Join us for a guest artist recital featuring Sarah Coburn, soprano, with Theresa Bogard, piano! Coburn, a coloratura singer with a ~silvery, resonant soprano~ voice, will present a program of music by Rossini, Bellini, Rachmaninoff, Marx, Strauss, and Charles Gabriel, as well as traditional American Spirituals (arr. by Moses Hogan). Oklahoma-native Sarah Coburn is a celebrated operatic soprano known for her bel canto roles in works by Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. She has performed on many of the world~s great stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, and Welsh National Opera, and originated roles in world premieres like Tan Dun~s The First Emperor and David Carlson~s Anna Karenina . Coburn is a recipient of numerous awards and was a National Grand Finalist at the 2001 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Her extensive career includes both opera and concert performances. American pianist and Steinway artist Theresa Bogard is known for her diverse repertoire, which includes works by lesser-known and women composers. A Fulbright scholar and top prizewinner in the International Mozart Fortepiano Competition, she is also a professor at the University of Wyoming.

Join us for a guest artist recital featuring Sarah Coburn, soprano, with Theresa Bogard, piano! Coburn, a coloratura singer with a ~silvery, resonant soprano~ voice, will present a program of music by Rossini, Bellini, Rachmaninoff, Marx, Strauss, and Charles Gabriel, as well as traditional American Spirituals (arr. by Moses Hogan). Oklahoma-native Sarah Coburn is a celebrated operatic soprano known for her bel canto roles in works by Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. She has performed on many of the world~s great stages, including the Metropolitan Opera, Vienna State Opera, and Welsh National Opera, and originated roles in world premieres like Tan Dun~s The First Emperor and David Carlson~s Anna Karenina . Coburn is a recipient of numerous awards and was a National Grand Finalist at the 2001 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. Her extensive career includes both opera and concert performances. American pianist and Steinway artist Theresa Bogard is known for her diverse repertoire, which includes works by lesser-known and women composers. A Fulbright scholar and top prizewinner in the International Mozart Fortepiano Competition, she is also a professor at the University of Wyoming.

Conducted by Dr. Brian C. Murray and ft. Soyeon Kang, piano UW Music is hosting the Wyoming American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Fall Conference September 19 and 20, which is open to all choral musicians, including K-12 and collegiate directors, church musicians, community choir directors, and future music educators. The conference will feature sessions on conducting and teaching and masterclasses and a recital by soprano Sarah Coburn. Culminating the 2025 conference is a free, public performance of the Wyoming Chorale, an ensemble comprised of conference participants. The concert will feature a program of choral music by Rosephanye Powell, Elaine Hagenberg, Susan LaBarr, André J. Thomas, Samuel Barber, and Rollo Dilworth.

Conducted by Dr. Brian C. Murray and ft. Soyeon Kang, piano UW Music is hosting the Wyoming American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Fall Conference September 19 and 20, which is open to all choral musicians, including K-12 and collegiate directors, church musicians, community choir directors, and future music educators. The conference will feature sessions on conducting and teaching and masterclasses and a recital by soprano Sarah Coburn. Culminating the 2025 conference is a free, public performance of the Wyoming Chorale, an ensemble comprised of conference participants. The concert will feature a program of choral music by Rosephanye Powell, Elaine Hagenberg, Susan LaBarr, André J. Thomas, Samuel Barber, and Rollo Dilworth.

South Korean bass trombonist Minhwan Lee, lecturer at the Korea National University of Arts and former member of the Macau Orchestra, presents an exciting program immediately followed by a masterclass. PROGRAM Ernst Sachse - Concertino for bass trombone and piano 12 Alexander Lebedev - Concertantes Allegro for bass trombone and piano 7 Ricardo Molla - The Overton Window for bass trombone and piano 5 Nicole Piunno - I n the Secret Places for Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone and Piano 10 with Drew Leslie, tenor trombone Steven Verhelst - Danzone for bass trombone and piano 12 Stephen Bulla - Rhapsody for bass trombone and piano 7

South Korean bass trombonist Minhwan Lee, lecturer at the Korea National University of Arts and former member of the Macau Orchestra, presents an exciting program immediately followed by a masterclass. PROGRAM Ernst Sachse - Concertino for bass trombone and piano 12 Alexander Lebedev - Concertantes Allegro for bass trombone and piano 7 Ricardo Molla - The Overton Window for bass trombone and piano 5 Nicole Piunno - I n the Secret Places for Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone and Piano 10 with Drew Leslie, tenor trombone Steven Verhelst - Danzone for bass trombone and piano 12 Stephen Bulla - Rhapsody for bass trombone and piano 7

