With new additions to the music department and interesting projects and concerts on the horizon, here is a preview for what to expect from the music faculty this year. This is only a partial list of the exciting news across the department. To submit faculty news for the departmental or College of Arts and Letters blogs, please contact COAL by email. Visiting musicians to … [Read more...] about Music faculty gears up for year ahead
Three Missouri State music students from the trumpet studio of Dr. Grant Peters have received noteworthy offers to graduate programs across the country. Greg Weis Bachelor of Music, jazz studies ('14) Weis has been accepted into the master's program in jazz studies at Northern Colorado University, studying under Dr. John Adler. He was awarded a teaching assistantship and a … [Read more...] about Music students receive significant awards for graduate school
School bands and ensembles interested participating in Missouri State's 2015 Jazz Festival have until Feb. 6 to register. Divisions include Big Band, 2nd Bands, Jr Hi/Mid School Bands, and Combos, and groups can register as competitive or non-competitive. Slots are given on a first-come, first-serve basis. All about Jazz Fest The U.S. Air Force's Airmen of Note and jazz … [Read more...] about Jazz Fest final registration Feb. 6
Missouri State’s Jazz Studies Ensemble I has been chosen to perform at the Missouri Music Educators Association 2015 conference, to be held Jan. 30 at Tan-Tar-A Resort in Lake of the Ozarks. Selection process The group was selected by competitive means through a blind audition process by jazz educators from outside the state. About the concert The concert takes place on … [Read more...] about Jazz group to perform at music educators conference