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1/18/2009- 11/29/2009
Threads of Change: The Transformation of African Textiles -
(Exhibition; )
MSU Museum - Main Gallery - Directions
Price: Free
Curated by educator and fabric artist Chris Worland, this exhibit of West African traditional and contemporary fabrics at the MSU Museum will include the work of three guest Artists-in-Residence (Kandioura Coulibaly and Boubacar Doumbia of Groupe Kasobane in Mali and American Janet Goldner) who will also participate February 2-16, 2009 in Worland's spring 2009 RCAH 291 Fabric Art Workshop and in several community outreach and engagement projects. Other linkages planned include gallery tours at the MSU Museum and RCAH workshop space for local community and school groups.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: MSU Museum and Residential College in the Arts and Humanities
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
5/10/2009- 12/31/2009
Tanzania in Deep Time -
(Exhibition; )
A View from the Rift Valley
MSU Museum - West Gallery - Directions
Time of Event: Weekdays 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Price: Free
Tanzania in Deep Time - A View from the Rift Valley documents an ongoing research project that has produced a series of exciting fossil discoveries from the Rukwa Rift Basin of western Tanzania, in the African continent. The research and the exhibit are collaborative projects being carried out by a team of researchers that includes the MSU Museum, Ohio University, Southern Utah University, and Tanzanian collaborators and students from the University of Dar es Salaam. A bilingual (KiSwahili and English) version of the exhibit first opened at the National Museum of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam, and now companion exhibits are set for the U.S. - in East Lansing and Athens, Ohio - as well as regional sites in Tanzania, including the cities of Arusha and Mbeya. The project was funded by a National Science Foundation grant aimed not only at the research questions being addressed, but also at achieving a broader impact through interpreting the research to the public.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: MSU Museum
Contact: (517) 355-2370 pr@museum.msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
11/17/2009- 11/22/2009
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
(Department of Theatre) -
(Performance or production; )
By Dale Wasserman; adapted from the novel by Ken Kesey
Pasant Theatre - Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 7:30, Friday and Saturday 8:00, Sunday 2:00
Price: General Admission: $15, Seniors and Faculty: $13, Students: $10
One Flew East--- One Flew West---
The iconic characters from Ken Kesey's novel are thrillingly brought to life onstage in Dale Wasserman's script. New asylum inmate, R. P. McMurphy, is placed under the watchful eye of Nurse Ratched. Tensions mount as he gains the allegiance of his fellow patients, leading to the play's shattering conclusion.
Directed by Rob Roznowski
Guest Scene Designer: Rob Odorisio (Art Director of CBS' Guiding Light)
Director pre-show talk Sunday, November 22, 2009 @ 1:15 PM
Talk Back on Thursday, November 19, 2009. (Following the performance)
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Theatre
Contact: theatre@msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
11/21/2009
MSU Opera Theatre and Symphony Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
opera, vocal music; orchestral music
Concert Auditorium, Auditorium Rd., MSU Campus, E. Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: $20, $18, $10, tickets available from Wharton Center Box Office only. (800) WHARTON
Susannah, one of the most often-produced American operas, is Carlisle Floyd's retelling of the biblical story of Susannah and the Elders set in rural Tennessee. Written in the 1950s in response to the McCarthyism rampant at that time, the musical drama tells the tale of a young woman shunned by her community and victimized by the very preacher who seeks to save her soul.
Raphael Jimenez - conductor
Melanie Helton - stage director
A preview lecture will be held 45 minutes before each performance. Reserved seating only.
This event is open to the public.
11/22/2009
***CANCELED***Robert van Sice, percussion -
(Performance or production; )
guest artist recital
Hart Recital Hall, Music Building (Room 125) - Directions
Time of Event: 2:00 p.m.
Price: free
More info: Robert van Sice
This event is open to the public.
11/22/2009
MSU Opera Theatre and Symphony Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
opera, vocal music; orchestral music
Concert Auditorium, Auditorium Rd., MSU Campus, E. Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 3:00 p.m.
Price: $25, $20, $15, available from Wharton Center Box Office only. (800) WHARTON.
Susannah, one of the most often-produced American operas, is Carlisle Floyd's retelling of the biblical story of Susannah and the Elders set in rural Tennessee. Written in the 1950s in response to the McCarthyism rampant at that time, the musical drama tells the tale of a young woman shunned by her community and victimized by the very preacher who seeks to save her soul.
Raphael Jimenez - conductor
Melanie Helton - stage director
A preview lecture will be held 45 minutes before each performance. Reserved seating only.
This event is open to the public.
11/22/2009
Trombone Choir -
(Performance or production; )
chamber music
Community Music School, 841-B Timberlane St., East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: free
This event is open to the public.
11/22/2009
Violin Studio Recital -
(Performance or production; )
studio recital
Hart Recital Hall, Music Building (Room 125) - Directions
Time of Event: 6:00 p.m.
Price: free
Link to bio: Walter Verdehr
This event is open to the public.
11/23/2009
Jazz Octet I and II -
(Performance or production; )
jazz music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
11/30/2009
Viola Studio Recital -
(Performance or production; )
studio recital
Hart Recital Hall, Music Building (Room 125) - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: free
Link to bio: Yuri Gandelsman
This event is open to the public.
11/30/2009- 12/4/2009
Jennifer Ganzhorn -
(Exhibition; )
Exhibition
Michigan State- Kresge Art Center, Gallery 114 - Directions
Time of Event: 8-5pm
Price: free
Bachelor of Fine Arts students, in their final year of study, present their creative research in a series of solo exhibitions.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Art and Art History
Contact: Michelle Word- wordmich@msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
11/30/2009- 1/8/2010
Santa Claus is Coming to Town! -
(Exhibition; )
MSU MUSEUM CURATOR CREATES SANTA EXHIBITS FOR CAMPUS, COMMUNITY
MSU Museum and various locations - Directions
Price: free
Michigan State University Museum Curator of History Val Roy Berryman is making a list and checking it twice for seven Santa-themed exhibits around the MSU campus and community this holiday season.
