Diego Rivera, director, Jazz Orchestra Michael Sailors, director, Jazz Ensemble Judah Guerra & Brett Cole, co-directors, Jazz Band This concert will last about 2 hours without intermission. Please silence your electronic devices. Photography, video, or recording of any part of this performance is prohibited This performance was made possible through support from the 2025 Rainwater Grant

Performances: Friday, October 17, 2025 7:30 PM Saturday, October 18, 2025 7:30 PM

Massenet’s telling of the beloved fairytale has everything you’d hope for: luxurious love duets, a fairy godmother with atmospheric vocal acrobatics, a missing glass slipper, two ugly stepsisters with a mother you love to hate, and an overlooked heroine who ultimately finds true love. Even at its 1899 premiere, critics and audience members alike adored […]

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  Pablo Zamora, conductor/captain André Martin, narrator/first mate LEROY ANDERSON: Pirate DanceRICHARD WAGNER: Overture to The Flying DutchmanJOHN WILLIAMS: “The Shark Theme” from Suite from JawsPYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Battle Scene from The NutcrackerARTURO MÁRQUEZ: Conga del Fuego Nuevo (New Fire Conga)FLORENCE PRICE/arr. Still: Tropical Noon from Dances in the Canebrakes II. Tropical NoonALEXANDER BORODIN: from Prince Igor: Polovtzian Dances No. 17ARAM KHACHATURIAN: “Sabre Dance” from GayaneKLAUS BADELT/arr. Ricketts: Pirates of the Caribbean Family 4 packs […]