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Percussion instructor has world premier of commissioned work

Percussion instructor and composer Jennifer Wilsey's commissioned work "Would You Like to Have it All?" was premiered on December 10th at the

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2022 Sonoma State Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition Winners Chosen
The winners of the 2022  Sonoma State Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition have been chosen! 
 
Scores inspired by the theme "Invitation to the Dance" were submitted anonymously and were reviewed by a panel of judges that included Dr.
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Dr. Brian S. Wilson presents at Western Jewish Studies Association Conference

Music Professor Dr. Brian S. Wilson has been invited to present at the Western Jewish Studies Association Conference in Las Vegas.

SSU's Symphony Orchestra commended for "Shostakovich Squared" performance

Terry McNeill of Classical Sonoma recently gave a glowing review of Dr. Alex Kahn and the Sonoma State University Symphony Orchestra and their performance of the Shostakovich Fifth Symphony.

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CMEA Executive Board selects Jenny Bent to receive Choral Educator Award

Professor and Director of Choral Activities in the Department of Music, Dr.

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Lynne Morrow in the news and included in outdoor display in Ravinia Festival

Over the summer, Director of the Voice, Opera, and Music Theatre Programs, Dr. Lynne Morrow was included in an outdoor display of "Women on the Podium" at the Ravinia music festival in Illinois.

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Sonoma State University Jazz Students Perform Onstage with Wynton Marsalis

Thanks to the efforts of the Green Music Center and Director Jacob Yarrow, a few of the Department of Music's jazz students as well as Director of the Jazz Program, Dr.