The School of Music kicks off winter term this month with a special performance by faculty member and violinist Kathryn Lucktenberg. She will perform twentieth-century masterworks for violin in a Faculty Artist Series recital at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall, on East 18th Avenue. Tickets for this musical event are available at the door and are $9 for general admission and $5 for students and senior citizens.
Lucktenberg’s presentation includes the “Sonata for Solo Violin” by Erwin Schulhoff; “Road Movies” by John Adams; “Largo” by Charles Ives; and “Running Blue” by Victor Steinhardt. Lending their talents to Lucktenberg are clarinetist Michael Anderson and piano accompanists Mary Elizabeth Parker, David Riley and Victor Steinhardt.
Lucktenberg is a frequent contributor to the Grand Teton Music Festival and the Oregon Bach Festival, and is a member of the Oregon String Quartet and Trio Pacifica. She has also appeared with the Honolulu, Savannah and Augusta symphonies and as a member of the Kasimir String Quartet.
Lucktenberg’s performance is only the beginning of what is in store for the School of Music. Also this weekend, the Department of Dance presents Dance Africa at 8 p.m. at the Dougherty Theatre. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students and senior citizens.
On Jan. 18 at 8 p.m., Ji-Won Lee and Pauline Bjorem will perform on the piano for the Doctoral Recital at Beall Concert Hall. Admission is free.
On Jan. 20 at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall, audience members will have the pleasure of listening to the Philharmonia Quartett Berlin for the Chamber Music Series. The performance includes quartets by Mozart, Brahms and Shostakovich. Advance tickets are available from the Hult Center, which can be purchased by calling 682-5000. Ticket prices range from $12 to $29.
On Saturday, Jan. 22 at 7:30 p.m., Dave Pietro will be performing the alto saxophone with Scott Wendholt on the trumpet in the LCC Auditorium. These two guest artists are performing for the Oregon Jazz Festival and tickets are $12.
On Monday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall, James Bunte and David Riley will perform jazz and modern concert music on the saxophone and piano, respectively.
Faculty and guest artists, including soprano Ann Tedards, pianist David Riley and the Oregon String Quartet, among others, will perform songs and chamber music by The Lyric Tchaikovsky on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall. Both performances are a part of the Faculty Artist Series and ticket prices are $9 general admission and $5 for students and senior citizens.
On Friday, Jan. 28 at 8 p.m. in Beall Concert Hall, the University’s own On the Rocks will perform. Established in 1999, On the Rocks is the University’s premier men’s a cappella group. Ticket prices have yet to be announced.
Finishing up the busy month of January, Mindy Smith-Gilkey will give her master’s recital at 4 p.m. Jan. 30 in Beall Concert Hall. Admission is free.
For more information on these performances and other upcoming events from the University’s School of Music, visit music.uoregon.edu.

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