November 2017
WSU celebrates its 25th annual jazz festival with festival founder and special guest saxophonist Greg Yasinitsky. Dr. Yasinitsky will perform with the WSU Jazz Big Band during a free, public concert at noon Wednesday, Nov. 1, in Bryan Hall at…
WSU celebrates its 25th annual jazz festival with festival founder and special guest saxophonist Greg Yasinitsky. Dr. Yasinitsky will perform with the WSU Jazz Big Band during a free, public concert at noon Wednesday, Nov. 1, in Bryan Hall at Washington State University. In addition, members of WSU’s faculty ensemble,…
The Voice/Choral Area in the School of Music will present its 32th annual Vocal Extravaganza on Friday, November 3 at 8pm in Bryan Hall Theatre on the Pullman campus as part of the celebration of Dad’s Weekend events. …
Join us on Dad’s Weekend for a smashing good time at the 13th Annual Pumpkin Drop. Sponsored by the Physics and Astronomy Club, this pre-game, gravity-bound extravaganza celebrates the fun side of science by dropping pumpkins of all shapes and sizes from the highest point…
WSU School of Music Alum Paul Henning grew up in Pullman on his family’s wheat farm of 125 years. He is now currently a rising star in Hollywood, writing film music and performing as…
Ludwig Beethoven described the first of his great, “late period” sonatas, the Piano Sonata No. 28, Op. 101, as “a series of impressions and reveries.” This theme serves as the inspiration for a stylistically varied program of piano music. Pianist Michael Seregow will perform Beethoven’s masterpiece along with other ‘impressions…
WSU alum Paul Henning has performed as a studio violinist on the movies Fantastic Four, Frozen, Moana, Night at the Museum, Rogue One, Ghostbusters, and TV shows such as Agents of Shield and Family…
WSU alum Paul Henning, Los Angeles studio musician, film composer, and arranger, will be giving a one-hour workshop on tips and advice for being an entrepreneur as a musician and composer in the twenty-first century.
All Paul Henning event information available at: Nov. 6-9: Hollywood composer, studio musician, WSU alum, shares insights
The WSU Symphony Orchestra will perform Marche Militaire by Saint-Saens; Double Concerto for Oboe and Violin by J.S. Bach…
On Saturday, November 11, 2017 the Inland Empire National Association of Teachers of Singing Auditions will take place in Kimbrough Music Building. 133 singers from across the region will be singing in Rooms K101, K115, KCH, K245, K346, B42 and B 48 throughout the day, starting at 9:40 with preliminary…
The WSU School of Music welcomes critically acclaimed pianist R. Andrew Lee for an evening of minimalist piano music. Lee is one of the foremost interpreters of minimal music, renowned internationally for his performances and recordings on the…
The Trump administration recently announced that it would suspend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Join Dan Tichenor at the WSU Foley Institute to discuss the dynamics of American immigration reform and the challenges ahead.
Dan Tichenor is the Phillip H. Knight Professor of Social Science and Senior…
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a Distinguished Colloquium featuring Dr. Valy Vardeny, Department of Physics & Astronomy at University of Utah. Dr. Vardeny will present his talk, “Organometal Halide Perovskites; Photovoltaics and beyond”, Tuesday, 11/14/17 at 4:10 p.m. in Webster 17.
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The music of 20th Century American composer, Seymour Barab, will be featured in the WSU Opera Workshop performance on Thursday, November 16 at 8:00 p.m. in Bryan Hall Theatre. Although he composed art songs and instrumental works, he is most known for his operas, composing 4 full length and 38…
The WSU School of Music hosts its annual WSU Orchestra Festival on Friday, November 17, 2017. High School groups from all across the state will be performing in Kimbrough Concert Hall all day, with the WSU Symphony Orchestra performing at noon in Bryan Hall Theatre.
This event is open to…
The current Museum of Art/WSU is closing its doors after 42 years of dedicated service to the arts. We will reopen with a new name, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art/WSU, in a newly completed building on Mom’s weekend 2018. Join us for a closing reception party and special lecture by Wendy Red Star and her ten year old daughter, Beatrice Red Star Fletcher from 5-7 pm on November 17, 2017, in the current gallery space.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring Dr. Mark Kuzyk, Department of Physics & Astronomy at Washington State University. Dr. Kuzyk will present his talk, “Smart Light-Actuated Optical Fibers as the Basis for Intelligent Morphing Materials” Tuesday, November 28 at 4:10 pm in Webster 17.
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Chamber music is a thriving division of our student musician body at WSU. Come out and support these hard working musicians as you experience chamber music from Beethoven and Bozza through Hovhaness and Shostakovich.
Join the WSU Symphonic Band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble on their final concert of the Fall Semester on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 8:00 pm in Bryan Hall Theatre. Dr. Sophia Tegart , flute will be performing Philip Sparke’s “Lindisfarne Rhapsody” with the Symphonic Wind Ensemble. Her virtuosity and glorious…
Garrett Snedeker, Junior and recent winner of the 2017 Washington State Music Teachers Association Young Artist Piano Competition, will be performing large works by J. S. Bach and Frederic Chopin. He will also be performing a contemporary work by…