South Korean bass trombonist Minhwan Lee, lecturer at the Korea National University of Arts and former member of the Macau Orchestra, presents an exciting program immediately followed by a masterclass. PROGRAM Ernst Sachse - Concertino for bass trombone and piano 12 Alexander Lebedev - Concertantes Allegro for bass trombone and piano 7 Ricardo Molla - The Overton Window for bass trombone and piano 5 Nicole Piunno - I n the Secret Places for Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone and Piano 10 with Drew Leslie, tenor trombone Steven Verhelst - Danzone for bass trombone and piano 12 Stephen Bulla - Rhapsody for bass trombone and piano 7

Acclaimed flutist Erika Boysen joins University of Wyoming Department of Music piano faculty Dr. Jiwon Han in a recital designed to invite listeners to consider how repertoire choices can shape connection, conversation, and change. The recital will be held Wednesday, October 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Buchanan Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall. This performance, made possible through Department of Music guest artist funds and designed in conjunction with this year’s Shepard Symposium on Social Justice, is free and open to the public. The program, entitled “Your program, your platform,” centers around a crucial question for today’s artists: what responsibilities do musicians carry when choosing which program to perform? Boysen’s selections, which feature composers as varied as the historically-significant J.S. Bach to contemporaries from America (Valerie Coleman, Allison Loggins-Hull, Eugénie R. Rocherolle), the Netherlands (Herman Beeftink) and Slovenia (Blaž Pucihar), reflect on traditional models of recital construction while raising questions about representation, relevance, and the balance between honoring the past and engaging with the present. Dr. Erika Boysen is an internationally-recognized flutist, interdisciplinary artist, and educator whose work redefines the traditional boundaries of classical performance. Blending movement, music, and storytelling, she is known not only for her virtuosic artistry but also for her belief in the transformative power of performance to tell stories, build community, and inspire change. Boysen currently serves as Associate Professor of Flute at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where her teaching and performing are grounded in a conviction that music is a catalyst for connection. Boysen has performed and taught with this conviction across Asia, Canada, Central America, Europe, and throughout the United States. Dr. Jiwon Han joined the faculty at the University of Wyoming in 2022 and currently serves as Visiting Assistant Professor of piano. Han holds two Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Piano Performance and Collaborative Piano from Michigan State University, an Artist Diploma from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (where he was awarded the Art of the Piano Foundation Award Scholarship), and both Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from the Korea National University of Arts. Dr. Han has garnered widespread acclaim through numerous national and international competitions. His discography includes two solo albums, Debut and Romanticism, along with two collaborative recordings: Bach-Schubert, a live performance with violinist Zia Shin, and Works by German Composers with violinist Fangting Chen.

Acclaimed flutist Erika Boysen joins University of Wyoming Department of Music piano faculty Dr. Jiwon Han in a recital designed to invite listeners to consider how repertoire choices can shape connection, conversation, and change. The recital will be held Wednesday, October 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Buchanan Center for Performing Arts Recital Hall. This performance, made possible through Department of Music guest artist funds and designed in conjunction with this year’s Shepard Symposium on Social Justice, is free and open to the public. The program, entitled “Your program, your platform,” centers around a crucial question for today’s artists: what responsibilities do musicians carry when choosing which program to perform? Boysen’s selections, which feature composers as varied as the historically-significant J.S. Bach to contemporaries from America (Valerie Coleman, Allison Loggins-Hull, Eugénie R. Rocherolle), the Netherlands (Herman Beeftink) and Slovenia (Blaž Pucihar), reflect on traditional models of recital construction while raising questions about representation, relevance, and the balance between honoring the past and engaging with the present. Dr. Erika Boysen is an internationally-recognized flutist, interdisciplinary artist, and educator whose work redefines the traditional boundaries of classical performance. Blending movement, music, and storytelling, she is known not only for her virtuosic artistry but also for her belief in the transformative power of performance to tell stories, build community, and inspire change. Boysen currently serves as Associate Professor of Flute at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where her teaching and performing are grounded in a conviction that music is a catalyst for connection. Boysen has performed and taught with this conviction across Asia, Canada, Central America, Europe, and throughout the United States. Dr. Jiwon Han joined the faculty at the University of Wyoming in 2022 and currently serves as Visiting Assistant Professor of piano. Han holds two Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Piano Performance and Collaborative Piano from Michigan State University, an Artist Diploma from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (where he was awarded the Art of the Piano Foundation Award Scholarship), and both Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees from the Korea National University of Arts. Dr. Han has garnered widespread acclaim through numerous national and international competitions. His discography includes two solo albums, Debut and Romanticism, along with two collaborative recordings: Bach-Schubert, a live performance with violinist Zia Shin, and Works by German Composers with violinist Fangting Chen.

