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February's music calendar at
California State University, Fresno includes a faculty concert, chamber
performance, a junior high repertoire, a saxophone quartet and a
dramatic ethnohistorical cantata.
All events are open to the public, with tickets available through the
Box Office in the Music Building. The Box Office is open 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
weekdays and one hour prior to performances.
On Feb. 9, Department of Music faculty will perform in “A Tapestry of
Sound” to benefit the scholarship fund for the students who want to
follow their career lead.
The concert, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Building Concert
Hall, will highlight works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky and P.D.Q. Bach, as
well as an original composition by Fresno State composer and lecturer
Brad Hufft. Pianist Andreas Werz will perform a piece by avant-garde
composer Karlheinz Stockhausen.
Tickets are $20 general admission; $15 faculty and staff; and $10
seniors and Fresno State students.
At 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11, “Musique de Chambre Carnaval” will be performed in
the Concert Hall. Four campus chamber groups will come together for the
first time: the Clendenin Brass Quintet, the President's Quintet
(woodwind), Common Ground Saxophone Quartet and the Fresno State String
Quartet.
Other highlights during the month – all in the Music Building Concert
Hall – include:
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The Ingrid Fliter
performance at 8 p.m. Feb. 13 as part of the Philip Lorenz Memorial
Keyboard Concerts Series.
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The 12th annual Double
Reed Day Gala performance on Feb. 18, all day with a 5:30 p.m.
closing recital.
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The Junior High
Repertoire Project at 1 p.m. Feb. 19, where each conductor is a
music education major and is assigned a piece to conduct.
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The Miami Saxophone
Quartet Clinic and Concert at 11 a.m. Feb. 23.
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“Ascención,” the premiere
of a dramatic ethnohistorical cantata for mezzo-soprano, piano,
chorus, indigenous Instruments and the bells of Mission San Juan
Bautista, at 3 p.m. Feb. 24. This groundbreaking libretto features
the work of mezzo-soprano Helene Joseph-Weil and composer Benjamin
Boone, both Fresno State music faculty members. It also features
pianist Hatem Nadim and the voices of the Fresno State choirs
directed by Dr. Anna Hamre. See full release at
www.fresnostatenews.com/2008/01/AscencionPremiere.htm
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The U.S. Army 1st
Infantry Division Band Brass Quintet concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25.
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The Fresno State Jazz
Bands Concert, under the direction of Dr. Michael Caldwell and Craig
VonBerg, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28.
For additional concert,
ticket and parking information, call 559.278.2654 or visit
www.csufresno.edu/music/CurrentEvents.html.
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