CSUB Music & Theatre

Taste of the Arts is our annual evening of art that highlights the work of our Music, Theatre, and Art students by allowing the community to experience ‘small bites’ of their work. Although it was greatly missed this past fall due to the pandemic, this video was created by Mendy McMasters’ Auditioning for the Theatre class. Please enjoy two monologues from theatre majors Natalie Love and Charlotte Smith. We encourage the community to continue to support the arts on our campus, in our community and nationwide. Look for our next Taste of the Arts event, Fall 2021 and other Music and Theatre performances coming this spring semester!

CSUB Music is pleased to announce auditions for the 2021-2022 academic year! We invite prospective students to audition for a music program that features high-caliber instruction, a long tradition of supporting each student achieving their goals, and a growing number of successful graduates. Those who submit an audition by March 2 will also be considered for scholarships. Due to the ongoing pandemic, audition participants will be asked to video record material, upload to an u...nlisted YouTube link, and submit the link via our website. Submissions are due March 2. LEARN MORE: Audition Website: https://musiclib.csub.edu/home/ Scholarship Website: www.csub.edu/Finaid/types/schol/index.html

Our concerts are now available on csub.edu/music/events! Take a listen today through Sunday!

Add a little music to your Thanksgiving weekend as the CSUB Department of Music and Theatre premieres two concerts performed by our talented students only online! CHAMBER MUSIC DUOS features amazing pieces for piano and strings. OPERA SPOTLIGHT showcases beautiful solos from famous operas and Broadway musicals.... You don't want to miss these wonderful recorded performances, available for viewing Thursday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 29! Free for all!

COMING SOON! Tales from the Vault of Fear Three radio dramas directed by Zoe Saba. Listen for free over Halloween weekend! Thursday, October 29th through Sunday, November 1st... YouTube link will be posted at csub.edu/theatre on October 29th! See more

No plans tonight? Get into the Halloween spirit with Tales from the Vault of Fear! Listen now at www.csub.edu/theatre! It’s sure to be a spooky good time! Click here to read more in the Bakersfield Californian about our radio plays: https://www.bakersfield.com//article_081f9984-1879-11eb-b1

Playing online this Halloween weekend: Tales from the Vault of Fear, three radio dramas directed by Zoe Saba! Listen at your leisure, as our students bring you three eerie tales from the Golden Age of Radio. The link will be posted this Thursday, Oct. 29 and available until Sunday, Nov. 1. FREE for all!

COMING SOON! Tales from the Vault of Fear Three radio dramas directed by Zoe Saba. Listen for free over Halloween weekend! Thursday, October 29th through Sunday, November 1st... YouTube link will be posted at csub.edu/theatre on October 29th! See more

Welcome back, Runners! We're so pleased to have you with us this fall! Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26 at 1pm for our annual Music Convocation. This is your chance to meet your professors and hear about what's coming up for our music program this semester at CSUB. Music Majors, check your school emails for the meeting link and we'll see you there!

Check it out! CSUB saxophone instructor Paul Perez has written a book that helps saxophonists go higher! The book, Playing in the Attic is about high register saxophone techniques and is getting quite popular all around the world! See Paul in action and find more information on the book by clicking on the link here.

School is right around the corner Runners and we wanted to take a moment to welcome our new students to the CSUB Department of Music & Theatre! Due to the global pandemic, many of our classes will be online for Fall 2020, and we are also working toward some on-campus instruction. Regardless of format, we remain committed to high-quality education and student health and safety, and we are excited to welcome first-time and continuing students for Fall Semester. We will inform students of important developments as planning proceeds.

In this time of deep sadness and outrage, and always, CSUB Music & Theatre stands against racial injustice and violence. We stand for inclusion, understanding, and social uplift. We affirm the message shared recently by the CSUB president’s cabinet: All who seek hope are welcome here. All who yearn to unlock their potential are welcome here. All who wish to share ideas and perspectives are welcome here. And to all who seek social justice: You are welcome here. You are wanted... here. You are needed here. (Full message here: https://news.csub.edu/striving-for-social-justice-together.) And we affirm the words of Civil Rights activist Ella Baker, sung by Bernice Johnson Reagon and Sweet Honey in the Rock: https://youtu.be/U6Uus--gFrc [youtu.be]. To continue the conversation, consider watching Anna Deveare Smith’s Notes from the Field. Find the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-k0OGWho9c&feature=youtu.be (The full movie is available to stream on HBO, or to rent on iTunes or Amazon.)

Friends of CSUB Music & Theatre: This weekend’s performances of The Who’s Tommy will be happening as planned at CSUB. Our student cast and crew are ready to perform Friday and Saturday at 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm. In accordance with the Governor’s mandates and instruction from campus authorities, we will be keeping audiences below 150 people. The CSUB campus is still open through next week and performances will proceed as planned. Stay tuned regarding future Music & Theatre events. We are still in discussions regarding on-line broadcasts or cancellations.

Check out a behind the scenes look at The Who's Tommy! Thank you Stefani Dias and The Bakersfield Californian for a wonderful article!

The Who's Tommy opens tomorrow night! Our students have been working hard putting on the finishing touches this tech week! With over thirty diverse students, both majors and non-majors, this production is a sight to beheld! We hope to see you there! Tickets available at www.csub.edu/theatre!

One week until The Who's Tommy! Come check out this monumental production going up next Thursday at 8PM and playing for 6 performances only! Get your tickets now at www.csub.edu/theatre!

Join us this Valentine's Day for a wonderful evening of music! Husband and wife duo, Kyle and Tess Shaw will be performing piano, four-hands repertoire by Reger, Bach, Hindemith, and Mozart. Admission is FREE and the concert starts at 7PM in Music Room 127!