Displaying until December 3, 2021
See also: https://music.calpoly.edu/calendar/symph

The symphony will host pianist Tanya Gabrielian for a three-day residency that will include several free sessions open to students. Gabrielian is passionate about community engagement, education and activism through art. She has collaborated with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in programs highlighting the stigma around mental health issues, and with other artists in multidisciplinary projects that have earned her international recognition. At 8:10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1, she will lead a panel discussion titled “Art, Creativity and Mental Wellness” with local NAMI representatives and music therapy professionals. At 11:10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, Gabrielian will present “Music and Activism” to discuss the ways in which she has combined a career as a solo pianist with her advocacy for mental health awareness, social justice and wellness. These free events will be in Room 218 of the Davidson Music Center. At 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, the symphony will perform a concert titled “Gabrielian Plays Shostakovich,” in the Performing Arts Center. Composers with mental illness will be featured: Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Robert Schumann, and Dmitri Shostakovich.  The performance will culminate with Gabrielian's performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Tickets for the concert are sold at the Cal Poly Ticket Office, 805-756-4849. For more information, visit the Music Department calendar website or call 805-756-2406.

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