Artist Dessa to deliver Harding Distinguished Lecture
American musician, writer and speaker Dessa will share her inspiration as a multi-disciplinary artist when she delivers the Harding Distinguished Lecture on Jan. 23 at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center. The artist will also share her appreciation for the far-reaching impact of the liberal arts, humanities and social sciences at the 6 p.m. event in Founders Recital Hall on the South Dakota State University campus.
SDSU Theatre and Dance to present encore of ‘Fuddy Meers’
South Dakota State University Theatre and Dance’s fall 2024 production of “Fuddy Meers” by David Lindsay-Abaire has been selected to be presented at the 57th annual Region 5 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 21. To help defray the costs of taking the production to Des Moines, a one-night-only fundraising performance of the show will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Oscar Larson Theatre in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the SDSU campus.
Student leaders: Abby Connor
The Pride of the Dakotas Marching Band is a time-honored tradition at South Dakota State University. Abby Connor, a senior agricultural systems technology major, is a co-captain for The Pride’s color guard.
Performing arts alum receives Manilow Music Project Teacher Award
A Papillion La Vista teacher and South Dakota State University School of Performing Arts graduate has received the Omaha Manilow Music Project Teacher Award. Hiltje Peitz received the award, along with a $10,000 prize, in July.
A/B Duo to perform at SDSU
The South Dakota State University School of Performing Arts presents the A/B Duo on Monday, Nov. 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.
‘New Worlds’ in sound: SDSU Civic Symphony to present fall concert of classical masterworks
The South Dakota State University Civic Symphony will deliver a vibrant celebration of classical music with its fall concert, “New Worlds,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center.
Kattner to present senior recital
South Dakota State University’s School of Performing Arts invites the community to a recital featuring senior music education major Jamee Kattner in a performance of works by Franz Haydn, Amy Beach, Leonard Bernstein and Jerry Bock, among others.