FSU Student Laut to Perform Junior Vocal Recital
Thu, March 11, 2010
Frostburg State University junior Stephanie Laut will perform her mezzo-soprano junior recital on Sunday, March 28, at 4 PM in the Performing Arts Center’s Pealer Recital Hall. Laut will be accompanied by pianist Judith Brown. This event is free and open to the public.
Laut will perform several pieces written by composers Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Robert Schumann, Georges Bizet, and Samuel Barber.
Laut is a vocal performance major with a minor in Spanish. She hopes to become a performer, professional conductor or a choral and theatre instructor. She is a member of De...
Lessons from a Space Cadet: What I Learned from Astronaut Ricky Arnold
Thu, March 11, 2010
I can’t say that I remember too much about my early childhood. Things like what my home used to look like before renovation, what my father looked like with longer hair, and why I chose to paint my room lilac are all memories that have escaped the confines of my head as I have gotten older. However, distinct and strange memories have stuck around to be remembered by me, mostly memories of my brothers and our highly emotional and volatile interactions with one another.
It seems to me that most successfully recalled memories occurred around the always eventful family dinners at my home. ...
Memorial Scholarship for Music Lovers to Assist FSU Music Majors
Thu, March 11, 2010
A new music scholarship fund has been established at Frostburg State University in memory of a Cumberland, Md., couple who neither played music or sang, but who passed on their love of music to their children nonetheless.
The Charlie and Wanda Steiner Memorial Scholarship was established by their son, Mark, through a pledge of $15,000 to Staking Our Claim: The Campaign for Frostburg. The scholarship will specifically benefit music majors who play the piano or organ.
Mark Steiner, a 1978 graduate of FSU, is the organist at Emmanuel Episcopal Church and the owner of the Steiner-Murphy Pipe O...
FSU Student Corbett to Perform Senior Vocal Recital
Thu, March 11, 2010
Frostburg State University senior Wesley Corbett will perform his senior tenor recital on Saturday, March 27, at 8 PM in the Performing Arts Center’s Pealer Recital Hall. Corbett will be accompanied by pianist Nancy Witmer. This event is free and open to the public.
Corbett will perform several pieces written by composers Stefano Donaudy, Ludvig van Beethoven, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and John P. Sacco.
A music education major at FSU, Corbett hopes to become an elementary school music teacher on graduation. He is a member of the President’s Leadership Circle...
Diverse Events for March at the New Embassy Theatre
Wed, March 10, 2010
March events at the New Embassy Theatre to be held for one night only include a rescheduled Broadway salute titled “Make ‘Em Laugh!” on Friday, March 26, an all-ages mid-week band night on Tuesday, March 16, and a special musical show with reigning Queen of Queen City Alyssa Matthews on Friday, March 12 at 8 PM. Doors open at 7:30 PM for environmental fun in a space created for the festivities called “The Lavender Lounge” in the 1931 Art Deco restored movie house at 49 Baltimore Street. The event is for an adult crowd, with entertainment provided by area performers and former Que...
