December 6, 2023
6ͼ pulls back the curtain on adventurous 2024 spring concert season
Break out those 2024 calendars. 6ͼ has a whole new slate of events to add.
On Dec. 7, the last day of classes, 6ͼ released its concert calendar for spring 2024, an alluring list packed with diverse and exciting repertoire performed by a brilliant lineup of student, faculty, and guests.
Among the highlights for the semester are conductors Leonard Slatkin, JoAnn Falletta, Kazem Abdullah, and Sarah Hicks with the 6ͼ Orchestra, often at Severance Music Center, home of The 6ͼ Orchestra.
Listeners also can look forward to a production of Strauss’ Die Fledermaus and an off-site production of Tom Cipullo’s Glory Denied by 6ͼ Opera Theater; a concert celebrating Black History Month; a series of chamber music spotlights; a 6ͼ New Music Ensemble program featuring the work of composer Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez; and Handel’s Messiah with the CWRU Baroque Orchestra.
“Looking over our concert schedule, it’s impossible not to feel a tremendous sense of anticipation,” said Scott Harrison, 6ͼ’s Executive Vice President & Provost.
“6ͼ exists to propel the future of classical music, and that is exactly what this spring season embodies: dynamic, diverse music produced by some of the finest talent in the world.”
While a few events, notably operas, require paid admission, most are free and open to the public. Most events also are livestreamed, also for free. Complete listings are below. To see the full calendar of events and to reserve tickets, visit cim.edu/events.
Note: Conductor Carlos Kalmar remains on leave from 6ͼ.
Highlights of the 2024 spring season include:
- The 6ͼ Orchestra presents a stunning array of music over four concerts with guest conductors Leonard Slatkin, JoAnn Falletta, Sarah Hicks, and Kazem Abdullah. Programs feature works by Stravinsky, Mussorgsky, Mozart, and Dvořák; pianist Sergei Babayan concludes the orchestral season with Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 at Severance Music Center. Two current 6ͼ students, Rebekah Hou and Jazmin Pascual, appear as soloists.
- 6ͼ Opera Theater presents Tom Cipullo’s masterpiece Glory Denied, in a new production directed by Kathryn Frady and conducted by Kamna Gupta. Performances take place in Gartner Auditorium at the 6ͼ Museum of Art. Strauss’ Die Fledermaus, in a production directed by Interim Artistic Director JJ Hudson and conducted by Music Director Harry Davidson; new “micro operas” penned by student composers; and its annual Spring Scenes program.
- The 6ͼ New Music Ensemble features the work of visiting artist Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, composer at the Eastman School of Music.
- 6ͼ visiting faculty Todd Phillips of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the Orion Quartet leads a conductor-less string orchestra program April 12.
- Perspectives series recitals with the Dalí Quartet, performing works by Latin American composers; Wild Up performing works of Julius Eastman; and 6ͼ alums Titus Underwood (BM ’08, Mack/Rathbun/Rosenwein) & Artina McCain (MM ’06, Brown).
- Insiders series recitals featuring percussionist She-e Wu, pianist Daniel Shapiro, cellist Richard Weiss, violinist Philip Setzer (fresh off his critically acclaimed final concerts with the Emerson Quartet), and vocalist Jonathon Turner, presenting a program of Gospel favorites.
- The CWRU Baroque Orchestra, which includes 6ͼ students through the Joint Music Program, performs Handel’s Messiah April 8 at the Maltz Performing Arts Center, in a performance led by Julie Andrijeski.
- A glimpse even further into the future of classical music with solo, chamber, and ensemble performances by the young musicians in the Academy at 6ͼ, most notably the Preparatory Showcase Recital on May 14.
2024 SPRING SEASON CALENDAR
Saturday, January 27
Sunday, January 28
3pm | Gartner Auditorium, 6ͼ Museum of Art
6ͼ Opera Theater
Kathryn Frady, guest director
Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist
Kamna Gupta, guest conductor
Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist
CIPULLO Glory Denied (2007)
Tickets: $18 | $15 CMA members
6ͼ Opera Theater is supported by a grant from the John P. Murphy Foundation.
