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It's all been arranged. Here's what you're doing in September: Film...Dance...Music...
ARTS at GONZAGA!
September Highlights:
Culture and Arts Events:
Thursday, September 11, 2025 - 6:30 pm
Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center Presents:
Presenting Partner: Gonzaga Music
September 24, 2025 - 7:30 pm
Gonzaga Dance Presents:
Friday, September 19, 2025 - 7:30 pm
Jundt Art Museum Presents:
- Personal to Political: Celebrating the African American Artists of Paulson Fontaine Press
September 13 to December 20, 2025
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Artist Spotlight
Lyyra
Presenting Partner: Gonzaga Music
"They are still at the beginning, but their sound is already perfect." — Passauer Neue Presse, Germany
New vocal ensemble Lyyra looks set to reach a glittering place in choral music’s constellation. Created by The VOCES8 Foundation to build support and visibility for upper voices and their potential, their premiere 2024 U.S. and European tours received raves. The group’s sound combines velvety richness alongside star-like brilliance. With a broad texture and exhilarating range of sound, the group’s members specialize in classical, jazz, pop, and folk music from diverse traditions and backgrounds. Lyyra is the only professional six-voice women’s a cappella group in the U.S.
Staff Spotlight
Jon Carlson, Production Manager
As Production Manager for the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center, Jon is typically backstage in one of the two performance venues overseeing an impressive inventory of equipment and instrumentation. He works with faculty, students, and guest artists to schedule and prepare for a wide variety of performance events. His professional training is from the Yale School of Drama where he earned his MFA. He has worked in technical theatre for 25 plus years with stops at CUNY-Queens College, Washington State Â鶹¹ÙÍø, and the Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Idaho along the way. Many of his former students are now working as stage managers, set, lighting, and sound designers, high school drama teachers, and one or two “stand-up” comedians (he takes no credit for the latter) all around the country. Jon is enamored of the many creative lighting designers he’s studied with and worked for, impressed by the technical knowledge retained by audio engineers in the Biz, and is always eager to assist performing artists get their creative work to the stage. He feels incredibly fortunate to work for GU’s MWPAC with its amazing venues and state-of-the-art technology. He commends the administration, the faculty and staff, and Miss Woldson on their unwavering support of the Arts for the university and the greater Spokane community. Jon has two college-aged sons, Chris and Scott, whom he watches with anticipation as they “flap their wings” and show their creative selves to the world.