Russell Auditorium

Thursday, April 3 Georgia College & State University’s Wind Symphony will give a concert in Russell Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.  The “Mirrors and Windows” concert is a celebration of diverse musical voices, carefully chosen to reflect the identities and experiences of our ensemble while introducing new perspectives. This program features works by women and underrepresented composers, blending powerful, personal connections with opportunities to explore unfamiliar musical landscapes. Each...

Tuesday, April 1 Georgia College & State University’s Orchestra will give a concert, “Dreams, Dances, and Triumphs” in conjunction with DeKalb School of the Arts Orchestra,  at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Auditorium. This concert will feature concerto competition winner Anna Ogletree, singing a selection from Les Miserables, “I Dreamed a Dream,” and viola virtuoso guest artist Robert Radmer performing, with the orchestra, the “Viola Concerto in G Major” by Georg Phillip Telemann.  The program...

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...

Friday, Dec. 6 Georgia College and State University’s 17th 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 comes together for this uplifting tradition. Old favorites and new tunes will be performed by the Wind Symphony, String Quartet, Flute Choir, Saxophone Choir, Orchestra, Women’s Ensemble, MNS Bass Quartet, Max Noah Singers (MNS), MNS Treble Quartet, Jazz Combo,  Jazz Band and University Chorus...

Friday, Nov. 1 Georgia College & State University’s annual Jazz Band concert will be at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Auditorium. This year’s theme, “Global Groove,” mixes a variety of cultures—from the United States, home of jazz, to the far reaches of Spain, Italy, Brazil and Japan. Although jazz is an American art form—originating in the African American communities of New Orleans—the rhythmic ragtime and blues has been embraced globally. A lively and upbeat program awaits with Dave Wolpe’s...

Thursday, Oct. 24 Guest artist and dancer, Laura Towner, will perform at 7:30 p.m. during Georgia College & State University’s annual Wind Symphony concert in Russell Auditorium. This year’s theme, “Pillars,” contains classics ranging from the early 20th century to the year 2000—all considered ‘pillar’ mainstays in wind band music repertoire. Like the autumn—with its bright colors but impending hibernation—the music is mostly upbeat with folk melodies but also contains a little darkness...

Tuesday, Oct. 22 Harpsichord player Zheng Jennifer Huang guest stars in Georgia College & State University’s 7:30 p.m. “Bohemian to Baroque” concert with the GCSU Orchestra in Russell Auditorium. A harpsichord is a keyboard instrument similar to a piano. Its strings produce sound through vibrations created by plucking. Huang heads the department of fine arts at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia. She will give a fiery performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Concerto...