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Eitan Globerson

Israeli pianist to present masterclass

4/14/14

Eitan Globerson, professor of piano and conducting at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance (Israel), will present a piano masterclass for Penn State students at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 17, in Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus of Penn State. The masterclass is free and open to the public.

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John M. Anderson Endowed Lecture Series hosts Visiting Artist Elizabeth Olbert

4/14/14

Elizabeth Olbert will visit Penn State as part of the John M. Anderson Endowed Lecture Series in the Penn State School of Visual Arts (SoVA). During her visit, Olbert will collaborate with Associate Professor of Art Jean Sanders to present a collaborative lecture and demonstration titled “Kropotkin, Horses & Collaboration.” These events are a product of Sanders and Olbert’s recent collaborative book project "The Tendency of Nature." In this project, the two collaborate to investigate contemporary understandings of social structures in animal groups. Using the work of 19th-century anarchist and naturalist Pyotr Kropotkin as a starting point, Olbert and Sanders examine the social lives of horses in photographs and in text.

Lehigh Valley to hold undergraduate research event

3/4/14

Penn State Lehigh Valley will host its annual Undergraduate Research Symposium from 10:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. April 1 in Room 135 at the campus in Center Valley. The public exhibition will take place from 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., followed by a keynote address and awards presentation. The symposium and keynote address is free and open to the public.

Teryl Dobbs

Canceled: Visiting music education scholar to present lecture March 4

2/24/14

The lecture listed below has been canceled due to winter weather travel difficulties:

Teryl Dobbs, chair of the music education area at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will visit the Penn State School of Music at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, to present a lecture titled "Trauma, Music-Making, and Musical Remembrance: What Survivor Testimonies Reveal about Making Music in Theresienstadt." The lecture is free and open to the public.

Curator of New Museum for Contemporary Art to give Dickson Memorial lecture

10/14/13

Johanna Burton, Keith Haring Director and curator of education and public engagement at the New Museum for Contemporary Art, New York, will give a public lecture, “Taking the Temperature of the Room,” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, in 112 Borland Building on the Penn State University Park campus.

Penn State Glee Club

Young male singers join with the Glee Club for Men of Song

10/14/13

The culminating performance of Penn State's annual "Men of Song" festival will occur at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, in Esber Recital Hall. "Men of Song" brings together more than 100 young men representing Pennsylvania middle schools and high schools to join with the Penn State Glee Club in a celebration of male choral singing. The festival choir will conducted by Christopher Kiver. Free admission.

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Flutist to perform October 20

10/14/13

Bart Feller, professor of flute at Rutgers University and principal flutist of the New Jersey Symphony, New York City Opera, and Santa Fe Opera Orchestra, will present a guest recital as a special event of Penn State Flute Day on Sunday, October 20 at 1:00 p.m. in Esber Recital Hall. Feller will be accompanied by pianist Ann Deighton, and assisted by Penn State faculty flute professor Naomi Seidman. Free admission.

Capitol Quartet

Capitol Quartet to perform Oct. 7

10/1/13

The Capitol Quartet, including Penn State School of Music faculty member David Stambler, will perform a concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, in the intimate space of Eisenhower Chapel. Admission is free. They will also be performing an educational program at State College Area High School on October 7 at 11:45am.

Essence of Joy

Essence of Joy presents annual Homecoming program Oct. 13

10/1/13

Penn State's Essence of Joy will present its annual Homecoming concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, in Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus. Titled "We Are the Dream," the performance will feature repertoire from the African and African-American choral traditions.

Centre Dimensions Jazz Ensemble

'Dimensions in Jazz' kicks off performance season, Oct. 13

10/1/13

The Penn State School of Music will present "Dimensions in Jazz" at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, in Esber Recital Hall on the University Park campus. The first performance of the year for Penn State's three jazz "big bands," the concert will feature each band playing arrangements by Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman and Duke Ellington, among others.

Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra

Oct. 10 Philharmonic Concert to feature pianist Steven Smith

10/1/13

The Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra will present its first concert of the 2013-14 season at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, in Eisenhower Auditorium on the University Park campus. The performance will feature Brahms "Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 83" with piano soloist Steven Smith. This performance caps off an exceptional 42-year performance career for Smith, who will retire from the School of Music in spring 2014. The Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Gerardo Edelstein.

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