Upcoming events
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Colin McCann, violin, presents Dawn, a student non-degree recital. This performance explores a range of works for violin from the Baroque to the twentieth century, featuring music by Igor Stravinsky, Eugène Ysa?e, Jean-Marie Leclair, Clara Schumann, Joseph Haydn, and JS Bach. Violinist Colin McCann is joined by Bill Lawson, piano, Salome Lomidze, violin, and Nathan Slisher, cello, in a program that includes both solo and chamber repertoire. Together, these works highlight the evolving role of the violin across different styles and periods.
Free admission.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
4/10 & 4/12/2026?
Ralph Hocking Retrospective (Ralph Hocking)
86 mins.?USA |?1998
A rediscovered treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith’s Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/romance. Alarmed by the rate at which the young Black men around her are dying, brash Oakland, California, art student Pica (Toby Smith) attempts to preserve their existence in Polaroid snapshots, along the way forging a friendship with a woman in an abusive relationship (April Barnett) and experiencing love, heartbreak, and the everyday threat of violence. Capturing the vibrant community spirit of Oakland in the nineties, Smith crafts both a rare cinematic celebration of Black female creativity and a moving elegy for a generation of lost African American men.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Graduate student, Nathaniel Knipscher presents, Ecotone, a masters recital for solo guitar.
Free Admission.
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Immerse yourself in heartwarming music as pianists engage in a delightful performance of piano four hands and six hands! Come and hear the music of Debussy, Dvo?ák, Fauré, Rachmaninoff, and other renowned composers.
Free Admission
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Marketplace, University Union
#BingCollects Pop-Up Series
Collaboration with University Libraries?
The theme during the 2025-2026 academic year is “Food & Drink.” ?Items on display will highlight artwork, objects, ephemera and books from the collections related to dining out and at home as well as growing and preparing food. ?Not merely for nourishment, food and drink are central to individual enjoyment, strengthening bonds among family and friends, building community and celebrating culture. ?
Sub-theme: In the GardenMarch 5, 2026, 2–4PM
Bartle BreezewaySub-theme: For the Feast
April 14, 2026, 12–2PM
Marketplace, University Union
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Hailed as “a prime mover of piping hot 21st century repertoire” by The Washington Post, Hub New Music, one of the country's leading contemporary music ensembles. They return to 91社区 for two dynamic and unmissable performances that showcase the extraordinary range of new music created by 91社区 faculty and students, alongside new works from Grammy and Pulitzer winning composers the ensemble has commissioned. In addition to highlighting student work, ranging from EDM to lush romanticism to experimental instrument design, the performances will also include a world premiere by Hippocrates Cheng, Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition, and the “breathtaking” (I Care if You Listen) work What if We’re Beautiful by Daniel Thomas Davis, Professor of Composition, which has been frequently performed across the country and was recently featured on National Public Radio.
ARTIST BIO:
Founded in 2013, Hub New Music is one of today’s leading contemporary music ensembles. Hub has expanded the repertoire for its distinct combination of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello with over two dozen commissions by today’s most celebrated composers. In its thoughtfully curated programs, Hub New Music performs works exclusively written for the ensemble that strike notes of contemporary relevance.
Recent and upcoming performances include concerts presented by Tanglewood, Seattle Symphony, Morgan Library, Suntory Hall (Tokyo), the Williams Center for the Arts, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center, King’s Place (London), Thailand International Composer’s Festival (Bangkok), Soka Performing Arts Center, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, Bowdoin International Chamber Music Festival, and the Celebrity Series of Boston.
Current touring projects include Daniel Wohl’s UFO-inspired electroacoustic piece Mirage, and What If We’re Beautiful, a program exploring queerness, chosen family, and identity with music by Daniel Thomas Davis and choreography by Aaron Loux & Brian Lawson. In recent seasons, Hub has collaborated on commissions with Angélica Negrón, Nico Muhly, Tyshawn Sorey, Donnacha Dennehy, Christopher Cerrone, Carlos Simon, and Kati Agócs, among others. The group has also developed genre-defying collaborations with the Asia/America New Music Institute, Boston’s Urbanity Dance, Silkroad’s Kojiro Umezaki (shakuhachi), and trumpeter/spoken word artist MK Zulu.
Hub New Music’s recordings have garnered consistent acclaim. The group’s recent album with Kojiro Umezaki, a distance, intertwined, featured five works for Hub & shakuhachi which I Care if You Listen called “beautiful, haunting music that presents a clear and authentic dialog between varied cultural paradigms and traditions.” Hub’s debut album, Soul House, released on New Amsterdam Records, was called “ingenious and unequivocally gorgeous” (Boston Globe) and “intensely poignant.” (Textura) In 2022, Hub’s album with Carlos Simon, Requiem for the Enslaved, was nominated for a GRAMMY award for Best Classical Composition.
