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Benjamin Lorenzo Appointed as Kent State’s Next Director of Bands

After a national search, the Glauser School of Music and the College of the Arts at announce the appointment of Benjamin Lorenzo, D.M.A., as the next director of bands. 
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Kent State Trumpeter Excels in Scholarship Competition

Kent State student Stephen Stavnicky won the brass portion of Tuesday Musical's 2022 Annual Scholarship Competition, earning the $2,000 Arden J. Yockey Scholarship. He performed the first movement of Franz Joseph Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major, the first movement of…
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Glauser School of Music Offers Teachers Professional Development Opportunities Summer 2022

This summer, Kent State’s Glauser School of Music to offer three intensive workshops focussed on Orff, Jazz and Dalcroze. The workshops are part of the School of Music’s and Music Education Division’s continued commitment to providing accessible professional development…
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Kent State School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance

The School of Music returns to Severance Music Center on Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. featuring nearly 300 students from across the university performing a rich lineup of genres and styles from classical and jazz to gospel and world music. It will also feature…
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Undergraduate Music Student Imari Hill Wins International Award for Music Score

Stark Campus Music Technology major Imari Hill recently won the Short Sounds Film Festival’s “Scores” category with her original piece “You Are Victorious.” Her score was up against professional composers, with judging based on arrangement, production quality, emotional…
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Four Glauser School of Music Students Participating in Collegiate Honor Band

Four members of the Kent Wind Ensemble, Jake McQuaid, Emily Butz, Tylor Davis and Brett Graves, will be part of the 2022 College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Intercollegiate Band for the North Central Division Conference.
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Two Kent State Alumni Nominated for Art and Music Educator of the Year

Visual arts teacher Stephen Tomero and choir director Mary Meese and are among the finalists for the 2022 Stark County Art and Music Educator Awards. Both are alumni of Kent State’s College of the Arts.
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A Patriotic Classic Reimagined: Pianist Min Kwon’s America/Beautiful Project Comes to Kent

The Kent Keyboard Series continues its 2021-2022 season presenting Min Kwon’s America/Beautiful project, a collaboration with 75 American composers to write variations on “America The Beautiful,” performed by Kwon.
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Kent State Wind Ensemble Brings Artistry to Severance Music Center

On Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, the Kent State Wind Ensemble traveled to Cleveland’s Severance Music Center as a featured ensemble of the Northeast Ohio Band Invitational (NEOBI). 
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Dedicated and Talented Piano Professor Wins Distinguished Teaching Award

Congratulations to Glauser School of Music piano faculty member Donna Lee, recipient of a 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA).
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