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Choral Ensembles Concert: "Music of Our Time"
Announcement    Monday, March 27, 2023
Saturday, April 1 Georgia College & State University’s three choral ensembles will present a combined concert at 7:30 p.m. in First Baptist Church, 330 S. Liberty Street, Milledgeville. “Music of Our Time” will feature the world premiere of David Hamilton’s “Whakarongo Mai!” Hamilton, an award-winning composer from New Zealand, will be in attendance. Another piece, “Oh My Soul,” was composed by Houston County Veteran’s High School student Sam Neary. Other concert pieces are by living...
Choral Ensembles Concert: "Music of Our Time"
Event    Saturday, April 1, 2023
Saturday, April 1 Georgia College & State University’s three choral ensembles will present a combined concert at 7:30 p.m. in First Baptist Church, 330 S. Liberty Street, Milledgeville. “Music of Our Time” will feature the world premiere of David Hamilton’s “Whakarongo Mai!” Hamilton, an award-winning composer from New Zealand, will be in attendance. Another piece, “Oh My Soul,” was composed by Houston County Veteran’s High School student Sam Neary. Other concert pieces are by living...
Please join us 4.1.2023
Wind Symphony Concert: "Beware the Ides of March!"
Announcement    Friday, March 24, 2023
Thursday, March 30 The Georgia College & State University Music Department and GCSU Bands present “Beware the Ides of March!” at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Auditorium. This concert—with its dark and brooding tones of winter and shred of light and hope for spring—utilizes all student instruments including flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinets, piccolo, saxophones, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, piano and percussion. Modeling March’s way of coming in like a lion and leaving like a lamb, the program...
Wind Symphony Concert: "Beware the Ides of March!"
Event    Thursday, March 30, 2023
Thursday, March 30 The Georgia College & State University Music Department and GCSU Bands present “Beware the Ides of March!” at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Auditorium. This concert—with its dark and brooding tones of winter and shred of light and hope for spring—utilizes all student instruments including flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinets, piccolo, saxophones, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, piano and percussion. Modeling March’s way of coming in like a lion and leaving like a lamb, the program...
Please join us March 30.
GCSU Jazz Jam at Amici (March 21)
Announcement    Wednesday, March 15, 2023
Come out and enjoy our GCSU Jazz Jam Session Tuesday, March 21, 7-9 pm at Amici Café, downtown Milledgeville, presented by Jazz at Georgia College. Hosted by our faculty and student jazz musicians, the GC Jam Session is open to all members of the community interested in working on their jazz and improvisation skills. Bring your instrument if you want to play or come just to enjoy the menu and the live music at Amici Café. We hope to see you there!
GCSU Jazz Jam at Amici (March 21)
Event    Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Come out and enjoy our GCSU Jazz Jam Session Tuesday, March 21, 7-9 pm at Amici Café, downtown Milledgeville, presented by Jazz at Georgia College. Hosted by our faculty and student jazz musicians, the GC Jam Session is open to all members of the community interested in working on their jazz and improvisation skills. Bring your instrument if you want to play or come just to enjoy the menu and the live music at Amici Café. We hope to see you there!
Please join us 3.21.2023
Contemporary Jazz: GCSU Jazz Band presents concert of modern jazz masterpieces
Announcement    Friday, March 10, 2023
Thursday and Friday, March 9-10 Dr. Cliff Towner and Georgia College & State University’s Jazz Band will perform a “Contemporary Jazz” concert at 7:30 p.m. March 9-10 in Russell Auditorium. If you like a funky sound, you’ll love the line-up of 10 upbeat compositions from a variety of jazz styles and artists of the last 25 years. Songs like “Sing Sang Sung” by  Gordon Goodwin, “Off the Hook” by Jeff Jarvis and “Liberty City” by Jaco Pastorius will be featured, as well as three compositions...
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Faculty member triumphs at 2023 International Conductors Workshop and Competition
News Story    Monday, March 13, 2023
Story developed by University Communications. Bryan Hall, assistant professor of music and director of orchestras at Georgia College & State University (GCSU) attended a well-known and highly-regarded conductor training program in January—and walked away with an award for best conductorship. “I wasn’t focused on the competition at all, just focused on making myself better,” said Hall, who was hired in 2022 to teach upper strings at Georgia College. “I approached it through the lens...
Orchestra Concert: "Classical Masterpieces"
Announcement    Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Tuesday, March 28 The Georgia College & State University Orchestra will perform “Classical Masterpieces” at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Auditorium. Conducted by music faculty Bryan Hall and featuring guest artist and world-renowned pianist, Mikael Adon Darmanie—the concert includes some of the most renowned classical masterpieces, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s  “Piano Concerto KV. 414”. The music will be fun and energetic with Romanian folk dances and light selections from the Harry Potter movie soundtrack. This...
Orchestra Concert: "Classical Masterpieces"
Event    Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Tuesday, March 28 The Georgia College & State University Orchestra will perform “Classical Masterpieces” at 7:30 p.m. in Russell Auditorium. Conducted by music faculty Bryan Hall and featuring guest artist and world-renowned pianist, Mikael Adon Darmanie—the concert includes some of the most renowned classical masterpieces, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s  “Piano Concerto KV. 414”. The music will be fun and energetic with Romanian folk dances and light selections from the Harry Potter movie soundtrack. This...
Please join us March 28.
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