BGSU College of Musical Arts

BGSU College of Musical Arts The College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio

Widely known as one of the country's outstanding collegiate music programs in music education and contemporary music, the College of Musical Arts prepares students to be educators, performers, and scholars on an international level. Celebrated faculty members position students to live and achieve their passion, and our unique contemporary music program has inspired alumni to Pulitzer and Grammy level achievements.

The Trombone Camp faculty will give a recital TONIGHT at 7 P.M. in Bryan Hall. Free and open to the public.PROGRAM The S...
06/24/2026

The Trombone Camp faculty will give a recital TONIGHT at 7 P.M. in Bryan Hall. Free and open to the public.

PROGRAM

The Smell of Wet Dogs After a Summertime Rain | Richard Zarou (b. 1981)
Eric Henson

Stereogram No. 12 (Spain) | David W. Brubeck
(dedicated to the memory of Frank Crisafulli)
Jeremy Marks

My Favorite Things | John Sipher (b. 1984)
Justin Isenhour & loop station

Blue Wolf | Brad Edwards (b. 1963)
Wesley Nielsen

~intermission~

Achieved is the Glorious Work | Franz Joseph Haydn, arr. Don Miller

City of Arts and Sciences | David Faleris

Mein Junges Leben Hat Ein End | Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, arr. Steven Verhelst

Mr. Sandman | Pat Ballard, arr. David Wetter

TONIGHT at 7 P.M. in Bryan Hall. The Flute Camp faculty will present a recital. Free and open to the public.PROGRAM Sona...
06/23/2026

TONIGHT at 7 P.M. in Bryan Hall. The Flute Camp faculty will present a recital. Free and open to the public.

PROGRAM

Sonata for flute and piano (1951) | George Antheil (1900-1959)
Allegro
Adagio
Presto

Sonata in G for flute and basso continuo “Hamburger Sonata” (1786) | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Allegretto
Rondo

tenzone for two flutes and piano (1977) | Chester Biscardi (b. 1948)

Tango - Études (1987) | Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992))
No. 4: Lento-Meditativo
No. 3: Molto marcato e energico

Concertino for flute and piano, op. 107 (1902) | Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)

Like a Chicken (1989) | Linda Hallam-Sutto (b. 1957)

TONIGHT at 7 P.M. in Bryan Hall. The Strings Camp faculty will present a recital. Free and open to the public.PROGRAMSon...
06/22/2026

TONIGHT at 7 P.M. in Bryan Hall. The Strings Camp faculty will present a recital. Free and open to the public.

PROGRAM

Sonata No. 1 in G Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 78 | Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
I. Vivace, ma non troppo
Dr. Benjamin Hoffman, violin
Dr. Irene Kim, piano

Chahagir, Op. 56a (1944) | Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
Dr. Hannah Levinson, viola

Invisibility (2009) | Liza Lim (b. 1966)
Liam Battle, cello

Duo for Violin and Viola in G Major, K. 423 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Rondeau. Allegro
Dr. Benjamin Hoffman, violin
Dr. Hannah Levinson, viola

Congratulations to the CMA team (Matt Dockendorf, Bill Mathis, Ken Thompson and Paul Baransy) at the OMEA Foundation gol...
06/16/2026

Congratulations to the CMA team (Matt Dockendorf, Bill Mathis, Ken Thompson and Paul Baransy) at the OMEA Foundation golf outing yesterday. They took 3rd place in overall and won the Collegiate Cup.

Tonight, the SMI Piano Camp faculty will give a recital. All are welcome. 8 p.m. in Bryan Hall.PROGRAMPrelude for the le...
06/15/2026

Tonight, the SMI Piano Camp faculty will give a recital. All are welcome. 8 p.m. in Bryan Hall.

PROGRAM

Prelude for the left hand, Op. 9, no. 1 | Alexander Scriabin
Solungga Liu

Une barque sur l’océan (A Boat on the Ocean) | Maurice Ravel
Robert Satterlee

Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 | Arnold Schoenberg
I. Leicht, zart (Light, delicate)
II. Langsam (Slow)
III. Sehr langsame ♩ (Very slow ♩)
IV. Rasch, aber leicht (Brisk, but light)
V. Etwas rasch (Somewhat brisk)
VI. Sehr langsam (Very slow)
Francisca de Castanheiro de Freitas

Prelude and Fugue in E Minor, Op. 87, no. 4 | Dmitri Shostakovich
Yevgeny Yontov

Stablemates | Benny Golson
Tumaini Sango

O forse, l’ho già perduta poco a poco | Juro Kim Feliz
(Or perhaps, I have already lost it little by little…)
Stephen Eckert

From Préludes, Book I | Claude Debussy
La danse de Puck
Les collines d’Anacapri
Laura Melton

06/10/2026

Do you have a passion for music? It’s easy to feed that passion at BGSU.
• Perform at hundreds of events annually.
• Give back to your community by mentoring young musicians.
• Collaborate with peers and faculty.
Learn more at bgsu.edu/music.

The 2026 winners of the Douglas Wayland Chamber Music Competition traveled to WGTE in Toledo to perform, record and inte...
06/04/2026

The 2026 winners of the Douglas Wayland Chamber Music Competition traveled to WGTE in Toledo to perform, record and interview with Brad Cresswell for Afternoon Classics.

Undergraduate Division
Lapis Trio
Kiersten Lowry, flute
Mahlia Proctor, violin
Luca Albano, piano

Graduate Division
TBD Quartet
Matthew Brewton, Ethan Morris, Kyle Recker, Connor Re*****on, tuba

The radio broadcast of this program will be TOMORROW, JUNE 5 at 2 p.m.

https://www.wgte.org/radio/local-radio-programs/afternoon-classics-with-brad-cresswell

06/03/2026

The Arts at BGSU continue to flourish by promoting a culture of creativity both on our campus and in our community! Spark your imagination by participating in art, music, theatre, film, dance, or creative writing at BGSU.

Associate Dean and professor of trumpet Charles Saenz with CMA faculty and alums performed at the International Trumpet ...
06/01/2026

Associate Dean and professor of trumpet Charles Saenz with CMA faculty and alums performed at the International Trumpet Guild conference at the Eastman School of Music. They “crushed” their recreation of Miles Davis’ Birth of the Cool. Congratulations to Professor Saenz and ensemble, and thanks for representing the CMA on an international stage!

The College of Musical Arts was a sponsor of Porchfest in Bowling Green. Congratulations to all the bands that performed...
06/01/2026

The College of Musical Arts was a sponsor of Porchfest in Bowling Green. Congratulations to all the bands that performed and those who organized the event!

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