September 14, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Eric Lau is Associate Professor of Saxophone at the University of New Mexico. An active recitalist, Dr. Lau has performed throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and Brazil. His interest in new music has led to his involvement in the commissioning of new works for saxophone by more than a dozen composers including Gunther Schuller […]
October 10, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – With Theresa Bogard, Piano The Thiem/Bogard Duo plays a program of well-known music by Beethoven, as well as two unknown pieces by the British female composer Ethyl Smyth, and Paul Hindemith’s Sonata op. 11.
December 7, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The new graduate string students began their work together this fall, and present a program of duos and trios from the great works for chamber music.
December 8, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Violin students of Ron Francois perform works from the standard violin repertoire.
December 6, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Violin students of Ron Francois perform works from the standard violin repertoire.
December 5, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The Jazz Combos, coached by Shilo Stroman and Jordan Asker, perform a mix of original student compositions and standard repertoire.
December 4, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Hapless Heroes The Concert Orchestra, conducted by Leslie Stewart, presents the stories of two literary characters – Don Quixote and Orpheus – through music. Following the Don Quixote Suite by Georg Philipp Telemann, actors from CSU Theater join the orchestra to present the mythical tale of Orpheus and Eurydice, including musical excerpts from Christoph Willibald […]
November 17, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Celebrating Great Composers for Big Band, from the Swing Era to the Cyber Age The evolution of the big band, from dance engine in the Jazz Age to grand composers’ outlet in the 21st century, is a journey through the development of American musical styles, from its roots in New York and Kansas City, to […]
November 16, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Liederabend The liederabend tradition dates back to the 1800s when German art songs were sung at gatherings in the home. The recital features CSU voice students performing ensemble and solo pieces, as well as poetry recitations by faculty and students from CSU’s German Club.
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.
