The Concert Choir, directed by Lynn Drafall, left, performs from the balcony of Eisenhower Auditorium on Sunday, Dec. 6, during the School of Music's Mosaic concert. Mosaic, in its third year, featured nearly 20 performances by students in the school, and had the unique element of surprise as each group began its performance just as the previous one ended, and from a different location in the hall.

Illuminated by black light, the mallets and marimba of percussion performance students Brian Durocher, Jacob Gall and Craig Sayer are seen here during the trio's performance as part of the School of Music Mosaic concert in Eisenhower Auditorium on Sunday, Dec. 6. The three had been featured in the previous year's concert as part of a quartet that performed a percussion piece utilizing the ignition of cigarette lighters.

Glee Club members sing out from the balcony under the direction of Christopher Kiver. The ensemble was one of nearly 20 to participate in the School of Music Mosaic concert in Eisenhower Auditorium. Presenting a work based on Islamic text, the performance followed the conclusion of the Philharmonic Orchestra as part of the first half of the concert on Sunday, Dec. 6.

Members of the Clarinet Choir are spotlit while they perform from an arm of Eisenhower Auditorium's Grande TIer under the direction of clarinet professor Anthony Costa. The performance was one of nearly 20 to take place in rapid succession during the School of Music's Mosaic concert on Sunday, Dec. 6.

Opera Theatre performers Teal Ruland, Adrienne Price and Emily A. Wertz depict a scene from the opera Hansel und Gretel, while accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra. The piece closed the first half of the Mosaic concert of Sunday, Dec. 6, a project put on by the School of Music. Nearly 20 musical numbers were presented in rapid succession, featuring the many aspects of the school's talented students.

A trio consisting of Di Lu on viola, Alan Lui Lai on piano and mezzo-soprano Adrienne Price performs on stage in Eisenhower Auditorium on Sunday, Dec. 6, as part of the Mosaic concert put on by the School of Music. The two-part event featured some 300 musicians from groups within the school.

A string quartet performs on stage in Eisenhower Auditorium on Sunday, Dec. 6, one of 20 performances by School of Music groups and soloists that made up the Mosaic concert, an annual event to showcase the scope of talent within the groups of the School. From left to right are Steffany Stock, violin; David Chavez, violin; Marcos Vives, cello; and Renata Riberio, viola.

Flute soloist Laura Claper performs from the Grande Tier toward the end of the 2009 Mosaic concert, held Sunday, Dec. 6. Organized by the School of Music, the event featured nearly 20 groups made up of more than 300 students of many music disciplines from across and outside of the School of Music.

Soprano soloist Melissa Black performs under spotlight to start the finale selection of the 2009 Mosaic concert, organized by the School of Music. The finale, which mixed the Symphonic Wind Ensemble with the combined choral power of the Concert Choir, Glee Club, Oriana Singers and Chamber Singers.

Many of the performers and School of Music staff fill the stage of Eisenhower Auditorium at the close of the 2009 Mosaic concert on Sunday, Dec. 6. On stage are School of Music faculty and staff, as well as the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Glee Club, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Oriana Singers, and featured soloist Melissa Black.