- Free admission to all performances!
- All events will take place in the Maryville University Auditorium.
- Concerts will not be live-streamed, so please join us in person.
Concert 4 of 5 — Yu Tamaki Hoso, trombone • Christopher Bassett, bass trombone
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 • 7:30 p.m.
with Peter Henderson, piano
Program:
J. Guy Ropartz (1864-1955): Pièce for Trombone and Piano (1908) (ca. 7 minutes) — Yu Tamaki Hoso, tenor trombone
Franz Strauss (1822-1905): Nocturno for Horn (arr. Trombone) and Piano, Op. 7 (1864) (ca. 6 minutes) — Yu Tamaki Hoso, tenor trombone
Keiko Takashima (b. 1962): Hear the Spring Calling for Trombone, Bass Trombone, and Piano (2011) (ca. 16 minutes, total) — Yu Tamaki Hoso, tenor trombone • Christopher Bassett, bass trombone
- Dawn
- Sea Breeze
- Sakura
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958): From Songs of Travel for Voice (arr. Bass Trombone) and Piano (composed 1901-1904) (excerpts ca. 12 minutes, total)
- 3. The Roadside Fire
- 2. Let Beauty Awake
- 7. Whither Must I Wander?
- TBD
Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen (Litany for the Feast of All Souls) for Voice (arr. Bass Trombone) and Piano, D. 343 (1816) (ca. 3 minutes) — Christopher Bassett, bass trombone
Daniel Schnyder (b. 1961): Sonata for Bass Trombone and Piano (1996) (ca. 14 minutes, total) — Christopher Bassett, bass trombone
- Blues
- An American Ballad
- Below Surface
Concert 5 of 5 — Peter Henderson, pianist & composer • Jeffrey Heyl, baritone
- Saturday, April 11, 2026 • 1:00 p.m.
- Program:
- Peter Henderson: Two Poems of John Wickersham (World Premiere)
- Gustav Mahler: Rückert-Lieder
- Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 959
Past 2025-2026 Events
Concert 1 of 4 — Morris Hayes, keyboard & Kip Blackshire, vocals
- Friday, September 26, 2025 • 3:30 p.m.
- Morris Hayes was bandleader and keyboardist with the iconic artist Prince. Morris will lead a performance workshop and jam session featuring students from Maryville’s Music Therapy Program. After intermission, Morris and Kip will perform a set together.
Concert 2 of 4 — STRIO, featuring SLSO musicians Kristin Ahlstrom, violin • Shannon Williams, viola • Bjorn Ranheim, cello
- Tuesday, December 9, 2025 • 7:30 p.m.
- Program:
- Ludwig van Beethoven: String Trio in C minor, op. 9 no. 3
- Ernő Dohnányi: Serenade for String Trio, op. 10
- Robert Schumann: Quartet for Piano and String Trio in E-flat major, op. 47 (with Peter Henderson, piano)
Concert 3 of 5 — Jesse Kavadlo, author and rock musician
- Sunday, February 22, 2026 • 12:00 noon
- Rock and Pages! Maryville University English Professor Jesse Kavadlo will perform and analyze several heavy metal songs, and also read from his new book, Rock of Pages: The Literary Tradition of 1980s Heavy Metal.
