College of Fine Arts

The USD piano faculty and students welcome pre-college competitors to this annual event. For more information visit https://www.usd.edu/fine-arts/music/truran-piano-competition .

Brazilian pianist Ney Fialkow, D.M.A., gave his first recital at the age of ten. Winner of several piano competitions, he was awarded best pianist in 1993 in the much coveted Eldorado Music Prize, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He pursued graduate studies at the New England Conservatory, with Patricia Zander, and at the Peabody Conservatory with Ann Schein, with whom he served as teaching assistant. Fialkow will be working with USD student pianists at this event, open to the public at no charge.

Sopranos Bailey Quade and Mikayla Trenhaile present their junior recital, open to the public at no charge.

Jason Hausback presents a bass trombone recital, open to the public at no charge. Hausback has been active in many musical spheres. Prior to his arrival at Missouri State University, Jason was the Adjunct Professor of Low Brass at Eastfield College (Mesquite, Texas) and Brookhaven College (Farmer's Branch, Texas). He was also a teaching fellow in both the trombone studio and the jazz studies department at the University of North Texas. Under his direction, the U-Tubes won the 2010 Eastern Trombone Workshop National Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition, and issued their first CD entitled "The U-Tubes" in the spring of 2011. For more information about Dr. Hausback, visithttps://www.missouristate.edu/music/jhausback.aspx.

USD's Dr. David Holdhusen and Dr. Timothy Campbell present their USD choral ensembles in an afternoon of music and beauty. Please come to hear the USD Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, and Men's & Women's Chorus sing for you. This event is open to the public at no charge.

Amy Laursen and Todd Cranson, USD Music faculty members, invite you to join them for an evening's recital. They will be joined by collaborative pianist Diane VanDenOever. This event is open to the public at no charge.

Master of Fine Arts Students present and discuss their work to the Faculty and Students.

From a very young age Bruce Babad knew he would be a musician. He attended Central Washington University, where he backed such greats as Dizzy Gillespie and Joe Williams. He later moved to San Diego and freelanced as a performer and educator. He performed with blues legend Little Milton, The Four Tops, the Temptations, the Platters, Barry Manilow, Natalie Cole and Bobby Caldwell, having become one of the most in-demand saxophone players in San Diego. Next he moved to Long Beach and earned a master's degree in Jazz Studies at California State University. Currently, Bruce can be heard with the Bill Holman Band, Luther Hughes' Cannonball/Coltrane Project and the Bruce Babad Quartet. Babad is the Director of Jazz Studies at Fullerton College (Fullerton, CA) and can be heard on over seventy-five commercial recordings, numerous jingles, television and movie soundtracks. This event is open to the public at no charge.

Guest saxophonist Bruce Babad joins USD Jazz Ensembles and directors C.J. Kocher and Darin Wadley in tonight’s performance. In addition to actively performing Dr. Babad is Director of Jazz Studies at Fullerton (CA) College and is an active speaker and collaborator. To learn more about this artist, please visit http://www.brucebabad.com/. This event is open to the public at no charge.

USD Orchestra faculty and students host area high school string players in a day of music and fun. For more information, contact Ioana.Galu@usd.edu.

USD's Spring Orchestra Festival participants and USD students and faculty present this concert, a culmination of a festival day of music-making and fun. This event is open to the public at no charge.

University of Art Galleries hosts the Women and Gender Studies Art Show.