September 30, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Distinguished University of Iowa Professor of Horn Jeffrey Agrell returns to CSU to present a recital of music old and new that is sure to interest and excite audiences of all types. Mr. Agrell’s playing and approach to the horn is inspiring and not to be missed!
September 29, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm –
The University Symphony Orchestra opens up its season with two favorites from the repertoire: Johannes Brahms’ passionate Symphony in F major and Joseph Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto. Perhaps the most biographical work that came from Brahms, the symphony is filled with a sense of ardor and melancholy as the composer deals with his own personal struggles. Caleb Hudson, CSU’s new trumpet professor, joins Maestro Wes Kenney for his first concerto at the University. A member of the famed Canadian Brass, his playing is already known throughout the world!
September 26, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Mad Dances and Beyond: Contemporary Music for Saxophone and Piano. With Russell Hirshfield, Piano Dan Goble, the director of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at CSU, and Russell Hirshfield, professor of Piano at Western Connecticut State University, reunite to perform selections from their critically acclaimed recording, Mad Dances: American Music For Saxophone and […]
September 25, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm –
September 25, 2016 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm –
September 24, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm –
September 23, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm –
September 21, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Invigorating international collaborations with contemporary composers…masterful programming of new acoustic and electroacoustic works…fresh, bold presentations of works by J. S. Bach, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Poulenc, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, Piazzolla, Bernstein, Lennon-McCartney, and others…flexible, intriguing interactions with audiences, and an authentic dedication to recording…this and more is Ascendo3! Comprised of Anna Marie Wytko, saxophone; Cameron Hofmann, piano; and […]
September 21, 2016 @ 9:00 am – 2:30 pm –
September 20, 2016 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – DUO 1804 is a collaboration between composer, violinist and educator Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) and composer, percussionist and creator of Afro- electronica®, Val-Inc. Longtime peers in the Haitian American musical community of New York City, this is the much anticipated collaboration between two boundary-breaking composers exploring the possibilities of classical and electronic music, from a […]
