Chinese pipa player Gao Hong performs Wednesday, March 20, at 8 p.m. in Fox Recital Hall in the Dille Center for the Arts on the MSUM campus. A pre-performance lecture and demonstration take place at 4:30 p.m. in the same location. A reception will follow the evening performance. Hong is considered a master of the pipa, a pear-shaped string instrument […]
MSUM music faculty, Allen Carter, David Ferreira and Tom Strait, will present “Miles Davis – Kind of Blue,” an evening of music, discourse and dining on Tuesday, March 26, 6:30-9 p.m. at the Speak Easy Restaurant. The epic 1959 Miles Davis recording sold more than 5 million copies. The performance of the entire record will be interwoven with interesting stories […]
The University Orchestra and MSUM Choirs will perform the Minnesota premiere of Te Deum, a work by Steve Dobrogosz, an American-born jazz composer who lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden, at their Friday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. performance in MSUM’s Hansen Theatre. Dobrogosz’ jazz and jazz-influenced classical compositions are performed throughout Scandinavia and the rest of Europe. The concert will […]
Dr. Kenyon Williams, Professor of Music, will accompany six MSUM student percussionists to the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Austin, Texas Oct. 31-Nov. 3. The largest gathering of its kind, it is expected to attract over 7,000 percussionists and music industry professionals, students, and hobbyists. Williams will also be performing with the PAS All-Star Steel Drum Band, a 50 […]
MSUM student Michael Schreifels has partnered with a number of local independent musicians in promotion of the upcoming launch of his independent music discovery service, Albumcorner. The website will feature one album per week, offering free streaming and downloads for just $5/album. To promote the service, interested users can enter their email and invite 3 fans for a free, instant […]