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01
Oct

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.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
04
Oct

Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

Arts/Entertainment

It's London, 2021, and Ms. Sherlock Holmes and Ms. Joan Watson meet and become fast...friends? In this irreverent, face-paced, dark comedy, you'll find murders, buckets of blood, and a feminist retelling of some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous stories.

Movie Equivalent Rating: PG-13

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |
05
Oct

Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

Arts/Entertainment

It's London, 2021, and Ms. Sherlock Holmes and Ms. Joan Watson meet and become fast...friends? In this irreverent, face-paced, dark comedy, you'll find murders, buckets of blood, and a feminist retelling of some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous stories.

Movie Equivalent Rating: PG-13

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |
05
Oct

Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

Arts/Entertainment

It's London, 2021, and Ms. Sherlock Holmes and Ms. Joan Watson meet and become fast...friends? In this irreverent, face-paced, dark comedy, you'll find murders, buckets of blood, and a feminist retelling of some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous stories.

Movie Equivalent Rating: PG-13

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |
07
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
08
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
08
Oct

Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

Arts/Entertainment

It's London, 2021, and Ms. Sherlock Holmes and Ms. Joan Watson meet and become fast...friends? In this irreverent, face-paced, dark comedy, you'll find murders, buckets of blood, and a feminist retelling of some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous stories.

Movie Equivalent Rating: PG-13

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |
08
Oct

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.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
09
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
09
Oct

Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

Arts/Entertainment

It's London, 2021, and Ms. Sherlock Holmes and Ms. Joan Watson meet and become fast...friends? In this irreverent, face-paced, dark comedy, you'll find murders, buckets of blood, and a feminist retelling of some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous stories.

Movie Equivalent Rating: PG-13

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |
09
Oct

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.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
10
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
10
Oct

Communitas Lecture Series Janina Myronova

Arts/Entertainment

Janina Myronova and her vibrant, rosy-cheeked clay sculptures are traveling the globe, capturing unique characters and sharing their stories along the way. Originally from Ukraine and now residing in Poland, Myronova has embraced the artist-in-residence lifestyle since completing her PhD in 2019. Her "chubby, anatomically misshapen" creations, as she describes them, have been crafted by hand in countries such as Taiwan, South Korea, Denmark, France, Turkey, China, and Poland over the past three years, with each culture influencing her work and the narratives she seeks to convey.

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Eccles Conference Center |
10
Oct

Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

Arts/Entertainment

It's London, 2021, and Ms. Sherlock Holmes and Ms. Joan Watson meet and become fast...friends? In this irreverent, face-paced, dark comedy, you'll find murders, buckets of blood, and a feminist retelling of some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous stories.

Movie Equivalent Rating: PG-13

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |
10
Oct

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.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Daines Concert Hall |
11
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
11
Oct

Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

Arts/Entertainment

It's London, 2021, and Ms. Sherlock Holmes and Ms. Joan Watson meet and become fast...friends? In this irreverent, face-paced, dark comedy, you'll find murders, buckets of blood, and a feminist retelling of some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous stories.

Movie Equivalent Rating: PG-13

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |
11
Oct

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

7:30 pm - 8:45 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
12
Oct

Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B

Arts/Entertainment

It's London, 2021, and Ms. Sherlock Holmes and Ms. Joan Watson meet and become fast...friends? In this irreverent, face-paced, dark comedy, you'll find murders, buckets of blood, and a feminist retelling of some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous stories.

Movie Equivalent Rating: PG-13

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |
14
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
15
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
15
Oct

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!

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
15
Oct

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

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Daines Concert Hall |
16
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
16
Oct

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

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Daines Concert Hall |
17
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
18
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
18
Oct

Keynote Lecture, Symposium: Rethinking Gustav Holst and his Music

Lecture/Readings

Presented by Dr. Nalini Ghuman, Professor of Musicology, Mills College at Northeastern University.

