
If you are in the area tonight, feel free to come and join us for Austin Terry's Senior Bachelor of Music Degree Program Violin ๐ป๐ถโจ๐ฉต Recital! Admission is FREE, and performance is in the Recital Hall. Parking is $10.
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If you are in the area tonight, feel free to come and join us for Austin Terry's Senior Bachelor of Music Degree Program Violin ๐ป๐ถโจ๐ฉต Recital! Admission is FREE, and performance is in the Recital Hall. Parking is $10.
Today is the day! ๐โค๏ธ๐๐๐ You are warmly invited to join us for our Annual CSUSB Holiday Gala ๐ถ๐๐โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ Concerts, taking place BOTH Wednesday (tonight!), December 4 & Thursday, December 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Building Music Recital Hall, PA-102.
This yearโs Holiday Gala theme is โJoy to the World ๐,โ and we hope you will enjoy feelings of warmth and nostalgia ๐ฅฐ as we feature a spread of repertoire that includes classics such as the "March" and "Dance of the Sugarplum ๐ญ Fairy" from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, new music from student composers Adam Arroyo & Nicholas Mundo, Mykola Leontovychโs Carol of the Bells ๐, Henry Purcell's "Come, Ye Sons of Arts," James Pierpont and Jeremy Crosmer's Jingle Bells ๐ "Bluegrass Style," several Orchestral holiday ๐ medleys, Pinkzebra's This Christmas ๐
๐ผ๐โ๏ธ, and more! โจ
Our performance tonight is the beautiful culmination of several weeks of dedication, passion, and collaboration amongst our string faculty, staff, and students, and we are delighted to be showcasing our CSUSB Collaborative Piano ๐น Ensembles, CSUSB New Music ๐ผ Ensemble, CSUSB Jazz ๐ธ Ensemble under the direction of Marlon Martinez, CSUSB Percussion ๐ฅ Ensemble under the direction of Curtis Pettygrove, CSUSB Viola ๐ป Ensemble under the direction of Lucy Lewis, CSUSB Saxophone ๐ท Ensemble under the direction of Edgar Melendez, CSUSB Early Music ๐ Ensemble under the direction of Jessica Getman and Esther Back, CSUSB Cello ๐ป Ensemble under the direction of Esther Back, and our CSUSB Symphony Orchestra ๐ป๐ท๐บ๐ฅ๐ธ๐น under the direction of Lucy Lewis. Our featured soloists for the evening include alumni Denise Tillman, Jessica Gubaton, Rhonert Pasqual, and Keinan Hernandez. ๐คโค๏ธ
After the performances, please join us for a light reception with sweet refreshments ๐ฅฎ๐ช๐ฌ and hot drinks โ๏ธ, we would love to visit with you. โค๏ธ
Tickets ๐ may be purchased at this link: https://www.purplepass.com/organizer/52870
Masking ๐ท is optional. We look forward to seeing you, happy holidays everyone!! ๐ฅฐ๐โ๏ธ๐ถโค๏ธ
Gala week is here! ๐โค๏ธ๐๐๐ You are warmly invited to join us for our Annual CSUSB Holiday Gala ๐ถ๐๐โ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ Concerts, taking place BOTH Wednesday (tomorrow), December 4 & Thursday, December 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Building Music Recital Hall, PA-102.
