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.
October 9, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – As part of the annual OcTUBA Fest, the tuba studio presents a recital of solo and ensemble works.
October 9, 2016 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Aaron Tindall is assistant professor of tuba and euphonium at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Tuba Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado at Boulder, a Master’s of Music degree in Euphonium Performance with Distinction from the Royal Northern College of Music […]
October 9, 2016 @ 3:30 pm – 8:30 pm – The CSU Tuba and Euphonium Studio, led by CSU faculty Stephen Dombrowski, presents OcTUBAfest 2016. Returning for its third year, this event features tuba and euphonium students with special guest Aaron Tindall of University of Miami Frost School of Music. The master class, guest solo recital, and student recital of solo and ensemble works are […]
October 7, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The Chamber Choir, conducted by James Kim, performs the five-part madrigal setting of “Lagrime d’amante al sepolcro dell’amata” (Tears of a lover at the tomb of the beloved) by Claudio Monteverdi, cast in the virtuoso poetic form of a sestina. The sestina is a lament for ‘the little Roman girl’ – singer Caterina Martinelli who […]
October 5, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – CSU Jazz Ensemble I, under the direction of Peter Sommer, and Jazz Ensemble II, under the direction of Wil Swindler, present the music of the great American bassist and composer Charles Mingus. Mingus, best known for his wild, improvisatory, blues-drenched compositions and fiery bass playing, is also known for seeking a bridge between Duke Ellington […]
October 4, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Voice students from all of the applied voice studios perform arias and art songs.
October 3, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – With Brooks Hafey, Piano This performance by CSU faculty member Margaret Miller features works for viola and piano by French composer Georges Hüe; American composers Alan Hovhaness and Walter Piston; and English composer York Bowen.
October 3, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Now in his 19th season as bass trombonist with the St. Louis Symphony, Mr. Pagano received a B.M. and M.M. from the Juilliard School in 1987, and was a member of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra for eight seasons. He has performed with numerous orchestras, including the San Francisco Symphony, the Metropolitan Opera of New […]
