Music Events
For Information on Music Events on Campus please visit the following websites:
CSULB Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center
CSULB College of the Arts
Music Events
Fall 2022
CSULB Arts Ticket Office:
Hours are Monday-Friday, 11am-4pm. Tickets are sold online. When ticket prices are listed, they are listed with general public admission costs first, senior/student/alumni/CSULB ID discount costs listed next. Call (562) 985-7000 for more information. All Event information is subject to change. Ticket prices for Music Events, where applicable, will be listed as general public prices first, and student discount following. For the most up-to-date information on all Bob Cole Conservatory of Music events please visit csulb.edu/coleconservatory.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
The Beach Café
Friday-Saturday, September 16-17 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
Student performed and student produced! Enjoy as the singers and instrumentalists at BCCM let loose and showcase all types of music from Musical Theatre to Jazz, from Opera to Rock, from classics to contemporary – you never know what you’ll get at the Beach Café except a terrific evening with good company and great music.
Carpenter Center Arts for Life
Symphonic Jazz Orchestra
Sunday, September 18 at 3pm
Carpenter Performing Arts Center Free Admission
The 68-member Symphonic Jazz Orchestra conducted by Mitch Glickman returns to Long Beach presenting a concert featuring newly commissioned works. The program begins with George Duke’s “Festival,” followed by two world premieres by composers Jihye Lee and Remy LeBoeuf. The concert is a blend of jazz, classical, and Brazilian influences that is the trademark of the world-class ensemble.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Woodwind Chamber
Tuesday, September 20 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
Carpenter Center Cabaret Series
Lorna Luft: A Garland Musical Celebration
Wednesday-Thursday, September 21-22 at 7 pm
Carpenter Center Cabaret Stage Tickets: carpenterarts.org
Take a trip down memory lane with Judy Garland’s daughter, Lorna Luft, as she leads audiences through a musical celebration of her mom’s career during the year when Judy would have been 100 years old.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music Faculty Artist Recital
Darrin Thaves, Flute
Saturday, September 24 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
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Bob Cole Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, September 28 at 7:30pm
Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10|
Conducted by Jacob Sustaita, the program features Gabriela Lena Frank’s Three Latin American Dances, Britten’s “Four Sea Interludes” from Peter Grimes, and Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, featuring John Lonergan, winner of the 2021/2022 Instrumental Concerto Competition, on the piano.
Carpenter Performing Arts Center Presents
The Doo Wop Project
Sunday, October 2 at 2pm
Carpenter Center Tickets: carpenterarts.org
Featuring the stars of Broadway’s smash hits Jersey Boys and Motown: The Musical, the Doo Wop Project reimagines some of the greatest music in American history. A thoroughly modern and satisfyingly nostalgic musical afternoon.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Concert Jazz Orchestra/Studio Jazz Band
Sunday, October 2 at 3pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$7
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band
Thursday, October 6 at 7:30pm
Carpenter Performing Arts Center Tickets: $20/$10
Conducted by Interim Associate Director of Bands Ricardo Espinosa, the Symphonic Band presents a diverse and powerful program culminating in the emblematic showpiece, “Huapango de Moncayo.” Newly appointed Director of Bands Jermie Arnold leads the acclaimed CSULB Wind Symphony through Vincent Persichetti’s “Symphony for Band,” Frank Ticheli’s “Rest,” and “Rivers of Air” by Jake Runestad.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Composers’ Guild
Tuesday, October 11 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Free Will Offering Accepted
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
George & Beverly August Piano Scholarship Competition
Saturday, October 15 at 2pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Free Will Offering Accepted
The seventh annual event for Bob Cole Conservatory of Music piano performance students showcases the program’s finest talents competing for scholarship prizes. Results of the competition will be announced immediately following the performances.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Guest Artist Recital:
Yi Chen, Saxophone & Hanah Charbonneau, Piano
Friday, October 21 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/FREE
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Chamber Choir and University Choir
Friday-Saturday, October 21-22 at 7:30pm
Los Altos United Methodist Church Tickets: $20/$10
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Bob Cole Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Monday, October 24 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
Divided into two halves featuring two separate chamber orchestras, the program includes Rossin, Stravinsky, Schnittke, and Prokofiev.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
University Wind Quintet and Brass Quintet
Tuesday, October 25 at 7:30pm
Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/Free
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Guest Artist Masterclass: Greg Anderson, Piano
Wednesday, October 26 at 3pm
Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: Free
Concert pianist Greg Anderson presents an open masterclass for select BCCM piano performance students.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Concert Band: Spooktacular!
