Faculty Meeting/New Grad & PPC Orientn
Event Name: Faculty Meeting/New Grad & PPC Orientn. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Will you be using piano? FALSE.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
UP: Music I 121 Esber Rehearsal Hall.
School of Music Start-Up Potluck
Event Name: School of Music Start-Up Potluck. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Bernel Road Park Pavilion.
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM.
UP: School of Music Off-Campus.
Director's Distinguished Performance Award Recital
Event Name: DDPA Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Friday, August 29, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Faculty Meeting
Event Name: Faculty Meeting. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Will you be using piano? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Room 110 Music Building I.
Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM.
UP: Music I 110 (Choral).
Bach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert: Voice Honors
Voice students who have shown substantial improvement over the course of the previous semester perform a program of songs and arias ,
"Bach's Lunch" is a weekly Thursday afternoon concert series during the school year, jointly sponsored by the School of Music and the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development (CSED). Concerts begin at 12:10 p.m. and are approximately thirty minutes in length and are held in Eisenhower Chapel - directly next door to the School of Music (or other facility as arranged).
These popular concerts are brief in order to make it possible for the University community to attend during the lunch hour.
For more information please contact: Professor Norman Spivey via email fns2@psu.edu.
Event Name: Bach’s Lunch. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, September 4, 2025, 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM.
UP: Pasquerilla/Eisenhower Chapel.
Rhapsody Series: Then and Now
Join the voice faculty and pianist Parker Konkle for a fun evening of music making! Each piece will represent 'Then' and 'Now' - a song that was important and significant to the performer as they were starting out ('Then') and a piece that represents the current trajectory of their work ('Now'). Interspersed with the singing will be colorful reminiscences and storytelling about their journeys as singers and teachers.
Come and share this delightful musical afternoon with Rachel Copeland, dawn pierce, Norman Spivey, Ted Christopher and Parker Konkle as we launch the 2025-2026 Rhapsody Series.
Event Name: Rhapsody Series. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Sunday, September 7, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
FAC Meeting
Event Name: FAC Meeting. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Green Room.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM.
UP: Music I 118 (Green Room).
CPA Ulysses Owens Guest Coaching
Event Name: CPA Ulysses Owens Guest Coaching. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Will you be using piano? TRUE.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 110 (Choral).
Bach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert: Graduate Voice Students
Graduate students in voice present a program of songs and arias.
"Bach's Lunch" is a weekly Thursday afternoon concert series during the school year, jointly sponsored by the School of Music and the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development (CSED). Concerts begin at 12:10 p.m. and are approximately thirty minutes in length and are held in Eisenhower Chapel - directly next door to the School of Music (or other facility as arranged).
These popular concerts are brief in order to make it possible for the University community to attend during the lunch hour.
For more information please contact: Professor Norman Spivey via email fns2@psu.edu.
Event Name: Bach’s Lunch. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, September 11, 2025, 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM.
UP: Pasquerilla/Eisenhower Chapel.
Rich and Claudia Fischer Visit
Event Name: Rich and Claudia Fischer Visit. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC.
Friday, September 12, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
UP: School of Music On-Campus.
PA Chamber Orchestra
Event Name: PA Chamber Orchestra. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Ticket purchase required. AA - Admission Ticket or Registration Link: cpa.psu.edu.
Sunday, September 14, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Jazz Faculty Recital
Event Name: Jazz Faculty Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Sunday, September 14, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Bach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert: 3rd and 4th–year Voice Students
Upper-level students in voice present a program of songs and arias.
"Bach's Lunch" is a weekly Thursday afternoon concert series during the school year, jointly sponsored by the School of Music and the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development (CSED). Concerts begin at 12:10 p.m. and are approximately thirty minutes in length and are held in Eisenhower Chapel - directly next door to the School of Music (or other facility as arranged).
These popular concerts are brief in order to make it possible for the University community to attend during the lunch hour.
For more information please contact: Professor Norman Spivey via email fns2@psu.edu.
Event Name: Bach’s Lunch. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM.
UP: Pasquerilla/Eisenhower Chapel.
Rhapsody Series: Percussive Treasure
Join percussion faculty member Dr. Lee Hinkle and colleagues for a recital of unique and explosive new works for percussion. This performance will feature two new works from composer’s Brianna Wiegand and Connie Li inspired by a Research Grant from the College of Arts & Architecture utilizing unique percussive sounds and influences from the communities where they reside in Philadelphia & Baltimore, respectively.
