MSU entered 13 singers (and one high school student from Republic) in the Regional NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) Auditions hosted at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. Those who entered in the regional auditions had much success: 14 entered preliminary round 10 advanced to the semi-final round 6 advanced the to finals, 1 honorable … [Read more...] about Musical success at NATS
Dr. James Parsons, internationally known Beethoven scholar and MSU music history professor, presented his scholarly paper “Once more Beethoven and Schiller: the Choral Fantasy’s Philosophical Program” in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 6, 2013, at the Third New Beethoven Conference held in conjunction with the American Musicological Society. Parsons pursued an … [Read more...] about “Once more Beethoven and Schiller” presented at the Third New Beethoven Conference
On November 14, a group of 22 singers, three pianists and five faculty members from the music department traveled to Rockford, Ill. to compete in the National Association of Teachers Singing regional auditions at Augustana College. The regional competition featured roughly 300 singers from southern Illinois, southern Iowa and all of Missouri. Each audition was judged by three … [Read more...] about NATS regional auditions
Darcy Stevens, recording arts educator at Missouri State University, has won an emPower “Posi” award for his song and music video, That’s None of My Business. Stevens wrote the song with his wife and Stevens' students helped him create the music video that won first prize. The awards will be presented in Orlando at the Posi Music Festival Jan. 17-20 2014. The Posi Award is in … [Read more...] about Staff “Posi” award winner
The 18th annual Fite Family Young Artists Piano Competition is Feb. 8, 2014. The contest is open to pianists between ages 14 and 18. The preliminary round of the Young Artist Competition will be conducted by mail. The semi-final and final rounds will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8, in Ellis Recital Hall on the campus of Missouri State University. Applicants will be informed by … [Read more...] about Fite Family young artists piano competition announced