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Friday, December 4, 2009

Mahler Symphony No. 1

Fresno State Symphony Orchestra andThe Youth Orchestras Of Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra Present: Mahler Symphony No. 1

Date: December 6, 2009
Time: 7pm
Place: Saroyan Theater

Tickets: $12 in advance / $15 at the door
Free for under 18 /High School / Fresno State Student with Id

Free tickets for youth (including Fresno State students) are available at the door the day of the concert.

Thomas Loewenheim, Conductor

You can order tickets for the December 6 Monumental Mahler concert online at Ticketmaster.com! Click HERE to access the site.

To pick up advance-sale tickets directly, please contact office@youthorchestrasfresno.org.

You may also simply buy tickets for $15 at the door!

One hundred fifty-two young musicians - “Musicians of Tomorrow,” as proclaimed by
Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin - perform the Mahler First Symphony under the direction of Maestro Thomas Loewenheim. Do not miss this high-energy event!

Dr. Thomas Loewenheim
Director of the University Orchestra, Professor of Cello
Department of Music
California State University, Fresno
2380 E. Keats Avenue M/S MB77
Fresno, CA 93740-8024
Office: 559.278.7547
E-mail: tloewenheim@csufresno.edu
Website: www.cellosuite.com

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Iran: Hot Tea, Cool Conversations Hunt (2009).

Discussant: Brenden Hamilton (filmmaker)

A revealing documentary, the film chronicles an American college student's eye-opening journey to Iran. A testament to Citizen Diplomacy, the film highlights unscripted, touching interviews with a number of individuals the filmmaker encounters from all walks of life during this once in a lifetime adventure. The human scale of the film cuts through the political rhetoric of the day unveiling a country full of warm and compassionate people who desire peace and friendship with America and the West. 78 min. (http://iranthemovie.com/)

Date: Friday, December 4, 2009
Time: 5:30 P.M
Place: McLane 121


For further information, contact Professor Mary Husain at mhusain@csufresno.edu

For more information:
CineCulture Club: http://cineculture.csufresno.edu/
Fresno Filmworks: http://www.fresnofilmworks.org/

CineCulture is a film series provided as a service to the Fresno State campus students, faculty, and staff, and community, at no charge. In addition, CineCulture is offered as a 3 unit academic course in the Mass Communication and Journalism Department: MCJ 177T (Spring 2010 course # 37395).

CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.

Club President: Rory Carlberg roryjc@csufresno.edu
Faculty Advisor: Mary Husain mhusain@csufresno.edu

Fresno State Symphonic Band and Chamber Winds Fall 2009 Final Performance

Save the last dance for the Fresno State Symphonic Band!

Date: December 4, 2009
Time: 8 PM
Place: Music Building Concert Hall

General Admission: $6.00
Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students: $5.00

This Friday night, December 4th, the Fresno State Symphonic Band and Chamber Winds will be having their final performance of the Fall 2009 semester. The concert begins at 8 pm in the Music Building Concert Hall, tickets are $6 for the general public and $5 for seniors/students/staff. For more information, contact Tim Anderson at (559) 278-2166.

Thanks!

TTA

Timothy Todd Anderson
Associate Director of Bands
California State University, Fresno

2380 E. Keats Ave., M/S MB 77
Fresno, CA 93740-8024
Office: (559) 278-2166
tanderson@csufresno.edu

"Plus Ultra"

Jazz Bands Holiday Concert

Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Place:California State University, Fresno
Concert Hall

General Admission: $6.00
Faculty/Staff/Seniors/Students: $5.00

Come and enjoy a swinging evening featuring the Fresno State Student Jazz Bands and Monk/Mingus Jazztet at the annual Holiday Concert.

We hope to see you there!

Dr. Alan Durst
Lecturer of Music
Jazz Studies/Saxophone
Director of Jazz Orchestra

Department of Music
California State University, Fresno
2380 East Keats Avenue, M/S MB77
Fresno, CA 93740-8024
Office: (559) 278-2537
Fax: (559) 278-6800
adurst@csufresno.edu
www.alandurst.com

Friday, November 13, 2009

Joseph Stroud Poetry Reading:

Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time: 7 p.m. (reception follows)
Place: Henry Madden Library
Library Auditorium, Room 2206
(2nd floor, South Wing)


Free to all. Seating is limited!

The Madden Library and the Fresno Poets’ Association* present a poetry reading by Joseph Stroud.

Stroud is the author of five books of poetry: the most recent is titled Of this World: New and Selected Poems. His work has earned a Pushcart Prize and in 2006 he was selected by the Poet Laureate of the United States for a Witter Bynner Fellowship in poetry from the Library of Congress.

Call 278-2403 for more information.

*The Fresno Poets’ Association is now a formal program of Fresno State’s Master of Fine Arts Program in Creative Writing in conjunction with the Madden Library. For more information, please call the Library Dean’s Office at 278-2403.

SAVE THESE DATES for poetry readings in the Madden Library in 2010:

Dixie Salazar & Jon Vineberg, February 25; and Philip Levine, April 8.