May 18, 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 [...]
The Singer/Songwriter Festival has pulled students from a current course taught for about five years at Weber State University by William Pollett, a WSU English Department faculty member, but before that, he was teaching people in the community to get them writing and singing their own songs. “You can write a song, but it’s not [...]
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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Fan-Ya Lin, a senior in the piano program in the Sid and Mary Foulger School of Music, will play her final recital tonight in the Garrison Choral Room. Lin’s accomplishments have set her apart in the music program, and she has become something of a living legend within the department. An international student, Lin grew up in Taiwan [...]
Continue reading …Over the last decade, I’ve performed with several different local bands. Drumming in front of a crowd is my favorite thing to do, and I’m always thankful for the opportunity. I’ve played for crowds of three and crowds of several hundred, and each show has been worthwhile. Some days you don’t get paid at all, [...]
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Palumbo Professor Michael Palumbo played through the pain in his last faculty recital on Monday. “I broke my finger when I dropped a 30-pound weight on it at the gym during exercise,” Palumbo said. “I’m playing on it because I have no choice.” His broken finger was on his left hand, which he uses to [...]
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