Wichita State University College of Fine Arts Box Office

12/04/2024

Come out and enjoy a wonderful festive FREE concert sure to spark the holiday joy within!

📢🚨 Time Correction! 🚨📢

Join us TONIGHT, December 4, for the Annual Organ Holiday Concert at Wiedemann Hall! 🎶 Celebrate the season with beautiful holiday music performed on the grand Marcussen organ.

📅 Date: Monday, December 4, 2024
⏰ Time: 5:15 PM
📍 Location: Wiedemann Hall, Wichita State University

We previously shared an incorrect start time—thank you for your understanding! Don’t miss this festive tradition. We’ll see you there!

11/04/2024

We wont know the election results tomorrow, so might as well come out to WSU and join us in Miller Concert Hall at 7:30pm. We can't wait to welcome you!

November 5th in Miller Concert Hall - Doors open at 7pm

Order tickets here - https://wichita.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1586

Or call the Box Office directly and a friendly box office attendee will be happy to assist - (316) 978-3233

This evening promises a captivating lineup of compositions that explore diverse emotions, themes and histories through the power of live music.

The program will open with “Nobunaga – A Shaft of Light in the Renaissance” by Eiji Suzuki, setting a dramatic and historical tone. Lee Gannon’s “Symphony No. 1” will follow, offering a compelling symphonic journey. Audiences will also experience “I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold” by James David, a vibrant tribute inspired by a renowned piece of modern art, and “A deep reverberation fills with stars” by John Mackey, a piece filled with wonder and celestial imagery.

Heralded as “one of the finest university bands in the nation,” The WSU Wind Ensemble has received critical acclaim for its “musically emotional and technically detailed performances.” Performing traditional standards to world premieres, the Wind Ensemble focuses on advancing the art of wind band performance and cross-genre concertizing. Under the direction of Dr. Timothy Shade, the finest graduate and undergraduate performers in the School of Music make up this exciting, virtuosic ensemble.

WSU Students can request their free student tickets in advance by going to the Fine Arts Box Office located in Duerksen Fine Arts Center during operating hours. Must show WSU student ID.

10/24/2024

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Symphony Orchestra Featuring Dr. Timothy Jones, 7:30pm in Miller Concert Hall

Doors open at 7pm -

Seventy members comprised of undergraduate and graduate students regardless of their academic discipline perform under Dr. Mark Laycock’s direction. Recent collaborations include performances with operatic bass Samuel Ramey, jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton, the classic rock band Kansas, and the arena multimedia concert Video Games Live.

Dr. Timothy Jones is an artist, teacher, and performer with roots in Kansas and branches across the Americas. He currently serves as Associate Concertmaster of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and Assistant Professor of Violin at Wichita State University. He holds degrees in Music Education and Violin Performance, having received his doctorate in Performance at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.

Jones has performed as soloist, concertmaster, and chamber musician in North and South America. He first earned a permanent position with the Wichita Symphony at age 17, and later assumed orchestral leadership roles including Principal Violin II of the San Luis Obispo Symphony (California) and Guest Concertmaster of the Newport Symphony Orchestra (Oregon). He serves as Concertmaster of the Music Theatre of Wichita and Wichita Grand Opera Orchestras.

As a chamber musician, Jones performs frequently with the Fairmount String Trio. Recent highlights for the Trio include an acclaimed performance with Rachelle Goter at the International Clarinet Association Annual Conference, and multiple presentations of Mozart and Brahms Quintets in Kansas and Iowa. As a soloist, since returning to Kansas in 2018, Jones has performed the Bach Double Concerto with the Wichita Symphony, the Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn Concertos with the Hutchinson Symphony, and the Barber Concerto with the WSU Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to his performing career, Jones is an avid educator of students of all ages, and has worked throughout his career as both private and classroom instructor. He taught strings at the middle school level in the Wichita Public Schools, and was involved with social projects in North and South America which provided music education to youth in rural communities. Additionally, he has taught and performed at music festivals in the United States, Mexico, and Brazil.

As a pedagogue, Jones takes equal pleasure in working with musical, mathematical, and esoteric knowledge. He composed a comprehensive curriculum and teaches courses in English and Portuguese regarding a postmodern knowledge known as the Law of Time, which is derived from the fractal/vigesimal mathematics of the Mayans. Jones’s contributions as both teacher and performer in the Wichita community were recognized in 2023 by the Wichita Arts Council Burton Pell Achievement in Music Award, and in 2024 by the Kansas African American Museum Doris Kerr Larkins Rising Star Award.

