Past Productions & Events

2024

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Concert Orchestra Concert: A Tale of Two Concerti Grossi / FREE

February 25, 2024 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – The Concert Orchestra, directed by Dr. Rachel Waddell, performs two beloved string orchestra concertos: Johann Sebastian Bach’s Brandenburg No. 3 and Ralph Vaughan William’s Concerto Grosso. In this concert of similarities and contrasts we will musically follow the concerto grosso genre across two centuries in this delightful and virtuosic program.


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Concert Band Concert: Music in Motion / FREE

February 23, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Music in Motion: March, Sing, and Dance! The Concert Band, directed by Kevin Poelking with guest graduate conductor, Nick Hinman, performs classic pieces and exciting new works of the wind band repertoire that march, sing, and dance!


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Wind Symphony Concert: Musica Populi

February 22, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Musica Populi Join the Wind Symphony, under the direction of Dr. Jayme Taylor, for a performance of “Musica Populi” or “Music of the People” featuring compositions with folk song or folk culture inspiration, including Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy, H. Owen Reed’s La Fiesta Mexicana, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Who Puts His Trust…, and the finale to Frank […]


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Guest Artist Concert: Navy Band Northwest Brass Quintet / FREE

February 12, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Through military ceremonies, public concerts, and regional tours, the Navy’s premier musical organization in the Pacific Northwest region performs 500 engagements each year to heighten esprit de corps throughout military and civilian communities, promote patriotism, and increase public awareness of the Navy’s mission. Navy Band Northwest is one of nine official U.S. Navy Bands located […]


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Virtuoso Series Concert: Stanley Curtis, Trumpet

February 8, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Scaling the Mountains of Trumpet Literature The recital features difficult trumpet repertoire, the learning of which is as daunting as climbing a mountain, alongside music written specifically for the mountains! CSU faculty artist Stanley Curtis performs works for trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet, the Renaissance cornetto, and the natural baroque trumpet.


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Guest Artist Concert: Becker-Bogard Duo / FREE

February 7, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – The Becker-Bogard Duo performs works for cello and piano by Ludwig Van Beethoven, Mélanie Hélène Bonis, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and George Walker. In 2023, the duo released American Landscapes on the Centaur label, which includes the Sonata by George Walker being played on the concert. The recording is available for streaming on Apple Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, and ArkivMusic. […]


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Classical Convergence Series: Vitamin String Quartet

February 6, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Long before Bridgerton broke the Netflix algorithm, Vitamin String Quartet had helped establish classical crossover as a genuine force in contemporary music. Fresh off high-profile placements in Seasons 1 and 2 of the aforementioned streaming smash, VSQ has “reached a mainstream, global audience” (Variety) and “charmed the world with their classical covers” (Nylon). New York […]




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Virtuoso Series Concert: Bryan Wallick, Piano, and Romina Monsanto, Cello

February 5, 2024 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Romantic Sonatas by Chopin and Rachmaninoff Faculty artists Bryan Wallick, piano, and Romina Monsanto, cello, to perform sonatas by Frédéric François Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninoff.