… 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 …
… grade student. When Is It? Monday, July 15 - Wednesday, July 17: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday July 17: 7:30 p.m. attend PRTs Rodger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella How Much Does it Cost? $50 including lunches, snacks, materials and a ticket to PRTs Rodger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella Where Is It? At the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, Brookings. What Is The Daily Schedule? Games, master classes, rehearsals What will I learn? Dance for Musical Theatre, Voice for Musical Theatre, Acting and Theatrical …
… Super Masks! | South Dakota Art Museum Workshop Billy Wilburn, SDSU School of Performing Arts Associate professor and theatre costume shop manager. Dip your toes in the cosplay world and make your own mask, superhero or otherwise using Worbla® thermoplastics and other … Students and Museum Members with their 20% Membership discount). Includes materials. Ages 12 and up. Class limit: 15. Registration deadline: Sept. 21. For further information or to register for these workshops, call us at 605-688-5423. sdsu.sdam@sdstate.edu605-688-5423Parking is available just west of the Art Museum on Harvey Dunn Street (in the Museum's free lot … Students and Museum Members with their 20% Membership discount). Includes materials. Ages 12 and up. Class limit: 15. Registration deadline: Sept. 21. For further information or to register for these workshops, call us at 605-688-5423. … Super Masks! | South Dakota Art Museum Workshop …
… 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. …
… Online Music Courses: High School Dual Credit Welcome to SDSU! In order to get you successfully started in your online high school dual credit music course, we would like to offer you some important information and answers to … out to your instructor with any questions you might have. First, note that as a student in an online course, you will need a computer to complete all assignments. Whether you are using a personal computer or school-issued computer, you should verify your access to necessary programs, information and materials as soon as possible, as outlined below. You may also have assignments due on the weekend, so if you do not have a computer and/or internet access at home, you need to plan accordingly by completing assignments before the weekend …
… Doner Auditorium project progresses with SDHC grant The Doner Auditorium digital preservation project is moving forward, thanks to a South Dakota Humanities Council grant. The Archives & Special Collections launched this project in the summer of 2019 in an effort to preserve and promote … backstage and digital materials from the Archives’ Theatre Collection. Users will be able to select individual inscriptions and see related information, like programs and production images. This exhibit will provide a literal behind-the-scenes view of the theater program. It will increase public access to Theatre Collection materials that are presently only … and former theater participants and instructors; scholars of performing arts, history, or culture; prospective theater students; and theater fans. The exhibit is planned to go live in May 2021. Funds began to be raised with the announcement of the project. These gifts made the photography of the green room and three small adjacent rooms possible. Thanks to a $7,000 …
… 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 …
… SDSU Theatre and Dance to open season of discovery with Disney’s ‘Newsies’ Stop the presses! South Dakota State University Theatre and Dance will kick off its 2023-24 season with the musical “Newsies.” This … Dead Woman” by Chelsea Sutton – Thursday, Nov. 16 – Fishback Studio Theatre. A dead woman is lying in the garbage outside a convenience store as time expands and the past and future become intertwined in the dead woman’s blood. “Snowblind” by Laura King – Friday, Nov. 17 – Fishback Studio Theatre. As a snowstorm builds outside, a group of recovering addicts at a … through the development of original choreography, work with the dance ensemble director to develop work that communicates with intention and purpose. Choreographers are free to imagine how the theme “vantage points” inspires dance composition and provides opportunity for creativity and intellectual discourse. Artists will explore how perspective alters …