Concerts at the Department of Music this week
Every Friday - Student Recital
Did you know? You can see Department of Music students perform every week on our Friday Afternoon Recital Series, Fridays at 12:40 pm until December 5. Winter term recitals begin on January 16. These concerts are always FREE and open to everyone.
- 12:40 pm - SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall
- Admission: FREE
Saturday, November 15 - Joel Miller (saxophone)
UPEI's Department of Music and Island Jazz co-present NB-based saxophonist and composer Joel Miller with Resonance New Music Ensemble and pianist Silvio Pupo, whose new classical crossover album What If?, features original compositions alongside reimagined works by Debussy, Chopin, Mahler, and Pachelbel. What If? traces Miller鈥檚 personal journey through jazz, Afro-Latin influences, and classical, and imagines a musical world where genres meet in harmony.
- 7:30 pm - SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall
- Admission: $30 adults; $25 seniors; $10 students; Free for all UPEI students with a valid ID card.
Sunday, November 16 - Ventus Machina (woodwind quintet)
NB-based Ventus Machina presents Now and Then, a dynamic journey across a century of woodwind quintet music. The 鈥淣ow鈥� features Marc Mellits鈥� Splinter (arranged for the ensemble by the composer himself) and Amanda Harberg鈥檚 kaleidoscopic Quintet for Winds, alongside Carl Nielsen鈥檚 classic Wind Quintet, one of the great cornerstones of the woodwind quintet repertoire.
- 2:30 pm - SDU Stage at Steel Recital Hall
- Admission: $30 adults; $25 seniors; $10 students; Free for all UPEI students with a valid ID card.
- Tickets are available in advance at or by cash at the door.