Berryman has been collecting Christmas-related artifacts for more than 25 years, including advertising and promotional items, illustrations, cards, packaging, figurines, decorations and other Kris Kringle collectibles. Over the years, he has shared his personal collections - showcasing Christmas traditions from around the world. The exhibits are slated to be installed by Monday, Nov. 30, with a special downtown Lansing exhibit up in time for Lansing's Silver Bells in the City on Friday, Nov. 20.
On the MSU campus:
Crackers & Biscuits, An English Christmas -- MSU Museum
A Merry Dairy Christmas - Anthony Hall Dairy Store
Christmas Around the Globe -- MSU Student Union Building
Santa Takes a Break - Spartan Stadium Tower, 4th Floor (University Advancement)
Around town:
Where's Santa - MSU Federal Credit Union headquarters, 3777 West Road, East Lansing
Signs of Santa -- Knapp's Building, 300 S. Washington Square, Lansing
TAKAAN, Christmas From the Philippines -- Williamston Depot Museum, 369 W. Grand River Avenue, Williamston
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: MSU Museum
Contact: pr@museum.msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
12/2/2009
Musique 21 (series) -
(Performance or production; )
new music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: free
Richard Illman - faculty artist
Jolivet - Concerto for Trumpet No. 2
Adams - Son of Chamber Symphony
Ralph Jimenez - music director/conductor
Musique 21 is a contemporary music ensemble devoted to the performance of works written by composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. It provides audiences with unique sounds and timbres that have been developed throughout the contemporary era of music.
This event is open to the public.
12/2/2009
College of Arts & Letters 2009 Signature Lecture -
(Lecture, presentation, reading, or discussion; )
An Evening with Ken Burns
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: $20.00 (Free for MSU faculty and students with corresponding valid MSU ID.)
Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns will be the featured speaker of the College of Arts and Letters Signature Lecture Series at 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in the Cobb Great Hall at MSU's Wharton Center. Burns will be appearing at MSU shortly after the release of his latest film, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, a six-episode series to be aired on PBS beginning September 27. Burns has made films for more than 30 years, and since his Academy Award nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, went on to direct, research, write, film, edit, act in, and produce nearly 20 historical documentaries. Tickets for the Ken Burns Signature Lecture will be available through the Wharton Center box office beginning October 5. MSU faculty and currently enrolled MSU students will be able to pick up 2 free tickets for the event with their corresponding ID card.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: MSU Federal Credit Union
Contact: events@cal.msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
12/3/2009
Philharmonic Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
orchestra music
Fairchild Theatre, Auditorium Rd., MSU Campus - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Lalo - Norwegian Rhapsody
Larsson - Trombone Concertino (soloist to be announced)
Wiren - Serenade for Strings
Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
This event is open to the public.
12/4/2009- 12/5/2009
Preservation Hall Jazz Band: A Creole Christmas -
(Performance or production; )
Wharton Center: Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00pm
Price: $38.00
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of
*There will be two (2) performance dates: Dec. 4, 2009 and Dec. 5, 2009. Both shows will begin at 8:00PM.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: 92.9 WJZL
Contact: Bob Hoffman, hoffma95, 517-432-2000
This event is open to the public.
12/5/2009
The Piano Performance (MUS 349 Class Recital) -
(Performance or production; )
group studio recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 4:00 p.m.
Price: free
This event is open to the public.
12/5/2009
MSU's Home for the Holidays -
(Performance or production; )
Showcase Series concert
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: $25, $20, $15, available from Wharton Center Box Office only. (800) WHARTON.
Celebrate the spirit of the season with a festive evening of classic holiday songs showcasing the talents of MSU's Symphony Orchestra, Men's and Women's Glee Clubs, and the Grammy Award-winning MSU Children's Choir. This event, one of mid-Michigan's favorite holiday traditions, offers a heartwarming evening full of perennial favorites for the whole family.
This event is open to the public.
12/6/2009
Chamber Music Recital -
(Performance or production; )
studio recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 2:00 p.m.
Price: free
Link to bio: I-Fu Wang
This event is open to the public.
12/6/2009
Wind Symphony and Spartan Youth Wind Symphony -
(Performance or production; )
band music
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 3:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Guest composer - Steven Bryant
Wind Symphony
Stravinsky - Symphonies of Wind Instruments
Bryant - Ecstatic Waters
Combined Wind Symphony/Spartan Youth Wind Symphony
Moussorgsky/Ravel/Hindsley - Pictures at an Exhibition
This event is open to the public.
12/6/2009
Click Clack Moo -
(Performance or production; )
Wharton Center: Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 1:30pm/4:00pm
Price: $8.00
All day long Farmer Brown hears “click clack moo, clickety clackety moo...” The cows are typing and protesting their working conditions! Will Farmer Brown give in to the animals’ demands, in this hilariously “moo-ving” new musical about compromise? Based on the award-winning book by Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin, Click Clack Moo is performed by Theatreworks
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Bob Hoffman, hoffma95, 517-432-2000
This event is for children or youth.
12/7/2009
Ava Ordman, trombone -
(Performance or production; )
studio recital
Music Building, room 120 - Directions
Time of Event: 6:00 p.m.
Price: free
Link to bio: Ava Ordman
Sponsored By: College of Music
This event is open to the public.
12/7/2009- 12/11/2009
Graphic Design Group Exhibit -
(Exhibition; )
Michigan State- Kresge Art Center, Gallery 114 - Directions
Time of Event: 8-5pm
Price: free
Bachelor of Fine Arts students, in their final year of study, present their creative research in a series of solo exhibitions.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Art and Art History
Contact: Michelle Word- wordmich@msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
12/7/2009
Jazz Orchestras I and II -
(Performance or production; )
jazz music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
12/7/2009
Horn Studio Recital -
(Performance or production; )
studio recital
Hart Recital Hall, Music Building, MSU Campus - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: free
Link to bio: Janine Gaboury
This event is open to the public.
