Music professor Alicia M. Doyle was only in high school when she first was hit with a realization that her exposure to music was very limited and devoid of diversity. In her music classes, Doyle was really only being exposed mostly to composers that were white, male and deceased. It may seem like nothing more […]
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This year’s “Bach Week” to be held virtually despite challenges posed by pandemic
Music professor Suzanne Duffy (upper right) performs Bach’s “Musical Offering” seperately in a recording studio to adhere to health guidlines.
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Music department brings back Bach with a week of Baroque music
Baroque music is old, but not stiff, according to music sophomore Zahra Rothschild. She is one of many students who partook in Bach Week, a six-day festival celebrating the music of the Baroque era.
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Alumnus Jordan Maler passed away unexpectedly, but his love for music will live on at Cal Poly
Cal Polly alumnus Jordan Maler will be remembered for many wonderful moments, but his love for music was unforgettable. “There’s so many dimensions to his life, but the music just keeps coming through as one of the core pieces of who he was,” Jordan’s mother Renee said. “I think the world has lost an amazing, […]
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RSVP XXIII: Fatherland will be a transmedia experience
RSVP is a transmedia concert that uses different media elements to convey a theme or a story.
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Cal Poly music department releases its 2016-17 lineup
Prices for each event varies. Some tickets are free to students. Tickets can be purchased at the Cal Poly Ticket office.
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Take it SLO to sing across decades at spring concert
“We’re not just an a cappella group — we’re a group of friends with a singing problem.”
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Viva la música — Cal Poly jazz band plans trip to Puerto Rico
Cal Poly’s 36-member jazz bands have started to raise an estimated $70,000 for a June trip to Puerto Rico. The travel program aims to expose students to foreign cultures and music, said Terrence Spiller, professor and chair of the music department. The department picked Puerto Rico because of its musical importance, Spiller said. “Latin American music […]
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Experience ‘A World of Music’ with the music department
Few events can bring freshmen choir singers, senior Arab music aficionados, professionally trained musicians, ethnic dancers and music appreciators together for a single show. Cal Poly, however, will host a concert that will do just that.
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Music department to host Fall Jazz Concert
The Cal Poly Music Department will once again bring its three jazz ensembles to Alex G. Spanos Theatre on Friday night for the Fall Jazz Concert.
