Directors’ Reading Band. 2:30 p.m., Kelly Instrumental Rehearsal Hall.
- Wind Symphony. 8 p.m, Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 31
- Performance/Clinic: High School Band. 8:15 a.m., Kobacker Hall
- Performance/Clinic: High School Wind Ensemble. 9:15 a.m., Kobacker Hall
- Performance/Clinic: High School Wind Ensemble. 10:15 p.m., Kobacker Hall
- Director Clinic: TBA. 11:15 a.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- Concert Band. 2:30 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- High School Honor Bands. 4 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 30
- 51st Annual Band Music Reading and Directors Clinic Tentative schedule:
February 2009
- 2–6
- 3
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Students from the Voice Studio of Christopher Scholl. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- New Music Ensemble. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 7
- College of Musical Arts Audition Day
- Bowling Green Philharmonia with Winners of the 42nd Annual Competitions in Music Performance. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 8
- Faculty Artist Series: Faculty Composer’s Forum. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 9–12
- Helen McMaster Endowed Professorship in Vocal and Choral Studies with Alice Parker, composer.
- Senior Recital: Brenna Hayden, cello/harp. 4 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall. Hayden is a student of Professors Alan Smith and Julie Buzzelli.
- 10
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Students from the Saxophone Studio of Distinguished Artist Professor John Sampen. 7?30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- 14
- Festival Series: Danielle de Niese, soprano. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 16
- President’s Day Open House
- 17
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Students from the Piano Studio of Robert Satterlee. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Sylvania.
- Horn Club and Tube/Euphonium Ensemble. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 18
- Faculty Artist Series: William Mathis and Garth Simmons, trombone. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 19
- Trombone Choir and Trumpet Ensemble. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 20
- Guest Artist: Ronald Roman, trumpet. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 21
- Young People’s Concert: Meet the Buzzellis. 11 a.m., Bryan Recital Hall. (admission charged)
- Bowling Green Chamber Music Competition: Preliminaries. 1 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 22
- Bowling Green Chamber Music Competition: Finals. 3 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 24
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Winners of the 3rd Annual Bowling Green Chamber Music Competition. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- Student Jazz Combos. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 26
- Flute Choir. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 27
- College of Musical Arts Audition Day (Vocal Only)
- Bowling Green Opera Theater. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 28
- College of Musical Arts Audition Day
- Chamber Orchestra. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
March 2009
- 1–4
- University Women’s Chorus Spring Tour
- 1
- Bowling Green Opera Theater. 3 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 2–4
- 3
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Students from the Viola Studio of Megan Fergusson. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- DMA Showcase. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 4
- Concert Band, University Band and Wind Symphony. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 5–16
- University Men’s Chorus Spring Tour
- 7–15
- Spring Break
- 16–21
- Jazz Fest ’09
- 16
- Music at the Forefront: Bugalo-Williams Piano Duo. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 17
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Students from the Flute Studio of Nina Assimakopoulos. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- 18
- Jazz Fest: Faculty Artist Series: Jazz Faculty. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 19
- Jazz Fest: Jazz Lab Band I. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 20
- Jazz Fest: Vocal Jazz Ensemble. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 21
- Jazz Fest: High School Jazz Day
- 24
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Students from the Voice Studio of Myra Merritt. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- 25
- Faculty Scholar Series. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 28
- Young People’s Concert: What Is an Orchestra?. 11 a.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- Dr. Marjorie Conrad Peatee Art Song Competition: Finals. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 29
- University Men’s Chorus Quartets 3 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 31
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: DMA Trio. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
April 2009
- 1
- New Music Ensemble. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 2
- Student Jazz Combos. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 3
- Festival Series: Rick Benjamin’s Paragon Ragtime Orchestra. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 4
- Flute Day
- Flute Day Final Concert. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 5
- Phi Beta Kappa Inductions. Noon, Bryan Recital Hall.
- 7
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Winners of the Dr. Marjorie Conrad Peatee Art Song Competition. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- Jazz Guitar Ensemble. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 8
- Student Composer’s Forum. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 14
- Music from Bowling Green at the Manor House: Graduate String Quartet. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- Jazz Lab Band II. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 15
- Early Music Ensemble. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 16
- Percussion Ensemble. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 17
- University Men’s Chorus and University Women’s Chorus. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 18
- College of Musical Arts Audition Day
- A Cappella Choir and Collegiate Chorale. 8 p.m., St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 150 S. Enterprise, Bowling Green.
- 19
- Bowling Green Opera Theater: Opera Scenes. 3 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 21
- Graduate String Quartet. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 22
- Steel Pan Ensemble. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 23
- World Percussion Night. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 24
- Concert and University Bands. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 25
- Wind Symphony. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 26
- Bowling Green Philharmonia with the University Choral Society. 3 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 30
- Lab School Bands. 7 p.m., Kobacker Hall.







