October 2018
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Faculty and Graduate students showcase the variety of music available on the WSU Pullman campus for students attending Music Major for a Day.
The WSU Percussion Ensemble will perform a varied program from classical percussion ensemble works to a new major composition written by Nathan Daughtrey. The ensemble will also perform arrangements of the music of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny featuring graduate student, Thulani Mason and director, David Jarvis on vibraphone.
The Awea Duo is committed to promoting music for the flute and saxophone through performing existing works, transcriptions, and commissioning new repertory.
Brass and pipe organ music featuring two Washington State University faculty ensembles: En Chamade and Equinox with Kirk McMichael, bagpipes.
The Vocal/Choral Music Faculty within the School of Music at WSU continues its long-standing tradition of presenting the Twenty-fifth Annual Educational Choral Festival.
Vocal/Choral ensembles are featured as the School of Music at WSU presents a Finale Concert to end its long-standing tradition of this year’s Twenty-fifth Annual Educational Choral Festival.
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.