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
- 1–12
- Collegiate Chorale and Community Chorus Tour to Lucerne International Choral Festival, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Hungary. (Continues from June 29)
- 4
- Finale Festival Concert. 7 p.m., Concert Hall. Lucerne Cultural and Convention Center.
- 6
- Mass. 6:45 p.m., St. Mark’s Basilica, Venice.
- 7
- Mass and Concert. 7 p.m., Graz Dom, Graz, Austria. Part of the American Celebration of Music in Austria.
- 8
- Mass and Concert. Noon, St. Stephen, Vienna. Part of the American Celebration of Music in Austria.
- 9
- Concert. 8 p.m., Karlskirche, Vienna. Part of the American Celebration of Music in Austria.
- 10
- Informal Concert. Afternoon, Haydnsaal, Eisenstadt, Austria.
- 11
- Mass and Concert. 6 p.m., Matthias Church, Budapest.
- 4
- Collegiate Chorale and Community Chorus Tour to Lucerne International Choral Festival, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and Hungary. (Continues from June 29)
- 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
- 14
- Nondegree Recital: Tatiana Shustova, piano. 6 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall. Shustova is a master’s student of Professor Robert Satterlee.
- 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, and Mark Bunce, composer/engineer. 3 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 9
- Guest Artist: Joel Schoenhals, piano. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 10
- Faculty Artist Series: Jane Schoonmaker Rodgers, soprano. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 12
- Neurological Music Therapy Seminar. Kobacker Hall.
- Nondegree Recital: Jeffrey Heisler, saxophone. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall. Heisler is a doctoral student of Distinguished Artist Professor John Sampen.
- 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)
- 20
- Praecepta. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 21
- Bowling Green Philharmonia. 3 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 24
- Faculty Artist Series: Nina Assimakopoulos, flute. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 25
- Jazz Spotlight. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 26
- China Earthquake Relief Concert: One Earth, One Family. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged/$10)
- 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
- Master Class: Dennis Smith, trombone. 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Choral Rehearsal Hall.
- 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)
- 1
- Guest Artist: Rebecca Casey, piano. 7 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 3
- Guest Artist: Alessandro Bossetti, saxophone, and Byron Westbrook, audio/visual. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 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: Students from the Oboe Studio of Jacqueline Leclair. 7:30 p.m., Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo.
- 23–26
- 29th Annual New Music Festival
with featured guest composer John Harbison guest ensembles Flexible Music and the Eastman Triana, and guest performers Stephen Drury, piano, and Stuart Gerber, percussion. Tentative schedule:- 23
- Lecture: TBA. 3:30 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- Concert I: Electroacoustic Music and Wind Symphony. 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.
- Lecture/Recital: Music of John Harbison. 4:30 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- Concert IV: Flexible Music. 8:30 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- 25
- Concert V: Chamber Music. 10:30 a.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- Concert VI: Music of Karlheinz Stockhausen. 2:30 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- Concert VII: Bowling Green Philharmonia. 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.
- 5
- Guest Artist: Steven Glasser, piano. 7 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)
- 8
- Bratsche Bash (Viola Day) with special guest clinician Carol Rodland.
- Young People’s Concert: Double Reed Madness. 11 a.m., Bryan Recital Hall. (admission charged)
- 9
- Bowling Green Opera Theater: Opera Forum. 2:15 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- Bowling Green Opera Theater: Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring. 3 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)
- 12
- Faculty Artist Series: Laura Melton, piano. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 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)
- 16
- University Men’s Chorus with Measure for Measure. 4 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 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. (admission charged)
- 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.
- 5
- A Cappella Choir and University Women’s Chorus. 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 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. (admission charged)
- 7
- Holiday Band Prism Concert. 3 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 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)
- 20–21
- Dorothy E. and DuWayne H. Hansen Musical Arts Series with special guest Benjamin Zander.
- 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
- MACCM New Music Week
- 2
- Music at the Forefront: Odd Appetite featuring Ha-Yang Kim, cello, and Nathan Davis, percussion. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 2
- MACCM New Music Week
- 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. 3 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)
- 15
- Faculty Artist Series: Thomas Rosenkranz, piano. 3 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 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.
- 25
- Guest Artist: Lori Rhoden, piano. 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: Funharmonia. 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.
- University Choral Society: Elijah preview concert. 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
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. 3 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
- University Choral Society with the Toledo Symphony. 3 p.m., Epworth United Methodist Church, Toledo.
- 30
- Lab School Bands. 7 p.m., Kobacker Hall.
May 2009
- 1
- College of Musical Arts Honors and Awards Program. 2:30 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 7
- MUCT 445/545 Final Projects Concert. 7:30 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.
- 9
- Commencement
- 10–17
- Collegiate Chorale Spring Tour
- 15
- Julie’s Star-Style 2008. 7 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 16
- Julie’s Star-Style 2008. 3 and 7 p.m., Kobacker Hall. (admission charged)
- 25
- Memorial Day (Observed)
- 27–30
- MACCM Electroacoustic Performance Conference
June 2009
- 5
- OMTA Pre-college Buckeye Auditions
- 6
- OMTA Pre-college Buckeye Auditions
- OMTA Pre-college Buckeye Auditions Concert. 4 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall.







