Nicholas Bratcher, director of bands at CSUSB, has been named director of the San Bernardino Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble, and Anthony Silard associate professor of public administration, released his second article of a three-part series for “The Art of Living Free,” exploring how we’ve become lonely and disconnected from each other.
Nicholas Bratcher, CSUSB assistant professor of music and director of bands, created his book “Rainbow Jukebox” not only for his LGBTQ+ Perspectives in American Music course, but for anyone “who wishes to be emboldened by its pages.” It will be the topic of his presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 15, on Zoom.
Marc Robinson (history), Lesley Leighton (music), Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.
The month-long series of events, virtual and in-person, will celebrate the contributions, accomplishments and culture of African Americans.
Cal State San Bernardino’s Opera Theatre will present a live performance – “Opera in the Trenches!” – on Wednesday, Nov. 10, in the Performing Arts Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. in honor of Veterans Day. Tickets are now available.
Todd Johnson (music), Diane Vines (nursing), Kate Liszka (history), Breena Coates (management) and Vipin Gupta (management) were included in recent news coverage.
The Todd Johnson Percussion Endowment Fund, gifted by professor of music Todd Johnson, will support the operating needs of the CSUSB Percussion Ensemble and applied percussion courses.
CSUSB has been approved for a grant by the National Endowment for the Arts to support the music department’s “New Frontiers: Multimedia Monodramas,” a project that focuses on aspects of new frontiers, California, diversity, women and the idea of the West.
The CSUSB Symphonic Band has been named a semi-finalist for the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music (College/University Division) for two March 2020 performances. The award is administered by the American Prize National Competition for the Performing Arts and is unique in its own right.