Why is that guy standing in a field of horses with a trombone, you may wonder. The scene is from the music video “Socially Distant Trombone Duet,” by music students C.J. Woods and Raymond Fong (’20, music). Their video won…
Read More »
Add Grammy Award winner to Cal Poly Pomona Music Professor Nadia Shpachenko’s list of accomplishments. Shpachenko won in the category of Best Classical Compendium for her contemporary classical CD “The Poetry of Places” at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards Premier…
Read More »
Cal Poly Pomona music students finished a recent singing competition on a high note, winning awards in three categories. Nine voice majors participated in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Los Angeles chapter’s annual Student Auditions Collegiate Division event…
Read More »
The music department kicks off its Spring 2018 series of events with a performance by the Grammy-nominated Los Angeles Percussion Quartet. The quartet, which performs Friday, April 13, has forged a distinct identity as a world-class contemporary chamber music ensemble…
Read More »
The Cal Poly Pomona Department of Music’s Winter 2018 concert series includes five piano events that feature renowned guest artists, new compositions and the premiere performance of the Cal Poly Pomona Piano Ensemble. The series begins with Martin Chalifour, violinist…
Read More »
The Cal Poly Pomona Department of Music kicks off its Winter 2018 series of events with two free concerts. The Honors Invitational concert at 8 p.m. on Jan. 10 features students that have exhibited excellence in music performance, and the…
Read More »
The Cal Poly Pomona Department of Music kicks off its spring 2017 concert series this week with an instrumental, progressive rock group that mixes dense melodies with the love of retro video game music. The members of FeatherWolf, with music…
Read More »
The Winter 2017 Shpachenko & Friends Chamber Music Festival will include two evening performances and several master classes with top new musical guest artists. Hosted by Cal Poly Pomona music professor and Grammy nominated pianist Nadia Shpachenko, the festival’s concert…
Read More »
The Cal Poly Pomona music department will showcase a variety of events this winter quarter, ranging from a string quartet to a songwriting, guitar and music seminar. The concert series kicks off Wednesday, Jan. 11 with the Honors Invitational, which…
Read More »
Phillip Browne, a beloved music professor who taught at Cal Poly Pomona for more than three decades, has died. Browne, a former music department chair, started teaching at the university in 1963 and retired in 1994. He continued to teach…
Read More »