Missouri State Associate Professor of Music Dr. Ann Marie Wilcox-Daehn, along with her collaborate pianist Elizabeth Avery in Springfield MO, are the 2017-18 winners of The American Prize Ernst Bacon Award for the Performance of American Music, in the professional solo artist division. Ann Marie Wilcox-Daehn and Elizabeth Avery were selected from applications reviewed recently … [Read more...] about Faculty selected for prestigious American Prize Ernst Bacon award
Many changes are on the horizon for students as Missouri State continues its push to overhaul the facilities and accommodations the music department offers. The Steinway Initiative is key to that plan. What does it mean to be an All-Steinway School? The Steinway Initiative will pave the way for Missouri State to become an All-Steinway school, a prestigious designation … [Read more...] about Join MSU’s journey to become an All-Steinway School
With two performances scheduled, the Missouri State President’s Concert is shaping up to be one of the top university events of the year. The concert will be hosted for free at 7:30 p.m. on April 30 at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. An encore performance will be held at 6 p.m. the following evening at the prestigious Kauffman Center for the … [Read more...] about Top 3 reasons to see the President’s Concert this year
In July 2016, Jerry Hoover, music professor and director of bands, will retire after more than 30 years at Missouri State. Saying farewell to a band era Hoover joined the university in 1985 and started the Pride Band program. In March, Hoover told "The Standard," MSU's student-run newspaper, that he estimates he's taught more than 4,000 students in that time. Hoover … [Read more...] about Longtime band director to pass baton this summer
Missouri State’s 15th Annual Flute Day will be held April 22, and will feature world-renowned flutist and guest artist Philip Dikeman. Free Flute Day open to flutists of all ages Now on a Friday, the event will include activities for all ages interested in flute education, including band directors. Events will take place in Ellis Recital Hall, unless noted otherwise on … [Read more...] about Renowned flutist Philip Dikeman to headline Flute Day in April