
Nicholas Bratcher (music) directed the first performance of San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Wind Ensemble on June 5, and an article on ancient Timbuktu by Brent D. Singleton (library) was cited in a feature story, and Brian Levin (criminal justice) was quoted in an article about anti-Asian hate crimes in Chicago.

Thanks to a close partnership with the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra, CSUSB music students demonstrated their skills on camera as part of the orchestra’s Music in the Schools program.

Tony Coulson (information and decision sciences) discussed cyberwarfare and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Riguad Joseph (sociology) was interviewed about the challenges of solving homelessness, and Nicholas Bratcher (music) was named director of San Bernardino Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble.

A champion of new wind band works and works by underrepresented composers, Nicholas Bratcher, assistant professor of music and director of bands, plans to provide a unique artistic experience to members of the ensemble.

Luba Levin-Banchik (political science), Frances Berdan (anthropology, emerita), Lesley Leighton (music) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.

Lesley Leighton, CSUSB assistant professor of music and director of choral activities, looks forward to adding to the Inland Empire music scene after being named principal guest conductor of the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra.

Nicholas Bratcher, director of bands at CSUSB, has been named director of the San Bernardino Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble, and Anthony Silard associate professor of public administration, released his second article of a three-part series for “The Art of Living Free,” exploring how we’ve become lonely and disconnected from each other.

Marc Robinson (history), Lesley Leighton (music), Kathryn Ervin (theatre arts), David Yaghoubian (history) and Brian Levin (criminal justice) were included in recent news coverage.

Ana Maria Maldonado, a CSUSB adjunct music faculty member who teaches cello and string bass, will perform with the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra on Dec. 12 and 14 at the Feldheym Central Library in San Bernardino.