Fall Season 2009

 

SEPTEMBER

Sunday, September 27 at 4 PM
Trio Navarro
Ives 119

SSU's Resident Artists present a trio of trios! Marilyn Thompson, piano, Roy Malan, violin and Jill Rachuy Brindel, cello, play Rebecca Clark's passionate Piano Trio of 1921, Robert Kahn's post-Brahmsian Serenade Op. 73, and Smetana's Piano Trio in G Minor.

$12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students;
SSU Students FREE

 

OCTOBER

Friday October 2nd at 4PM (master class) and 7:30PM (concert)
Guest Artist; Bulgarian Classical Guitarist Antoniy Kakamakov
Ives 119

Two special events by Antoniy Kakamakov, winner of San Francisco Conservatory of Music's Wesley Day Solo Classical Guitar Recording Competition.

$12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students;
SSU Students FREE


Saturday, October 10th at 4PM
Parent and Family Weekend

Music Department Collage Concert
Ives 119

The annual sampler concert is a music department showcase for current and prospective students and their families.

Free


Thursday, October 15th at 7:30 pm

SSU Latin Jazz Ensemble—Bob Afifi, director
Warren Auditorium

Featuring the best of contemporary and classic Latin jazz from Cuba, South America, the United States and Europe! Compositions by Ruben Blades, Oscar Hernandez, Antonio Carlos Jobim and more!

Free


Friday, October 16th at 7:30PM
Senior Recital
– Mark Malone, baritone
Ives 119
Free


Thursday, October 22nd at 7:30 pm
SSU Jazz Ensembles
—Doug Leibinger, director
Warren Auditorium

The Concert Jazz Ensembles showcase the finest in classic and contemporary jazz compositions from around the world!

Free


Friday, October 23rd at 1:15PM
Performing Arts Scholarship Awards Concert

Ives 119

A celebration of our award-winning student performers!

Free


Saturday, October 24th at 7:30 PM
Faculty Recital,
Laxmi Tewari, Indian Singer
Ives 119

Raga and Tala (melody and rhythm) of  Indian classical music are imbued with spirituality.  Join us for an intimate vocal performance and submerge yourself in tranquility and peace.

$12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students;
SSU Students FREE


Sunday, October 25th at 4PM
Sonoma Musica Viva

Brian S. Wilson, director
The Music of Edgard Varese and Frank Zappa

The debut concert of SSU's new music ensemble, featuring studio faculty playing little-known gems of the 20th century.

$12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students;
SSU Students FREE


Friday, October 30th at 7:30PM
Sonoma State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble

R. Anderson Collinsworth, Conductor
Evert B. Person Theatre

Halloween Spooktacular! Thrill to J.S. Bach's sonorous Fantasia in G Major and the hauntingly beautiful Allerseelen by Richard Strauss. Chill to Daniel Bukvich's wildly theatrical Voodoo and selections from Harry Potter. Come in costume and celebrate a day early!

$12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students;
SSU Students FREE

 

NOVEMBER

Thursday, November 5th all day
High School Choral Invitational

Each fall, High School choirs from across Sonoma and northern Marin counties are invited to the university to sing for each other, receive written comments and work with a guest clinician.

Free


Saturday, November 7th at 7:30PM
Mel Graves Tribute Concert

Faculty Jazz Ensemble
Doug Leibinger, director
Warren Auditorium

The SSU Jazz Faculty, some of the Bay Area's finest jazz musicians, present a spectacular evening of original music! Performers include Doug Leibinger, trombone; Bob Afifi, flute; Pete Estabrook, trumpet; Jim Rothermel, saxophone; John Simon, piano; George Marsh, percussion; Randy Vincent, guitar; and special guests!

$15 Suggested Donation


Friday, November 13, at 8 pm at St. Vincent De Paul Church, Petaluma
Saturday, November 14, 8 pm at St. Eugene’s Cathedral, Santa Rosa
Sunday, November 15, 8 pm at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Windsor
Sonoma County Bach Choir with the Santa Rosa Symphony

The Donald & Maureen Green Orchestral Choral Series
1791: Mozart's Last Year
Robert Worth, conductor
Jenni Samuelson, soprano
Erin Neff, mezzo soprano
Scott Whitaker, tenor
Hugh Davies, baritone
John Palmer, pre-concert lecturer

OVERTURES FROM: The Magic Flute and La Clemenza di Tito
The Masonic Cantata
Ave verum corpus
Requiem Mass

Robert Worth conducts the Sonoma County Bach Choir and members of the Santa Rosa Symphony in some of Mozart’s most beloved and well-known masterpieces. John Palmer, Sonoma State University musicologist and lecturer for the San Francisco Symphony, will give a pre-concert talk.