This yearโs Holiday Gala theme is โJoy to the World ๐,โ and we hope you will enjoy feelings of warmth and nostalgia ๐ฅฐ as we feature a spread of repertoire that includes classics such as the "March" and "Dance of the Sugarplum ๐ญ Fairy" from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, new music from student composers Adam Arroyo & Nicholas Mundo, Mykola Leontovychโs Carol of the Bells ๐, Henry Purcell's "Come, Ye Sons of Arts," James Pierpont and Jeremy Crosmer's Jingle Bells ๐ "Bluegrass Style," several Orchestral holiday ๐ medleys, Pinkzebra's This Christmas ๐
๐ผ๐โ๏ธ, and more! โจ
Our performance tonight is the beautiful culmination of several weeks of dedication, passion, and collaboration amongst our string faculty, staff, and students, and we are delighted to be showcasing our CSUSB Collaborative Piano ๐น Ensembles, CSUSB New Music ๐ผ Ensemble, CSUSB Jazz ๐ธ Ensemble under the direction of Marlon Martinez, CSUSB Percussion ๐ฅ Ensemble under the direction of Curtis Pettygrove, CSUSB Viola ๐ป Ensemble under the direction of Lucy Lewis, CSUSB Saxophone ๐ท Ensemble under the direction of Edgar Melendez, CSUSB Early Music ๐ Ensemble under the direction of Jessica Getman and Esther Back, CSUSB Cello ๐ป Ensemble under the direction of Esther Back, and our CSUSB Symphony Orchestra ๐ป๐ท๐บ๐ฅ๐ธ๐น under the direction of Lucy Lewis. Our featured soloists for the evening include alumni Denise Tillman, Jessica Gubaton, Rhonert Pasqual, and Keinan Hernandez. ๐คโค๏ธ
After the performances, please join us for a light reception with sweet refreshments ๐ฅฎ๐ช๐ฌ and hot drinks โ๏ธ, we would love to visit with you. โค๏ธ
Tickets ๐ may be purchased at this link: https://www.purplepass.com/organizer/52870
Masking ๐ท is optional. We look forward to seeing you, happy holidays everyone!! ๐ฅฐ๐โ๏ธ๐ถโค๏ธ
Today is the day! ๐ตโญ๏ธ๐ Come check us out this evening and hear our CSUSB Collaborative Piano ๐น Ensembles, CSUSB String ๐ป Chamber Music Ensembles, CSUSB Viola ๐ป Ensemble, CSUSB Early Music ๐ช๐ป Ensembles, CSUSB Cello ๐ป Quartet, and CSUSB Cello ๐ป Ensemble in concert.
๐7:00 p.m. in the CSUSB Performing Arts Building Recital Hall, PA-102.
๐ Tickets can be purchased at this link: https://www.purplepass.com/events/298274-small-ensembles-nov-25th-2024
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The concert is cancelled due to logistical problems, but the Baroque workshop with Dr. Anne Rardin at 3:00 p.m. will still take place at PA 125.
Thank you all for your support and interest in this event.
Iโd like to cordially invite you all to a Noon Baroque Concert featuring three of Jean-Philippe Rameauโs gorgeous and beloved Piรจces de clavecin en concerts performed on rarely-heard period instruments by a distinguished trio of professors: harpsichordist Robert Zappulla, Baroque violinist Anne Rardin, and violist da gamba Esther Back. Prof. Rardin also will hold a workshop on Baroque performance practice. Both events will be held on our own campus in the Performing Arts Building (Recital Hall) on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 12:00 PM (Concert) and 3:00 PM (Workshop).
Please see the flyer for more details.
I hope you all join us!
Iโd like to cordially invite you all to a Noon Baroque Concert featuring three of Jean-Philippe Rameauโs gorgeous and beloved Piรจces de clavecin en concerts performed on rarely-heard period instruments by a distinguished trio of professors: harpsichordist Robert Zappulla, Baroque violinist Anne Rardin, and violist da gamba Esther Back. Prof. Rardin also will hold a workshop on Baroque performance practice. Both events will be held on our own campus in the Performing Arts Building (Recital Hall) on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 12:00 PM (Concert) and 3:00 PM (Workshop).
Please see the flyer for more details.
I hope you all join us!
๐ฃ We have a job opening at CSUSB in the Music Department for the Director of our Mariachi Los Coyotes. ๐คฉ๐ป๐บ๐ค๐๐ฉต This ensemble has been developing and is increasingly in demand on campus for our LatinX graduations and other high profile events. We are a primarily Hispanic-Serving Institution, and so there is a lot of potential for growth and support.
