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 […]
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!
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.
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.
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.
May 1, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Symphonic Band Concert: Abstractions Jayme Taylor, Conductor, James Mepham, Graduate Student Conductor
April 29, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Students from Dr. Bryan Wallick’s piano studio perform selected works.
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.
April 28, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – The CSU Music faculty present a program that includes works for various groupings of instruments and voices, including Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet, and “Improvisation on a Blue Theme” by Canadian and Grammy-winning composer John Thrower.
April 27, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Students of saxophone professors Peter Sommer and Dr. Dan Goble present a recital of solo and chamber works for saxophone, including classic and contemporary literature featuring a dynamic range of expression and musical interplay.
