War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast by Joe Landry A thrilling homage to radio’s golden age and atimely reminder of what fear can do to a society. An alien invasion throws humanity into chaos in the classic sci-fi novel The War of the Worlds--but all it took to cause real-life panic in the streets was Orson Welles's 1938 radio ...
Internal Alchemy & External Play Birth the Curiously Engaged Life How Self-Creation and Inquiry Come together in Shanta Lee's World of Images, Words and Life Practice What is the internal alchemy needed to engage in a curious life? How can the concept of engaging with the unknown, unseen and intangible co-mingle with ideas of self creation through the mediums of ...
Iranian American poet Farnaz Fatemi will read from her award-winning 2022 collection, Sister Tongue, as well as from new work. The poems in Sister Tongue explore negative spaces—the distance between twin sisters, between lovers, between Farsi and English, between the poet’s upbringing in California and her family in Iran. In her foreword to the book, former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy ...
"Passages" 150 voices from 30 high schools around New England come together with PSU Choirs for a day of collaboration and music. This year, the festival choir will take you on a journey of passageways, beit rivers, roads, or time itself. The festival is also featuring the compositions of Moira Smilie, who will be coming to work with the ensembles throughout their ...
To complete their music education, PSU Music Education seniors must pass a jury performance. Once they pass, they are welcome to show off their work in a Senior Recital. This event is free and open to the public.
To complete their music education, PSU Music Education seniors must pass a jury performance. Once they pass, they are welcome to show off their work in a Senior Recital. This event is free and open to the public.
Join us for the first PSU Symphonic Band concert of the year. The performance features Gustav Holst’s Second Suite in F for Military Band. Written in 1911, this piece has been a staple of the wind band repertoire for over 100 years. The band will also present Celestial Seas, a musical depiction of the eventual collision between the Milky Way ...
"Romancing the Lone Ranger"Guest Artist: Benny Wang, pianoJoin conductor Benjamin Greene and the Lakes Region Symphony Orchestra for the inaugural concert of our 2023-24 season. We begin in 1829 with The William Tell Overture (popularized by the Lone Ranger TV series), then jumps into the mid- and late-Romantic Period. LRSO's 2023 Concerto Competition Winner Benny Wang performs the 1st movement of the ...
Godspell by Stephen Schwartz & John-Michael Tebelak Nov. 16 – 18, 2023 • Cheney Studio Theatre An eclectic blend of songs ranging from pop to vaudeville tell the story of Jesus’ life. Jesus’ messages of kindness, tolerance and love come vibrantly to life. This immensely successful rock opera needs little introduction, but when it was first produced on Broadway in ...
Please join the Plymouth State University Symphonic Band as we welcome talented high school musicians from throughout New England for the 2023 All-New England Band Festival. Our guest conductor this year will be Adam Fontana, Director of Bands at the State University of New York at New Paltz. The All-New England Festival bands will perform a diverse array of traditional ...
Please join us on November 30th at 7pm in the Elizabeth Cheney Studio Theater for our Fall 2023 Percussion and Jazz Ensemble concert. We will feature works by, Carlos Santana, Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, John H. Beck, Stanley Leonard and more! Both groups present an eclectic and diverse range of musical styles, ranging from contemporary classical, jazz, pop and rock. ...
15th Annual Festival of Trees December 1 @ 12:00 pm – December 7 @ 7:00 pm This is the 15th anniversary of PSU’s Festival of Trees, hosted by the Staff Fundraising Committee. Proceeds support scholarship awards for students at Plymouth State University. The Festival of Trees returns to the Silver Center for the Arts from December 1 – 7. While ...