College of Arts & Sciences

Announcement    Monday, March 24, 2025
Saturday, March 29 Georgia College & State University’s three choral ensembles, Women’s Ensemble, Max Noah Singers, and University Chorus,  will present a combined concert at 7:30 p.m. in First Baptist Church on 330 S. Liberty Street. “From Stage and Screen” will feature choral works from video games, movies, musicals, opera, operetta, television, and even TikTok.  Conductors for the concert include Dr. Jennifer Flory and Dr. Dana Gorzelany-Mostak, as well as students directors Kelsey...
Announcement    Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Tuesday, March 25 Georgia College & State University welcomes the Alma Ensemble, for a concert, “Hear Us Roar,” in Max Noah Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Flutist Sarah Wardle Jones, clarinetist Michaelle Smith Johnson, and pianist Erica Sipes will perform compositions written by several women composers, including a World Premiere, “Small Ways” by Lisa Neher. They will also give a lecture in Max Noah Recital Hall on Tuesday, March 25, from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. This concert will also be...
Announcement    Friday, March 7, 2025
Thursday, March 13 Georgia College & State University’s Jazz Band concert will be at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Auditorium. Get ready for a night of toe-tapping rhythms, soaring melodies , and hard-swinging jazz. This year’s theme, “Straighten Up and Swing Right!,” is a celebration of the big band sound, featuring everything from classic swing and bebop to blues and Latin grooves.  You’ll hear timeless standards like Night and Day and The Lady is a Tramp, the high-energy drive of Blues in...
Announcement    Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Tuesday, March 11 Georgia College & State University welcomes pianist Kwan Yi for a Guest Artist Recital at 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall.  Kwan Yi will perform one of virtuoso composer Franz Liszt’s suites from his Years of Pilgrimage, in particular the seven movement Second Year: Italy.  It is widely considered a masterwork of the Hungarian composer and pianist, and is rarely performed in its entirety. This concert will also be livestreamed at www.facebook.com/GCMusicDepartment...
Announcement    Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Tuesday, March 4 Georgia College & State University students will perform their original music for “Songwriters of GCSU II” at 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall at Georgia College & State University. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music Therapy or Master of Music Therapy programs will present their compositions in classical traditions to modern and folk styles. This concert will also be livestreamed at www.facebook.com/GCMusicDepartment. A $5 donation is encouraged...
Announcement    Monday, February 17, 2025
Friday, Feb. 21 Georgia College & State University’s “Spring Voice Honors Recital,” featuring 9 music students, will be at 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall. Faculty pianists Dr. Hue Jang, Dr. Owen Lovell, and Dr. Lev Ryabinin will accompany vocal students: Rori Blackwell, Gabi Van Patten, Kaylah Sherow, Riley Greer, Joey Johnson, Ian Purdy, Meghan Bennett, Ori young, and Lucy Bell. This concert will also be livestreamed at www.facebook.com/GCMusicDepartment. A $5 donation is encouraged...
Announcement    Friday, February 7, 2025
Thursday, Feb. 13 Georgia College & State University’s Department of Music presents a Faculty Recital, “The New Madness,” 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall, featuring Andrew J. Allen, saxophone; and Owen Lovell, piano. This concert will include themes of love and loss by composers from a diverse number of musical trends of the twentieth century, including lush romanticism to avant-garde experimentalism.  William Albright’s Sonata for alto saxophone and piano, whose second movement,...
Announcement    Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Monday, Feb. 10 Georgia College & State University’s Department of Music presents a Faculty Recital, “Content to Be Behind Me,” 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall, featuring Bradley Sowell, baritone; and Lev Ryabinin, piano. Often, the pianist is treated as the “accompanist” in voice recitals; however, this performance will showcase the pianist as a concert soloist in addition to a collaborative artist with the singer. There will be voice and piano works by Robert Schumann, Frédéric...
Announcement    Monday, February 3, 2025
Saturday, Feb. 8 Georgia College’s Max Noah Singers will present “Valentine’s Day Rendezvous” at 7:30 p.m. in Magnolia Ballroom at the Student Activity Center. The concert will also be live streamed at facebook.com/GCMusicDepartment. A variety of old and new love songs will be performed by the full ensemble, from the Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” to hits released by Billie Eilish. In addition, there will be a assortment of solos, duets, a trio, and small ensembles performing pop music, musical...
Announcement    Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Tuesday, Feb. 4 Georgia College & State University’s Department of Music presents a Faculty Recital, “Classical Fantasy and Fireworks,” 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall, featuring  Bryan Emmon Hall, violin; and Hue Jang, piano.  They will perform works by Ginastera, Paganini, Bach, and Schubert.  The title is based on the highly virtuosic nature of the program, and the featured work which is the last work that Schubert wrote for violin, the C major Fantasy.  This concert will also...