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AU Chorus
Tree of Peace
November 8-9, 7:30 p.m. | Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall | Tickets: $10–$15, free for AU students

Casey Cook, director
Barbara Wilkinson, pianist

Regardless of the outcome of the 2024 election, we can all agree that we've been through some trying times over the past few years. Tree of Peace offers a moment of respite—a musical sanctuary where harmony can take root and flourish in our lives, if only for an evening.

Chorus tickets  

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AU Symphonic Band
Folk Song
November 10, 3 p.m. | Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall
Tickets: $10–$15, free for AU students

Matthew Brown, conductor

The AU Symphonic Band explores pieces inspired by folk songs and dances from around the world. The program will include works by Alfred Reed, Robert W. Smith, Carol Brittin Chambers, and others, and conclude with Ralph Vaughan Williams' iconic classic, "English Folk Song Suite."
Symphonic Band tickets
 

Israel at 100: Scenarios for the Future of Israel in 2048

November 10–11
SIS Building & Constitution Hall

As Israel approaches its 100th anniversary in 2048, we invite you to explore the future as modern futurists, utilizing contemporary foresight approaches. As we delve into various scenarios concerning Israel's future, we will address such topics as its religiosity, sustainability within its desert geography, Palestinian and other Arab relations, ongoing conflicts, the remarkable "startup nation" economy, and the intricate connections between Israel and diaspora Jewry.
Israel at 100
 

AU Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Combos
Fall for Jazz
November 15, 7:30 p.m. | Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall
Tickets: $10–$15, free for AU students

Joshua Bayer, director

Welcome autumn with the AU Jazz Orchestra as they play a full menu of works and styles including bop, swing, Latin, funk, and rock.  

Jazz tickets  

AU Symphony Orchestra
Dvořák Symphony no. 7
November 16, 7:30 p.m., November 17, 3 p.m. | Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall
Tickets: $10–$15, free for AU students

Matthew Brown, conductor

The AU Symphony Orchestra tackles Antonin Dvořák’s formidable Symphony no. 7. Written in 1885, it is a staple of the symphony orchestra canon. The program will begin with Beethoven's Egmont Overture, Sibelius' haunting "Valse triste," and the AU Symphony Orchestra premiere of Barbara Harbach's Symphony no. 1, "Veneration." 

Symphony Orchestra tickets  

Senior Dance Capstone with Guest Artist
November 15-16, 7:30 p.m. | Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre

Ronya-Lee Anderson, artistic director
Amber Marie Daniels, production coordinator

The AU Dance Program's graduating majors present an evening of creative research and original choreography.

Choreo-LabNovember 16, 2 p.m. | Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre

Sarah Beth Oppenheim, artistic director
Amber Marie Daniels, production coordinator

Choreo-Lab is a mainstage event from the AU Dance Program featuring new work by guest artists and student choreographers. Join us as we welcome fresh choreographic voices to the AU stage.

Dance tickets 

Photo: Lauren Brown

AU Symphony Orchestra
Dvořák Symphony no. 7
November 16, 7:30 p.m., November 17, 3 p.m. | Katzen Arts Center, Abramson Family Recital Hall
Tickets: $10–$15, free for AU students

Matthew Brown, conductor

The AU Symphony Orchestra tackles Antonin Dvořák’s formidable Symphony no. 7. Written in 1885, it is a staple of the symphony orchestra canon. The program will begin with Beethoven's Egmont Overture, Sibelius' haunting "Valse triste," and the AU Symphony Orchestra premiere of Barbara Harbach's Symphony no. 1, "Veneration." 

Symphony Orchestra tickets  

A Future Path for Jews and Arabs in Israel One Year after October 7
November 19, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | SIS Abramson Family Founders Room

with Ilan Troen and Mohammad Darawshe. Please join the Meltzer Schwartzberg Center for Israel Studies for an evening discussion on the path forward for Arab-Jewish coexistence in a post-October 7 Israel.
RSVP for November 19

Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea
November 19-22 | Katzen Arts Center, Studio Theatre
Tickets: $10–$15, free for AU students

By Julia Izumi
Directed by Nick Martin

The Little Mermaid is Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved and well-known fairytale, which is why it’s not the story our friend Dolan is going to tell you. No, he’s going to tell you the story of a Little Rain Cloud who falls in love with a human. They are not the same story at all—he swears.

Sometimes the Rain Tickets 

Visiting Artists Series

The AU Studio Art MFA Program presents visiting artists throughout the year in Katzen 201.

• Rush Baker IV, November 7, 6 p.m.
• Julie Wills, November 21, 6 p.m.
  RSVP for Wills