Ellis Hall will be closed for construction during the 2016-17 school year, and will reopen in fall 2017. The equipment, classes and offices have been relocated to the Glen Isle Shopping Center on South Glenstone Avenue. More about the relocation Workers had to open up walls to move pianos and organs out of Ellis Hall’s practice rooms.Classes, as well as music’s … [Read more...] about Music department moves out of Ellis Hall
Several COAL arts administrators and senior faculty members will share their experiences of the 1970s in a panel discussion on April 4. In the panel "Iconoclasm: Breaking Down Images from the Seventies," professors will talk about life as students of the arts during the 1970s, a transitional time from the decline of the hippies era (e.g. spirituality, self-expression, and … [Read more...] about COAL faculty to recount their experiences of the ’70s
Missouri State’s a cappella groups the Beartones and Hibernotes will be competing in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Midwest Semifinals at Washington University in St. Louis on April 2. MSU groups take first, second place in quarterfinals The two groups qualified for the a cappella competition after stellar, award-winning performances at the ICCA … [Read more...] about MSU a cappella groups head to regional competition April 2
On March 15 and 16, a series of events will celebrate the Moon City Press Book, "Throwaway Youth," including a jazz performance, readings and a book signing. Book tells stories of homeless teens in Springfield The book offers real accounts of homeless teenagers who've used the services of Springfield's Rare Breed Youth Services. Its writer, Nancy Fairbank, was a … [Read more...] about Moon City Press book on homeless teens making debut at diversity conference
Musical theatre alumna Jessica Ryan (‘03) has a message to spread: Each year one in six people in the U.S. will be victims of violent crimes. Broadway Unlocked helps fund survivor support programs Armed with this message, Ryan founded Broadway Unlocked and its annual #GiveBack Concert to raise money for survivor support organizations like the Crime Victims Treatment … [Read more...] about Alumni use stage, voices to #giveback to abuse survivors