Events

Registration is now open for the 2026 PSU Concert Festival Workshop. The event will be held over two days on Feb. 26 and 27.Each participating ensemble will enjoy a 50-minute session featuring a performance and on-stage clinic led by distinguished guest clinician Dr. Scott Lubaroff, Director of Bands at the University of Central Florida. Directors are…

Each year we invite some of the finest high school choirs in the Northwest to come together in the vibrant acoustics of Lagerquist Concert Hall. Our festival is intentionally informal and non-competitive. We seek to establish an atmosphere that encourages positive support and growth while maintaining high standards of performance. Each choir is allotted 20…

Let’s all agree: The Four Seasons is an undisputed classical Top 40s hit. But, when Grammy-nominated mandolinist Avi Avital plays it, you’ll feel like you’re hearing it for the first time — fresh and irresistible. Part of your fun will be listening to Vivaldi’s spot-on sound effects—birds, a barking dog, gnats and flies, the chattering of teeth, and slipping on ice.…

This program celebrates English poetry through song, with a specific focus on female composers and feminine themes. The richness and complexity of Britten’s art song in the mid-20th century is matched by his lesser-known contemporaries Madeline Dring and Rebecca Clarke. American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay continues to inspire scores of composers to set her…

Let’s all agree: The Four Seasons is an undisputed classical Top 40s hit. But, when Grammy-nominated mandolinist Avi Avital plays it, you’ll feel like you’re hearing it for the first time — fresh and irresistible. Part of your fun will be listening to Vivaldi’s spot-on sound effects—birds, a barking dog, gnats and flies, the chattering of teeth, and slipping on ice.…