Category Archives: Music

Extra Credit Opportunity: Austrian Organist

the Fisk Organ Recital Series, in cooperation with the Southeast Kansas Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, will present Austrian organist Wolfgang Reisinger in concert this Sunday, November 6, at 3 pm in McCray Recital Hall. Dr. Reisinger serves as director of music for the Archdiocese of Vienna and is one of that country’s premiere artist/teachers. He has prepared a very interesting program of diverse organ literature, and he will conclude the concert in typical European style, with an extended improvisation. This concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Susan Marchant in the Department of Music (x4476).

Extra Credit Opportunity: Diwali Night

Namaste and Hello Everyone !!!
The much awaited Diwali Event by the Indian Student Association is almost near.
The Diwali Night would be at the Crimson and Gold Ballroom, on 6th November, 2011 from 05:00 PM until 06:30 PM.
The event would feature Indian cultural events such as Bhangra Dance, Bollywood Songs, Indian Ethnic Fashion Show, Fire Works Show, a delicious mouth watering Indian Cuisine and a lot more to look out for. Come, be part of it, and experience the Indian culture closely.
The tickets for the event would be available at the International Programs and Service Office, 118 Whitesitt Hall.
The tickets would be priced at $ 12.

Extra Credit Opportunity: Washington Garcia, piano

October 28, 2011

Born in Quito, Ecuador, Washington García holds a bachelor of music degree from the National Conservatory of Music in Ecuador, and master’s and doctoral degrees from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. He has been an active recitalist, soloist, and lecturer in prestigious venues in Switzerland, Austria, France, Spain, Hungary, Canada, Israel, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, Japan, China, Indonesia, Singapore, and the United States.
Dr. García served in the faculty of the Peabody Preparatory Department of the Johns Hopkins University and is currently Associate Professor of Piano at Texas State University-San Marcos, where he is the chair of the piano department and Founder and Director of the Texas State International Piano Festival. He also teaches at the Austin Chamber Music Festival.
Upcoming engagements include performances in Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Texas, Canada, Ecuador, and Taiwan.

All performances will be at 7:30 p.m. in McCray Recital Hall on the PSU campus.
Tickets are available at no charge to full-time PSU students with valid student ID.

Extra Credit Opportunity: Gilmar Goulart, Marimba recital

Mon, October 24 2011 07:35 PM – 08:35 PM, McCray Hall. Free Event.

The Pittsburg State University Department of Music will be hosting Dr. Gilmar Goulart, marimbist for a guest recital performance Monday evening, October 24th.  The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in McCray Recital Hall.  The performance is free and open to the public.
Dr. Goulart is being hosted on the PSU campus by the Department of Music percussion instructor Dr. James Clanton, and APEX Percussion, the student percussion organization on the PSU campus.  During his visit Dr. Goulart will be working with percussion and music students in private lesson and master classes sponsored by Sabian cymbals.
Gilmar Goulart is head of the Percussion Department at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil. He finished his DMA in 2001 at the University of Colorado at Boulder, with Douglas Walter; studied with Ian Wright at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, England; and Ney Rosauro in Santa Maria.
At the RNCM he became the first marimbist to be awarded the Professional Performance Diploma with Distinction. He also presented the British premiere of David Maslanka’s “Concerto for Marimba and Winds”, with the RNCM Wind Orchestra.  Goulart has recorded two CDs: “The World of Marimba”, (1998), and “The Moods of Marimba” (2006).
He has presented many Brazilian premieres and first recordings of important composers for percussion such as Christopher Deane, Eric Ewazen, James Ure. He has also commissioned works for solo marimba to composers from Brazil, USA, and Europe.  As a clinician, he has taught courses and seminars in Brazil and Argentina; and is commonly invited as a guest member in search committees and Master’s examinations in universities in Brazil.

Extra Credit Opportunity: Joe Alessi, Trombone

The name of Joseph Alessi is synonymous with excellence in matters related to trombone performance, and it is our great privilege to present this internationallyacclaimed artist on the Series. Mr. Alessi was appointed Principal Trombone of the New York Philharmonic in 1985. He has performed as a soloist with the Philharmonic, as well as with orchestral ensembles throughout the world. A distinguished pedagogue, he is on the faculty of the The Juilliard School, and his students now occupy posts with many major symphony orchestras in the U.S. and abroad.
Mr. Alessi’s discography includes many releases on the Summit record label, including the recent Trombonastics. His recording on the Bridge record label as soloist in George Crumb’s Starchild won a Grammy Award for 1999-2000. Other recordings featuring Mr. Alessi are with the Canadian Brass on Sony Classical and Philips Records

Sun, October 9 2011

7:30 p.m. in McCray Recital Hall on the PSU campus.
Tickets are available at no charge to full-time PSU students with valid student ID.

Extra Credit Opportunity: Jazz Ensembles

PSU Jazz Ensembles One and Two, Overman Student Center, Crimson & Gold Ballroom, You’ll hear music by Benny Carter, Thelonious Monk, Tom Kubis, Oliver Nelson and more. There will be standards like Straight No Chaser, spin offs like Which Craft?, and arrangements of traditional works like Andalusia, Down By the Riverside and America. Mon, October 3 2011 07:30 PM – 08:30 PM. Free.

Extra Credit: Jazz Ensembles

The PSU Jazz Ensembles 1 and 2 will be performing their final concert of the 2010-2011 season on Tuesday April 26th at 7:30 in Memorial Auditorium, 503 N. Pine. The concert is free and will feature a great variety of jazz music with pieces from the Les Hooper Band, Marie Schneider Jazz Ensemble, Maynard Ferguson Band, Stan Kenton Orchestra, Don Ellis, Duke Ellington and more. There will be something for everyone. Jazz 2 , under the direction of Dr. Todd Hastings and student assistant Aaron Shockley, will play the standards I Left My Heart in San Francisco, In a Sentimental Mood  and Dizzy Gillespie’s Manteca plus a new work by Wynton Marsalis titled Sanctified Blues as well as other great jazz works. Jazz 1, directed by Mr. Robert Kehle, will play several works including Wyrgly by New York composer Marie Schneider. They will take you musically to Turkey with Don Ellis’ In a Turkish Bath and then close with the standard  Mack the Knife from Kurt Weill’s Three Penny Opera. We hope you will attend this great concert.