Washington State University music professor Greg Yasinitsky isn’t interested in composing pieces that sit on a shelf. But if his framed scores hang on the wall once in a while, that’s okay. Yasinitsky, the composer-in-residence at Lincoln Middle School, dedicated “Room 806” to out-going principal Bill Motsenbocker. At the final concert of the year in […]
A concert featuring the award-winning Washington State University Jazz Big Band and VOJAZZ vocal jazz ensemble will celebrate Black History Month at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Kimbrough Concert Hall.The concert will open with VOJAZZ performing under the direction of Noel Barbuto. Barbuto has sung as a featured artist with Opera Plus, the Coeur […]
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 […]
The 2005 Washington State University Jazz Festival will present guest jazz and salsa trombonist Wayne Wallace and a number of other musical groups Nov. 9 in Bryan Hall Theatre. The festival will include a concert by the WSU faculty group Jazz Northwest from noon to 12:30 p.m. A gala concert from 12:30-1:30 p.m. will feature […]
On Tuesday, Oct. 4, a concert featuring the award-winning Washington State University Jazz Big Band and VOJAZZ vocal jazz ensemble will be presented at 8:00 pm in Kimbrough Concert Hall on the WSU Campus. The concert will be free of charge.The concert will open with VOJAZZ performing under the direction of new WSU faculty member […]
Washington State University flute instructor Ann Marie Yasinitsky and oboe professor Amarai Barash will be featured during a faculty recital Sept. 23 on the WSU campus. The 8 p.m. program is set for Bryan Hall Auditorium and is open to the public without charge. Yasinitsky, assisted by pianist Gerald Berthiaume, pianist Sheila Zilar and cellist […]
New compositions by Washington State University Music Professor Gregory Yasinitsky will be premiered at the Clarkston High School Performing Arts Center in Clarkston, Washington. The new pieces will be performed by ensembles from Clarkston High School under the direction of award-winning music educator Fred Dole. Yasinitsky’s compositions were created as part of a residency funded […]
Greg Yasinitsky, a Washington State University music professor, was named Washington State Composer of the Year by the Washington State Music Teachers Association. The award includes a commission for a new work to be premiered at the association’s conference in June 2003. Yasinitsky was also selected by the association as Washington’s candidate for consideration for […]
The Washington State University School of Music and Theatre Arts will present a faculty recital featuring flute instructor Ann Marie Yasinitsky, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Bryan Hall Theatre. Yasinitsky will be assisted by violinist Meredith Arksey, violist Erich Lear, cellist Eugene Zenzen and pianist Sheila Zilar. The program will include Mozart#s Quartet in […]