Dave Lalama '76 is currently Professor of Music at Hofstra University and is a founding faculty member of the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Program. He received his doctorate in music composition from New York University and is active as a clinician, arranger and performer throughout the United States.
The YSU Dana Opera Ensemble presents Opera Scenes on the Cliffe College of Creative Arts YouTube channel. Selections will include works by Mozart, Puccini, Purcell, Massenet, Bizet, and Beethoven. Watch by searching Cliffe College of Creative Arts on You Tube dot com.
Tthe Second Harvest Foodbank, the Stambaugh Chorus and the Youngstown Area Community Concert Band, are presenting the Holiday Concert of Giving, to be performed virtually on Sunday, December 13 at 4 pm. The concert will feature the Stambaugh Chorus, the Youngstown Area Community Concert Band, and the Dana Chorale. Information about the Concert of Giving, and links to the performance are available at "Stambaugh Chorus dot org' and at 'Y A C C B dot org'.
The Youngstown State University Cliffe College of Creative Arts and Communications presents the American Made Songwriters Series, featuring Bob DiPiero, Gary Burr, Victoria Shaw, and Jim Photoglo, on Wednesday, October 7, at 8:00 pm, on YSU's Facebook Page or at Youngstown State on YouTube. The program will be streaming live from the iconic Bluebird Cafe in Nashville.
YSU University Theatre, presenting 'Elegies [el-uh-GEES]: A Song Cycle' by William Finn. The sequence of songs in 'Elegies' addresses memory, loss, and life’s fragility and joy. YSU students will be joined by guest performers Maureen Collins and James McClellan. Performances will be streamed this coming weekend, with tickets available by searching Youngstown State University at 'Show T I X 4 U dot com'.
The YSU Dana School of Music Muse Series features a recital by the Dana Piano Trio, on Wednesday, October 14, at 7:30 pm. The program is pre-recorded for viewing on YSU and McDonough YouTube channels.
The YSU Dana Alumni Recital Series presents Works for solo piano by Brahms and Persichetti, presented by pianist Sean Baran. The recital was pre-recorded for viewing on YSU and McDonough YouTube channels, premiering Saturday, October 3 at 7 pm
The YSU Dana Alumni Recital Series presents McDonough lounge music, featuring jazz/musical-theatre singer Rosie Bresson, with guitarist Dan Mihelarakis, and percussionist Jesse DeLorenzo. Pre-recorded for viewing on YSU and McDonough YouTube channels, premiering Saturday, September 26 at 7 pm.
YSU Dana Alumni Recital Series Presents Caitlin Hedge with Dave Lynn
Opening the YSU Dana Alumni Recital Series, in collaboration with the McDonough Museum of Art, is duo Caitlin Hedge, violin, and Dave Lynn, guitar, premiering Saturday, September 12 at 7:00 p.m. on the Cliffe College and McDonough YouTube channels. This is a prerecorded event. Hedge and Lynn will perform original folk songs, and traditional Irish fiddle arrangements, with some bluegrass added in. More information is available on the WYSU Facebook page, under events.
Opening the McDonough Museum of Art’s 2020 Muse Series on Sunday, August 30, at 2:00 p.m. is the Dana Piano Trio in recital in pre-recorded format on both the YSU and McDonough Museum YouTube channels. The program will feature contemporary and older works by Clara Schumann and Anton Webern. The Muse Series features innovative expressions of contemporary culture, serving to enrich Northeast Ohio with recitals of groundbreaking new music and dynamic collaborations.
[An additional concert in the series is scheduled for Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00 p.m.]
