Named in honor of Leonard Jacobsen, former chair of the piano department at Puget Sound, the Jacobsen Professional Artist Series was established in 1984 and features School of Music faculty and their guests. Ticket sales support the Jacobsen Series Scholarship Fund, which awards annual music scholarships to an outstanding member of Sigma Alpha Iota, international music fraternity.

Jacobsen Series: Covert Ensemble Saxophone Duo

Thursday, November 2, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 7:30pm (PDT)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Max Richter — Selected works

$20 ($15 senior/military/UPS faculty/staff/Community Music)

University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series: Euphony – An Evening of Low Brass Sounds

Friday, October 27, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)

Join us for Euphony: An evening of low-brass sounds, a concert presented as part of the School of Music's Jacobsen Series. This recital wil…

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University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series: Dawn Padula, Mezzo-Soprano & Guests

Friday, October 6, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)

Enjoy this faculty recital featuring Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano with Jessica Hall, collaborative pianist; and guests Brian Smith, drums; an…

$20 ($15 senior/military/UPS faculty/staff/Community Music; UPS/K12 students free)

University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series: An Evening of Chamber Music for Strings

Friday, September 22, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Zoltán Kodály — Selected works
Astor Piazzolla — Selected works
Jessie Montgomery — Selected works
Robert McClure — Selected works

$20 ($15 senior/military/UPS faculty/staff/Community Music; UPS/K12 students free)

University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series: Puget Sound Piano Trio

Friday, February 10, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person
Franz Joseph Haydn — Selected works
Felix Mendelssohn — Selected works
Miguel del ÁguilaBarroqueada

Free (Online: Free | In person: $20 general, $15 senior/military/UPS community; UPS/K12 students free)

University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series: Faculty recital featuring Alistair MacRae, cello & Ronaldo Rolim, piano

Friday, January 27, 2023 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Online and in-person

Enjoy a faculty recital featuring Alistair MacRae, cello; with Ronaldo Rolim, piano.

All are invited to a reception following the program ho…

Free (Online: Free | In person: $20 general, $15 senior/military/UPS community; UPS/K12 students free)

University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series: Puget Sound Piano Trio

Sunday, November 13, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person

Enjoy a Sunday afternoon performance featuring the Puget Sound Piano Trio – Maria Sampen, violin; Alistair MacRae, cello; and Ronaldo Rolim…

Free (Online: Free | In person: $20 general, $15 senior/military/UPS community; UPS/K12 students free)

University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series: It Is About Time – Diverse Voices for Woodwind Quintet

Sunday, November 6, 2022 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Online and in-person

Enjoy a Sunday afternoon woodwind quintet featuring Rodger Burnett, French horn; Jennifer Nelson, clarinet; Francine Peterson, bassoon; Wen…

Online: Free | In person: $20 general, $15 senior/military/UPS community; UPS/K12 students free

University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series: Ronaldo Rolim, piano

Friday, November 4, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
Online and in-person

Free (Online: Free | In person: $20 general, $15 senior/military/UPS community; UPS/K12 students free)

Jacobsen Series: Faculty Recital with Maria Sampen, violin

Friday, October 2, 2020 @ 10:30pm – 12:00am (EDT)
Online event
Maria Sampen, professor of violin at the University of Puget Sound, performs in this Jacobsen Series faculty recital broadcast live from Schneebeck Hall.

Free (Donations accepted)

[BROADCAST] Puget Sound Piano Trio Celebrates Beethoven @ 250

Friday, July 17, 2020 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EDT)
Online event
University of Puget Sound's ensemble-in-residence features Professors Maria Sampen, Alistair MacRae, Tanya Stambuk, and guest artist Dawn Padula.

Free (Free)

[BROADCAST] Jacobsen Series: Celebrate Black History

Friday, July 10, 2020 @ 10:30pm – 11:30pm (EDT)
Online event
Summer broadcast series of concerts featuring a variety of student performing ensembles and faculty recitals at the University of Puget Sound.

Free (Free)

Jacobsen Series: The Legacy of George Walker

Friday, February 21, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Dr. Gregory Walker joins Puget Sound music faculty and guests for this celebration of music by his father, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer George Walker.

$20 / 15 / free

Jacobsen Series: Celebrate! Beethoven@250: Tradition and Innovation

Friday, February 7, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
The Puget Sound Piano Trio and mezzo-soprano Dawn Padula present an evening of works by Ludwig van Beethoven.

$20 / $15 / free

Jacobsen Series: Contemporary Meditations

Friday, November 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
Dorothy Chang – Walk on Water
Marilyn Shrude – Within Silence
Elise Winkler – The Allegory of the Cave (world premiere)
Alexandra Gardner – Tourmaline
Jennifer Hidgon – Dash
Alex Shapiro – Desert Tide

$20 / $15 / free

Jacobsen Series: Cabaret!

Saturday, October 26, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
A retrospective of music born from the fin-de-siècle cabaret tradition, culminating in Arnold Schoenberg's landmark Pierrot Lunaire.

$20 / $15 / free

Jacobsen Series: From the Mountains to the Sea – The Aspen Trio at Puget Sound

Friday, October 18, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
Acclaimed professional string trio, joined in concert by University of Puget Sound faculty members.

$20 / $15 / free

University of Puget Sound Jacobsen Series: Beethoven

Friday, February 10, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Tanya Stambuk (piano) with guest artist Brittany Boulding (violin).

$15/$10