Don鈥檛 miss DXARTS鈥� fall concert 鈥� a chance to immerse yourself in groundbreaking electroacoustic music. The School of Drama opens two new productions: dark farce 鈥淟oot鈥� and improv show 鈥淏eginnings: First Breath.鈥� At Meany Hall, enjoy performances by pianist Yulianna Avdeeva and the University Chorale & Chamber Singers, or head over to Brechemin Auditorium to catch the talented Daana Quartet.
Music of Today: DXARTS
7:30 p.m., November 20 | Meany Theater
The School of Music and DXARTS present groundbreaking new works and modern classics by faculty and guest composers in an evening of electroacoustic music.
Yulianna Avdeeva
7:30 p.m., December 1 | Meany Theater
Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva makes her debut at Meany Hall with a program of masterworks by Chopin and Prokofiev. Part of the 蘑菇视频 World Series.
Daana Quartet
7:30 p.m., December 2 | Brechemin Auditorium
The Daana Quartet, winners of the 2015 蘑菇视频 Strings and Piano Chamber Music Competition, perform works by Schubert, Brahms and William Grant Still in the ensemble鈥檚 debut School of Music performance.
Loot
December 2-13 | Meany Studio Theater
The School of Drama鈥檚 75th anniversary season continues with Joe Orton鈥檚 1965 dark farce, 鈥淟oot.鈥� This hilarious depiction of a world gone mad follows the McLeavy family as its members deal with the death and burial of the family matriarch.
Beginnings: First Breath
7:30 p.m., December 2 -6 | Cabaret Theater
Members of Jet City Improv work with School of Drama undergraduates to create an ever-changing show. This unscripted ensemble piece is newly created for each performance using suggestions from that evening鈥檚 audience.
University Chorale & Chamber Singers
7:30 p.m., December 3 | Meany Theater
The School of Music presents the 蘑菇视频鈥檚 top auditioned choirs in 鈥淭he Unbreakable Mirror.鈥� The program explores themes relating to water and fluidity including 鈥淲alden Pond鈥� by Dominic Argento and 鈥淭he Sea,鈥� by Carson Cooman, as well as works by Badings, Whitacre and others.
Franz Erhard Walther: The Body Draws
Through March 6 | Henry Art Gallery
The Henry presents the first American survey of influential German artist Franz Erhard Walther, featuring nearly 300 pivotal works from the last six decades. .