bates recital hall

Event: Rebecca Henderson, oboe, and Sandy Yamamoto, violin, will join The University of Texas at Austin Symphony Orchestra (UTSO) in the ensemble’s first performance of the semester.

Henderson and Yamamoto, world-renowned musicians and beloved faculty members at the Butler School, will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor.

EVENT: The Harry Ransom Center hosts public programs.

WHEN: Various dates throughout November and December.

7:30pm: Bates Recital Hall. The Harry Ransom Center presents a performance of music from the Center's collections.The University's New Music Ensemble...

8:00pm: Bates Recital Hall. Texas Performing Arts welcomes back for a command performance the ensemble that has virtually redefined the sound of the...

Monday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m., Butler School of Music, Bates Recital Hall. Distinguished violinist William Preucil, concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra, performs works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Strauss and others.

Preucil will be accompanied by Arthur Rowe, piano.

Mike Dvorak The Bad Plus
Saturday, July 17
Bates Recital Hall (2350 Robert Dedman Drive )
$25, 7:30 PM

Friday, July 16, 7:30 p.m., Bates Recital Hall (MRH 3.838). An irresistible presence on stage, the Cavani String Quartet concertizes regularly in major series and festivals throughout North America and Europe.

Active proponents of contemporary music, the quartet has commissioned and performed a worldwide array of living composers and is a recipient of the CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming.

The Quartet has been featured on National Public Radio's Performance Today and St. Paul Sunday, NBC, CBS, ABC, and PBS television.

Thursday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m., Bates Recital Hall. Texas Performing Arts welcomes back one of today's preeminent classical pianists, performing an all-Schubert program in the rich acoustics of the intimate Bates Recital Hall.

Emanuel Ax's repertoire ranges from Bach to the 20th century, and his warmth and intelligence make him one of the most endearing and approachable musicians around.

Described as a rare and marvelous artist, and winner of numerous major awards, Ax receives raves for his poetic temperament and unsurpassed virtuosity.

Program: Four Impromptus Op. posth. 142, D.

‘Sleeping Beauty’

Tuesday, March 30, 7:30 p.m., Bates Recital Hall (MRH 3.838). The New Music Ensemble will perform a variety of works by visiting composer William Bolcom.

During the evening, Bolcom will be presented with the Eddie Medora King Award, a $25,000 award presented bi-annually by the Butler School of Music to a composer for outstanding contributions to the world of new music.