Music, Department of

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...

Thursday, Oct. 10 Georgia College & State University presents “Music Department Showcase Recital” at 7:30 p.m. in Magnolia Ballroom at the Student Activities Center. This is a new, student-focused concert with plans to make it an annual event. It features undergraduate music majors and minors who want to challenge themselves to perform early in their college years. Singers, instrumentalists and small ensembles will stage art music from the United States, Spain and France. A reception...

Tuesday, Oct. 8 Georgia College & State University welcomes guest artist and pianist Silvan Negrutiu for “Sacred & Profane” at 7:30 p.m. in Max Noah Recital Hall. Negrutiu is an associate professor in the Kitt School of Music at Northern Arizona University. According to Clipa Magazine: “Silvan Negrutiu displays a very special, rare quality: he knows how to build structures from sound, dislocating the air, eliminating emptiness, evil, and inoperable space.” The concert will include...

Sunday, Oct. 6 Members of the Flute & Saxophone Studios at Georgia College & State University will give a 3 p.m. performance of solos and chamber music in Max Noah Recital Hall. Eclectic sounds from the classical period to present day will be featured. This concert will also be livestreamed at www.facebook.com/GCMusicDepartment. A $5 donation is encouraged. Online donations can be made at give.gcsu.edu/g/department-of-music/. All proceeds benefit music scholarships or the GCSU Department...