Upcoming Events
USU Faculty Recital presents Ben Laude: Moonlight Sonata
Arts/Entertainment
USU music faculty Ben Laude presents a program of piano masterpieces composed in the enchanting parallel keys of C-sharp and D-flat. Featuring Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata," several pieces by Chopin including the "Fantaisie Impromptu" and "Raindrop Prelude," and selected works by Bach, Haydn, and Schubert.
Jazz Combos
Arts/Entertainment
Get ready for an unforgettable evening of jazz! Join Utah State University’s talented student jazz combos, led by acclaimed USU professors, as they bring the stage to life with a dynamic mix of jazz standards and cutting-edge contemporary tunes. From timeless classics to the latest hits by today’s jazz masters, this concert promises to captivate music lovers of all kinds. Don’t miss this electrifying showcase of rising jazz talent!
Free for USU Students, Faculty, and Staff!
Piano Area Concert
Arts/Entertainment
Join us for "The Showcase," an elegant evening of piano music in the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall. The program will feature not only gems of the classical repertoire, but also original compositions written and performed by our multi-talented students. This event will be a celebration of creativity and musical innovation you won’t want to miss!
US Air Force Band Singing Sergeants
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Join your United States Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants on their tour through Utah, Nevada and California! This FREE concert is a rare and exciting event to hear great patriotic music, broadway classics and as always a salute to celebrate our veterans!
This event is free and open to the public, but secure your seats with the ticket link below.
Jazz Jams
Arts/Entertainment
Join us for the Jazz Jams Series! Each Jazz Jams session will showcase the Caine Jazz Combo, a special guest artist, and talented jazz students from the Music Department, all performing timeless jazz standards. Whether you're an enthusiast or a musician, you're invited to be part of the action—bring your instrument and join the jam session!
Jazz Jams will take place at the Hub Stage on the first floor of the Taggart Student Center. Don't miss this chance to experience great music and collaborate with fellow jazz lovers. We look forward to seeing you there!
All Spring Semester Jazz Jams Events:
Jan. 29
Feb. 19
March 26
James Farmer Senior Jazz Recital
Arts/Entertainment | Student Recital
James Farmer will be presenting an evening of jazz piano music with his band for his senior recital at the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall. This concert will include music from his recent album release and feature other guest performers.
Junior Guitar Recital: Leo Sanjinez
Arts/Entertainment | Student Recital
Junior Guitar Recital for Leo Sanjinez, a student of Corey Christiansen. This concert will contain pieces in the styles of rock and jazz, including works such as Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson and Confirmation by Charlie Parker. These pieces will be performed with Carlin Troska, Karsen Phillips, and Miles LeSueur
Crossing Borders: 21st Century Chamber Music from Diverse Voices
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The Utah State University Chamber Music Program, in collaboration with the Caine College of the Arts and the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music, will present Crossing Borders III: 21st Century Chamber Music from Diverse Voices. This concert features USU string and piano students performing works by living composers from a variety of cultural and musical backgrounds.
The program includes three world premieres:
I’m Blind, Walk with Me for Two Celli and Electronics by Adeliia Faizullina
Sessions for String Quartet by USU percussion faculty member Jason Nicholson
In the Trees for Piano Trio by Ben Shirley
Other composers featured in the program include Nicolás Lell Benavides, Kenji Bunch, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Iman Habibi.
This performance marks the third installment of the Crossing Borders initiative, showcasing the impressive dedication and skill of USU students. They have worked directly with their composer mentors this semester, as well as members of the Fry Street Quartet, Dr. Sasha Kasman Laude, and Dr. Cahill Smith.
Jazz Kicks
Arts/Entertainment
Jazz Kicks Band is a 17-piece band playing exciting jazz music, featuring accomplished musicians from Northern Utah.
Free for USU students, faculty, and staff!
Organ Area Student Recital
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Come experience the majesty and power of the organ in the beautiful Daines Concert Hall! Dedicated and talented student performers will showcase pieces from their semester-long studies with our incredible organ faculty.
Organ Area Student Recital
Arts/Entertainment
Come experience the majesty and power of the organ in the beautiful Daines Concert Hall! Dedicated and talented student performers will showcase pieces from their semester-long studies with our incredible organ faculty.
Earth Song - Discovering the Harmony of Music and Nature
Arts/Entertainment | Student Recital
This recital (Aaron Kinghorn-Cello) will feature immersive visuals, garden design, and audience interaction to draw upon connections between music, nature, and landscape architecture.
Guitar Ensembles
Arts/Entertainment
A long-standing tradition in the CCA, the Guitar Ensembles Concert will feature pieces played on both electric and acoustic guitars. USU guitar students will explore genres that range from classical to jazz, from folk music to straight up rock n’ roll, bringing a unique and varied sound to the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall.
