Georgia State University School of Music

The 15th Annual Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference (GSURC), is an event for undergraduate students to showcase their creative and scholarly works. Three students will represent the School of Music on April 14th. Charlotte Denison will present her work on jazz musicians practicing improvisation on new compositions (9 a.m.). Brooke Owen will show several videos for beginning oboists and band directors that she has created during the Pandemic (10 a.m.). Anna Spiller will perform her new composition titled Gray Matter for flute (10 a.m.) View the virtual conference at https://gsurc.honors.gsu.edu/attend-gsurc-2021/ #gsurc #gsumusic

A sneak peek at our spring opera! The School of Music Opera Theater is performing three one-act operas written by Milton Granger. W. Dwight Coleman is the artistic and stage director. Rolando Salazar is our musical director and pianist. Watch the virtual performance on Sunday, April 18, at 3 pm! youtube.com/gsusom

Grammy Award-winning Tom Scott joins the Georgia State University Jazz Band on Sunday, April 25, 3 pm. Scott is a veteran composer, arranger, producer, musical director, and saxophonist, having earned 3 Grammy Awards and 14 Grammy nominations over four decades. This concert is part of our Virtual Signature Series. Watch on youtube.com/gsusom #gsumusic #gsujazz #tomscott #gsusignatureseries #gordonvernick

Dress Rehearsals began today for our spring opera! The School of Music Opera Theater performed three one-act operas written by Milton Granger. W. Dwight Coleman is the artistic and stage director. Rolando Salazar is our musical director and pianist. Watch it on our School of Music's YouTube channel on Sunday, April 18 at 3pm. youtube.com/gsusom

The AJC and WSBTV featured Red Light Cafe and the Gordon Vernick quartet yesterday on their story of easing restrictions during this pandemic and what it means for businesses. During the pandemic, the Red Light Cafe and Gordon Vernick bought back live music in July 2020. Red Light Cafe has opened with Gordon Vernick's quartet to a room of 40 socially distanced patrons every Wednesday. The band members are either vaccinated or masked and usually feature familiar faces from the... School of Music jazz faculty, students, and alumni. With restrictions easing, Red Light Cafe will take it slowly and continue to keep its COVID guidelines in place. https://www.ajc.com//what-will/BQATGPAZAVEP5JB5VVDNHOKMC4/ https://www.wsbtv.com//right-n/5VNXSZPFKVFVTBBX6IOPZZQMBI/ #gsumusic #gsujazz #redlightcafeatl #gordonvernick #kevinbales #geoffhaydon #robertboone #ritagraham

Good news future Panthers! The undergraduate admissions deadline has been extended to May 1 Apply now and start to live #TheStateWay! http://ow.ly/WNSb50EiMWI

Congratulations to Dr. Kenneth Long on his promotion to Professor! Our best wishes to Dr. Long from the School of Music family. #gsumusic #gsuwoodwinds #kennethlong

LIVE! At The Breman Joe Alterman and Herb Snitzer - Jazz Talk | NOV 12 | 7 PM ZOOM Live webinar- Registration Required: http://ow.ly/tKMT50CdUNg Jazz photographer Herb Snitzer tells stories and chats with Joe Alterman, Jazz pianist, historian and executive director of Neranenah concert and culture series. Herb will share his stories about Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Thelonious Monk, and other Jazz greats who he has known and photographed. #thebreman #gsujazz #gsumusic

International Education Week Events for Tuesday, Nov 10: Global Careers Expo 2020 Meet with global organizations and discover how you can build skills for an international career. Attend Global Careers Expo 2020 on Nov. 10 from 1- 5 p.m. Register: https://bit.ly/3emRS8K ... Chinese Conversation Hour Whether you’re a beginner or advanced speaker, come practice spoken Chinese. Attend Chinese Conversation Hour on Nov. 10 from 3- 4 p.m. Register: https://bit.ly/3emRS8K #GSUIEW2020 #IEW2020 #GSUInternational

