Chamber Music with Strings

California State University, Fresno Department of Music presents

Chamber Music with Strings with special guest artist Prof. Bruce Bransby, double bass, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Date: Friday, February 12, 2010
Time: 8:00 PM
Place: Department of Music - Concert Hall

General $10 ; Faculty & Staff $5 ; Seniors $5 ; Students $5

Program:

• Handel-Halvorsen
• Passacaglia for violin and cello
• Rossini
• Duo for Cello and Bass
• Franz Schubert
• The Trout Quintet

Performers:

• Limor Toren-Immerman, violin
• David Shearen, viola
• Thomas Loewenheim, cello
• Bruce Bransby, bass
• Andreas Werz, piano

For tickets please check the Department of Music webpage: http://www.csufresno.edu/music/concerts/index.shtml

For more information contact Dr. Thomas Loewenheim at: Tel: 559.278.7547 or via E-mail: tloewenheim@csufresno.edu

Good Enough

The Ethics Center Leon S. Peters Ethics Lecture

Good Enough: Why is the “good enough” not good enough? by John Lachs

Date: February 11, 2010
Time: 5-6 PM
Place: Alice Peters Auditorium

Lecture is Free and Open to the Public
Relaxed parking in the UBC parking lot only

Philosopher John Lachs reflects on our desire for perfection, which he connects with the longing for God and the experience of beauty. Suggesting that the ideal of moral perfection can be inhumane, Lachs concludes, “the fact that the world could be better does not imply that we are obliged to make it better.”

John Lachs is Centennial Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of many books and articles, including most recently The Cost of Comfort (2010). He is the editor of the Encyclopedia of American Philosophy. This presentation is based on his article, “Good Enough” in the Journal of Speculative Philosophy.

Sponsored by The Ethics Center at Fresno State, the Leon S. Peters Foundation, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and an IRA Grant

Contact Andrew Fiala: afiala@csufresno.edu or Ethics Center's website: http://www.csufresno.edu/ethicscenter

CSU Summer Arts Needs Horns!

The CSU Summer Arts program is soliciting for any horn instruments to be used to build a sound sculpture this summer. Horns can be "junk" instruments, unsalvagable, or in working condition.

Summer Arts will again be hosted by the Fresno State campus June 27 through July 24. Fifteen courses are being offered and one art course titled Building Reactive Sculpture: Spaces & Objects, Sound & Movement requires horn instruments for the construction of this sculpture.

The guest artist requesting these instruments is Seattle based, Trimpin. Trimpin is an internationally exhibiting artist/composer/inventor/engineer and is featured in the documentary film, TRIMPIN: the sound of invention, (www.trimpinmovie.com) currently traveling the Film Festival circuit. Seattle's Music Experience Project features Trimpin's sound sculpture, if vi was ix, constructed of 700 acoustic and electric guitars, towering 50', playing via computer a collection of musical genres and, via computer, self-tuning!

Trimpin will be featured in a public event/performance scheduled for Sunday, July 18th from 12 to 4 p.m. on the Fresno State campus.

Please contact Jackie Doumanian at jdoumanian@csufresno.edu or 559-241-6090.

Fresno State Bulldog Beat in Concert!

It's the 2nd Annual Bulldog Beat: In Concert! and it's on

Date: Friday, February 12th, 2010
Time: 8 pm
Place: Wahlberg Recital Hall on campus.

Tickets are $6 for general admission, and $5 for staff/students/seniors.

Chances are, you've seen Bulldog Beat before; they are the energetic group of student musicians who perform at Bulldog Basketball and Volleyball games in the Save-Mart Center. They also frequently show up around campus and throughout town (and even out of town), helping to spread the good news of Fresno State. This Friday night, you can catch these talented students in a performance all their own!

The concert will be full of fun and surprises, featuring your traditional Bulldog favorites along with new songs learned for the occasion. What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day weekend than with an evening with the Bulldog Beat!

For more information, please contact Tim Anderson at (559) 278-2166 or at tanderson@csufresno.edu.

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

A Sound Mosaic

California State University Fresno, Department of Music presents Fresno State’s Annual Music Faculty Concert

A SOUND MOSAIC

Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010
Time: 8:00 PM
Place: Department of Music - Concert Hall

Cost: General $20 ; Faculty & Staff $15 ; Seniors $10 ; Students $10

Fresno State Music Department presents A Sound Mosaic: An Evening's Concert with the Fresno State Music Faculty on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 8:00 PM in the Concert Hall on the Fresno State campus.

A reception will follow the performance.

A Sound Mosaic presents an evening of lively and varied music, including pieces by Brahms, Chopin, Schumann, and Vivaldi, as well as original compositions by Fresno State composers, Kenneth Froelich, and Brad Hufft.

All proceeds from this annual event benefit student music scholarships.

Online tickets are available at: http://www.csufresno.edu/music/concerts/index.shtml

Pre-concert tickets are available at 7pm on night of concert

In-person tickets are available in Music Office (M-135) Mon-Fri, 11am-1pm

For info contact Dr. Thomas Hiebert, at tomh@csufresno.edu.