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Benjamin Lorenzo Appointed as ��Ӱҵ’s Next Director of Bands

Monday, April 18, 2022 - 11:24am

After a national search, the Glauser School of Music and the College of the Arts at ��Ӱҵ University announce the appointment of Benjamin Lorenzo, D.M.A., as the next director of bands.

��Ӱҵ Trumpeter Excels in Scholarship Competition

Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 12:27pm

��Ӱҵ student Stephen Stavnicky won the brass portion of Tuesday Musical's 2022 Annual Scholarship Competition, earning the $2,000 Arden J. Yockey Scholarship. He performed the first movement of Franz Joseph Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major, the first movement of…

Glauser School of Music Offers Teachers Professional Development Opportunities Summer 2022

Thursday, March 24, 2022 - 10:17pm

This summer, ��Ӱҵ’s Glauser School of Music to offer three intensive workshops focussed on Orff, Jazz and Dalcroze. ��Ӱҵworkshops are part of the School of Music’s and Music Education Division’s continued commitment to providing accessible professional development…

��Ӱҵ School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance

Monday, March 21, 2022 - 02:45pm

��Ӱҵ��Ӱҵ University School of Music returns to Severance Music Center on Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. featuring nearly 300 students from across the university performing a rich lineup of genres and styles from classical and jazz to gospel and world music. It will also feature…

Undergraduate Music Student Imari Hill Wins International Award for Music Score

Thursday, March 17, 2022 - 04:23pm

Stark Campus Music Technology major Imari Hill recently won the Short Sounds Film Festival’s “Scores” category with her original piece “You Are Victorious.” Her score was up against professional composers, with judging based on arrangement, production quality, emotional…

Four Glauser School of Music Students Participating in Collegiate Honor Band

Friday, March 4, 2022 - 04:04pm

Four members of the Kent Wind Ensemble, Jake McQuaid, Emily Butz, Tylor Davis and Brett Graves, will be part of the 2022 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Intercollegiate Band for the North Central Division Conference.

Two ��Ӱҵ Alumni Nominated for Art and Music Educator of the Year

Thursday, March 3, 2022 - 10:42am

Visual arts teacher Stephen Tomero and choir director Mary Meese and are among the finalists for the 2022 Stark County Art and Music Educator Awards. Both are alumni of ��Ӱҵ’s College of the Arts.

A Patriotic Classic Reimagined: Pianist Min Kwon’s America/Beautiful Project Comes to Kent

Monday, February 28, 2022 - 10:07am

��ӰҵKent Keyboard Series continues its 2021-2022 season presenting Min Kwon’s America/Beautiful project, a collaboration with 75 American composers to write variations on “America ��ӰҵBeautiful,” performed by Kwon.

��Ӱҵ Wind Ensemble Brings Artistry to Severance Music Center

Monday, February 14, 2022 - 06:40pm

On Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, the ��Ӱҵ Wind Ensemble traveled to Cleveland’s Severance Music Center as a featured ensemble of the Northeast Ohio Band Invitational (NEOBI).

Dedicated and Talented Piano Professor Wins Distinguished Teaching Award

Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - 10:14pm

Congratulations to Glauser School of Music piano faculty member Donna Lee, recipient of a 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA).

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