12/8/2009
Women's Chamber Ensemble, Chamber Choir, and Collegiate Choir -
(Performance or production; )
choral music
Plymouth Congregational Church, 2001 Grand River Ave., Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
12/8/2009- 12/13/2009
Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" -
(Performance or production; )
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center - Directions
Price: $67.50 - $31.50
Additional Information: Link
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
12/8/2009- 12/13/2009
Irving Berlin's White Christmas -
(Performance or production; )
Wharton Center: Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Price: $67.50 - $31.50
The classic holiday tradition WHITE CHRISTMAS comes to the stage at last, as a brand new Irving Berlin musical direct from Broadway and opening at Wharton Center this December. Brimming with such Berlin hits as “Blue Skies,” “How Deep is the Ocean?” and, of course, the unforgettable title song. Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS tells the story of two showbiz buddies putting on a show in a magical Vermont inn and finding their perfect mates in the bargain. Full of dancing, laughter and some of the greatest songs ever written, Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS promises to be a merry and bright theatrical experience for the whole family!
Dec. 8, 9, 10 7:30 PM
Dec. 11 8:00PM
Dec. 12 2:00PM, 8:00PM
Dec. 13 1:00PM, 6:30PM
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Auto-Owners Insurance Company, Foster, Swift, Collins, & Smith, P.C. and Palmer, Bush, & Jensen Family Funeral Homes.
Contact: Bob Hoffman, hoffma95, 517-432-2000
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
12/11/2009- 12/13/2009
FRESHMAN SHOWCASE
(Department of Theatre) -
(Performance or production; )
3rd Annual Event
Auditorium Arena Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: Friday 8:00, Saturday 2:00 and 8:00, Sunday 2:00
Price: All Tickets $8
The 3rd annual event designed to introduce MSU's newest actors and technicians to the community
A collection of scenes and monologues that will showcase all freshman actors and designers in the Department of Theatre. This event was designed to introduce our newest members so that audiences may chart their growth during their time at MSU.
Directed by Christina Traister
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Theatre
Contact: theatre@msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
12/12/2009
Chamber Music Recital -
(Performance or production; )
studio recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 2:00 p.m.
Price: free
Link to bio: I-Fu Wang
This event is open to the public.
12/13/2009
Chamber Music Recital -
(Performance or production; )
studio recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 2:00 p.m.
Price: free
Link to bio: I-Fu Wang
This event is open to the public.
12/13/2009
Choral Union Messiah Sing-Along -
(Performance or production; )
choral music
Edgewood United Church, 469 N. Hagadorn, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 7:00 p.m.
Price: $10
Scores available for purchase at the door.
Handel - Messiah, Part I
This event is open to the public.
12/14/2009- 12/18/2009
Graphic Design Group Exhibit -
(Exhibition; )
Michigan State- Kresge Art Center, Gallery 114 - Directions
Time of Event: 8-5pm
Price: free
Bachelor of Fine Arts students, in their final year of study, present their creative research in a series of solo exhibitions.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Art and Art History
Contact: Michelle Word- wordmich@msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
12/18/2009
The Rat Pack is Back! -
()
Wharton Center: Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00pm
Price: $45 - $25
Celebrate the holidays with this spirited tribute to the swingin’, free-wheeling sounds of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin and Joey Bishop. Recreating one of the famous “Summit at the Sands” hotel shows, THE RAT PACK IS BACK features uncanny vocal recreations, unbridled humor, and a hot, live big band that sends audiences straight back to the coolest time in history. Hits include “That’s Amore,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Mr. Bojangles,” and many more.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: by APCapital, Marketing Resource Group and Merrill Lynch
Contact: Bob Hoffman, hoffma95, 517-432-2000
This event is open to the public.
12/19/2009
The Rat Pack is Back! -
()
Wharton Center: Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00pm
Price: $45 - $25
Celebrate the holidays with this spirited tribute to the swingin’, free-wheeling sounds of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin and Joey Bishop. Recreating one of the famous “Summit at the Sands” hotel shows, THE RAT PACK IS BACK features uncanny vocal recreations, unbridled humor, and a hot, live big band that sends audiences straight back to the coolest time in history. Hits include “That’s Amore,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Mr. Bojangles,” and many more. See why The Las Vegas Sun writes, “This is as close as anyone has come to capturing the feeling of the real thing.”
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: by APCapital, Marketing Resource Group and Merrill Lynch.
Contact: Bob Hoffman, hoffma95, 517-432-2000
This event is open to the public.
12/19/2009
A Jazzy Little Christmas -
(Performance or production; )
Showcase Series concert
Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: $25, available from Wharton Center Box Office only. (800) WHARTON
Join the MSU Professors of Jazz as they celebrate the holiday season with jazzy renditions of their own holiday favorites. Led by artistic director and acclaimed jazz bassist Rodney Whitaker, these world-class musicians and faculty members of the MSU jazz studies program are sure to whip up a magical night for all.
A Jazzy Little Christmas is generously sponsored by Ken and Sandy Beall.
This event is open to the public.
1/8/2010
Moscow Festival Ballet: Coppélia -
(Performance or production; )
Wharton Center: Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00pm
Price: $38.00 - $25
The Moscow Festival ballet was founded in 1989 when legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Radchenko sought to realize his vision of a company which would bring together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within the framework of Russian classic ballet. Leading dancers from across
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Michigan State Medical Society
Contact: Bob Hoffman, hoffma95, 517-432-2000
This event is open to the public.
1/8/2010
Girls Night: The Musical -
(Performance or production; )
Wharton Center: Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00pm
Price: $37.50
Girls Night: The Musical has earned rave reviews and packed theaters throughout the
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Bob Hoffman, hoffma95, 517-432-2000
This event is open to the public.
