… Michael Walsh, professor of music at South Dakota State University, will present a recital, “As Voice, With Voice, In Voice,” at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 3, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall. Walsh, a clarinetist, has been selected to perform at regional, national and international conferences. The program includes “Fantasia on Verdi’s ‘La Traviata,’” “Three Etudes on Themes of Gershwin,” “I Like You,” a work for clarinet and electronic sounds, as well as “Cancion para un Clarinetista” by Javier Zalba. Assisting with the program are faculty members Xuan Kuang, Mark Stevens and Anna DeGraff. The recital is free, and the public is invited to … The program includes “Fantasia on Verdi’s ‘La Traviata,’” “Three Etudes on Themes of Gershwin,” “I Like You,” a work for clarinet and electronic sounds, as well as “Cancion para un Clarinetista” by Javier Zalba. Assisting with the program are faculty members Xuan Kuang, Mark Stevens and Anna DeGraff. The recital is free, and the public is invited to …
… Brookings Chamber Music Society announces 2023-24 season The Brookings Chamber Music Society has announced its 2023-24 season and fall membership drive. Robert Walzel Allied closely with the South Dakota State University School of Performing Arts, the society’s mission is to present the finest in chamber music for the enjoyment of the Brookings community. Steven Glaser The season opens Sunday, Sept. 17, with Robert Walzel, clarinet, and Steven Glaser, piano. Known as the Con Fuoco Duo, Walzel and Glaser have been performing together since 1989 in the U.S., …
… cappella singing groups, Accent has carved out its own niche. Inspired by the wizardly jazz harmonies of Take 6 and, before them, The Hi-Lo’s, the six singers of Accent, all of them accomplished in their own right, are taking their love of close-harmony jazz singing — the denser and more intricate the better — as far as it can go. The improbable meeting of … or call the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center box office at 605-688-6045. The 19th annual SDSU/Brookings Optimist Jazz Festival will feature 40 instrumental and vocal ensembles registered from school across the region. Along with Accent, the guest artist for this year’s event will be Camille Thurman, a New York-based saxophonist and vocalist. Thurman will … noon April 11 with the SDSU Jazz I ensemble, and Accent will present a vocal jazz masterclass for students. All festival events, except for the ticketed Accent concert, are free and open to the public. Music at SDSU Performing Arts Center School of Performing Arts College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Apr. 4, 3:39 PM David Reynolds … The South Dakota …
… its inaugural season, with a woodwind festival planned for later this month. Elizabeth Robinson The group’s performances happen in the heart of South Dakota, but its performers come from all over the Midwest. It’s led by two South Dakota State University School of Performing Arts faculty members: Don Linn, artistic director and conductor; and Elizabeth Robinson, founder, artistic director and flutist. In the tradition of Harmoniemusik by great … living composers. This season’s composers include Nicole Chamberlain, Marie Douglas, Alyssa Morris, Kimberly Osberg and Jonathan Newman. Don Linn Hear live performances on Thursday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Founders Recital Hall in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, on the SDSU campus in Brookings. A second performance will take place Friday, May 24, at 7 p.m. …
… Reynolds, friends to present chamber music faculty recital David Reynolds The South Dakota State University School of Performing Arts presents David Reynolds and Friends in a chamber music faculty recital at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall. The … and the Wolf,” a time-honored masterpiece that Prokofiev himself described as “a symphonic fairy tale for children.” “I chose a Sunday afternoon for this performance thinking there may be families with children who might want to attend but could not if we performed on a weeknight,” said Reynolds, director of the School of Performing Arts and professor of high …
… Eden Hodgins, a music studies and Spanish education major at South Dakota State University, will present her junior recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall on the SDSU campus. The Sioux Falls native plays the horn, and her primary instructor is Daniel Kitchens. Hodgins will perform works by composers Alan Abbott, Ludwig van Beethoven, Paul Basler, Johann Sebastian Bach and Dante Yenque. She will be accompanied by Xuan Kuang on piano and fellow members of the SDSU Brass Quintet, including Caroline Reyner and Mason LeMaster on trumpet, Jackson Bellis on trombone and Austin Teas on bass trombone. The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact the SDSU School of Performing Arts at 605-688-5187. School of Performing Arts Performing Arts Center College of Arts, …
… Arts Center proscenium theatre. Theater students can put on a first-class/world-class production thanks to the recent addition to the Performing Arts Center. After the addition was completed, it was renamed to the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center. Students now perform in the new, state-of-the-art proscenium theater, which seats about 850 people. Emerging from … say she was “born into” the theater program. “My mom would set up a play pen for me during rehearsals,” Davis said. She enjoys the new spaces, especially the dance studio. “I can’t imagine as to what it would be like to be out in the audience to see how different it is from one space to the next,” Davis said. “There is so much that this new space has to offer us. … job, whether it’s in theater or you’re interested in doing a touring production or if they want to go on and teach at a high school or a university.” The Broadway musical “CHICAGO” opened the proscenium theater with three performances.Students were able to learn from cast members during their time on campus. Peter Lockyer stars as Billy Flynn in “CHICAGO.” He …