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Wednesday, April 23 This year’s Creative Expressions concert, performed by Georgia College & State University music therapy students and adults with ‘disAbilities’ from the Life Enrichment Center in Milledgeville, will be at 6 p.m. in New City Church at the Mill. “Memory Lane” will be  celebrating 25 years of Music Therapy Partnership between GCSU and the LEC.  They will be looking back at some of the greatest hits that their program has produced over the years. A $5 donation is encouraged...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...