Please call 54-music for ticket information.


Sunday, November 15 at 4 PM
Senior Recital—Jonathan Hakala, guitar
Warren Auditorium
Free


Sunday, November 15 at 7:30
Senior Recital
- Lisa Jouaneh, soprano
Ives Concert Hall 119
Free


Friday, November 20 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 21 at 7:30 PM
SSU Chorus
˜Jenny Bent, conductor
Holy Family Episcopal Church
1500 E. Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park

Cathedrals, Castles, and Colonies - From the Gothic cathedrals and the majestic castles of Europe to the shores of the Americas, the Sonoma State University Chorus will perform a variety of works by English, French, German, Italian, and American composers.

$12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students;
SSU Students FREE


Saturday, November 21st at 4:00PM
Senior Recital
: Samantha Connelly, soprano
Ives 119
Free


Sunday, November 22nd at 4:00PM
Senior Recital
: Matthew Arnerich, composer and pianist
Ives 119
Free

 

DECEMBER

Tuesday, December 1st at noon
Brass Ensemble, Ruth Wilson, director
String Orchestra, Richard Loheyde, director
Ives 119

From mellow chorales to contrapuntal fanfares, nothing moves the spirit like the spendor of brass!

Free


Tuesday, December 1 at 3 PM
Musicology Colloquium
—John Palmer, director
GMC 1028

Another first for the department, monitored by SSU's resident musicologist! Papers on diverse musical topics will be read and discussed.

Free


Thursday, December 3rd at Noon
Indian Singing Ensemble

Ives 119

Please join us as students of Western music sing and improvise the compositions of Indian classical music as they demonstrate the Indian way of respect and humbleness in expressing emotions.

Free


Thursday, Decebmer 3rd at 7:30 pm
SSU Latin Jazz Ensemble
—Bob Afifi, director
Warren Auditorium

Featuring the best of contemporary and classic Latin jazz from Cuba, South America, the United States and Europe! Compositions by Milton Nascimento, Tito Puente, Chick Corea, Cal Tjader and more!

Free


Friday, December 4th at 7:30PM
Guitar Ensemble

Eric Cabalo, director
Ives 119

Student guitarists will play solos, duos and ensemble pieces for guitar ranging from the Renaissance to the contemporary.

Free


Saturday, December 5 at 4 PM
Senior Recital
—Sadie Luke, mezzo soprano
Ives 119


Friday December 4th at 7:30 PM
Saturday December 5th at 4:00 PM
SSU Chorus

Holy Family Episcopal Church

$12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students;
SSU Students FREE


Sunday, December 6th at 7:30 pm
Student Composers Concert

Ives 119

This event is the jubilant conclusion to the composition process! Music composition students write the pieces, hire the musicians and conduct their own works.

Free


Saturday, December 5th at 8 pm,
Sunday, December 6th at 3 pm,
Monday, December 7th at 8 pm

Wells Fargo Center, Santa Rosa
Bruno Ferrandis, conductor
Santa Rosa Symphony Honor Choir
Santa Rosa Symphony
Jenni Samuelson, soprano
Jennifer Lane, mezzo soprano
Benjamin Brecher, tenor
Joseph Wiggett, baritone

STRAVINSKY: Symphony of Psalms
BEETHOVEN: Ninth Symphony

An atmosphere of reverence and dramatic ritual reminiscent of biblical times imbues Starvinsky's Symphony of Psalms, a choral triumph perfectly paired with Beethoven's unprecedented masterpiece and its iconic vocal finale — Ode to Joy. These profound, monumental works have the power to change listeners forever.

