Arts

Armed with nothing but a hatful of dreams, young chocolatier Willy Wonka manages to change the world, one delectable bite at a time.

Join us as sopranos Haley Storey '25 and Natalie Worthy '25 perform their junior vocal recital, with Jessica Hall, collaborative pianist. Haley and Natalie are students of Dawn Padula majoring in vocal performance.

Actor Qurrat Ann Kadwani presents an emotionally charged comedy portraying 13 characters, in the first comedic solo play starring a South Asian woman. 200+ shows in 37 states. 

Twice-Grammy nominee Nathan Breedlove brings his trio for great jazz during lunch, backed by some of the region's best musicians. Presented by ASUPS Student Programs

The School of Music is pleased to welcome guest artists Caroline Chin, violin and Laura Melton, piano, for master classes in their respective instruments and a joint chamber music masterclass. These master class sessions are free and open to the public. 

Music students present their very best solo performances as they compete in this public Final Round of the annual School of Music Concerto-Aria Competition, hosted by Ronaldo Rolim, assistant professor of piano.

The Concerto-Aria Competition has been an honored tradition in the School of Music since 1981. Students participate each year in this highly competitive program that highlights their work as musical soloists.

Alexis was a longtime creator of wearable art before her sheepadoodle, Bunny, known as “What About Bunny” on social media, became an internet sensation in the fall of 2020. Bunny is part of an ongoing canine cognition research study at the Comparative Cognition Lab at UCSD. Alexis is a Licensed Family Dog Mediator, Fear Free Certified Professional, and Certified Canine Enrichment Tech­nician.

The story of Coriolanus Snow, years before he would become the tyrannical President of Panem. He is young, very determined, and though the Snow family has fallen on hard times, Coriolanus sees a chance for a change in his fortunes when he is chosen to be a mentor for the 10th Hunger Games only to have his elation dashed when he is assigned to mentor a girl tribute named Lucy Gray Baird from the impoverished District 12. Presented by ASUPS Campus Films.

Join us for the Puget Sound Wind Ensemble's performance celebrating the career of Flute Professor Karla Flygare, conducted by Gerard Morris. The program will include works featuring flute by Catherine McMichael, Joel Puckett, David Maslanka, and Paul Hindemith; with alumni and guest performers.

Following the program, join us in the Student Union Building Rotunda for a festive, post-concert reception. 

Enjoy a variety of short performances by Puget Sound music students. This week's event will feature performances by Natalie Worthy '25 and Haley Storey '25, soprano, with Jessica Hall piano; Julia Vahey '24, flute, and Liam Abbott '26, cello with Isabella Jie, piano; and Maia Connelly '26, trumpet, with Jinshil Yi, piano.

Free and open to the public.