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04/01 - Piano Series: Alexander Kobrin
Saturday, April 1, 2023
7pm - Capistrano Concert Hall
$20 general, $15 senior (60+), $10 students (any age)
Pianist Alexander Kobrin has been praised for his brilliant technique, musicality, and emotional engagement with audiences. Mr. Kobrin was awarded the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Gold Medal at the Twelfth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. His numerous successes in competitions also include top prizes at the Busoni International Piano Competition (First Prize), Hamamatsu International Piano Competition (Top Prize), and the Scottish International Piano Competition in Glasgow (First Prize).

04/06 - New Millennium Series: Gil Kalish and Christina Dahl, pianists
Thursday, April 6, 2023
7pm - Capistrano Concert Hall
$30 general, $25 senior, $10 student**
We welcome back legendary pianist Gil Kalish, who served as the pianist of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players for 30 years. A two-time Grammy Award winner, he frequently appears with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Mr. Kalish is the recipient of the Paul Fromm Award for distinguished service to the music of our time, presented by the University of Chicago.
Mr. Kalish will be joined by Christina Dahl who has served for 28 years alongside Kalish on the piano faculty of the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She has spent summers at the Aspen Music Festival and was a two-time fellow at the Tanglewood Center and a fellow at the Banff Center. The duo will perform Debussy's En Blanc et Noir, Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances, and George Crumb's Otherworldly Resonances.

04/12 - Faculty Wind Quintet
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
7pm - Capistrano Hall 151
$15 general, $10 senior (60+), $5 students (any age)
The Faculty Woodwind Quintet performs, with Dr. Cathie Apple, flute; Dr. Cindy Behmer, oboe; Sandra McPherson, clarinet; Jennie Blomster, horn; and Dr. David Wells, bassoon.

4/15 & 4/16 - Concerts under the Dome!
Join us for a very special event that brings together Sac State's School of Music and the Physics and Astronomy Department. Enjoy an evening of live music performed under the dome of the Sac State Planetarium. Prepare yourself for a multimedia experience, as sound combines with visuals to take you on a journey of musical and astronomical exploration.
Ticket Prices:
$5 general, FREE for youth 12 & under (but must claim ticket) ON SALE MON 4/3 at NOON
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Saturday, April 15th, 7pm - "Windscape"
featuring the Hornet Horns brass quintet and Sac State's flute choir, clarinet choir, and saxophone quartet
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Sunday, April 16th, 7pm - "Resonate"
featuring the Sac State Percussion Group
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04/20 - New Millennium Series: Miro Quartet
Thursday, April 20, 2023
7pm - Capistrano Concert Hall
$30 general, $25 senior, $10 student**
The Miró Quartet is one of America’s most celebrated string quartets, having performed throughout the world on the most prestigious concert stages. For twenty-five years the Miró has performed a wide range of repertoire that pays homage to the legacy of the string quartet while looking forward to the future of chamber music by commissioning new works and collaborating with some of today’s most important artists. Committed to music education, members of the Quartet have given master classes at universities and conservatories throughout the world; and since 2003, has served as quartet-in-residence at the Butler School of Music at the University of Texas, Austin.
Formed in 1995, the Miró Quartet has been awarded first prize at several competitions including the Banff International String Quartet Competition and Naumburg Chamber Music Competition; and in 2005, became the first ensemble ever to be awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant.

04/21 & 04/22 - Opera Theatre
Friday, April 21 & Saturday, April 22, 2023
7pm each night - Capistrano Concert Hall
$15 general, $10 senior (60+), $5 students (any age)
The Sac State Opera will be presenting a fully staged performance of Pauline Viardot's "Cendrillon". This comic take on the Cinderella story will be accompanied by orchestra and performed in English.

04/26 - Faculty Recital: Jordan Shippy, percussion
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
7pm - Capistrano Hall 151
$15 general, $10 senior (60+), $5 students (any age)
Percussionist Jordan Shippy performs.

04/27 - Jazz Ensembles
Thursday, April 27, 2023
7pm - Capistrano Concert Hall
$15 general, $10 senior (60+), $5 students (any age)
Our award-winning student jazz ensembles perform, under there direction of Duncan McElman and Dr. Jacam Manricks.

05/03 - Concert Band
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
7pm - Capistrano Concert Hall
$15 general, $10 senior (60+), $5 students (any age)
Our student Concert Band performs, under the direction of Dr. Matthew Morse.

05/06 - Choirs and Orchestra Benefit Concert
Saturday, May 6, 2023
7pm - Fremont Presbyterian Church, 5770 Carlson Dr
$25 general, $20 senior (60+), $15 students (any age)
Sac State's choirs and orchestra join forces for a student scholarship benefit concert, featuring two choral masterworks, Handel's Dixit Dominus & Poulenc's Gloria.
05/05 - Vocal Jazz Ensembles
Friday, May 5, 2023
7pm - Capistrano Concert Hall
$15 general, $10 senior (60+), $5 students (any age)
Our award-winning Vocal Jazz Ensembles perform, under the direction of Gaw Vang Williams.

05/10 - Symphonic Wind Ensemble
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
7pm - Capistrano Concert Hall
$15 general, $10 senior (60+), $5 students (any age)
Our auditioned student wind ensemble performs, under the direction of Dr. Matthew Morse.

05/11 - Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, May 11, 2023
7pm - Capistrano Concert
$15 general, $10 senior (60+), $5 students (any age)
Our student Symphony Orchestra performs, under the direction of Ryan Murray.

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