Save The Date!
Baylor Wind Ensemble
Tuesday, October 24 and Wednesday, October 25
Guest Recital: Jim Self, tuba
Long-time Hollywood film score tuba player, appearing as principal tubist on many soundtracks of John Williams. One of his most noteworthy performances was the “Voice of the Mothership” from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. These recitals are free and open to the public.
October 24: Meadows Recital Hall | 7:30 p.m.
October 24: Presentation | McCrary Music Building Room 114 | 3:30 p.m.
October 25: Jones Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 31
Halloween Organ Concert
At this family-friendly show, you’ll be treated to movie music favorites, including tunes from Oppenheimer, Indiana Jones, Twilight and more. Treats for souls who attend in costume. This concert is free and open to the public.
Jones Concert Hall | 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 2
Early Music Ensemble
Under the direction of Jann Cosart, D.M., associate professor of musicology, the Early Music Ensemble performs music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Eras. Early masterpieces are transformed into living music, opening connections to former times and faraway places. This concert is free and open to the public.
Armstrong Browning Library | 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 30, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, December 1, at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, December 3, 3 p.m.
A Baylor Christmas
This national-televised concert is an annual tradition among music lovers that features the combined Baylor University Choirs and the Baylor Symphony Orchestra. Together, they present sacred hymns and popular Christmas favorites, as well as a procession with candles and an audience sing-along of familiar carols.
Jones Concert Hall, Glennis McCrary Music Building
Tickets: baylor.edu/tickets
Tuesday, December 5 and Thursday, December 7
Chamber Singers Christmas Concert
Song of Baylor University’s finest vocalists bring the Christmas spirit alive in the visually and aurally resplendent McLean Foyer of Meditation.
Armstrong Browning Library | 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: baylor.edu/tickets
February 1-3, 2024
Baylor Opera Theatre: Luisa Fernanda
Luisa Fernanda is a romantic zarzuela (a Spanish lyric-dramatic genre that alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular songs and dance) in three acts by Federico Moreno Torroba.
Hooper-Schaifer Fine Arts Center | 7:30 p.m.
Tickets on sale soon: baylortheatre.evenue.net
February 8, 2024
Baylor University Wind Ensemble
Our premier wind band will perform at the 2024 TMEA Convention as one of only a select few invited ensembles. Directed by J. Eric Wilson, professor of ensembles and conducting and director of bands, the Baylor University Wind Ensemble has been praised as “one of the flagship programs in our state, and because of that, the nation.”
Henry B. González Convention Center, 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205
February 10, 2024
Semper Pro Musica Organ Finals
The finals of the Semper Pro Musica Organ Competition. This event is free and open to the public. Watch via livestream.
Jones Concert Hall | 11 a.m.
February 11, 2024
Semper Pro Musica Solo and Chamber Music Competition Finals
Qualifying students compete in the Semper Pro Musica Solo and Chamber Competition finals. This event is free and open to the public. Watch via livestream.
Jones Concert Hall | 1 p.m.
April 21, 2024
Semper Pro Musica Kimbell Recital
Three soloists and two chamber groups selected at the Semper Pro Musica finals will present in the Semper
Pro Kimbell Recital in Fort Worth, TX.
Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107 | 3 p.m.
April 23, 2024
Baylor Symphony Orchestra at Bass Performance Hall
The Baylor Symphony presents a special concert at Bass Performance Hall, home of the Fort Worth Symphony, in Fort Worth, TX.
Bass Performance Hall, 525 Commerce St, Fort Worth, TX, 76102 | 7 p.m.
Tickets on sale soon: basshall.com/baylormusic
May 16, 2024
Semper Pro Musica Carnegie Recital
Three soloist winners and overall chamber winners of the Semper Pro Musica Competition will be presented at the Carnegie Hall Recital in New York City.
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 154 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019 | 8 p.m.
May 17, 2024
Semper Pro Musica Organ Recital
The Semper Pro Musica Organ Competition winner will be presented along with our new organ professor, Jens Korndörfer, D.Mus., at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 5th Ave between 50th/51st Streets, New York, NY 10022 | 3 p.m.