Special Events and Faculty Recitals
"A Night at the Mission" Chamber Concert
Saturday, February 9, 2013
8 p.m. Mission San Luis Obispo
Several of Cal Poly's finest student music ensembles will perform traditional and contemporary chamber music in the Old Mission Church in San Luis Obispo.
“A Night at the Mission” will feature performances by a trombone choir, flute quartet, tuba quartet, saxophone ensemble, trombone quartet, brass quintet, saxophone quartet, trumpet ensemble, and clarinet ensemble.
The event is a fundraiser for the Cal Poly Band Program, whose members will travel to England, Ireland and Scotland for 12 days in June 2013. A concert band made up of 65 students from the Wind Ensemble, Wind Orchestra and Mustang Band will perform concerts throughout United Kingdom in such venues as Dublin's St. Patrick's Cathedral, The Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, England), and St. John's Smith Square in London. The trip continues a long tradition of international band travel. Since 1975, there have been tours to Australia, Austria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, New Zealand and Switzerland.
Tickets ($12 general, $9 seniors and students)
Faculty Chamber Ensemble Recital
Friday, April 5, 2013
7:30 p.m. Davidson Music Center Room 218
A biannual series of chamber recitals in which faculty join forces to perform masterworks of chamber music — beloved gems and less-known works alike. Come hear what is possible when our faculty artists put into practice what they teach!
Tickets at the door: $5 (no discount)
Student Opera Theatre Presents "The Magic Flute" with Opera San Luis Obispo
Thursday–Saturday, April 11–April 13, 2013
7:30 p.m. Spanos Theatre
The “co-opera” collaborative venture between Cal Poly’s Student Opera Theatre and Opera San Luis Obispo continues this year with a complete production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.” Outstanding student singers in several key roles will perform side by side with internationally acclaimed opera singers. Student instrumental musicians will perform with OperaSLO’s professional orchestra.
This year the collaboration extends north to feature members of the Cuesta College North County Chorus under the direction of Cassandra Tarantino. Three performances will be sung in English with projected supertitles.
- Jacalyn Kreitzer (Cal Poly), producer
- Katherine Arthur (Cal Poly) and Jacalyn Kretizer, musical rehearsals
- Jack Shouse (artistic director emeritus, PCPA [Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts]), stage director
- Brian Asher Alhadeff (OperaSLO), artistic director and conductor
Tickets ($18 general, $16 seniors and $9 students)
Cal Poly Open House Concert
Friday, April 19, 2013
8 p.m. Harman Hall, Performing Arts Center
After an exciting day at Cal Poly’s Open House, come and enjoy an evening of live entertainment by three of the Music Department’s finest instrumental ensembles:
- University Jazz Band
- Symphony
- Wind Ensemble
Tickets ($14 and $12 general, $12 and $9 seniors and students)
Cal Poly All-State Festival
Sunday, April 21, 2013
2:30 p.m. Cohan Center
Jazz Band and Wind Orchestra
This spectacular Open House event features 150 of California’s finest young musicians, chosen by audition to participate. They are the future of music in America, and it is our pleasure to showcase their talent under the direction of world-class conductors. Come and enjoy an afternoon of music-making as these young professionals display skills far beyond their years.
- Frank Sumares, Festival Jazz Band Director
- William Johnson, Festival Wind Orchestra Conductor
Tickets ($14 and $12 general, $12 and $9 seniors and students)
Cal Poly's RSVP XVIII: Jonah’s
Tuesday, June 4, and Thursday, June 6, 2013
8 p.m. Pavilion, Performing Arts Center
This marks the 18th season of this diverse transmedia series celebrating electro-acoustic diversity and compositional risk. This year's production tells an allegorical story based on one of the great institutions of Western culture. Set in a local bar, Jonah’s, the characters pass the centuries debating politics, religion, and most of all, the music playing on the juke box! The show promises innovative staging, a vast variety of music, wacky hats and RSVP’s continued dedication to the science of wonder.
Tickets ($14 all seats)