Family may be found in the strangest places. A group of young assault survivors leans on each other in their healing journeys. Little do they know, their beloved therapist, who founded and leads the group, has motives that shroud his dark past. This play was written by Sarah Slack of Frostburg State University where students and staff portray the roles of these vibrant characters, telling stories of this group’s journey. Watch for ticket information on the University Tickets webpage https://frostburgtix.universitytickets.com/Show times are 7pm for November 14 and November 15, with an afternoon performance on Saturday, November 15 at 2pm

The Frostburg State University Chamber Singers, University Chorale, Troubadours Tenor/Bass Choir, and Altissia Treble Choir present “Sounding Beauty.” The concert features works by Lauridsen, Stanford, Bloch, Mendelssohn, and more, all of which are linked by their exquisite beauty. Is beauty in the ear of the beholder? Join us and find out!This Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance event takes place on Saturday, November 15, at 7:30pm in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center. Purchase tickets online at https://frostburgtix.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2241, or through the University Box Office, Lane University Center 203 (Mon-Fri 10am-4pm), phone 301-687-3137. Tickets will also be available at the door the evening of the concert. Price for credit/debit card purchase: $11.73 adult; $6.53 senior, military, FSU employees; and free for students & children. Cash purchase: $11 adult; $6 senior, military, FSU employees; and free for students & children.

The Department of Music, Theatre, & Dance presents the Piano Studio Recital on Sunday, November 16, at 3:00 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU's Pealer Performing Arts Center. The recital is free and open to the public. If you cannot attend in-person, the recital will also be livestreamed; click the ‘JOIN STREAM' button on this page to view the live performance.Students of Dr. Jay DeWire’s studio, Samuel Wade, Taylor Bryan, and Hao ‘SimBa’ Xiong, will perform solo and four-hand works including music from J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier and his French Suite in B minor; music from Moszkowski’s 5 Spanish Dances, Op. 12; and Ravel’s beloved Ma mere l’oye (Mother Goose Suite); and more.

FSU Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance proudly presents “An Evening of Jazz: Celebrating 50 Years of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra.” The FSU Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Brent Weber and featuring trumpeter Dr. Donny Albrecht, will perform a vibrant tribute to the iconic big band formed by trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis in 1965. This concert, showcasing music written and inspired by Thad Jones, takes place on Saturday, November 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall at FSU’s Woodward D. Pealer Performing Arts Center.In 1965, Jones and Lewis founded the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra in New York City, launching a legendary ensemble that redefined the big band genre. Beginning with three Monday night performances at the Village Vanguard in February 1966, the band’s innovative sound, driven by Jones’ harmonically rich compositions and Lewis’ dynamic leadership, captivated audiences and secured an indefinite engagement that continues today as the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra—the longest-running steady gig in jazz history. Over its thirteen-year initial run, the orchestra produced fifteen albums, toured globally, including a historic 1972 Soviet Union tour, and introduced timeless works like Jones’ “A Child Is Born,” “Fingers,” “Little Pixie,” and “Tiptoe.” Featuring top-tier soloists and a “small group within the big band” approach, the ensemble blended virtuosic improvisation with sophisticated arrangements, setting a new standard for jazz orchestras.The FSU Jazz Orchestra will perform Thad Jones’ classics, including “This Bass Is Made for Walkin’,” “Quietude,” “A Child Is Born,” and “Us,” alongside other notable works such as Michael Brecker’s “Spherical,” Hank Levy’s “Decoupage,” Joey Calderazzo’s “Midnight Voyage,” and Gerry Mulligan’s “Mullenium.”Tickets are available at tickets.frostburg.edu, through the University Box Office in Lane University Center 203 (Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.), 301-687-3137, or at the door on the evening of the performance. Ticket prices are $11.73 for adults, $6.53 for seniors, military, and FSU employees (credit/debit card), and free for students and children. Cash prices are $11 for adults, $6 for seniors, military, and FSU employees, with free admission for students and children.Media Contact: FSU Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, 301-687-4109, music@frostburg.edu

The Department of Music, Theatre, & Dance presents percussionist Dr. Mackenzie Jacob LaMont in a Faculty Artist Series recital on Monday, November 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pealer Recital Hall of FSU's Pealer Performing Arts Center. The recital is free and open to the public. If you cannot attend in-person, the recital will also be livestreamed; click the ‘JOIN STREAM' button on this page to view the live performance.The program will feature the numbers 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1.LaMont is an active composer, performer (percussion), music educator and music industry/audio recording specialist. His recent compositions have been focused on the environment as well as political and philosophical issues, with the sound world inhabiting a space somewhere between minimalism and post-progressive rock (with dashes of polystylism here and there). LaMont has a DMA in music composition with a cognate in percussion from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music where he studied composition with Michael Fiday, Joel Hoffman and Douglas Knehans, and percussion with James Culley and Allen Otte. He holds prior degrees in composition, percussion performance and music technology/recording, and previously studied composition and percussion at the University of Indianapolis with John Berners and Paul Berns, respectively. He is an assistant professor at FSU, where he teaches percussion lessons and ensemble, composition lessons and courses, and various courses within the music industry track.