UPEI Music Department Recital Series

  • 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 by cash at the door.
  • Please visit our YouTube channel to watch selected past concerts.

UPEI Music Department Recital Series, 2024–2025

September 2024

  • Friday, September 27 – 7:30 pm – Guest Recital: Looking Glass Ensemble (Christine Carter, clarinet; Vernon Regehr, cello; Gregory Oh, piano; Shannon Litzenberger, dancer) – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall

October 2024

  • Saturday, October 5 – 7:30 pm – Guest Concert: Canadian Staff Band of the Salvation Army – Venue: Performing Arts Centre
  • Tuesday, October 8 – 2:30 pm – Guest Recital: Jo Dashney, trombone, winner of the Atlantic Young Artist Competition – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall – Admission: by donation
  • Thursday, October 24 – 7:30 pm – Guest Recital: Peter Allen, piano – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall

November 2024

  • Friday, November 1 – 7:30 pm – Guest Recital: New Orford String Quartet – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
  • Friday, November 8 – 7:30 pm – UPEI Department of Music Faculty Recital – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
  • Thursday, November 21 – 7:30 pm – Student Showcase Recital – Venue: TBA – Admission: by donation
  • Thursday, November 28 – 7:30 pm – UPEI Wind Symphony – Venue: Performing Arts Centre – Admission: $20 Adults; $10 Students

December 2024

  • Tuesday, December 3 – 7:30 pm – UPEI Jazz and Popular Music Ensembles – Venue: TBA – Admission: $20 Adults; $10 Students
  • Sunday, December 8 – 2:30 pm – UPEI Choral Concert – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall – Admission: $20 Adults; $10 Students 

January 2025

  • Saturday, January 18 – 7:30 pm – Guest Recital: Heather Taves, piano – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
  • Friday, January 31 – 7:30 pm – Dr. Frances Gray Music Performance Competition – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall – Admission: by donation

February 2025

  • Friday, February 7 – 7:30 pm – Faculty Recital: Magdalena von Eccher, piano – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall

March 2025

  • Sunday, March 9 – 2:30 pm – Faculty Recital: Dale Sorensen, trombone – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall
  • Thursday, March 13 – 7:30 pm – Student Showcase Recital – Venue: TBA – Admission: by donation
  • Thursday, March 27 – 7:30 pm – UPEI Wind Symphony – Venue: Performing Arts Centre – Admission: $20 Adults; $10 Students
  • Friday, March 28 – 7:30 pm – UPEI Choral Concert – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall – Admission: $20 Adults; $10 Students

April 2025

  • Tuesday, April 1 – 7:30 pm – UPEI Jazz and Popular Music Ensembles – Venue: TBA – Admission: $20 Adults; $10 Students

Student Recitals

Friday Afternoon Recital Series

(Weekly recitals featuring UPEI Music majors – Venue: Dr. Steel Recital Hall – Admission is FREE)

  • Fall term: every Friday from October 25 to December 6, 2024 – 12:40 pm
  • Winter term: every Friday from January 17 to April 4, 2025 – 12:40 pm
    • No concert on February 21

Junior and Senior Recitals

  • Dates and performers TBA

Distinguished UPEI Music Alumni Series

(interviews with UPEI Music alumni, who share their musical and professional journeys)