2026 | UNEARTHED PERFORMANCE with Cellist Ruth Boden: “Conversations with Our Roots”

On Wednesday, September 23, join us for a special UNEARTHED performance with Cellist Ruth Boden UNEARTHED PERFORMANCE with Cellist Ruth Boden: “Conversations with Our Roots” 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU Jim Hodges’ Unearthed (a work in progress) is a monumental bronze cast of an uprooted tree stump. The truncated form resonates with majesty while also serving as a mournful reminder of humankind’s impact upon the natural world. It has been displayed only once before, in 2019 in Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, where it was accompanied by rites of faith, musical performances, and readings, as well as by a community’s presence, participation, and social interaction. Unearthed has its second residency at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Washington State University, providing the academic and regional community an occasion to approach the work through intentional participation. Join us for a special performance series with Unearthed this fall 2026, including music, readings, and dance. On Wednesday, September 23 School of Music faculty member Ruth Boden responds to Unearthed through cello instrumentation and spoken word. Drop in anytime between 12:00-1:00pm for this musical conversation between Ruth Boden and Unearthed. Free and open to the public. About the Performer | Ruth Boden is an Associate Professor in the School of Music at Washington State University where she teaches cello, bass, music theory and coordinates the chamber music program. Ruth is an active performer and has appeared as a guest artist with the Mid-Columbia Symphony, Washington Idaho Symphony, Coeur d’Alene Symphony, and gave the premier performance of Philip Wharton’s Concerto for Violin and Cello with the Rendezvous Orchestra in Moscow, Idaho. She has also been a member of numerous orchestras throughout the Southeast and Northwest and has worked with several notable chamber artists including the Vermeer, Juilliard, Miami, and Cavani String Quartets and the Diaz Trio. Ruth is a staunch supporter of new and contemporary music. She released her first solo CD Off the Cuff in July of 2014 which features eclectic contemporary music for solo cello. An avid hiker and lover of the outdoors, Ruth spends parts of her summers backpacking with her cello and performing new works commissioned for her project Music Outside Four Walls. For more information on Ruth’s outdoor cello activities, see From the Top, Washington State Magazine, Spring 2017. Location & Parking The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus. Hourly parking is available in the Smith Center Garage off Stadium Way and most Green lots on campus are free after 5pm and on weekends. For more information please see the museum’s Visit page.