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Music Graduate, José Soto selected as Alumni Changemaker finalistDecember 6, 2021
10,000 Degrees, has selected José Soto, music education graduate, to be a finalist and...
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Santa Rosa Symphony Features Four SSU Faculty in Upcoming ConcertDecember 1, 2021
Sonoma State University Department of Music studio faculty members, Kathleen Lane Reynolds (flute),...
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Former Director and Chair of the Departments of Performing Arts, Jeff Langley, passes awayNovember 22, 2021
We are sorry to share that Jeff Langley, one of the creators of the Green Music Center, has passed away. Jeff joined the faculty of Sonoma State University in 1997 as Director and Chair of the...
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Jazz Saxophone faculty, Raffi Garabedian, releases new albumNovember 15, 2021
Our newest faculty member, Jazz Saxophone instructor Raffi Garabedian, recently released a new album titled: MELODIES IN SILENCE.
You can listen to and purchase the album on...
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Early Music America and Gramaphone Magazine review faculty, Aaron Westman's chamber group's new albumNovember 5, 2021
Violin & Viola faculty member, Aaron Westman's chamber group Agave Baroque recently...
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Jazz Trumpet faculty, Ian Carey, Interviewed for the "International Trumpet Guild Journal"October 27, 2021
Jazz trumpet instructor Ian Carey was interviewed for the article "Contrast Can be Just as Effective as Synchronicity" in the ...
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Professor of Music, Brian Wilson’s piece performed at Stones River Chamber Players SeriesOctober 14, 2021
David Loucky, trombone, will perform Professor of Music, Brian Wilson’s The Avanti Feels Glued To The Road Even...
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Classical Sonoma Pens Review of Symphony Orchestra ConcertSeptember 29, 2021
This last Sunday, our Symphony Orchestra returned to the stage of Weill Hall with a terrific performance including two feature solos by SSU students.
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Dr. Doug Leibinger's arrangements featured in The Ottawa Latin Jazz Orchestra Virtual ProjectSeptember 27, 2021
Dr. Douglas Leibinger, Director of Jazz Studies, was asked by Miguel de Armas (founding member of Cuba's NG la Banda), along with the Canada Council for the Arts to write some arrangements of de...
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Press Democrat article covers the Department of Music's first in person student performance since the pandemicSeptember 24, 2021
The Press Democrat interviewed Director of Orchestral Activities, Dr. Alex Kahn about the return of the Sonoma State University Symphony Orchestra back to a live and in person concert on Weill...