1/9/2010
Girls Night: The Musical -
(Performance or production; )
Wharton Center: Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 2:00pm
Price: $37.50
Girls Night: The Musical has earned rave reviews and packed theaters throughout the
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Bob Hoffman, hoffma95, 517-432-2000
This event is open to the public.
1/9/2010
Girls Night: The Musical -
(Performance or production; )
Wharton Center: Pasant Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00pm
Price: $37.50
Girls Night: The Musical has earned rave reviews and packed theaters throughout the
Additional Information: Link
Contact: Bob Hoffman, hoffma95, 517-432-2000
This event is open to the public.
1/11/2010
Jan Eberle, oboe -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Hart Recital Hall, Music Building (Room 125) - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Jan Eberle
Vivace Shuttle Service available. More info.
This event is open to the public.
1/12/2010
Richard Fracker, tenor -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Richard Fracker
This event is open to the public.
1/17/2010
Alumni Violin Festival - master classes -
(Training, workshop, or class; Conference or seminar; )
lecture, master class, seminar
Hart Recital Hall, Music Building (Room 125) - Directions
Time of Event: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Price: free
This event is open to the public.
1/17/2010
Alumni Violin Festival Concert -
(Performance or production; )
guest artist recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 3:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
1/17/2010
Jazz: Spirituals, Prayer and Protest Concert -
(Performance or production; )
jazz music
Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 3:00 p.m.
Price: free
"Faith," a commemorative concert celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., featuring Jazz Orchestra I and II, Vocal Jazz Ensemble I, and Voices of Total Praise gospel choir performing Donald Byrd's Cristo Redentor Suite.
Part of MSU's 30th Annual MLK Commemorative Celebration
Must have ticket to enter. Tickets available at the Wharton Center Box Office, only. (800)WHARTON, whartoncenter.com.
This event is open to the public.
1/18/2010
Alumni Violin Festival Concert, featuring Diane Monroe, violin -
(Performance or production; )
guest artist recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 3:00 p.m.
Price: free
Guest artist: Diane Monroe, violin [more info]
Musical Expressions from 1929-1968: Classical and jazz written during the lifetime of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This event is open to the public.
1/20/2010
Esperanza Spalding -
(Performance or production; )
Wharton Center: Cobb Great Hall - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30pm
Price: $35
If “Esperanza” is the Spanish word for hope, then Esperanza Spalding could not have been given a more fitting name. She will, in fact, challenge and expand your perceptions of jazz, and might well be the hope for the future of jazz and instrumental music. Blessed with uncanny instrumental chops, a multi-lingual voice that is part angel and part siren, and a natural beauty that borders on the hypnotic, the “20-something” prodigy-turned-pro takes a completely fresh and refreshing approach to jazz by incorporating the rich traditions of soul, pop, world music and so much more.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: William Wright endowment for new works and initiatives
Contact: Bob Hoffman, hoffma95, 517-432-2000
This event is open to the public.
1/23/2010
Harlem Globetrotters -
(Performance or production; )
2010 World Tour
Breslin Student Events Center - Directions
Time of Event: 7:00 p.m.
Price: $78.00 for courtside, $40.00 VIP, $23 & $16 for concourse, plus applicable fees.
On Sale Now
Now in their 84th consecutive season of touring the world, the Globetrotters’ high-flying show features some of the most extraordinary athletes and entertainers on the planet - including Big Easy Lofton and Flight Time Lang, who are starring in the Emmy Award-winning CBS reality hit, "The Amazing Race;" the always hilarious Special K Daley; dribbling magician Scooter Christensen; and ball handling wizards Handles Franklin and Ant Atkinson.
Tickets available at the Breslin Center ticket office, online at breslincenter.com or by phone at 517-432-5000. Discounts may apply.
Additional Information: Link
Contact: 517-432-5000
This event is open to the public.
1/26/2010
Alan Nathan, piano, with Sangmi Lim, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Alan Nathan
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
1/26/2010
AAH Guest Lecture: -
(Exhibition; )
Andy Shaw
KAC, 108 - Directions
Time of Event: 7:00pm
Price: Free
Philadelphia-based potter Andy Shaw celebrates function in his meticulously crafted work. His tableware combines purity and simplicity with the complexity of pattern and texture. Shaw is the recipient of an Evelyn Shapiro Fellowship at The Clay Studio in Pennsylvania. Most recently, his tableware was in the 2009 Australian Ceramics Triennale.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Art and Art History
Contact: Michelle Word- wordmich@msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
1/28/2010- 2/7/2010
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU
(Department of Theatre) -
(Performance or production; )
By Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
Auditorium Arena Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: Thursdays 7:30, Fridays and Saturdays 8:00, Saturdays and Sundays 2:00
Price: General Admission: $12; Seniors and Faculty: $10; Students: $8
We've all got our health, and as far as anything else is concerned...
Family members in the midst of financial difficulties prove that the bond holding them together is stronger than any depression in Kaufman and Hart's comedy You Can't Take it With You. The title adage of this idiosyncratic clan is put to the test by the government, greedy bankers, and class differences. This classic American play is directed by MSU Alum, Williamston Theatre's John Lepard.
Directed by John Lepard (Executive
Director of Williamston Theatre)
Director pre-show talk Sunday, February 7, 2010 @ 1:15 PM
Talk Back on Thursday, January 28, 2010. (Following the performance)
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Theatre
Contact: theatre@msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
1/28/2010
Philharmonic Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
orchestra music
Fairchild Theatre, Auditorium Rd., MSU Campus - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Hahn - Overture to the operetta Mozart
Godard - Suite for Flute and Orchestra (soloist to be announced)
Grieg - Two Elegiac Melodies
Borodin - Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
This event is open to the public.