Hub is sought after for its multifaceted educational residency programs, having been recent guests at Princeton University, University of Michigan, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, among many others. In 2021, Hub was a resident ensemble for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Nancy and Barry Sanders Composer Fellowship program for high school aged composers. Also in 2021, Hub launched its flagship K-12 educational program, HubLab, that uses improvisation and storytelling to create original pieces with students of all musical levels.
Free Admission
5:30pm - 6:30pm
FA 308
5:30pm - 7:00pm
LH-B89
6:00pm - 7:30pm
The Jay S. & Jeanne Benet Alumni Lounge, Old O'Connor Hall
Common Ground Reading
Weds, April 15, 6pm - 7:30pm
The Jay S. & Jeanne Benet Alumni Lounge, Old O'Connor Hall
Join the Common Ground reading series to experience live readings by undergraduate & graduate student writers.
12:00pm - 7:00pm
BUAM Main Gallery
A Long Series of Shorts: Films about the Arts and Crafts Movement
DATE CHANGE:?Thursday, April 16, 2026, 12-7PM
Join the 91社区 Art Museum for A Long Series of Shorts for our NEW DATE of Thursday, April 16 during open museum hours of 12-7PM.?
Come watch shorts related to our Spring 2026 exhibitions, Line, Color, Contrast: Japanese Prints and New York Arts and Crafts and companion exhibition, Drawing Connections: Frank Lloyd Wright. Featured films include The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York, 1901 footage by Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, A Girl Is a Fellow Here, Ukiyo-e fundamentals: history, production, and influence and many more!?
91社区 Art Museum is located inside the Fine Arts Building on 91社区 Campus. All BUAM events are free and open to the public.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Hailed as “a prime mover of piping hot 21st century repertoire” by The Washington Post, Hub New Music, one of the country's leading contemporary music ensembles. They return to 91社区 for two dynamic and unmissable performances that showcase the extraordinary range of new music created by 91社区 faculty and students, alongside new works from Grammy and Pulitzer winning composers the ensemble has commissioned. In addition to highlighting student work, ranging from EDM to lush romanticism to experimental instrument design, the performances will also include a world premiere by Hippocrates Cheng, Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition, and the “breathtaking” (I Care if You Listen) work What if We’re Beautiful by Daniel Thomas Davis, Professor of Composition, which has been frequently performed across the country and was recently featured on National Public Radio.
ARTIST BIO:
Founded in 2013, Hub New Music is one of today’s leading contemporary music ensembles. Hub has expanded the repertoire for its distinct combination of flute, clarinet, violin, and cello with over two dozen commissions by today’s most celebrated composers. In its thoughtfully curated programs, Hub New Music performs works exclusively written for the ensemble that strike notes of contemporary relevance.
Recent and upcoming performances include concerts presented by Tanglewood, Seattle Symphony, Morgan Library, Suntory Hall (Tokyo), the Williams Center for the Arts, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center, King’s Place (London), Thailand International Composer’s Festival (Bangkok), Soka Performing Arts Center, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, Bowdoin International Chamber Music Festival, and the Celebrity Series of Boston.
Current touring projects include Daniel Wohl’s UFO-inspired electroacoustic piece Mirage, and What If We’re Beautiful, a program exploring queerness, chosen family, and identity with music by Daniel Thomas Davis and choreography by Aaron Loux & Brian Lawson. In recent seasons, Hub has collaborated on commissions with Angélica Negrón, Nico Muhly, Tyshawn Sorey, Donnacha Dennehy, Christopher Cerrone, Carlos Simon, and Kati Agócs, among others. The group has also developed genre-defying collaborations with the Asia/America New Music Institute, Boston’s Urbanity Dance, Silkroad’s Kojiro Umezaki (shakuhachi), and trumpeter/spoken word artist MK Zulu.
Hub New Music’s recordings have garnered consistent acclaim. The group’s recent album with Kojiro Umezaki, a distance, intertwined, featured five works for Hub & shakuhachi which I Care if You Listen called “beautiful, haunting music that presents a clear and authentic dialog between varied cultural paradigms and traditions.” Hub’s debut album, Soul House, released on New Amsterdam Records, was called “ingenious and unequivocally gorgeous” (Boston Globe) and “intensely poignant.” (Textura) In 2022, Hub’s album with Carlos Simon, Requiem for the Enslaved, was nominated for a GRAMMY award for Best Classical Composition.
