Performance Calendar Spring 2024
(All events free unless specified otherwise; schedule subject to change. Visit westfield.ma.edu/music for most current updates)
Sunday, February 4
Faculty Recital: Westfield Chamber Players
Watercolors: Colorful musical selections for chamber ensembles including works by Gaubert, Higdon, Saint-saëns, Still, and Rota.
3:00pm | Dever Stage
$20 Suggested Donation
Students Free!
Tuesday, February 6
Regional NATS Concert
Voice students perform selections for the
National Association of Teachers of Voice Annual Competition
5:00pm | Dever Stage
Friday, February 16
Junior Performance Recital
Elizabeth Blais-Bennett, clarinet
Scott Bailey, piano
5:00pm | Dever Stage
Friday, February 23
Downtown Music Series: Up Close and Musical
Students and faculty present an evening of live music and conversation in downtown Westfield
7:00pm | Westfield On Weekends Creative Arts Center
105 Elm Street, Westfield
Tuesday, February 27
Voice Area Recital
Voice students perform selections of works for voice and piano, voice faculty studios of Dr. Susan Duggan, Mr. Joshua Dixon, and Dr. Mary Brown Bonacci; with collaborative pianist Mr. Scott Bailey
5:00pm | Dever Stage
Thursday, February 29
Departmental Recital
Selected student musicians present solo performances of classical, jazz, and contemporary repertoire
4:00pm | Dever Stage
Thursday, March 21
Music Theatre Workshop: Spring Performance
Students explore musical archetypes through dialog and song
Directed by Mary Brown Bonacci and Scott Bailey.
4:00pm | Dever Stage
Friday, March 22
Downtown Music Series: Jazz Jam
Students and faculty present an evening of live jazz
7:00pm | Hutghi’s Nook at 8 Franklin Street, Westfield
Thursday, March 28
Guest Artist Series
"The Eccentric Life of the Professional Musician"
A discussion led by Ellen Redmen and Paul Lambert
Springfield Symphony Orchestra
3:45pm | Dower 134
Friday, March 29
Senior Recital
Hannah Roberts, soprano
Presents a student recital
5:00pm | Dower 134
Sunday, April 7
An Afternoon with the University Chamber Choir
Musical selections by Gerald Finzi, Rosephanye Powell, Audrey Snyder,
Ricky Ian Gordon, Jake Runestead, and more.
Directed by Scott Bailey.
3:00pm | Second Congregational Church UCC, 477 Western Ave. Westfield, MA 01085
Financial donations and non-perishable goods will be accepted to benefit the Common Goods Food Pantry and Resource Center serving Westfield State University students, faculty and staff who may be experiencing hunger and are struggling to make ends meet.
Tuesday, April 9
The Westfield State University Wind Symphony Spring Concert
Dr. Karen LaVoie, Conductor
7:30pm | Dever Stage
Friday, April 12
Senior Composition Recital
Composer Aaron Stout presents a degree recital of original works
7:00pm | 134 Catherine Dower Center
Tuesday, April 16
An Evening of Music for Small Ensembles
7:00pm | Dever Stage
Friday, April 19
Downtown Music Series: Up Close and Musical
Students and faculty present an evening of live music and conversation in downtown Westfield
7:00pm | Westfield On Weekends Creative Arts Center
105 Elm Street, Westfield
Sunday, April 21
The Westfield State University Chorus
Scott Bailey, Conductor
Sing Joyfully! Franz Schubert's Mass in G Major, D. 167 with other works by Alice Parker, W.A. Mozart, Ricky Ian Gordon, Sarah Quartel, and more.
3:00pm | Dever Stage
Thursday, April 25
Departmental Recital
Selected student musicians present solo performances of classical, jazz, and contemporary repertoire
4:00pm | Dever Stage
Thursday, April 25
Jazz Night
An evening of jazz presented by student ensembles under the direction of Dan Gabel and Edward Orgill
7:30pm | Dever Stage
Tuesday, April 30
Departmental Recital
Selected student musicians present solo performances of classical, jazz, and contemporary repertoire
7:00pm | Dower 134
Friday, May 3
Student Recital
James Liuzzo, Guitar
7:00pm | Dower 127