2009-2010 season Events
September
Trio Navarro
Sunday, September 27 at 4:00 PM
Ives Concert Hall 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
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October
Guest Artist: Bulgarian Classical Guitarist Antoniy Kakamakov
Friday October 2 at 4:00 PM (master class) and 7:30 PM (concert)
Ives Concert Hall 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
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Parent and Family Weekend
Music Department Collage Concert
Saturday, October 10 at 4:00 PM
Ives Concert Hall 119
The annual sampler concert is a music department showcase for current and prospective students and their families.
Free
SSU Latin Jazz Ensemble—Bob Afifi, director
Thursday, October 15 at 7:30 PM
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
Senior Recital – Mark Malone, baritone
Friday, October 16 at 7:30 PM
Ives Concert Hall 119
Free
SSU Jazz Ensembles—Doug Leibinger, director
Thursday, October 22 at 7:30 PM
Warren Auditorium
The Concert Jazz Ensembles showcase the finest in classic and contemporary jazz compositions from around the world!
Free
Performing Arts Scholarship Awards Concert
Friday, October 23 at 1:15 PM
Ives Concert Hall 119
A celebration of our award-winning student performers!
Free
Faculty Recital, Laxmi Tewari, Indian Singer
Saturday, October 24 at 7:30 PM
Ives Concert Hall 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
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Sonoma State University Symphonic Wind Ensemble - R. Anderson Collinsworth, Conductor
Friday, October 30 at 7:30 PM
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
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November
High School Choral Invitational - Robert Worth, director
Thursday, November 5 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Ives Concert Hall 119
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
Mel Graves Scholarship Concert
Faculty Jazz Ensemble -
Doug Leibinger, director
Saturday, November 7 at 7:30 PM
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
1791: Mozart's Last Year
Overtures from The Magic Flute and La Clemenza di Tito
The Masonic Cantata
Ave verum corpus
Requiem Mass
Friday, November 13 at 8:00 PM at St. Vincent De Paul Church, Petaluma
Saturday, November 14 8:00 PM at St. Eugene’s Cathedral, Santa Rosa
Sunday, November 15 8:00 PM at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Windsor
The Donald & Maureen Green Orchestral Choral Series
Sonoma County Bach Choir—Robert Worth, conductor
Members of the Santa Rosa Symphony
Jenni Samuelson, soprano
Erin Neff, mezzo soprano
Scott Whitaker, tenor
Hugh Davies, baritone
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.
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Senior Recital - Lisa Jouaneh, soprano
Sunday, November 15 at 2:00 PM
Napa Methodist Church
625 Randolph St., Napa
Free
Senior Recital—Jonathan Hakala, baritone and guitar
Sunday, November 15 at 4:00 PM
Ives Concert Hall 119
Free
SSU Chorus - Jenny Bent, conductor
Friday, November 20 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, November 21 at 7:30 PM
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
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Senior Recital: Samantha Connelly, soprano
Saturday, November 21 at 4:00 PM
Ives Concert Hall 119
Free
Senior Recital: Matthew Arnerich, composer and pianist
Sunday, November 22 at 4:00 PM
Ives Concert Hall 119
Free
December
Brass Ensemble—Ruth Wilson, director
Tuesday, December 1 at noon
Ives Concert Hall 119
From mellow chorales to contrapuntal fanfares, nothing moves the spirit like the spendor of brass!
Free
Musicology Colloquium—John Palmer, director
Tuesday, December 1 at 3:00 PM
GMC 1027
Papers on diverse musical topics will be read and discussed.
Free
Indian Singing Ensemble—Laxmi Tewari, director
Thursday, December 3 at noon
Ives Concert Hall 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
SSU Latin Jazz Ensemble—Bob Afifi, director
Thursday, December 3 at 7:30 PM
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
Guitar Ensemble—Eric Cabalo, director
Friday, December 4 at 7:30 PM
Ives Concert Hall 119
Student guitarists will play solos, duos and ensemble pieces for guitar ranging from the Renaissance to the contemporary.
Free
Senior Recital—Sadie Luke, mezzo soprano
Saturday, December 5 at 4:00 PM
Ives Concert Hall 119
Free
Student Composers Concert
Sunday, December 6 at 7:30 PM
Ives Concert Hall 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
STRAVINSKY: Symphony of Psalms
BEETHOVEN: Ninth Symphony
Saturday, December 5 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 6 at 3 PM
Monday, December 7 at 8:00 PM
Santa Rosa Symphony Honor Choir
Santa Rosa Symphony
Bruno Ferrandis, conductor
Jenni Samuelson, soprano
Jennifer Lane, mezzo soprano
Benjamin Brecher, tenor
Joseph Wiggett, baritone
Wells Fargo Center, Santa Rosa
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.
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Chamber Ensembles and Classical Instrumental Repertory Class
Marilyn Thompson and Ruth Wilson, directors
Tuesday, December 8 at noon
Wednesday December 9 at 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM
Saturday, December 12 at 7:30 PM
Ives Concert Hall 119
Four fantastic concerts of chamber music in a multitude of combinations, performed by SSU students and the musical community.
Free
Vocal Jazz Combo Concert—John Simon, director
Thursday, December 10 at noon
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
Jazz Ensembles – Doug Leibinger, director
Thursday, December 10 at 7:30 PM
Warren Auditorium
The SSU Concert Jazz Ensembles showcase the finest in classic and contemporary jazz compositions from around the world.
Free
La Voce Gloriosa—Vocal Repertory Concert
Lynne Morrow, director
Friday, December 11 and Wednesday, December 16 at 2:00 PM
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
Chamber Singers—Bob Worth, conductor
Friday and Saturday December 11 and 12 at 7:30 PM
Holy Family Episcopal Church
1500 E. Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park
Monteverdi in Love: The SSU Chamber Singers, joined by a period-instrument ensemble led by Baroque violinist Michael Sand, will perform a concert of madrigals, canzonette and scherzi exploring the roller-coaster of love.
$12 General, $10 FANS (Faculty, Alumni, Staff), $8 Seniors/Students;
SSU Students FREE
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Sonoma State University Symphonic Winds - Andy Collinsworth, conductor
Petaluma High School Symphonic Band - Cliff Eveland, conductor
Friday, December 11 at 7:30 PM
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
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Music Theatre Scenes Workshop—Lynne Morrow, director
Friday December 11 at 7:30 PM
Saturday December 12 at 4:00 PM
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
Chamber Wind Ensemble—Andy Collinsworth, director
Percussion Ensemble—Jennifer Wilsey, director
Sunday, December 13 at 4:00 PM
Ives Concert Hall 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
Jazz Orchestra (Big Band)—Doug Leibinger, director
Sunday, December 13 at 7:30 PM
Warren Auditorium
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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