10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tue. to Fri.
Place: Art Dome ML 2236
Admission: free
Student Art Exhibition
Annual juried exhibition featuring approximately 100 works by CSUN graduate and undergraduate students in all media.
Dates: Wed., April 30, through Fri., May 30
Times: noon to 4 p.m. Mon. and Sat.; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tue. through Fri.
Place: Art Dome ML 236
Admission: free
L.A.'s Black History
Nearly 100 photographs are on display from more than 300,000 negatives by African-American photographer Harry Adams Jr. The exhibition is hosted by the CSUN Center for Photojournalism and Visual Arts. Photos feature Mayor Tom Bradley, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, among others.
Coordinator: Ken Kirkton, CSUN photojournalism professor
Dates: through May 25
Place: California African-American Museum, Exposition Park, 600 State Drive, Los Angeles
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Art Created by At-Risk Youth
The exhibition "Optimistart," a mixed media art exhibition created by at-risk youths at the Optimist Youth Homes in Highland Park under the supervision and collaboration of local artists. Features 30 pieces of wall-size murals, photography, body casting, typography and graffiti poems in addition to a video.
Dates: through Sun., May 18
Times: noon to 5 p.m. daily
Place: Performing Arts Center
Admission: free
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Athletics
(home games)
*Big Sky Conference
Men's Baseball:
Apr. 22 USC 2:30 p.m.
Apr. 23 Loyola Marymount 2:30 p.m.
May 2 Southern Utah 2:30 p.m.
May 3 Southern Utah 1 p.m.
May 6 Cal State San Bernardino 2:30 p.m.
May 10 USC 1 p.m.
Women's Softball:
May 6 Sacramento State 1 p.m.
Men's Volleyball:
April 15 UC Santa Barbara 7 p.m.
DANCE
Pacific Dance Academy
Pacific Dance Academy dancers perform a contemporary repertoire highlighting the music of composers such as Gershwin, Sousa, Tchaikovsky and other favorites.
Date: Sun., May 4
Times: 2 and 6 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Admission: $10 general, $5 children under 12
Music
All Music events (unless otherwise specified) are:
$6.50 general, $5 faculty/staff, $3.50 seniors/ students
Traditional, Contemporary Music of Japan
Featuring music from the "honkyoku" repertoire for solo shakuhachi, long associated with the "Komuso" or "breathing Zen" school of Japanese Buddhism; music from the "sankyoku" repertoire of Japanese chamber music; and solo improvisation by shakuhachi master Masayuki Koga.
Date: Wed., April 16
Time: noon
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: free
Granada Hills High Concert
The Granada Hills High School music department offers a sampling of the school's performing groups.
Director: Alan Nelson
Date: Fri., April 18
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Admission: $5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 any student with ID
New Music Ensemble
A mix of recent works and 20th century classics.
Director: Dan Kessner
Date: Sun., April 20
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Chamber Music Summit II
Second annual musicale bringing together some of the finest professional musicians on the West Coast. Features works by Poulenc, Schubert, Vivaldi and Mozart. Proceeds benefit the music department scholarship fund.
Date: Mon., April 21
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Jazz Combos
Director: Gary Pratt
Date: Wed., April 23
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Jazz Vocal Ensemble
Featuring swing to contemporary jazz.
Director: Mike Boos
Date: Thu., April 24
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Afternoon Delight
Guitar students of Ron Borczon and Greg Newton in an eclectic concert of classical, contemporary and jazz works in solo and ensemble settings.
Date: Sat., April 26
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: free
How to Listen to Jazz
A part of the San Fernando Valley Jazz Festival, this seminar is intended to guide the listener through the many intricacies of jazz, including melody, form, harmony, and improvisation. Music will be by the Matt Harris Trio, in addition to recordings of legendary jazz artists.
Director: Matt Harris
Date: Sun., April 27
Time: 1 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: $10 general, $5 students
University Chorus, Handbell Choir
An afternoon of choral works from some of the masters.
Conductors: Elmer Heerema and Frances Ulrich
Date: Sun., April 27
Time: 3 p.m.
Place: Northridge Center
Studio Jazz Band
Director: Gary Pratt
Date: Sun., April 27
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Steel Drum Ensemble
Director: Gee Rabe
Date: Mon., April 28
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Wind Symphony
Conductor: Gary Pratt
Date: Thu., May 1
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Guitar Ensemble Recital
A program of chamber music including duets, trios and quartets, plus the CSUN guitar quartet and CSUN guitar orchestra.
