Assistant professor Daniel M. Ketter and instructor Emlyn P. Johnson of The American Wild Ensemble have released a new album, Music in the American Wild, through the ArtistShare label. The group commissioned 11 composers to create 11 original pieces inspired by America's national parks in celebration of the centennial of the National Park Service in 2016. The album was … [Read more...] about Faculty release video album
This post was written by Tessa Cooper. All photos by Tessa Cooper. Members of the Missouri State University Chorale accrued thousands of frequent flier miles and several new passport stamps this past summer through their Scandinavia and China tours. From singing in ornate churches such as the Storkyrkan Cathedral in Stockholm to large venues like the Wukesong Gymnasium … [Read more...] about MSU Chorale Performs on Two 2018 International Tours
Missouri State assistant professor of piano Dr. Minju Choi is set to release her new album, Boundless, on November 9. The album, released under Navona Records, is a collection of solo piano works by living American composers, including a commissioned work. The composers are Ching-chu Hu, Philip Lasser, and Gabriela Lena Frank. Boundless celebrates the many cultures that make … [Read more...] about Assistant professor to release album
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
For Joe Dias, a bell went off. Literally. Some friends invited him to the Jane A. Meyer Carillon Series, a summer concert series performed on the Missouri State carillon, the set of bells housed in the Meyer Library tower. "I had not known what a carillon was before," Joe says. But after the concert, he was entranced. He contacted Dr. Jeremy Chesman, professor in the … [Read more...] about Joe: musician