Performing and Creative Arts

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Performing and Creative Arts Department Overview

Our departmental programs share a mission to educate, mentor, and train students who wish to pursue both the practice and theory of the arts. In addition to preparing students majoring in the arts and those planning to receive advanced degrees in graduate school, the Department’s courses meet the needs and interests of students in the liberal arts and sciences, and foster the role of the arts within the framework of a liberal arts education.

CSI GALLERY

The Art Gallery of the College of Staten Island Presents:

Nevarez & Tevere, The Lonesome Rose, 2021. Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 17 x 30" Alt Text: interior view of an empty stage in a bar. — Nevarez & Tevere, *The Lonesome Rose*, 2021. Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 17 x 30"Alt Text: interior view of an empty stage in a bar.

Angel Nevarez and Valerie Tevere: Synchresis

February 9 – March 12, 2026

CSI Art Gallery, 1P-112

Artists’ Reception: February 19, 4:30-6:30pm

A solo exhibition of installation work featuring video, musical collaboration, and photography by Valerie Tevere (Media Culture) and her artistic collaborator of more than 25 years, Angel Nevarez. Join us to explore the intermingling of contemporary music, collaborative engagement, collective dissent, and a reflection on the performative and spatial implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The exhibition is part of a year-long series commemorating the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Department of Media Culture.

MUSIC PROGRAM EVENTS

Thursday, February 19, 3:00 PM
The OMNI Ensemble
David Wechsler, director
Recital Hall, 1P-120
Professor David Wechsler leads this ever-evolving chamber ensemble in a program of contemporary and traditional classical compositions.

Tuesday, March 17, 3:00 PM
Midterm Recital: CSI Jazz Repertory Combo
Vince Guarna, director
Recital Hall, 1P-120
Professor Vincent Guarna leads the jazz combo in a program of jazz standards and original compositions.

Thursday, March 19, 3:00 PM
Midterm Recital: CSI Jazz Ensemble
Darrell Smith, director
Recital Hall, 1P-120
Professor Darrell Smith leads the CSI Jazz Ensemble in a program of jazz standards and original compositions.

Tuesday, April 28, 3:00 PM
The OMNI Ensemble
David Wechsler, director
Recital Hall, 1P-120
Professor David Wechsler leads this ever-evolving chamber ensemble in a program of contemporary and traditional classical compositions.

Tuesday, May 12, 3:00 PM
The CSI Chorus
Marina Alexander, director
Recital Hall
Professor Marina Alexander leads the CSI Chorus in a program of contemporary and traditional choral compositions.

Wednesday, May 13, 7:00 PM
The CSI Jazz Ensemble
Darrell Smith, director
Lab Theater
Professor Darrell Smith leads the CSI Jazz Ensemble in a program of jazz standards and original compositions.

Thursday, May 14, 3:00 PM
The CSI Jazz Repertory Ensemble
Vince Guarna, director
Recital Hall
Professor Vincent Guarna leads the jazz combo in a program of jazz standards and original compositions.

Thursday, May 14, 7:30 PM
The CSI Guitar Ensemble
Edward Brown, director
Recital Hall
Professor Edward Brown leads the CSI Guitar Ensemble in a program of works for guitar ensemble from a wide variety of styles and genres.

Tuesday, May 19, 7:30 PM
The CSI Young Artists’ Recital
Sylvia Kahan, director
Recital Hall
Professor Sylvia Kahan supervises this showcase of student performances that feature works from a variety of genres, including classical music and jazz.

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