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MIT’s Annual Family Weekend Concert
Sonic Innovations—Celebrating maverick musicians
Friday, October 24, 2025/8:00 p.m.
Kresge Auditorium, MIT
MIT Wind Ensemble, MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble & MIT Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Frederick Harris, Jr., Music Director
Kenneth Amis, Assistant Conductor
Laura Grill Jaye, Music Director
Join gifted MIT musicians for a thrilling evening of music by artists who have made a mark in their respective genres. The MIT Wind Ensemble performs Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, Valerie Coleman’s Roma, Eric Witacre’s October, and Kenneth Amis’ arrangement of Dvořák’s rousing Slavonic Dance No. 3. The MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble performs a high-spirited set of pieces by Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, and Count Basie.
Seating Policy
Your registration through Eventbrite guarantees you a seat until 15 minutes before the event start time. 15 minutes before the concert start time, we will release open seats to the standby list. If you were not able to register through Eventbrite, you may join the physical standby line in the Kresge Auditorium Lobby up to one hour before the concert start time.
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