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Congratulations to our 2025-26 graduates! 💚🎶 Cal Poly College of Liberal Arts
06/15/2026

Congratulations to our 2025-26 graduates! 💚🎶
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Cal Poly Symphony and Choirs Concert: 'Symphonic Expressions' is this Saturday! The groups will perform Ludwig van Beeth...
06/03/2026

Cal Poly Symphony and Choirs Concert: 'Symphonic Expressions' is this Saturday! The groups will perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Igor Stravinsky’s “Symphony of Psalms.” Beethoven’s symphony is one of the most recognizable pieces of all time, and Stravinsky’s represents the height of his neoclassical period. The Fresno City College City Singers will be the guest ensemble, making for a total of nearly 250 performers onstage! Tickets at the PAC Ticket Office: https://pacslo.evenue.net/event/V26/VSC01
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Cal Poly Spring Jazz Concert: Sounds of Harmony will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Spanos Theatre! The University Jazz Band’...
06/02/2026

Cal Poly Spring Jazz Concert: Sounds of Harmony will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Spanos Theatre! The University Jazz Band’s set will include Don Menza’s “Dizzyland,” Ryan Haines’ ballad “There’s a Letter from Home,” and Marshall Gilkes’ “4711 Special.” The Jazz Combos will feature “Inevitable” by one of its members, Oscar Cervarich, plus Ray Barretto’s “Indestructible,” Duke Pearson’s “Jeannine” and more. Aaron Kline is the interim jazz band director, and Dylan Johnson directs the combos. Cal Poly College of Liberal Arts Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo

Music Professor Meredith Brammeier is retiring from full-time teaching after 25 years at Cal Poly! A gifted educator, sh...
05/29/2026

Music Professor Meredith Brammeier is retiring from full-time teaching after 25 years at Cal Poly! A gifted educator, she has shaped decades of students through her leadership of the music theory and musicianship programs and her thoughtful stewardship of the curriculum. Please sign her card: https://bit.ly/Brammeier-card
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Cal Poly Wind Bands Spring Concert: Journey Home is at 3 p.m. Sunday in the PAC! A highlight will be the world premiere ...
05/28/2026

Cal Poly Wind Bands Spring Concert: Journey Home is at 3 p.m. Sunday in the PAC! A highlight will be the world premiere of “Imprints That Shine” by Laura M. Kramer, which was commissioned by the Cal Poly chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi to celebrate the 44-year career of music Professor Emeritus William Johnson. More than 50 band alumni will join in the performance! Tickets available from the PAC Ticket Office: https://www.pacslo.org/cpmusic
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The Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble Spring Concert is this Saturday! The program will be shared with a special ensemble of ...
05/27/2026

The Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble Spring Concert is this Saturday! The program will be shared with a special ensemble of guest artists performing Iranian music! The set with Bahram Osqueezadeh, Siamak Bozorgi, Arash Bahrololoomi, and Javid John Mosadeghi will be centered on "Dastgah-e Rast Panjgah," an intricate and expansive modal system in Persian classical music. AME will perform songs by Egyptian composer Sayyid Darwish, Greek and Romanian selections and more. Tickets available from https://pacslo.org/cpmusic. Cal Poly College of Liberal Arts Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo

Cal Poly Soundings: 'Music of the Spheres' with [Switch~ Ensemble] will have two showings this week! At 7:30 p.m. Thursd...
05/26/2026

Cal Poly Soundings: 'Music of the Spheres' with [Switch~ Ensemble] will have two showings this week! At 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday in the PAC Pavilion. Soundings is an interdisciplinary program that joins original compositions by music technology and composition students with contemporary choreography by dance students. The performances will feature visiting artists T.J. Borden, cello, and Mari Kawamura, piano, of the [Switch~ Ensemble]. Julie Herndon is the show’s director, and Diana Stanton is the dance director. Get tickets from the Cal Poly Ticket Office before they sell out! Cal Poly College of Liberal Arts Julie Herndon Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo

Two choirs, two cantatas! Cal Poly Chamber Choir and Cantabile: Who is My Neighbor? is at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the SLO Un...
05/20/2026

Two choirs, two cantatas! Cal Poly Chamber Choir and Cantabile: Who is My Neighbor? is at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the SLO United Methodist Church! Cantabile and the Chamber Choir will perform Dan Forrest's "Lux: The Dawn from on High" and Benjamin Britten's "Cantata Misericordium." With special guest artists! Read more at https://music.calpoly.edu/calendar/choirs/
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Guest artists Rafael Montero, tenor; and John Sloboda, piano; will present a recital of the songs of Pedro Ximénez Abril...
05/19/2026

Guest artists Rafael Montero, tenor; and John Sloboda, piano; will present a recital of the songs of Pedro Ximénez Abril Tirado at 11:10 a.m. Thursday in Room 218 of the Davidson Music Center (No. 45)! Ximénez (1780-1856) was one of Latin America’s most successful and prolific composers of the early 19th century. Though admission is free, a parking permit is required to park on campus. More about the event is at https://music.calpoly.edu/calendar/special/ -sloboda

The Cal Poly Jazz Combos Spring Showcase is this Thursday in the PAC Pavilion! Get your tickets now since the last ones ...
05/19/2026

The Cal Poly Jazz Combos Spring Showcase is this Thursday in the PAC Pavilion! Get your tickets now since the last ones sold out! Cal Poly College of Liberal Arts

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