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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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…
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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…
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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…
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An enthusiastic promoter of contemporary music, Cal Poly Pomona music professor and multiple Grammy-nominated pianist Nadia Shpachenko welcomes top new music performers to her Fall 2016 Shpachenko & Friends Chamber Music Festival. A series of music master classes and performances…
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Ethnomusicology Professor Jessie Vallejo got an inkling during a live teaching demonstration that students wanted to see mariachi music come to Cal Poly Pomona. Although the demonstration, which was part of the interview process for her job, was on Chinese…
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The Cal Poly Pomona Philharmonic Orchestra will present “Festival of the Animals,” a concert that will also include pre-concert activities for the entire family. The event, Saturday, May 21, kicks off at 11:30 a.m. with pre-concert fun, including a visit…
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Music students will showcase their songwriting skills at the 13th annual Songwriter Showcase. The event, which is set for Thursday, May 19 and Friday, May 20 will feature original songs written by Cal Poly Pomona students and alumni in the…
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Music Professor Nadia Shpachenko, a multiple Grammy-nominated pianist, will host a Shpachenko & Friends Chamber Music Festival event to highlight her work, “Poetry of Places.” The event on Monday, May 23 will feature piano, toy piano, voice, and electronics with…
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