February 2022
Join me as I present a night of twentieth century piano music, featuring works by prominent composers such as Debussy and Ravel, in addition to lesser-known composers such as Henri Dutilleux, Florence Price, and Jean Coulthard. Hope to see you there!
Graduate flutist Stasia Kulsa will take you on musical tour of the world with works from Poland, Austria, America, and Germany. She will be performing with pianist Dr. Yuna Roh.
Premieres of Composition Student Theo Mitchell, including Galaxy Fish, Atlas’ Lullaby, Grief, and Sunshine Through the Leaves. The program features a variety of student performers from various areas.
WSU jazz pianist and music professor Jake Svendsen presents an evening of jazz piano improvisation in a modern trio setting, featuring WSU faculty David Bjur on bass and Darryl Singleton on drums. The pieces performed are drawn from the early to middle period of jazz music’s history, and…
Join Riley Hoover for an evening of Paris Conservatory and othersuch French Horn solo music as well as two chamber pieces for Horn, Piano, and Tuba/Trombone. Riley’s Senior Recital is a must-see for exciting and aggressive brass playing.
This program will feature piano sonatas by Beethoven and Liszt.
Beethoven’s sonata op. 2 no. 3, in four movements, is considered his first virtuosic sonata. Although in classical style, it presents pre-romantic characteristics (especially in the second movement), and its orchestral conception pushes the instrument toward its limits.
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The Washington State University School of Music will present their first jazz concert of the semester on Tuesday, February 15, at 7:30pm, in Kimbrough Concert Hall. The concert will feature faculty ensemble Jazz Northwest and the award-winning WSU Jazz Big Band under the direction of Regents Professor and…
This program is called “Exhibition” because all of the pieces are showy in some way. Vexilla Regis Prodeunt sets a Gregorian chant melody in an over-the-top way that only Liszt can. Haydn’s sonata no. 6, one of his earliest, is full of ornamentations, seemingly everywhere. The namesake Mussorgsky…
The Crimson Flute Choir, directed by Dr. Sophia Tegart, will be performing works by Coolen, Piazzolla, Respighi, composition student Theo Mitchell, and more.
Enjoy a night of music featuring five unique composers such as Shostakovich, Arild Plau, Alec Wilder, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Jacques Castérède. Thursday, February 24th, 7:30pm in Bryan Hall Theatre.
The WSU Percussion Ensemble and members of the percussion studio will present solo and chamber music for mallet keyboard percussion. Music will include original compositions and transcriptions of popular music performed on marimba and vibraphone.