Free for USU students, faculty, and staff!
Caine Ensembles
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The Caine Ensembles concert, presented twice a year, showcases some of USU's finest musicians. Come enjoy top-tier chamber music performed by the Caine Brass Quintet, Caine Percussion Ensemble, Caine Saxophone Quartet, Caine String Quartet, and Caine Woodwind Quintet.
Jazz Bands
Arts/Entertainment
Join us for an unforgettable night of jazz with Chuck Owen, a multiple GRAMMY-nominated composer and conductor. Chuck will lead the performance, featuring his original music and directing several pieces. USU guitar professor Corey Christiansen will perform as the guest soloist.
Chuck Owen, a leader in jazz education, has composed for the WDR Big Band and Metropole Orkest, and is the founding President of the International Society of Jazz Arrangers & Composers. Don’t miss this incredible performance!
Free for USU students, faculty, and staff!
Cache Wind Symphony
Arts/Entertainment
Concerts are part of the band’s large ensemble curriculum. As capstone events, they typically occur twice per semester. Participation in these events is a significant component of students’ grades, and the concerts are the culmination of several weeks of classroom rehearsals. All concerts are associated with one or more of the following band ensembles: MUSC 4700 Wind Orchestra, MUSC 3795 Wind Symphony, MUSC 3790 Symphonic Band, and MUSC 3785 Marching Band.
Opera Double-bill: "L’Enfant et les sortilèges & Rusalka" (Act 3)
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USU Opera Theatre will close their 2024-2025 season with a fun multi-part program of opera and musical theatre favorites highlighting all our students with two full programs produced over three nights April 10-12, at 7:30 in the Morgan Theatre.
On April 10 & 12 we will present what we could best be described as an “Opera Creature Feature double-bill”. On this program we will perform all of Ravel’s comedic one-act opera L’Enfant et les sortilèges followed by the final act of Dvorák's tragic retelling of the classic Little Mermaid story in his opera Rusalka.
L’Enfant et les sortilèges (“The Child and the Spells”), with music by Maurice Ravel and libretto by Colette, tells the story of a bad child that has a bad day when everything around him comes alive to teach him a lesson about respect and responsibility. Rusalka (“The Water Nymph”), with music by Antonín Dvorák and libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil, narrates the original version of the Little Mermaid fairytale, albeit one that doesn’t quite end happily-ever-after. Both selections will be sung in their original languages of French and Czech with piano accompaniment in a semi-produced format.
Symphonic Band
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Concerts are part of the band’s large ensemble curriculum. As capstone events, they typically occur twice per semester. Participation in these events is a significant component of students’ grades, and the concerts are the culmination of several weeks of classroom rehearsals. All concerts are associated with one or more of the following band ensembles: MUSC 4700 Wind Orchestra, MUSC 3795 Wind Symphony, MUSC 3790 Symphonic Band, and MUSC 3785 Marching Band.
Utah State University Sapphire Singers presents A Treble Chorus Festival with Special Guests
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A Spring Semester choral festival featuring treble ensembles from Utah State University, Utah Valley University, Green Canyon High School and Cache Valley.
Selections will be performed by the individual choirs as well as the combined ensemble.
Music Theatre Cabaret: Sondheim and more!
Arts/Entertainment
USU Opera Theatre will close their 2024-2025 season with a fun multi-part program of opera and musical theatre favorites highlighting all our students with two full programs produced over three nights April 10-12, at 7:30 in the Morgan Theatre.
On April 11 our students have assembled a range of contemporary musical theatre scenes and selections into a “Sondheim, etc.” cabaret featuring them as not only the performers but also as directors and choreographers! The cabaret will be an enjoyable evening of musical theatre favorites from Sondheim’s various works, "Shrek," "West Side Story," "Hairspray," "Thoroughly Modern Millie," "Newsies," and more!
Cache Symphony Orchestra
Arts/Entertainment
The Cache Symphony Orchestra was founded over 35 years ago to bring together community members in the Cache Valley region to create music, connect with fellow musicians, and provide the community with another source of fine classical music.
Comprised entirely of dedicated volunteer musicians, the orchestra began with just a handful of members and has since grown into a grand symphony of over 90 performers. Each season, the orchestra presents two concerts—one in winter and one in spring—on the Utah State University campus.
Opera Double-bill: "L’Enfant et les sortilèges & Rusalka" (Act 3)
Arts/Entertainment
USU Opera Theatre will close their 2024-2025 season with a fun multi-part program of opera and musical theatre favorites highlighting all our students with two full programs produced over three nights April 10-12, at 7:30 in the Morgan Theatre.
