Graduate String Trio Concert / FREE
May 8, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Note: This concert was moved from April 27th to May 8th. This concert features repertoire for piano trio, string trio and piano trio.
Past Productions & Events
2025
Blake Center Faculty Research Showcase
05/07/2025 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm – Join us as Blake Faculty Fellows present their research and lead a conversation about engaged humanities scholarship. Faculty Fellows: Kari Anderson, Jessica Jackson, Emily Moore, Carrie Chenault, and Tobi Jacobi
Concert Orchestra Concert: Master of Tuplets (Bach’s Revenge) / FREE
May 6, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Master of Tuplets (Bach’s Revenge) What do Baroque music and Heavy Metal have in common? Find out as the Concert Orchestra integrates music from Baroque and early classical repertoire with selections inspired by heavy metal. After hearing Larry Moore’s arrangement of Brandenburg inspired by Black Violin, the orchestra oscillates between the traditional and unexpected, including […]
Concert Band Concert: Passions / FREE
May 5, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Passions Join guest conductor and master’s student, Cameron Honnen, for a concert full of life and passion!
Trombone Studio Recital / FREE
May 4, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – An evening of solo and chamber music that highlights the trombone in a variety of musical settings. This recital features undergraduate and graduate students from the trombone studio under the guidance and coaching of Dr. Drew Leslie, associate professor of trombone.
CSU World Percussion Ensemble Festival Concert
May 4, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – The concert features percussion music from several parts of the world, including a Mexican Marimba band, Brazilian Ensemble, Civil War Rope Drum Ensemble, Ragtime Novelty Band, and a Steel Drum band.
Double Reed Studio Recital / FREE
May 4, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Students of the oboe and bassoon studios of Dr. Galit Kaunitz and Dr. Cayla Bellamy perform solo, and ensemble works written from the 1600s to the present day.
Symphonic Band Concert
May 1, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Symphonic Band Concert: Abstractions Jayme Taylor, Conductor, James Mepham, Graduate Student Conductor
Keyboard Area Recital / FREE
April 29, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Students from Dr. Bryan Wallick’s piano studio perform selected works.
Jazz Ensembles Concert: Roy Haynes Legacy Concert
April 29, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Jazz Ensembles I and II present a concert dedicated to the legacy of great jazz drummer, Roy Haynes who passed away in November 2024, just short of his 100th birthday. The program, directed by Wil Swindler and Darren Kramer, includes music associated with Haynes and other pieces that honor his life in jazz.