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🎻 The Chamber Orchestra of Barrington at St. John’s — COBSJ — presents its 10th anniversary concert this Sunday, October...
10/01/2026

🎻 The Chamber Orchestra of Barrington at St. John’s — COBSJ — presents its 10th anniversary concert this Sunday, October 4, featuring international soloists Boris Vayner (viola) and Alla Aranovskaya (violin), performing alongside URI Music faculty members Dr. Alexey Shabalin and Dr. Luis Viquez. The orchestra also features several URI Music alumni among its members. The concert will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Barrington, RI, at 191 County Rd, Barrington, RI 02806.

10/01/2026

PURCELL THE FAIRY-QUEEN

Auditions are coming!

URI Opera Theatre is excited to announce auditions for Henry Purcell’s The Fairy-Queen, a spectacular work of Restoration theatre combining music, drama, dance, comedy, fantasy, and Shakespearean-inspired spectacle. Based loosely on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Fairy-Queen transports its audience into a world of enchanted forests, quarrelling lovers, supernatural beings, comic characters, and theatrical magic. This production will explore Purcell’s music through a historically informed performance approach, while embracing the theatrical possibilities of the work for a contemporary university stage. Whether you are an experienced opera performer or someone who has always wanted to try opera, this is an opportunity to be part of a collaborative production that sits at the intersection of opera, musical theatre, early music, and contemporary theatrical practice.

AUDITION INFORMATION

Auditions: October 19th 5-7 pm
Location: FAC G100

AUDITION SIGN UP: https://calendar.app.google/yJzTNiKq7WzSHRqx7

Please prepare one song of any style. Ideally auditions would include examples of melismas (runs) and baroque style but that is not required. Musical theatre selections are welcome. No prior opera experience is required.

Come prepared to sing, act, collaborate, and enter the enchanted world of Purcell’s The Fairy-Queen.

Questions?
Dr. Devon Russo
Director of Opera Theatre
University of Rhode Island
[email protected]

Attention URI students! (... and all PUBLIC invited!)Do not miss this outstanding opportunity to meet two world class mu...
09/28/2026

Attention URI students! (... and all PUBLIC invited!)

Do not miss this outstanding opportunity to meet two world class musicians, coming to URI this Friday, Oct. 4.

🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻

All events are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

🎵 Applications are now open for the 2026-2027 University of Rhode Island Orchestral Composition Competition. Form and ru...
09/28/2026

🎵 Applications are now open for the 2026-2027 University of Rhode Island Orchestral Composition Competition. Form and rules are available at: https://web.uri.edu/music/forms/ or scan the QR code 🎼

Interested in music? Interested in science? Check out this cool research opportunity conducted by URI’s own Nicole O’Mal...
09/23/2026

Interested in music? Interested in science? Check out this cool research opportunity conducted by URI’s own Nicole O’Malley!

🎶✨ 2026–27 UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND ✨🎶CONCERTO, ARIA & SOLO COMPETITION🎼 Gala Competition Recital 🎼📅 Saturday, Novembe...
09/18/2026

🎶✨ 2026–27 UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND ✨🎶
CONCERTO, ARIA & SOLO COMPETITION

🎼 Gala Competition Recital 🎼
📅 Saturday, November 7, 2026
⏰ 3:00 PM
📍 URI Fine Arts Concert Hall
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Join us for an exciting afternoon of exceptional musical performances as talented student musicians compete in the URI Concerto, Aria & Solo Competition! 🎻🎹🎤

Two winners will be selected to perform as featured soloists with the University of Rhode Island Symphony Orchestra at the Winners Concert on: Wednesday, April 28, 2027

We warmly invite everyone to attend the competition round and support these outstanding musicians. Admission is free and open to the public! 🎶

📝 Application Deadline:
Friday, October 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM

For additional questions, please contact:
Dr. Luis Viquez
Director of Orchestral Studies, URI
[email protected]

🎶 URI Music Therapy in the Spotlight!URI Director of Music Therapy, Nicole O’Malley, recently joined the podcast Town Ba...
09/18/2026

🎶 URI Music Therapy in the Spotlight!

URI Director of Music Therapy, Nicole O’Malley, recently joined the podcast Town Band Banter with Doc and Dave to talk all things music therapy, from the growth of the profession in Rhode Island to community-based practice, education, and the many ways music can support connection across the lifespan.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to share the impact of music therapy and highlight the exciting work happening at URI and throughout our community. Tune in to learn more about the profession and its growing role in health, well-being, education, and community engagement.

Click here to watch: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://youtu.be/riUd6T-dWdc?si=djrR45ehpNZfb02h__;!!Jh1S!g1B09DuBPKHr8OZ877TQB9005Tc_o_c1ooPosCykpY3kIPNsW39YQUhYARc9Xwesgz60uw6SBFhQ722XA1Ir$

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🎻 GUEST ARTISTS MASTERCLASS 🎻The University of Rhode Island Department of Music, in collaboration with The Chamber Orche...
09/17/2026

🎻 GUEST ARTISTS MASTERCLASS 🎻

The University of Rhode Island Department of Music, in collaboration with The Chamber Orchestra of Barrington at St. John’s Community Outreach Program, proudly presents:

🎻 Alla Aranovskaya, violin
🎻 Boris Vayner, viola

Founding members of the internationally acclaimed St. Petersburg String Quartet, Alla Aranovskaya and Boris Vayner are distinguished chamber musicians and educators with decades of international performing experience. Aranovskaya is the quartet’s founding first violinist, while Vayner is an accomplished violist, conductor, arranger, and educator. Together, they have performed on major stages throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

🎶 Featuring students from the studio of Dr. Alexey Shabalin

📅 October 2 at 1:00 PM
📍 University of Rhode Island Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
🎟️ Free and Open to the Public

We hope you can join us!

Join the URI Symphony Orchestra! For additional information, please contact Dr. Luis Viquez, Director of Orchestral Stud...
09/02/2026

Join the URI Symphony Orchestra! For additional information, please contact Dr. Luis Viquez, Director of Orchestral Studies at URI ([email protected])

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