The liberal arts lie at the heart of OSU’s 150-year land grant mission
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The liberal arts lie at the heart of OSU’s 150-year land grant mission
“A Call to Life” gathers international momentum
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.
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.