WSU Pullman School of Music

10/10/2025

For more than a century, WSU’s 230-member Cougar Marching Band—open to all majors—has forged lifelong bonds and game-day tradition, with alumni recalling epic trips from Apple Cup to Tokyo.

10/10/2025

10/10/2025

WSU School of Music professor Dr. Yoon-Wha Roh has been invited to perform with the Spokane String Quartet at the Spokane FOX Theater on November 2, 3 pm!

Dr. Roh has been acclaimed by the Hyde Park Herald as “a pianist who lets her piano work do the talking, transporting her audience not only to a clearly defined place, but also into a colorful adventure.” She performs around the world as a celebrated concert pianist with upcoming concerts in Malaysia, Spain and Korea. She is also an active chamber musician and is a sought-after clinician and competition judge. She is currently assistant professor of piano at Washington State University.

Congratulations Dr. Roh!

Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”
Leoš Janáček
String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata”
Gabriel Fauré
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 15

DOORS 2PM | SHOW 3PM

Admission:
Adults: $25
Seniors: 20
Under 18 and students with ID: Free

Phone: 509-624-1200
Box Office: The Fox Theater, 1001 West Sprague Avenue

10/10/2025

Today, October 10, at 7:30pm, the WSU School of Music choral ensembles will present “Hold Fast to Dreams,” a concert exploring the theme of dreams with performances by the WSU Chamber Singers, University Singers, Treble Choir, and Concert Choir. Our choirs will perform works by Carol Barnett, Rollo Dilworth, Susan LaBarr, Felix Mendelssohn, György Orbán, Ashley Eyre, and more! We welcome guest conductor Dr. Julie Yu from Oklahoma City University to lead our combined choir selection “To Sit and Dream” by Rosephanye Powell. The WSU Treble Choir will also premiere Slovenian composer Ambrož Čopi’s “When Wistful Swings Forget to Dream” as part of the 2025 ACDA Soprano-Alto Advanced Choirs Commission Consortium.

This event is free and open to the public. Join us in Bryan Hall Theatre or stream the event on the WSU Pullman Music YouTube channel.

10/09/2025

A big thank you to the Insider for this great article about Dr. Danh Pham's residency at the Musashino Academia Musicae, Japan's premier music conservatory.

“I’m extremely grateful to the CAS Grants and Fellowship Support office. When I applied for the Research Exchange Opportunity, I was encouraged to apply by folks like Becky James and others,” said Pham. “From the support I received from WSU to the support from MAM, it was just a very fruitful venture and really great fortune every step of the way.”

For the full article visit: https://news.wsu.edu/news/2025/10/09/wsu-conductor-bridges-cultures-at-japans-premier-music-conservatory/?utm_source=WSUNews-enewsletter&utm_campaign=wsunewsenewsletter&utm_medium=email

10/09/2025

Music Major For A Day is just right around the corner! The deadline to register is October 17th!

To register for MMFAD visit https://music.wsu.edu/mmfad/

This event is open to all students considering a degree in music education, music performance, general music, a double major, or a music minor. Attendance is FREE of charge.

➡ See first-hand how we provide students with a rich and diverse musical education
➡ Experience how we prepare students for successful careers in music
➡Learn about degree programs, admission, auditions, scholarships, and financial aid
➡ Attend classes and participate in ensemble rehearsals
➡ Meet the School of Music faculty
➡ Enjoy a free private lesson with one of our faculty members
➡ Interact with current music students

For more information, click on an item below or contact us at [email protected] (509) 335-3898. We look forward to meeting you!

10/09/2025

It is concert week for the choral area!

We’re excited to present their fall concert Friday evening and host hundreds of high schoolers on campus at Saturday’s choral festival.

We will welcome Dr. Julie Yu as our guest clinician this week. She serves as director of choral activities at Oklahoma City University, and she brings a wealth of experiences teaching and working as a guest conductor with singers of all levels. You can see Dr. Yu at work with all four of our choirs, providing a guest lecture Friday morning, conducting on our concert, and working as clinician with many high school groups at our festival. She will also work with our graduate students in private conducting lessons. We are excited to host such an excellent musician on campus!

Join us in person for Friday's choral concert "Hold Fast to Dreams" in Bryan Hall Theatre at 7:30PM or stream it live on YouTube at WSUPullmanMusic. Admission is free!

10/08/2025

Join us for week of “cool” opportunities with jazz saxophonist Brad Linde!

