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First annual concerto competition
Orchestra Holds First Concerto Competition

Two Sonoma State University wind players have taken top prizes in the first annual SSU Concerto Competition, according to Director of Orchestral Activities Alexander Kahn.

Dave Len Scott and TRUMPETSUPERGROUP recording session
Trumpet Recital Features Dave Len Scott

Sonoma State University trumpet instructor Dave Len Scott dons his most comfortable shoes when he plays John Coltrane's iconic "Giant Steps" with pianist Ken Cook in Schroeder Hall at Sonoma State's Green Music Center Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Michael Blake
Spring Guest Artists Include Alberto Faya, Michael Blake

Upcoming music department events for spring include a joint concert with SSU jazz ensembles and acclaimed saxophonist Michael Blake, Cuban vocalist and bandleader Alberto Faya, and a production of "Into the Woods."

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MANHATTAN TRIO: Sæunn Thorsteinsdottir, cello; Milana Strezeva, piano; Wayne Lee, violin
Fall 2015 Concert Highlights

An inaugural orchestra concert, a Jewish Music series and a Halloween organ recital are among the special events coming up at the Department of Music's fall season, which includes 26 concerts in Schroeder Hall, 9 concerts in Weill Hall, 8 Jazz Forum guests and several pub

Lee Konitz
Music Department Grows With The Green Music Center

Sonoma State University’s Department of Music at the Green Music Center welcomes the community to its fall season of more than 30 performances in the flagship Weill Hall and newly opened Schroeder Recital Hall. 

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Schroeder Hall Opening Weekend. Tony Collins, trombone
Schroeder Hall Opens on August 23

The public is invited to a new kind of musical experience at Sonoma State University when the doors of Schroeder Hall at the Green Music Center open to the public on August 23. Complementing the airy grandeur of Joan and Sanford I.

Nicole Yarling
Spring Season Headliners Include Nicole Yarling, Trumpet Supergroup

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Trio Ariadne
Trio Ariadne to Debut

The Trio Ariadne will give their debut performance as Artists in Residence at Sonoma State University’s Weill Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Oct.

Band concert in Belgorod, Russia
International Jazz Improv Contest Winners Named

 The language of jazz has no boundaries, if you ask the nineteen students who entered the first international Jazz Improvisation Competition held jointly between Sonoma State and Belgorod (Russia) State University.

Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Department Offers Weill Hall Subscription

The Department of Music will offer an eight-concert subscription package to its flagship ensembles, guest artists and faculty recital performances in Weill Hall.