Featured Event
Symphonic Band Concert
On Friday October 4th at 7:30 PM in Jensen Grand Concert Hall, the Idaho State University Symphonic Band will again be sharing the concert stage with the Snake River New Horizons Band, an adult beginner recently formed in Pocatello. Music to include the band classics Amparito Roca by Texidor, the Florentiner March by Fucik, and Psalm for Band by Persichetti, and A Festival Prelude by Reed.
ISU Choral Invitational
The 28th annual ISU Choral Invitational Festival will be held in the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center on Friday and Saturday, October 11 & 12. Dr. Patrick Patton, from Casper, Wyoming, will serve as the Guest Conductor for more than 500 high school choral singers from around the state of Idaho. The Gala Festival Concert will be held at 7:00 p.m. in Jensen Grand Concert Hall on Saturday, October 12, and will feature the ISU Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, and Women's Choir, performances by each of the 12 participating High School ensembles, and the Massed Choir under the direction of Dr. Patton. Tickets are available online atwww.isu.edu/tickets, by calling or visiting the Stephens Center Box Office at (208) 282-3595, and at the Information Desk in the Pond Student Union.
Welcome!
The faculty and students of the School of Performing Arts are among the most visible members of the ISU community and can often be found at functions and festivals well outside of their respective academic missions.
The School of Performing Arts maintains its presence in five buildings on the ISU campus, including the Stephens Center for the Performing Arts, where we present symphonic and concert performances, theatrical productions, and dance in world class facilities.
Our named performance spaces include the Jensen Grand Concert Hall, the Marshall Rotunda, the Bistline Thrust theatre, Rogers Black Box theatre, Bileyu Proscenium theatre, Goranson Recital Hall, Red Hill Dance Studios, and Caccia field at Holt Arena.
In the School of Performing Arts, the music, theatre, and dance programs continually produce a large number of shows and group performances. These productions provide first-hand training experience and opportunities to excell on-stage and behind the scenes.
The School of Performing Arts offers a diverse curriculum. Additionally, it fosters creativity, builds experience, and gives opportunities to succeed in many areas of expertise.
The faculty and students travel all around the region to further artistic vision, and many are recognized in activities at both national and international levels.
We invite you to come experience what the School of Performing Arts has to offer.