Since 1984, choreographer and artistic director Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s Urban Bush Women has given expression to the vitality and boldness of African-American women.
Leonard Bernstein was not only one of the first American-born-and-educated conductors to become internationally famous, he was also a composer, a pianist, and an educator who transcended the classical music field to achieve iconic status in the twentieth century.
This coolest-ever rock-and-roll romp of three unlikely friends captures the droll humor and whimsy of the picture book series written by Penn State alumna Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Harry Bliss. Insects rule in the diaries of unlikely best friends Worm, Spider, and Fly.
Last season, a Schwab Auditorium crowd responded enthusiastically to the Danish String Quartet’s performance of classical music. But audience members got especially excited when violinist Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen led the foursome in arrangements of half a dozen Nordic folk tunes.
Sybarite5, returning to Penn State after its remarkable State College debut in 2016, is always on the lookout for new tunes and composers speaking with unique and relevant voices.
Escher String Quartet—an ensemble championed by Emerson String Quartet, Itzhak Perlman, and Pinchas Zukerman—makes its Penn State debut in a program featuring Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s String Quartet No. 23.
Hintz Family Alumni Center’s Robb Hall
Presented by the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State and the Penn State Alumni Association in partnership with the Blue & White Society, the PSU Music Service Club, and the Penn State Coffee Club.
The Escher String Quartet’s expressive performances combine unusual textual clarity with a rich, blended sound. Hear selections from the quartet's repertoire. Composer Anthony Cheung will also be present to discuss his work.
CANCELLED!
Hintz Family Alumni Center’s Robb Hall
Due to inclement conditions, and University closure, the Classical Coffeehouse has been cancelled.
Presented by the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State and the Penn State Alumni Association in partnership with the Blue & White Society, the PSU Music Service Club, and the Penn State Coffee Club.
Sybarite5, a string quintet that engages the senses and redefines the rules, has been described as “classical music’s most dynamic new music group.”
Hintz Family Alumni Center’s Robb Hall
Presented by the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State and the Penn State Alumni Association in partnership with the Blue & White Society, the PSU Music Service Club, and the Penn State Coffee Club.
Hailed as “the premier men’s vocal ensemble in the United States,” Cantus is acknowledged around the world for its programmatic versatility, artistic excellence, and charisma.
“Toronto audiences have become so accustomed to the spectacular and varied multimedia extravaganzas cooked up by the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra’s resident storyteller, Alison Mackay, that we sometimes forget how unique they are,” writes a critic for The Globe and Mail of Toronto.
