World Music Series

04/07/2026

Two wonderful classes with our guest artists, Salar Nader and Quraishi! First a tabla workshop with the UO percussion studio and then a visit to the Music in World Cultures class. We are all looking forward to this evening's concert, 7:30 PM at Beall Hall! Thanks UO School of Music and Dance Oregon Humanities Center and University of Oregon Folklore Program for your support!

03/19/2026

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 7 at 7:30 PM in Beall Hall as we get ready for Salar Nader and The Afghan Music Project! Salar will be joined by master rûbab player Quraishi for an evening full of classical and folk music from Afghanistan! Special thanks to the UO School of Music and Dance and the Oregon Humanities Center!

02/24/2026

We're looking forward to Zoë Aqua and her Transylvanian String Band tomorrow (Tuesday, February 24) at 7:30 PM in Aasen-Hull Hall! Before that, UO School of Music and Dance percussion students get a chance to learn more about the cimbalom. Don't miss what promises to be an amazing concert, featuring a blend of Transylvanian folk music and klezmer and the hottest viola rhythm section you've seen! The concert is FREE but merch will be available. Special thanks to the Oregon Humanities Center and UO Folklore Program for their support!

02/03/2026

Join us for an evening of new, energetic and soulful music in the klezmer/Transylvanian folk tradition Tuesday, February 24 at 7:30 PM in Aasen-Hull Hall (Room 190) in Frohnmayer Music Building. Zoë Aqua and her Transylvanian String Band will perform a concert entitled "Crossing a Sea of Stars." Admission is free. Thanks to our sponsors UO School of Music and Dance, Oregon Humanities Center and University of Oregon Folklore Program!

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10/02/2025

Cecilia Zabala is already starting to make an impact in her visit to the UO School of Music and Dance! Here she teaches students how to follow and listen to huayno from the regions of Jujuy and Salta. Join us tonight at 7:30 PM in Berwick Hall for a full concert of music from the Southern Cone! Special thanks to the Berwick Deanship, Oregon Humanities Center and University of Oregon Folklore Program for their support in making this a free concert! Hope to see you there!

09/22/2025

Another year of great music awaits! The series opens early this year with a visit from Argentine singer-songwriter and amazing guitarist Cecilia Zabala! On October 2 at 7:30 PM in Berwick Hall, join us for an intimate evening of music from the Southern Cone. Thanks to the UO School of Music and Dance, Oregon Humanities Center, and University of Oregon Folklore Program for their support. Adentro

04/08/2025

Our South Indian classical music experiences at the UO School of Music and Dance have begun! This morning, students in Music in World Cultures were treated to a lecture-demonstration by Shantala Subramanyam, joined by Kamalakiran Vinjamuri (violin) and Vignesh Venkatraman (mridangam).

Come see them present "Singing Bamboo" this evening, April 8, at 7:30 PM in Beall Hall, Special thanks for the support of the Berwick Deanship of the UO School of Music and Dance, the Oregon Humanities Center, and the University of Oregon Folklore Program. Hope to see you there!

04/02/2025

Join us next Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30 PM in Beall Hall for an enchanting evening of South Indian Classical Flute Music entitled "Singing Bamboo," featuring Shantala Subramanyan, who will joined by Kamalakiran Vinjamuri (violin) and Vignesh Venkatraman (mridangam). Special thanks for the support of the Berwick Deanship of the UO School of Music and Dance, the Oregon Humanities Center, and the University of Oregon Folklore Program. Hope to see you there!

02/26/2025

We had a wonderful Q & A with Brandon Shane Vance this afternoon where students got a chance to learn about the differences between Irish and Scottish music as well as the multiple ways fiddle and classical violin training can overlap. Thanks to Sarah Wilfong Joblin for moderating and Kathie Hsieh and SOMD Production for setting things up!

Come join this evening at 7:30 PM for a night of wonderful improvised music with a Celtic flair! If current events or schoolwork have been weighing on your mind, what better way to unplug than live music!

02/21/2025

Please join us this coming Tuesday, Febraury 25 at 7:30 PM for an evening of improvised music with two musicians whose roots lie in the Celtic tradition, Eliot Grasso and Brandon Shane Vance. Join in Beall Hall, at the UO School of Music and Dance. Thanks to the Phyllis and Andrew Berwick Deanship, Oregon Humanities Center, and University of Oregon Folklore Program!

10/09/2024

Quinteto Leopolo Frederico has been hard at work teaching and performing tangos, bambucos, and even ragtime for radio, elementary school, and UO music students. Come see them this evening at Beall Hall 7:30 PM! UO School of Music and Dance