Letterpresses went from heavy to light. Then, they were replaced altogether.Now, words are everywhere. On every laptop and cellphone.But a group of art students at Georgia College & State University sees value in the past and a future for these old machines.“It's vital to recognize the strides we've made—not only with technology, but with the press and art in general,” said senior art studio major Emma Grace Avery of Suwanee, Georgia. “There was a time when letterpresses were the only...
Georgia College & State University students, faculty and staff are celebrating El día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in several locations on campus this week. Working with faculty in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, students in SPAN 1002 built an altar—called an ofrenda—in the front atrium of Arts & Sciences. Members of the GCSU Latino Student Association (LSA) built their ofrenda in The Hub last week, where it has since been on display. According to The Mexican Museum,...
Walking campus this fall, you might’ve seen some peculiar sights. On Front Campus, student groups were moving on and off tarps, touching and calling out numbers. Students were seen building tall towers, piece-by-piece with plastic piping. On the walkway between Arts & Sciences and Beeson Hall, groups moved slowly, tightly gripping brightly-colored bandanas and balancing cups of water. These activities are being used in Dr. Lee Gillis’ senior capstone class “Experiential Therapies.”...
Saturday, April 27 Georgia College & State University’s Music Department and Allied Arts will hold the 35th Annual JazzFest from 1:20 to 8:30 p.m. on Front Campus. The evening features live performances from local middle and high school bands and Georgia College Alumni Band, as well as a performance by the Georgia College Jazz Band featuring renowned trumpeter and vocalist, Joe Gransden. JazzFest offers local schools an opportunity to showcase their student bands in a 30-minute performance...
Thursday, April 25 Georgia College & State University will present “Sound Sculptures XIX: Journeys & Remembrance” at 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall. Directed by music faculty, Dr. David H. Johnson, this concert features newly composed, electronic compositions by Georgia College students that take an adventurous step forward and emotional look back. A $5 donation is encouraged. Online donations can be made at https://give.gcsu.edu/g/department-of-music/ All proceeds benefit music...
SSaturday, April 20 Come join us for a celebration of spring as Georgia College’s music ensembles gather on the lawn of Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion for a 6 p.m. “Music at the Mansion” concert. Free and open to the public, this annual concert features the university’s Wind Symphony, Women’s Ensemble, Orchestra, University Chorus, the Saxophone Choir, saxophone quartets and jazz combos. Come hear great musical compositions, like “Rhapsody for Saxophone Quartet,” by Eric Ewazen,...
Thursday, April 18 Georgia College & State University’s Music Therapy Program and the Life Enrichment Center present “Old Time Rock and Roll,” a production featuring musicians with “disAbilities” and music therapy students in the Creative Expressions Performance Groups. The concert will be at 6 p.m. in New City Church at the Mill, 224 E. Walton Street, Milledgeville. This year’s live music will take you back to one of America’s greatest musical styles with “Hotel California” by The...
Thursday, April 11 Georgia College & State University’s Music Theatre Scenes class will present “Revolutions,” at 7:30 p.m. in the Russell Auditorium. Dr. Dana Gorzelany-Mostak will direct the cast of 22 student performers with Dr. Hue Jang on piano. Two students, Tyler Harris and Hallie Thompson, act as assistant directors. The concert features poignant and comical tunes from favorite musicals like “Do You Hear the People Sing?” in Les Misérables; “Matchmaker” in Fiddler on the Roof;...
Saturday, April 6 GCSU’s three choral ensembles will present a combined concert at 7:30 p.m. in First Baptist Church, 330 S. Liberty Street. “Choral Billboard Top Hits” will feature choral selections from standard repertoire frequently performed by choirs around the world. The works, which span four hundred years, are by noteworthy composers like William Byrd, George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Joseph Haydn, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, Daniel...
You might think a neutron star or black hole is nothing but empty darkness and, thus, immeasurable. But they’re not vacant. Matter is squeezed tightly into a small space creating a gravitational pull so strong even light can’t escape. They come in different sizes and move about in space, consuming their twin star and anything else in their path as fuel. Now, Georgia College & State University Physics Professor Dr. Arash Bodaghee and Cody Cox of Milledgeville—a recent physics graduate...
