Axe ’Em, Jacks!
ĢƵ School of Theatre presents ‘Titus Andronicus’ through Saturday
Vienna Boys Choir concert tickets still available
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Tickets are still available to the Vienna Boys Choir concert on Nov. 21 on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.
Rockin’ Axes to perform favorites by Rush, Black Sabbath, Edgar Winter
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Rockin’ Axes at Stephen F. Austin State University will present a rock concert at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Kennedy Auditorium on the ĢƵ campus.
The Rockin’ Axes is directed by Nick Lambson, a Sound Recording Technology faculty member within the School of Music. One of three SRT performance groups, the Rockin’ Axes will perform “YYZ” by Rush, “Schism” by Tool, “Part III” by Crumb and “Frankenstein” by Edgar Winter, among other rock favorites.
ĢƵ’s concert bands, wind faculty to present ‘Kaleidoscope’
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Band Department in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music will feature several of its student and faculty ensembles in presenting “Kaleidoscope” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in W.M. Turner Auditorium on the ĢƵ campus.
“This unique concert format will feature all of the concert bands as well as the wind faculty members of the Stone Fort Wind Quintet and the Pineywoods Brass Quintet in a seamless evening of musical entertainment,” said Dr. David Campo, director of bands at ĢƵ.
ĢƵ’s Music Prep students selected to All-Region orchestras
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Music Prep Division in the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Music had several students to qualify for All-Region orchestras during recent auditions held at Kilgore Middle School.
Those selected to the All-Region High School Orchestra are violinists Shelby Rotramel, Holden Kelly, Haylee Harman, Ashlyn McBroom, Haley McBroom and Karys Alders; violist Connor Rudolph; cellist Jessica Schlaudt; and bassist Mason Baker.
School of Music to present ‘Messiah’ sing-along fundraiser
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – A community sing-along of George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” will raise funds for the A Cappella Choir at Stephen F. Austin State University to travel to Italy in 2020.
The community event, featuring the audience and ĢƵ A Cappella Choir as the chorus, is at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, in Cole Concert Hall.
Cello Club to present ‘Around the World’
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Cello Club will present the program “Around the World” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, in Cole Concert Hall on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.
“It has been 500 years since Ferdinand Magellan left Spain sailing west to circumnavigate Earth,” said Dr. Evgeni Raychev, cello instructor in the ĢƵ School of Music and artistic director for Cello Club. “This concert will take us on a musical journey together from Spain to the Caribbean and through the Far East.”
Campus, community collaborations highlight ‘Titus Andronicus’ performance
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The School of Theatre at Stephen F. Austin State University is keen on building collaborative artistic relationships across disciplines on campus and within the Nacogdoches community. A number of unique collaborations in the upcoming Mainstage Series presentation of William Shakespeare’s “Titus Andronicus” takes this theatre experience to a higher level, according to CC Conn, associate professor of lighting and sound design.