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To support our efforts to get students back into in-person classrooms, we are putting in place some temporary limitations on campus events and gatherings. These short-term changes are intended to help us limit COVID-19 transmission during the current Omicron wave and get us back to in-person academic activities quickly.

To support our resumption of in-person classes, from now until Friday, Jan. 28, we are putting the following provisions in place:

The Friends of Music at Stanford present an encore presentation of their 2020 Holiday Musicale, a holiday showcase first seen in December 2020 and once again viewable on demand through January 3, 2022. Department of Music faculty members Christopher Costanza and Debra Fong are the hosts for this program of performances by Department of Music soloists and ensembles. | Watch the Holiday Musicale here.

Our annual Messiah Sing/Play-Along, a favorite event of the Stanford community, is still on hiatus for what we hope will be only one more year.

Our patrons should be aware that campus-wide COVID policies are still in effect. The following policies are based on current state, local, and university guidance. As has been the case for the past several months, this information is subject to change; we will keep you informed via our various publicity channels and signage posted at our venues regarding current COVID policies applying to our concerts.

The Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble, directed by Murray Low, our jazz piano lecturer, has shared some audio recordings from the Spring session. The recordings are available on SoundCloud, where you can also hear an album-length program with all of the Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble recordings from the 2020

Jazz lecturer and Director of the Stanford Jazz Orchestra Michael Galisatus invites you to check out the SJO's virtual recordings from 2020-21, highlighting the talents of Stanford's jazz players during this very challenging academic year. | Hear the Stanford Jazz Orchestra on Soundcloud.

The Department of Music at Stanford University invites applicants for the position of Lecturer in Vocal Studies, beginning in Fall 2021. This is a full-time Lecturer position with benefits.

For Spring Quarter 2021, as in previous quarters this academic year, Santa Clara County's COVID-19 Tier color will determine practice room availability. To get the latest information on our practice room policies, check this page regularly.

CCRMA WAVE (Wall for AudioVisual Expressions) presents A Square is Not a Bee, a short film co-created by the Chicago-based collective Mocrep and composer Natacha Diels. You can find out more about the project and watch the film on demand through February 28 at the CCRMA WAVE site.