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Curtis on Tour performers: faculty members Ida Kavafian (violin) and Peter Wiley (cello), and students Yekwon Sunwoo (piano), Hyo Bi Sim (viola) and B
Curtis on Tour performers are, from left: Back rowStudent Yekwon Sunwoo (piano) and faculty member Peter Wiley (cello). Front rowfaculty member Ida Kavafian (violin), and students Hyo Bi Sim (viola) and Benjamin Beilman (violin).

The Band of the Irish Guards and Royal Regiment of Scotland — Songs from the Irish countryside, highland dancers, and a tribute to U.S. armed forces. 8 p.m. March 3, Jackson Hall. Preperformance lecture by Peter Nowlen, music director, University Concert Band, 7 p.m., AGR Room, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center.

SFJAZZ Collective — The band’s 2010 season focuses on pianist and composer Horace Silver, who kick-started the hard bop and soul-jazz movements with such tunes as “Song For My Father,” “Sister Sadie” and “Señor Blues.” 8 p.m. March 4, Jackson Hall.

Curtis On Tour — Faculty and students from the Curtis Institute of Music. Program: Curtis alumnus Samuel Barber’s String Quartet No. 11, in celebration of the centenary year of his birth; Dvorák’s Piano Quintet in A Major, op. 81; and miniatures by composition students. 8 p.m. March 6 and 2 p.m. March 7, Vanderhoef Studio Theatre. School matinee, recommended for grades 4-12, 11 a.m. March 4.

Tickets: (530) 754-2787 or (866) 754-2787, or mondaviarts.org. Educators interested in purchasing school matinee tickets should call (530) 754-4689.

The American Piano: From nightclubs to concert halls.

The University Concert Band takes its show on the road Feb. 19 and 20, then presents a concert at home on March 10.
 

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