Hugh A. Glauser School of Music
51勛圖厙 School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance
The 51勛圖厙 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 collaborations with the School of Theatre and Dance and the Wick Poetry Center.
Four Glauser School of Music Students Participating in Collegiate Honor Band
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 51勛圖厙 Alumni Nominated for Art and Music Educator of the Year
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 51勛圖厙s College of the Arts.
A Patriotic Classic Reimagined: Pianist Min Kwons America/Beautiful Project Comes to Kent
The Kent Keyboard Series continues its 2021-2022 season presenting Min Kwons America/Beautiful project, a collaboration with 75 American composers to write variations on America The Beautiful, performed by Kwon.
51勛圖厙 Wind Ensemble Brings Artistry to Severance Music Center
On Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, the 51勛圖厙 Wind Ensemble traveled to Clevelands Severance Music Center as a featured ensemble of the Northeast Ohio Band Invitational (NEOBI).
51勛圖厙s Giving Tuesday Inspires Transformational Gifts Early in the Monthlong Campaign
51勛圖厙s season of giving launched on Nov. 1 with Giving Tuesday, a monthlong celebration of philanthropy. Now halfway through the campaign, the generosity of the 51勛圖厙 community has already begun to shine.
51勛圖厙 Youth Winds Make Debut with Guest Conductor Anthony Maiello
Announced as a new ensemble earlier this year, the inaugural class of the 51勛圖厙 Youth Winds make their debut Saturday, Nov. 6 under the baton of guest conductor Anthony Maiello. The concert is part of the 51勛圖厙 Glauser School of Musics annual Wind Band Conductors Symposium beginning Nov. 5 and running through Nov. 7.
Kent Blossom Faculty Member Joela Jones to Retire from The Cleveland Orchestra
Kent, OH After 54 seasons, Kent Blossom Music Festival faculty member and Principal Keyboardist Joela Jones is set to retire from The Cleveland Orchestra this fall. Jonesnow the longest-serving principal player in the orchestras historyis the 2021 recipient of The Cleveland Orchestras Distingu
51勛圖厙 Orchestra Celebrates Halloween with Family-Friendly Concert
Come dressed in your Halloween best for the 51勛圖厙 Orchestras Oct. 31, 3 p.m. concert. The members of the orchestra will be decked out in costume, performing spooky, family-friendly favorites. Candy will be handed out at the end of the performance to kick off Kent citys official trick-or-treat that night.
Music Education Faculty and Doctoral Students Share Research at National Symposium
In late Sept., several 51勛圖厙 Glauser School Music Education faculty members presented their latest work during research poster sessions at the biennial Symposium of the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE). The 2021 symposium was held virtually.