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In Performance at Penn State is a monthly hour-long program that showcases performances from Penn State's School of Music. This month, hear Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat with pianist Steven Herbert Smith as soloist from the Penns Woods Music Festival; The Penn State Concert Choir, directed by Christopher Kiver singing “The Peace of Wild Things” by Cynthia Powell; and an oboe sonata by Francis Poulenc played on the saxophone by PSU facutly members David Stambler, saxophone and Christopher Guzman, piano.

This month, hear The overture to the opera “Cephale et Procris,” composed in 1694 by Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, played by the Penn State Early Music Ensemble; six songs by Johannes Brahms, arranged for cello and piano from the Penns Woods Music Festival; “Five Improvisations” by Amy Beach, played by PSU pianist Timothy Shafer; and a suite from the ballet, “Daphnis et Chloe” by Maurice Ravel, played by the Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Gerardo Edelstein.

This month, In Performance at Penn State observes Black History Month with an hour devoted to performances of music in the African and African American choral traditions by Penn State’s student choir, Essence of Joy. The program is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Anthony Leach, who leads the choir in all of the performances on this program. We’ll also hear some comments from Dr. Leach from a 2011 interview, and from the concert stage.

In Performance at Penn State is a monthly hour-long program that showcases performances from Penn State's School of Music. This month, hear an opera overture by Domenico Cimarosa from the Penns Woods Music Festival Orchestra; the Penn State Philharmonic in the overture, “From the South” by Sir Edward Elgar; and PSU faculty members Margaret Fey, bassoon and Timothy Shafer, piano in a piece called “Mathematics” by contemporary composer Alyssa Morris.

This month, hear “Le Tombeau de Couperin” by Maurice Ravel, from the Penn's Woods Music Festival; a sonata for clarinet and piano by Marion Bauer from a faculty recital; The Penn State Glee Club singing Franz Biebl’s “Ave Maria” and “Elegy for a Young American,” written in tribute to President John F. Kennedy by Ronald Lo Presti and played by the Penn State Symphonic Band.

This month, hear Tchaikovsky’s “Rococo Variations” for cello and orchestra from the Penns Woods Music Festival, featuring cellist Kim Cook; “Two Eastern Pictures” by Gustav Holst, performed by the Oriana Singers; and Two Rhapsodies by Charles Martin Loeffler for Oboe, Viola and Piano, played by oboist Andreas Oeste, violist Tim Deighton, and pianist Melody Quah.

This month, hear the overture, “Le Corsaire” by Hector Berlioz, played by the student musicians of the Penn State Philharmonic, conducted by graduate assistant conductor Tomás García; and the Piano Quintet No. 2 in A by Antonin Dvorak played by Penn State faculty violinist Max Zorin with members of the One Music International Ensemble.

This month, hear the “Premier quatour” by Debussy: the first movement of his string quartet arranged for saxophone quartet by Vincent David; The “Danse macabre” by Camille Saint-Saens played by Penn State faculty members James Lyon, violin and Melody Quah, piano; the Penn State University Choir in music from the Mass for Four Voices by William Byrd; and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8 in F, in a performance from the Penn's Woods Music Festival.

When we think about cultural identity, we often think about things like race, religion, or language. But what about neurodivergence? In this episode of 12 Degrees, Deshna Nagar talks with Cailyn Ann Teague, an autistic attorney and alumna of Penn State Law, about how autism shapes not just how she thinks but who she is. They explore what it means to see neurodivergence as a culture, not a condition, and how embracing that identity can be a strength in work, relationships, and everyday life.

What if your strongest source of support was right outside your back door? In this episode of 12 Degrees, Lindsey Whissel Fenton talks with Penn State researcher Dr. Erica Husser about how everyday connections to nature shape identity, resilience, and emotional well-being. Drawing on Erica’s research interviews with older rural women, they explore nature as a quiet but powerful wellness tool. They also discuss the broader impacts of climate change on health, housing, and community care and why nurturing our relationship with the natural world is more urgent than ever.