As Cal Poly is rushing through its winter quarter, students, faculty and staff celebrate Bach Week. This year’s Bach Week ran Jan. 22-24, consisting of masterclasses and performances that are devoted to the exploration of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his contemporaries, all while using replicas of instruments from the historical time. Bach […]
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The Cal Poly Symphony presents: Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet”
In Cal Poly’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Saturday, March 9 at 7:30 p.m., the Cal Poly Symphony will perform their winter concert, titled “Romeo and Juliet.” Four student soloists and one composer will be performing in the show.
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WATCH: Cal Poly Music Students Perform Orchestral Music At Soloist Showcase
Within Cal Poly’s Music program is a full symphony of about 80 members who share a passion for performance. Members of the symphony get to showcase their skills each quarter in the form of soloist showcases. Mustang News reporter Liv Collom shows us how students are involved in the performances.
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Music department blows the roof off Open House concert
The Music Department really knows how to showcase its talent.
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Cal Poly Symphony orchestrates beautiful Winter Concert with soloists
“Each member of the audience likely felt a story of some kind unfold as they listened to it.”
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Cal Poly Symphony showcases soloists
This Sunday, the Cal Poly symphony will accompany four solo musicians in Harman Hall in the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center (PAC) — a dream come true for any aspiring musician. Traditionally, the music department selects a small group of soloists to perform at the symphony’s annual winter concert. The students, who audition in front […]
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Students, faculty collaborate for upcoming ‘Were Bach in the Mission’
The Cal Poly Early Music Ensemble will present “We’re Bach In The Mission” in Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa on Jan. 22. The student performers will be joined by Cal Poly faculty members as well as professionals from Santa Barbara and Los Angeles as they play three pieces from the beginning of Bach’s career.
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PAC performers hear the noise
The worst seat in the house at the Christopher Cohen Performing Arts Center (PAC) is onstage — but the PAC staff is trying to change that. The sound quality for the audience in the PAC is fantastic said David Arrivée, Cal Poly assistant professor and Cal Poly symphony director. However, performers can have a hard […]
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Soloists and Symphony to play on Sunday
The Cal Poly Symphony’s winter concert features solo performances from students. The event starts at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the PAC.