FEATURING Kelariz Keshavarz, flute Suzanne Polak, piano Luke Ellard, clarinet Jessica Kunttu, bassoon Jeanne Fischer, voice Heidi Radtke, saxophone Brian Seaton, English horn ABOUT THE PROGRAM In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, this chamber music concert brings together UNC faculty and guest artists to celebrate the creativity and contributions of American women composers. Featuring works for flute in a variety of chamber settings, the program highlights the breadth and diversity of American chamber music across generations. Program Jennifer Higdon Song (1995) for solo flute Amy Beach Three Compositions, Op. 40 (1898) for flute and piano Valerie Coleman Rubispheres (2012) for flute, clarinet, and bassoon Intermission Katherine Hoover Seven Haiku (1973) for flute and voice Catherine Rollin Suite Detroit (2018) for flute, saxophone, and piano Amanda Harberg Crossroads (2022) for flute, English horn, and piano PARKING Please plan to arrive early as parking on campus can be tricky. Learn more about parking and directions to UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus.

FEATURING Grace Anderson, cello Nicholas DiEugenio, violin Simon Ertz, viola Leonid Finkelshteyn, bass Eunho Kim, violin Jessica Kunttu, bassoon Anna Lampidis, oboe Rachel Niketopoulos, horn Donald Oehler, clarinet PROGRAM Franz Schubert Octet in F major, D. 803 W.A. Mozart Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370/368b TICKETS $15 general admission $10 students, faculty, and staff Free UNC Music students, faculty, and staff Purchase tickets online. Tickets are also available at the door, 30 minutes prior to the concert start time. PARKING Please plan to arrive early as parking on campus can be tricky. Learn more about parking and directions to UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus. This event is part of the 2026-2027 William S. Newman Artists Series, a series of select concerts celebrating the alliance of scholarship and performance that animates the lives of music faculty and students at Carolina.

Some performances—especially jazz—invite you to surrender the need to know what’s coming next. You stop trying to predict the next note and simply hold your breath, waiting to discover where the music will lead. That uncertainty is the thrill: performers and audience alike following the sound somewhere unexpected, until you find yourself wondering, How did they do that? The Vijay Iyer Quartet lives in that space of possibility. Performing compositions by composer-pianist Vijay Iyer, the ensemble reveals new possibilities in the music each time it takes the stage. Voted DownBeat‘s Jazz Artist of the Year four times and a MacArthur Fellow, Iyer has spent decades expanding the possibilities of the jazz quartet. His celebrated trio with bassist Linda May Han Oh and drummer Tyshawn Sorey was praised by The New York Times as “one of the best bands in jazz.” Building on three decades of musical collaboration and experimentation, Iyer expanded the ensemble in 2025 with the addition of trumpeter Adam O’Farrill, a longtime collaborator and member of one of Afro-Latin music’s most revered musical families. Together, the quartet combines acoustic instruments with Fender Rhodes and electronics, creating music that is fearless, unpredictable, and constantly unfolding. Student tickets always $11. Eligible for CLE. Find out more and buy tickets at:

FEATURING Kelariz Keshavarz, flute Grace Anderson, cello PROGRAM J.S. Bach / Gaspar Hoyos: Alemania Latina Bach’s Partita with Latin-groove bass line Villa-Lobos: The Jet Whistle Brazilian folk with counterpoint Gaspar Cassadó: Intermezzo e Danza Finale from Solo Cello Suite Andalusian flamenco on the cello Marin Marais: Les Folies d’Espagne French baroque, variations on an Iberian dance Eve Beglarian: I Will Not Be Sad in This World An Armenian elegy for alto flute and prerecorded audio Reza Vali: Folk Songs set no. 9 Iranian folk with extended techniques TICKETS $15 general admission $10 students, faculty, and staff Free UNC Music students, faculty, and staff Purchase tickets online. Tickets are also available at the door, 30 minutes prior to the concert start time. PARKING Please plan to arrive early as parking on campus can be tricky. Learn more about parking and directions to UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus. This event is part of the 2026-2027 William S. Newman Artists Series, a series of select concerts celebrating the alliance of scholarship and performance that animates the lives of music faculty and students at Carolina.