THEATER ARTS AWARDS
Edward S. Darna Awards
To a graduating student who has demonstrated excellence in theater arts
and made a substantial contribution to the health of theater life on the MIT campus
presented by Sara Brown
Jacob Gunter
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Joseph D. Everingham Awards
Given in...
The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota presents
Joe Lovano
Grammy winning saxophonist and Blue Note artist.
In a tribute concert to Gunther Schuller
with
Peter Child, guest composer
Anthony Cox, bass
Frederick Harris, drums
Young-Nam Kim, violin
Timothy Lovelace, piano
In a program featuring...
Review by Michael Anthony, special to the Start Triibune, Jume 6, 2016
The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota wrapped up its 23rd season Sunday afternoon with a concert at Sundin Music Hall at Hamline University in St. Paul dedicated to one of the giants of American music, Gunther Schuller, who...
Rockport Festival offers engaging night of piano trios
Sat Jun 25, 2016 at 2:02 pm
By Aaron Keebaugh
In 1990, the cartoonist Charles Schulz illustrated a comic strip that showed Peppermint Patty and Marcie at a concert. “This next piece is a concerto for flute and orchestra,” Marcie tells Patty. “...
MIT Symphony Orchestra 2025-26
Thursday October 23, 2025
Ruth Crawford: Rissolty Rossolty
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F (Mi-Eun Kim, soloist)
Dvorak: Symphony no. 9
Friday November 21, 2025
Shostakovich: Violin concerto no. 1 (Justin Yamaguchi, soloist)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5
Friday March...
The origins of MIT Symphony Orchestra (MITSO) date back as far as 1884 when the first MIT Tech Orchestra appeared on campus along with the Banjo and Glee Clubs. The orchestra disbanded and re-appeared several times over the years that followed until 1947, when Klaus Liepmann (1907-1990), MIT’s...
The MIT Symphony Orchestra holds an annual Concerto Competition at the beginning of each spring semester. The winner is featured on a MITSO concert in Kresge Auditorium. This year's competition will take place on Saturday, February 1, 2025 between 11am - 3pm in Killian Hall.
Competition Information...
2021 - 2022
Saturday, October 16th
Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G (Venkat Sivaraman, piano)
Respighi: Feste Romane
Friday, November 19th
Mayer: Faust Overture
Beethoven: Symphony no. 9
Friday, March 11th
Peel: Dusk to Dawn
Márquez: Danzón no. 2
Sarasate: Carmen...
On their new musically diverse an critically acclaimed CD Infinite Winds, the MIT Wind Ensemble and the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble present three long form compositions by three innovative and highly regarded composers: Guillermo Klein, Chick Corea and Don Byron. The Corea and Byron pieces are world...
History of Jazz at MIT
In the early 1950s, the MIT Jazz Society was founded by a small group of enthusiastic students. The construction of Kresge Auditorium in 1955 provided a space for students and local musicians to jam and eventually present concerts. When professional musicians passed through...
