Concerts and Events Calendar
Fall 2019 June I July I August | September | October | November | December
Spring 2020 January | February | March | April | May | June | July
Music: events free unless otherwise noted
Theatre/Opera: General Public: $15; Student/Senior Citizen: $10
Click here for online theatre ticket reservations
June
| 11th | 7:30 p.m. | Hays City Band | Downtown Pavillion |
| 18th | 7:30 p.m. | Hays City Band | Washington Elementary School - Ellis, KS |
| 25th | 7:30 | Hays City Band | Downtown Pavillion |
July
| 15th | 7:00 p.m. | High Plains Music Camp: Faculty Recital | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 16th | 7:00 p.m. | High Plains Music Camp: Faculty Recital | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 18th | 7:00 p.m. | High Plains Music Camp: Faculty Band Concert | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 19th | all day | Final Camp Concert - click to see schedule | FHSU campus |
August
| 23 | 6:30 p.m. | Hays Symphony at the Artwalk | Downtown Pavillion |
September
| 21st | 7:30 p.m. | Hays Symphony | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 23rd | 8:00 p.m. | Faculty Artist Recital: Brad Dawson and Friends | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 27th | 7:30 p.m. | Faculty Artist Recital: Irena Ravitskaya and Friends | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
October
| 1st | 7:30 p.m. | Graduate Jazz Ensemble | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 3rd | 7:30 p.m. | Musical: The Drowsy Chaperone | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 4th | 7:30 p.m. | Musical: The Drowsy Chaperone | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 5th | 7:30 p.m. | Musical: The Drowsy Chaperone | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 6th | 2:30 p.m. | Musical: The Drowsy Chaperone | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 13th | 2:30 p.m. | Senior Recital: Tyler Rathbun | Dilley Hall |
| 18th | 7:30 p.m. | FHSU Band and Choir | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 21st | All day | High Plains Marching Festival: $5 adults/$3 non-performing student | Lewis Field |
| 26th | 7:30 p.m. | Senior Recital: Adam Flax, tenor | Palmer Hall |
| 27th | 3:00 p.m. | Hays Symphony: Children's Concert | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
November
| 2nd | 7:30 p.m. | New Music Festival | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 4th | 7:00 p.m. | Small Choirs Concert | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 8th | 7:30 p.m. | Faculty Artist Recital: Hilary Shepard, flute | Palmer Hall |
| 9th | 7:30 p.m. | Guest Artist Recital: Mei-Hsuan Huang, piano | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 10th | 2:30 p.m. |
Senior Recital: Abigail Hirsch, trumpet; Hector Hernandez, trombone |
Palmer Hall |
| 11th | 7:30 p.m. | Small Ensembles Concert | 1st Presbterian Church |
| 14th | 7:30 p.m. |
Theatre: A Comedy of Tenors |
Felten-Start Theatre |
| 15th | 7:30 p.m. | Theatre: A Comedy of Tenors | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 16th | 2:30 p.m. | Senior Recital: Raeanna Peacock, soprano | Palmer Hall |
| 16th | 7:30 p.m. | Theatre: A Comedy of Tenors | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 17th | 2:30 p.m. | Theatre: A Comedy of Tenors | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 17th | 4:30 p.m. | Guest Artist Recital: Kristin Taylor, piano | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 21st | 7:30 p.m. | FHSU Jazz Ensembles | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
December
| 5th | 1:30 p.m. | FHSU Student Recital | Palmer Hall |
| 6th | 7:30 p.m. | FHSU Bands | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 8th | 3:30 p.m. | Cathedral Choir with guests from the Hays Symphony | St. Fidelis Church |
| 14th | TBD | Tuba Christmas | TBD |
January
February
| 8th | 7:30 p.m. | Faculty Artist Recital: Ivalah Allen, soprano | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 15th | 7:30 p.m. | Hays Symphony | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
March
| 5th | 7:30 p.m. | Theatre: Pride and Prejudice | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 6th | 7:30 p.m. | Theatre: Pride and Prejudice | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 7th | 7:30 p.m. | Theatre: Pride and Prejudice | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 8th | 2:30 p.m. | Theatre: Pride and Prejudice | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 10th | 3:30 p.m. | FHSU Choirs | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 11th | 7:30 p.m. | Guest Artist Recital: Ujjal Bhattacharyya, percussion | Palmer Hall |
| 12th | 7:30 p.m. | FHSU Bands | Beach/Scmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 13th | 7:30 p.m. | Graduate Recital: Boci Sun, piano | Palmer Hall |
| 15th | 2:30 p.m. | Senior Recital: Clara Kachanes, violin | Palmer Hall |
April
| 3rd | 7:30 p.m. | Cottonwood Festival | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 5th | 4:00 p.m. | Guest Artist Recital: Zsuzsa Kollar, piano | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 6th | 7:00 p.m. | Small Choirs Concert | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 9th | 1:30 p.m. | Spectrum Composition Recital | Palmer Hall |
| 9th | 7:30 p.m. | Faculty Artist Recital: Peter Lillpopp, tuba | Palmer Hall |
| 10th | 7:30 p.m. | Senior Recital: Nathan Dozier, composition | Palmer Hall |
| 17th | 7:30 p.m. | Opera: | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 19th | 2:30 p.m. | Opera: | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 20th | 7:30 p.m. | Small Ensembles Concert | TBD |
| 23rd | 1:30 p.m. | Student Recital | Palmer Hall |
| 23rd | 7:30 p.m. | FHSU Jazz Ensembles | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 24th | 6:30 p.m. | Jazz at the Artwalk | Downtown Pavillion |
| 25th | 7:30 p.m. | Faculty Artist Recital: Ryan Pearson, percussion | Palmer Hall |
| 27th | 7:30 p.m. | Graduate Jazz Recital | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 29th | 7:30 p.m. | FHSU Percussion Ensemble | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 30th | 7:30 p.m. | Theatre: Director's Showcase | Felten-Start Theatre |
May
| 1st | 7:30 p.m. | Theatre: Director's Showcase | Felten-Start Theatre |
| 2nd | 7:30 p.m. | Hays Symphony: Masterworks, with FHSU Choirs | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
| 7th | 1:30 p.m. | Honors Recital/Award Ceremony | Palmer Hall |
| 8th | 7:30 p.m. | FHSU Bands | Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center |
Location Key
| Beach/Schmidt Performing Arts Center | Sheridan Hall | 601 Park St. Hays, KS |
| Downtown Pavillion | Off-Campus | 10th and Main St, Hays, KS |
| Felten-Start Theatre | Malloy Hall | 510 S. Campus Dr. Hays, KS |
| Palmer Hall (Malloy 115) | Malloy Hall | 510 S. Campus Dr. Hays, KS |
| Dilley Hall (Malloy 126) | Malloy Hall | 510 S. Campus Dr. Hays, KS |
| Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art | Rarick Hall (Room 102) | 711 Park St. Hays, KS |
| North Oak Community Church | Off-Campus | 3000 Oak St. Hays, KS |
| First Presbyterian Church | Off-Campus | 2900 Hall St. Hays, KS |
| St. Fidelis Church | Off-Campus | 601 10th St. Victoria, KS |
| St. Nicholas of Myra Church | Off-Campus | E. 13th St. Hays, KS |
| St. Joseph Church | Off-Campus | 201 W 13th St, Hays, KS |
How to Reach Us
Department of Music and Theatre
Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Malloy Hall 137
Office Phone: 785-628-4533
Box Office: 785-628-4225
Email: musictheatre@fhsu.edu
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