SoCA Events

Concerts, Guest Artists, Exhibitions, Talks and Recitals

Upcoming exhibitions and performances:

SoCA Live

Friday March 13 and 20, 2026

2:30pm doors open, 3:00pm performance, 4:30pm reception

Armouries front lobby, 37 University Ave. E.

Shifting Borders

At the edge of the Detroit River, where one city faces another across a narrow stretch of water, a border is said to exist. But where, exactly, is it?

This exhibition begins from this geographic point—a visible shoreline, a bridge, a crossing —and asks how the border exceeds its physical form. Archival materials reveal a moment when the crossing was framed as accessible, inviting, even marketable. Tourist brochures, maps, and signage presented the border as an inviting threshold, even a “happy” crossing. Works from contemporary artists question the role of borders today as they have become increasingly fortified around the globe. Revisiting this archive today raises new questions and asks whether it was ever equally open for everyone? Did its apparent invisibility depend on one’s position? The shift explored here is not only territorial but experiential.

—Guest Curated by Niku Koochak, with students from VSAR 3900 Curating as Cultural Practice.

Participating artists: Emma Feliciano, Marc Ngui, Huyen Nguyen, Amin Rehman, Camilo Silva, Alejandro Tamayo.

Archival Materials from The Border Bookmobile Project 2009-2013 (FrontierFiles.org), courtesy of Leddy Library Archives and Special Collections

Music Performances

March 13 - Jacob Catahan, Jacob Renaud, percussion, Charlie Bennett, violin, Tessara Cecil, piano,
Chase Farrand, Luna Long, Jamal Sghaier, Anneliese Vernon, Jonathan Mastrogiacomo, Music Production

March 20 - Performances by the Instrumental, Guitar and Jazz Vocal Combos
Living La Vida SoCA Reception sponsored by the UWill Discover project

The Piano as a Stroyteller

Sunday, March 22, 7:30pm

Armouries Performance Hall, 353 Freedom Way

It's a third-year recital telling a journey from the Baroque era to the Modern era. From the architectural clarity of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Major to the dramatic intensity of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Pathétique” Sonata, this recital explores the piano’s remarkable ability to speak, narrate, and transform emotion into sound. Each work reveals a different voice: the luminous counterpoint of Bach, the storm and defiance of Beethoven, the evocative colors of François Morel’s Étude de sonorité No. 2, the sweeping lyricism of Frédéric Chopin’s Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, and the vivid, impressionistic landscapes of Claude Debussy’s Estampes. Across centuries and styles, the piano becomes narrator, painter, and poet—inviting us into stories of structure and freedom, conflict and beauty, memory and imagination.

Join us in celebrating our published Synthesis artists at Shō Studios on March 29th from 2pm-6pm. There will be a gallery exhibition paired with a series of live readings featuring the submitted and selected work from our University of Windsor Synthesis students! We will have sponsored beverages from Pelee Island Winery as well as light snacks for your enjoyment.

See you there!

Upcoming SoCA Events

Mar 21 - Niko Usru Student Recital

Mar 22 - Michael Gordon Student Recital

Mar 27 - Jazz Ensemble Concert

Mar 29 - Josh Dunkley Student Recital

Mar 29 - Saxophone recital

Apr 2 - VSAR 2030 Exhibition Reception

Apr 17 - 2026 Visual Arts Student Exhibition

University Jazz Ensemble and Honours High School Jazz Ensemble

Friday, March 27, 2026, 7:30pm

Capitol Theatre, 121 University Ave. W.

Join the University Jazz Ensemble and Honours High School Jazz Ensemble for a great performance of big-band style music, featuring vocals by Madeline Abanid and Gianluca Ieraci. Both ensembles directed by Robert Fazecash.

Buy tickets with this link!