Master Class: CSU Chamber Music
October 20, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – CSU students receive instruction during master classes with string faculty. Rooms 202-204.
Past Productions & Events
2016
Master Class: Pre-College String Quartet Program
October 20, 2016 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – CSU string faculty work with students from the Pre-College String Quartet Program at CSU.
Guest Artists: Tom Knific Quartet
October 18, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Featuring Renata Artman Knific, Violin, with Gene Knific, Piano The Tom Knific Quartet is truly a family affair! The group performs a mix of original, contemporary jazz works with a decidedly chamber music vibe, jazz standards, and original chamber music. Tom Knific has performed on tour and on record with Gene Bertoncini, Randy Brecker, Art […]
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 […]
Percussion Ensemble Concert
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!
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.
Student Recital: Schyler Vargus, Voice
October 14, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm –
Wind Symphony Concert
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 […]
Master Class: String Area
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.
Classical Convergence, Dali Quartet
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 […]