Hub is sought after for its multifaceted educational residency programs, having been recent guests at Princeton University, University of Michigan, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, among many others. In 2021, Hub was a resident ensemble for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Nancy and Barry Sanders Composer Fellowship program for high school aged composers. Also in 2021, Hub launched its flagship K-12 educational program, HubLab, that uses improvisation and storytelling to create original pieces with students of all musical levels.
Free Admission
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Join Emma Jones, mezzo-soprano, as she presents, Cats and Coffee: An Afternoon in Song, in partial fulfillment of graduate study.
Free admission.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
4/17 & 4/19/2026?
Ralph Hocking Retrospective (Ralph Hocking)
87 mins.?USA?
A pioneering video artist and tireless advocate for the medium, Ralph Hocking shaped electronic media art from the 1960s until his death in 2025. At 91社区, he founded one of the first campus-based media access programs in the country and served as Professor of Video Computer Art and Chair of the Cinema Department until his retirement in 1998. In 1971, he established the Experimental Television Center, an independent nonprofit that became a vital resource for artists through its residency program, community training, and national exhibitions. Hocking's influence extended through his advisory work with the New York State Council on the Arts, the NEA, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and numerous other institutions. His own work—exhibited internationally—earned support from the NEA Visual Arts Fellowship Program and NYSCA.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free admission.
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
An eclectic mix of solo trombone with piano works in recital format, including performances by the 91社区 Low Brass Ensemble.? Expect to hear works in varying styles from Baroque to Jazz.
Free Admission.
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free admission.
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Osterhout Concert Theater, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
The 91社区 Wind Symphony presents, Make New Friends but Keep the Old, One is SILVER and the other GOLD. Come enjoy some classic works along with brand new compositions, including three premiers! There will be a little something for everyone at this concert.
Featuring Dan Miller, alto saxophone, with works by Percy Grainger, Malcolm Arnold, Dmitri Shostokovich, Roshanne Etezady, with premiers of Giovanni Santos, Randall Standridge, and graduate student composer Nicky Kuláy.
Ticketing information:?/anderson-center/events-list.html
Featuring Dan Miller, alto saxophone, with works by Percy Grainger, Malcolm Arnold, Dmitri Shostokovich, Roshanne Etezady, with premiers of Giovanni Santos, Randall Standridge, and graduate student composer Nicky Kuláy.
Ticketing information:?/anderson-center/events-list.html
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Featuring composers ranging from J.S. Bach to Steven Sondheim, Liam Flatley, tenor, explores what it means to be steadfast in one’s sense of devotion. Whether expressed by exalting the power of God like in Bach’s Magnificat, or explored through the struggle to be vulnerable enough to love and be loved in Sondheim's Company, devotion manifests in our lives in many ways and asks us to consider what gives our lives meaning. Additional works will also be featured by George F. Handel, Robert Schumann, Francis Poulenc, Daniel Catán, and Benjamin Britten. ? ?
Free Admission.
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Chamber Hall, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Hippocrates Cheng, assistant professor of music theory and composition prestent, Re/Sonic, a concert of new music for east Asian instruments. This performance features nine distinguished artists of East Asian instruments who will premiere new compositions composed by Dr. Cheng. The program includes trio music for Chinese instruments (Dizi, Erhu, Pipa); trio music for Japanese instruments (Ryūteki, Hichiriki, Shō); trio music for Korean instruments (Daegeum, Haegeum, Gayageum), and a large ensemble piece for all nine instruments.
This concert is sponsored in part by, Harpur college, School of the Arts, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, Institute for Asia and Asian Diasporas.
FACULTY BIO:
Hippocrates Cheng 鄭靖楠 is an assistant professor of music theory and composition in the 91社区 Music Department. He is a composer, theorist, ethnomusicologist and multi-instrumentalist from Hong Kong. In 2024, he completed his Doctor of Music Composition with a minor in ethnomusicology at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. His composition teachers included professors Don Freund, Eugene O'Brien, David Dzubay and Aaron Travers.
As an award-winning composer, Cheng writes contemporary classical music, new music for Asian instruments, jazz and music for interdisciplinary productions. As a multi-instrumentalist, he performs overtone singing, piano and viola while also practicing qin, dan bau and phin pia.
