UPEI Music Department Recital Series
UPEI Music Department Recital Series, 2023–2024
- Please carefully note the venue for each performance, as some recitals are at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall (Steel Building, #6 on the UPEI campus map) and others are at the new Performing Arts Centre (Building #21)
- Unless indicated otherwise, admission is $30 Adults and Seniors; $10 Students, payable at the door.
- Please visit our YouTube channel to watch selected past concerts.
Friday Afternoon Recital Series
(Weekly recitals featuring UPEI Music majors – Admission is FREE)
- Winter term: every Friday from January 26 to April 5, 2024 – 12:40 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
- No concerts on February 23 or March 29
Faculty Recital Series
- Faculty Recital – featuring Magdalena von Eccher – Saturday, January 13, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
- Faculty Recital – featuring faculty members of the UPEI Department of Music – Saturday, February 10, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
- Trombone, She Wrote: Music by Canadian Women Composers – featuring Dale Sorensen (trombone) and Magdalena von Eccher (piano) – Friday, March 8, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
Guest Recitals
- Spirited Away – featuring Duo Concertante (Nancy Dahn, violin; Timothy Steeves, piano) – Saturday, March 16, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
- Piano Recital – featuring Asher Armstrong – Friday, March 1, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
Student Showcase Recitals
(featuring UPEI Music majors – Admission is by donation)
- Chamber Vocal Showcase – Thursday, March 7, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
- Thursday, March 14, 2024 – 7:00 pm – Venue: Government House (Fanningbank), 1 Terry Fox Drive, Charlottetown. NOTE: Limited seating; please email music@upei.ca to reserve a seat.
Ensemble Concerts
- UPEI Wind Symphony; Nicole Strum, director – Thursday, April 4, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Performing Arts Centre
- UPEI Choral Ensembles; Sung Ha Shin-Bouey, director – Saturday, April 6, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
- UPEI Jazz and Popular Music Ensembles; Shawn Doiron, director – Tuesday, April 9, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
Student Recital Series
(Junior and Senior recitals featuring UPEI Music majors – Admission is FREE)
- Schedule to be announced in January
Dr. Frances Gray Music Performance Competition
(featuring UPEI Music majors – Admission is by donation)
- Friday, February 2, 2024 – 7:30 pm – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
Distinguished UPEI Music Alumni Series
(interviews with UPEI Music alumni, who share their musical and professional journeys)