SJSU School of Music & Dance

SJSU School of Music & Dance Welcome to the official page of San José State University's Music program!

The School of Music and Dance offers multi-faceted instruction that prepares students for successful careers in performance, composition, and education.

Thank you Lucy and Dr. Haramaki 💛💙-It is with great joy that we announce the retirement of Dr. Gordon Haramaki and Lucy ...
05/25/2026

Thank you Lucy and Dr. Haramaki 💛💙
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It is with great joy that we announce the retirement of Dr. Gordon Haramaki and Lucy Yamakawa Cox. Both of these individuals left huge impacts in the music building and the both of them will be missed dearly and deeply. We love and appreciate you both!
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🖌️SONIC CANVAS-Step into “Sonic Canvas: A Journey Through Sound and Art,” a free, one-of-a-kind experience at the San Jo...
05/01/2026

🖌️SONIC CANVAS
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Step into “Sonic Canvas: A Journey Through Sound and Art,” a free, one-of-a-kind experience at the San José Museum of Art! This interactive event brings together San José State University faculty, guest artists, and students to perform a dynamic range of music in conversation with the Museum’s permanent collection gallery, Tending and Dreaming: Stories from the Collection.
The program kicks off with a chamber music prelude by SJSU students, followed by an interactive performance of contemporary music and poetry. As the performances unfold, you are invited to engage creatively by writing and reflecting on the art and sound around you.
Don’t miss this unforgettable celebration of creativity, where music, poetry, and visual art come alive, and you are part of the experience!
Sonic Canvas is supported in part by an Artistic Excellence Programming Grant from the College of Humanities and the Arts. 
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This event will take place on Saturday, May 26th at 3:30PM at the San Jose Museum of Art
FREE ADMISSION
•3:30pm Chamber Music Student Performance 
•4:10pm Poetry Reading
•4:30pm Guest and Faculty Performance
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📣TOMORROW: STORYTELLERS-Music comes alive as a narrative in Storytellers, featuring the SJSU Wind Ensemble and Symphonic...
04/30/2026

📣TOMORROW: STORYTELLERS
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Music comes alive as a narrative in Storytellers, featuring the SJSU Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band under the direction of Dr. David Vickerman and Dr. Grant Knox. Each piece paints its own vivid tale, from the open landscapes of Howard Cable’s Saskatchewan Overture to the bustling streets of Gershwin’s An American in Paris. Florence Price’s The Old Boatman offers gentle nostalgia, while Gala Flagello’s Bravado brims with bold energy. Lauridsen’s Contre Qui, Rose speaks in quiet poetry, paving the way for the evening’s centerpiece—Lindsay Bronnenkant’s Tarot, a compelling and imaginative exploration of archetypes and fate. Together, these works invite audiences to step into worlds of adventure, memory, and mystery.  Joining us for this concert is the Delta College Symphonic Band, under the direction of M.J. Wamhoff.
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This event will take place TOMORROW Friday, May 1st at 7:30PM in the SJSU Concert Hall.

Tickets:

https://hammertheatre.vbotickets.com/event/SJSU_Music_presents_SJSU_Bands_Storytellers/187986
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🎷NEW YORK COUNTERPOINT-Join the SJSU Saxophone Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Dr. @ for an evening of chamber ...
04/30/2026

🎷NEW YORK COUNTERPOINT
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Join the SJSU Saxophone Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Dr. @ for an evening of chamber and orchestra music! Featuring works by Bartok, Bizet. Glazunov, Von Koch, Genzmer, Dressel, and Steve Reich’s New York Counterpoint arranged for saxophone orchestra, we can’t wait to see you there!
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This concert will be on Tuesday, May 5th at 7:00PM in the SJSU Concert Hall

FREE ADMISSION
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Sunday cast for STUCK ELEVATOR and LA VOIX HUMAINE ☎️🛗-Brava tutti to the cast of Stuck Elevator and La Voix Humaine for...
04/11/2026

