Music

a collage of German composers known for writing Lieder

Penn State Altoona to hold Liederabend March 27

Penn State Altoona music faculty Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber and Anthony Cornet, along with Penn State Altoona voice students, will perform 19th-century German Lieder, poems that have been set to music by German composers.
A graphic of the word JOY spelled out in bright, happy colors

Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Pride choral group to perform 'Joy'

Penn State Altoona’s Ivyside Pride choral group will offer its fall performance, “Joy,” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Dec. 5 and 6 in the Wolf Kuhn Theatre of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. The concert features classical, gospel, folk and contemporary selections, as well as African American spirituals.
Audience members listen in at the Hard Freight Cafe event

Penn State Altoona to host open mic event Oct. 29

Hard Freight Café, an open mic event, will be held at 7 p.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. Attendees are invited to read or perform their own work or music or share a favorite piece of poetry or prose.