Hooray for another addition to our spotlight series! We’re so excited to introduce you all to another wonderful member of our graduate conducting studio, Nathan... Trivers! Nathan has been a lifelong musician, having spent many years studying piano, guitar, composition, and voice. In 2018, Nathan graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Composition as well as a Certificate in Music Business. He is now pursuing an MM in choral Conducting here at GSU! As an instructor and leader, Nathan has had the pleasure of Music Directing at multiple Georgia churches, teaching privately at various music studios around Atlanta, and Music Directing for musicals across the southeast. Of his musicals directed, his absolute favorite experience was conducting and playing for an all-female production of 1776 in North Carolina. As a pianist, Nathan loves to perform in all settings. One standout experience for Nathan was when he was invited as a guest lecturer to Colby College to perform and present on Morton Feldman’s Palais de Mari, a mystical twenty-five minute piano piece requiring constant focus and counting. Nathan has also sung in choirs since high school, and recently performed in the southeastern premiere of Craig Hella Johnson’s oratorio Considering Matthew Shepard with the UGA Hodgson Singers in 2017. As a composer, Nathan enjoys writing and arranging for all manner of instruments. He has received commissions and awards for his music along with performances at notable events such as the Hodgson School of Music’s 2018 Commencement Ceremony. He especially enjoys composing for the piano and voice, and his proudest composition is a fifteen-minute song cycle for soprano and piano entitled Of Longing. Anyone who knows Nathan will agree that he exudes joy at all times, and is a true gem of a human. When asked about pursuing music, Nathan simply said that he chose to make music his vocation because his lifelong aim is to teach people to recognize, appreciate, and strive for beauty. Friends, the world needs more people like our Nathan. Show him some love! #GSUChoirs

Grace Moore is a young musician who recently made news as one of the youngest composers to enter the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. #gracemoore #gsumusic

Let's celebrate cultural diversity #TheStateWay! Don’t miss International Education Week Nov. 9 - 13. Follow #GSUIEW2020 & #IEW2020 to keep up with all things IEW. Register for events: http://ow.ly/z0Vh50Cfpp1

On Friday, Oct 9, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center had their outdoor concert series "Jazz on the Lawn." The last concert of the series was with alumnus Joe Gransden performing with singer Robin Lattimore and his Big Band. You might see some familiar faces in the band; it included alumnus Mike Walton on saxophone, Professors Geoff Haydon on piano, and Gordon Vernick on trumpet. They performed to a sold-out, socially distanced audience two hours straight, with no intermission. What a way to end this concert series! #CallanwoldeFineArtsCenter #joegransden #gordonvernick #geoffhaydon #robinlattimore #mikewalton #gsujazz #gsumusic

Panthers, help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by getting a free screening. Starting Nov. 9, Georgia State is offering saliva-based testing to students, faculty and staff at the Atlanta campus and on Perimeter campuses. You must REGISTER FIRST here: http://ow.ly/iGoY50Cduj2

What are the benefits of international education? Follow #GSUIEW2020 & #IEW2020 to join the conversation during International Education Week Nov. 9 - 13. Register for events: http://ow.ly/ZVE050CbK3U. #gsumusic

OnlineU has ranked Georgia State No. 1 on its list of the top 100 military-friendly online colleges! Find out more about how we’re meeting the needs of service members, veterans and their families: http://ow.ly/KIoP50CcNSa

Next week.... check out and sign up for these great international events including Friday the 13th with School of Music's Dr. Francisco Javier Albo presenting (Re)discovering the Roots of African Music in Spanish Flamenco Music & Dance from 1 2 p.m. A discussion on the intersection of Roma (gypsy) and African (Sub Saharan) cultural traditions in the formation of Flamenco art. #gsumusic #gsucota #gsuiew2020 #IEW2020

The Atlanta All Star Chamber Music Team returns to First Presbyterian Church for a special Thanksgiving concert. Don't miss this special opportunity to hear some of Atlanta's finest musicians perform works by Schumann, Mozart, Piazzolla and Mendelssohn. It will live stream from First Presbyterian Church on Sunday at 2pm. Limited socially-distanced in-person seating available. Register online. https://www.firstpresatl.org/concerts-at-first Julie Coucheron - piano Jens Korndoer...fer - organ David Coucheron- violin Helen Kim - violin Charae Krueger - cello Christopher Rex - cello Yinzi Kong- viola William Ransom- piano Stuart Stephenson - trumpet Maria Valdes - soprano Vega Quartet (David Coucheron, Jessica Wu, Yinzi Kong, Guang Wang) #fpcatlmusic #gsuorgan #gsumusic See more

Alumnus Joe Gransden is the guest performer for Rialto Center for the Arts "Feed Your Senses" Series. It will livestream on December 16 at noon. #joegransden #feedyoursenses #mentalhealthbreak #gsujazz #gsumusic

As one of the most diverse university's in the country, we graduate students from all racial and ethnic backgrounds at equal rates. That's #TheStateWay! No matter where you come from, you have the power to go anywhere you want: http://ow.ly/M48550BUo7D

The Performing Arts Series of the School of the Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno, has presented a series of virtual live performances and conversations. M5 Mexican Brass's concert will conclude the fall portion of the series, Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 pm. Following the performance, founding band member, and Georgia State Assistant Professor in trumpet, Alexander Freund will answer the audience's questions during a live question and answer session. #NVArts365 #alexanderfreund #gsumusic