Music 2022-23 Season & Tickets

Holidays in Hudson

Anna Song, Director

Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022 • 7:30 pm
Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 • 7:30 pm

Hudson Hall,
Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center    

A long-running tradition, seen by many as the official beginning to the holiday season in Salem. Join us in the beautifully-decorated Hudson Hall, an opportunity to slow down and enjoy a moment of peace and beauty amidst the fast pace of the holiday season.

This year's program will feature timeless choral works and songs for the season performed by Willamette's Voce and  Chamber choirs, along with traditional carols sung together with the audience. 

This Salem holiday tradition typically sells out, so be sure to get your tickets early!

Tickets:  $10 for general admission. Free student admission.

PURCHASE TICKETS

Family Holiday Concert

Qinqing Qian, Director

Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022
Following the 6:30 pm Star Tree Lighting ceremony

Hudson Hall,
Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center

Join Willamette's Music department after the annual Lighting of the Star Trees for a family-friendly celebration of holiday music.

Admission is free!

The Adventurers III

University Chamber Orchestra and
friends!
Qinqing Qian, Director

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022 • 7:30 pm

Hudson Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center 

Continued journeys to the strange, exotic and distant shores of Planet Music. Stops include:

• Germany — Oskar Böhme's trumpet & piano concerto, featuring WU's 2022 Concerto Competition 2nd place winner Kegan Rascoe.
• Brazil — La Gran Tormenta by WU alum Fabian Oyarzún Rios.
• The World of Wizardy — WU's harp instructor Kimberly Taylor joins our onstage Hogwarts magicians sharing Harry Potter Symphonic Suites.

Admission is free — All are welcome!

HEARTBEATS

Michael Gamble, Director

Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 • 8:00 pm

Rogers Rehearsal Hall
Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center

Tales of particular realities, original songs by each member of "The Collective." This inaugural performance of Willamette's new Songwriter Ensemble will cast you in new musical stories, every piece a debut performance!

Admission is free – All are welcome!  

One-Log Bridge

Yan Pang, Composer
Qinqing Qian, Librettist

Directed by Qinqing Qian

Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 • 7:30 pm
Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023 • 2:00 pm

Presented by the Opera Theatre Ensemble

Hudson Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center

A new opera theatre work about the immigrant experience in the U.S. This one-act opera blends Chinese folk tunes and Chinese opera traditions with western operatic tradition to provide a compelling exploration of a timely topic-the complexity of social dynamics inherent in notions of resilience, race, solidarity, immigration, and settlement challenges.

Pre-concert talks precede each performance: Feb 4 at 6:30 pm, and Feb. 5 at 1:00 pm.

One-Log Bridge is commissioned by Willamette's University Chamber Orchestra & University Concert Band.

Winter Choral Concert

Anna Song, Director

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2022 • 7:30 pm

Hudson Hall, Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center 

The performance is free – All are welcome!  

 Performances by Willamette’s award-winning music faculty and special guests

Wed., March 8, 2023, 7:30 p.m.

Willamette faculty and friends present a festival of music in honor of International Women’s Day. Celebrate the compositions of the notable female composers and musicians whose unique voices have paved the path for future women artists!

Performance • Hudson Hall
Mary Stuart Rogers Music Center

Wed., March 8, 2023 • 7:30 pm

The Fête des Femmes  is included in the 2022-23 Theatre Subscription.