Director: Ron Purcell
Date: Thu., May 1
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: free
Voice Students of Larry Jarvis
An all-Franz Schubert program in honor of the composer's 200th birthday.
Date: Fri., May 2
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: free
CSUN Jazz "A" Band
The kick-off of a six-event May Music Festival. An evening devoted to Latin music, composers and arrangers.
Director: Matt Harris
Date: Sat., May 3
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Faculty Piano Recital
A May Music Festival event. Jacqueline Salas and Matt Harris, pianists and music faculty members, performing an evening of love songs, jazz and other music.
Date: Sun., May 4
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Chamber Music Class Recital
Directors: David Aks and Francoise Regnat
Date: Mon., May 5
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: free
Faculty Composers Recital
A May Music Festival event featuring recent chamber music composed by members of the music department faculty: Mark Bobak, Paul Humphreys, Daniel Kessner and William Toutant.
Director: Daniel Kessner
Date: Wed., May 7
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Guitar Recital
Graduate and undergraduate classical guitar performance majors culminate the semester by presenting a varied program.
Director: Ron Purcell
Date: Thu., May 8
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: free
CSUN Wind Ensemble
A May Music Festival event. As part of the program, British conductor Geoffrey Brand will conduct "Ein Heldenleben" by Richard Strauss.
Conductor: David Whitwell.
Date: Fri., May 9
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Jazz Improvisation Clinic
As part of the San Fernando Valley Jazz Festival, this beginning-to-intermediate workshop gives basic tools including scale/chord relationships, the melodic process, rhythmic development and more. Guitarists and electric keyboardists must provide their own amplifiers.
Director: Matt Harris
Date: Sat., May 10
Time: 1 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: $10 general, $5 students
Music of the Americas
A May Music Festival event. The Northridge Singers and Chamber Singers present a collage of works reflecting the contributions of North and South American composers. Joined by the CSUN Symphony, the program will include the "Wedding Cantata" by composer Daniel Pinkham.
Conductor: Paul A. Smith
Date: Sat., May 10
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Northridge Center
San Jose Taiko
Sounds of the taiko drums. Inspired by traditional Japanese drumming, the group has broadened the historical art form to reflect the beat of other world rhythms.
Date: Sat., May 10
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Admission: $20 general, $15 faculty, staff and seniors, $10 students
Mother's Day Concert
The Women's Chorale in concert.
Director: Nicole Baker
Date: Sun., May 11
Time: 3 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: free
Al Martino Concert
Known for his 35 albums and introduction of classics such as "Spanish Eyes," "Volare," and "Mary in the Morning," singer Al Martino returns to the Southland for this performance.
Dates: Sun., May 11 and Sat., May 17
Times: Sun., 3 and 7 p.m., Sat., 3 and 8 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Admission: $30 general
Piano Accompanists
Piano accompanying students in recital with many of the music department's top vocal and instrumental soloists.
Director: Jeanine Jacobson
Date: Sun., May 11
Time: 6 p.m. vocalists, 8 p.m. instrumentalists
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: free
CSUN Symphony
This special Monday evening concert closes the May Music Festival. The program features 1997 concerto competition winner Alwyn Wright, a violinist, performing the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto.
Conductor: David Aks
Date: Mon., May 12
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Opera Scenes
Students from the Opera Workshop perform scenes from a variety of popular operas.
Director: David Scott
Date: Tue., May 13
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: free
Chamber Music
Chamber groups will present a variety of classical and modern compositions.
Director: William Calkins
Date: Wed., May 14
Time: 8 p.m.
Place: Recital Hall
Admission: free
Clara Schumann at the Piano
Pianist Beverly Serra-Brooks celebrates the Clara Schumann Centennial in this piano histro-drama portrayal of Clara Schumann, one of the most celebrated performing artists of the 19th century. Serra-Brooks brings to life the music of the Romantic Era in vignettes of the life and performances of Clara Schumann.
Date: Sun., April 20
Time: 3 p.m.
Place: Performing Arts Center
Admission: $15 general, $12 seniors, faculty and staff, $10 students
THEATER
Cabaret
Musical look at 1930s Germany, featuring Berlin between the wars at the height of decadence and change.
Dates: April 25, 26, 27 and May 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11
Times: Sun., 5 p.m.; all other days 8 p.m.
Place: Campus Theatre
Admission: $12 general, $10 faculty and staff, $9 seniors, $7 students
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April 14, 1997
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