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Butler Opera Center: I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Oct 23, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026

Music by Vincenzo Bellini

Libretto by Felice Romani


Douglas Kinney Frost, conductor

Yingmeige Xiong, stage director


Sung in Italian with English with supertitles.


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Ross Margitza, jazz piano

Sunday, October 25, 2026 - 7:30 PM CDT

Steinway Artist Presentation

 

John Fremgen, bass 
Daniel Dufour, drums 
Soha Quartet


Ross Margitza 
Huckleberry 

June 3rd 

For Amelie 

For Graham 

Discovery 

A Heart Fulfilled 

Remembrance 

The Wanderer

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Piano Project Registration

Friday, October 30, 2026 - 10:00 PM CDT


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Concert Chorale

Sunday, November 1, 2026 - 4:00 PM CST

J.D. Burnett, conductor

Page Stephens, mezzo soprano


John Corigliano 

Fern Hill 

 

Omar Thomas 

Shenandoah 

 

Inocente Carreño  

Pregúntale a ese mar 

 

Gerald Custer 

Innisfree 

 

Paul John Rudoi 

As One Sky 

 

Jean Sibelius, arr. Morgan 

This is My Song (Finlandia) 

 

Johannes Brahms 

An die Heimat, Op. 64

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Symphony Orchestra

Friday, November 6, 2026 - 7:30 PM CST

Farkhad Khudyev, conductor


Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, Pathétique

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Miró Quartet

Saturday, November 7, 2026 - 7:30 PM CST

Franz Joseph Haydn 

String Quartet in D Major, Op. 71, No. 2, Hob. III: 70 

 

Kevin Puts 

Home 

 

Giacomo Puccini 

Crisantemi 

 

Alberto Ginastera 

String Quartet No. 2, Op. 26

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Wind Ensemble

Sunday, November 8, 2026 - 4:00 PM CST

Jerry F. Junkin, conductor

Michael Lebrias & Alec Rodriguez, guest conductors 


John Williams 

Liberty Fanfare 

 

HyeKyung Lee 

A-ri-A-rang (premiere performance for band) 

 

Lucio San Pedro 

Lahing Kayumanggi (U.S. premiere) 

 

Zhou Tian 

Petals of Fire 

 

David Maslanka
​Symphony No. 2

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Longhorn Singers: A Night of Magic

Nov 13, 2026 - Nov 14, 2026

What if impossible was just the beginning? After all, a little magic can change everything… Step into a world of Imagination with Longhorn Singers for A Night of Magic. Join us for a night filled with mystical storytelling, enchanting choreography, and of course, spellbinding vocals! The show features iconic sensations such as “Hotel California” and “Superstition” that truly encapsulate the enigma of not knowing what comes next… Whether it's the magic found in little moments, or the larger marvelous themes of life, Longhorn Singers explores all of these supernatural moments that make life magical. Sit back, relax, and let the show begin… 

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Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, & Jazz Band 

Friday, November 13, 2026 - 7:30 PM CST

Diego Rivera & Mike Sailors, directors
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Featuring Ulysses Owens Jr., jazz drums


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Butler Holiday Concert

Dec 5, 2026 - Dec 6, 2026

Featuring 
Chamber Orchestra 
Concert Chorale 
University Chorus 

Longhorn Singers 
Bereket Middle Eastern Ensemble 
Soha Quartet 
Horn Choir 
Bassoon Ensemble 
Musical Theatre Workshop 
Jazz Combos 
Gregory Eaton, organ 

 

Ring in the season with the Butler School’s annual Holiday Concert with music for everyone to enjoy. You’ll hear traditional holiday carols and winter favorites across many genres, including excerpts from Bach’s Magnificat, jazz standards like “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” and Hanukkah songs from Sephardic and Mizrahi Jewish traditions. 

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Ebonee Thomas, flute | Wilhelm Magner, viola | Emily Levin, harp

Sunday, January 24, 2027 - 3:00 PM CST

William Mathias 

Zodiac Trio, Op. 70 

 

Kaija Saariaho 

New Gates 

 

Maurice Ravel, tr. Salzedo 

Sonatine en trio 

 

Kareen Roustom 

Trio: “…and every hour will tell its own tale”  

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Carlos Santelli, tenor & Rick Rowley, piano

Monday, January 25, 2027 - 7:30 PM CST

Ashley Dixon, mezzo soprano


Mikeila McQueston 

ever unleaving


Ralph Vaughan Williams
On Wenlock Edge


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Miró Quartet

Friday, January 29, 2027 - 7:30 PM CST

Mallory McHenry, harp 

Joel Braun, double bass 

 

Ludwig van Beethoven 

String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135 

 

Marcel Tournier 

Trio for Violin, Cello, and Harp 

 

Franz Schubert 

Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, “Trout”

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Russia Fading Away: Neo-Romanticism of Georgy Sviridov 

Monday, February 1, 2027 - 7:30 PM CST

Margarita Denenburg, piano  

Mikhail Smigelski, bass-baritone  

Rick Rowley, piano  

Soha Quartet  

 

Georgy Sviridov 

Piano Sonata, Op. 4 

Piano Quintet in B Minor 

Russia Cast Adrift: Vocal Poem in Twelve Songs on Texts by Sergey Yesenin

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Wind Ensemble

Sunday, February 7, 2027 - 4:00 PM CST

Jerry F. Junkin, conductor

Blake Hordé & Cody Ray, guest conductors 


Ralph Vaughan Williams 

English Folk Song Suite 

 

Derrick Skye, tr. Ray 

Prisms, Cycles, Leaps 

 

Adam Schoenberg 

Symphony No. 2, Migration 

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Symphony Orchestra

Wednesday, February 10, 2027 - 7:30 PM CST

Farkhad Khudyev, conductor


Sergei Rachmaninoff 

Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

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