Ultimately, all of Jones’s work strives to demonstrate the unity of science, art, and spirituality through comprehension of number. Toward this end, he studies and teaches music, mathematics, meditation, and the psychophysiological technologies of the Law of Time — several knowledges through which disciplined humans may learn to assume responsibility as co-creators of our reality. When not playing or teaching, Jones enjoys traveling, hiking, and camping.

WSU Students can request their free student tickets in advance by going to the Fine Arts Box Office located in Duerksen Fine Arts Center during operating hours. Must show WSU student ID.

10/09/2024

Join us tomorrow night!

October 10th at 7:30pm in Wiedemann Hall

Wichita State’s WuChoir is a treble voice ensemble for both music and non-music majors. WuChoir performs an eclectic mix of classical, folk, and popular music reflective on the diverse and inclusive musical needs of its members.

Shocker Choir is a bass clef (tenor/bass) voiced chorus made up of both music and non-music majors. The ensemble performs an eclectic mix of classical, folk and popular music, reflecting the diverse musical interests of its members.

Tickets can be purchased here - https://wichita.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1584

Doors open at 7pm, we cannot wait to welcome you!

10/03/2024

Join us tomorrow night in Wiedemann Hall!
WSU Opera Theatre presents Opera Scenes and Songs
October 4th at 7:30pm

The 7th annual performance of “Scenes and Songs” showcases our rising talent in various scenes and arias from opera’s vast repertoire—an energetic and fast paced semi-staged production with something for everyone. These performances have become a favorite of our audiences. A perfect introduction to opera for all.

This year, the 60-minute performance features short vignettes from multiple opera classics including "The Student Prince," "Les contes d’Hoffmann," "L’elisir d’amore," "Die Zauberflöte," and "Little Women."

WSU Students can request their free student tickets in advance by going to the Fine Arts Box Office located in Duerksen Fine Arts Center during operating hours. Must show WSU student ID.

Doors open at 7pm - tickets can be purchased here - https://wichita.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1582

10/01/2024

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October 2nd 7:30pm in Miller Concert Hall

The WSU Symphonic Band is comprised of some of the finest students with diverse experiences and degree programs at Wichita State University. Focusing on repertoire that highlights large forces of winds and percussion, the Symphonic Band performs traditional repertoire as well as new works to create meaningful concerts for performers and audiences alike. Led by Dr. Timothy Shade, and often a guest conductor or two, the Symphonic Band is a wonderful, high-level, apprentice-based ensemble for wind band performance.

Doors open at 7pm, we can't wait to welcome you!
Get your tickets here - https://wichita.universitytickets.com/

09/23/2024

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September 24th at 7:30pm in Wiedemann Hall

Dr. David Hunsicker has had a varied career as an orchestral musician, soloist, chamber musician and educator.

David is currently principal trumpet of the Wichita Symphony and the Lancaster Festival Orchestras and has been a member of the Flint, Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, and Battle Creek Symphony Orchestras, as well as associate principal trumpet of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. David has also performed extensively with the Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Florida Grand Opera, and the Sarasota Opera.

As a soloist and chamber musician, David has performed numerous recitals and concerts including performances of Shostakovich’s Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and Strings with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra, the Haydn Trumpet Concerto and J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2 with the Lancaster Festival Orchestra, several concerts with the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, as a founding member of the Great Lakes Brass Quintet and with the Sonoran Brass Quintet. David can be heard performing with the Sonoran Brass Quintet on the recording Dry Heat.

In addition to classical performances, David has been an active performer of commercial music and jazz. In addition to playing in jazz bands while in school and with jazz groups in several states, David has performed many musicals, including Hello Dolly, 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, Oklahoma, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Guys and Dolls, Gypsy, Miss Saigon, and The King and I.

David has maintained an active teaching studio since 1996. David served as a graduate assistant in trumpet while pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts at Arizona State University, also teaching at the Herberger College for Kids and Tempe Preparatory Academy. More recently, he was Adjunct Professor of Trumpet at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and trumpet instructor for the Omaha Conservatory of Music.