Please call 54-music for ticket information


Tuesday, December 8 at noon
Wednesday December 9th at 2PM and 7:30PM
Saturday, December 12th at 7:30PM
Chamber Ensembles and Classical Instrumental Repertory Class

Ives 119

Four fantastic concerts of chamber music in a multitude of combinations, performed by SSU students and the musical community.

Free


Thursday, December 10th at Noon
Vocal Jazz Combo Concert,
John Simon, director

Hear classic vocal jazz from the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s delivered by our very talented vocalists, accompanied by trios of piano or guitar with bass and drums.

Free


Thursday, December 10th at 7:30 PM
Jazz Ensembles
– Doug Leibinger, director
Warren

The SSU Concert Jazz Ensembles showcase the finest in classic and contemporary jazz compositions from around the world.

Free


Friday December 11th and Wednesday December 16th at 2pm
La Voce Gloriosa—Vocal Repertory Concert
Lynne Morrow, director
Ives Concert Hall 119

Join us for two recitals featuring the university's voice students. SSU Music and Theatre majors will perform solos and duets representing many vocal genres and styles and accompanied by our skilled coaches.

Free


Friday and Saturday December 11th and 12th at 7:30PM
Chamber Singers

Holy Family Church

Under the direction of Robert Worth, the 20-member university Chamber Singers capture the essence of vocal polyphony in the warm acoustics of Holy Family Church.

$12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students;
SSU Students FREE


Friday, December 11th at 7:30 PM
Sonoma State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble

R. Anderson Collinsworth, Conductor
Evert B. Person Theater

The university's Symphonic Winds will host the Petaluma High School Band for an evening of exciting wind band music and seasonal favorites! The groups will combine for a rousing finale!

$12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students;
SSU Students FREE


Friday December 11th at 7:30PM
Saturday December 12th at 4:00PM
Music Theatre Scenes Workshop
—Lynne Morrow, director
Ives Concert Hall 119

Experience a new Music Theatre revue! SSU Music and Theatre students collaborate to create a staged, lighted and costumed production using existing well-loved songs.

Free


Sunday, December 13th at 4:00 PM
Chamber Wind Ensemble
Percussion Ensemble

Ives 119

Personnel from the SSU Symphonic Winds comprise the Chamber Wind and Percussion ensembles. Repertoire ranges from the bench mark divertimenti by Mozart to new works by students playing everything from snare drums to brake drums!

Free


Sunday, December 13th at 7:30 PM
Jazz Big Band
, Doug Leibinger director
Warren

The debut of SSU's 16-piece Jazz Orchestra! Specializing in classic and contemporary big band music - something for everyone, from Duke Ellington to Jim McNeely - and featuring original tunes by director Doug Leibinger.

$12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students;
SSU Students FREE

 

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Theatre Arts

Friday, Oct 9. @ 7:30
Saturday, Oct. 10 @ 7:30
Sunday, Oct. 11@ 5:00
Tuesday, Oct. 13 @ 7:30
Wednesday, Oct. 14 @ 7:30
Thursday, Oct. 15 @ 7:30
Friday, Oct. 16 @ 7:30
Saturday, Oct. 17 @ 7:30

Dancing in Lughnasa
Evert B. Person Theatre

$15 General, $12 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students;
SSU Students FREE


Friday, Nov. 13 @ 9:00am and 11:30am
Saturday, Nov. 14 @ 2:00pm
Tuesday, Nov. 17 @ 7:30
Wednesday, Nov. 18 @ 7:30
Thursday, Nov. 19 @ 7:30
Friday, Nov. 20 @ 9:00am and 11:30am
Saturday, Nov. 21 @ 7:30

Growing Up in Neverland – new Peter Pan adaptation by Judy Navas
Evert B. Person Theatre

$12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students;
SSU Students FREE


Thursday, Dec. 3 @ 7:30
Friday, Dec. 4 @ 7:30
Saturday, Dec. 5 @ 7:30
Sunday, Dec. 6 @ 2:00

Fall Dance
Dance Studio Theatre, P.E. 1

$8 General;
SSU Students FREE


Thursday, Dec. 10 @ 7:30
Friday, Dec. 11 @ 7:30
Saturday, Dec. 12 @ 7:30

Stone Cold Dead Serious – a play by Adam Rapp
Black Box Theatre, Ives 76

$6 General;
SSU Students FREE