Sunday cast for STUCK ELEVATOR and LA VOIX HUMAINE ☎️🛗
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Brava tutti to the cast of Stuck Elevator and La Voix Humaine for a great opening night! Be sure to catch the closing show TOMORROW at 2pm with the SUNDAY cast!
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The cast of Stuck Elevator 🛗Stuck Elevator tells the story of a Chinese food deliveryman struggling for freedom from deb...
04/05/2026

The cast of Stuck Elevator 🛗

Stuck Elevator tells the story of a Chinese food deliveryman struggling for freedom from debt, human smugglers, loud-mouthed coworkers, and the temptations of General Tso. Based on the true story of an undocumented immigrant who survived 81 hours in a Bronx elevator, this comic-rap-scrap-metal-opera shows increasingly fantastical attempts to escape being trapped in America.

Get your tickets at hammertheatre.com or visit the link on our bio 🎫
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🎉The SJSU School of Music would like to extend a huge congratulations to the SJSU NAfME chapter for being selected as a ...
03/24/2026

🎉The SJSU School of Music would like to extend a huge congratulations to the SJSU NAfME chapter for being selected as a 2026 NAfME Collegiate Chapter of Excellence recipient! The students of our NAfME chapter work hard to continue its long standing support for music education in California, and we couldn’t be more proud! Learn more about the chapter and their recognition below!
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The NAfME Chapter of Excellence recognition highlights chapters that execute successful chapter advocacy, music program, professional development, recruitment strategy, and service projects. The SJSU NAfME chapter applied for the award and was recognized as a program that exemplifies outstanding service. Areas of demonstration may include outreach to their on- and off- campus communities through volunteerism, programs to increase participation in music, and creating affiliations with new organizations.

Service demonstrated by the chapter throughout the year included helping out with SJSU Music events such as Band Day, Honors Wind Ensemble, and Be a Music Major for a Day, and helping to host large CMEA events such as the CMEA Bay Section Conference and CMEA Jazz South festival.

We couldn’t be more proud, bravo!
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🎼Welcoming Dr. Laura Bock!-The SJSU School of Music is proud to share the exciting news that Dr. Laura Bock has been app...
03/22/2026

🎼Welcoming Dr. Laura Bock!
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The SJSU School of Music is proud to share the exciting news that Dr. Laura Bock has been appointed as our new Assistant Professor of Music Education in the School of Music, starting Fall 2026!

Dr. Bock brings exceptional expertise in music pedagogy, community engagement, and teacher preparation, and we are confident she will make a tremendous contribution to our School and to the continued vitality of the SJSU music education community. 

Welcome, Dr. Bock!
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✨TOMORROW: CELESTIAL REFLECTIONS-Join the SJSU Symphonic Band as they explore light, darkness, and the mysteries of the ...
03/18/2026

✨TOMORROW: CELESTIAL REFLECTIONS
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Join the SJSU Symphonic Band as they explore light, darkness, and the mysteries of the universe. From the soaring stars of Celestia’s Horizon to the quiet hope of Star Above, Shine Brightly, the fading warmth of Dusk, and the spiritual clarity of Illumination, this program explores both the cosmic and the deeply personal. Through sound and silence, each piece offers a moment of reflection beneath the stars.
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This event will take place on Thursday, March 19th at 7:30PM in the SJSU Concert Hall
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Ticket info:

https://hammertheatre.vbotickets.com/event/sjsu_music_presents_sjsu_symphonic_band_celestial_reflections/184427
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📣TOMORROW: COME SUNDAY-Join the stellar SJSU Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. for their concert Come Sunday. An...
03/17/2026

📣TOMORROW: COME SUNDAY
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Join the stellar SJSU Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. for their concert Come Sunday. An exciting evening of music for wind band including Come Sunday by Omar Thomas, you won’t want to miss it! Joining the SJSU Wind Ensemble will also be the El Cerrito High School Wind Ensemble led by Keith Johnson, join us!
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This concert will be TOMORROW March 18th at 7:30PM in the SJSU Concert Hall.
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Ticket info:

https://hammertheatre.vbotickets.com/event/sjsu_music_presents_sjsu_wind_ensemble_come_sunday/184426
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