The Lamont School of Music students, faculty members and guest artists perform on the concert and recital hall stages of the Robert and Judi Newman Center for the Performing Arts, one of the nation’s most extraordinary campus arts centers. Audiences select from 300 concerts and events each season featuring the repertoires of orchestras, choirs, jazz ensembles, world music and operas.
Faculty Recital Series: Stephanie Cheng, piano & Michael van Wirt, percussion
Along with guest artists Naomi Niskala (piano) and Mike Tetreault (percussion), Cheng and Van Wirt present Bartók’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion and Michael Daugherty’s Lounge Lizards.
Conducted by Lawrence Golan and directed by Matthew Plenk, this beloved operetta is filled with sweeping melodies, mistaken identities, and champagne-fueled mischief.
This year's concert is titled “Gods, Heroes & Empires." Featuring music by, John Williams, Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner, Greifswald (Lamont Chorale) and Howard Shore.