Department of Music

Calendar of Events

September 2009

Monday, September 21 at 8:00 / Drinko Recital Hall

CONCERT - Cleveland Contemporary Players
Andrew Rindfleisch, Music Director presents Lisa Moore, piano

Dynamic soloist and contemporary music specialist Lisa Moore presents an exciting concert of groundbreaking new works for the piano.

Program: Seven Etudes by Don Byron, To His Coy Mistress by Frederic Rzewski
American Berserk by John Adams, For the Sexes: The Gates of Paradise by Martin Bresnick


Photo by Matthew Fried

 

Monday, September 28 at 4:00 pm / Room 311

LECTURE - Harold Meltzer

Composer Harold Meltzer (New York) presents his music.

Wednesday, September 30 at 7:30 pm / Drinko Hall

CSU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos
John Perrine and Howie Smith, directors

October 2009

Sunday, October 4 at 3:00 pm / Waetjen Auditorium

Keyboard Conversations - Celebrating Chopin with Jeffrey Seigel

Chopin for Lovers
Every compositon on the program is inspired by a different woman in the composer's love life - "bring a significant other and enrich your lives with some of the most stirring romantic music ever written!"

Sunday, October 4 at 3:00 pm / Drinko Hall

The Cleveland Composers Guild
In Celebration of 50th Anniversary Season

"Mostly Two Pianos - Pieces for Two Pianos unless otherwise noted" Music of Rollin, Chobanian, Lissauer, Rayer, Griebling and Sonntag For further information: www.clevelandcomposers.org

Tuesday October 6 at 7:30 pm / Waetjen Auditorium

CSU Orchestra
Victor Liva, conductor and John Perrine, saxophone

Music of Debussy, Dvorak and Massenet

Wednesday, October 7 at 7:30 pm / Waetjen Auditorium

CSU Wind Ensemble
Howard Meeker, conductor and Vadim Vilinov, guest conductor

Featuring
The Strongsville Community Band, Ken Mehalko, conductor

Music of Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, Shenandoah (Ticheli), Masquerade (Persichetti)

Saturday, October 10 from 9:00am - 6:00pm / Drinko Hall and Waetjen Auditorium

MTNA State Music Competition
Free and Open to the Public

Sponsored by the Division of Keyboard Studies at Cleveland State.

Wednesday, October 14 at 7:30 pm / Drinko Hall
CSU Chamber Orchestra and the CSU Chorus and Chorale
Victor Liva and Brian Bailey, conductors
Friday, October 16 at 7:30 pm / Drinko Hall

Guest Recital
Oni Buchanan, piano

In collaboration with the Department of English.

Monday, October 19 at 4:00 pm / Room 311

LECTURE - Frank J. Oteri

Composer and new music activist Frank J. Oteri (American Music Center, New York) presents his music.


Photo By Jeffrey Herman

Tuesday, October 20 at 8:00 pm / Drinko Hall

WCLV Live Broadcast Faculty Ensembles

Featuring Special Guest TBA

Monday, October 26 at 8:00 pm / Drinko Hall

Guest Recital
The Osso Quartet with John Perrine, saxophone.

A multi-media presentation featuring the music of singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens.

November 2009

Monday, November 2 at 4:00 pm / Room 311

LECTURE - Jeff Stadelman

Composer Jeff Stadelman (University at Buffalo) presents his music.

Monday, November 2 at 8:00 pm / Waetjen Auditorium

The Cleveland Chamber Winds Inaugural Performance
Birch Browning, conductor

Concert Repertoire:
Giannini - Symphony No. 3, first movement
Mihaud - Suite Francaise
Schoenberg - Theme and Variations, Op. 43a
Hesketh - Danceries Welcher - Circular Marches

For more information go to:www.clevelandwinds.org

Friday, November 6 at 8:00 pm / Drinko Hall

Cantores Cleveland
Pre-concert Lecture 7:20 pm and Concert 8:00 pm

Professional Early Music Ensemble "La Bella Musica: Singing the Italian Renaissance"

For more information go to: cantorescleveland.org

Tuesday, November 10 at 8:00 pm / Drinko Hall

WCLV Live Broadcast
Almeda Trio

Cara Tweed, violin Ida Mercer, cello Robert Cassidy, piano

They will be playing works by Beethoven, Copland, and Mendelssohn.

Friday, November 13 at 7:30 pm / Drinko Hall

Musica D'Arte
Elizabeth Unis Chesko - soprano, Sean Gabriel - flute, Christine Hill and Eric Ziolek - piano

Special Guest Diane Mather - cello

Monday, November 16 at 4:00 pm / Room 311

LECTURE - Keith Fitch

Composer Keith Fitch (Cleveland Institute of Music) presents his music.

Monday, November 16 at 6:30 pm / Waetjen Auditorium

CSU Percussion Ensemble
Matthew Bassett, conductor

Monday, November 16 at 8:00 pm / Drinko Hall
CSU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos
John Perrine and Howie Smith, conductors
Wednesday, November 18 at 7:30 pm / Waetjen Auditorium
CSU Wind Ensemble
Howard Meeker , conductor
Friday, November 20 at 8:00 pm / Drinko Hall

CONCERT - No Exit Quartet

CSU welcomes Cleveland's newest contemporary music ensemble!

Monday, November 23 at 4:00 pm / Room 311

LECTURE - Josh Levine

Composer Josh Levine (Oberlin College) presents his music.