Two pieces by Penn State composer, Baljinder Sekhon, will be heard including his "Distances" for solo marimba (2016) and a brand new composition for prepared vibraphone and electronics entitled “Hope for a Treasure” (2025).
The concert will conclude with an explosive new chamber percussion concerto by Pulitzer Prize winning composer Joseph Schwantner entitled “Fast Forward” (2021) for piano, double bass, percussion quartet and percussion soloist.
Event Name: Rhapsody Series. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Sunday, September 21, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Faculty Recital: Into the Reeds: 21st-Century Double Reed Gems
Event Name: Bassoon and Piano Faculty Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Bach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert: 2nd–year Voice Students
Voice students present a program of songs and arias.
"Bach's Lunch" is a weekly Thursday afternoon concert series during the school year, jointly sponsored by the School of Music and the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development (CSED). Concerts begin at 12:10 p.m. and are approximately thirty minutes in length and are held in Eisenhower Chapel - directly next door to the School of Music (or other facility as arranged).
These popular concerts are brief in order to make it possible for the University community to attend during the lunch hour.
For more information please contact: Professor Norman Spivey via email fns2@psu.edu.
Event Name: Bach’s Lunch. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM.
UP: Pasquerilla/Eisenhower Chapel.
Guest Artist Recital: Sarah Frisof, flute
Event Name: Flute GA Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Friday, September 26, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Rhapsody Series: Tails & Tales
Beloved fables, nursery rhymes, and animals come to life in the program Tails & Tales. The music features musical vignettes depicting animals in addition to narrated Aesop's fables and Mother Goose rhymes.
On this program, horn professor Sarah Schouten and narrator Robert Hickey, work together to paint vivid imagery making the characters leap off the page and onto the stage. Featuring composers Anthony Plog, Jeffrey Agrell, and Clark McAllister, it will be an exciting afternoon of story telling, musical imagery, and merriment.
Event Name: Rhapsody Series. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Sunday, September 28, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Bach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert: 1st–year Voice Students
Incoming voice students present their inaugural program.
"Bach's Lunch" is a weekly Thursday afternoon concert series during the school year, jointly sponsored by the School of Music and the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development (CSED). Concerts begin at 12:10 p.m. and are approximately thirty minutes in length and are held in Eisenhower Chapel - directly next door to the School of Music (or other facility as arranged).
These popular concerts are brief in order to make it possible for the University community to attend during the lunch hour.
For more information please contact: Professor Norman Spivey via email fns2@psu.edu.
Event Name: Bach’s Lunch. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM.
UP: Pasquerilla/Eisenhower Chapel.
Faculty Recital: Velvet Brown, tuba
Event Name: Brown Faculty Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, October 2, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
ROARS Fest
Event Name: ROARS Fest. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Will you be using piano? TRUE. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Esber Rehearsal Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Friday, October 3, 2025, 7:30 PM – Saturday, October 4, 2025, 2:30 AM.
UP: Music I 121 Esber Rehearsal Hall.
Faculty Recital: David Stambler, saxophone
Event Name: Stambler Faculty Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Faculty Meeting
Event Name: Faculty Meeting. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Will you be using piano? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Room 110 Music Building I.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM.
UP: Music I 110 (Choral).
Guest Artist Recital: Heidi Lucas, horn
Event Name: Horn GA Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Bach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert: Voice Minors & Music Technology and Composition Students
Voice students present a program of songs and arias.
"Bach's Lunch" is a weekly Thursday afternoon concert series during the school year, jointly sponsored by the School of Music and the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development (CSED). Concerts begin at 12:10 p.m. and are approximately thirty minutes in length and are held in Eisenhower Chapel - directly next door to the School of Music (or other facility as arranged).
These popular concerts are brief in order to make it possible for the University community to attend during the lunch hour.
For more information please contact: Professor Norman Spivey via email fns2@psu.edu.
Event Name: Bach’s Lunch. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, October 9, 2025, 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM.
UP: Pasquerilla/Eisenhower Chapel.
Hold for Woodwind Day
Event Name: Hold for Woodwind Day. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Will you be using piano? TRUE.
Sunday, October 12, 2025, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
UP: Music I 100, UP: Music I 110 (Choral), UP: Music I 115, UP: Music I 117, UP: Music Bldg II 122 (Small Recital), UP: Music Bldg II 128, UP: School of Music On-Campus.
