October 2018
College of Arts and Sciences faculty, staff and students at WSU Pullman are invited to learn about and discuss the university’s priorities with President Kirk Schulz and Provost Dan Bernardo.
Among the topics to be discussed: the Drive to…
Under the direction of Dr. Troy Bennefield with guest conductor Angelina Gomez, the Symphonic Band will perform classic and brand new works by Hugh Stuart, Andrew Boss, and William Owens. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble, directed by Dr. Danh Pahm and guest conductor Dr. Chris Dickey, will perform works by John Zdechlik, Robert Jager, Julie Giroux, and the masterful 6th Symphony by Vincent Persichetti.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a distinguished colloquium featuring Christoph Boehme, Physics & Astronomy, University of Utah. Dr. Boehme will present their talk, “Spintronics of weakly spin-orbit coupled materials.”
Join Kurt Andersen, author of the bestselling book “Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire,” in the CUB Junior Ballroom, as he discusses the crumbling border between opinion and fact in America in the era of fake news.
Composition student, Michael J. Williams, presents a concert featuring music written for solo and chamber groups, including a cello solo, piano and alto saxophone duo, woodwind trio, trio for cello, flute, and violin; and a brass quartet.
88Squared, a keyboard collaboration between School of Music faculty Jeffrey Savage and Karen Savage will present variations for two-pianos by Brahms, Liebermann, and Saint-Saens, based on works of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
OctOboeFest NW is designed to engage oboists from across the Northwest with a full day of presentations, master classes, exhibits, and an evening concert.
Kate Jenkins lives in North Augusta, South Carolina where she is the director of the Augusta University Music Conservatory Program and the Harry Jacobs Chamber Music Society.
The concert will feature WSU Jazz Band I under the direction of Brian Ward and will feature many of the school’s most talented soloists and ensemble musicians.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Dr. Eric Sorte, Sandia National Lab. Dr. Sorte will present their talk, “Impact of Hydration and Sulfonation on the Morphology and Ionic Conductivity of SDAPP Proton Exchange Membranes.”
Oscar Wilde once said “Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memories.” Reminding the audience of special moments, people and places in their lives through song will be Associate Professor Julie Anne Wieck, soprano and Elena Panchenko, piano.
This year’s festival will feature WSU School of Music professor Ryan M. Hare (https://soundcloud.com/ryan-m-hare), a bassoonist and composer who performs actively internationally as a solo, chamber, and orchestral musician.
An element of The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” the quintet is frequently called upon in support of high-level military and civilian events at the White House, the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, and other locations around Washington, DC.
Kate Gilmore: In Your Way features ten works—nine performance-based videos and one live performance/sculptural installation—by this New York-based artist known for synthesizing multiple artistic mediums including performance, video, sculpture, and painting.
Arabian Nights Magic: Orientalism and the Islamicate fantasy film in Indian cinema history
Dr. Rosie Thomas
University of Westminster, London
The first part of this lecture recital is a brief overview of LGBTQ terminology, with tips on being an Ally to the LGBTQ community. The second part introduces concepts of feminist musicology through a feminist analysis of three works for piano by LGBTQ composers.
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is hosting a gallery talk and performance with artist Kate Gilmore. Everyone is welcome!
This recital has been moved to November 30 at 4:10 p.m. in Kimbrough Concert Hall.
Raul E. Blanco will be performing a selection of his own original compositions and arrangements of jazz standards.This performance will serve as fulfillment for the requirements of class MUS 522.
Brad will be performing original works as well as selections from standard repertoire with his group ‘Fatt Jazz’. This is a quartet including Dan Smith on drums, Dave Snider on bass and Mindy Ard on percussion.
The Washington State University School of Music would like to invite prospective students and their parents/guardians to its Fall 2018 MUSIC MAJOR FOR A DAY open house. Enjoy a day in beautiful Pullman, WA and see what a typical schedule is like for a music major.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Dr. Ronald Walsworth, Department of Physics, Harvard University. Dr. Walsworth will present their talk, “Magnetic sensing using quantum defects in diamond.”
Brass and pipe organ music featuring two Washington State University faculty ensembles: En Chamade and Equinox with Kirk McMichael, bagpipes.
Dr. Walsworth will present his talk, “Quantum tools to explore the Universe…and help life on Earth.”
Praised by The New York Times for her fearless and seductive playing, Seattle native Danielle Kuhlmann returns home to join the Seattle Symphony after a three-year tenure with the San Diego Symphony.