The performance is at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall. The Oregon Percussion Ensemble, one of the premier contemporary ensembles on the West Coast, is celebrating its 28th season, specializing in the performance of modern classical percussion music. The ensemble has been broadcast worldwide by WGBH Boston, and in 1996 was nominated for the Laurel Leaf Award by the American Composers Alliance. The Oregon Opera Ensemble, under the direction of Mark Kaczmarczyk, will perform scenes, arias and duets from famous operas at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall. The Hundredth Monkey Ensemble will perform contemporary music selections in a concert at 8 p.m. in Beall Hall.
Admission is free.
The Hundredth Monkey Ensemble is a student-run ensemble dedicated to performing adventurous repertoire from the 20th century. Members of the ensemble are graduate students who double as performers and composers. The School of Music's jazz studies program will present the award-winning Oregon Jazz Ensemble and its two Jazz Lab Bands, performing at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall. Director of the Oregon Jazz Ensemble is Steve Owen. Jazz Lab Bands II and III are directed by graduate students Ed Orgill and Bryce Peltier.