Upcoming Events
Wassermann Piano Series, Young Artist: Dominic Doutney
Arts/Entertainment
Dominic Doutney is a rising young concert pianist, born in Britain and currently based in Chicago. He will present a program of Brahms, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff at Utah State University in advance of his Kennedy Center debut next month.
Program:
Brahms: Four Piano Pieces, Op. 119
Liszt: Sposalizio, Chasse neige, and Concert Etude No. 1
Rachmaninoff: 13 Preludes, Op. 32
Garnering awards and top prizes from the 2024 Washington International Competition, Luminarts Cultural Foundation, Mauro Paolo Monopoli International Competition in Barletta, Italy, the Jaén International Piano Competition in Spain, the Clamo International Competition in Murcia, Spain and the Lyon International Competition, Dominic is also the winner of the Royal Over-Seas League Award for Keyboard, the Norah Sande Award, the Walled City Festival competition in Derry, Northern Ireland, and Semana Internacional de Piano de Óbidos in Portugal. Dominic has made appearances on BBC Radio 3, CNBC, and recently performed an all-Rachmaninoff recital on Portugal’s biggest classical music radio station, Antena 2.
Chamber Music Society of Logan Will Hagan, Albert Cano Smit, Sandy Mohamed and Arthur Hornig (Piano Quartet)
Arts/Entertainment
A truly unique international collaboration, four internationally-recognized soloists join forces as a piano quartet, including Utah-based violinist Will Hagen, French-Egyptian violist Sindy Mohamed, Spanish/Dutch pianist Albert Cano Smit, and German cellist Arthur Hornig.
Big Bands
Arts/Entertainment
Join the national award-winning USU Jazz Orchestra and the USU Jazz Ensemble as they perform selections of classic and contemporary jazz music in the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall on campus. The event is free for USU students with ID.
Autumn Voices
Arts/Entertainment
Autumn Voices features the combined choirs of the USU Music Department performing music perfect for the fall season, including seasonal favorites, beautiful a cappella masterworks and thrilling choral anthems.
Desarrollo de la Música- The Evolution of Latin Music and Dance
Arts/Entertainment | Student Recital
Using funding provided by USU's URCO grant, this performance will feature cello/piano music by Latin American composers; a presentation on the colonization of Latin America and the emergence/evolution of music and dance in the region; and live, Latin American dance demonstrations. The presentation's goal is to answer these questions:
What influenced the creation of Latin American music and dance?
How has Latin American music and dance evolved?
How does Latin American music and dance impact an individual's life?
Aaron Kinghorn- Cello, Presenter, Dance
Lynn Keisker- Piano
Leah Johnson- Dance
Silent Film Festival – USU Piano
Arts/Entertainment
Step back in time for a night of movie magic as Utah State University Piano majors bring the silent film era to life! Watch as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Mabel Normand and others dazzle the screen while our talented pianists provide the live, toe-tapping soundtrack. Get ready to laugh, gasp and marvel at the unforgettable combination of classic comedy and piano artistry!
USU Symphony Orchestra
Arts/Entertainment
The Caine College of the Arts presents the Utah State University Symphony Orchestra's first concert of the 2024-25 season on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. in the Daines Concert Hall.
The concert, titled "Home Is Where the Heart Is," will be conducted by the USU Symphony Orchestra's new conductor, Daniel Alfred Wachs. It will feature members of the Department of Music wind and brass faculty in an all-American program, including Samuel Barber's haunting "Knoxville: Summer of 1915," performed by guest artist and Metropolitan Opera star soprano Janai Brugger. Also featured will be Aaron Copland's iconic "Appalachian Spring" in its version for full orchestra.
"It is a thrill and an honor for me to be joining the Caine College of the Arts faculty," Wachs says. He comes to Logan from Vienna, Austria. "There is so much talent between my faculty colleagues and our incredible students that I was inspired to find a way to present both. This all-American program of 20th-century composers also allows me to honor educators, including two of my own, Otto-Werner Mueller and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon."
Adult: $10
Senior: $8
USU Students: FREE
USU Symphony Orchestra
Arts/Entertainment
The Caine College of the Arts presents the Utah State University Symphony Orchestra's first concert of the 2024-25 season on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. in the Daines Concert Hall.
The concert, titled "Home Is Where the Heart Is," will be conducted by the USU Symphony Orchestra's new conductor, Daniel Alfred Wachs. It will feature members of the Department of Music wind and brass faculty in an all-American program, including Samuel Barber's haunting "Knoxville: Summer of 1915," performed by guest artist and Metropolitan Opera star soprano Janai Brugger. Also featured will be Aaron Copland's iconic "Appalachian Spring" in its version for full orchestra.
"It is a thrill and an honor for me to be joining the Caine College of the Arts faculty," Wachs says. He comes to Logan from Vienna, Austria. "There is so much talent between my faculty colleagues and our incredible students that I was inspired to find a way to present both. This all-American program of 20th-century composers also allows me to honor educators, including two of my own, Otto-Werner Mueller and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon."
Adult: $10
Senior: $8
USU Students: FREE
American Festival Chorus & Orchestra: A Sesquicentiennial Celebration
Arts/Entertainment
The Music of Gustav Holst will be presented by the American Festival Chorus & Orchestra.
