Past Productions & Events

2016

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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.


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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 […]


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Master Class: Dali Quartet

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 […]


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Men’s Chorus and University Chorus Concert

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 […]


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Virtuoso Series Concert, Barbara Thiem, Cello

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.


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Tuba Studio Recital

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.


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Guest Artist, Aaron Tindal, Tuba

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 […]


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2016 OcTUBAfest

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 […]


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Chamber Choir and Concert Choir Concert

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 […]


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Jazz Ensembles Concert

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 […]