Thursday, October 27 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10 – Children under 13 in costume FREE
Following a tradition of collaboration between the CSULB Concert Band and the Long Beach Community Band, Spooktacular presents this join concert just in time for Halloween. Haunting and monstrous tunes and melodies abound!
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Collegium Musicum
Tuesday, November 1 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
The Collegium Musicum performs varied ensemble and solo works from the baroque and renaissance eras.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
World Percussion Concert
Wednesday, November 2 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
This concert features traditional percussion music from non-Western cultures. Ensembles include Steel Drums, the West African Drum and Dance Ensemble, Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Cuban Ensembles.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
University String Quartet
Thursday, November 3 at 7:30 pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/FREE
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Brass Ensemble
Saturday, November 5 at 3pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/FREE
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Evening of Song
Saturday, November 5 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/FREE
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Concert Jazz Orchestra/Studio Jazz Band
Sunday, November 6 at 3pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
"Jazz at the Beach" presents the award-winning Concert Jazz Band and Studio Jazz Band.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Saxophone Ensemble
Monday, November 7 at 7:30 pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
BCCM Percussion Ensembles
Tuesday, November 8 at 7:30 pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/FREE
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Bob Cole Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Wednesday, November 9 at 7:30pm
Carpenter Performing Arts Center Tickets: $20/$10
The program features Berlioz, Anna Clyne’s Night Ferry, and CSULB faculty member David Garrett performing Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 2.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
University String Quartet
Thursday, November 10 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets $10/FREE
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Pacific Standard Time & Jazz And Tonic
Saturday, November 12 at 3pm & 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Piano Showcase
Sunday, November 13 at 3pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
Featuring outstanding CSULB pianists in solo performances of mostly classic repertoire by the great composers from the eighteenth through twentieth centuries.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Woodwind Chamber Music
Tuesday, November 15 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Guest Artist Masterclass & Recital: Daniel P. Horn, Piano
Wednesday, November 16 at 3pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Free Will Offering Accepted
Professor Daniel P. Horn from Wheaton College, Illinois, performs Richard Danielpour’s Seven Mysteries, a work he premiered in 2021, followed by an open masterclass for select BCCP piano performance students.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band
Thursday, November 17 at 7:30pm
Carpenter Performing Arts Center Tickets: $20/$10
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Corner Pocket & ConChord (formerly Forty-Niner Chorus)
Friday, November 18 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Opera Scenes
Saturday, November 19 at 4pm
Sunday, November 20 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
Featuring stage direction by Suzan Hanson and musical direction by David Anglin and Andreas Mitisek, this scenes showcase highlights some of the most delightful, dramatic, and comedic musical moments from popular opera classics.
Carpenter Performing Arts Center Presents
The Queen’s Cartoonists: A Cartoon, Comedy, Holiday Hurrah!
Sunday, November 20 at 2pm
Carpenter Center Tickets: carpenterarts.org
This holiday treat is packed with singing, comedy, and instrumental pandemonium as The Queen’s Cartoonists play joyful homage to two of America’s great art forms – jazz and cartoons. Expect live music from various cartoons, synchronized to video projections of the original films, as the band leads the audience through a world of virtuosic musicianship, multi-instrumental mayhem, and comedy.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Brass Chamber Music
Sunday, November 20 at 4pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Free Will Offering Accepted
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Piano Plus!
Monday, November 28 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
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Concert Band
Tuesday, November 29 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Piano Con Brio
Wednesday, November 30 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
A collaborative concert presented by select students from the Piano Accompanying, Piano Ensemble, and the Piano Chamber Music classes. This varied concert features classic repertoire from classical to modern eras.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
New Music Ensemble
Friday, December 2 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Winter Festival Concert
Saturday, December 3 at 4 & 8pm
Sunday, December 4 at 4pm
First Congregational Church of Long Beach Tickets: $30/$20/$15
Set in the historic sanctuary of First Congregational Church of Long Beach, this traditional concert has thrilled audiences for over five decades. Enjoy the majesty of the great Möller organ, the supreme talents of Pacific Handbells, some of CSULB’s finest string players, and, of course, the combined voices of the CSULB choirs.
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music
Laptop Ensemble
Wednesday, December 7 at 7:30pm
Gerald Daniel Recital Hall Tickets: $20/$10
Carpenter Performing Arts Center Presents
Capitol Comedy
Saturday, January 21 at 8pm
Carpenter Center Tickets: carpenterarts.org
Political satire and musical comedy return in this lively musical program skewering both sides of the aisle. From the White House to Congress, everyone in the nation's capital is fair game.
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