Upcoming School of Music Events
Ocotber 23, 2009
School of Music Discounts The Penn State School of Music announces its fall concert season with a 40 percent off special. Buy your tickets for School of Music concerts at Eisenhower and Schwab auditoriums in advance and save 40 percent. Avoid standing in a long line at the box office, help the School of Music start concerts on time, and save. No limit on the number of tickets available with this discount. Ticket are available at the Eisenhower Box Office [814-863-0255 or 1-800-ARTS-TIX] or online at www.cpa.psu.edu. Prices vary ($8 adult/$4 student for most ensemble concerts; $15 adult/$6 student for Mosaic and opera). The discount is available up to one hour prior to concerts and does not apply to Bandorama.
Faculty Recital: The Castalia Ensemble, Friday, October 23, 5:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I
Members of this faculty ensemble include Enrico Elisi (pianist), James Lyon (violinist), Tim Deighton (violist), Kim Cook (cellist) and Robert Nairn, (bassist).
Sinfonietta, Friday, October 23, 8:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall
Senior Recital: Melissa Black, soprano and Nicole Palombo, mezzo-soprano, Sunday, October 25, 1:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall
The Sound Garden, Sunday, October 25, 1:00-5:00 p.m., Penn State Arboretum
Music for Winds, Brass, and Percussion, Sunday, October 25, 5:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall
Fifty students from the School of Music will be performing a variety of music for winds, brass, and percussion. The concert will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Gustav Holst's First Suite in E-flat as well as the 50th Anniversary of the birth of Motown in Detroit. The performance will be conducted by Avi Mehta, graduate student of music (conducting) under the mentoring of Dennis Glocke, associate professor of music.
Junior Recital: Matthew Sheppard, violin, Sunday, October 25, 8:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall
Trombone Choir Recital, Monday, October 26, 8:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall ~ Senior Recital: Brian Buterbaugh, cello, Tuesday, October 27, 8:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall
Penn State Choral Celebration, Wednesday, October 28, 7:30 p.m., Sunoco Performance Theatre, Whitaker Center, Harrisburg campus
Bach’s Lunch: Baroque Ensemble, Thursday, October 29, 12:10 p.m., Eisenhower Chapel
Senior Recital: Jessica Holter, euphonium, Thursday, October 29, 8:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall
Penn State 2009 Single Reed Summit, Friday and Saturday, October 30 and 31, various locations including Esber Recital Hall, Music Buildings I and II. Hosted by Anthony Costa, professor of clarinet and David Stambler, professor of saxophone, the event will feature clarinetists and saxophonists in solo recitals, concerto performances with wind ensemble, master classes, clinics, and a performance competition. Artists include Capitol Quartet, the Prestige Clarinet Quartet and composer John Anthony Lennon. For more information and list of all concerts and performances, visit http://www.music.psu.edu/srs/About.html.
Faculty Recital: Steven Smith, piano, Part II, Sunday, November 1, 4:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall. A 2009-10 Moments of Change Concert
MirrorImage: Horn Duo Faculty Recital, Sunday, November 1, 8:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall.
MirrorImage, horn duo featuring Michelle Stebleton and Lisa Bontrager with Tomoko Kamanaru, piano, will present works from their upcoming compact disc project, “Safari.” The concert will include commissions for the ensemble by Paul Basler, Ray Chase, and Larry Lowe, in addition to several opera arrangements by Ray Chase, which have been recorded on the ensemble’s recent compact disc release, “MirrorImage at the Opera,” on MSR Classics.
Senior Recital: Andrew Rowe, tuba, Monday, November 2, 6:30 p.m., Esber Recital Hall
Pennsylvania Quintet, Tuesday November 3, 8:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall Members of the Pennsylvania Quintet are Eleanor Duncan Armstrong, flute; Timothy Hurtz, oboe; Anthony Costa, clarinet; Daryl Durran, bassoon; Timothy Shafer, piano; and Amanda Maple, harpsichord
Bach’s Lunch: Bass Studio of Rob Nairn, Thursday, November 5, 12:10 p.m., Eisenhower Chapel
Clarinet Studio Recital, Thursday, November 5, 8:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall
Guest Artist: Danya Katok, voice, Friday, November 6, 5:00 p.m., Esber Recital Hall Danya Katok, alumna of Penn State (2007) and recent graduate of the Peabody Conservatory will give a voice recital featuring works by Libby Larsen, Richard Strauss, Leonard Bernstein, Hugo Wolf, Benjamin Britten, and Jonathan Harvey. Her pianist will be Svetlana Rodionova.
Senior Recital: Matthew Heim, saxophone, Friday, November 6, 6:30 p.m., Eisenhower Chapel
Philharmonic Orchestra with Gerardo Edelstein (director) and Enrico Elisi, piano, Friday, November 6, 8:00 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium, (Ticket required: $8 adult/$4 student)
For more information on the programs listed above, go to www.music.psu.edu/upcoming
Tickets may be purchased by calling 1-800-ARTS-TIX, 814-863-0255, or on line at www.cpa.psu.edu.
For a complete listing of all concerts and recitals, please visit http://www.events.psu.edu and choose music performance events.
Contact: Melanie Heggs mjh463@psu.edu