Students from the University’s Advanced Orchestra/Chamber Music Ensemble will perform with UT Dallas faculty and other professional musicians under the direction of composer-conductor Robert Xavier Rodríguez
UT Dallas students will present a night of “musical fireworks” in this year’s annual Musica Nova concert.
At 8 p.m. Friday in the Jonsson Performance Hall, an offering of pieces will celebrate Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Frideric Händel.
Selections for the concert include Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major and the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major by Bach. The second half of the concert includes Music for the Royal Fireworks by Händel.
Students from the University’s Advanced Orchestra/Chamber Music Ensemble will perform with UT Dallas faculty and other professional musicians under the direction of composer-conductor Robert Xavier Rodríguez, who holds the Chair in Art Aesthetic Studies at UT Dallas.
Naomi D'Amato
Undergraduate student Naomi D’Amato, who is concertmaster for the performance, said Rodríguez has been influential in her progress as a musician.
“Professor Rodríguez’ care and investment in individual students is encouraging and transformative. Under his mentorship I have experienced a high level of musical growth and I am thankful for the opportunities that have become possible with his support,” said D’Amato, who is also a Bryce Jordan Scholar.
UT Dallas’ Musica Nova ensemble performs music written for large and small ensembles, plus multimedia and theater works of all periods. Musica Nova guest artists have included members of the Dallas Symphony and Dallas Opera Orchestra and singers from the New York City Opera and Metropolitan Opera.
Music from past Musica Nova concerts has ranged from Medieval and Renaissance dances and motets to standard repertoire to experimental mixed-media works written for or developed by the ensemble. Concerts have included an evening of tangos, improvisation, French cabaret and mariachi songs, chamber opera, video art and ballet.
Graduate or undergraduate students interested in auditioning for next semester, please call 972-883-2766 or 972-238-8703.