Arts

The School of Music Opera Theater presents "Scenes from the Opera House to the Cabaret!" Enjoy a showcase of scenes from musicals and operas inspired by students' favorite selections.

The School of Music is pleased to host this year's Society of Composer's, Inc. Region VIII Conference, bringing composers from around the country together for a weekend of thoughtful listening and fellowship. The program includes a variety of performances free and open to the public. 

Most of the works are by SCI members with performances by the School of Music's ensembles, including chamber music and choral groups, and the Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra; featuring distinguished guest conductors and artists.

CONCERT SCHEDULE 

Fundraisers have been virtual due to Covid restrictions but are returning in person this spring with a Prop(agation) Shop Plant Sale! The sale will be held in the Wheelock Piano Lounge on March 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with proceeds funding the Rosa Beth Gibson Book Scholarship.

Drop by Archives & Special Collections between 1pm and 3pm for a special open house dedicated to love in its myriad forms.  Handle rare artifacts from our collections - including love letters, vintage valentines, and beautiful rare books - and see how love has been depicted over four centuries.  Bring your own favorite valentines to share with the group!

Greg Groggel '06 likes to tell stories, and as the four-time Emmy-winning executive producer of the Netflix hit, "The Redeem Team," he's transfixed an international audience with an up-close account of how America's Olympic basketball team unified and returned to the world arena to reclaim its 2008 Gold medal after a devastating defeat four years earlier. You don't have to be a basketball fan to enjoy Groggel's story of how LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwayne Wade, and Kobe Bryant, met the challenge along with the masterful Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski.

Professor Schwitzgebel’s research explores connections between empirical psychology and philosophy of mind, especially the nature of belief, the inaccuracy of our judgments about our stream of conscious experience, and the tenuous relationship between philosophical ethics and actual moral behavior. He is the author of Describing Inner Experience? Proponent Meets Skeptic, with Russell T. Hurlburt, MIT Press (2007); Perplexities of Consciousness, MIT Press (2011); and A Theory of Jerks, and Other Philosophical Misadventures, MIT Press (2019).

An unequivocal musical prodigy, singer-saxophonist-songwriter-composer and band leader Grace Kelly has rocked the jazz world with sold-out concerts, 14 acclaimed albums and a resume that includes performing at the Hollywood Bowl and as part of the house band for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” – all before reaching her mid-twenties.

The Community Music Department partners with Symphony Tacoma to present this concert as part of the Mini Maestros series for children ages 2-8 years old and their families. "Once Upon a String" is a family-friendly, interactive music concert featuring Symphony Tacoma's String Quintet and Shay Ray, emcee.   

Travel with the symphony's string quintet to a land far, far away during a fantasy-filled introduction to the instruments in the string family!

Blues Vespers @ Kilworth is back for its Spring '23 series!  Campus and community members are invited to gather for this 25+ year Tacoma tradition featuring local (and sometimes national!) Blues musicians, some poetry, and a little something to think about.  Hosted by the University Chaplaincy.   The event is free and open to the public; most of our bands have a tip jar to support their gift of time and music.

The School of Music is pleased to welcome guest artist Melissa White for a violin master class. Ms. White is a prominent member of the Chicago-based Sphinx Organization and a founding member of the Harlem Quartet, and is a strong advocate for musicians of color and diverse programming.

Ms. White will be performing Florence Price's violin concerto with the Northwest Sinfonietta on Saturday, March 4 , and has enthusiastically agreed to share her expertise as a soloist and chamber musician while she is in town. Join us for an evening with this inspiring artist.