Hold for Woodwind Day
Event Name: Hold for Woodwind Day. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Will you be using piano? TRUE.
Sunday, October 12, 2025, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
UP: Music I 121 Esber Rehearsal Hall.
Rhapsody Series: "No Strings Attached!"
Join the School of Music Wind Faculty, graduate students, and friends, for "No Strings Attached," a concert featuring "Harmoniemusik," by W. A. Mozart, David Stambler, and Catherine McMichael. The program offers a diverse range of styles—from classical and jazz to dances inspired by various eras and cultures.
Performances will include duos, trios, and an octet. This concert will serve as the grand finale for the School of Music’s Woodwind Day—a perfect way to conclude a day celebrating the glorious sounds and rich traditions of woodwind playing!
Event Name: Rhapsody Series. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Sunday, October 12, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
FAC Meeting
Event Name: FAC Meeting. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Green Room.
Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM.
UP: Music I 118 (Green Room).
Bach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert: Elective Voice Students
Students studying with our graduate teaching assistants present a showcase of their work. ,
"Bach's Lunch" is a weekly Thursday afternoon concert series during the school year, jointly sponsored by the School of Music and the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development (CSED). Concerts begin at 12:10 p.m. and are approximately thirty minutes in length and are held in Eisenhower Chapel - directly next door to the School of Music (or other facility as arranged).
These popular concerts are brief in order to make it possible for the University community to attend during the lunch hour.
For more information please contact: Professor Norman Spivey via email fns2@psu.edu.
Event Name: Bach’s Lunch. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, October 16, 2025, 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM.
UP: Pasquerilla/Eisenhower Chapel.
Chamber Orchestra | Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Event Name: Chamber Orchestra and SWE. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Ticket purchase required. AA - Admission Ticket or Registration Link: cpa.psu.edu.
Friday, October 17, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Dimensions in Jazz
Event Name: Dimensions in Jazz. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Ticketed Event. Livestreamed Event? TRUE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Ticket purchase required. AA - Admission Ticket or Registration Link: cpa.psu.edu.
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Bach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert: SNATS Program
Our Students NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) chapter presents a program with a guest clinician.
"Bach's Lunch" is a weekly Thursday afternoon concert series during the school year, jointly sponsored by the School of Music and the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development (CSED). Concerts begin at 12:10 p.m. and are approximately thirty minutes in length and are held in Eisenhower Chapel - directly next door to the School of Music (or other facility as arranged).
These popular concerts are brief in order to make it possible for the University community to attend during the lunch hour.
For more information please contact: Professor Norman Spivey via email fns2@psu.edu.
Event Name: Bach’s Lunch. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, October 23, 2025, 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM.
UP: Pasquerilla/Eisenhower Chapel.
Living Music Presents: Guest Artist Recital
Event Name: Living Music Presents. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, October 23, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Guest Artist Recital: Classical Guitar
Event Name: Guitar GA Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Monday, October 27, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Tubaween
Event Name: Tubaween. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Tuesday, October 28, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Saxophone Studio Recital
Event Name: Saxophone Studio Recital. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.
Bach’s Lunch – School of Music Voice Area Noontime Concert: Vocal Literature Class
Upper-level voice students studying vocal literature present a themed program.
"Bach's Lunch" is a weekly Thursday afternoon concert series during the school year, jointly sponsored by the School of Music and the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Development (CSED). Concerts begin at 12:10 p.m. and are approximately thirty minutes in length and are held in Eisenhower Chapel - directly next door to the School of Music (or other facility as arranged).
These popular concerts are brief in order to make it possible for the University community to attend during the lunch hour.
For more information please contact: Professor Norman Spivey via email fns2@psu.edu.
Event Name: Bach’s Lunch. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Eisenhower Chapel, Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Thursday, October 30, 2025, 12:10 PM – 12:45 PM.
UP: Pasquerilla/Eisenhower Chapel.
Bassoween
Event Name: Bassoween. Organization: UP - Dept - A&A - MUSIC. Ticketed Event? Free Admission. Livestreamed Event? FALSE. Location Details (Venue Name/Virtual Platform): Recital Hall. AA - Admission Type: Free, no registration or ticket required.
Friday, October 31, 2025, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM.
UP: Music I 130 Recital Hall.