Join the Singing Statesmen and Happy Jacks along with over 140 singers from Wyoming and Nebraska for this celebration of tenor/bass singing! Program Happy Jacks “Ragtime Cowboy Joe” Muir & Abrahams, arr. Murray “Someone Like You” Bricusse & Wildhorn, arr. Huff “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” John & Rice, arr. Huff Jeffrey Cuevas, soloist “Don’t Stop the Music” arr. Boyer, Brahm, & Sharon Catcher Pannell, soloist Laramie Middle School Bass Choir Kathryn Harding, conductor Loree Cox, piano “Hi-Up for Barbary” Dave & Jean Perry Cheyenne East High School LaDonna Backman, director “Tee Idle Dum Dum” Barbershop Harmony Society Laramie High School Andante Bass Choir Beth Kean, conductor Loree Cox, piano “The Wellerman” (Australian Sea Shanty) arr. Lisa Benincasa Singing Statesmen Dr. Brian C. Murray, conductor Luciano Filizola, piano “Think on Me” Victor C. Johnson “Abide with Me” Reginal Wright “The Quest Unending” Joseph Martin Combined Choirs Dr. Brian C. Murray, conductor Luciano Filizola, piano “Pete, Pete” Victor C. Johnson

Join the Singing Statesmen and Happy Jacks along with over 140 singers from Wyoming and Nebraska for this celebration of tenor/bass singing! Program Happy Jacks “Ragtime Cowboy Joe” Muir & Abrahams, arr. Murray “Someone Like You” Bricusse & Wildhorn, arr. Huff “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” John & Rice, arr. Huff Jeffrey Cuevas, soloist “Don’t Stop the Music” arr. Boyer, Brahm, & Sharon Catcher Pannell, soloist Laramie Middle School Bass Choir Kathryn Harding, conductor Loree Cox, piano “Hi-Up for Barbary” Dave & Jean Perry Cheyenne East High School LaDonna Backman, director “Tee Idle Dum Dum” Barbershop Harmony Society Laramie High School Andante Bass Choir Beth Kean, conductor Loree Cox, piano “The Wellerman” (Australian Sea Shanty) arr. Lisa Benincasa Singing Statesmen Dr. Brian C. Murray, conductor Luciano Filizola, piano “Think on Me” Victor C. Johnson “Abide with Me” Reginal Wright “The Quest Unending” Joseph Martin Combined Choirs Dr. Brian C. Murray, conductor Luciano Filizola, piano “Pete, Pete” Victor C. Johnson

UW Music presents acclaimed pianist Dr. Kara Huber in a special recital featuring the complete solo piano works of Pulitzer Prize and multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning American composer Joan Tower. The recital, entitled “From Twelve-Tone Crowd to Risk-Taker,” offers a chronological journey through Tower~s repertoire, highlighting her progression from a rigorous serialist to a composer with a more accessible and colorful voice. The performance will trace Tower~s compositional arc, from her early twelve-tone pieces influenced by composers like Stravinsky to her more lyrical and rhythmically-charged later works. The program will feature major multi-movement pieces such as “No Longer Very Clear” and deeply personal miniatures like “Love Letter,” a recent work dedicated to Tower~s late husband. Huber~s insightful interpretations of Tower’s work have earned high praise from critics and the composer herself. A long-time champion of Tower’s music, Huber recently released a critically-acclaimed album of the same works. GRAMMY®-nominated Canadian-American pianist and conductor Kara Huber is quickly establishing herself as a celebrated member of the new class of concert pianists. Hailed as “absolutely dazzling…in a word, flawless” (New York Concert Review) in her Carnegie Hall debut, Huber combines the polish and warmth of an old-school soloist with the charisma and flair of the new generation of piano virtuosi. Huber has performed across North America, Europe, and Australia, including solo appearances at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Piano Virtuoso Series at the Canadian Opera Company, the Rising Stars Piano Series in Southampton, New York, and Steinway Series at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. An in-demand recitalist, she seeks to excite and delight diverse audiences through creative and engaging programming. On the orchestral stage, Huber has performed with the Louisville Orchestra, San Juan Symphony, Oakville Symphony, Scarborough Philharmonic, and York Symphony Orchestra. She has worked under the baton of renowned conductors Charles Dutoit, Gerard Schwarz, Teddy Abrams, Thomas Heuser and Denis Mastromonaco, in addition to conducting and performing with the Canadian Chamber Orchestra. Huber has received numerous prizes and awards, including the Audience Favorite Award in the Cincinnati World Piano Competition. She received training from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music with Frank Weinstock and Awadagin Pratt, and at The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music with John Perry and Leon Fleisher. She holds a DMA in piano and conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and previously taught at the University of Louisville School of Music. Huber currently serves as the Marjorie Wood Drackett Chair of Piano at the Interlochen Arts Academy.

