Russell Auditorium

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,...

Friday, Nov. 3, get into the swing of things at Georgia College & State University’s annual Jazz Band concert, “Groove in the Pocket,” at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Auditorium. A variety of 1950’s jazz grooves like swing, bop, Latin and 6/8 require a different ‘pocket’—a concept being studied by students this semester. In jazz, pockets mean a musician is playing in a solid way with great feeling. The title of the concert comes from the famous bassist, Victor Wooten, who said, “You can’t...

Join us for a delightful fall dance concert. The annual Bountiful concert showcases student choreography. Contemporary dance and surprises await. Beautiful lighting by the lighting design class. For more information contact:  Amelia.pelton@gcsu.edu.