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Oct. 24: Final faculty series concert of fall presents ‘Art Songs of England’

Brian Carter
Brian Carter

“Art Songs of England” will feature Brian Carter, tenor, and Gerald Berthiaume, piano, performing music by Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten, Gerald Finzi and Ralph Vaughan Williams, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, in Bryan Hall.

It is the final fall concert in the Faculty Artist Series whose proceeds support the School of Music scholarship fund.

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WSU observatory holds star party

WSU's Jewett Observatory
WSU’s Jewett Observatory

Jazz and Barbecue Star Party

Enjoy live music, BBQ dinner, dessert, and good company at the Jewett Observatory! Sponsored by the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Palouse Astronomical Society, the event is free but a $7 donation is suggested.

When: Saturday, September 7, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Where: You’ll find the observatory on Olympia Avenue, up the hill from Grimes Way

Read the article in the Tribune

Music professor to explore Beethoven’s influence in Friday performance

Jeffrey Savage
Jeffrey Savage
Beethoven’s influence on piano development and the relevance of the sonata today will be explored by Jeffrey Savage, associate professor of music, at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, in Kimbrough Hall.

The performance is the first of the academic year in the WSU School of Music Faculty Artist Series. Proceeds benefit the school’s scholarship fund. To view the fall schedule, visit Faculty Artist Series.

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Life Is Short, Opera Is Long, but Wagner Is Forever

Brian Carter
Brian Carter
Brian Carter, professor of music, has sung Loge in Das Rheingold and Siegmund from the Act I Finale of Die Walküre. He talks about his experiences as a Wagnerian singer.

“It’s only about twelve to fifteen minutes long,” Dr. Carter says, “but it’s a bombastic sing. It’s huge sounding and it’s got three arias, two of which are for the tenor, making it lots of fun.”

A hip-hopesque kind of rhyme