Friday, October 7
Late Night with Capella
9:00 p.m. -
Covenant Fine Arts Center Auditorium
Join the Capella for a late night of music and fun. Hear Capella member's own renditions of Florence and the Machine, Michael Buble, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Adele, Mika and more.
Tickets are required for this concert and are available at the Calvin College Box Office. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students.
Friday, October 14
Faculty & Guest Series: Bill Brettschneider, guitar
7:30 p.m. -
Covenant Fine Arts Center Recital Hall
Please join us in welcoming Bill Brettschneider, guitar, for his first performance at Calvin College. Bill teaches guitar at Calvin College.
Tickets are required for this concert and are available at the Calvin College Box Office. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for students and children.
Saturday, October 22
Pancake Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. -
Calvin Chapel Undercroft
Everyone is invited to come and enjoy breakfast hosted by Calvin College Wind Ensemble. The event is designed to raise funds and awareness about the Wind Ensemble's upcoming international tour. Cost is $3 for adults and $2 for students, but other donations are encouraged and appreciated.
Saturday, October 22
Composition Workshop: Might You Be a Composer?
10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - CFAC 252 & Lab
On Saturday, October 22, music professor Dr. David Fuentes will host a workshop for high school students curious about pursuing composition as a serious hobby or vocation - "Might You be a Composer?" The workshop will cover a variety of topics about composition such as what composers need to possess, what composers need to learn, what composers might expect at college, and what young composers can do now. Participants will also have an opportunity to share their compositions with others. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. The workshop is free, but registration is required. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. David Fuentes.
Friday, October 21 & Saturday, October 22
Special Event: Calvin Music Festival
7:30 p.m. -
Covenant Fine Arts Center Auditorium
6:30pm - Pre-concert Music
Center Art Gallery & CFAC Recital Hall
Post Concert Reception
West Lobby
Welcome to the Calvin Music Festival, a collage style concert bringing together all eleven music department ensembles performing large masterworks. Arrive an hour early to hear solo and small chamber works performed in the Center Art Gallery and Recital Hall.
Tickets are required. Proceeds benefit Calvin College's music scholarship program. Tickets are available at the Calvin College Box Office - $15 for adults and $5 for students.
Tuesday, October 25
Calvin & Community: High School Honor Band Festival Concert
7 p.m. - Covenant Fine Arts Center Auditorium
The High School Honor Band Festival is a day long event for area instrumentalists. The festival is an opportunity for students to interact, learn from, and perform with members of the Calvin College Wind Ensemble under the direction of a guest conductor Dr. Matthew George. Dr. George is the Director of Bands at the University of St. Thomas.
This performance is open to the public. Admission is free; tickets are not required.
If you are a band director and are interested in nominating your students to perform in the 2011 High School Honor Band Festivall, click here for more information.
Wednesday, October 26
Calvin & Community: High School Orchestra Festival Concert
7 p.m. - Covenant Fine Arts Center Auditorium
The High School Honor Orchestra Festival is a day-long string orchestra festival where students from three area schools come together to learn, grow, and strengthen their skills as musicians. Raymond Harvey will be the featured guest conductor and clinician in residence during the 2011 High School Orchestra Festival and will conduct the performance on Wednesday, October 26 at 7 p.m.
This performance is open to the public. Admission is free; tickets are not required.
Thursday, October 27
Chamber Music Series: Ensemble Montage
7:30 p.m. - Covenant Fine Arts Center Recital Hall
Formed in 1997, Ensemble Montage is dedicated to presenting kaleidoscopic combinations of chamber music ranging from the baroque trio sonata to music written by the group's very much alive member-composer Alexander Miller. The group specializes in repertoire that mixes strings, woodwinds, and piano. The group expands and contracts as repertoire demands – they've added percussion, voice, trumpet, an extra viola, double bass, and even an accordion on occasion.
Admission is free; tickets are not required.
Friday, October 28
Ensemble Series: Calvin Orchestra
8 p.m. -
Covenant Fine Arts Center Auditorium
The Calvin Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Robert Nordling, will perform on Friday, October 28. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. in the Covenant Fine Arts Center Auditorium.
Admission is free; tickets are not required.
Saturday, October 29
Artist Series: Irish Chamber Orchestra with Leon 
Fleisher, piano
8:00 p.m. -
Covenant Fine Arts Center Auditorium
Consisting of high caliber Irish and international string players, the Irish Chamber Orchestra has gained a reputation as a vibrant, refreshing, and influential force on the classical and contemporary music scene. Pianist Leon Fleisher’s illustrious career has spanned 67 years and established him as one of the premier classical pianists in the world. The program will include Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 96 in D. Major “The Miracle”, Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto (Left Hand), No. 4, Op. 53, Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin’s Irish Work and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, Op. 92.
Tickets
Four Concert Season Ticket: $100
Single Ticket: $35
All tickets are available at the Calvin College Box Office (616-526-6282).
Student Rush Pass
Students of any age with a valid student ID can purchase a $5 Student Rush Pass one hour prior to the performance at the Calvin College Box Office located in the west lobby of the Covenant Fine Arts Center. This offer is subject to availability. Student ID must be presented. Limit one ticket per student.
