2026 KU Double Reed Day For High School Oboists and Bassoonists! October 11 Murphy Hall Hosted by Dr. Margaret Marco, KU Professor of Oboe & Dr. Midori Samson, KU Professor of Bassoon KS & MO All-State Audition Clinics! Double Reed Ensemble! Schedule of Events All events are in Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Dr., Lawrence, KS, Room 118 and 130 10:00 AM – Check-in, Room 130 Murphy Hall 10:30 AM - KU Student Performance 11:00-12:30 – KS & MO All-State Audition Music Clinic 12:30-1:00 – Lunch provided by KU Bands 1:00-2:00 – Double Reed Ensemble rehearsal 2:15- Double Reed Ensemble Performance, Room 130. Family and friends welcome to attend concert! Attendance is free but you must register for this event. Register here:

Celebrate the holidays with the heartwarming sounds of Mariachi Herencia de México! In this special Christmas edition of their world tour, La Nueva Generación, the 2x Latin Grammy-nominated ensemble delivers a holiday concert that honors both the magic of Christmas and the cultural vibrancy of Mexico. Experience an unforgettable night as they blend beloved holiday classics with mariachi traditions. The historic tradition of mariachi music has its roots of origin in cities such as Guadalajara and Mexico City. As the ever-evolving genre’s influence spread, it reached Chicago and birthed Mariachi Herencia de México. The band has issued six chart-topping albums and has performed all across the North American continent, paving the way for a new generation of mariachi musicians. Nuestra Herencia, their 2017 debut album, topped the Latin streaming charts and earned the band their first Latin Grammy nomination for Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album. 2018’s Herencia de la Tierra Mía and the two-volume series, Esencia (2019) and Esencia, Vol. 2 (2020), charted at the top of all major streaming platforms and industry charts. In 2022, Herederos appeared as the band was performing a wildly successful North American tour. Herederos received a 2023 Latin Grammy nomination for Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album. In 2025, Mariachi Herencia de México released their most ambitious project yet, the groundbreaking album Viva La Música, with five hit singles (“Inolvidable,” “Preciosa,” “La Murga,” “Perdón” and “Caminaré”) that have amassed millions of views and streams worldwide. The young, virtuosic band is comprised of 14 musicians representing a new bicultural generation in the U.S. “Mariachi Herencia de México brings mariachi music to the charts, while staying true to their Mexican roots.” – Billboard “Mariachi Herencia de México takes mariachi music to whole new heights.” – The Chicago Sun-Times

Since 1986, Boston Brass has set out to establish a one-of-a-kind musical experience featuring colorful classical arrangements, burning jazz standards and the best of original brass repertoire. Boston Brass treats audiences to a unique brand of musical entertainment that bridges the ocean of classical formality, delighting regular concertgoers and newcomers alike with great music and boisterous fun in performances across all 50 U.S. states and over 30 countries to date. As part of the KU School of Music’s Prairie Winds Festival, Boston Brass will perform with multiple ensembles including the KU Wind Ensemble (KUWE). Described by The New York Times as “one of America’s most esteemed concert bands,” the KUWE is the premier wind band at the University of Kansas. The group has several highly acclaimed performance credits for commercial CDs on the Klavier, Naxos, Ecstatic, Summit, Cantaloupe and Mark Custom labels. Their Carnegie Hall debut in 2013 was pronounced by Feast of Music as “showing amazing chops in their transitions and an impressive range of dynamics.” Besides Carnegie Hall, KUWE has performed for President Obama in 2015; the national convention of the College Band Directors National Association in 2017; the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2018; the Milan, Italy Festival of Bands in 2022; the American Bandmasters Association National Convention in 2023 and was recognized as the 2023 college/university recipient of The American Prize in Band/Wind Ensemble Performance.

Tickets available at the Lied Center of Kansas Box Office starting September 1st. Adults $11 and students & seniors $8. Tickets may be purchased at the Lied Center Box Office or online at lied.ku.edu or over the phone at 785-864-2787. *Tickets purchased online or over the phone add a $5 order fee.

Tickets available at the Lied Center of Kansas Box Office starting September 1st. Adults $11 and students & seniors $8. Tickets may be purchased at the Lied Center Box Office or online at lied.ku.edu or over the phone at 785-864-2787. *Tickets purchased online or over the phone add a $5 order fee.

Willie Jones III is one of the world’s most celebrated drummers in modern jazz. As a band leader, the “astute hard-bop drummer” (The New York Times), has sold-out series of sets at Dizzy’s Club in New York City, Club 1905 in Portland, the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, Club Bebop in Buenos Aires and Bimhuis in Amsterdam. His band has performed for crowds at full capacity at Central Park SummerStage and the New York City Winter Jazz Festival. The Los Angeles-born musician performed in the Roy Hargrove Quintet from 1998 to 2006. He was also one of two drummers in Hargrove’s powerhouse group RH Factor. Jones has been featured on performances and tours with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and as a drummer of choice for legendary artists, including Sonny Rollins, Ernestine Anderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Cedar Walton, Frank Wess, Bill Charlap, Michael Brecker, Herbie Hancock and Hank Jones. Jones will perform with KU Jazz Ensemble I, led by Dan Gailey, director of Jazz Studies. Jazz Ensemble I is the flagship ensemble within the Jazz Studies program at the University of Kansas. The program has received 37 DownBeat Student Music Awards, including Jazz Ensemble I’s 2023, 2021, 2019 and 2015 awards in the Graduate Division for Best College Big Band in the United States or Canada, and their Outstanding Performance Awards in the same division in 2024, 2022 and 2017. Jazz Ensemble I has had the distinction of performing with such noted guest artists as Toshiko Akiyoshi, Clark Terry, Camila Meza, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Anat Cohen, Sean Jones, Camille Thurman, Kneebody, Renee Rosnes, Michael Dease, Steve Wilson, Tia Fuller, Dave Douglas, Louie Bellson, Jeff Coffin, Tim Ries, Peter Erskine, Vince Mendoza, Conrad Herwig, Bob Sheppard, Gary Foster, Steve Houghton, Bob Mintzer, Bobby Shew, Carl Fontana, Dick Oatts, Frank Mantooth, Ingrid Jensen, Jon Hendricks, Pete Christlieb and many others.

Tickets available at the Lied Center of Kansas Box Office starting September 1st. Adults $11 and students & seniors $8. Tickets may be purchased at the Lied Center Box Office or online at lied.ku.edu or over the phone at 785-864-2787. *Tickets purchased online or over the phone add a $5 order fee.