The Fite Family Piano Festival spring recital will be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at Ellis Hall 217B. The recital will feature a solo piano performance given by Avguste Antonov Featured pianist Antonov, an artist in residence at The Master's Touch School of Music & Performing Arts, LLC, in Grapevine, Texas, is a dedicated performer of 20th and 21st century American … [Read more...] about Fite piano festival to feature Avguste Antonov on Feb. 25
Tickets are now on sale for the Kauffman Center performance of the Missouri State President’s Concert in Kansas City on May 1. Tickets are available online and will cost between $15 and $35. The concert begins at 6 p.m. In addition to their May 1 performance, Missouri State University’s Grand Chorus and Symphony Orchestra will perform the concert for free on April 30 at … [Read more...] about Tickets now on sale for President’s Concert
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
Missouri State’s five-year-old jazz studies program is sending successful graduates into the music world, bringing living legends to MSU and putting on events for audiences beyond the campus. Building a jazz degree option Music Professor Randy Hamm has been at Missouri State for more than 25 years, and serves as woodwind division coordinator. He is also the director of … [Read more...] about MSU’s jazz program finds its groove
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