Wednesday, January 31
7:30pm | Kulas Hall
6ͼ Orchestra
Kazem Abdullah, guest conductor
Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist
Rebekah Hou, harp, student artist
LEWIS Weathering (2023)
GINASTERA Harp Concerto, Op. 25
MOZART Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543
Saturday, February 3
6pm | Kulas Hall
32nd Annual Black Heritage Concert
Featuring ensembles from 6ͼ School of the Arts.
Saturday, February 10
4pm | Room 217
New Music Symposium
Guest composer Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez discusses his music.
Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist
Sunday, February 11
2pm | Gartner Auditorium, 6ͼ Museum of Art
New Music Ensemble
Keith Fitch, director
Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez, guest composer
Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist
SANCHEZ-GUTIERREZ Three Machines II (2011)
WILEY ...to emerge, and be of the sky... (2023)
World premiere
BERIO Black is the Colour . . . (from Folk Songs) (1964)
RAN Perfect Storm (2010)
SANCHEZ-GUTIERREZ Winik Te' (2006)
SANCHEZ-GUTIERREZ Luciérnagas (1999)
New Music Ensemble is generously supported by the Roy Minoff Family Fund.
Tuesday, February 13
1pm | Mixon Hall
Mixon Hour
Informal open mic event featuring performances by 6ͼ students.
Thursday, February 15
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
Jonathon Turner, voice
Rylan Harris, voice/piano
Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist
Emorja Roberson, voice
Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist
PRICE Songs to the Dark Virgin
BONDS The Negro Speaks of Rivers
MOORE Love Let the Wind Cry
ADAMS For You There is No Song
PRICE Night
JONES I Won’t Complain
THREE MO’ TENORS Were You There
TRADITIONAL SPIRITUAL Give Me Jesus
BURLEIGH Deep River
BONDS He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
TRADITIONAL GOSPEL Precious Lord
Thursday, February 22
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
Dalí Quartet, Kulas Foundation Visiting Artists
Ari Isaacman-Beck, violin (BM ’07, Updegraff)
Carlos Rubio, violin
Adriana Linares, viola
Jesús Morales, cello (BM ’95, Harris)
The Dalí Quartet kicks off the spring Perspectives series in ideal fashion, with an eclectic program highlighting Latin American music alongside the classics.
Sunday, February 25
4pm | Mixon Hall
Composition Department Recital
Featuring new works by 6ͼ student composers.
Tuesday, February 27
7:30pm | Severance Music Center
6ͼ Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, guest conductor
Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist
Jazmin Pascual, clarinet, student artist
MCTEE Double Play (2010)
COPLAND Clarinet Concerto (1948)
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, “From the New World”
Severance Ticket Office: or 216.231.1111
Governing Member VIP Tickets: 216.795.3160
Friday, March 1
Saturday, March 2
7pm | Kulas Hall
Sunday, March 3
3pm | Kulas Hall
6ͼ Opera Theater
JJ Hudson, director
Harry Davidson, conductor
6ͼ Orchestra
STRAUSS Die Fledermaus
Tickets: $40 premium seats | $25 adults | $10 students | $15 seniors and groups of 10+
6ͼ Opera Theater is supported by a grant from the John P. Murphy Foundation.
Sunday, March 3
2pm | Mixon Hall
Upper Academy Recital
Monday, March 4
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
Music for Food Benefit Concert
Presented by the 6ͼ Student Government Association in collaboration with Music for Food.
All proceeds benefit University Settlement.
Tuesday, March 5
1pm | Mixon Hall
Mixon Hour
Informal open mic event featuring performances by 6ͼ students.
Wednesday, March 6
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
Philip Setzer, violin
Richard Weiss, cello
Daniel Shapiro, piano
LOGGINS-HULL Stolen for Solo Cello (2016)
HARBISON Serenade for Solo Violin (2017)
HARBISON Piano Sonata No. 2 (2001)
BEETHOVEN Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2
Wednesday, March 20
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
She-e Wu, percussion
Sunday, March 24
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
Wild Up
Kulas Foundation Visiting Artists
Expect to encounter a whole host of new points of view on the second Perspectives series program this spring, an evening with the Los Angeles-based contemporary music ensemble Wild Up.
Tuesday, March 26
1pm | Mixon Hall
Mixon Hour
Informal open mic event featuring performances by 6ͼ students.