He draws on music theory, composition, ethnomusicology and sound studies in his research of both traditional and contemporary East Asian music. This intersectional approach is exemplified by his research on the music of the Hong Kong composer Doming Lam, the player piano and piano rolls in early jazz history, and braille music notation. His papers were selected by conferences hosted by AMIS, IAML, ICTMD, ISJAC, APME, AMS, the CUNY Graduate Center, the University at Buffalo, the University of Southern California, the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Humboldt University, University College Dublin, the University of Malaya and the Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago.
Cheng began his musical journey by learning to play piano, violin and clarinet in choir and ensembles. He pursued his Bachelor of Music in composition at the Hong Kong Baptist University under the guidance of Christopher Coleman and Christopher Keyes. In 2018, with the support of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund, he completed his master's degree in Music Composition at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) with distinction. His composition teachers included professors Clarence Mak and Florence Cheung.
Before joining 91社区, he taught as an associate instructor in music theory at IU and as adjunct faculty at IU Northwest. As a guest lecturer, he gave lectures, talks, masterclasses and workshops at Butler University (USA), Ball State University (USA), University of Indianapolis (USA), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (USA), Shanghai Conservatory of Music (China), Peking University (China), Lingnan University (Hong Kong), Senzoku College of Music (Japan), Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts (Japan), Mahidol University (Thailand), Chiang Mai Rajabhat University (Thailand), Naresuan University (Thailand) and Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University (Thailand).
In June 2024, his chamber opera on anti-Asian hate, All of US, was premiered as the winning work commissioned by the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana. In the summer of 2024, he was selected for an exchange program funded by Indiana University (IU) and the Free University of Berlin (FUB). During his residency in Berlin, he conducted research and created new works.
He is currently working on a creative research project titled "East Asian Music in the Contemporary World."
Ticketing information:?/anderson-center/events-list.html
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
All screenings at 7:30PM in LH6 (doors open at 7PM)
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
4/17 & 4/19/2026?
Ralph Hocking Retrospective (Ralph Hocking)
87 mins.?USA?
A pioneering video artist and tireless advocate for the medium, Ralph Hocking shaped electronic media art from the 1960s until his death in 2025. At 91社区, he founded one of the first campus-based media access programs in the country and served as Professor of Video Computer Art and Chair of the Cinema Department until his retirement in 1998. In 1971, he established the Experimental Television Center, an independent nonprofit that became a vital resource for artists through its residency program, community training, and national exhibitions. Hocking's influence extended through his advisory work with the New York State Council on the Arts, the NEA, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and numerous other institutions. His own work—exhibited internationally—earned support from the NEA Visual Arts Fellowship Program and NYSCA.
3:15pm - 5:15pm
Light Lab (FA 143)
April 21st at 3:15pm in the light lab, with BU Alum and Guest Lighting Designer Michael Baumgarten.
Title of workshop:
From BU to a career in Lighting Design:? Tips and tales of tribulations in the path from BU to an over-30 year career as a Lighting Designer, w/ Michael Baumgarten.
Michael Baumgarten? is a proud?BU Alum who has been the Director of Production and Resident Lighting Designer for Chautauqua Opera since 1999, and?for Opera Carolina in Charlotte from 2005-2024 .?Michael?has designed lighting for over 450 productions at regional and international opera companies, including New York City Opera, Teatro del Giglio/Lucca, Florida Grand Opera, Opera Lyra Ottawa, Arizona Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Lyric Opera Kansas City, Palm Beach Opera, Toledo Opera, Michigan Opera Theater, and Manitoba Opera during his thirty-plus year design career. A graduate of the Yale School of Drama and member of United Scenic Artists-Local 829, he assisted on Broadway during the 1980’s, working with such designers as Craig Miller, Tom Skelton, Beverly Emmons, Jim Ingalls, and Richard Nelson.
5:30pm - 6:30pm
FA 308
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
5:00pm - 6:30pm
LN 1106, IASH Room
Art History: ?VizCult Series
Please join us on Wednesday, April 22 at 5:00 p.m. in the IASH Conference Room (LN 1106) as the Art History Department closes out our VizCult Speaker Series. Marilynn Desmond (91社区) will present the paper "The Migration of Miniatures in Italian Exemplars of the Roman de Troie. "?
All are welcome!
5:30pm - 7:00pm
LH-B89
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Members of the 91社区 Composition Studio present new compositions. Featuring graduate and undergraduate composers, Music?Now!, showcases the cutting edge work created by the studio.
5:00pm - 7:00pm
BUAM Main Gallery
Puzzle & Play Night?@ BUAM!
Join 91社区 Art Museum for Puzzle & Play Night @ BUAM on Thursday, April 23, 2026 from 5-7PM in the Main Gallery.?
