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Dana School of Music professor awarded second Research Professorship

Dana School of Music professor Caroline Oltmanns has been awarded a Research Professorship from the YSU Office of Academic Affairs for the 2023-24 academic year. Her research, titled “New Female Composers of Music for and with Piano – A Gateway Collection and Compilation of the Creative Outputs and Initiatives of Women Composers of Gen-X and Beyond,” will be completed over a period nine credit hours throughout the year.

Department of Art to host 2023 Northeastern Ohio Scholastic Art Awards exhibition

The YSU Department of Art will be hosting the 2023 Northeastern Ohio Scholastic Art Awards exhibition January 5 – 28, 2023. Showcasing artwork from 7th – 12th grade students in Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, and Ashtabula counties, the exhibition is open to the public in the Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, located in Bliss Hall on the campus of Youngstown State University.

Dana School of Music Carols & Cocoa scheduled for December 7

Dana School of Music to hold annual Carols & Cocoa and Dana Holiday Concert events

YSU’s Dana School of Music will be hosting the annual Carols & Cocoa and Dana Holiday Concert events Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 7:00 PM in Stambaugh Auditorium. The event, which dates back more than forty years, begins with carols in the ballroom, continues with cookies and cocoa in the lobby, and concludes with the Dana Holiday Concert in the concert hall.

McDonough Museum of Art concludes season with student exhibits

The McDonough Museum of Art will conclude its 2022 season with two student exhibits titled “Fall 2022 Graduating B.F.A. Exhibition” and “Arts of Death Poster Exhibition.” The exhibits feature the work of students enrolled in, or graduating from, classes in the YSU Department of Art. The exhibition will be open to the public December 2 – 17, 2022.

University Theatre presents production of “Godspell”

YSU’s University Theatre will continue its 2022-23 season with the production of “Godspell,” a musical based on the Gospel of Matthew from the New Testament of the Bible. The show is structured in parables and is interspersed with music set to the lyrics of traditional hymns. “Godspell” will run November 11 – 20, 2022 in the YSU Ford Theater, located in Bliss Hall on YSU’s campus.

Department of Art Lecture Series (DALS) welcomes Kyla Zoe Rafert

As part of the YSU Department of Art Lecture Series (DALS), YSU will welcome artist Kyla Zoe Rafert to campus. Rafert will lecture on mixed-media techniques Monday, October 17, 2022 at 5:10 PM in the McDonough Museum of Art lecture hall (room 3000), with a demonstration being held Tuesday, October 18 at 11:00 AM in room 4025 of Bliss Hall.

Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series welcomes Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble

The Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series will welcome the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, one of the world’s most popular dance companies, to campus Monday, October 17, 2022 at 7:00 PM in the YSU Ford Theater, located in Bliss Hall on YSU’s campus. The Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation’s mission is to further the vision of choreographer, dancer, and cultural leader Alvin Ailey by creating an extended cultural community that provides dance performances, training and education, and community programs for people all over the world.

YSU Dana Symphony Orchestra to perform “The Planets”

Under the direction of conductor Michael Butler, the YSU Dana Symphony Orchestra will perform "The Planets,” a seven-movement orchestral suite, Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM in the Powers Auditorium of the DeYor Performing Arts Center in downtown Youngstown, Ohio.

YSU University Theatre opens 2022-23 season with “The Revolutionists”

YSU University Theatre will open its 2022-23 season with Lauren Gunderson’s comedy "The Revolutionists” Friday, September 30, 2022 at 7:30 PM in the YSU Ford Theater, located in Bliss Hall on YSU’s campus. Directed by associate professor of acting and directing Matthew Mazuroski, "The Revolutionists" is set in Paris in 1793 during the social and political angst of the French Revolution.

McDonough Museum of Art opens fall 2022 exhibitions

The work of five diverse artists will open the fall 2022 exhibition schedule at Youngstown State University’s McDonough Museum of Art Tuesday, September 6, 2022. The exhibitions, which run through Saturday, October 29, are free and open to the public. An opening reception will be held Friday, September 9 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM in the museum. 