Arts and Sciences

SDSU students plan ‘Type A’ art exhibit

Three senior graphic design students from South Dakota State University will present “Type A,” their senior art exhibit, in the Ritz Gallery on the SDSU campus from March 11 to March 15. The exhibit features work by Alyssa Schut, Alyssa Gough and Angela Bonczek. The public exhibition will be on display in the Ritz Gallery [...]

Guest conductor will bring John Philip Sousa to life

John Philip Sousa last played in Brookings on Oct. 3, 1928. On Friday, almost 85 years after that concert, the spirit of the “March King” will return. Of course, it won’t really be Sousa, but it will be as close as any modern band can muster. Keith Brion, the world’s foremost authority on the composer [...]

Brookings woman provides $250,000 gift toward SDSU Music Department’s All-Steinway vision

Patricia (Nothe) Pierce graduated from South Dakota State University in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in history, but her heart has remained solidly tied to SDSU’s Music Department. Pierce recently made a $250,000 investment in pianos for the benefit of students and faculty. While a cellist in her own right, it was her love of [...]

A swingin’ Christmas: Grammy nominee Tesh brings big band sound to holiday

Each Christmas carol we hear on the radio stirs a few more Christmas memories, drawing us back to those “happy golden days of yore.” The holiday music of Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole and Tony Bennett provide the ideal setting for “faithful friends who are dear to us gather near to us once more.” Area [...]

SDSU Theatre delivers humor with ‘Legally Blonde, The Musical’

South Dakota State University Theatre presents a famously funny, motivational musical for audiences with its second production, “Legally Blonde, The Musical.” The play highlights the trials and triumphs of upbeat and optimistic Elle Woods, on her path to Harvard Law School. Performances open at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, and run nightly through Saturday, Dec. [...]

SDSU student plans vocal recital

Aaron Deutsch, a vocal music education major at South Dakota State University, will be performing his senior recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26, in the Peterson Recital Hall in the Lincoln Music Hall on campus. Deutsch, a tenor, will perform works by Handel, Wolf, Beach, Finzi, Britten and Mozart. He will be assisted by [...]

Jazz vocalist earns her chance simply by asking

SDSU jazz ensembles opening concert season with PAC performance A sophomore music entrepreneurship major from Brookings learned the truth of the adage “all you have to do is ask.” Because Jammie Storovich was willing to ask, she is in the spotlight at the Monday, Nov. 19, South Dakota State University jazz concert at the Performing [...]

SDSU music student offers clarinet recital

Jenna Stearns of Canton will present her senior music recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Peterson Recital Hall in the Lincoln Music Hall on the campus of South Dakota State University. Stearns will play the clarinet in a program of works by Jean Xavier-Lefevre, Krzysztof Penderecki, Willson Osborne and Johannes Brahms. She [...]

Senior art exhibit offers ‘A Natural Touch’

Three South Dakota State University students have joined forces to present their senior art exhibit entitled “A Natural Touch.” The exhibit by Ladan Bahmani, Sarah Diede and Cassandra Westphalen will be on display from Tuesday, Nov. 13, through, Friday, Nov. 16, in the Ritz Gallery of Grove Hall located south of the University Student Union [...]

Ford Fusion raffle tickets drive Pride Orlando fundraising efforts

Only one person will win the 2012 Jackrabbit blue, Ford Fusion on display outside Coughlin-Alumni Stadium at South Dakota State University football games. But there are multiple ways to show support for the SDSU marching band program in its appearance at the Citrus Parade in Orlando, Fla., on New Year’s Eve. To offset the cost [...]