David holds a Bachelor of Music in Trumpet Performance from Indiana University and a Master of Music in Trumpet Performance from the University of Michigan. While completing his Doctor of Musical Arts in Solo Performance from Arizona State University, David completed extensive research on the subject of orchestral auditions for trumpet. His principal teachers include: David Hickman, Charles Daval, Bernard Adelstein, and Irving Sarin. He is an Endorsing Artist for Bach trumpets and is the inventor of the Gapper®, a patented device for the third valve slide on the trumpet.

Doors open at 7pm, we can't wait to welcome you!
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09/18/2024

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September 19th at 7:30pm in Miller Concert Hall

The WSU Symphony Orchestra featuring Cristina Castaldi with the Blue Valley High School Chamber Symphony.

Seventy members comprised of undergraduate and graduate students regardless of their academic discipline perform under Dr. Mark Laycock’s direction. Recent collaborations include performances with operatic bass Samuel Ramey, jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton, the classic rock band Kansas, and the arena multimedia concert Video Games Live.

Cristina Castaldi has been described as “a rare talent with a warm, agile, exciting voice… she moves like a dancer, looks like a model and is at home on stage as off…. her vocal technique is unfaltering and her pianissimo high floats are without comparison.” Dr. Castaldi specializes in bel canto, early Verdi, and verismo repertoire. Her recent vocal performances include soprano soloist in Carmina Burana in Prague, Czech Republic, soprano soloist in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 for Wichita Symphony Orchestra and the East Texas Symphony Orchestra; as well as the soprano soloist for Wichita Symphony Orchestra in Haydn’s The Creation. Dr. Castaldi performs newly-programmed recitals each year

Doors open at 7pm, we can't wait to welcome you!
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09/16/2024

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September 17th at 7:30pm in Wiedemann Hall

Dr. Jens Korndörfer is the newly appointed Associate Professor of Organ at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Praised as “a virtuoso in the grand Romantic tradition” who creates “performances that are deeply musically satisfying as well as exciting” (The American Organist), Korndörfer has performed to critical acclaim at prestigious venues such as Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, the Montreal Bach Festival, the Cathedrals in Washington, Berlin, Paris, Salzburg, Oslo, and Moscow, Westminster Abbey in London, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and the Cultural Centre in Hong Kong.

Korndörfer’s repertoire reaches from the Renaissance to the 21st century, including transcriptions, commissions, and world premieres. He frequently collaborates with other musicians, has performed with orchestras, and recorded five CDs.

Passionate about forming the next generation of organists, Korndörfer taught at Agnes Scott College (2014 – 19) and, since 2017, has been directing the successful rebuild of the organ program at Georgia State University. In combination with graduate assistantships at major churches in the Atlanta area, the comprehensive program is designed to prepare students for a successful career in church and concert.

As Director of Worship and the Arts, and Organist at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, GA, Korndörfer oversaw a thriving music and arts ministry. Under his leadership, the sanctuary organ (IV/112) was completely rebuilt, enlarged, and re-voiced by organ builders Klais (Bonn, Germany) and Schlueter (Lithonia, GA). Thanks to collaborations with major cultural players, presentations and lecture series, and the introduction of programs that raise awareness for minorities in the classical arts, Jens significantly increased the reach of the church’s music and arts ministry.

A top-honor graduate from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris, the Oberlin Conservatory, the Musikhochschule in Bayreuth, and McGill University in Montreal, Korndörfer’s teachers include Olivier Latry, Michel Bouvard, James David Christie, and Ludger Lohmann.

Doors open at 7pm, we can't wait to welcome you!
Get your tickets here - https://wichita.universitytickets.com/

09/11/2024

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September 12th at 7:30pm in Miller Concert Hall

Heralded as “one of the finest university bands in the nation,” The WSU Wind Ensemble has received critical acclaim for its “musically emotional and technically detailed performances.” Performing traditional standards to world premieres, the Wind Ensemble focuses on advancing the art of wind band performance and cross-genre concertizing. Under the direction of Dr. Timothy Shade, the finest graduate and undergraduate performers in the School of Music make up this exciting, virtuosic ensemble.

Doors open at 7pm, we can't wait to welcome you!
Get your tickets here - https://wichita.universitytickets.com/

09/04/2024

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September 5th at 7:30pm in Wiedemann Hall

Guest artists James Barger, Evgeny Zvonnikov, and Sarah Rushing, known collectively as TripTych, are excited to present an engaging and varied program of repertoire for the unique instrumentation of saxophone, violin, and piano. The program consists of works by 5 living composers and offers something for everyone, from the highly accessible to the more philosophical. Even lovers of French romanticism will find something to enjoy in Algerian composer, Marc Eychenne’s Cantilène et Danse – which could be best described as, “…if Fauré wrote for saxophone violin, and piano….”

