NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band at Stephen F. Austin State University will celebrate the music of Frank Ticheli, Vincent Persichetti and other composers in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

Director of the Wind Symphony is Dr. Dan Haddad,  associate director of bands at SFA, and director of the Symphonic Band is Dr. Chris Kaatz, assistant director of bands.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Singin’ Axes and Kantorei choirs at Stephen F. Austin State University will present the program “A Bit of This, a Bit of That …” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

The program theme reflects the diversity of styles to be performed for this concert by the ensembles, according to Dr. Tod Fish, associate director of choral activities at SFA and director of the choirs.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Dr. Bob Eason, adjunct instructor of saxophone at Stephen F. Austin State University, will perform with pianist Michael Seregow in a recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.

The performance will feature works by Edvard Grieg, Tania León, Gabriela Lena Frank, Joel Love and Manuel de Falla, and each of these compositions will be featured on the duo’s upcoming album to be released in late 2023.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — The student-led Economics Reading Group in Stephen F. Austin State University’s Rusche College of Business is hosting a virtual discussion with Dr. John A. List, author of “The Voltage Effect: How to Make Good Ideas Great and Great Ideas Scale,” at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 15 in the McGee Business Building, Room 133, and via Zoom.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Nacogdoches pianist Olivia Ajero, 14, was featured in a “Daily Joy” online video. “Daily Joy’ is an online video project curated by NPR’s “From The Top” radio program. Its aim is to serve as a reminder of music’s power to uplift, inspire and unite. “Daily Joy” began in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues today to offer a much-needed respite from the anxiety and worry that people encounter in the world.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – South American tubist Patricio Consentino will perform a recital at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Music Recital Hall in Wright Music Building on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.

His performance is part of the 2022 Octubafest Celebrations being held at universities throughout the country. These events are showcasing the tuba and euphonium as solo instruments as opposed to their traditional place as supporting instruments in many ensembles.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Students in Stephen F. Austin State University’s DeWitt School of Nursing are inviting community members to “Say Boo to the Flu” with a free drive-through flu vaccination event Oct. 7-8 at the DeWitt School of Nursing located at 5707 North St. 

NACOGDOCHES, Texas — When innovation, collaboration and exploration collide, Stephen F. Austin State University’s STEM Research and Learning Center students can create new technologies, conduct research and share their love of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in new ways.

During the center’s summer Little STEM Jacks Camp, junior computer science major Michael “Mikey” Hill created an activity designed to give third- through fifth-grade students an interactive way to learn how electricity flows through a circuit.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Works by Stephen F. Austin State University Professor of Art Peter Andrew will be among the pieces available for purchase in the upcoming 12 X 12 Art Scholarship Fundraiser presented by the Friends of the Visual Arts at SFA.

This year’s 12 X 12 Art Party and Auction is slated for 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches. Silent bidding on the pieces will take place Oct. 8 through 22, leading up to the Saturday night festivities.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Wind Ensemble at Stephen F. Austin State University will present the program “American Steampunk” in its first concert of the 2022-23 season. Featuring music by American composers, the concert is at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, in Cole Concert Hall, Wright Music Building, on the SFA campus.

The four-movement work “Steampunk Suite” by Wisconsin composer Erika Svanoe is a program highlight, according to Dr. Tamey Anglley, director of bands at SFA and director of the Wind Ensemble.