All join hands and join us ... for the Fall 2026 Campus Square Dance, called by guest Evie Ladin, and accompanied by the UC Davis Bluegrass and Old Time String Band, which is directed by Professor Scott Linford. Beginners are welcome!
Collaborators and star performers of their instruments — Grammy Award-winning pianist Michelle Cann and Mexican Japanese American flutist Ráyo Furuta — will give an unforgettable performance at the Pitzer Center.
This online talk will explore the ways that show tunes have staged and musicalized Black and brown characters in U.S. musical theatre, with a focus on voice and affect. In addition to color and sound, the title here also references the emotional pitch at which such performances must operate.
In Shostakovich's Eleventh Symphony, we hear the tunes of Russian revolutionary anthems (“Listen,” “You Fell as Victims,” “Rage, Tyrants”) — folk songs that carry the memory of the people massacred by the Tsar in 1905 on Bloody Sunday.
This program is a celebration of the big band tradition, featuring jazz musicians from right here in our campus community. The bands will dig into Miles Davis's bebop staple Half Nelson and Jimmy McHugh's beloved standard Exactly Like You, among other selections.
Illuminating choral works written by female composers over two centuries, central work of the program is a multi-movement work — Iluminare — by award-winning composer Elaine Hagenberg.
Grammy nominated soprano Malinda Haslett is an internationally recognized performer and scholar. She is best known for her leading operatic roles, research promoting women composers, and linguistic skills.
Ráyo Furuta is a Mexican Japanese American flutist known for his electrifying stage presence and genre-defying artistry. With command of classical, contemporary, global, jazz, and pop styles, Furuta has captivated audiences worldwide.
