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The Irish Room in Gasson Hall will be the venue for two upcoming concerts conducted by Director of Boston College Bands Sebastian Bonaiuto.
In addition, the Irish Room — Gasson 100 — also will host tonight, from 5 to 7 p.m., “Klee as Music,” a companion to the McMullen Museum’s current exhibition, “Paul Klee: Philosophical Vision; From Nature to Art.”
The concert, which is free and open to the public, will feature works inspired by the artist, composed by cellist and composer Peter Schuback of Stockholm. Musicians include Karolne Rojan (piano), Michael Norsworthy (clarinet), Hans Bohn (trombone), Peter Hanly (violin), and Schuback.
This event is the complement to a conference, which began yesterday, on the philosophical dimension of Klee’s work as presented in his writings and artistic creations. The concert and conference are sponsored by the Institute for the Liberal Arts, College of Arts and Sciences and Philosophy Department. For information, see http://bit.ly/PKJIY1.
This Saturday, Oct. 20, the University Wind Ensemble will present its fall concert, “An Evening of Chamber Music,” at 8 p.m.
The ensemble, which performs the finest musical literature written for winds and percussion, gives its members the opportunity to perform literature specifically designed for smaller chamber ensembles, according to Bonaiuto. This performance will showcase different musical sections of the ensemble, with pieces composed by Mozart, Schubert and Locke, among others.
“Chamber music is always interesting, in that it provides student musicians the opportunity to perform great music in smaller, more intimate groups,” said Bonaiuto.
On Friday, Oct. 26 at 3 p.m., the University’s instrumental and vocal jazz ensemble BC bOp! will present its first performance of the academic year, comprising jazz styles from the early 20th century to the present.
“We’ll be displaying this year’s new ensemble performing traditional and contemporary jazz music. And we’ll be introducing a new vocal director.”
The popular ensemble performs a repertoire of over 50 selections that includes music from the 1940s to the present and is designed to satisfy a variety of musical tastes.
Admission to both concerts is free and open to the public. For information, contact the Bands Office at ext. 2-3018 or bands@bc.edu.