Two VCSU Speech Competitors Qualify for National AFA Tournament

Hornung and Weber travel to Portland April 3 for competition VALLEY CITY (VCSU) - Valley City State University students Grady Hornung and Anastasia Weber have qualified for the national collegiate speech tournament and will travel to Portland, Oregon, for the competition on April 3. Hornung, a senior from Walhalla, N.D., will compete in Dramatic Interpretation and Prose at the American ...

VCSU Hosting Recital by Norwegian Concert Pianist Oda Voltersvik

VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Valley City State University Music is thrilled to be featuring Norwegian concert pianist Oda Voltersvik in a piano recital at the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts on Sunday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. This program – “Grieg in Dialogue” – will present music by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) corresponding with works by composers active within ...

Experience the Vibrant Sounds of Brazil in Special Lecture Recital at VCSU

Photo: Dr. Thiago Ferreira will present a dynamic lecture recital on Tuesday, March 17, at VCSU. VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – The VCSU Department of Music invites audiences to experience a dynamic lecture recital on Tuesday, March 17, celebrating the music of acclaimed Brazilian composer Marlos Nobre (1939-2024). This special event highlights Nobre’s IV Northeastern Cycle, Op. 43, a powerful ...

VCSU Music Hosting Concerts During Viking Voice Festival

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University Music Department will host two public concerts February 27-28 as part of the Viking Voice Festival, a two‑day event welcoming select vocalists from area high schools. Festival participants will take part in masterclasses, individual lessons and solo performance coaching with guest clinicians. All participants will perform at the concluding Festival Concert, ...

VCSU Students Qualify for DECA Nationals

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – Valley City State University students Sarah Monilaws and Katie Jones qualified for DECA nationals after taking first place in a team event at the 2026 State Career Development Conference (SCDC), held Feb. 9-10 in Fargo. Monilaws and Jones teamed up to take 1st place in Event Planning at the DECA state conference. Individually, Jones took ...

Music Faculty Performing Feb. 5 Recital

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU) – Valley City State University music faculty members will present a Faculty Recital on Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts. The concert is free and open to the public, with performances beginning at 7:30 p.m. Six VCSU music faculty members will perform a diverse program of instrumental and vocal works, ...

VCSU Hosts Emerging Leaders Competition

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University DECA Chapter and the VCSU Department of Business hosted more than 550 DECA and FBLA students to campus January 28 for the 33rd annual Emerging Leaders Competition (ELC) Day. Students from 25 area high schools attended the event, competing in various DECA and Future Business Leaders of America competitions along with ...

VCSU Planetarium Announces Major Upgrade

Photo: The 1973 Spitz projector is shown darkened in the foreground while a video from the new Warped Media projector plays on the VCSU planetarium dome.  VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University Planetarium received a major upgrade in November, adding a new full-dome projection system that greatly improves the quality of future presentations. The Planetarium recently installed ...

VCSU Music performing Christmas Concert on Dec. 7

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University music department invites the community to its Christmas Concert at VCSU on Sunday, December 7, at the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts. The concert begins at 3:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public. The joyful event features the VCSU Concert Choir, Brass Ensemble and Woodwind Ensemble ...

VCSU Music Welcomes Daryn Imani Nowlin for Guest Recital

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University music department presents an evening recital by Daryn Imani Nowlin, mezzo-soprano, October 15 at the Larry J. Robinson Center for the Arts. Nowlin is a rising professional in the music world and will be at VCSU for an afternoon masterclass followed by a free public recital at 7 p.m. Attendees can ...