Monday, November 23 at 7:30 pm / Drinko Hall
CSU Chamber Orchestra and CSU Chorus and Chorale
Victor Liva and Brian Bailey, conductors
Tuesday, November 24 at 7:30 pm / Waetjen Auditorium
CSU Orchestra
Victor Liva, conductor

December 2009

Sunday, December 6 at 3:00 pm / Waetjen Auditorium

Keyboard Conversations - Celebrating Chopin with Jeffrey Seigel

Chopin the Passionate Patriot
He was a proud Polish person and the Polish national dances, the Polonaise and the Mazurka, had special meaning to him. "Listen the Dance." Program includes some of the buoyant and poignant Mazurkas, three Polonaises, and the poetic G Minor of the seven-year old composer, the brooding C Minor, and the heroic A Flat, one of the most familiar pieces of music ever written.

January 2010

Tuesday, January 26 at 8:00 pm / Drinko Hall
WCLV Live Broadcast

Feb 2010

Thursday, February 11 at 7:30 pm / Drinko Hall
CSU Keyboard Area Student Recital
Sunday, February 21 at 3:00 pm / Drinko Hall
American Piano Trio
The American Piano Trio, faculty ensemble-in-residence at Ball State University is comprised of Robert Palmer, piano, Anna Vayman, violin and Peter Opie, cello
Tuesday, February 23 at 8:00 pm / Drinko Hall
WCLV Live Broadcast
Wednesday, February 24 at 7:30 pm / Drinko Hall
CSU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos
John Perrine and Howie Smith, conductors

March 2010

Tuesday, March 2 at 7:30 pm / Drinko Hall
CSU Chamber Orchestra
Victor Liva, conductor
Wednesday, March 3 at 7:30 pm / Drinko Hall
CSU Chorus and Chorale
Brian Bailey, conductor
Monday, March 8 at 4:00 pm / Drinko Recital Hall

STUDENT WORKSHOP - Jon Nelson, trumpet

Trumpet virtuoso Jon Nelson presents a workshop and master class, performing new student works in progress.

Tuesday, March 9 at 7:30 pm / Waetjen Auditorium
CSU Orchestra
Victor Liva, conductor
Wednesday, March 10 at 7:30 pm / Drinko Hall
CSU Wind Ensemble
Howard Meeker, conductor
Sunday, March 14 at 3:00 pm / Waetjen Auditorium

Keyboard Conversations - Celebrating Chopin with Jeffrey Seigel

Chopin the Storyteller
This program will include the four Ballades of Chopin, each an epic tone poem in sound. A Ballade is a narrative musical form - a story is being told, but what is the story and how does a composer tell the story in tones without words? Also on the program will be a charming NOvelette of Robert Schumann whose 200th birthdya the musical world also celebrates in 2010.

Tuesday, March 23 at 8:00 pm / Drinko Hall
WCLV Live Broadcast
Friday, March 26 at 12:00 noon / Room 311

LECTURE - John Zorn

The American iconoclast and innovative composer/improviser John Zorn presents his music.

Co-presented with the Cleveland Museum of Art's performing arts series.

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Photo by Scott Irvine

Friday, March 26 at 7:30 pm / Gartner Auditorium in the Cleveland Museum of Art

CONCERT - John Zorn and the New Masada Sextet

Gartner Auditorium in the Cleveland Museum of Art
Admission: $34, student discounts available.

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The Cleveland Museum of Art, In University Circle 11150 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106

Call 1-888-CMA-0033 or 216-421-7350 for ticket information.

Co-presented with the Cleveland Museum of Art's.

April 2010

Monday, April 12 at 8:00 pm / Drinko Recital Hall

CONCERT - League of Composers-ISCM Chamber players

The dynamic ensemble's three day residency culminates with this exciting concert of new chamber works.

Tuesday, April 13 at 8:00 pm / Drinko Hall
WCLV Live Broadcast
Wednesday, April 21 at 7:30 pm / Waetjen Auditorium
CSI Wind Ensemble
Howard Meeker, conductor
Friday, April 23 at 7:30 pm / Drinko Hall
CSU Opera Workshop
Elizabeth Unis Chesko, director
Sunday, April 25 at 3:00 pm / Waetjen Auditorium

Keyboard Conversations - Celebrating Chopin with Jeffrey Seigel

Chopin and the Future
As well as being one of the most popular composers, Chopin was also one of the most influential. The program will include works of Chopin that caress the ear but also point to the future, as well as Chopin-inspired works of Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Faure, Scriabin, Lutoslavski, Symanowski, and a dreamy, poetic Nocturne by the American composer Lowell Lieberman.

Tuesday, April 27 at 7:30 pm / Waetjen Auditorium

Beethoven Triple Concerto - Featuring The Almeda Trio

CSU Orchestra and CSU Chorus and Choral
Victor Liva and Brian Bailey, conductors

Wednesday, April 28 at 7:30 pm / Drinko Hall
CSU Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos
John Perrine and Howie Smith, conductors

May 2010

Tuesday, May 4 at 7:30 / Drinko Hall

CSU Chamber Orchestra
Victor Liva, conductor

Tuesday, May 5 at 8:00 / Drinko Hall

Violin/Piano Recital
Masters Degree Candidate - Karen Dahl, Violin
Faculty Member - Robert Cassidy, Piano

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Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
Department of Music
2121 Euclid Avenue, MU 332
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Campus Location
Music and Communication
Building, Room 332
2001 Euclid Ave.
Phone: 216.687.5010
Fax: 216.687.9279
Contact
Toni Lovejoy
t.lovejoy@csuohio.edu
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