Past Productions & Events

2021

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Opera: Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell

October 23, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Presented by the Ralph Opera Program with the CSU Opera Orchestra on Thursday, October 21, Friday, October 22, and Saturday, October 23, 7:30 p.m.; matinee on Sunday, October 24, 2 p.m. The presentation portion of the evening is built into the ticketed event and begins at 7:30 p.m. — we apologize for any confusion caused by […]


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Wind Symphony Chamber Music Concert / FREE

October 22, 2021 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm – This concert will be presented in-person and via livestream. This chamber music concert will be conducted by Ryan Middleton, graduate teaching assistant, and features works by W.A. Mozart, Louis Théodore Gouvy, Eugène Joseph Bozza, Dmitri Shostakovich. Note: Masks are required for all patrons regardless of age in all areas of the UCA. Please observe social distancing […]


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Classical Convergence Concert Series: The Mendelssohn Trio 

October 20, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – The Mendelssohn Trio (Erik Peterson, violin; Barbara Thiem, cello; Bryan Wallick, piano) was formed in 1988 and is named for Thiem’s great grandfather, Franz von Mendelssohn, a nephew of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and an important supporter of artists and musicians in the Berlin of the early 20th century. The members of the trio are university […]


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Guest Artist: Blake McGee, Clarinet / FREE

October 19, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Dr. Blake McGee is Associate Professor of Clarinet and Music History at the University of Wyoming. A native of the west coast, Dr. McGee performed as a member of the Portland Opera, Vancouver Symphony, and the Oregon Mozart Players chamber orchestra. He is currently principal clarinet of the Wyoming Symphony. He is a highly active […]


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Virtuoso Series Concert: John McGuire, Horn

October 18, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – This concert will be presented in-person and via livestream. After over a year and a half of not performing live onstage, Dr. John McGuire returns to the Organ Recital Hall with Tim Burns (piano) in a recital based on music for nighttime. The program includes a world premiere by Traci Mendel (featuring Nicole Asel, mezzo […]


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OcTUBAfest Recital

October 17, 2021 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – This event will be presented in-person and via LIVE-STREAM Join the CSU tuba students and professor Stephen Dombrowski for this area recital.


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2021 OcTUBAfest

October 17, 2021 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm –

The CSU Tuba and Euphonium Studio, led by CSU faculty Stephen Dombrowski, presents OcTUBAfest 2021. Since 2013, this event has featured tuba and euphonium students with a special guest artist. The masterclass, guest solo recital, and student recital of solo and ensemble works are all free and open to public observation.


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Concert Orchestra: The Three B’s

October 17, 2021 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm – This concert will be presented in person and via LIVESTREAM Program: J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major (Overture) Ludwig van Beethoven/McCashin: Romance in G Ludwig van Beethoven/Smith: Two Sketches Johannes Brahms/McCashin: Academic Festival Overture