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Husky Bites presents Special Guest Michael Christianson

Associate Professor, Visual and Performing Arts
Director of Bands
Michigan Technological University

Co-host

Huskies Pep Band students/musicians Matt Bettwy (mechanical engineering) and Laura Bufanda (theatre and entertainment technology).

Topic

Michigan Tech is not only home to some of the world’s top researchers, but to world-class musicians, as well. One of those is Prof. Mike Christianson. Most weekdays, he can be found teaching music or leading one of three bands at Michigan Tech. On the weekends, the classically-trained trombone player cooks up hot jazz in the Big Apple. In 2019 Prof. Christianson was nominated for a Grammy Award—for the second time—as a member of the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble. Band directing is a Christianson family tradition. “Our daughter Michelle represents the fifth consecutive generation in my family to become a band director, and our son Aaron, when at Michigan Tech, was a student director of Tech’s acclaimed Huskies Pep Band.” Michigan Tech offers three opportunities for a band experience: the Campus Concert Band, the Huskies Pep Band, and the Superior Wind Symphony. During Husky Bites we’ll get to hear all about the fantastic Michigan Tech music scene.

Read the full blog post here.

Join us early at 5:45 p.m. for conversation and a weather update.

About Husky Bites

Husky Bites are free Interactive Zoom Webinars from the College of Engineering at Michigan Tech. Time after for Q&A.

Series Host

Janet Callahan
Dean of the College of Engineering
Michigan Technological University

Brain Food

Join us for a bite! Grab some dinner with Dean Janet Callahan and a special guest, and learn something new! This family-friendly event is BYOC (bring your own curiosity). 

When: Mondays, 6:00 p.m. starting September 26 and held weekly through November 21.

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