1/29/2010
Yuri Gandelsman, viola, Suren Bagratuni, cello, and Ralph Votapek, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Yuri Gandelsman
Link to bio: Suren Bagratuni
Link to bio: Ralph Votapek
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
1/30/2010
Joseph Lulloff, saxophone, Ron Newman, piano, and friends -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Joseph Lulloff
Link to bio: Ron Newman
Featuring a new commission by Ron Newman
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
1/31/2010
MSU Schubertiade 2010 -
(Performance or production; )
opera, vocal music
Hart Recital Hall, Music Building (Room 125) - Directions
Time of Event: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Works by Franz Schubert
This event is open to the public.
1/31/2010
Schubertiade 2010 -
(Performance or production; )
opera, vocal music
Hart Recital Hall, Music Building (Room 125) - Directions
Time of Event: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Works by Franz Schubert
Vivace Shuttle Service available. More info.
This event is open to the public.
2/4/2010
Paul Roczek, violin -
(Performance or production; )
guest artist recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
More info: Paul Roczek
This event is open to the public.
2/6/2010
Symphony Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
orchestra music
East Lansing High School Center for the Performing Arts, 509 Burcham Dr., East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Raphael Jimenez - guest conductor
Yuri Gandelsman - faculty artist
Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture
Walton - Viola Concerto
Elgar - Enigma Variations
This event is open to the public.
2/9/2010
Caroline Hartig, clarinet, and Deborah Moriarty, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Caroline Hartig
Link to bio: Deborah Moriarty
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
2/11/2010
Wind Symphony -
(Performance or production; )
band music
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Jan Eberle - faculty artist
Puts - Millennium Canons
Pann - Hold this Boy and Listen
Higdon - Oboe Concerto
Dahl - Sinfonietta
Ginastera - Danza Final
This event is open to the public.
2/14/2010
Melanie Helton, soprano, and Alan Nathan, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 3:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Melanie Helton
Link to bio: Alan Nathan
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
2/14/2010
Concert Band and Chamber Winds -
(Performance or production; )
band music
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 3:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
2/15/2010
Jazz Octet III and IV -
(Performance or production; )
jazz music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
2/18/2010
Concert Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
orchestra music
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Vaughan Williams - English Folk Song Suite
Bridge - Norse Legend
Hovhaness - And God Created Great Whales
Elgar - Nimrod from Enigma Variations
Walton - Crown Imperial Coronation March
This event is open to the public.
2/18/2010
AAH Guest Lecture: -
(Exhibition; )
Anne Bush
S. Kedzie, 107 - Directions
Time of Event: 7:00pm
Price: Free
Chair of the design program at the University of Hawaii, artist Anne Bush creates site-specific installations that question the role of design in the construction of knowledge. Her art and critical writing on design history and theory has been recognized by AIGA, Design Issues, Print Magazine, and I.D. Magazine.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Art and Art History
Contact: Michelle Word- wordmich@msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
2/19/2010
Musique 21 (series) -
(Performance or production; )
new music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: free
Rod Nelman - faculty artist
Norman - Gran Turismo
Puts - Einstein on Mercer Street
Ralph Jimenez - music director/conductor
Musique 21 is a contemporary music ensemble devoted to the performance of works written by composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. It provides audiences with unique sounds and timbres that have been developed throughout the contemporary era of music.
This event is open to the public.
2/20/2010
Vocal Jazz Day at MSU -
(Performance or production; )
jazz music
Music Building - Directions
Time of Event: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Price: Registration fee: $25 per soloist. No charge for observers.
Join MSU Jazz Professor Sunny Wilkinson and visiting high school jazz singers for a day of performances, clinics, and workshops celebrating the solo jazz singer.
This event is open to the public.
2/20/2010
Vocal Jazz Day at MSU: Evening Concert -
(Performance or production; )
jazz music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
The culmination of the Vocal Jazz Day at MSU, this concert will feature selected high school soloists as well as guest artists.
This event is open to the public.
2/21/2010
University Chorale -
(Performance or production; )
choral music
St. Mary Cathedral, 219 Seymour Ave., Lansing, MI
Time of Event: 7:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Palestrina - Pope Marcellus Mass with Gregorian Chant Propers
This event is open to the public.
2/21/2010
MSU Museum Annual Chocolate Party Benefit -
(Reception or special event; )
Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center - Directions
Time of Event: 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Price: $30 - $75
Elaborate and edible chocolate masterpieces created by the area's finest chefs along with samples to savor from local bakeries and shops; all benefiting care and preservation of the MSU Museum's natural history and culture collections; order tickets online at museum.msu.edu
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: MSU Museum
Contact: Mike Secord 517-432-4655 secordm@msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
2/22/2010
Open Studio Tours -
(Training, workshop, or class; )
KAC - Directions
Price: Free
Please enter a description for this event. (Under 100 Words)
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Art and Art History
Contact: Michelle Word- wordmich@msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
2/22/2010
Jazz Octet I and II -
(Performance or production; )
jazz music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
2/23/2010
Mark Sullivan, Composition -
(Performance or production; )
studio recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: free
Link to bio: Mark Sullivan
This event is open to the public.
2/23/2010- 2/28/2010
DANCING IN OUR TIME
(Department of Theatre) -
(Performance or production; )
Artistic Director: Sherrie Barr
RCAH Auditorium in Snyder-Phillips Hall - Directions
Time of Event: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 7:30, Friday and Saturday 8:00, Saturday and Sunday 2:00
Price: General Admission: $12; Seniors and Faculty: $10; Students: $8
A time to laugh … a time to embrace … a time to dance. - José Limón
Dancing In Our Time, under the artistic direction of Sherrie Barr. Come and experience a mélange of styles and choreographic premieres. This concert exposes the audience to the gravity defying world of dance and features choreography by Provost Visiting Faculty Artist, Jin-Wen Yu.
