Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center
The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center serves South Dakota State University, the Brookings community and the Region. It is a state-of-the-art performing arts center that is the home for concerts, theatrical and dance performances, special events and SDSU’s School of Performing Arts.
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Featured Events
Wyatt Giese Senior Recital
Wyatt Giese, a senior majoring in music education and theatre, will present his senior recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, in the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s Founders Recital Hall on the South Dakota State University campus. Giese, a tenor vocalist from Clear Lake, will perform works by composers Arthur Sullivan, Franz Schubert, Hugo Wolf, Giulio Caccini, Alessandro Scarlatti, Stephen...
BCMS -- Sam Backman
Sam Backman, organist, is an active performer and has been featured as an organ recitalist for conferences hosted by the American Guild of Organists and the Church Music Association of America. His performances have also been featured on Pipedreams, a National Public Radio Broadcast service hosted by Michael Barone.
Performing Arts Organizations
The Oscar has multiple event series - Brookings Chamber Music Society, Brookings Community Theatre, Brookings School District, School of Performing Arts Music, Prairie Repertory Theatre, State University Theatre and Dance, and Woodbine Productions.
Performance Spaces and Facilities
Looking for a place to host a business meeting, an event or a wedding? The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center has what you need.
About The Oscar
The Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center’s mission is to engage its community through artistic, educational and cultural experiences that enrich lives, promote lifelong learning in and through the performing arts, and serve as a gateway between SDSU and the greater community.
News from The oscar larson performing arts center
Chen to present faculty recital
Yiqun Chen, a lecturer of saxophone, double reeds and jazz studies at South Dakota State University, will present a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.
Giese to present senior recital
Wyatt Giese, a senior majoring in music education and theatre, will present his senior recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept.
Hodgins to present junior recital
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.