Department of Music Events
Thank you for attending our concerts! Below is the Music Department concert schedule for Spring 2023. You can check out footage of many of our previous concerts on the Music Department Facebook Page and the Music Department YouTube page.
Performances are free and open to the public, and also livestreamed on YouTube. Audience members are required to be masked and may be asked to share contact information for contact tracing purposes.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 7:30pm - GUEST ARTIST: Nick Terry, Percussion
Guest Artist: Nick Terry, Percussion
Dr. Nicholas Terry is a Grammy-winning percussionist specializing in contemporary classical music. Based in Los Angeles, he collaborates with leading artists of 20th and 21st century music in live performance, recording, and touring. Terry is the Director of Percussion Studies and Associate Professor of Music at the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music (Chapman University College of Performing Arts), where he additionally lectures on the subjects of world music and improvisation. He received degrees in music performance from the University of Southern California (DMA), California Institute of the Arts (MFA), and Eastern Illinois University (BM).
Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 7:30pm at the Cal State LA Music Hall, and will be live-streamed via - https://youtu.be/YsmYgU3Kucg
Wednesday, February 1, 2023, (Time TBA) - Nick Terry, Percussion Masterclass
Wednesday, February 1, 2023, (Time TBA) - Nick Terry, Percussion Masterclass - Music Hall
Thursday, February 2, 2023, 3:15pm - Drew Forde, Music Entrepreneurship
Thursday, February 2, 2023, 3:15pm - Don't miss this exciting discussion about music with violist, entrepreneur, and influencer Drew Forde!
Violist Drew Alexander Forde, known online as ThatViolaKid, has a reputation not only as an accomplished performer but also as one of classical music’s most recognizable online brands. Profiled in outlets like Thrillist, WNYC, the Detroit Free Press, and Strings Magazine, he was named “one of the titans of Classical Music Instagram” by National Sawdust Log and was called “the future of our field” by Sphinx Organization president Afa Dworkin. As the co-host of the Faking Notes Podcast, alongside Juilliard friend Trevor Baumgarner, he interviews the next generation of up and coming artists with the hopes of growing a community of entrepreneurial artists around the world. Learn more about Drew by clicking here.
Monday, February 6, 2023, 5:30pm - Mitchell Hutchings, Voice Masterclass
Monday, February 6, 2023, 5:30pm - Mitchell Hutchings, Voice Masterclass - Music Hall
Thursday, February 23, 2023, 7:30pm - Los Angeles Saxophone Quartet
The Los Angeles Saxophone Quartet:
Harvey Pittel, Soprano Saxophone
Jeff Benedict, Alto Saxophone
Roger Greenberg, Tenor Saxophone
Charlie Richard, Baritone Saxophone
Thursday, February 23, 2023, 7:30pm - Cal State LA Music Hall and livestreamed on YouTube.
Thursday, March 2, 2023, 3:15pm - Scott Worthington, Bass Recital/Masterclass
Thursday, March 2, 2023, 3:15pm - Scott Worthington, Bass Recital/Masterclass - Music Hall
Friday, March 3, 2023, 7:30pm - Faculty Concert
Come enjoy a night of music featuring performances by Cal State LA's faculty!
Friday, March 3, 2023, 7:30 pm, Cal State LA Music Hall and livestreamed on YouTube.
Thursday, March 9, 2023, 7:30pm - Commercial Music Ensembles
Join the Commercial Music Ensemble in a night of popular hits in the Cal State LA State Playhouse.
Thursday, March 9, 2023, 7:30 PM, and also livestreamed on YouTube.
Friday, March 10, 2023, 7:30pm - Wind Ensemble
Join the Cal State LA Wind Ensemble for an exciting night of music in the Cal State LA State Playhouse.
Friday, March 10, 2023, 7:30pm - Cal State LA State Playhouse and livestreamed on YouTube.
Monday, March 13, 2023, 7:30 PM - Orchestra
Join the Cal State LA Orchestra in an exciting program of music for strings in the Cal State LA Music Hall!
Monday, March 13, 2023, 7:30pm - Cal State LA Music Hall and livestreamed on YouTube.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 7:30pm - Brightworks New Music
Brightworks New Music performs student composers' works.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 7:30pm - Cal State LA Music Hall and livestreamed on YouTube.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 7:30pm - Jazz Combos
Join us for a night of music featuring our students in the Cal State LA Jazz Combos.
Wednesday, March 15, 7:30pm - Cal State LA Music Hall and livestreamed on YouTube.
Thursday, March 16, 2023, 3:15pm - Presentation on Rite of Spring Reconstruction: Rebecca Baillie Stumme
Thursday, March 16, 2023, 3:15pm - Presentation on Rite of Spring Reconstruction: Rebecca Baillie Stumme - Music Hall
Saturday, March 18, 2023, 3:00 pm - A Piano's Life
Saturday, March 18, 2023, 3:00 pm - Cal State LA Music Hall and livestreamed on YouTube.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 7:30pm - Chamber Ensembles
Join the Cal State LA Chamber Ensembles for an exciting night of music in the Cal State LA Music Hall.
Tuesday, April 18, 2023, 7:30 pm - Cal State LA Music Hall and livestreamed on YouTube.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 7:30pm - Piano Area Recital
Join the Cal State LA University Piano Studios for an exciting night of music in the Cal State LA Music Hall.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 7:30pm - Cal State LA Music Hall and livestreamed on YouTube.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 7:30pm - Guitar Ensemble
Join the Cal State LA Guitar Ensemble for an exciting night of music in the Cal State LA Music Hall.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 7:30pm - Cal State LA Music Hall and livestreamed on YouTube.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 7:30pm - New Music Concert
Enjoy a night of New Music in the Cal State LA Music Hall.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 7:30pm - Cal State LA State Playhouse and livestreamed on YouTube.
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 7:30pm - Jazz Combos
Enjoy a night of music featuring the Cal State LA Jazz Combos in the Cal State LA Music Hall!
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 7:30pm - Cal State LA Music Hall and livestreamed on YouTube.
Friday, April 28, 2023, 9:00am - 5:00pm - High School Guitar Ensemble Clinic Day
Friday, April 28, 2023, 9:00am - 5:00pm - Music Hall
Monday, May 1, 2023, 7:30pm - Jazz Ensemble
Enjoy a night of music with the Cal State LA Jazz Ensemble in the State Playhouse!
Monday, May 1, 2023. 7:30pm - Cal State LA State Playhouse and livestreamed on YouTube.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 7:30pm - Afro-Latin Ensemble
Join the Cal State LA Afro-Latin Ensemble for an exciting night of music in the Cal State LA State Playhouse.
Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 7:30pm -
Thursday, May 4, 2023, 7:30pm - Commercial Music Ensembles
Join the Commercial Music Ensemble for a night of popular hits in the Cal State LA State Playhouse.
Thursday, May 4, 2023, 7:30pm -
Saturday, May 6, 2023, 7:30pm - SPRING 2023 GALA CONCERT: University Choirs and Student/Faculty Orchestra - Carl Orff - Carmina Burana
Saturday, May 6, 2023, 7:30pm - Luckman Fine Arts Complex Mainstage
Monday, May 8, 2023, 7:00pm - Mother's Day Mariachi Festival
Come join us in the Music Courtyard for an evening of Mariachi music.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 7:30pm - Wind Ensemble
Come join us for an evening with the Cal State LA Wind Ensemble in the State Playhouse.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 7:30pm - Cal State LA State Playhouse and livestreamed on YouTube.