Musical Memories Concert Series
Providing a mid-day arts break for UT faculty, trainees, and staff--FREE for all
Sponsored by the Dept. of Neuroscience in collaboration with Dell Seton Medical Center
At noon, 5th floor atrium of Norman Hackerman Building (additional seating on 6th floor)
2023-24
Friday September 29, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM
MARIACHI PAREDES OF THE UT BUTLER SCHOOL OF MUSIC
JOSÉ R. TORRES-RAMOS, director
Followed by LUNCH WITH NEUROSCIENTISTS (1:00 PM, 3rd floor atrium, NHB)-- a networking event for undergraduates interested in neuroscience career opportunities Neuroscientists study diverse problems such as finding the causes and cures of brain disorders as well as understanding principles to guide the development of brain-computer interfaces. Learn more about this fascinating field and about the pathways to obtaining a PhD in neuroscience. Free lunch and opportunities to hear from faculty and trainees of the UT Institute for Neuroscience. RSVP with your name, year in school, and major (if known) to amy.lee1@austin.utexas.edu
Friday October 27, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM
Students of the Butler School of Music
Shostakovich Quartet No.3
Thomas Gougeon, violin
Leah Streety, violin
Emmanuel Aguilera, viola
Eddie Xu, cello
Debussy Piano Trio
Ellie Sievers, violin
Selina Xu, cello
Alyssa Liao, piano
Friday February 16, 2024
JOANNE EVANS, mezzo soprano
TZU KUANG TAN, piano
Winner of the Marilyn Horne Song Competition, London-born mezzo soprano Joanne Evans has been hailed as a “singer to watch” by Classical Voice America. A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and of the Vocal Arts Program at Bard College Conservatory, Ms. Evans has performed in concert halls throughout the U.S., Asia, and Europe.
A graduate of the University of Michigan, Tzu-Kuang Tan enjoys an active career as a chamber musician and collaborative pianist. He was named the winner of the 2021 Jacqueline Avent Concerto Competition and 2018 Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Concerto Competition, and the 2022 Marilyn Horne Song Competition.
Violinist Sandy Yamamoto is Associate Professor of Practice in Violin Performance at the Butler School of Music and has dazzled audiences in concert performances around the globe for the past three decades as a soloist and as a member of the Miró Quartet. Among her many honors, she won First Prize at the Banff International String Quartet Competition and was one of the first chamber musicians to be awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Matt Zalkind is professor of cello at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music and regularly performs throughout the United States and abroad as a recitalist, soloist and chamber musician. A prize winner at multiple major competitions, he received Bachelors and Masters degrees from Juilliard, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan and plays on a rare Italian cello made by Florentine Maker Luigi Piatellini in 1760.
Anton Nel is winner of the first prize in the 1987 Naumburg International Piano Competition at Carnegie Hall and enjoys a multifaceted career as a soloist and chamber musician. He currently serves as the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Endowed Chair in Piano, and Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the Butler School of Music. During the summers he is on the artist-faculties at the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Orford Music Academy in Quebec and at the Steans Institute at the Ravinia Festival.
Friday, April 26 2024
THE MIRÓ QUARTET
Daniel Ching, violin
William Fedkenheuer, violin
John Largess, viola
Joshua Gindele, cello
Friday March 29, 2024
SANDY YAMAMOTO, violin
MATT ZALKIND, cello
ANTON NEL, piano
Formed in 1995 and based in Austin, Texas, the Miró Quartet is now one of the most prestigious chamber ensembles in the US. Since 2003 the Miró has served as the quartet-in-residence at the University of Texas at Austin Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music. In 2005, the Quartet became the first ensemble ever to be awarded the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant. Among their many accolades, the quartet has earned a nomination for “Best Choral Performance” at the upcoming 2024 Grammy Awards for their album House of Belonging in collaboration with Austin-based choral group Conspirare.
2022-23
Friday September 30, 2022
12:00-1:00 PM, NHB 5th floor atrium
THE HISPANIC CARIBBEAN ENSEMBLE OF THE UT BUTLER SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Frank Cano, Bass
Richard Huntley, Percussion
Noah Simon, Piano
Followed by LUNCH WITH NEUROSCIENTISTS (1:00 PM, 3rd floor atrium, NHB)-- a networking event for undergraduates interested in neuroscience career opportunities
Neuroscientists study diverse problems such as finding the causes and cures of brain disorders as well as understanding principles to guide the development of brain-computer interfaces. Learn more about this fascinating field and about the pathways to obtaining a PhD in neuroscience. Free lunch and opportunities to hear from faculty and trainees of the UT Institute for Neuroscience. RSVP with your name, year in school, and major (if known) to amy.lee1@austin.utexas.edu
Thursday October 13, 2022
THE RISUS QUARTET
Haeni Lee, violin
Jieun Yoo, violin
Mary Eunkyung Chang, viola
Bobae Lee, cello
Friday January 13, 2023
THE MIRÓ QUARTET
Daniel Ching, violin
William Fedkenheuer, violin
John Largess, viola
Joshua Gindele, cello
Thursday March 2, 2023
SANDY YAMAMOTO, violin
ANTON NEL, piano
Friday April 14, 2023
ANDREW BROWNELL, piano
2021-22
Thursday, December 23, 2021
David Bernat, violin
Jiarong Li, piano
Nina Bernat, double bass
Featuring works of Bach, Britten, Schumann
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
David Bernat, violin
Elias Dagher, piano
Featuring works of Mozart, Schumann, Ravel, and Bartok
Thursday, April 14, 2022
A special concert to commemorate the generous donation of the Baldwin piano to the Department of Neuroscience
Anton Nel, piano