May 25, 2013
The best of the music program are preparing to perform in this year’s Concerto Night on Sunday. Students from all areas of the music department are fine-tuning their solo pieces to perform with the symphony. While the expectations are high, students rise to the challenge of performing difficult repertoire year after year. “I am singing Micaela’s aria [...]
Intricate designs on woven fabric are currently displayed in the Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery. One piece of fabric stretches the entire gallery, nearly 30 feet long. Aisha Himro-Pinto, a senior art student, said she was impressed by the work of textile artist Ismini Samanidou, a Greek artist making the rounds at Weber State University. “She [...]
Continue reading …“Things That Continue to Happen” is a group show featuring Weber State University students from intermediate and advanced sculpture classes in the WSU Department of Visual Arts. Jason Manley, a new addition to the sculpture/3-D faculty of the department of visual arts, will head this student exhibition, part of the WSU Material Culture series. “The [...]
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This year, the Weber Reads program has focused on American poet Emily Dickinson. Russ Burrows, an English professor of 20 years at Weber State University, presented his chapter of the Weber Reads series on Tuesday. “She lived big,” Burrows said. “Emily was shy and retiring by nature, but she was not your typical hermit. She [...]
Continue reading …The Weber State University Wind Ensemble started its concert year with a diverse group of musicians, including the Northridge High School Band and non-music major wind ensemble members. Thomas Root, a WSU professor of music for 28 years, said he is dedicated to education and outreach within the arts on local and national levels. As [...]
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Michael Palumbo, a longtime professor in the Weber State University Music Department, has announced his intentions to retire at the end of the semester, making this WSU Symphony Orchestra concert his last. This Sunday, the orchestra will perform Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Mozart’s overture to “The Magic Flute” and Glinka’s Overture to Ruslan [...]
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