News and Upcoming UConn Music Events:

Chucho Valdés Master Class

Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 in MUSB 102 at 2pm

The great Cuban jazz pianist, Chucho Valdés will present a master class in room 102 of the UConn Music Building on Saturday, Jan. 28th, 2012.  There is no cost and all are welcome to attend.

Hailed as “the dean of Latin jazz” and “one of the world’s great virtuosic pianists” by The New York Times, multi-Grammy Award-winner Chucho Valdés has recorded over eighty CD’s during his illustrious career, performing with countless jazz masters, including Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis and Chick Corea.

Valdés will perform in concert with the Afro-Cuban messengers on Jan 27 & 28 at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts.  For more information go to www.jorgensen.uconn.edu, or call the Box Office at 860-486-4226.

Welcome Javier Diaz!

The Department of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Javier Diaz as our new adjunct percussion instructor.

Javier Diaz, a native of Cuba, is a percussionist with the American Symphony Orchestra and with several chamber music groups and Latin Jazz Bands in the New York Area. An alumnus of El Sistema de Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela and the Aspen Music Festival, Mr. Diaz holds a BM from the University of Southern California and a MM from The Juilliard School.

Please take a minute to read his biographical profile, complete with performance and recording credits.

UConn's 18th Annual Cello Festival

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Featuring:
Steven Doane - Guest artist
Katie Schlaikjer
Cheung Chau

There is still time to register for the UConn cello festival this coming Sunday. The incomparable Steven Doane will be our guest of honor and participants will play works of Bach, Tchaikovsky and Debussy en mass in cello orchestra--this will be well worth the trip!  Information at: Cello Fest