UW Music presents acclaimed pianist Dr. Kara Huber in a special recital featuring the complete solo piano works of Pulitzer Prize and multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning American composer Joan Tower. The recital, entitled “From Twelve-Tone Crowd to Risk-Taker,” offers a chronological journey through Tower~s repertoire, highlighting her progression from a rigorous serialist to a composer with a more accessible and colorful voice. The performance will trace Tower~s compositional arc, from her early twelve-tone pieces influenced by composers like Stravinsky to her more lyrical and rhythmically-charged later works. The program will feature major multi-movement pieces such as “No Longer Very Clear” and deeply personal miniatures like “Love Letter,” a recent work dedicated to Tower~s late husband. Huber~s insightful interpretations of Tower’s work have earned high praise from critics and the composer herself. A long-time champion of Tower’s music, Huber recently released a critically-acclaimed album of the same works. GRAMMY®-nominated Canadian-American pianist and conductor Kara Huber is quickly establishing herself as a celebrated member of the new class of concert pianists. Hailed as “absolutely dazzling…in a word, flawless” (New York Concert Review) in her Carnegie Hall debut, Huber combines the polish and warmth of an old-school soloist with the charisma and flair of the new generation of piano virtuosi. Huber has performed across North America, Europe, and Australia, including solo appearances at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Piano Virtuoso Series at the Canadian Opera Company, the Rising Stars Piano Series in Southampton, New York, and Steinway Series at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. An in-demand recitalist, she seeks to excite and delight diverse audiences through creative and engaging programming. On the orchestral stage, Huber has performed with the Louisville Orchestra, San Juan Symphony, Oakville Symphony, Scarborough Philharmonic, and York Symphony Orchestra. She has worked under the baton of renowned conductors Charles Dutoit, Gerard Schwarz, Teddy Abrams, Thomas Heuser and Denis Mastromonaco, in addition to conducting and performing with the Canadian Chamber Orchestra. Huber has received numerous prizes and awards, including the Audience Favorite Award in the Cincinnati World Piano Competition. She received training from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music with Frank Weinstock and Awadagin Pratt, and at The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music with John Perry and Leon Fleisher. She holds a DMA in piano and conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and previously taught at the University of Louisville School of Music. Huber currently serves as the Marjorie Wood Drackett Chair of Piano at the Interlochen Arts Academy.

UW Jazz Studies  is honored to present a special eightieth birthday concert featuring two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning jazz saxophonist Ernie Watts! Praised as “one of the greatest living tenor saxophonists, at the top of his game~ (All About Jazz), Watts will be joined by the Andy Wheelock Quartet for this milestone performance, led by UW~s own Director of Jazz Studies on drums, along with a stellar ensemble of colleagues including Brad Goode, trumpet, Ben Markley, piano, and Gonzalo Teppa, bass. Born just one day shy of the concert date, on October 23, 1945, Watts began his career at age 16 and has since become one of the most prolific and versatile saxophone players in music, whose distinctive, expressive sound has cemented his legacy in the jazz and R&B worlds. After studying at Berklee College of Music on a scholarship, Watts joined Buddy Rich~s big band and later spent two decades with Doc Severinsen~s “Tonight Show” band. A ~musician~s musician,~ Watts has been featured on over 500 recordings for artists ranging from Marvin Gaye and Carole King to Frank Zappa, and his distinctive sound can be heard on film soundtracks for “Grease” and “The Color Purple.” In the mid-1980s, Watts returned his focus to jazz as a member of Charlie Haden~s Quartet West. Watts, who co-founded Flying Dolphin Records in 2004, continues to tour internationally with his own quartet, perform as a guest artist with symphonies, and conduct music workshops worldwide.

UW Jazz Studies  is honored to present a special eightieth birthday concert featuring two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning jazz saxophonist Ernie Watts! Praised as “one of the greatest living tenor saxophonists, at the top of his game~ (All About Jazz), Watts will be joined by the Andy Wheelock Quartet for this milestone performance, led by UW~s own Director of Jazz Studies on drums, along with a stellar ensemble of colleagues including Brad Goode, trumpet, Ben Markley, piano, and Gonzalo Teppa, bass. Born just one day shy of the concert date, on October 23, 1945, Watts began his career at age 16 and has since become one of the most prolific and versatile saxophone players in music, whose distinctive, expressive sound has cemented his legacy in the jazz and R&B worlds. After studying at Berklee College of Music on a scholarship, Watts joined Buddy Rich~s big band and later spent two decades with Doc Severinsen~s “Tonight Show” band. A ~musician~s musician,~ Watts has been featured on over 500 recordings for artists ranging from Marvin Gaye and Carole King to Frank Zappa, and his distinctive sound can be heard on film soundtracks for “Grease” and “The Color Purple.” In the mid-1980s, Watts returned his focus to jazz as a member of Charlie Haden~s Quartet West. Watts, who co-founded Flying Dolphin Records in 2004, continues to tour internationally with his own quartet, perform as a guest artist with symphonies, and conduct music workshops worldwide.