Enjoy a special organ recital with Samford Organist Frederick Teardo. Fred is the organist at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham and also serves as an adjunct faculty for our organ students. This recital is part of the Mary Louise Hodges Faculty Recital Series.
Join Samford's A Cappella Choir for the first Choral Vespers of 2020.
Gabriela Montero’s visionary interpretations and unique improvisational gifts have won her a devoted following around the world. Anthony Tommasini remarked in The New York Times, “Montero’s playing has everything: crackling rhythmic brio, subtle shadings, steely power in climactic moments, soulful lyricism in ruminative passages and, best of all, unsentimental expressivity.” Co-presented by the Birmingham Chamber Music Society.
Baritone Joe Hopkins and mezzo-soprano Chelsea Nicholson are teaming up again this year for another entertaining evening. Do not miss this dazzling duo. This concert is part of the Mary Louise Hodges Faculty Recital Series and sponsored by Howard and Ann Holt.
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Manchester comes to Samford, part of the Tonight at the Wright entertainment series.
Liz Vice is a musician best known for her Gospel, soul, and R-and-B-infused album entitled, “There’s A Light”. Raised in Portland, Oregon and a recent resident of Brooklyn, NY. Ms. Vice has performed and/ or shared the stage with artist such as Cody Chesnutt, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, The Temptations, Lecrae, Eric Early of (Blitzen Trapper), Josh Garrels, The Wood Brothers, Tunde Baiyewu (Lighthouse Family), Luz Mendoza (Y La Bamba), Eshon Burgundy (Humble Beast), and more. Registration opens January 28, 2020.
Hear the many sounds and colors of woodwinds in a delightful lineup including Barber, Piazzolla, Strauss, and more! Part of the ASO Concertmasters and Friends Series.
Established by Fletcher and Nell Morris to encourage high levels of achievement in piano performance, winners of the competition receive scholarship awards to study music at Samford. The competition will take place on Feb. 19 with guest judge Marina Lomazov of Eastman School of Music. A masterclass is planned for Feb. 20 at 10:30 a.m. and a concert featuring Marina Lomazov will follow that evening at 7:30 in Brock Recital Hall. All events are open and free to the public.
Praised by critics as “a diva of the piano” (The Salt Lake City Tribune), “a mesmerizing risk-taker” (The Plain Dealer, Cleveland), and “simply spectacular” (Chicago International Music Foundation) Ukrainian-American pianist Marina Lomazov has established herself as one of the most passionate and charismatic performers on the concert scene today. Ms. Lomazov is a Professor of Piano at the Eastman School of Music. She is currently serving as a chair for National Panelist for Young Arts, the only organization in the US that nominates U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
Join the Samford Dance Company for their annual dance concert, Passages.
Samford's String Quartet will present its annual concert. The String Quartet features Jeffrey and Angela Flaniken and Samuel and Caroline Nordlund. It is endowed by the Wilton H. Bunch family and tours nationally and internationally.
Come and enjoy a special evening of music presented by Samford's Wind Ensemble conducted by Captain Brian O. Walden.
Samford Orchestra will present its first concert of 2020. Conducted by Brian Viliunas.
Join Samford and pianist Rachel Park for an evening of music including pieces from Beethoven, Ravel, Liszt, and Chopin. This is a free concert and open to the public.
Banished from court, Rosalind and her companion, Celia, find refuge in the idyllic forest of Arden, where "all the world's a stage." There, while in disguise, they encounter exiled fools and philosophers, and discover the meaning of true love. Come see this adaptation of William Shakespeare's beloved story.
Invoke continues to successfully dodge even the most valiant attempts at genre classification. The multi-instrumental quartet is fueled by their passion for storytelling and their music is infused with traditions from across America, including bluegrass, Appalachian fiddle tunes, jazz and minimalism. Invoke weaves all of these styles together to form a unique contemporary repertoire, featuring original works composed by and for the group. Guest residency will include Monday Coffee House Composition Competition and Tuesday public recital. Concert is co-presented by Birmingham Chamber Music Society.
Sozo Children’s Choir is a group of children who travel from Sozo Children Uganda to America as the Sozo Children’s Choir, touring the States while leading worship at churches, schools, and events. Experience cultural Ugandan singing and dancing with African instruments, powerful corporate worship, and brief testimonies.
Join Orlean Beeson School of Education and the School of the Arts for a combined commencement ceremony celebrating our spring 2020 graduates.
Enjoy Schubert’s iconic Trout Quintet, as Concertmaster Daniel Szasz, and other talented musicians from the Orchestra are joined by pianist Joyce Yang.
