What do you call music that is multilayered and complex — that doesn’t reveal its essence immediately, but might hold one’s interest for a lifetime — music that transcends time and language to make manifest the daily and epic struggle to find meaning?Charles Argersinger calls it contemporary art music, and it will once again be […]
Composers make choices, choices beyond number. During the 20th century perhaps the biggest choice was: follow your head or your heart?Charles Argersinger, a WSU professor of music and alumnus of the prestigious artists’ retreat Yaddo, chose his heart, and that has made all the difference.On the door outside Argersinger’s office in Kimbrough Hall is a […]
WSU’s festival consists of numerous elements beginning with a presentation of student compositions at 11:10 a.m. Feb. 9, in Kimbrough Concert Hall. “The choral ‘Kyrie,’ set in a minimalist style by undergraduate composer Austin Schlichting, will be a delightfully fresh and rhythmic treatment of the text,” Argersinger said. Students presenting new compositions include Aleks Sternfeld-Dunn, […]
Jazz Northwest, Washington State University’s renowned faculty jazz band, will perform at Tula’s jazz club in Seattle on Wednesday, September 14 at 7:00 p.m.“Tula’s is known in the industry as a great venue,” said Greg Yasinitsky, Washington State University professor in the School of Music and Theatre Arts and coordinator of the school’s award winning […]
The Washington State University School of Music and Theatre Arts will present a night of high-energy entertainment with Crimson Revue on Friday, April 22.The concert, which will take place at 8 p.m. in the Kimbrough Concert Hall on the Pullman campus, is free and open to the public. Friday will be the last opportunity to […]
The Washington State University School of Music and Theatre Arts will present a spring production of the popular Broadway musical “Sweet Charity.”The performances are set for April 8 at 8 p.m. and April 9 at 2 p.m. Tickets will be available in the Kimbrough Music Building lobby April 6 – 8 from 10 a.m. to […]
The Washington State University community will celebrate scholarship, research and the arts — and honor those individuals who excel in these endeavors — during the daylong Showcase 2005 on Friday, April 1. The day’s events will include a poster session, lunch and lecture and evening awards banquet. “WSU employees responded enthusiastically to this opportunity to […]
In keeping with the concept of Celebrating Excellence, the April 1 faculty and staff recognition banquet will host two of WSU’s award-winning musical groups, Jazz Northwest and Crimson Revue. Jazz Northwest will perform a musical piece written specifically for the event. The piece, titled “Love Came Knocking on My Door,” was composed by Jennifer Scovell, […]
The Washington State University School of Music and Theatre Arts will present a Crimson Revue concert Feb. 3 in Kimbrough Concert Hall on the WSU campus.The 8 p.m. show is free and open to the public.Crimson Revue is a musical entertainment ensemble comprised of eight singer-dancers, and a full rhythm section, complete with horns.The concert […]
Washington State University School of Music and Theatre Arts will present a Vocal Extravaganza at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29 in Bryan Hall Auditorium. Vocal Extravaganza, an annual event sponsored by the voice/choral area presented as part of Dad’s Weekend at WSU, is a showcase of six varied choral ensembles from the WSU music program […]