Music Professors Justin Casinghino and Jane Fiske hosted an Applied Music Lessons Recital  in Kent Recital Hall yesterday afternoon.. Students played throughout on a variety of instruments and vocal performances on the last day of class.

Topics: Humanities, Music Programs, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Theater Professor Ellen (Cap) Corduan discuses the intricacies of stage design in relationship to an actors physical process in her Theatrical Design Skills course. This is a lecture/laboratory course presenting basic problem solving skills in scenic and costume craft covering terminology and processes of stage production including integration of design elements/materials, basic drafting, stage carpentry, rigging, equipment use and shop safety.

Topics: Communications/Media, Theater Program, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Students in Intro to Studio Art class learned about making a pinch pot in the Conlon Fine Arts building. This course provides a hands-on introduction to drawing, painting, and sculpture. The course emphasizes the fundamentals of each studio discipline, and will also explore the expressive potential of visual art: how the various elements of drawing, painting, and sculpture can be used to embody very different feelings and ideas. Learn more about our Fine Art Program here.

Topics: Humanities, Fine Art, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

After last week's performance at the Spring Mega Mix, Music Professor Justin Casinghino leads the Modern Jazz Band work on new pieces for their next performance in Conlon Fine Arts. Learn more about our Music Programs here.

Topics: Humanities, Music Programs, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Students in Theater Professor Mary Vreeland's  Acting for the Camera course practice their monologues in small groups before performing in front of the camera in Weston Auditorium. This course involves intensive scene study for the advanced student actor.

Topics: Theater Block, Communications/Media, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Fitchburg State University’s instrumental and choral ensembles performed a joint concert last evening in Weston Auditorium. Music Professor Justin Casinghino welcomed attendees to this concert program which serves as  a showcase of “bite-sized” performances by the university’s choirs, bands and orchestra. Ensembles included Fitchburg State students, community members, faculty and staff. Learn more about our Music Programs here.

Topics: Humanities, Music Programs, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Our Chamber Choir, under the direction of Meredith Neumann, practice for this evening's Spring Music Mega Mix in Weston Auditorium. The concert program is a showcase of “bite-sized” performances by the university’s choirs, bands and orchestra. Performers will include Fitchburg State students as well as faculty members. Learn more about our music programs here.

Topics: Humanities, Music Programs, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

While Music Program Professor Dr. Jonathan Harvey is on sabbatical, English Studies Professor DeMisty D. Bellinger-Delfeld welcomed the audience in the Kent Recital Hall for Women in the Arts, a continuation of our Women's History Month celebration. The event showcased  women-identified artists and performers, featuring visual artists, musicians, poets, and more. Learn more about our Humanities Programs here.

Topics: Humanities, Communications/Media, Fine Art, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise

Do you love performing music, painting, acting, sculpting, writing songs, but you’ve gotten the message that your art isn’t a “real job”? Fitchburg State’s B.A. in Creative Arts Enterprise (CAE) gives students the opportunity to develop a personalized and flexible set of skills, with which they emerge as creative artists ready to meet the needs of audiences and arts organizations in a shifting global economy.

Topics: Humanities, Creative Arts Enterprise

Music Professor Justin Casinghino leads the Jazz Band in a practice session as they get ready for next week's Spring Music Mega Mix.  Learn more about our Music Programs here.

Topics: Humanities, Music Programs, Creative Arts Therapies, Creative Arts Enterprise