College of Fine Arts

Ellen Osborn, soprano, presents her graduate voice recital, open to the public at no charge.

Ivory denHoed and Savannah Kirsch present their joint senior voice recital, open to the public at no charge.

USD's Ioana Galu, violin and Susan Keith Gray, piano, are joined by guest violinists Penny Thompson Kruse and Sheila Santa, in a special event, open to the public at no charge.

In conjunction with the South Dakota Clarinet Day, the USD Department of Music invites you to this special concert event. Yamileth Perez, clarinet, Orquidea Guandique, viola, and Fernando Zuniga, piano, all faculty from the University of Costa Rica, present this public recital, open to the public at no charge.

The USD Percussion area invites you to an evening of steel drum music with the USD Caribbean Coyotes. This event is open to the public at no charge.

USD's Luis Viquez and his clarinet studio welcome national and international guest artists and clarinet students of all ages and skill levels to this day of clarinet learning and fellowship. There is no admission charge, but registration is required by April 6, 2020 via the link at the URL included in this post. The day's schedule is also included at the link. Please confirm your registration with Luis.Viquez@usd.edu.

Athina Fytika was born in Athens, Greece. She studied piano and musicology in Thessaloniki (Greece) and received her Ph.D. from Florida State University (USA). Since 2005 she has been teaching piano and piano pedagogy at Ionian University's Music Department in Corfu, Greece. She is currently a lecturer of Piano Pedagogy at the same university. She is heading the Piano Pedagogy Study Group of the EEME (the Greek branch of ISME). Her recent research focuses on the contemporary Greek piano repertoire. This event is open to the pubic at no charge.

Athina Fytika was born in Athens, Greece. She studied piano and musicology in Thessaloniki (Greece) and received her PhD from Florida State University (USA). Since 2005 she has been teaching piano and piano pedagogy at Ionian University's Music Department in Corfu, Greece. She is currently a lecturer of Piano Pedagogy at the same university. She is heading the Piano Pedagogy Study Group of the EEME (the Greek branch of ISME). Her recent research focuses on the contemporary Greek piano repertoire. This event is open to the pubic at no charge.

The USD Department of Music invites you to hear Beresford Elementary's "The Beat," as well as watch the new members' induction ceremony into the Pi Kappa Lambda Society.

USD Department of Music welcomes Emilio Colon, this spring's Weaver Guest Artist. Acclaimed as a passionate and virtuosic performer, Colon is highly sought after as a solo cellist, chamber musician, conductor, composer and pedagogue. An extensive international career takes him throughout the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia. In 2017, Emilio was named Artist of the Year by the New York Classical Music Society. Notable appearances include soloist with the National Symphony of the Ukraine and the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. This event is open to the public at no charge. To learn more about this incredible musician, please visit his webpage at http://www.emiliocolon.com/about.html .

The USD Chamber Orchestra invites you to their spring concert, open to the public at no charge.

The USD Music Department hosts the inaugural SD Cello Day, a day filled with fun activities such as cello ensemble, concerts and masterclasses, beginners to college graduates. Emilio Colon, the New York Classical Music Society's 2017 Artist of the Year, is the featured guest. To register, visit the webpage below. For questions, please contact USD cello professor and event host Sonja Kraus.