Here is the link to the job description for our open Mariachi position:
https://careers.csusb.edu/en-us/job/540584/lecturermusic-pt-pool-position-mariachi
Applications are due July 1 (soon!), and will be reviewed shortly thereafter. Feel free to reach out with any questions, and please help us spread the word! ๐พ๐ฉต๐ผ
Details - Lecturer-Music PT Pool Position (Mariachi) | CSUSB Apply now Job no: 540584 Work type: Instructional Faculty - Temporary/Lecturer Location: San Bernardino - San Bernardino Campus Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Faculty - Letters/Humanities, Temporary, Part Time
Please join us tomorrow (Wednesday, May 8, at 5:30 p.m. in the CSUSB Performing Arts Building Recital Hall to celebrate the senior recital of viola major Gabriel Knights-Herrera! ๐ป๐๐ Admission is free, parking is $6. Gabriel will be playing works by Bach, Stamitz, Brahms, and Price--we look forward to seeing you! ๐พ๐
Congratulations to BM Double Bass major James McConnell who performed a wonderful Junior Recital today, we are so proud of you! ๐ปโค๏ธ๐โญ๏ธ
The CSUSB Symphony Orchestra had a great time today reading several pieces written for us by our composition studio! Come Thursday, May 9, to hear the premiere performances! ๐ถ๐๐
Tickets ๐๏ธ: https://www.purplepass.com/ #279486/CSUSB_Music-Orchestra_Concert-CSUSB_Music_Recital_Hall-May-09-2024.html
Today is the day! ๐ Come join us this evening to hear our Young Artist Competition finalists โญ๏ธJulien Rinoie, piano, โญ๏ธ Oscar Muรฑoz, alto saxophone, and โญ๏ธ Annabelle Su, cello. We will also be performing works by Korngold, Mascagni, and Mรกrquez. This performance will be held in the Performing Arts Music Recital Hall (PA 102).
TICKETS ๐๏ธ: https://www.purplepass.com/ /CSUSB_Music.html
Music Box Office (PA 145) Hours: 12:00โ3:00 p.m., MondayโFriday & 1 hour prior to a performance. (909) 537-7516
We look forward to seeing you! ๐ถ๐
In the Fall of 1965, San Bernardino-Riverside State College opened its doors to 293 students, seven majors, and three divisions, including the Department of Music.
In 1970 the chair of the Department of Music, Dr. Richard Saylor, with the support of university president John Martin Pfau, created a string chamber orchestra. This orchestra was designed to meet the needs of both the talented string majors, and also the desire for a community orchestra. Dr. Saylor himself conducted the orchestra for almost twenty years, growing it from a strings-only chamber orchestra to a chamber-size symphony orchestra that included woodwind, brass, percussion, and occasionally keyboard instruments. Alumni have shared that this was a special experience for them because, with financial support from President Pfau, Dr. Saylor frequently hired professional musicians in the surrounding area to perform with the orchestra, playing alongside both the music majors and community musicians.
In 1976 the Departments of Music and Theatre moved in to a brand new building that had been specially designed with input from faculty and students in these respective departments, and in 1984 San Bernardino-Riverside State College earned its university status and name change, becoming California State University San Bernardino. After Dr. Saylorโs retirement in 1991, we know from concert programs that the ensemble fluctuated back and forth over the years from being a string chamber orchestra to a regular chamber orchestra and back again to a string chamber orchestra. How the ensemble was structured had to do with enrollment, and also the fact that it was taught by adjunct faculty. This finally changed when the Department of Music received permission from the university in 2013 to create a full-time tenure-track orchestral position, and Dr. Lucy Lewis was subsequently hired in 2014.
Since Dr. Lewisโs hire, the orchestra has subsequently grown from being a fifteen to twenty-member string chamber orchestra to a fifty to sixty-member full symphony orchestra. Each season features vibrant and diverse programming that includes interdisciplinary partnerships, featured artists, new music commissions, a young artist competition, community engagement and educational outreach opportunities, a tour, and collaborations with the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra. Most recently the CSUSB Orchestra gave their international debut at the Seoul Arts Centre in Seoul, South Korea, performing in the IBK Chamber Hall in collaboration with highly acclaimed artists Minhyung Kim, soprano and Dongwon Kim, tenor.
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