More details to come soon...
91社区 Art Museum is located in the Fine Arts Building on 91社区 Campus. All BUAM events are free and open to the public.
6:00pm - 8:00pm
LN 1106
Material+Visual Worlds?
Scarcity Series:
Seb Franklin?(Reader, Literature, Media and Theory, King's College, London, UK): "Mechanical Slavery: Freedom, Subjection, Automation"
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free admission.
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Fine Arts Room 21, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
4/24 & 4/26/2026?
Tomonari Nishikawa Retrospective I (Tomonari Nishikawa)
Japan/USA?
In April 2025, the experimental film community lost Tomonari Nishikawa, 91社区 Cinema professor and master of celluloid, who died at 55. Working with meticulous devotion to 16mm and 35mm film, Nishikawa developed optical techniques entirely his own—rigorous, patient explorations that established him as one of the most vital artists in contemporary artisanal film practice. He was an exacting technician and a generous teacher, as precise in the darkroom as he was open-hearted with students and colleagues. His films remain: luminous works that fracture and reconstruct our perception, inviting us to see time, space, and light anew.
5:30pm - 6:30pm
John Arthur Cafe, Fine Arts building
Friday, April 24, 5:30pm-6:30pm,?John Arthur Cafe, Fine Arts building
Triple Cities Magazine?Reading
The editors and contributors of 91社区's new undergraduate literary journal,?Triple Cities Magazine, read poetry and prose.
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Stellar Human, 159 Washington St, 91社区, NY 13902, USA
Rendered Realities: Interactive Media Art Installation
April 24–25, 6:00–10:00 PM
Stellar Human
159 Washington St, 91社区, NY 13902
This event was made possible by the 91社区 Road Map Community Engagement Grant awarded to the School of the Arts
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater
Chess:
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess?is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.?
Fri, Apr 24th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Fri, May 1st, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sun, May 3rd, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Tickets:?
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess?is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.?
Fri, Apr 24th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Fri, May 1st, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sun, May 3rd, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Tickets:?
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission.
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Watters Theater
Chess:
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess?is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.?
Fri, Apr 24th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Fri, May 1st, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sun, May 3rd, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Tickets:?
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess?is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.?
Fri, Apr 24th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Fri, May 1st, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sun, May 3rd, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Tickets:?
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
6:00pm - 10:00pm
Stellar Human, 159 Washington St, 91社区, NY 13902, USA
Rendered Realities: Interactive Media Art Installation
April 24–25, 6:00–10:00 PM
Stellar Human
159 Washington St, 91社区, NY 13902
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater
Chess:
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess?is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.?
Fri, Apr 24th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Fri, May 1st, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sun, May 3rd, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Tickets:?
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess?is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.?
Fri, Apr 24th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Fri, May 1st, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sun, May 3rd, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Tickets:?
9:00am - 5:00pm
Grand Corridor and Rosefsky Gallery at 91社区, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Art & Design: BFA Exhibition?"Spaces Between"
On View: April 9—April 26
10:00am - 12:00pm
Performances in the Arts Building, screen printing on the Spine, and hands-on arts workshops
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Chamber Hall, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Tickets:?/anderson-center/events-list.html
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Lecture Hall 6
Harpur Cinema Program
Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others
4/24 & 4/26/2026?
Tomonari Nishikawa Retrospective II (Tomonari Nishikawa)
Japan/USA?
In April 2025, the experimental film community lost Tomonari Nishikawa, 91社区 Cinema professor and master of celluloid, who died at 55. Working with meticulous devotion to 16mm and 35mm film, Nishikawa developed optical techniques entirely his own—rigorous, patient explorations that established him as one of the most vital artists in contemporary artisanal film practice. He was an exacting technician and a generous teacher, as precise in the darkroom as he was open-hearted with students and colleagues. His films remain: luminous works that fracture and reconstruct our perception, inviting us to see time, space, and light anew.
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
7:30pm - 9:00pm
FA 21
Free Admission
5:00pm - 7:00pm
BUAM Lower Galleries
Cookies & Curators
Join the 91社区 Art Museum for Cookies & Curators on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 5PM in the Lower Galleries.
Chat with our curator, Joseph T. Leach, snack on some cookies and tour student-curated exhibitions led by BUAM curatorial interns!
91社区 Art Museum's Lower Galleries are located on the first level of the Fine Arts Building. All BUAM events are free and open to the public.
Join the 91社区 Art Museum for Cookies & Curators on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 5PM in the Lower Galleries.
