Woodwinds pictured close up

Woodwind Area Recital

November 15, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Students from the woodwind area, including the studios of Wesley Ferreira, clarinet; Andrew Jacobson, oboe; Gary Moody, bassoon; Peter Sommer, saxophone; and Michelle Stanley, flute, present classic and modern literature for chamber groups and soloists.


Faculty Chamber Winds Promotional Photo

Virtuoso Series Concert, Faculty Chamber Music

November 14, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Featuring Tiffany Blake, soprano; Michelle Stanley, flute; Wesley Ferreira, clarinet; Peter Sommer, saxophone; Caleb Hudson, trumpet; Eric Hollenbeck, percussion; Barbara Thiem, cello; Dan Goble, saxophone; Ron Francois, violin, and Margaret Miller, viola, the program includes Quartet, Opus 22 by Anton Webern, a flute and viola duet by Paul Hayden, and Wes Kenney conducting Facades by […]


New Music Ensemble promotional photo

It Could Be Anything Concert

November 13, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – What happens when CSU’s New Music Ensemble members combine their energy, talent, and vision? It Could Be Anything! The group aims to showcase music’s growth and change by focusing on trends in the global arts world. This concert features unique and accessible works performed by some of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance’s most […]


Instrument Photo of Strings

Polaris String Quartet Concert

November 2, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Polaris’ program includes masterworks of the string quartet literature. Paola Zamario, violin; Lily Lu, violin; Karli Rhind, viola; and Victoria Ferguson, cello, make up the quartet, one of two groups in CSU Music’s Graduate String Quartet program.


2016 Halloween Organ Extravaganza

October 31, 2016 @ 11:00 pm – 11:59 pm – The organ studio, and CSU faculty member Joel Bacon, presents the 11th annual Halloween Organ Extravaganza, with classic (and not-so-classic) works, including the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor by J.S. Bach. Spooky sounds are sure to put you in the Halloween spirit!


2016 Halloween Organ Extravaganza

October 31, 2016 @ 9:00 pm – 10:30 pm – The organ studio, and CSU faculty member Joel Bacon, presents the 11th annual Halloween Organ Extravaganza, with classic (and not-so-classic) works, including the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor by J.S. Bach. Spooky sounds are sure to put you in the Halloween spirit!


2016 Halloween Organ Extravaganza

October 31, 2016 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – The organ studio, and CSU faculty member Joel Bacon, presents the 11th annual Halloween Organ Extravaganza, with classic (and not-so-classic) works, including the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor by J.S. Bach. Spooky sounds are sure to put you in the Halloween spirit!


Symphonic Band clarinet section pictured

Symphonic Band Concert

October 20, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Join the Symphonic Band on a program of classic works for winds and percussion! In addition to Vincent Persichetti’s Divertimento, the concert centers on a suite of pieces by British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, including his well-known showpiece Toccata Marziale.


Chris Van Hof Promotional Photo

Virtuoso Series Concert, Chris Van Hof, Trombone

October 17, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Mixtape, vol. 2 CSU faculty member Chris Van Hof presents Mixtape, vol. 2, an evening showcasing the trombone in both classical and jazz settings. The classical half of the concert features two dynamic new works: “Radiant Spheres” for trombone and piano, composed in 2015 by David Biedenbender from Michigan State University; and “Ground Round” for […]


Concert Orchestra Violin students pictured

Concert Orchestra Concert

October 16, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Andiamo Italia! The Concert Orchestra, conducted by Leslie Stewart, returns to Italy, inspired by two composers of the Romantic era: Giovanni Bolzoni and Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari. Cello Professor Barbara Thiem is featured on Luigi Boccherini’s Cello Concerto in B-Flat major, a major work for this instrument from the Baroque period.