Artistic Director: Sherrie Barr
Resident Choreographers: Sherrie Barr and Joni Starr
Guest Choreographers including Carolyn Pavlick, Heather Vaughan Southard and Jin-Wen Yu (Provost Visiting Faculty Program)
Artistic Director pre-show talk Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 1:15 PM
Talk Back on Thursday, February 25, 2010. (Following the performance)
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Theatre
Contact: theatre@msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
2/25/2010
Campus Bands -
(Performance or production; )
band music
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
2/25/2010
Justin O'Dell, clarinet -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Justin O'Dell
This event is open to the public.
2/26/2010
Professors of Jazz -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
More info: Professors of Jazz
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
2/27/2010
Symphony Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
orchestra music
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Janine Gaboury - faculty artist
Schumann - Overture to Manfred
Mozart - Horn Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6
This event is open to the public.
2/28/2010
Janine Gaboury, horn, Philip Sinder, tuba, and Derek Polischuk, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 3:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Janine Gaboury
Link to bio: Philip Sinder
Link to bio: Derek Polischuk
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
2/28/2010
Dmitri Berlinsky, violin -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Dmitri Berlinsky
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
3/1/2010
Panayis Lyras, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Panayis Lyras
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
3/2/2010
Symphony Band -
(Performance or production; )
band music
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Beethoven - Rondino
Mendelssohn - Overture for Band
Markowski - Turkey in the Straw
Hutcheson - TBA
Ives - Country Band March
This event is open to the public.
3/4/2010
Philharmonic Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
orchestra music
Fairchild Theatre, Auditorium Rd., MSU Campus - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Schumann - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (soloist to be announced)
Vaughan Williams - Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol
This event is open to the public.
3/16/2010
Mark Sullivan, Composition -
(Performance or production; )
studio recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: free
Link to bio: Mark Sullivan
This event is open to the public.
3/18/2010
Wind Symphony -
(Performance or production; )
band music
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Michael Kroth - faculty artist
Shostakovich - Two Scarlatti Pieces
Debussy/Patterson - The Engulfed Cathedral
Bassett - Wood and Reed Transformed
Maslanka - A Child's Garden of Dreams
This event is open to the public.
3/19/2010
Cello Plus... Chamber Music Series -
(Performance or production; )
chamber music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
10th annual chamber music festival featuring international guest artists and MSU College of Music faculty members.
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
3/20/2010- 4/2/2010
Master of Fine Arts Exhibition -
(Exhibition; )
Kresge Art Museum - Directions
Time of Event: 7:00pm
Price: Free
Opening Reception: Friday, March 19 – 7:00 to 9:00
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Art and Art History
Contact: Michelle Word- wordmich@msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
3/21/2010
Cello Plus... Chamber Music Series -
(Performance or production; )
chamber music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 3:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
10th annual chamber music festival featuring international guest artists and MSU College of Music faculty members.
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
3/22/2010
Vocal Jazz Ensemble I and II -
(Performance or production; )
jazz music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
3/23/2010
Cello Plus... Chamber Music Series -
(Performance or production; )
chamber music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
10th annual chamber music festival featuring international guest artists and MSU College of Music faculty members
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
3/23/2010
Cello Plus... Chamber Music Series -
(Performance or production; )
chamber music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
10th annual chamber music festival featuring international guest artists and MSU College of Music faculty members
This event is open to the public.
3/23/2010- 3/28/2010
IN THE BLOOD
(Department of Theatre) -
(Performance or production; )
By Suzan-Lori Parks
Auditorium Arena Theatre - Directions
Time of Event: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 7:30, Friday and Saturday 8:00, Saturday and Sunday 2:00
Price: All Tickets $8
Suffering is an enormous turn on.
In the Blood by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks showcases her unique verbal agility and poetic vision. In the Blood is a retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Rather than indicting Puritan society, Ms. Parks shows us a world of social services unequipped to help the modern day Hester Prynne. The play is an examination of fault, blame and honor. Ms. Parks will be discussing her work on campus April 5th.
Directed by Ann Folino White
Director pre-show talk Sunday, March 28, 2010 @ 1:15 PM
Talk Back on Thursday, March 25, 2010. (Following the performance)
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Theatre
Contact: theatre@msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
3/23/2010
Ilya Kaler, violin -
(Performance or production; )
guest artist recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 1:00 p.m.
Price: free
Sponsored By: College of Music
This event is open to the public.
3/25/2010
Cello Plus... Chamber Music Series -
(Performance or production; )
chamber music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
10th annual chamber music festival featuring international guest artists and MSU College of Music faculty members.
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
3/26/2010
MSU Opera Theatre and Symphony Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
opera, vocal music; orchestral music
Concert Auditorium, Auditorium Rd., MSU Campus, E. Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: $20, $18, $10, tickets available from Wharton Center Box Office only. (800) WHARTON
Romeo et Juliette,Charles Gounod's timeless setting of Shakespeare's romantic tragedy is filled with fabulous melodies, soaring duets, and great choral music. Throw in sword fights, poison, and true love, and you've got the well-loved tale of two star-crossed lovers and their untimely end. Sung in French with English surtitles.
Raphael Jimenez - conductor
Melanie Helton - stage director
A preview lecture will be held 45 minutes before each performance. Reserved seating only.
This event is open to the public.
