Events

• February 7, 2025

  Masterclass with Antonio Di Cristofano, piano

  12:40 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Masterclass

  Antonia Di Cristofano works with MSU piano students.

  Event Details

  Free
• February 7, 2025

  Symphony Orchestra, “Mahler 5”

  8:00 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Orchestras

  Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, encompassing all human emotions from doubt to triumph, will be performed alongside a student-composed Fanfare, conducted by Octavio Más-Arocas.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Online
  February 9, 2025

  Live Pitch: 2025 Running Start Competition

  1:00 pm

  Murray Hall

  Music Student Presentation

  Watch student entrepreneurs pitch innovative music business ideas to a live audience and judges, competing for up to $2,500 in funding.

  Free
• February 10, 2025

  Carillon Recital: Lunar New Year

  12:00 pm

  Beaumont Tower

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  Delight in seasonal selections reflecting Asian cultures and traditions.

  Event Details

  Free
• February 11, 2025

  Masterclass with Rick Roe, jazz piano

  12:00 am

  Murray Hall

  Masterclass

  Part of the MSUFCU Jazz Artist in Residence.

  Rick Roe works with MSU Jazz students.

  Event Details

  Free
• February 11, 2025

  Flourishing Pipes: Oboe, Trumpet and Organ

  7:30 pm

  MSU Alumni Memorial Chapel

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  Experience an extraordinary chamber recital featuring oboe, trumpet, and the Red Cedar Organ in MSU’s Alumni Memorial Chapel, with artists Nermis Mieses, Justin Emerich, and Hae Won Jang.

  Event Details

  $$$
• February 12, 2025

  Stanislav Khristenko, piano

  7:30 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  Featuring pianist Stanislav Khristenko, newly appointed assoicate professor of piano, this solo recital presents an evening of preludes by composers including Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Gershwin, Kapustin, Schoenberg, Rachmaninov, Silvestrov, and Szymanowski.

  Event Details

  $$$
• February 14, 2025

  Jazz Nonets with Rick Roe, jazz piano

  8:00 pm

  Murray Hall

  MSUFCU Jazz Artist in Residence

  Rick Row, renowned jazz pianist, combines intricate harmonies and lyrical improvisation in captivating musical narratives. His repertoire ranges from timeless standards to original compositions.

  Event Details

  $$$
• February 16, 2025

  Philip Sinder, tuba

  3:00 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  Join us for a special recital celebrating Philip Sinder’s 43rd and final year at MSU, featuring solo and chamber works for tuba performed by Sinder and friends.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Online
  February 17, 2025

  Eric Zuber, Romantic Masterpieces

  7:30 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  A evening of quintessential romantic music for piano featuring works by Schubert, Brahms, Chopin, Schumann, and Chaminade performed by MSU pianist Eric Zuber.

  Generously sponsored by Michael and Paula Koppisc.

  Event Details

  $$$
• February 18, 2025

  Dmitri Berlinsky, violin

  7:30 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  Enjoy a violin recital by MSU’s Dmitri Berlinsky, accompanied by alumnus Jiarui Cheng on piano, featuring Schubert’s Fantasy for Violin and Piano and a diverse selection of classical pieces.

  Event Details

  $$$
• February 19, 2025

  Concert Band and Campus Band

  7:30 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Bands

  The program, conducted by Arris Golden, features works by Fletcher, Magnuson, Woolfenden, Thomas, and Morales-Matos.

  Event Details

  $$$
• February 20, 2025

  Masterclass with Stella Chen, violin

  10:30 am

  MSU Alumni Memorial Chapel

  Dorothy DeLay Masterclass Series

  Stella Chen will work with MSU students and have an interactive conversation with Dmitri Berlinsky, MSU professor of violin.

  Event Details

  Free
• February 20, 2025

  Concert Orchestra: Movie Night

  7:30 pm

  Wharton Center

  MSU Orchestras

  This concert features music from Jurassic Park, The Sound of Music, Harry Potter, and the Concert Orchestra Concerto Competition winner, conducted by Katherine Kilburn.

  Event Details

  $$$
• Online
  February 20, 2025

  At the Border for Jazz Duo, Nicolas Prost and Sébastien Paindestre

  7:30 pm

  Cook Recital Hall

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  Saxophonist Nicolas Prost and jazz pianist Sébastien Paindestre present “At the Border of Jazz,” blending classical precision and jazz spontaneity with works by Shorter, D’Rivera, Marsalis, and others, featuring pieces written exclusively for the duo.

  Event Details

  $$$
• February 21, 2025

  MSU Professors of Jazz

  8:00 pm

  Murray Hall

  Artist-faculty and Guest Recital Series

  This dynamic jazz band features Walter Blanding, Carment Bradford, Xavier Davis, Michael Dease, Randy Gelispie, Randy Napoleon, Anthony Stanco, and Rodney Whitaker, delivering exciting performances of jazz standards and original compositions.

  Event Details

  $$$