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Gail Hernandez Rosa
SSU’s Gail Hernández Rosa Named Favorite Instrumental Recitalist in Bay Area Awards

Violinist Gail Hernández Rosa—also a cherished faculty member in Sonoma State University’s Music Department—has been named Favorite Instrumental Recital in the 2024–2025 Bay Area Audience Choice Awar

Youth Concerto Competition - Sungdu Bae
SSU Music Student Wins Ukiah's Concerto Competition

Sonoma State University’s Department of Music is proud to recognize Sungdu Bae, a talented flutist and student, for being named a winner of the Ukiah Symphony Orchestra Youth Concerto Competition

Tuba Day
SSU Tuba/Euphonium Day

Dr. Alex Kahn's article in Summer CMEA Magazine

Dr. Alex Kahn has an article out in the Summer CMEA Magazine. Check out this link to read article on page 36 - 37 titled "Facilitating Mindful Communication in the Rehearsal Hall"

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Winner of Ninth Annual Concerto Competition Chosen
On Sunday April 7 at 7:30pm the Ninth Annual Sonoma State Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition was held in Schroeder Hall.
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Sonoma State String Quartet and Jazz Orchestra perform at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts

The Sonoma State University String Quartet–comprised of SSU Music students, Miranda Ronan (violin), Zander Voge (violin), Andy Ting (viola), and Christopher Fromm (cello), with guest pianist, Mira Portnoy–and the SSU Jazz Orchestra, directed by Doug Leibinger, will be performing at the Sebastopol

Noam Lemish playing at the piano with headphones on
Sonoma State Alum featured in Jewish News article will visit SSU's Jazz Forum

Israeli American pianist, composer, and and Sonoma State University Alum, Noam Lemish was recently featured in an article written in The Jewish News of Northern California.

Professor, Brian S. Wilson is quoted in the article: