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MSU offers Handel’s Messiah sing-along

(Nov. 18, 2009) The Michigan State University Choral Society will once again sponsor a Sing-Along Messiah on Sun., Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. at Edgewood United Church, 469 N. Hagadorn, in East Lansing. The public is invited to attend and participate as singers or audience members.

MSU Opera Theatre presents the provocative tale of Susannah

(Nov. 13, 2009) MSU’s Opera Theatre presents Carlisle Floyd’s provocative American masterpiece, Susannah, which examines the victimization of women, the dangerof mob mentality, and how power can be abused. Nov. 20, 21, 22 at MSU Concert Auditorium.

High school string players join with MSU Symphony Orchestra Nov. 14 to perform Holst’s “The Planets”

(Nov. 9, 2009) It takes a very large orchestra to handle a massive work like “The Planets,” by Gustav Holst, and the MSU College of Music is up for the challenge. Director of MSU Orchestras Leon Gregorian will conduct nearly 180 musicians in five movements of the popular orchestral suite on Sat., Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. at Wharton Center for the Performing Arts.

MSU Brass Quintet teams up with Chicago’s Sones de México

(Oct. 20, 2009) On Thurs., Nov. 5, the MSU Graduate Brass Quintet will team up with nationally renowned, Grammy-nominated Chicago folk group Sones de México, at 8 p.m. in the Music Building Auditorium.

MSU School of Rock student bands to play East Lansing concert

(Oct. 15, 2009) -- Teens participating in the School of Rock, a new class at the MSU Community Music School, will give a concert on October 23, at the Small Planet.

Erb Family Foundation helps bring Community Music School jazz to Detroit youth

(Sept. 24, 2009) -- In a time of declining resources for the arts, young musicians in Southeast Michigan have new assets to explore jazz. The MSU College of Music recently expanded its Community Music School (CMS) to Detroit and the Erb Family Foundation provided a $50,000 grant to support MSU Jazz@CMS Detroit.

College of Music to give 2009-10 concert series at the Michigan Historical Museum

(Sept. 23, 2009) -- Student groups from the MSU College of Music will present a series of six concerts at the Michigan Historical Museum during 2009-10. The free concert series, “Music at the Museum,” marks the second year of the partnership.

College of Music announces annual Showcase Series

(Sept. 18, 2009) -- The College of Music at Michigan State University is pleased to announce its 2009-10 Showcase Series featuring four musical events highlighting the talents of its faculty and students.


MSU Community Music School welcomes public to open house Sept. 13

(Sept. 9, 2009) -- The public is invited to attend the MSU Community Music School (CMS) open house Sunday, September 13, 3–5 p.m. and learn more about the classes and lessons offered to students of all ages – birth through adulthood.


College of Music announces new faculty

(Aug. 21, 2009) -- Michigan State University College of Music has appointed four new faculty members for the 2009-10 academic year: Assistant Band Director Cormac Cannon, Jazz Trumpet Professor Etienne Charles, Director of Admissions Benjamin Ebener, and Musicology Professor Marcie Ray.


Work of MSU College of Music alumnus William Brohn to be celebrated in London gala

(Aug. 17, 2009) -- The work of MSU alumnus William D. Brohn, 1998 Tony winner for Best Orchestration for Ragtime and a nominee in 2002 and 2004 for Sweet Smell of Success and Wicked, respectively, is to be celebrated in a one-night gala in London at the Theatre Royal on October 4, at 7:30 p.m.



‘The Soloist’ sparks instrument donation drive for MSU’s Community Music School in Detroit

(Aug. 14, 2009) -- This year’s book selection for Michigan State University’s and the city of East Lansing’s One Book, One Community program has sparked the idea for a musical instrument donation drive to benefit MSU’s new Community Music School in Detroit.


MSU Choral Union to hold auditions

(Aug. 14, 2009) -- The Michigan State University Choral Union will hold auditions for its 2009-10 season on Wed., Aug. 26, and on Wed., Sept. 2, at 6 p.m.


MSU College of Music presents 13th Annual Muelder Summer Carillon Series

(June 23, 2009): The MSU College of Music will present the 13th Annual Muelder Summer Carillon Series, five consecutive Wednesday recitals from July 1 through July 29, at the MSU Beaumont Tower, each beginning at 6 p.m.


MSU Community Music School hosts seventh annual Eric ‘RicStar’ Winter Music Therapy Camp

(June 2, 2009): The Michigan State University Community Music School (CMS) will host the Seventh Annual Eric "RicStar" Winter Music Therapy Camp on June 11–13. RicStar’s Camp welcomes individuals of all ages with special needs as well as their siblings.
Video: Eric ‘RicStar’ Winter Music Therapy Camp (file size: 17.71 MB, file length: 00:03:07)

Common Ground Music Festival and Best Buy partner with MSU Community Music School for School of Rock camp

(June 1, 2009): Middle and high school students attending the MSU Community Music School’s School of Rock Camp this summer will have some unique opportunities including performing at Common Ground Music Festival.