Formed in the Spring 2022 semester, Triptych has since presented recitals throughout the state of Texas and beyond, including an appearance at the 2023 International Music by Women Festival. Comprised of Texas A&M University faculty James Barger, Associate Professor of Saxophone; Evgeny Zvonnikov, Harrington Lecturer in Violin; and Sarah Rushing, Assistant Professor of Piano, the ensemble enjoys connecting with students and audiences through innovative programming, master classes, and workshops.

Doors open at 7pm - We can't wait to welcome you!
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08/09/2024

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08/09/2024

🎭✨ Free Tickets for WSU Students! 🎟️🎶

Hey Shockers! Get your FREE tickets to College of Fine Arts performances! 🎉

Here’s how:
📝 Complete the online form: 🔗 https://ow.ly/gHTu50STbGw
🪑 Choose your events and seating preferences.
🎟️ Pick up your tickets at the box office
(M-F 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.)
or from the will-call line 1 hour before the event.
🪪 Don’t forget your Shocker ID!

Enjoy amazing shows without the hassle. Let’s make some memories! 🎶🎨

04/24/2024

A show of new dance including works by WSU faculty and guest artist Darrell Grand Moultrie (Connoisseur Series)

04/17/2024

Its almost here do you have your tickets yet?

Give our box office a call, one of our attendees can help you secure your tickets! Or click here to purchase - https://wichita.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1574

Doors open at 7pm

Use code JAZZ25 at checkout and receive $25 off tickets!

Day 4 of the 2024 Wichita Jazz Festival welcomes tenor saxophone player Melissa Aldana playing with the Wichita State University Jazz Arts 1 and the Mid-Kansas Jazz Band!

Melissa Aldana is a GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist and composer tenor player from Santiago, Chile. She is based in Brooklyn, NY and has garnered international recognition for her visionary works as a band leader, as well as her deeply meditative interpretation of language and vocabulary. Melissa is also an in-demand clinician and educator and has recently been appointed to the faculty of the New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department.

Melissa will be joining the Wichita State University Jazz Arts 1 and the Mid-Kansas Jazz Band. Wichita Jazz Festival is proud of our partnership with Wichita State University’s Jazz Arts giving jazz students the opportunity to connect with some of the finest talents in the jazz world.

All online orders will be available at the Will-Call line at 6:30 p.m. at the Box Office inside the Duerksen Fine Arts Center. Parking is available on the west side of the Duerksen Fine Arts Center. You may pick up your tickets in advance by visiting the Fine Arts Box Office in the Duerksen Fine Arts Center. Box office hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Feel free to utilize the temporary Box Office Parking Spot on Duerksen Circle Drive.

Tickets are $50. Student tickets are $25 with a school ID and must be purchased at the door.

WSU Students can request their free student tickets in advance by going to the Fine Arts Box Office located in Duerksen Fine Arts Center during operating hours. Must show WSU student ID.

04/15/2024

Come on out tomorrow for the WSU Symphonic Band!

Doors open at 7pm

The WSU Symphonic Band is comprised of some of the finest students with diverse experiences and degree programs at Wichita State University. Focusing on repertoire that highlights large forces of winds and percussion, the Symphonic Band performs traditional repertoire as well as new works to create meaningful concerts for performers and audiences alike. Led by Dr. Timothy Shade, and often a guest conductor or two, the Symphonic Band is a wonderful, high-level, apprentice-based ensemble for wind band performance.

WSU Students can request their free student tickets in advance by going to the Fine Arts Box Office located in Duerksen Fine Arts Center during operating hours. Must show WSU student ID.

Tickets can be purchased here - https://wichita.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=1500

04/10/2024

Join us this Friday 4/12 at 7:30pm and Sunday 4/14 at 3pm!

Wichita State Opera Theater presents complete performances of Mozart’s great masterpiece “Le Nozze di Figaro” (The Marriage of Figaro).

WSU Students can request their free student tickets in advance by going to the Fine Arts Box Office located in Duerksen Fine Arts Center during operating hours. Must show WSU student ID.

Tickets available here! https://wichita.universitytickets.com/w/?cid=167