(NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ) -- The annual “Artist in Residence” series is a longstanding Rutgers tradition. This program has brought numerous outstanding musicians to conduct and perform with the university bands in their final concerts of the academic year. This year, the artists will come from within: Concerts running April 25 to 27, 2018, will feature one faculty member from each of the brass, woodwind, and percussion areas.
On Wednesday, April 25, Aaron VanderWeele will join the Rutgers University Symphony Band (conducted by Joe Busuito) in a performance of David Gillingham’s solo for euphonium entitled Vintage.
On Thursday, April 26, Kaoru Hinata will perform a setting of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending for flute and wind band with the Rutgers University Symphonic Winds (conducted by Todd Nichols).
The series will conclude on Friday, April 27, with Joseph Tompkins performing Jeff Tyzik’s solo for jazz drum set titled RIFFS with the Rutgers University Wind Ensemble(conducted by Darryl Bott).
Each concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Nicholas Music Center, 85 George Street at Route 18, part of the Mason Gross Performing Arts Center on Douglass Campus. Tickets are $15 for the public, $10 for seniors, Rutgers alumni, and employees, and $5 for students. Fees may apply.
For more information about to any Mason Gross event, visit masongross.rutgers.edu or call the Mason Gross Performing Arts Center ticket office at 848-932-7511.
Photo credit: Rutgers University Wind Ensemble, by Jody Somers for Mason Gross School of the Arts.
About Mason Gross School of the Arts - Founded in 1976, Mason Gross School of the Arts is the flagship public arts conservatory of New Jersey and is part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, a leading Big Ten public research university serving more than 65,000 students, the nation’s eighth-oldest institution of higher learning, and a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities. The school is home to the departments of Dance, Music, Theater, and Visual Arts as well as the Mason Gross Extension Division, Rutgers Arts Online, Rutgers Filmmaking Center, and Rutgers Printmaking Studio. Faculty and alumni rosters feature arts professionals recognized nationally and internationally, including Mike Colter, Calista Flockhart, Sebastian Stan, Cleo Mack, William Pope.L, Alice Aycock, Sean Jones, and Cristina Pato. The school has an enrollment of 802 undergraduates and 329 graduate students across five disciplines, combined with a faculty of approximately 260. The community of student artists at Mason Gross hails from 40 states and territories and 20 countries. Mason Gross is one of the most selective schools at Rutgers–New Brunswick, ensuring students the opportunity to work closely with accomplished artists in their fields.
About Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Established in 1766, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is America’s eighth oldest institution of higher learning and one of the nation’s premier public research universities. Serving more than 65,000 students on campuses, centers, institutes and other locations throughout the state, Rutgers is the only public university in New Jersey that is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities.
