Professor Ania Vu's chamber opera premieres October 3
Pomona College Orchestra performs October 9 & 11
Genevieve Feiwen Lee presents a solo recital October 24
Brass faculty & friends present favorite works on Oct. 25
All performances are free with open seating. No tickets are required unless noted.
Odessa: Through the Doors – A Chamber Opera
Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 8 p.m.
Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
Ania Vu*, composer and co-librettist with Paul Karasik; BlackBox Ensemble and guest singers Scott Graff & Luc Kleiner*
This opera for children (and adults!) is a story about Odessa, who embarks on a quest to find her missing father. As she navigates abstract universes and encounters mythical creatures, she discovers the power of self-agency and the role of time.
Pomona College Orchestra
Friday, October 9, 2026 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 3 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
Eric Lindholm*, conductor; Kira Blumberg*, viola soloist
Jean Sibelius's Symphony No. 5, Gabriela Lena Frank's tone poem for viola and orchestra, La Llorona, and Arturo Márquez's Danzón No. 2.
Student Recital
Wednesday, October 23, 2026 at 4 p.m.
Lyman Hall, Thatcher Music Building
A variety of selections students have studied during the semester
Genevieve Feiwen Lee* in Recital
Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 8 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
Music by George Crumb, Claude Debussy, Joseph Haydn, and Ania Vu*
Festive Brass
Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3 p.m.
Bridges Hall of Music
John Aranda*, trumpet; Phil Keen*, trombone; Stephen Klein*, tuba; and guests
Music for brass ensemble from traditional to modern favorites
*Pomona College Music Department faculty
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