MSU to open Community Music School, hold classes for teaching interns in Detroit

(May 20, 2009): Michigan State University will expand its presence in Southeast Michigan this fall, establishing a community music school that will offer classes for area youths and adults.

Verdehr Trio takes the stage at Wharton Center on May 27

(May 20, 2009): The Verdehr Trio will take the stage in Cobb Great Hall, as it has done every summer since 1983, on May 27 at 7:30 p.m.

 

MSU Community Music School offers farewell concert in honor of Mary Alice Stollak

(April 28, 2009): At her May 14 farewell concert, Mary Alice Stollak will take the podium one last time as director of the MSU Children’s Choir before she enters retirement. Stollak founded the much-acclaimed choir in 1993.

 

MSU "Monster Piano" concert thunders through Wharton Center May 3

(April 22, 2009): Eight internationally known MSU pianists and eight grand pianos will grace the stage during the MSU College of Music’s season closing concert.


Renowned pianist Russell Sherman to perform recital at MSU Apr. 23

(April 17, 2009): The MSU College of Music invites the public to attend a recital given by world-renowned pianist Russell Sherman on Apr. 23 at MSU.


MSU celebrates legacy of traditional jazz

(April 10, 2009): Jazz lovers in Mid-Michigan will have the opportunity to enjoy six days of jazz events, April 13-18, when the Michigan State University College of Music presents the 29th Annual Jazz Spectacular.


MSU Community Music School names new Children’s Choir director

(April 10, 2009): After mounting an international search, the MSU Community Music School found its next children’s choir director from within its own College of Music. Kristin Zaryski, who will receive her master’s degree in choral conducting this spring.

Detroit youth visit campus, open for MSU Jazz Orchestra I concert Mar. 30

(March 26, 2009): Middle and high school students from Detroit will take the stage at MSU on Mar. 30 as the opening act for Jazz Orchestra I. The youth are participants in MSU Jazz@YouthVille, a mentorship and music education program.


MSU College of Music to showcase top student talent

(March 24, 2009): The finest student musicians of the MSU College of Music will be featured in the annual Honors Concert on Sat., Apr. 4, at 8 p.m. at the East Lansing High School Center for the Performing Arts.

MSU Community Music School offers seven summer music camps

(March 24, 2009): From choral music to rock to music therapy, the Michigan State University Community Music School offers summer camps that appeal to a range of interests. Youth can select from seven different camps.


MSU Wind Symphony to perform free preview concert

(March 18, 2009): The MSU Wind Symphony, conducted by Director of Bands Kevin Sedatole, will perform a concert at Grand Ledge High School Auditorium on Tuesday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m.


MSU choral groups join LSO to present sacred music at St. Mary Cathedral Apr. 5

(March 17, 2009): The Lansing Symphony Orchestra and the MSU College of Music will present An Evening of Sacred Music on Sunday, April 5, at 7 p.m., at St. Mary Cathedral.


MSU celebrates Women in Jazz March 16

(March 11, 2009): In celebration of Women’s History Month, the College of Music and the Women’s Resource Center at MSU will celebrate the significant contribution women have made to the world of jazz on Mon., March 16, at 7:30 p.m.


MSU Opera Theatre and Symphony Orchestra present two one-act operas

(March 6, 2009): The MSU Opera Theatre is offering a double bill this month – the world premiere of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow teams with Puccini’s comic romp Gianni Schicchi – providing two very different experiences in one performance. Link to Video


MSU celebrates three days of chamber music

(March 6, 2009): The College of Music will present its ninth annual Cello
Plus chamber music series on March 18, 20, and 22, with three concerts featuring international guest artists and faculty artists, and will include works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, and Beethoven.

Yiddish music scholar to speak at MSU

(Feb. 25, 2009): MSU Jewish Studies and the College of Music hold lectures given by Henry Sapoznik, an award-winning author, record and radio producer, and performer of traditional Yiddish and American music, on Mon., March 2.


Distinguished Faculty-Artist Series continues with renowned violist, new chamber group

(Feb. 10, 2009): Violist Yuri Gandelsman will offer his first recital at MSU’s College of Music on Wed., Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m., and will provide an extra helping of fine music when he presents his newly formed chamber group, Ad Libitum.

 

College of Music gives third concert in 2008-09 series at Michigan Historical Museum

(Jan. 26, 2009): The H2 Saxophone Quartet, a student group from the College of Music, will present a third free concert at the Michigan Historical Museum on February 1, at 1:30 p.m. The concert is part of the “Music at the Museum” series.

 

 

Children’s Choir to perform all-Russian program with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

(Jan. 6, 2009): Singing in Belarusian is no small task for an English-speaking children’s choir, but when the Detroit Symphony Orchestra approached the MSU Children’s Choir with the opportunity to sing in “From Russia with Love” on January 15-18 at Orchestra Hall in Detroit.


Annual "Jazz: Spirituals, Prayer and Protest" concerts to be held at MSU

(Jan. 6, 2009): 6, Two free jazz concerts will be performed on Jan. 18, by Jazz Orchestra I, Vocal Jazz Ensemble I, and Voices of Total Praise gospel choir as part of the campus-wide celebration commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

 

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