The CSUSB Symphonic Band has been named a semi-finalist for the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music (College/University Division) for two March 2020 performances. The award is administered by the American Prize National Competition for the Performing Arts and is unique in its own right.
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly presented numerous challenges for the CSUSB music department, but that hasn’t stopped them from picking up their instruments.
Tony Coulson (information and decision science) was interviewed about guarding against identity theft online, and Stacey Fraser (music) was included in a review about the newly released recording, “Voices of the Pearl Volume 3.”
Sanders McDougall (psychology), David Yaghoubian (history) and Jessica Getman (music) were included in news coverage over the holiday weekend.
Jessica Getman (music) has been appointed to the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra board, and Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote about reducing anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kirsten Ashley Wiest (music) releases her solo album, Kenneth Shultz (psychology) discussed factors people should consider before retiring, and Anthony Silard (public administration) wrote about the causes of loneliness.
The solo album by award-winning coloratura soprano, Kirsten Ashley Wiest, a part-time lecturer in the CSUSB Department of Music, was released Friday, Sept. 4.
The CSUSB New Music Ensemble, led by music assistant professor Kevin Zhang, is a new course that will foster collaborations between music students and emerging Inland Empire composers.
Award-winning coloratura soprano, Kirsten Ashley Wiest, a part-time lecturer in the CSUSB Department of Music, will release her debut solo album internationally on Friday, Sept. 4.