Music Professor Nadia Shpachenko was awarded the Aaron Copland Fund For Music and the Alice M. Ditson Fund at Columbia University recording grants for her upcoming 2019 album “The Poetry of Places.” Shpachenko recorded her “Poetry of Places” album at Skywalker Sound in August…
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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…
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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…
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Multiple Grammy-nominated pianist Nadia Shpachenko, a professor in the music department, will present work from her upcoming CD at a special pre-release concert. The concert, set for Wednesday, April 4, comes just as Shpachenko has received a rave review in…
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Music lovers awaiting the release of a new Peter Yates composition need only to consult the moon. Yates, chair of the music department, recently launched a project titled “A Song A Week A Year” to celebrate the start of 2018.…
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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…
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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…
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Cal Poly Pomona will join in a celebration honoring one of the most beloved and influential vocalists of all time – Ella Fitzgerald. The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Verve Label Group and Universal Music Enterprises have planned a year-long Ella…
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Two Cal Poly Pomona students were awarded scholarships at two recent regional singing competitions. Xavier Montalbo, a music industry studies student, and music performance student Morgan Semrau each received a $1,500 scholarship from the Whittier New Century Singers Vocal Scholarship…
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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…
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