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 […]
October 16, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The concert features the award-winning Percussion Ensemble, which won the PASIC “Call for Tapes” in 2010, performing works new and old to the repertoire. CSU’s steel bands, the Ram Pan Band and the Green Pan Band, will also perform. Don’t miss this exciting mixture of new, old, and Calypso!
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.
October 14, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm –
October 13, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – War and Peace: Remembering 9/11. With guest Peter Sommer, Saxophone. The 2016-2017 Wind Symphony season remembers events from around the world that catapulted both conflict and resolution. Each concert is permeated by music that explores the memories of sacrifice along with the beauty of more peaceful times. The ensemble, conducted by Rebecca Phillips, begins the season by commemorating […]
October 13, 2016 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – During an “All Strings Master Class,” CSU string students and faculty meet in the Organ Recital Hall. One student representative from each studio plays a work in-progress and receives coaching from the faculty.
October 12, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – With an artist’s grace and a Caribbean soul, the Dalí Quartet is today’s freshest voice in Classical and Latin-American music. Anchored in both Venezuela’s El Sistema and in American classical conservatory traditions, this exciting quartet combines the best of both worlds. The Dalí Quartet’s captivating performances of traditional string quartet and Latin-American repertoire create an […]
October 12, 2016 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm – The Dali Quartet will work with CSU students at this highly anticipated master class. Master Class Schedule: 10:30 a.m.: graduate trio playing Schubert’s Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, op. 99 11 a.m.: Beethoven’s Septet in E-flat major, op. 20 11:30 a.m. Remington Quartet (CSU’s graduate string quartet) playing Britten’s String Quartet No. 2 in […]
October 11, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Men’s Chorus, conducted by Ryan Olsen, presents Bookends, a celebration of men’s voices from the Renaissance to today. The choir performs double choir repertoire from the Venetian Renaissance tradition, American Shape Note songs, and modern repertoire that blends ancient styles with modern choral practices, including a rarely heard Indian raga. The University Chorus, directed […]
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.
