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Dana School of Music announces Summer Music Camp dates and registration 

YSU’s Dana School of Music has announced that it will hold its annual Summer Music Camp beginning Sunday, June 8, through Friday, June 13, 2025, on YSU’s campus. Open to both middle and high school students, this immersive program offers young musicians the opportunity to develop their skills under the guidance of esteemed Dana faculty and guest artists. Registration for the camp is open now through Friday, May 30.

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University Theatre professor to showcase costume designs at 2025 USITT Expo 

Katherine Garlick, associate professor of costume design and technology and resident designer for YSU’s University Theatre (UT) program, has been selected to display her designs from UT’s production of “Antigone” at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology’s 2025 Annual Conference & Stage Expo. The conference, a gathering for performing arts design and technology professionals, will take place Wednesday, March 5, to Saturday, March 8, in Columbus

YSU’s Jazz Studies Area to present Jazz Combos Concert

YSU’s Jazz Studies Area to present Jazz Combos Concert

The YSU Dana School of Music’s Jazz Studies Area will present a Jazz Combos Concert Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 7:30 PM at the YSU Spotlight Theater, located in Bliss Hall. Under the direction of professors of music Kent Engelhardt and Glenn Schaft, the concert will feature two student ensembles performing classic jazz selections.

Dana to host Wind Band Invitational featuring two high school ensembles

Dana to host Wind Band Invitational featuring two high school ensembles

YSU’s Dana School of Music will host a Wind Band Invitational featuring the YSU Percussion Ensemble, YSU Wind Ensemble, and two Pennsylvania high school bands Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 7:30 PM at Stambaugh Auditorium. The Brookville Area Senior High School Band and the Norwin High School Wind Ensemble, led by Kyle Grabigel and Tim Daniels, respectively, will join the YSU Percussion and Wind Ensembles to perform a variety of musical selections.

Department of Art Lecture Series to welcome guest artist Will Hutnick

Department of Art Lecture Series to welcome guest artist Will Hutnick

The Department of Art Lecture Series will welcome guest artist Will Hutnick for a lecture Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 5:30 PM at the McDonough Museum of Art. Based in Connecticut, Hutnick currently serves as the director of artistic programming at the Wassaic Project, a nonprofit organization that utilizes art and education to foster positive social change. His exhibit, “QUEER HORIZONS,” is on display at the McDonough through Friday, February 28

YSU Concert Band to welcome high school ensemble for joint performance The YSU Dana School of Music’s Concert Band will welcome the Crestwood High School Symphonic Band for a Concert Band Partnership Concert Monday, February 24, at 7:30 PM at Stambaugh Auditorium. Directed by Angela Adkins, the Crestwood Symphonic Band will perform a variety of musical selections alongside the YSU Concert Band, showcasing the talent of these student musicians.

YSU Concert Band to welcome high school ensemble for joint performance

The YSU Dana School of Music’s Concert Band will welcome the Crestwood High School Symphonic Band for a Concert Band Partnership Concert Monday, February 24, at 7:30 PM at Stambaugh Auditorium. Directed by Angela Adkins, the Crestwood Symphonic Band will perform a variety of musical selections alongside the YSU Concert Band, showcasing the talent of these student musicians.

Sculptor Sidney Mullis to join Department of Art Lecture Series

Sculptor Sidney Mullis to join Department of Art Lecture Series

The Department of Art Lecture Series will welcome sculptor Sidney Mullis to present on her work Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 5:30 PM at the McDonough Museum of Art. Her current exhibit, “Caught Skies and Pillowed Pines,” is based around a make-believe forest in which childhood selves retreat to in adulthood. Her other work has focused on puberty, the intimacy of forgetting, and the performance of gender.

Harlem Quartet to join Cliffe College Performing Arts Series

Harlem Quartet to join Cliffe College Performing Arts Series

The 2024-25 Cliffe College Performing Arts Series will continue this spring as it welcomes Harlem Quartet, a New York-based string group, Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 7:00 PM at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Youngstown. Currently quartet-in-residence at the John J. Cali School of Music and the Royal College of Music in London, the group advances diversity in classical music with varied repertoire, including minority composers.

YSU Jazz Ensemble to present concert featuring new music and jazz classics

YSU Jazz Ensemble to present concert featuring new music and jazz classics

The Dana School of Music’s Jazz Studies Area will present a concert by the YSU Jazz Ensemble Monday, February 17, 2025, at 7:30 PM at the YSU Ford Theater, located in Bliss Hall. Directed by professor of music Kent J. Engelhardt, the ensemble will perform a variety of jazz classics and new music, including “Better” by Cody Fry, as arranged by Dana graduate student and lead alto saxophonist Andrea Richard.

“The Playboy of the Western World” to open University Theatre’s spring semester

“The Playboy of the Western World” to open University Theatre’s spring semester

YSU’s University Theatre will continue its 2024-25 season with the production of “The Playboy of the Western World” in the YSU Spotlight Theater February 14 – 16 and 21 – 23, 2025. Directed by senior lecturer Todd Dicken and set against the rugged backdrop of rural Ireland, this timeless tale follows the charming yet controversial Christy Mahon as he captivates a small village with his tall tales of heroism.