2024 marks the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the British composer Gustav Holst. Although his music remains an enduring fixture of the orchestral and wind band canons, scholarship about the composer is rare. One factor contributing to this situation is the outsized influence Imogen Holst’s scholarship plays on our understanding of her father and his music. Her biographical and analytical works remain in print nearly forty years after her death, and despite the works of subsequent biographers such as Michael Short, Alan Gibbs, and Jon Mitchell, the narratives she established remain largely unquestioned. While important work over the last thirty years from Raymond Head, Nalini Ghuman, and others begins to rethink both the historiographical and epistemological frames with which we understand the composer, further work remains to be done to address the complexities and contradictions inherent in Holst and his music.

6:00 pm - 7:15 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
19
Oct

Spooky Pup-Fest

Arts/Entertainment

Spooky Pup Fest is a fundraiser for Cache Humane Society organized by USU honors students. The event features a doggy costume contest and parade, a photo booth, pumpkin patch, food trucks, music, games, and other pet-themed vendors. Prodigy, a local family-friendly brewery, will host a Beer Garden. The event will be held October 19 from noon-6:00 pm at the Cache County Fairgrounds. Tickets can be purchased through the Cache Humane Society Venmo account or at the door.

12:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
19
Oct

American Festival Chorus & Orchestra: A Sesquicentiennial Celebration

Arts/Entertainment

The Music of Gustav Holst will be presented by the American Festival Chorus & Orchestra.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Daines Concert Hall |
21
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
22
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
23
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
23
Oct

49th Annual Honors Last Lecture

Arts/Entertainment

The USU Honors Program presents the 49th Annual Honors Last Lecture featuring Professor Laura Gelfand, the 2024 Honors Outstanding Professor, on Oct. 23 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. in the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall. Gelfand will deliver a talk titled "The Future is Unwritten: Be Passionate," encouraging students to pursue their passions and make a difference. The event is free and open to the public, with a reception to follow.

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
23
Oct

Artoberfest

Fair/Festival

Artoberfest is a yearly celebration of creativity and unity, featuring everything from painting and ceramics to hands-on crafts. Local artists and artisans will display their work, encouraging everyone to dive into various art forms. There will also be free food and crafts for everyone to participate in. This community event is all about fostering expression and a love for the arts. Join us to celebrate the beauty of creativity together!

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Taggart Student Center |
23
Oct

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.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | TSC, HUB |
24
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
25
Oct

Annual Undergraduate Exhibition

Exhibition

The Art + Design Undergraduate Art Exhibition celebrates the diversity of creative expression within the department, showcasing an impressive range of artwork from students at various levels in their academic journey. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of the talent emerging from disciplines such as drawing & painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, design, ceramics, and our foundations courses.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries |
26
Oct

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!

4:00 pm - 6:30 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Daines Concert Hall |
26
Oct

"20th Century Soundscapes: A Journey Through Blauth, Berio, Martinu, Bernstein, and Guastavino"

Arts/Entertainment

This recital invites you to explore the rich and varied soundscapes of 20th-century music for clarinet and piano through the works of Brenno Blauth, Luciano Berio, Bohuslav Martinu, Leonard Bernstein, and Carlos Guastavino. Each composer shaped the musical landscape of their time, merging tradition with innovation and creating works that continue to resonate with modern audiences.

From Blauth’s warm melody textures, Berio’s bold experimentation, and Martinu’s witty charm to Bernstein’s dynamic fusion of classical and jazz and Guastavino’s lyrical and elegant folkloric warmth, join us for an evening where avant-garde meets neoclassicism, popular mingles with classical forms, and tradition and modernity intersect in an exhilarating celebration of 20th-century music.

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
28
Oct

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

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |
29
Oct

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

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |
29
Oct

Jazz Kicks

Arts/Entertainment

Jazz Kicks Band is a 17-piece band playing exciting jazz music, featuring accomplished musicians from Northern Utah.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
29
Oct

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.

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
30
Oct

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.

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall |
30
Oct

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

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |
31
Oct

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

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Caine Lyric Theatre |