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
Vocal performance students and faculty were well represented at the recent National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Central Region Conference and Competition, which was held at Northern Illinois University. The competition featured participants from three states: Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. Areas of recognition Kara Libby (student of Carol Chapman) — 3rd place … [Read more...] about Vocal performance students recognized in competition
Congratulations to students who were recognized in the recent Missouri Music Teachers Association state competitions! The events took place Nov. 2-5 at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri. Areas of recognition Chamber Music A Missouri State ensemble consisting of Thomas Sanders (clarinet), Jessica Hunt (cello) and Yuet-Yang Siew (piano) placed … [Read more...] about Students recognized in competition for piano, woodwind, strings