3/26/2010
MSU Museum Wine Tasting Benefit -
(Reception or special event; )
Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Price: $40
Come sample and savor an array of fine wines as the Greater Lansing Vintners Club and the Michigan State University Museum present the annual MSU Museum Wine Tasting Benefit. Live music, hearty appetizers, silent auction and more. The event will feature more than 100 varieties of wines from Michigan vintners, as well as national and international selections. An informal, walk-around set-up lets guests casually sample different wines, and vendor representatives will be on hand to answer questions. The evening also features hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction and door prizes. The event benefits MSU Museum programs.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: MSU Museum
Contact: Mike Secord 517-432-4655 secordm@msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
3/27/2010
MSU Opera Theatre and Symphony Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
opera, vocal music; orchestral music
Concert Auditorium, Auditorium Rd., MSU Campus, E. Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: $20, $18, $10, tickets available from Wharton Center Box Office only. (800) WHARTON
Romeo et Juliette,Charles Gounod's timeless setting of Shakespeare's romantic tragedy is filled with fabulous melodies, soaring duets, and great choral music. Throw in sword fights, poison, and true love, and you've got the well-loved tale of two star-crossed lovers and their untimely end. Sung in French with English surtitles.
Raphael Jimenez - conductor
Melanie Helton - stage director
A preview lecture will be held 45 minutes before each performance. Reserved seating only.
This event is open to the public.
3/28/2010
MSU Opera Theatre and Symphony Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
opera, vocal music; orchestral music
Concert Auditorium, Auditorium Rd., MSU Campus, E. Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 3:00 p.m.
Price: $20, $18, $10, tickets available from Wharton Center Box Office only. (800) WHARTON
Romeo et Juliette,Charles Gounod's timeless setting of Shakespeare's romantic tragedy is filled with fabulous melodies, soaring duets, and great choral music. Throw in sword fights, poison, and true love, and you've got the well-loved tale of two star-crossed lovers and their untimely end. Sung in French with English surtitles.
Raphael Jimenez - conductor
Melanie Helton - stage director
A preview lecture will be held 45 minutes before each performance. Reserved seating only.
This event is open to the public.
3/28/2010
Honors Concert -
(Performance or production; )
orchestra music
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 7:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Annual program features, as soloists, competition winners selected by nationally recognized musicians. Being Selected for this honor is the highest performance achievement for College of Music students.
(program and soloists to be announced)
This event is open to the public.
3/29/2010
Jazz Orchestra I and II -
(Performance or production; )
jazz music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
4/5/2010
Yuri Gandelsman, viola, with Janna Gandelsman, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Yuri Gandelsman
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
4/5/2010
SUZAN-LORI PARKS Lecture -
(Lecture, presentation, reading, or discussion; )
Signature Lecture for the College of Arts and Letters
Pasant Theatre - Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: 7:00 PM
Price: Free
Suzan-Lori Parks will deliver the College of Arts and Letters "Signature Lecture" for 2010 on April 5 and will engage with MSU students in seminars and classes during her stay on campus following a Department of Theatre production of her play In the Blood.
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: College of Arts and Letters and Department of Theatre
Contact: theatre@msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
4/6/2010
Ralph Votapek, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Ralph Votapek
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
4/9/2010
Musique 21 (series) -
(Performance or production; )
new music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: free
Joseph Lulloff - faculty artist
Gordon - The Low Quartet
Part - Fratres
Ruggiero - Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Ensemble (world premiere)
Ralph Jimenez - music director/conductor
Musique 21 is a contemporary music ensemble devoted to the performance of works written by composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. It provides audiences with unique sounds and timbres that have been developed throughout the contemporary era of music.
This event is open to the public.
4/10/2010
State Singers and Women's Chamber Ensemble -
(Performance or production; )
choral music
Plymouth Congregational Church, 2001 Grand River Ave., Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
4/10/2010- 4/25/2010
Undergraduate Exhibition -
(Exhibition; )
Kresge Art Museum - Directions
Time of Event: 7:00pm
Price: Free
Opening Reception: Friday, April 9 – 7:00 to 9:00
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Art and Art History
Contact: Michelle Word- wordmich@msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
4/11/2010
Freshman and Sophomore Opera Scenes -
(Performance or production; )
opera, vocal music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 2:00 p.m.
Price: free
This event is open to the public.
4/11/2010
Lansing Symphony Orchestra with University Chorale and Choral Union -
(Performance or production; )
choral music
St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 955 Alton Rd, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 7:00 p.m.
Price: $10 - $20
David Rayl - conductor
Handel - Messiah, parts I and II
Tickets available from Lansing Symphony Orchestra, (517) 487-5001 or LansingSymphony.org
This event is open to the public.
4/12/2010
George Vatchnadze, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: George Vatchnadze
(Part of Chopin Bicentennial Celebration)
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
4/13/2010
Alexander Korsantia, piano -
(Performance or production; )
guest artist recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Alexander Korsantia
New England Conservatory faculty member
(Part of Chopin Bicentennial Celebration)
This event is open to the public.
4/14/2010
Concert Band and Chamber Winds -
(Performance or production; )
band music
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
4/14/2010- 4/17/2010
Apparel & Textile Design Fashion WeeK -
(Exhibition; )
MSU Union and The Lansing Center
Time of Event: 11:00 am
Price: Free
Senior Fashion Show: Wednesday, April 14 – 11:00 at the MSU Union Ball Room Annual SADA Fashion Show: Saturday, April 17 – 8:00 PM at the Lansing Center
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Art and Art History
Contact: Michelle Word- wordmich@msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
4/15/2010
George Vatchnadze, piano, with Alexander Korsantia, piano, and piano students -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: George Vatchnadze
Link to bio: Alexander Korsantia
New England Conservatory faculty member
(Part of Chopin Bicentennial Celebration)
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
4/15/2010
Concert Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
orchestra music
Fairchild Theatre, Auditorium Rd., MSU Campus - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Sibelius - Valse triste
Hanson - Love Duet from Merry Mount Suite
Copland - Saturday Night Waltz from Rodeo
Gounod - Funeral March of a Marionette
Offenbach - Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld
This event is open to the public.
4/15/2010
Drawing Marathon -
(Training, workshop, or class; )
KAC - Directions
Price: Free
Please enter a description for this event. (Under 100 Words)
Sponsored By: Department of Art and Art History
Contact: Michelle Word- wordmich@msu.edu
This event is open to the public.
