Guest Performances
The College of Music and Performing Arts is dedicated to bringing guests to campus for the enrichment of students and the community. Through performances such as the Woods Piano Concert Series, Jazz Piano Concert Series, Encore Award, and Curtain Call Award, students and the community connect with emerging and top performing artists and alumni. These inspiring performances provide invaluable educational engagement opportunities for our students.
September
22
Cody Fry & Friends
Cody Fry & Friends: Live with Symphony Orchestra will feature the Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter/composer/arranger performing alongside an all-star band, surprise special guests, and of course, a thunderous symphony orchestra. Join us at the Fisher Center, a sparkling venue tailor-made for an ambitious show just like this one. Forget everything you think you know about “going to the symphony.” To read more about Cody Fry, visit codyfry.com.
Date: September 22, 2022
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Guest Performances
27
Woods Piano Concert 10Th Anniversary – Sean Chen
International pianist Sean Chen is an American Pianist Award winner, known for sharing “alluring, colorfully shaded renditions” (New York Times) and “genuinely sensitive” (LA Times) playing with audiences around the world in solo and chamber recitals, concerto performances, and masterclasses.
Date: September 27, 2022
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Guest Performances
October
20
Piano Guest Performance – Dr. Yi-Yang Chen
Known for his “musical and emotional intelligence, dexterity and virtuosity” (Worthing Herald), Dr. Yi-Yang Chen is a Sussex International Piano Competition (2018) and Washington International Piano Competition (2017) award winner. He is currently a keyboard faculty member at the University of Kansas.
Date: October 20, 2022
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Guest Performances
November
05
Oratorio Chorus & Orchestra – Requiem for Colour by Dr. Jeffery L. Ames
Composed by School of Music faculty member, Dr. Ames, Requiem for Colour is a musical, literary, and visual journey that begins in West Africa and ends in present day North America. "Requiem for Colour will honor the lives and legacies of enslaved blacks from 1619 to 1865, and our contemporary Black martyrs who offered themselves as a sacrifice for equality and freedom." - Dr. Jeffery L. Ames
Date: November 05, 2022
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Guest Performances
December
10
Nashville Children’s Choir
The Nashville Children's Choir: a premiere choir for young singers which is in residence at Belmont University as part of Belmont Academy, a pre-college music program.
Date: December 10, 2022
Time: 4:00pm
Venue: McAfee Concert Hall
Guest Performances
11
Belmont Academy Youth Wind Ensemble – BAYWE
An ensemble for high school wind, brass, and percussion players throughout Middle Tennessee, The Belmont Academy Youth Wind Ensemble brings together students from diverse musical backgrounds to perform compelling wind literature.