Admission is free for current Puget Sound and K-12 students. Please obtain a complimentary ticket online and show your student ID at the door.
The School of Music is pleased to announce the 2024–25 Jacobsen Series concerts featuring Puget Sound music faculty and guests!
The Jacobsen Series was established in 1984 in honor of Leonard Jacobsen, former chair of Puget Sound's piano department. The series features our esteemed educators in action, with the spotlight focused on Puget Sound music faculty and their guests!
Proceeds from ticket sales support the Jacobsen Series Scholarship Fund, which awards annual music scholarships to outstanding members of the Sigma Alpha Iota international music organization.
Congratulations to this year's SAI scholarship award winners, Ayli Horvath '26 and Abby Jennings '27.
Join Us!
All concerts are general seating in Schneebeck Concert Hall at 7:30 p.m. Pacific time unless indicated otherwise.
School of Music faculty are theorists, historians, musicologists, composers, concert artists, music educators, and conductors outstanding in their specialties and dedicated to teaching. They have been trained at the finest graduate schools of music and conservatories. Visit the faculty web page to learn more.
The School of Music at the University of Puget Sound is unique in offering a comprehensive music program within a nationally recognized liberal arts college. Its accomplished faculty is committed to guiding students toward outstanding achievements in performance, scholarship, and teaching. Visit the web page to learn more.
Maria Sampen, Violin and Friends: An Evening of Chamber Music for Strings
Featuring guest artists Timothy Christie, viola and violin; Alistair MacRae, cello; and Anna Jensen, bass; performing music by Kodály, Piazzolla, Montgomery, McClure, and more.
Maria Sampen is Puget Sound's director of strings and professor of violin.
Maria Sampen, violin
Friday, Oct. 6 | 7:30 p.m.
Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano
With Jessica Hall, collaborative pianist; and guests Brian Smith, drums; and Rob Hutchinson, bass.
Dawn Padula is Puget Sound's director of vocal studies and Opera Theater, and co-director of Songwriting.
Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano
Wednesday, Oct. 11 | 7:30 p.m.
Boris Berman, piano
Boris Berman heads the piano department of Yale University and conducts master classes throughout the world.
Berman regularly performs in more than fifty countries on six continents, is a Grammy nominee, and published author. Born in Moscow, he has established himself as one of the most sought-after keyboard performers. He presently lives in New Haven, Conn. Read his full bio.
Boris Berman, piano
Friday, Oct. 27 | 7:30 p.m.
Euphony: An Evening of Low Brass Sounds
Featuring Gail Robertson and Stacy Baker, founders of the SymbiosisDuo euphonium ensemble; with Jason Gilliam, euphonium; Ryan Schultz and Ilan Morgenstern, trombone; and David Krosschell, trombone.
Ryan Schultz is Puget Sound's affiliate artist, tuba and euphonium, and is principal tubist of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra and the Auburn Symphony Orchestra.
David Krosschell is Puget Sound's affiliate artist, trombone, and is involved with such varied groups as the Seattle Symphony, Tacoma Symphony, Seattle Rock Orchestra, Rat City Brass, and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
SymbiosisDuo euphonium ensemble
Thursday, Nov. 2 | 7:30 p.m.
Covert Ensemble saxophone duo
Featuring guest artists Dave Camwell and Kateřina Pavlíková performing unique arrangements of popular classical music from J.S. Bach to contemporary composers such as Max Richter; blurring the lines between classical, rock, and pop worlds.
Covert Ensemble saxophone duo
Sunday, Nov. 5 | 2 p.m.
Puget Sound Piano Trio
The Puget Sound Piano Trio is the ensemble-in-residence at the School of Music featuring Maria Sampen, violin; Alistair MacRae, cello; and Ronaldo Rolim, piano.
Puget Sound Piano Trio
Friday, Jan. 26 | 7:30 p.m.
Ronaldo Rolim, piano
Brazilian pianist Ronaldo Rolim is Puget Sound’s assistant professor of piano, known for his "special ability to present touching interpretations" (El Norte); and is acclaimed for his "consummate elegance" (New York Concert Review) and "mastery of phrasing and dynamics" (Oberbaselbieter Zeitung).
Ronaldo Rolim, piano
Friday, Feb. 2 | 7:30 p.m.
Puget Sound Piano Trio
The Puget Sound Piano Trio is the ensemble-in-residence at the School of Music featuring Maria Sampen, violin; Alistair MacRae, cello; and Ronaldo Rolim, piano.
Puget Sound Piano Trio
Friday, Feb. 9 | 7:30 p.m.
Resonant Interactions
A collaboration with Puget Sound's Department of Art and Art History, featuring Striking Music, a percussion ensemble with Storm Benjamin, Rebekah Ko, James Doyle, and Benjamin Marx; with Mare Hirsch, assistant professor of art and digital media.
Striking Music percussion ensemble
Sunday, Feb. 25 | 2 p.m.
Dreaming Away the Winter Chill
An afternoon recital of lyrical music from the 20th and 21st Centuries by composers Hailstork, Wade, Bunch, and Clarke; featuring Joyce Ramée, viola; and Karen Ganz, piano.
Joyce Ramée is a viola professor at Puget Sound with a long and varied musical career. She is a founding member of the Pacific Northwest Ballet orchestra and Auburn Symphony.
Karen Ganz freelances at Puget Sound and elsewhere and offers private studies in Seattle and Tacoma.
Dreaming Away the Winter Chill
Sunday, March 3 | 2 p.m.
Caroline Chin, violin; with Laura Melton, piano
Described by Time Out New York as “Incisive, industrious, and creatively restless…” Caroline Chin has concertized throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia in concert halls including the John F. Kennedy Center, the White House during their Christmas Festivities, New York’s Carnegie and Weill Halls, and the Concertgebeau in Amsterdam. She gave her solo debut at age 12 and has since performed with several orchestras throughout the United States. Visit Caroline Chin's website.
Laura Melton, is professor of piano and chair of music performance at Bowling Green State University. She has performed in Asia, Europe, South America, and throughout the United States. Visit Laura Melton's website.
Caroline Chin, violin
Sunday, March 24 | 2 p.m.
Alistair MacRae, cello; with Ronaldo Rolim, piano
Alistair MacRae is Puget Sound’s Cordelia Wikarski-Miedel artist in residence, cello and chamber music.