Chat with our curator, Joseph T. Leach, snack on some cookies and tour student-curated exhibitions led by BUAM curatorial interns!
91社区 Art Museum's Lower Galleries are located on the first level of the Fine Arts Building. All BUAM events are free and open to the public.
6:30pm - 7:30pm
John Arthur Cafe, Fine Arts building
Tuesday, April 28, 6:30-7:30pm, John Arthur Cafe, Fine Arts building
Songwriters?and Their Familiars:
Members of the Creative Writing 380?songwriting?class perform songs they've written, including "vocaloid" from around the globe. Vocaloid is a new means of collaboration on music using software.
Songwriters?and Their Familiars:
Members of the Creative Writing 380?songwriting?class perform songs they've written, including "vocaloid" from around the globe. Vocaloid is a new means of collaboration on music using software.
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Peace Quad, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission.
5:30pm - 7:00pm
LH-B89
Rebecca Chastain will present some of her work, followed by an artist Q&A.
6:30pm - 7:30pm
WSKG Public Media, 601 Gates Rd, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Lit Mags Launch:??Eleventh Hour Literary?and?Harpur Palate
Wednesday, April 29, 6:30-7:30pm?
WSKG, 601 Gates Rd, Vestal, NY,? Main Studio?(Free Parking on site)
Two of 91社区's literary magazines—and?—launch new issues with readings and a reception.?Eleventh Hour, BU's?"Journal of Perseverance," celebrates its fourth issue;?Harpur Palate,?run by graduate students in BU's Creative Writing Program, marks its 25th publication year and Spring/Summer 2026 issue.
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission.
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Lighting Lab (FA 143)
Come and enjoy a tranquil, meditative immersive light & sound "underwater" experience designed and developed by BU's Lighting Students!
5:00pm - 6:00pm
BUAM Lower Galleries
Art is for Every Body!
Join 91社区 Art Museum for Art is for Every Body! on Thursday, April 30, 2026, 5-6 PM in the Lower Galleries.
Join BUAM staff for our new accessible hands-on experience in our lower galleries. Touch our new sensory boards, feel our 3-D printed sculpture, and explore our works created for people with low vision.?
91社区 Art Museum Lower Galleries are located on the first floor of the Fine Arts Building on 91社区 campus. All BUAM events are free and open to the public.
Join 91社区 Art Museum for Art is for Every Body! on Thursday, April 30, 2026, 5-6 PM in the Lower Galleries.
Join BUAM staff for our new accessible hands-on experience in our lower galleries. Touch our new sensory boards, feel our 3-D printed sculpture, and explore our works created for people with low vision.?
91社区 Art Museum Lower Galleries are located on the first floor of the Fine Arts Building on 91社区 campus. All BUAM events are free and open to the public.
5:30pm - 7:00pm
FA 258
Short, dynamic presentations from School of the Arts faculty
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Grand Corridor & Memorial Courtyard
Performances in jazz, opera, and musical theatre, with live screen printing and refreshments
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Studio B (FA 196)
Wanted: Dead or Alive by???
Directed by??Papa Kojo Anamoah-Arthur
Part of the In-The-Works Studio Season of the Theater Dept.?
Performances: 7pm on April 30, 7pm on May 1,? 7pm on May 3,??in Studio B (FA 196)
(Faculty Advisor: Lisa Rothe)
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Grand Corridor and Rosefsky Gallery at 91社区, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Art & Design: Senior Exhibition
On View: April 28—May 11
7:30pm - 9:00pm
4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission
8:30pm - 9:00pm
Library Tower
Video and Live Feed?projected onto Library Tower
Cinema Department
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free admission.
5:00pm - 6:30pm
BUAM Main Gallery
Architectures of Sound
Friday, May 1, 2026, 5–7PM
Main Gallery
In celebration of the?Drawing Connections: Frank Lloyd Wright?exhibition, the Momenta Quartet presents a genre-defying program of works by 91社区 composers, which were developed in a semester-long collaboration with the quartet — moving from pencil sketches to fully rendered structures.
The acclaimed?, the Department of Music’s quartet-in-residence, offers two very special performances in this installment of Momenta @ the Museum, each in celebration of BUAM exhibitions.
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Phelps Mansion Museum, 191 Court St, 91社区, NY 13901, USA
The School of the Arts will join the Art of Science exhibition with Cinema projections onto the Windows of the Phelps Mansion, live music, and more.
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Studio B (FA 196)
Wanted: Dead or Alive by???
