Dr. Cynthia Alby, professor of secondary education, is the 2024 winner of the Charles Dunn Award. The Dunn Award is given by the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC).“Dr. Alby’s work exemplifies the value of attending a place like Georgia College & State University,” said Dr. Cole Woodcox, executive director of COPLAC. “On behalf of the 30-member COPLAC Board of Directors, I want congratulate Dr. Alby on this recognition of her exceptional work to advance students' success...
Fourteen students are meeting with industry leaders and nonprofit professionals, learning about corporate sustainability and leadership on the North Island of New Zealand. So far, students have met with representatives from the New Zealand Green Building Council, Air New Zealand, Wright Communications and the Sustainable Business Network. Students have also enjoyed cultural activities such as a food tour of Auckland, the Sky Tower (the highest, free standing building in the southern...
Sunday, Sept. 29 “Old and New Works for Prepared Piano” is the theme of Georgia College & State University’s studio recital at 3 p.m. in Magnolia Ballroom at the Student Activities Center. Piano majors, music minors and other GCSU students will perform short compositions, about 3 minutes each. The recital features work by experimental composer John Cage and others for prepared piano. By ‘preparing’ pianos with things like nuts, bolts, screws, rubber and plastic, the sound can be completely...
Sunday, Sept. 29 “Old and New Works for Prepared Piano” is the theme of Georgia College & State University’s studio recital at 3 p.m. in Magnolia Ballroom at the Student Activities Center. Piano majors, music minors and other GCSU students will perform short compositions, about 3 minutes each. The recital features work by experimental composer John Cage and others for prepared piano. By ‘preparing’ pianos with things like nuts, bolts, screws, rubber and plastic, the sound can be completely...
Wednesday, Sept. 25 A concert for saxophone and mixed media, “Of Dreams and Nightmares,” will be at 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall at Georgia College & State University. Guest artist saxophonist Paula Van Goes of Atlanta will perform nine compositions, taking listeners “through a night of insomnia.” This begins with a blend of euphoric exhaustion in Alex Temple’s “This Changes Everything” and Marc Mellits’ calming “Mara’s Lullaby” to the graveyard feeling of Jacob TV’s “Garden...
Wednesday, Sept. 25 A concert for saxophone and mixed media, “Of Dreams and Nightmares,” will be at 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall at Georgia College & State University. Guest artist saxophonist Paula Van Goes of Atlanta will perform nine compositions, taking listeners “through a night of insomnia.” This begins with a blend of euphoric exhaustion in Alex Temple’s “This Changes Everything” and Marc Mellits’ calming “Mara’s Lullaby” to the graveyard feeling of Jacob TV’s “Garden...
Monday, Sept. 23 Guest artists Dr. Kyoung Cho and Dr. Won Cho, acclaimed worldwide as leading scholars and performers of Korean art song, will give a lecture recital, “Korean Voices,” at 7:30 p.m. in Georgia College & State University’s Max Noah Recital Hall. Kyoung Cho, soprano and Won Cho, bass, will perform along with GCSU faculty and pianist Dr. Hue Jang. This multimedia lecture-recital includes photos, live performance, audio and video, showcasing Korean art songs and folk tunes...
Monday, Sept. 23 Guest artists Dr. Kyoung Cho and Dr. Won Cho, acclaimed worldwide as leading scholars and performers of Korean art song, will give a lecture recital, “Korean Voices,” at 7:30 p.m. in Georgia College & State University’s Max Noah Recital Hall. Kyoung Cho, soprano and Won Cho, bass, will perform along with GCSU faculty and pianist Dr. Hue Jang. This multimedia lecture-recital includes photos, live performance, audio and video, showcasing Korean art songs and folk tunes...
Thursday, Sept. 19 Award-winning guest artist and flutist Nave Graham will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall at Georgia College & State University. Graham is an assistant professor of flute at the University of Central Arkansas and also serves as faculty for the Interlochen Center for the Arts’ summer art camp in Michigan. She is a founding member of the contemporary chamber music sextet, “All of the Above,” and certified in mindfulness. She likes to integrate meditation,...
Thursday, Sept. 19 Award-winning guest artist and flutist Nave Graham will perform at 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall at Georgia College & State University. Graham is an assistant professor of flute at the University of Central Arkansas and also serves as faculty for the Interlochen Center for the Arts’ summer art camp in Michigan. She is a founding member of the contemporary chamber music sextet, “All of the Above,” and certified in mindfulness. She likes to integrate meditation,...
