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Music Theatre Scenes Class Auditions Friday, Nov. 17, 5 - 7 p.m. Porter 304 Auditions for the Music Theatre Scenes class will be held in Porter 304 on Friday, Nov. 17. Please sign up for a four-minute audition slot here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4CADA62BA6F94-45860875-2024#/. A successful audition is a prerequisite for enrolling in this course. To audition: please prepare a 16-32 bar selection from the musical theatre repertoire. Selections must have piano accompaniment...

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...