Saginaw Valley State University will host a variety of concerts, a lecture and a play during the winter 2022 semester. Events are open to the public. Concerts and lectures are free; theatre performances are $15.
- James Basaw, saxophone recital, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, Rhea Miller Recital Hall
- Rhea Miller Concert Series: VOX3Machina, 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 18, Rhea Miller Recital Hall
- Faculty Recital: Townes Osborn Miller, flute; Brittnee Siemon, mezzo-soprano; and Carl Angelo, piano, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 29, Rhea Miller Recital Hall
- Duo Low: William Sutton, low brass, with Ling Lo, piano, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, Rhea Miller Recital Hall
- Jazz Combo Concert, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 31, Rhea Miller Recital Hall
- SVSU Flute Choir Concert, 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 1, Founders Hall
- Rhea Miller Concert Series: Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 2, Rhea Miller Recital Hall
- Jazz Ensemble Concert, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 7, Rhea Miller Recital Hall
- SVSU Choirs in Concert, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, Rhea Miller Recital Hall
- Concert Band Concert, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 13, Rhea Miller Recital Hall
- Senior Recital: Ryan Davidson, piano, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 14, Rhea Miller Recital Hall
- Faculty Recital: Eric Merkle, guitar, 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 15, Rhea Miller Recital Hall
- Valley Steel Concert, 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, Rhea Miller Recital Hall
- Chia-Ying Chan Piano Studio Recital, 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 22, Rhea Miller Recital Hall
The Rhea Miller Concert Series is made possible by a generous gift from Rhea E. Miller, a longtime friend of SVSU. Her gift, administered by the Miller Trust for Music Education, has provided the university with the opportunity to offer outstanding performances by nationally and internationally acclaimed musical artists at no cost to the audience since 1993.
For more information, call 989-964-4159 or email music@svsu.edu.
Lecture
SVSU welcomes language scholar April Baker-Bell at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall. Baker-Bell, associate professor of language, literacy and English education at Michigan State University, is a thought leader and published author on how language usage can negatively impact Black students.
An international leader in conversations on Black language education, Baker-Bell’s research examines the intersections of Black language and literacies, anti-Black racism and anti-racist education practices. Her award-winning book, “Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy,” provides ethnographic snapshots of how Black students navigate and negotiate their linguistic and racial identities across multiple contexts. By highlighting the counterstories of Black students, Baker-Bell demonstrates how traditional approaches to language education do not account for the emotional harm, internalized linguistic racism, or consequences these approaches have on Black students’ sense of self and identity.
Baker-Bell’s lecture is part of the Dow Visiting Scholars and Artists Series, a program at SVSU established through an endowment from The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation to enrich our region’s cultural and intellectual opportunities.
Theatre Production
“Top Girls,” by Carol Churchill, will run 7:30 p.m.Wednesday-Saturday, April 6-9 and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 10 in the Malcolm Field Theatre for Performing Arts. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, this seminal play of the modern theatre poses complex questions about feminism, power, motherhood, agency and the meaning of success.
Tickets for “Top Girls” are $15 each and can be purchased either online or at the box office (two hours prior to an event). When tickets are purchased online, a link will emailed to print or present as a mobile ticket.