Hailed as “the capital city’s contemporary cool king” (Giovanni Russonello, Capitalbop), Brad Linde is a saxophonist, educator, bandleader, and impresario in the Washington DC metro area. He is the director of Jazz and Creative Music at Georgetown Day School and founder of the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra.

Raised in North Carolina, he studied music at Elon University (BA), and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before moving to attend graduate school at the University of Maryland, College Park (MM). He additionally studied privately with Lee Konitz and attend weekly workshops by Barry Harris in New York. In 2013 was a participant in the Banff International Jazz and Creative Music Workshop.

Brad maintained a long performance relationship with the legendary hardbop pianist/composer Freddie Redd (2009-2013), worked with bassist Butch Warren, and recorded four albums with original Tristano School members, tenor saxophonist Ted Brown (2010-2020). Additionally, he has performed and/or recorded with Matt Wilson, Jeff Lederer, Caroline Davis, Sara Serpa, Allison Miller, Grachan Moncur III, Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, Fay Victor, Lee Konitz, among many others at venues including the Kennedy Center, Strathmore, Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Birdland, Smalls, and the Jazz Gallery.

As an impresario, Brad has curated series for the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland, the Atlas Performing Arts Center in Northeast Washington DC, the Drawing Room in Brooklyn, and others. He continues to present performances and collaborations in the Washington DC area, Baltimore, New York City, and in Durham and Chapel Hill, NC.

Brad is a Rampone & Cazzani Handmade Italian Saxophones artist ambassador.

10/08/2025

The Washington State University School of Music would like to invite prospective students and their parents/guardians to its Fall 2025 "Music Major for a Day" (MMfaD) open house. Join us in experiencing a day in the life of a WSU music student. This event is open to all students considering a degree in music education, music performance, music composition, music business, general music, a double major, or a music minor. Attendance is FREE of charge.

• See first-hand how we provide students with a rich and diverse musical education.
• Experience how we prepare students for successful careers in music.
• Learn about degree programs, admission, auditions, scholarships, and financial aid.
• Attend classes and participate in ensemble rehearsals.
• Meet the School of Music faculty.
• Enjoy a free private lesson with one of our faculty members.
• Interact with current music students.

Registration is now open at https://music.wsu.edu/mmfad/

Registration deadline is October 17, 2025.

10/07/2025

The Brazilian Jazz Fest is coming back for year two!

After a very successful debut with a fully attended concert, Washington State University School of Music announced the second edition of the multinational Brazilian Jazz Festival to the Palouse. Spearheaded by Professor Dr. César Haas, the festival will feature internationally acclaimed Brazilian and American jazz artists, Três Mais joined by multi-Grammy Award nominee drummer Rafael Barata.

The festival activities will start on Saturday October 18th at 7:30pm with a jam session open to the public hosted by the guest artists at Bucer’s Coffee House Pub in Moscow, ID. The festival main concert will take place on Tuesday October 21st at 7:30 at WSU Kimbrough Concert Hall, presenting Três Mais with Rafael Barata featuring the WSU Jazz Big Band, the WSU Jazz Lab Band, WSU Chamber Singers, Jazz Northwest (WSU Jazz Faculty Ensemble), and a combined student and faculty chamber ensemble. All concerts and clinics are free of charge and open to the public!

Find the full schedule of events at https://music.wsu.edu/brazilian-jazz-fest/

10/07/2025

The Brazilian Jazz Fest is coming back for year two!
After a very successful debut with a fully attended concert, Washington State University School of Music announced the second edition of the multinational Brazilian Jazz Festival to the Palouse. Spearheaded by Professor Dr. César Haas, the festival will feature internationally acclaimed Brazilian and American jazz artists, Três Mais joined by multi-Grammy Award nominee drummer Rafael Barata.

The festival activities will start on Saturday October 18th at 7:30pm with a jam session open to the public hosted by the guest artists at Bucer’s Coffee House Pub in Moscow, ID. The festival main concert will take place on Tuesday October 21st at 7:30 at WSU Kimbrough Concert Hall, presenting Três Mais with Rafael Barata featuring the WSU Jazz Big Band, the WSU Jazz Lab Band, WSU Chamber Singers, Jazz Northwest (WSU Jazz Faculty Ensemble), and a combined student and faculty chamber ensemble. All concerts and clinics are free of charge and open to the public!

Find the full schedule of events at https://music.wsu.edu/brazilian-jazz-fest/

WSU Pullman College of Arts and Sciences at Washington State University