4/16/2010- 4/25/2010
RENT
(Department of Theatre) -
(Performance or production; )
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Pasant Theatre - Wharton Center - Directions
Time of Event: Wednesdays and Thursdays 7:30, Fridays and Saturdays 8:00, Saturdays and Sundays 2:00
Price: General Admission: $20; Seniors and Faculty: $18; Students: $15
Bohemia is Dead
Rent, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical by Jonathan Larson, examines diverse denizens of Lower East Side Manhattan as they struggle to make the rent, find love, and cope with HIV. This iconic musical has become a modern day classic with its compelling score and tragically human characters.
Directed by Scott Burkell
Musical Director: To Be Announced
Choreographer: Joni Starr
Designer pre-show talk Sunday, April 25, 2010 @ 1:15 PM
Talk Back on Thursday, April 22, 2010. (Following the performance)
Additional Information: Link
Sponsored By: Department of Theatre
Contact: theatre@msu.edu
*This event spans multiple days.
This event is open to the public.
4/17/2010
Yuri Gandelsman, viola, with Ad Libitum chamber group -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Yuri Gandelsman
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
4/17/2010
Men's Glee Club and Women's Glee Club -
(Performance or production; )
choral music
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
4/19/2010
Richard Sherman, flute, and Ralph Votapek, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Richard Sherman
Link to bio: Ralph Votapek
Vivace Shuttle Service available. More info.
This event is open to the public.
4/20/2010
Clarinet Studio Recital -
(Performance or production; )
studio recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 6:00 p.m.
Price: free
Link to bio: Caroline Hartig
Link to bio: Justin O'Dell
This event is open to the public.
4/20/2010
Campus Bands -
(Performance or production; )
band music
Concert Auditorium, Auditorium Rd., MSU Campus, E. Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
4/21/2010- 8/21/2010
Ivano Rondoni, clarinet, and Deborah Moriarty, piano -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Link to bio: Deborah Moriarty
This event is open to the public.
4/22/2010
Philharmonic Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
orchestra music
Fairchild Theatre, Auditorium Rd., MSU Campus - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Adams - The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Saint-Saens - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (soloist to be announced)
Beethoven - Symphony No. 7
This event is open to the public.
4/24/2010
An Evening with John Corigliano: MSU's Tribute to the Man and His Music -
(Performance or production; )
Showcase Series concert
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: $25, $20, $15, available from Wharton Center Box Office only. (800) WHARTON.
The final concert in the Showcase Series caps off the weeklong MSU residency of John Corigliano, one of the most well-respected and prolific composers of our time, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, three Grammy Awards, and an Oscar. The concert will feature MSU's Symphony Orchestra, University Chorale, State Singers, and Wind Symphony.
Dmitri Berlinsky - faculty artist
- DC Fanfare
- Fern Hill
- Concerto for Violin and Orchestra The Red Violin
- Symphony No. 3 Circus Maximus
This event is open to the public.
4/25/2010
Symphony Band and Spartan Youth Wind Symphony -
(Performance or production; )
band music
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 3:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Symphony Band
Ticheli - Wild Nights!
Grainger - Colonial Song
Gershwin - Cuban Overture
Combined Symphony Band/Spartan Youth Wind Symphony
Respighi - Pines of the Appian Way
This event is open to the public.
4/25/2010
Molly Fillmore, soprano -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens, free for students
Link to bio: Molly Fillmore
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
4/26/2010
Horn Studio Recital -
(Performance or production; )
studio recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: free
Link to bio: Janine Gaboury
This event is open to the public.
4/27/2010
Chamber Choir and Collegiate Choir -
(Performance or production; )
choral music
Martin Luther Chapel, 444 Abbot Road, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
This event is open to the public.
4/27/2010
Mark Sullivan, composition -
(Performance or production; )
studio recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: free
Link to bio: Mark Sullivan
This event is open to the public.
4/28/2010
MSU 30th Annual Jazz Spectacular -
(Performance or production; )
jazz music
MSU Union - Directions
Time of Event: 12:30 p.m.
Price: free
Jazz Ensembles: 12:30 - 7 p.m.
Swing Dance: 8 p.m.
This event is open to the public.
4/29/2010
Suren Bagratuni, cello -
(Performance or production; )
faculty studio recital
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: free
Link to bio: Suren Bagratuni
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
Sponsored By: College of Music
This event is open to the public.
4/30/2010
Professors of Jazz with guest artists -
(Performance or production; )
jazz music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Faculty Artists: Professors of Jazz with guest artists.
Vivace Shuttle Service available for this event. More info.
This event is open to the public.
5/1/2010
***CANCELLED***MSU 30th Annual Jazz Spectacular -
(Performance or production; )
jazz music
Music Building Auditorium - Directions
Time of Event: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Price: free
Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition
This event is open to the public.
5/1/2010
***CANCELLED***MSU 30th Annual Jazz Spectacular: Final Concert -
(Performance or production; )
jazz music
Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: $20, $18, $10, tickets available from Wharton Center Box Office only. (800) WHARTON
Featuring Jazz Orchestra I and guest artists
With "Outstanding Ensemble" chosen from the Essentially Ellington Competition
This event is open to the public.
5/1/2010
Symphony Orchestra -
(Performance or production; )
orchestra music
East Lansing High School Center for the Performing Arts, 509 Burcham Dr., East Lansing. - Directions
Time of Event: 8:00 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
Dmitri Berlinsky - faculty artist
Wagner - Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin
Corigliano - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra The Red Violin
Penderecki - Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, for 52 Strings
Strauss - Death and Transfiguration
This event is open to the public.
6/16/2010
Verdehr Trio -
(Performance or production; )
Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center, Shaw Lane at Bogue Street, East Lansing - Directions
Time of Event: 7:30 p.m.
Price: Regular ticket prices: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors citizens, free for students.
More info: Verdehr Trio
This event is open to the public.