World Percussion Concert. This concert explores a wide range of countries, instruments and grooves featuring the West African Drum and Dance Ensemble directed by Staci Tomaszewski, performing traditional music of Ghana and Senegal. The Freshman Percussion Ensemble, directed by Shilo Stroman, uses instruments traditionally found in western art music. Read more.  

Jazz Combos Concert. The CSU Jazz Combos present a wonderful night of improvisation and small group interplay, including student compositions and arrangements. Supporting the combos in this creative endeavor will bring patrons much joy and listening pleasure! Read more.

Thursday, October 29, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts. $5/CSU students, $1/youth (2 - 17), $10/adult - Tickets available at www.csutix.com

A CSU dance tradition since 1987, don't miss this year's opportunity to see a variety of dances choreographed and performed by CSU dance students, this concert gives both new and experienced choreographers, performers, and designers valuable experience.

 

Mackenzie Buffer, Marlis McChesney, Michelle Ruiz, and Blair Whitley, senior dance majors and members the CSU Tour Dance Company, will be directing the concert. "We've had to be very organized when it comes to putting this concert together, as it is a very busy semester in the dance department, including a dance company performance in Mexico," says director Michelle Ruiz.

 

Jessi Day and Chantel Doyon will each perform a unique piece for the audience. Day's performance is a unique collaboration of dancing and singing; in one section, the modern dance is performed to a contemporary song, and another section is accompanied by other dancers singing. Doyon shows her incredibly creative talent as a choreographer as she uses a sheet to demonstrate innovative movement, lifts, and weight sharing incorporating a unique prop. Read more.

When & Where

The wildly popular Halloween concert returns to the Casavant organ in its new home at the University Center for the Arts. The annual event features costumed performers playing thematic organ music; the program will be performed by Joel Bacon, organ students and other guests.

"Over the past few years, the organ students have had a great time exposing the community to the organ, outside of a liturgical setting," said Joel Bacon, professor of organ and liturgical studies at CSU. "Patrons now include the annual extravaganza as part of their Halloween tradition."

The program includes a menacing collaboration for a frightening number of saxophones and the organ, along with several surprises and gag performances by CSU faculty, including a scary read by maestro Wes Kenney.

And of course it wouldn't be an extravaganza without the infamous Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor!