Categories
homestories

From the Margins to the Center

The liberal arts lie at the heart of OSU’s 150-year land grant mission

Categories
Healthy Planet homestories Stewardship

What Do We Love Too Much to Lose?

“A Call to Life” gathers international momentum

Categories
Student Research

Singing His Story

When Joshua Rist walked into the music department’s audition room at Oregon State University in 2009, he aimed to impress the faculty with a composition combining the driving energy of rock ‘n’ roll with the emotional power of a classical symphony. “I had written this piano concerto that was exciting to me, and I thought I would just let it rip,” the 24-year-old master’s student recalls.

Categories
Inquiry

Musical Panache

OSU percussionist Bob Brudvig is leading a five-person ensemble in a practice session on the second floor of historic Benton Hall. It may be winter in Corvallis, but the music makes you forget the drizzle outside.