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VASS Lecture - Gabriela Lena Frank, Visiting Composer-In-Residence
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A conversation with Gabriela Lena Frank about the Arts, Humanity, and bringing artistic voice to the critical issues we face…
Humanity is now wholly enveloped in a suite of fully entangled ecological and social crises, all emergent from the same underlying systems. We understand the source of these crises, and possess the resources and scientific knowledge to change course. What remains elusive is a cultural framework from which a path can be forged through this landscape. Consequently is our cultural institutions that hold the key. Please join Dr. Robert Davies for a conversation with renowned composer Gabriela Lena Frank about climate, culture, and bringing artistic voice to bear on the great challenges of our time.
USU Symphony Orchestra presents The Road to Triumph: Beethoven's Fifth
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Be inspired by the music of the world's most famous symphony. Enjoy the artistry of pianist Elzbieta Bilicka as she performs Prokofiev's celebrated Third Piano Concerto. The concert is live at the Daines Concert Hall and livestreamed at ccapresents.usu.edu.
Music Therapy Cabaret Night
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Campbell Organ Festival: Richard Elliott
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USU Guitar, Bass, and Drums Festival
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This year’s festival will feature the Mike Stern Band with Edmond Gilmore (bass), Danny Walsh (sax), Cliff Almond (drums), and Leni Stern (guitar). One of the great jazz guitarists of his generation, Mike Stern has the unique ability to play with the finesse and lyricism of Jim Hall, the driving swing of Wes Montgomery and the turbulent, overdriven attack of Jimi Hendrix. Growing up in the Washington, D.C. area, Stern revered all three of those guitar immortals, along with such potent blues guitarists as Albert and B.B. King. Aspects of those seminal influences can be heard in his playing on the 18 recordings he has released as a leader or in his acclaimed sideman work for Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, the Brecker Brothers, Jaco Pastorius, Steps Ahead, David Sanborn, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Joe Henderson and the all-star Four Generations of Miles band.
Wassermann Festival Concert
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Concert Artists Guild Winner Daria Rabotkina presents a program of familiar favorites of Bach, Brahms, and Chopin side-by-side with lesser-known masterpieces by Barber, Granados, and Scriabin.
Jazz Combos
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This concert will feature the USU student jazz combos directed by Professors Max Matzen, Braun Khan, and graduate assistant Nate Baker. Students will be performing classic tunes from the jazz tradition as well as contemporary tunes from today’s jazz masters.
Campbell Organ Festival: Brian Mathias
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Prior to his appointment as a Tabernacle organist, Dr. Brian Mathias served as an adjunct faculty member at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. He also served as associate organist at Country Club Christian Church in Kansas City, Missouri.
Among Dr. Mathias’s recent solo performances are recitals at the Salt Lake Tabernacle and the LDS Conference Center (Salt Lake City, Utah); the Cathedral of the Madeleine (Salt Lake City); Washington National Cathedral (Washington, D.C.); BYU–Idaho (Rexburg, Idaho); and Texas A&M International University (Laredo, Texas). He has competed on the international stage in a number of prestigious international organ competitions, including the 2011 and 2014 Canadian International Organ Competitions and the 2010 Grand Prix de Chartres International Organ Competition.
Mathias earned the doctor of musical arts degree at the University of Kansas, where he studied organ with James Higdon and carillon with Elizabeth Berghout. He received bachelor of music and master of music degrees from Brigham Young University, studying organ with Don Cook and Douglas Bush and carillon with Don Cook.
Cache Symphony Orchestra
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Faculty Chamber Concert Series
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The Join CCA faculty members this Sunday as they perform pieces from Mozart, Copland, Debussy, and Hendrix. Faculty performers include Marilyn Cole (oboe), Max Matzen (trumpet), Mayumi Matzen (piano), Nicholas Morrison (clarinet), Leon Chodos (bassoon), Lauren Hunt (horn), Gisela Chodos (piano), Rebecca McFaul (violin), Corey Christiansen (guitar), Braun Khan (bass), and Jason Nicholson (drums).
Melissa Aldana Quartet
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GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist and composer Melissa Aldana joins the Blue Note Records family with the release of 12 Stars, her debut album as a leader for the legendary Jazz label. At 33, the Brooklyn-based tenor player from Santiago, Chile has garnered international recognition for her visionary work as a band leader, as well as her deeply meditative interpretation of language and vocabulary.
12 Stars grapples with concepts of childrearing, familial forgiveness, acceptance, and self-love. “This is a really important album for me,” says Aldana. “I felt like I had so much to say because of all the experiences I had during 2020. After the personal process I went through last year, I feel more connected to myself and my own imperfections — and I’ve discovered that it’s the same process with music. Embracing everything I hear, everything I play — even mistakes — is more meaningful than perfection.”
Just before the lockdown, Aldana went through personal struggles with the end of a relationship. Alone in Harlem, she told herself she’d be busy for years, with plenty of distractions from dealing with her complex emotional response. “But then,” she says, “the pandemic hit, and I hit bottom.” She needed to make changes, so she turned inward. “Because of that personal process, I feel even more connected to my music.” Even the way she practiced changed, allowing her to explore new concepts and endure discomfort.
Jazz Jam
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An eagerly awaited tradition around the Music Department is our series of monthly jam sessions, in which a guest artist (or two or three) from outside Cache Valley visits to perform jazz standards with USU students and community members in a relaxed environment. Come and sit in on a tune, or just sit back, relax, and enjoy the music. Jam sessions are completely unscripted, so you never know what exactly will happen, but it’s great fun watching musicians perform without a net!
USU Opera World Premiere: Uncovered
Arts/Entertainment
USU Opera is privileged to produce the world premiere of Uncovered by Lori Laitman, an operatic adaptation of the memoir of the same name by Leah Lax. This personal work narrates the author's own story of her journey from Hasidic Judaism towards acceptance of herself as a gay woman, produced with special residencies by the author and composer, guest directed by renowned director Beth Greenberg. Sung in English with supertitles.
USU Opera: Uncovered
Arts/Entertainment
USU Opera is privileged to produce the world premiere of Uncovered by Lori Laitman, an operatic adaptation of the memoir of the same name by Leah Lax. This personal work narrates the author's own story of her journey from Hasidic Judaism towards acceptance of herself as a gay woman, produced with special residencies by the author and composer, guest directed by renowned director Beth Greenberg. Sung in English with supertitles. See less
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