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Pulitzer Prize-winning composer to kick off 2021-22 Pipino Performing Arts season

A Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, a Grammy Award-winning tenor, a classical guitarist, and a toy piano artist are among the performers who will be featured in the fourth season of the Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series, presented by Youngstown State University’s Cliffe College of Creative Arts. The season will open Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 7:00 PM with a virtual presentation by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang.

YSU Youth Orchestra announces auditions for 2021-22 season

YSU's Dana School of Music has announced that they will be holding auditions for the upcoming YSU Youth Orchestra’s 2021-22 season. The Youth Orchestra is open to all students aged 13 – 18 by audition and presents two concerts annually. Directed by associate professor of music Michael Butler and assistant director Richard Smrek, the group meets weekly on Monday evenings at YSU’s Bliss Hall.

Lit Youngstown seeks input for second segment of Andrews Avenue Memory Mural

Lit Youngstown, in collaboration with the YSU Department of Art, is seeking input for the second segment of the Andrews Avenue Memory Mural. Organizers are seeking memories from current and past residents of the Andrews Avenue – Logan Avenue corridor, which is set to be the focus of the next section of the mural. 

Local arts and cultural leaders form The Cultural Alliance coalition

Leaders of some of the most influential arts and cultural organizations across the Mahoning and Shenango valleys announced the formation of The Cultural Alliance Friday, July 16, 2021. The group is a new coalition aimed at advancing arts and culture in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania.

“I Know Where I’ve Been” encore performance celebrates Juneteenth holiday

YSU’s Dana School of Music celebrated this year’s Juneteenth holiday with an encore of the virtual performance “I Know Where I’ve Been,” which was first recorded and released in June 2020 for Juneteenth. The video features adjunct professor of voice and director of the YSU Gospel Choir Jaron LeGrair singing the popular song from the musical "Hairspray" alongside members of Voice of YSU.

Exhibit to commemorate works of three art professors

The McDonough Museum of Art will celebrate the work and memory of three YSU art professors in a new exhibit titled “In Memoriam” beginning Friday, June 11, 2021 and running through Saturday, July 24. The exhibit will feature works by Al Bright, Jack Carlton, and Michael J. Walusis. Also on display will be the Pittsburgh-based exhibition “Anthropology of Motherhood.”

Alumnus Jeff Grubbs interviews for Jazz Alumni Spotlight program

Jeff Grubbs (B.A., ’86) joined the YSU Jazz Alumni’s “Spotlight On…” program for a virtual interview on his musical journey Thursday, May 27, 2021. Grubbs has been a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

Graduate students present scholarly works at Diversity of Scholarship event

Dana School of Music graduate student Anthony Taddeo was one of a dozen students chosen to present his research at the 2021 Diversity of Scholarship event. Taddeo presented his research paper “’Alla Boara’ Re-discovering the Diversity of Italy’s Folk Music through Modern Jazz Composition.”

Artist Winnie Soon to present for Department of Art Lecture Series (DALS)

Artist and researcher Winnie Soon will present a virtual lecture as part of the Department of Art Lecture Series (DALS) Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 9:00 AM. Soon’s work, which has been featured internationally, earned the 2018 Aarhus University Research Foundation PhD award.

Jazz Alumni Spotlight group to welcome alumnus David D’Angelo

The YSU Jazz Alumni’s "Spotlight On . . ." program is set to welcome alumnus David D’Angelo (B.M.E., ‘76; M.M., ‘86) for a virtual interview Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 7:00 PM. D’Angelo is a jazz performer, music educator, and Broadway musician who currently serves as the director of jazz studies at the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia, Athens.