Judd Family Endowed Fund

The Judd Family Endowed Fund award was established in 2008 by the Judd family to provide Oakland University and the College of Arts and Sciences with the opportunity to sponsor programs in the humanities and arts, a passion of the Judd Family.

2019-20 Judd Family Endowed Fund Awarded programs include:

Bing Liu: Masterclass, Filmmaker Roundtable and Community Screening  

An Exploration of Beethoven’s Music, Life and Legacy through 32 Piano Sonatas 

Concert No. 1
Sunday, October 13 at 3 p.m.
Location: Varner Recital Hall 
In the opening concert of this series, OU piano faculty will play representative works from each of Beethoven’s three major periods: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, “Pathetique” (I-Chen Yeh); Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, “Waldstein” (Tian Tian); and Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 (Rebecca Happel).
Free admission

Concert No. 2
Sunday, November 10 at 3 p.m.
Location: Varner Recital Hall 
In the second concert of this series, OU piano students will perform Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10, No. 2 (Caleb Wayman); Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor “Quasi una
fantasia,” Op. 27, No. 2, “Moonlight Sonata” (Elizabeth Heilig); and Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata” (Bryce Dudal).
Free admission

Saturday, January 18 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Grosse Pointe War Memorial

Guest Concert - Jerry Wong, piano
Monday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Varner Recital Hall
Steinway artist Jerry Wong will perform Piano Sonata No. 18 in Eb major, Op. 31, No. 3 and other works.
Free admission

Concert No. 5
Sunday, March 22 at 3 p.m.
Location: Varner Recital Hall
In the fifth concert of this series, OU piano alumni will perform Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 (Joe Walters); Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54 (Josh Kolpak); and Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 (Alex Kopitz.)
Free admission

Sunday, March 29
Location: Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church

Concert No. 6
Saturday, April 18 at 8 p.m.
Location: Varner Recital Hall 
This lecture/recital will feature the simpler Beethoven works such as Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49, No. 2 and Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1.
Free admission

Pedagogy Workshop
Tuesday, May 5
Location: Oakland University

Haruna Walusimbi, East African Music and Dance

Sunday, October 20 at 3 p.m.
Location: Varner Recital Hall 
In his work as a multi-instrumentalist, singer, dancer, actor and educator, Haruna Walusimbi embodies the holistic nature of East African Music and Dance and has achieved international renown.
$14 general, $8 students

JooHee Yoon, Illustrator: Upside Down Inside Out

Tuesday, February 18 at 3 p.m.
Location: Wilson Hall – Art Gallery

The Art of Communication: Storytelling to Save the Planet