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The Kent Blossom Music Festival, an educational partnership between Kent State University and The Cleveland Orchestra returns for its 56th season from June 23 through July 28.
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Over the Spring semester, associate professor of ethnomusicology Dr. Janine Tiffe and School of Music alumnus Jennalee Quillen participated in the Advanced Pan Fellowship program. The…
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Ava Preston, a recent alumna of Kent State University’s Glauser School of Music, has won an award for Undergraduate College Outstanding Performance from DownBeat Magazine. She will be featured in the DownBeat Magazine Student Awards issue…
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The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music is pleased to welcome Dr. Suyeon Ko, D.M. as assistant professor of flute.
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The Kent State University Orchestra and combined Choirs, joined by Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple Cantor Vladimir Lapin, presented Ernest Bloch’s (first President of the Cleveland Institute of Music) “Sacred Service” (Avodath HaKodesh), a monumental work of Jewish liturgical…
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The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music is pleased to welcome two new faculty members – Matthew Swope and Isaac Terceros.
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Several Kent State University students participated in the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Intercollegiate Band April 4- 6.
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Check out some of the many amazing concerts and events at the Glauser School of Music this April!
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The School of Music is going to be filled with wonderful music all month long. Check out the list of concerts and events happening in March.
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Spring semester is in full swing at the Kent State University Glauser School of Music! Check out what our School of Music faculty and students have been up to so far this semester:
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Experience a night out at the opera with Kent State Opera Theatre! This year’s Spring production, “The WKSO Radio Hour,” will be reminiscent of radio programs of the mid-20th century.
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A dedicated musician and educator, John F. Farinacci taught music at Kent State; the Farinacci legacy now lives on through an endowment to the Glauser School of Music.
Students from area high schools came to campus for the Kent State All-Star Band weekend.
Kent State will present another impressive showing at the 2024 Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference, running Feb. 1 through Feb. 3. Our faculty, students and alumni will offer presentations and performances over the course of the…
What makes a music major want to concentrate on such a unique instrument as the marimba? Senior Matt Nowak said showed Kent State Today that there's a lot to love.