Russell Auditorium

With all new costumes, Georgia College & State University celebrates its 27th annual production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s beloved 1892 two-act classical ballet “The Nutcracker.” Shows are Friday through Sunday, Dec. 8-10, in Russell Auditorium. The Russian ballet has become a staple in many holiday celebrations. The fairytale follows the festivities of a family and their Christmas tree, and a young girl dreams of her handsome Nutcracker coming to life and waging battle with an...

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;...

Thursday, March 14 Georgia College & State University’s Department of Music is hosting its third biennial Terry Endowed Concert, entitled “En Mémoire” at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Auditorium with guest solo artists Riley Greer, a vocalist, and Stephen Hoy, a trombonist. They will perform alongside choral and instrumental ensembles, student pianists and guest artists.  The GCSU Wind Ensemble will use selections from Hector Berlioz’s masterwork, “Grande Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale.” Called...

Friday, March 8 Georgia College & State University’s Jazz Band presents “Tuneful Jazz” at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Auditorium. The band consists of 15 students on trombone, trumpet, piano, guitar bass and “trap set”—drums, cymbals and other percussion instruments. This year’s concert is a joyful combination of uplifting tunes like Hoagy Carmichael’s “The Nearness of You” and Ted Nash’s timeless, childhood classic, “Old MacDonald.” Whistle all the way home, unable to forget other great...

Friday, Dec. 1 Georgia College’s 16th Annual “Holiday Concert” at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Auditorium will help get you in the spirit of the season.  The entire music department, along with guest artist and violinist, David Coucheron, concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, comes together for this uplifting tradition. Old favorites and new tunes will be performed by the Wind Symphony, String Quartet, Double Bass Quartet, Saxophone Choir, Orchestra, Women’s Ensemble, MNS Bass Quartet,...