Jazz Jams
Arts/Entertainment
This concert will feature the Caine Jazz Combo, a guest artist, and jazz students from the Music Department performing standard jazz tunes. The jam session is open to everyone, and attendees are encouraged to bring their instruments and join in. Jam sessions take place on the Hub Stage on the first floor of the Taggart Student Center, near the food court.
Monster Concert 2024: Monster Goes Galactic
Arts/Entertainment
Come join the USU Youth Conservatory at our favorite yearly tradition: Monster Concert! Over 200 young pianists throughout Cache Valley and USU piano majors will come together to play music on over 18 pianos in the beautiful Daines Concert Hall. Our favorite YC monster mascot Frankensteinway and pianos galore will leave you and your family with amazing memories that will last forever. We can’t wait to see you there!
USU Opera Theatre Production: The Toxic Avenger
Arts/Entertainment
The Toxic Avenger
By David Bryan and Joe DiPietro
Directed by Dallas Aksoy
Based on the cult film, The Toxic Avenger is a rock musical featuring a nerd-turned-mutant-superhero out to win the girl of his dreams (a blind librarian) and stop his home state of New Jersey from turning into more of a toxic wasteland than it already is.
This award-winning macabre comedy is a perfect way to have rockin’-scary Halloween! Performed by USU voice and orchestra students in the haunted Caine Lyric Theatre, Oct. 28-31, 7:30pm. Join us if you dare...!
Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Innuendo, Blood & Gore, Mature Themes, Political Incorrectness
Not suitable for children, ages 15+ only
USU Opera Theatre Production: The Toxic Avenger
Arts/Entertainment
The Toxic Avenger
By David Bryan and Joe DiPietro
Directed by Dallas Aksoy
Based on the cult film, The Toxic Avenger is a rock musical featuring a nerd-turned-mutant-superhero out to win the girl of his dreams (a blind librarian) and stop his home state of New Jersey from turning into more of a toxic wasteland than it already is.
This award-winning macabre comedy is a perfect way to have rockin’-scary Halloween! Performed by USU voice and orchestra students in the haunted Caine Lyric Theatre, Oct. 28-31, 7:30pm. Join us if you dare...!
Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Innuendo, Blood & Gore, Mature Themes, Political Incorrectness
Not suitable for children, ages 15+ only
Faculty Trumpet Recital: Dr. Max Otto Matzen
Arts/Entertainment
Join USU Trumpet Professor Dr. Max Otto Matzen for an exciting recital featuring both classic and contemporary trumpet masterpieces! Dr. Matzen will be joined by the talented Ms. Mao Omura, violinist with the Atlanta Opera, and Dr. Mayumi Matzen, USU’s own piano faculty, for an unforgettable evening of music.
Jazz Kicks
Arts/Entertainment
Jazz Kicks Band is a 17-piece band playing exciting jazz music, featuring accomplished musicians from Northern Utah.
FSQ at USU: Nature’s Resonance
Arts/Entertainment
Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10
Claude Debussy’s String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, a cornerstone of the chamber music repertoire, will close our October concert with its impressionistic textures and vivid harmonic language. This quartet, with its shimmering colors and dynamic interplay, provides a striking contrast to the other works on the program, capturing the visceral beauty and emotional depth that Debussy is renowned for.
Night Fire by Akshaya Tucker
"Night Fire," a work for string quartet and tenor by Akshaya Tucker, was also written for the Fry Street Quartet and premiered last spring in the NOVA series in Salt Lake City. Another work created in partnership with GLFCAM’s "Composing Earth" project, Tucker’s composition, with its vivid textures and poignant text by Wren Brian, confronts us with the terror of escaping a wildfire. The FSQ is joined by tenor Thomas Glenn for this performance.
Bartók: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano
Bartók’s Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano, a work of intense energy and rhythmic drive, showcases the composer’s deep connection to the folk traditions of Eastern Europe. Violinist Robert Waters and pianist Jason Hardink will bring this electrifying piece to life, capturing the fiery spirit and intricate dialogues between the two instruments.
USU Opera Theatre Production: The Toxic Avenger
Arts/Entertainment
The Toxic Avenger
By David Bryan and Joe DiPietro
Directed by Dallas Aksoy
Based on the cult film, The Toxic Avenger is a rock musical featuring a nerd-turned-mutant-superhero out to win the girl of his dreams (a blind librarian) and stop his home state of New Jersey from turning into more of a toxic wasteland than it already is.
This award-winning macabre comedy is a perfect way to have rockin’-scary Halloween! Performed by USU voice and orchestra students in the haunted Caine Lyric Theatre, Oct. 28-31, 7:30pm. Join us if you dare...!
Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Innuendo, Blood & Gore, Mature Themes, Political Incorrectness
Not suitable for children, ages 15+ only
USU Opera Theatre Production: The Toxic Avenger
Arts/Entertainment
The Toxic Avenger
By David Bryan and Joe DiPietro
Directed by Dallas Aksoy
Based on the cult film, The Toxic Avenger is a rock musical featuring a nerd-turned-mutant-superhero out to win the girl of his dreams (a blind librarian) and stop his home state of New Jersey from turning into more of a toxic wasteland than it already is.
This award-winning macabre comedy is a perfect way to have rockin’-scary Halloween! Performed by USU voice and orchestra students in the haunted Caine Lyric Theatre, Oct. 28-31, 7:30pm. Join us if you dare...!
Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Innuendo, Blood & Gore, Mature Themes, Political Incorrectness
Not suitable for children, ages 15+ only
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