Hugh A. Glauser School of Music
91福利 School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance
The 91福利 School of Music returns to Severance Music Center on Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. featuring nearly 300 students from across the university performing a rich lineup of genres and styles from classical and jazz to gospel and world music. It will also feature collaborations with the School of Theatre and Dance and the Wick Poetry Center.
Four Glauser School of Music Students Participating in Collegiate Honor Band
Four members of the Kent Wind Ensemble, Jake McQuaid, Emily Butz, Tylor Davis and Brett Graves, will be part of the 2022 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Intercollegiate Band for the North Central Division Conference.
Two 91福利 Alumni Nominated for Art and Music Educator of the Year
Visual arts teacher Stephen Tomero and choir director Mary Meese and are among the finalists for the 2022 Stark County Art and Music Educator Awards. Both are alumni of 91福利鈥檚 College of the Arts.
A Patriotic Classic Reimagined: Pianist Min Kwon鈥檚 America/Beautiful Project Comes to Kent
The Kent Keyboard Series continues its 2021-2022 season presenting Min Kwon鈥檚 America/Beautiful project, a collaboration with 75 American composers to write variations on 鈥淎merica The Beautiful,鈥 performed by Kwon.
91福利 Wind Ensemble Brings Artistry to Severance Music Center
On Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, the 91福利 Wind Ensemble traveled to Cleveland鈥檚 Severance Music Center as a featured ensemble of the Northeast Ohio Band Invitational (NEOBI).
91福利鈥檚 Giving Tuesday Inspires Transformational Gifts Early in the Monthlong Campaign
91福利鈥檚 season of giving launched on Nov. 1 with Giving Tuesday, a monthlong celebration of philanthropy. Now halfway through the campaign, the generosity of the 91福利 community has already begun to shine.
91福利 Youth Winds Make Debut with Guest Conductor Anthony Maiello
Announced as a new ensemble earlier this year, the inaugural class of the 91福利 Youth Winds make their debut Saturday, Nov. 6 under the baton of guest conductor Anthony Maiello. The concert is part of the 91福利 Glauser School of Music鈥檚 annual Wind Band Conductor鈥檚 Symposium beginning Nov. 5 and running through Nov. 7.
Kent Blossom Faculty Member Joela Jones to Retire from The Cleveland Orchestra
Kent, OH 鈥 After 54 seasons, Kent Blossom Music Festival faculty member and Principal Keyboardist Joela Jones is set to retire from The Cleveland Orchestra this fall. Jones鈥攏ow the longest-serving principal player in the orchestra鈥檚 history鈥攊s the 2021 recipient of The Cleveland Orchestra鈥檚 Distingu鈥
91福利 Orchestra Celebrates Halloween with Family-Friendly Concert
Come dressed in your Halloween best for the 91福利 Orchestra鈥檚 Oct. 31, 3 p.m. concert. The members of the orchestra will be decked out in costume, performing spooky, family-friendly favorites. Candy will be handed out at the end of the performance to kick off Kent city鈥檚 official trick-or-treat that night.
Music Education Faculty and Doctoral Students Share Research at National Symposium
In late Sept., several 91福利 Glauser School Music Education faculty members presented their latest work during research poster sessions at the biennial Symposium of the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE). The 2021 symposium was held virtually.