Artcore: Dan & Patty Goble with Russell Hirshfield at Casper College

Dan Goble serves as the Director of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins. Previously, Dr. Goble served as the Dean of the School of Visual and Performing Arts (SVPA) at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) in Danbury, CT, where for 21 years his leadership roles also included Chair of the Department of Music and Coordinator of Jazz Studies. During his tenure, Dr. Goble provided strong leadership, most notably the planning and construction of an award-winning $97 million instructional and performance facility, which opened in 2014. Dr. Goble has performed with the New York Philharmonic for over 17 years.

Dan and Patty are Distinguished Alums of Casper College.

Patty Goble is delighted to be sharing the stage with two extraordinary artists performing an evening of diverse musical styles spanning four Centuries. She was last seen on Broadway in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Daniel Radcliffe and John Laroquette. She has been a member of six original Broadway companies: Ragtime, Curtains, The Woman in White, Bye, Bye Birdie with John Stamos and the Tony Award winning Revivals of La Cage aux Folles and Kiss Me, Kate. She performed by Christine and Carlotta in Toronto, Broadway and The Music Box Tour of The Phantom of the Opera. Carnegie Hall appearances have included Jerry Springer, the Opera, South Pacific (PBS) with Reba McEntire and Alec Baldwin, Show Boat with Nathan Gunn and The Sound of Music. Her Master of Music is from the New England Conservatory and her Bachelor of Music Education from UNC in Greeley. She is on the faculty in the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at CSU.

Russell Hirshfield has appeared in recital throughout the United States, and in Brazil, China, Belgium, England, Serbia, Costa Rica, and South Africa. In 2017 he presents solo recitals in Serbia, England and Belgium, and chamber programs in Colorado, Connecticut, Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas. In 2017 Phaedra Records released Seeker – The Piano Music of Piet Swerts. The recording has been featured on Belgian Radio Klara and well-received by critics in Holland and Belgium. The recording Mad Dances – American Music for Saxophone and Piano, with Dan Goble, was released by Albany Records in 2010. Dr. Hirshfield is Professor of Music at Western Connecticut State University.