Dr. Richard Todd Payne, associate professor in music, has been selected to perform the role of Hero/Louis Armstrong in a Memphis, Tennessee, production of “The Real Ambassadors.” The performances will be 7 p.m. on April 8 and 2 p.m. on April 10 at Playhouse on the Square. The production is sponsored by Rhodes College, Opera Memphis and the 2016 Brubeck Festival as part of … [Read more...] about Payne snags lead in Brubeck’s ‘Real Ambassadors’
Emeritus Professor Bill Armstrong and his wife, Margo, have gifted $25,000 to the MSU jazz studies program after hosting two art gallery fundraising events in November. Armstrong, co-founder of the Watercolor USA Honor Society, donated more than 30 of his watercolors, oil paintings and drawings for the events, held at his Springfield gallery at 2053 S. Waverly Avenue, Suite … [Read more...] about Artist raises $25,000 for jazz studies program
Grammy award-winning saxophonist Dick Oatts will headline Missouri State’s 2016 Jazz Festival in April. The festival is an opportunity for young musicians to perform at MSU and take master classes from jazz professionals. Register your band Registration is now open to school bands and ensembles interested in participating in the annual event. Schools have the option of … [Read more...] about Saxophonist Dick Oatts to headline 2016 Jazz Festival
Missouri State’s College of Arts and Letters announced today that Robert Westenberg will join its faculty in the fall 2016 semester as musical theatre coordinator and associate professor in the theatre and dance department. MSU's dedication to arts, student success attracts new coordinator Westenberg, a Tony Award-nominated actor, comes to Missouri State from Drury … [Read more...] about Award-winning actor to lead MSU’s musical theatre program
Registration will be open for oboe and bassoon players in grades 7-12 until Feb. 1 for this year’s Double Reed Day. This year’s event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 6. Young students to learn from MSU professors MSU professor Cynthia Green Libby (oboe) and Leigh Miller Muñoz (bassoon) will provide students with informative advice on playing oboe and … [Read more...] about Double Reed Day returns on Feb. 6