Dana School of Music to host Music at Noon concerts

For the past four decades, residents of Youngstown and the surrounding communities have had the opportunity to experience the combined magic of music and art on Wednesdays when The Butler Institute of American Art, the Dana School of Music, and University Theatre present the weekly Music at Noon series.

Surrounded by breathtaking American art in numerous galleries, faculty, students, and guest artists take center stage in The Butler’s Beecher Court, and audience members are treated to selections from multiple genres that range from classical to jazz, world music to contemporary pieces, pop tunes to favorites from “The Great American Songbook,” and more. The tremendously popular Music at Noon series promotes a dynamic and everchanging program.

For the fall sessions, Dana will welcome numerous different artists to the Music at Noon sessions. The concerts will feature those such as Sean Yancer on horn and Diane Yazvac on piano, Dana School of Music and University Theatre director Joe Carucci with his trio, the piano duet of Ralitsa Georgieva-Smith and professor of music Caroline Oltmanns, and pianist Dr. Sylvia Wang of the Northwestern University Bienen School of Music.

Music at Noon concerts are held each Wednesday during the YSU school year beginning at 12:15 PM. All concerts are free and open to the public. Parking is available for free at The Butler Institute of American Art and in other adjacent lots for a $5 fee.