Welcome to the Spring 2020 Chamber Music season. Here you will find instrumental recitals by students, by resident faculty and guest artists, and by the SSU Brass Ensemble and Guitar Ensemble. The chamber music program is under the direction of Marilyn Thompson.
Written for any combination of two up to about 15 players, chamber music has no boss, no one person directing the sound and shaping the piece. It is a shared responsibility among all the players, alternating in roles of leadership and support as the music requires." —International Music Foundation
Friday, September 9, 2022
Fall Guest Guitarist: Tengyue Zhang (TY)
“His [Zhang] playing is always tasteful and deeply expressive without any exaggeration. He takes his place as one of the finest of this emerging generation of magnificent artists.” — American Record Guide.
The highlight of TY Zhang’s international career was the Grand Prize of the 2017 Guitar Foundation of American International Concert Artist Competition (GFA - ICAC), known as the most prestigious gu itar contest in the world . TY become the first Chinese to be honored with this prize. His win was followed by a tour with over 50 concerts in the U.S., including his Carnegie...View Event Details
Sunday, September 11, 2022
Beneath A Tree
Beneath a Tree - Baroque To Folk (BAT) is a multi genre ensemble based in San Francisco, CA, featuring the core due of Gail Hernández Rosa and Daniel Turkos. Along with various collaborators, BAT performs eclectic programs on historical instruments, including baroque violin, viola, cello & contrabass, harpsichord, baroque guitar & theorbo, and a four course cittern/Irish bouzouki, whose bright and cheerful timbre provides a unique counterpoint to the gut-strung instruments.
In 2017, BAT began in Chester County, PA with a residency at the Kennett Brewing Company. These Sunday afternoon performances included standard folk, Celtic, and bluegrass repertoire combined...View Event Details
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Department Repertory Recital
Please join us for a one-hour concert recital featuring student musicians from the various instrumental, vocal and jazz studios. Admission is free and open to the public.View Event Details
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Instrumental Repertoire Recital
Please, join us as our up-and-coming instrumentalists bring their skills to the stage. This matinee performance will feature a selection of pieces and performers as a part of our Instrumental Repertoire series.View Event Details
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Brass Ensemble
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Department Repertory Recital
Please join us for a one-hour concert recital featuring student musicians from the various instrumental, vocal and jazz studios. Admission is free and open to the public.View Event Details
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Rock Collegium
Sunday, January 29, 2023
Navarro Trio
The Navarro Trio , is currently in its 27th season as a chamber music artists-in-residence at Sonoma State University.
Co-founded by pianist Marilyn Thompson, cellist Jill Brindel, and violinist Jeremy Constan the Navarro Trio has performed virtually the entire “standard” piano trio repertoire.
They are advocates of out-of-print and rarely performed works by composers including Rebecca Clarke, Pual Juon, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Clara Schumann and Sergei Taneyev. In the contemporary vein, they’ve performed works by Chick Corea, Richard Danielpour, Brian S. Wilson, Kirke Mechem and Paul Schoenfeld. Their frequent collaborations with Bay Area musicians and instrumentalists from the...View Event Details
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Department Repertory Recital
Please join us for a one-hour concert recital featuring student musicians from the various instrumental, vocal and jazz studios. Admission is free and open to the public.View Event Details