Cleveland State University’s Department of Music will present several spring concerts in April and May in the Cleveland State Music and Communication Building, 2001 Euclid Avenue, located at the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 21st Street.

Unless noted, all concerts are free and open to the public. Parking is available in the garage on the corner of Chester Avenue and East 21st Street, adjacent to the Music and Communication Building. Handicap parking is available in front of the building. For event updates, please call (216) 687-2151.

CSU Percussion Ensemble
Matthew Bassett, Director
Alison Shaw, Marimba
Monday, April 7
7:30 p.m. Drinko Recital Hall

Cleveland Contemporary Players
Andrew Rindfleisch, Music Director presents
Mosaic Quartet
The New York-based contemporary music ensemble concludes its residency with a concert of works by Margaret Brouwer (world premiere), Sebastian Currier and Rand Steiger. In collaboration with the Cleveland Institute of Music, Margaret Brouwer, New Music Director
Monday, April 14
8:00 p.m. Drinko Recital Hall

CSU Chamber Orchestra
CSU Chamber Ensembles
Victor Liva, Conductor Featuring J. S. Bach’s Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, with Dr. Hanne-Berit Hahnemann, violin, and Rebecca Schweigert, oboe; and Sinfonietta, by student composer Matthew Ivic
Wednesday, April 16
7:30 p.m. Drinko Recital Hall

CSU Opera Theater Workshop
Elizabeth Unis Chesko, Director
Friday, April 18
7:30 p.m. Drinko Recital Hall

CSU Orchestra, Chorus and Chorale
Victor Liva and Betsy Burleigh, Conductors
Featuring Sergei Rachmaninov’s Piano
Concerto no. 2, with faculty pianist Angelin Chang and the Requiem of Maurice Durufle’
Tuesday, April 22
7:30 p.m. Drinko Recital Hall

CSU Wind Ensemble
Howard Meeker, Conductor
Cleveland Youth Wind Symphony
Gary Ciepluch, Conductor
Wednesday, April 23
7:00 p.m. Waetjen Auditorium

CSU Jazz Ensembles
CSU Jazz Combos
John Perrine, Conductor
Friday, April 25
7:00 p.m. Drinko Recital Hall

Clarinet Class Recital
Students of Theodore Johnson
Monday, April 28
7:00 p.m. Drinko Recital Hall

Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel
Austria-Hungary: Captivating Continentals
Sunday, May 4, 3:00 p.m., Waetjen Auditorium Elegant Strauss Waltzes, spicy Liszt Rhapsodies, as well as entrancing, tuneful works of Dvorák and Bartók.
$20 adults, $15 seniors (65+), $5 students, $10 project 60 students

Cleveland Contemporary Players
Andrew Rindfleisch, Music Director presents Slee Sinfonietta
The remarkable chamber orchestra dedicated to contemporary music concludes its residency at Cleveland State with a performance of its rarely heard Rabbi Akiba by Morton Feldman, featuring soprano Lucy Shelton, along with Dionysiacs by David Felder and the world premiere of Opening Veins by Andrew Rindfleisch.
Monday, May 5
8:00 p.m. Drinko Recital Hall

Faculty String Trio Recital
Wednesday, May 7
7:30 p.m. Drinko Recital Hall

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