On April 10 & 12 we will present what we could best be described as an “Opera Creature Feature double-bill”. On this program we will perform all of Ravel’s comedic one-act opera L’Enfant et les sortilèges followed by the final act of Dvorák's tragic retelling of the classic Little Mermaid story in his opera Rusalka.
L’Enfant et les sortilèges (“The Child and the Spells”), with music by Maurice Ravel and libretto by Colette, tells the story of a bad child that has a bad day when everything around him comes alive to teach him a lesson about respect and responsibility. Rusalka (“The Water Nymph”), with music by Antonín Dvorák and libretto by Jaroslav Kvapil, narrates the original version of the Little Mermaid fairytale, albeit one that doesn’t quite end happily-ever-after. Both selections will be sung in their original languages of French and Czech with piano accompaniment in a semi-produced format.
USU Percussion Ensembles
Arts/Entertainment
The USU Percussion Ensembles concert is a unique and fun addition to the lineup of concerts presented by the Caine College of the Arts. Each semester, we play a wide-array of literature from contemporary percussion ensemble to pieces for world percussion. This semester’s concert will feature works from composers Adam Silverman, David Gillingham, Blake Tyson, Amadeo Roldan, Dave Hall, Daniel Levitan, and Michael Burritt.
Spring Choral Concert
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The Spring Choral Concert will feature the USU Chamber Singers, Chorale and Sapphire Singers performing a variety of great choral music in the lush acoustics of the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall, highlighting two of composer Eric Whitacre's most beloved works, CLOUDBURST and LEONARDO DREAMS OF HIS FLYING MACHINE. Don't miss this last choral concert of the year.
Free for USU students, faculty, and staff!
High School Band Festival
Arts/Entertainment
The USU Bands host three events each Spring for school-age ensembles: Junior High/Middle School Festival, Junior High/Middle School Clinic, and the High School Festival. These events annually host over 30 school bands from Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, totaling over 1500 students that come to the USU campus. This day-long event includes professional adjudication of each band's performance, a recording of the performance, and a live rehearsal clinic with the USU Director of Bands, band faculty and/or guest clinicians from around the country. Additionally, bands are invited to an open rehearsal of the USU Wind Orchestra and a live performance of the Orchestra.
Wind Orchestra
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USU Bass Festival Closing Concert
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The USU Bass Festival is an annual event that provides bassists a chance to work with performers and educators from around the world and is open to bassists of any age and experience level. Festival activities include masterclasses, technique workshops, guest artist performances, and the opportunity to perform in a bass choir. Pre-registration is required to participate in the all-day event.
This year’s festival will feature bassist Jacob Warren (https://www.jacobvwarren.com/). More information and the registration form can be found at music.usu.edu/bassfest. The closing concert is free and open to all and will feature the USU Bass Ensemble, the festival bass choir, and guest artist Jacob Warren.
Small Ensembles
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Presented by USU's studio ensembles—Flute Ensemble, Clarinet Choir, Cache Horn Choir, and Low Brass Choir. This concert provides the audience an opportunity to experience the unique sonorities of homogenous small ensembles across a diverse and entertaining program.
USU Symphony Orchestra
Arts/Entertainment
Join the USU Symphony Orchestra, University Choirs & Soloists for the biggest concert of the year featuring Beethoven’s epic “Choral Fantasy.”
American Festival Orchestra & Chorus Look at the World! The Choral Music of John Rutter
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AFCO celebrates one of the most prolific and popular composers of choral music in the world today, Sir John Rutter, who was recently Knighted by King Charles III for services to music. Rutter’s music has touched millions of listeners around the globe and is sure to leave audiences deeply moved as we perform some of his most popular and beloved works, including his touching Mass for the Children, featuring the Cache Children’s Choir.
Ages 8+
Logan Canyon Winds
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Join the Logan Canyon Winds for a unique and dynamic program showcasing a blend of classic and unexpected chamber repertoire.
The centerpiece of the evening features Beethoven’s Quintet for Piano and Winds, a lively and elegant work that highlights the rich interplay between instruments. The program also includes Carl Nielsen’s Serenata in vano, a whimsical quintet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, cello, and bass. As Nielsen himself described, the piece playfully portrays a group of musicians attempting (and failing) to serenade a lady, ultimately shrugging off their efforts and marching home with a tune of their own amusement.
With a mix of humor, virtuosity, and uncommon instrumental combinations, this concert offers a rare departure from the ensemble’s usual repertoire. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear a special performance by the Logan Canyon Winds and their faculty guests.
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