November 9, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Following up his recent release on Dazzle Recordings, Narrando Historias, Peter Sommer and his quartet perform tunes from his most recent recording, as well as new compositions and improvisations. This dynamic program also features Eric Gunnison, piano; Kent McLagan, bass; and Marc Dalio, drums.
November 8, 2015 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Based on the fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm, the opera tells the familiar tale of two children who happen upon a mysterious Gingerbread house in the woods, and are captured by a Witch who wants to eat them. Written early in the composer’s life, Humperdinck’s sister asked if he would set parts of a […]
November 2, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Recently named the new director of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State, saxophonist and professor Dr. Dan Goble makes his UCA debut in a concert that features music spanning over 300 years: from Bach to Bebop. An arts administrator who is also an active performer, Dr. Goble has performed with the […]
October 31, 2015 @ 7:00 pm – 11:59 pm – Performances at: 7 p.m., 9 p.m., and 11 p.m. The organ studio and CSU faculty Joel Bacon perform classic (and not-so-classic) works, including the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor of Bach. Spooky sounds are sure to put you in the Halloween spirit. Come in costume, if you like, and be prepared to have […]
October 24, 2015 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – The Fortress Brass Quintet performs a wide range of repertoire, has recently toured the U.S., and has twice been the featured brass quintet on the American Brass Autumn Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Quintet performs a wide range of repertoire and has twice been the featured brass quintet on the American Brass Autumn Festival […]
October 21, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – PERCUNOVA is made up of percussionists Jonathan Ovalle and Neeraj Mehta. Together they have created a band which fuses contemporary art music and global percussion rhythms to make a diverse sound. They are best known for their use of an eclectic repertoire including countless composers like Steve Reich and Wayne Siegel as well as their […]
October 19, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The Traditions of the Flute: Bach This all-Bach program features the repertoire that helped make the flute a solo voice. Bach’s compositions show off the flute in all its glory: melody, harmony, gymnastics, and meditation. Works include solo and chamber music for the flute.
October 18, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The Orchestra, conducted by Leslie Stewart, performs some of London’s most celebrated composers, including Henry Purcell, considered the greatest native English composer for almost 200 years; the popular Edward Elgar; and George Frederic Handel, who was born in Germany but spent most of his life in London. The program includes music from Purcell’s Fairy Queen Suite; […]
October 18, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The Percussion Ensemble, conducted by Eric Hollenbeck, performs a concert that includes several pieces for traditional western percussion ensemble and the steel drum band. The concert also features Florida State University professor John W. Parks IV, who has performed with diverse organizations ranging from the Eastman Wind Ensemble; the Schlossfestspiele Orchestra of Heidelberg, Germany; to […]
October 15, 2015 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm –
with CSU Faculty Tiffany Blake, Soprano