Directed by??Papa Kojo Anamoah-Arthur
Part of the In-The-Works Studio Season of the Theater Dept.?
Performances: 7pm on April 30, 7pm on May 1,? 7pm on May 3,??in Studio B (FA 196)
(Faculty Advisor: Lisa Rothe)
8:00pm - 10:30pm
Watters Theater
Chess:
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess?is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.?
Fri, Apr 24th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Fri, May 1st, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sun, May 3rd, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Tickets:?
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess?is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.?
Fri, Apr 24th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Fri, May 1st, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sun, May 3rd, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Tickets:?
4:00pm - 5:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission.
1:00pm - 1:45pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free admission.
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Watters Theater
Chess:
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess?is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.?
Fri, Apr 24th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Fri, May 1st, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sun, May 3rd, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Tickets:?
Music by Benny Andersson and Bj?rn Ulvaeus
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Directed by Chaz Wolcott
Music Directed by Melissa Yanchak
April 24 - May 3, 2026
Chess?is a Cold War-era rock musical centered on a love triangle between a volatile American chess champion, Freddie Trumper, and his earnest Soviet rival, Anatoly Sergievsky, who are both entangled with Florence Vassy, a Hungarian-American assistant. The musical uses a world chess championship as a metaphor for the political and romantic rivalries between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, exploring themes of betrayal, identity, and personal sacrifice against the backdrop of the ancient game.?
Fri, Apr 24th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Sat, Apr 25th, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Fri, May 1st, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Sun, May 3rd, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Tickets:?
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Studio B (FA 196)
Wanted: Dead or Alive by???
Directed by??Papa Kojo Anamoah-Arthur
Part of the In-The-Works Studio Season of the Theater Dept.?
Performances: 7pm on April 30, 7pm on May 1,? 7pm on May 3,??in Studio B (FA 196)
(Faculty Advisor: Lisa Rothe)
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Osterhout Concert Theater, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Tickets:?/anderson-center/events-list.html
Indigo Girls
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Osterhout Concert Theater
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Performing with the 91社区 Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jingqi Zhu.
Almost 40 years after they began releasing records as the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have politely declined the opportunity to slow down with age. With a legacy of releases and countless U.S. and international tours behind them, the Indigo Girls have forged their own way in the music business. Selling over 14 million records, they are still going strong. Amy & Emily are the only duo with top 40 titles on the Billboard 200 in the '80s, '90s, '00s and '10s.
In 2012, Saliers and her Indigo Girls partner Amy Ray embarked on a bold new chapter, collaborating with a pair of orchestrators to prepare larger-than-life arrangements of their songs to perform with symphonies around the country. The duo found an elusive sonic sweet spot with the project, creating a seamless blend of folk, rock, pop, and classical that elevated their songs to new heights without sacrificing any of the emotional intimacy and honesty that have defined their music for decades. Now, after more than 50 performances with symphonies across America, the experience has finally been captured in all its grandeur on the band’s stunning new album, ‘Indigo Girls Live With The University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra.’
The power of unity, both in music and in life, has been an Indigo Girls calling card ever since they burst into the spotlight with their 1989 self-titled breakout album. Since then, the band has racked up a slew of Gold and Platinum records, taken home a coveted GRAMMY Award, and earned the respect of high profile peers and collaborated from Michael Stipe to Joan Baez. NPR’s Mountain Stage called the group “one of the finest folk duos of all time” while Rolling Stone said “they personify what happens when two distinct sensibilities, voices and worldviews come together to create something transcendentally its own.”
The duo has balanced their long, successful musical career by supporting numerous social causes – the Indigo Girls don’t just talk the talk; they walk the walk. Both on and off the stage, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray have secured their spot as one of the most legendary musical acts of this generation.
Indigo Girls
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Osterhout Concert Theater
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Performing with the 91社区 Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jingqi Zhu.
Almost 40 years after they began releasing records as the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have politely declined the opportunity to slow down with age. With a legacy of releases and countless U.S. and international tours behind them, the Indigo Girls have forged their own way in the music business. Selling over 14 million records, they are still going strong. Amy & Emily are the only duo with top 40 titles on the Billboard 200 in the '80s, '90s, '00s and '10s.
In 2012, Saliers and her Indigo Girls partner Amy Ray embarked on a bold new chapter, collaborating with a pair of orchestrators to prepare larger-than-life arrangements of their songs to perform with symphonies around the country. The duo found an elusive sonic sweet spot with the project, creating a seamless blend of folk, rock, pop, and classical that elevated their songs to new heights without sacrificing any of the emotional intimacy and honesty that have defined their music for decades. Now, after more than 50 performances with symphonies across America, the experience has finally been captured in all its grandeur on the band’s stunning new album, ‘Indigo Girls Live With The University of Colorado Symphony Orchestra.’
