News & NotesWoody Witt won first place in the Taichung Saxophone Competition on October 18 in Taiwan. Witt was selected from 29 finalists representing nine countries. He and two finalist performed at the Taichung Jazz Festival (one of the top four jazz festivals in Asia) to a crowd of more than 50,000 people.

Andy Ingalls (BA ‘12, studio of Timothy Jones) has been cast to play Lord Aster in the National Tour of “Peter and the Starcatcher” starting January 2015.

Ogechi Ukazu (BM ‘08, studio of Michael Warny) is the Director of Bands at Clear Creek High School.

Upcoming EventsMonday, November 3, 7 pm 24th Annual Choral InvitationalCONCERT CHORALE with guests Clements, College Park, Dawson, Stratford high schoolsBetsy Cook Weber, with guest conductors Mary Matysiak, Erin Bodhaine, Roxan Silva, Peter Steinmetz

Thursday, November 6, 7:30 pmNoe Marmolejo, trumpet featuring alumni Jody Ilgenfritz, trumpet; Brian Logan, trombone; Steve Curtis, tuba; Russell Vogt, French horn with the MSM Jazz OrchestraSpectrum: Works by Reiche, Hansen, McKee, Mahler, Webbon, Winkler

Friday, November 7, 6:30 pmStudent RecitalChristian Restrepo, piano (Studio of Timothy Hester)

Friday, November 7, 7:30 pm Guest Lecture-RecitalRichard Kogan, pianoMusic & the Mind: George Gershwin Harvard-trained psychiatrist and Julliard-trained concert pianist Dr. Richard Kogan uses words and music to explore the psychological factors and mental illnesses that affected great American composer George Gershwin. Presented in collaboration with the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Association of Greater Houston and the University of Houston Honors College.\

CANCELLED Friday, November 7, 7:30 pmCONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUSSAN JACINTO NORTH COLLEGE CHOIRSONS OF ORPHEUS

Friday, November 7, 8:30 pmStudent RecitalJacob Gutierrez, percussion (Studio of Blake Wilkins)Choral Recital Hall

Saturday, November 8, 2:30 pmStudent RecitalBrittney Leavitt, cello (Studio of Vagram Saradjian)Choral Recital Hall

Saturday, November 8, 5 pmStudent RecitalGwendolyn Alfred, soprano (Studio of Cynthia Clayton)Choral Recital Hall

Sunday, November 9, 2:30 pmStudent RecitalKarimah Browne, tuba (Studio of Mark Barton)Dudley Recital Hall

Sunday, November 9, 2:30 pmStudent RecitalTeng-Kai Yang, piano (Studio of Abbey Simon)Choral Recital Hall

Sunday, November 9, 5 pmStudent RecitalNicole Woodward, mezzo-soprano (Studio of Melanie Sonnenberg)Dudley Recital Hall

Sunday, November 9, 7:30 pmStudent RecitalAustin Frohmader, composition(Studio of Marcus Maroney) Dudley Recital Hall

Monday, November 10, 7:30 pm PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE Blake Wilkins, director Works by Viñao, Deane, Wilkins

Monday, November 10, 7:30 pm UH FLUTE FORUMAralee Dorough, flute; Jennifer Keeney, flute; Paula Page, harpFlute Strings: An evening of chamber music with harp and guitar friends: Works by Bizet, Ibert, Persichetti, FauréChoral Recital Hall

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Upcoming EventsMonday, November 10, 5:30 pm & 6:30 pmGuest Recital & Master ClassARMY FIELD BAND SAX QUARTETMSM Room 175

Tuesday, November 11, 8 pm DOUBLE BASS STUDIO RECITALMSM ROOM 175

Tuesday, November 11, 3 pmFACE Promenade Series presentsCONCERT CHORALE Betsy Cook Weber, conductorSomething Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: Works by Brahms, Britten, Horvit, Poulenc, Berlin, PartonCypress Creek Christian Community Church6823 Cypresswood DriveInfo: 281-440-4850 orwww.cypresscreekface.org

Wednesday, November 12, 6 pm CHAMBER MUSIC RECITALDudley Recital Hall

Wednesday, November 12, 8:30 pmStudent RecitalAbigail Silva, harp (Studio of Paula Page)Dudley Recital Hall

Wednesday, November 12, 8:30 pmStudent Recital Nicolas Diaz, percussion (Studio of Blake Wilkins)Choral Recital Hall

Thursday, November 13, 7:30 pm WIND ENSEMBLEDavid Bertman, directorNancy Weems, pianoTali Morgulis, pianoPoulenc: Piano Concerto for Two PianosMaslanka: Symphony No. 4

Thursday, November 13, 8:30 pmStudent Recital - Xin Liu, violin(Studio of Kirsten Yon)Dudley Recital Hall

Friday, November 14, 8:30 pmStudent Recital Mayara Velasquez, cello (Studio of Vagram Saradjian)Dudley Recital Hall

Friday, November 14, 8:30 pmStudent RecitalZachary Gutierrez, percussion (Studio of Blake Wilkins)Choral Recital Hall

Saturday, November 15, 12 pmStudent RecitalChristopher Kimball , percussion (Studio of Blake Wilkins)Choral Recital Hall

Saturday, November 15, 12 pmStudent RecitalLetica Dos Santos, piaon (Studio of Timothy Hester)Dudley Recital Hall

Saturday, November 15, 2:30 pmStudent RecitalBlake Lein, Tuba (Studio of Mark Barton)Dudley Recital Hall

Saturday, November 15, 5 pmStudent RecitalAlison Anchors, saxophone (Studio of Dan Gelok)Choral Recital Hall

Saturday, November 15, 5 pmStudent RecitalEmily Robinson, soprano (Studio of Cynthia Clayton)Choral Recital Hall

Saturday, November 15, 7:30 pmStudent RecitalChristopher Song, clarinet (Studio of Randall Griffin)Choral Recital Hall

Saturday, November 15, 7:30 pmStudent RecitalLaura Bleakley, piano (Studio of Timothy Hester)Choral Recital Hall

Sunday, November 16, 2:30 pmGuest RecitalCathy Lysinger, Alex McDonald, piano duoWorks by Brahms, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, BolcomDudley Recital Hall

Sunday, November 16, 3 pm A.I. Lack Series Guest Master ClassWilliam Preucil, violin(Concertmaster, Cleveland Orchestra)Choral Recital Hall

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