Upcoming Music Events

All Rhodes Department of Music Events are free and open to the public; we ask all community guests to please register to attend to receive a parking pass. Registrants will receive an email that contains the Rhodes temporary parking pass 24 hours before each event. Rhodes Faculty, Staff, and Students do not need to register to attend. Register Here

Fall 2025 Events

September


Thursday, September 11 | 7:00 pm, Rhodes Faculty Recital: John Ross, lute;
In Her Majesty’s Service, Featuring the music of Johnson, Byrd, Morley, & Ferrabosco
Hassell Hall – Tuthill Performance Hall


Saturday, September 13 | 6:00 pm, Rhodes Mighty 100 Pep Band; Football Game - Rhodes vs Austin College


Tuesday, September 16 | 4:00 pm, Department of Music Lecture: Chris Gaskill, Bit by Bit, Putting it Together: Building a Better Voice
Hassell Hall – Tuthill Performance Hall


Tuesday, September 23 | 4:00 pm, Music Convocation
Hassell Hall – Tuthill Performance Hall


October


Thursday, October 2 | 7:00 p.m., Rhodes Faculty Guest Recital: Eudaimonia Collective, Longshore Drift by David Kirkland Garner, Featuring music for flute and electronics
Hassell Hall – Tuthill Performance Hall


Monday, October 20 | 7:00 pm, Louise Taylor and Annie Trawick Concert Series Featuring Hub New Music; Co-Sponsored by Rhodes Latin American Language Studies 
Rhodes West Campus – McNeill Concert Hall

Thursday, October 23 | 7:30 pm, Rhodes Night at The Shell Featuring Muneer Nasser with the Rhodes Jazz Ensemble Experience & Rhodes Faculty Players, David Shotsberger, conductor
Overton Park Shell – 1928 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38104


Friday, October 24 | 4:00 pm, Rhodes College Music Homecoming Concert Featuring the Rhodes Singers and Rhodes Orchestra, D. Jason Bishop and Jonathan Schallert, conductors. 
Rhodes West Campus – McNeill Concert Hall. A reception for Music Alumni to follow in the Rhodes Bookstore Lobby


Saturday, October 25 | 3:00 pm, Rhodes Mighty 100 Pep Band, Homecoming Football Game, Rhodes vs Sewanee


Tuesday, October 28 | 4:00 pm, Music Convocation
Hassell Hall – Tuthill Performance Hall


Thursday, October 30 | 6:00 pm, Springfield Music Lecture Series: Arn Chorn-Pond A Life of Music, Healing, and Hope
Rhodes West Campus – McNeill Concert Hall. A reception will take place prior to the lecture.


November


Thursday, November 6 | 7:00 pm, McNeill Underground Music Series Featuring Rhodes Archipelago & Jazz Combo, Victor Sawyer, ensemble coach
Rhodes West Campus – McNeill Lower Level


Saturday, November 8 | 7:00 pm, Fall 2025 Rhodes Opera Production Total Divas; High Notes, Higher Stakes
Featuring music from Little Women, Le Nozze di Figaro, West Side Story, and more! Desiree Howe, stage director, Alex Benford, music director. 
Southwestern Hall – Hardie Auditorium


November 14-15, National Association for Teachers of Singing Auditions Tennessee Chapter


Saturday, November 15 | 1:00 pm, Rhodes Mighty 100 Pep Band, Football Game, Rhodes vs Centre


Tuesday, November 18 | 4:00 pm, Music Convocation
Hassell Hall – Tuthill Performance Hall


Tuesday, November 18 | 7:00 pm, Rhodes Jazz Ensemble Experience Featuring the Rhodes Jazz Combo and Ensemble: Victor Sawyer, ensemble coach, David Shotsberger, conductor


Thursday, November 20 | 7:00 pm, Rhodes Choral Collaborative Concert Voices of Power & Faith, Featuring the Music of Florence Price,  Margaret Bonds, & Rosephanye Powell; D. Jason Bishop, conductor. 
Rhodes West Campus – McNeill Concert Hall


December

Tuesday, December 2 | 4:00 pm, Music Convocation
Hassell Hall – Tuthill Performance Hall


Tuesday, December 2 | 7:00 pm, Winter Instrumental Chamber Ensemble Concert Featuring Rhodes String Quartet, Guitar Ensemble, Rhodes Archipelago Ensemble. 
Rhodes West Campus – McNeill Concert Hall


Friday, December 5 | 7:00 pm, 2025 Rhodes Winterlight Featuring the Rhodes Singers and Rhodes Orchestra, D. Jason Bishop and Jonathan Schallert, conductors. 
Rhodes West Campus – McNeill Concert Hall