The power of unity, both in music and in life, has been an Indigo Girls calling card ever since they burst into the spotlight with their 1989 self-titled breakout album. Since then, the band has racked up a slew of Gold and Platinum records, taken home a coveted GRAMMY Award, and earned the respect of high profile peers and collaborated from Michael Stipe to Joan Baez. NPR’s Mountain Stage called the group “one of the finest folk duos of all time” while Rolling Stone said “they personify what happens when two distinct sensibilities, voices and worldviews come together to create something transcendentally its own.”
The duo has balanced their long, successful musical career by supporting numerous social causes – the Indigo Girls don’t just talk the talk; they walk the walk. Both on and off the stage, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray have secured their spot as one of the most legendary musical acts of this generation.
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, Fine Arts, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Chamber Hall, Anderson Center, Parkway E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Tickets:?/anderson-center/events-list.html
5:30pm - 7:00pm
LH-B89
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Casadesus Recital Hall, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Free Admission.
3:00pm - 5:00pm
LH6
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Tri Cities Opera, 315 Clinton St, 91社区, NY 13905, USA
University Composers premiere pocket sized operas, transforming stories written by local students into new works for the stage, performed by?Tri-Cities Opera's resident artists.
Ticketing:
Ticketing:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35th Ave, Queens, NY 11106, USA
9:00am - 5:00pm
Grand Corridor and Rosefsky Gallery at 91社区, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Art & Design: Senior Exhibition
On View: April 28—May 11
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Lower Galleries
On view: 1/29/2026- 5/16/2026
T-S Noon-4 p.m. | TR Noon-7 p.m.
Lower Galleries??| Free Admission??
Closing in the Museum’s Lower Galleries are three exhibitions curated by?students: Why So Blue? The Influence of Chinese Blue-and-White Porcelain curated by?Sarah Lin ’27,
Figures and Fragments: Collage and the Human Form curated by Nicole?Quintanilla ’26, and Japanese Card Games and the Significance of Flora curated by?Paxton “PJ” Wells ’26.
All?events are free and open to the public.
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Galleries
On view: 1/29/2026- 5/16/2026
T-S Noon-4 p.m. | TR Noon-7 p.m.
Main Galleries??| Free Admission??
Japanese woodblock prints transformed American design at the turn of the century. Nowhere is this more evident than the Arts and Crafts Movement, which coincided with Japonisme—the widespread craze for all things Japanese. New York-based artist and art-educator Arthur Wesley Dow developed a new curriculum based on Japanese prints that emphasized line, color, and contrast as the essential principles of good design. He instilled these principles in a generation of American designers who went on to define the Arts and Crafts Movement in New York and across the country. This exhibition is curated by Joseph Leach, curator of collections and exhibitions.
Drawing Connections: Frank Lloyd Wright. The thirty-eight original drawings displayed in this exhibition illustrate the varied range of the architect's prolific career, during which he designed over 1500 buildings and completed over 500. The drawings' beauty and technical proficiency are the result not only of Wright’s own artistic vision, but also show the contributions of a number of talented draftsmen and -women who worked in his office. Within these intricate surfaces, we can discern how Wright, his employees, and his apprentices struggled to define an architecture as rich and complex as modern America itself. This exhibition is curated by Julia Walker, associate professor of art history, and students in “Rewriting Wright” (ARTH 480A). Support for this project is provided by Art Bridges.
All events are free and open to the public.
4:30pm - 8:00pm
Events Center, 4400 Vestal Pkwy E, Vestal, NY 13850, USA
Art and DesignArt HistoryBiochemistryBiological SciencesChemistryCinemaGlobal and International AffairsHistoryLatin American and Caribbean Area StudiesMusicSociologyTheatre
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Please submit this ?if your arts organization / student group would like to participate in the SOAR Art Fest 2026.?
The Art Fest will be held on August 28th, 2026 from 6-8 p.m. with a free lawn ticket(s) to the "So Good: The Neil Diamond Experience" concert to follow.
Please let us know by May 15, 2026 if you are interested. We will reach out to you in August with more information.
The Art Fest will be held on August 28th, 2026 from 6-8 p.m. with a free lawn ticket(s) to the "So Good: The Neil Diamond Experience" concert to follow.
Please let us know by May 15, 2026 if you are interested. We will reach out to you in August with more information.