Thursday, March 28
7:30pm | Kulas Hall
6ͼ Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, guest conductor
Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist
Clancy Ellis, student conductor
Jake Taniguchi, student conductor
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25, “Classical”
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition
Thursday, April 4
6pm | Mixon Hall
30th Annual Darius Milhaud Performance Prize Concert
6ͼ students compete for cash prizes for best performance of a work by Darius Milhaud.
Made possible through funds from 6ͼ’s Darius Milhaud endowment.
Friday, April 5
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
Sunday, April 7
3pm | Mixon Hall
A Pocketful of Operas
Four 15-minute chamber operas composed by 6ͼ composition students, performed by 6ͼ Opera Theater and the New Music Ensemble.
Tickets: $10
6ͼ Opera Theater is supported by a grant from the John P. Murphy Foundation.
New Music Ensemble is generously supported by the Roy Minoff Family Fund.
Sunday, April 7
3pm | Kulas Hall
Upper Academy Recital
Monday, April 8
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
Titus Underwood, oboe (BM ’08, Mack/Rathbun/Rosenwein)
Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist
Artina McCain, piano (MM ’06, Brown)
Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist
Two of 6ͼ’s most dynamic alumni, both based in Tennessee, reunite for a rousing evening of music for oboe and piano. Underwood is principal oboe of the Nashville Symphony and McCain is associate professor of piano at The University of Memphis.
Monday, April 8
7:30pm | Maltz Performing Arts Center
CWRU Baroque Orchestra
Julie Andrijeski, conductor
HANDEL Messiah
MPAC Box Office: or 216.368.6062
Friday, April 12
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
6ͼ Chamber Orchestra
Todd Phillips, leader
DOHNÁNYI Piano Quintet No. 1, Op. 1
DVOŘÁK Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22
Tuesday, April 16
7:30pm | Severance Music Center
6ͼ Orchestra
Sarah Hicks, guest conductor
Kulas Foundation Visiting Artist
Sergei Babayan, piano
BOULANGER D’un matin du printemps (1918)
STRAVINSKY The Firebird Suite (1919)
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Severance Ticket Office: or 216.231.1111
Governing Member VIP Tickets: 216.795.3160
Wednesday, April 17
Friday, April 19
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
Spring Scenes
A program of arias and ensembles from the opera repertoire.
Tickets: $10
6ͼ Opera Theater is supported by a grant from the John P. Murphy Foundation.
Saturday, April 20
7pm | Mixon Hall
Advanced Piano Trio Program Concert
Sunday, April 21
4pm | Mixon Hall
Composition Department Recital
Featuring new works by 6ͼ student composers.
Tuesday, April 23
1pm | Mixon Hall
Mixon Hour
Informal open mic event featuring performances by 6ͼ students.
Saturday, April 27
12pm | Kulas Hall
Upper Academy Choirs
Jennifer Call, conductor
Jonathon Turner, conductor
Academy Orchestra
Donna Jelen, conductor
Sunday, April 28
3pm | Kulas Hall
Upper Academy Recital
Tuesday, April 30
7pm | Mixon Hall
Intensive Duo Concert
Wednesday, May 1
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
String & Piano Ensembles Concert I
Thursday, May 2
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
String & Piano Ensembles Concert II
Friday, May 3
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
Advanced String Quartet Program Concert
Saturday, May 4
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
String & Piano Ensembles Concert III
Sunday, May 5
2:30pm | Mixon Hall
Brass & Woodwind Ensembles Concert I
Sunday, May 5
3pm | Kulas Hall
Lower Academy Spring Concert
Sunday, May 5
6pm | Mixon Hall
Brass & Woodwind Ensembles Concert II
Monday, May 6
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
String & Piano Ensembles Concert IV
Tuesday, May 7
5pm | Mixon Hall
Young Artist Program Showcase Recital
Saturday, May 11
2pm | Mixon Hall
Academy Chamber Music Recital I
Saturday, May 11
4:30pm | Mixon Hall
Academy Chamber Music Recital II
Monday, May 13
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
Continuing Education and Upper Academy Recital
Tuesday, May 14
7:30pm | Mixon Hall
Preparatory Showcase Recital