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2021 Glauser School Concerto Competition Winners Announced

On Saturday, Dec. 4 the Kent State University Orchestra hosted the final round of the Glauser School of Music Concerto Competition. An annual event, the competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate music students who won the preliminary round in their category. The winners will be featured on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022 during the KSU Orchestra concert at 3 p.m. that day.

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Music Faculty Member Wendy K. Matthews Authors Chapter in New Book

Wendy Matthews, Kent State associate professor of music education and director of bands, is included in Routledge’s International Handbook of Music Psychology in Education and the Community.

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Infusing Creativity Into Your Next Ensemble Rehearsal

"Infusing Creativity Into Your Next Ensemble Rehearsal" is a reprint of an article written for NAfME by Kent State faculty member Dr. Wendy K. Matthews, Ph.D. student BethAnn Hepburn and friend of the School of Music Dr. Elizabeth Hankins. 

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"Nine Lives Project" Goes International In May

Jazz Studies faculty member Chris Coles' "Nine Lives Project" was recently accepted as the subject of a roundtable discussion for a virtual conference in Dublin, Ireland. The discussion, hosted by Chris Coles, fellow Jazz Studies faculty member Theron Brown, and other collaborators, will c…
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Quire Cleveland Announces 2021-2022 Season

Quire Cleveland Artistic Director Jay White, Glauser School of Music voice faculty member, recently announced the return of the ensemble to live performance for the fall 2021-2022 season. White recently sat down with Cleveland-based radio station WCLV  and host Bill O'Connel to talk a…
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Audition Materials for Kent State Bands and Orchestra Available

Fall 2021 audition placement materials and information for the Kent State University Bands and Orchestra are now available to to view and download.

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Amanda Bekeny Chats With 'Music HERstory Podcast'

Amanda Bekeny recently joined Casidy Reed, the creator and host of the "Music HERstory Podcast," to chat about her equity, life and career, balancing an active teaching and performing career, and more. 

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Joshua Albrecht Speaks On WAMC's 'Academic Minute'

Joshua Albrecht, assistant professor of music theory in the Glauser School, recently appeared on WAMC's "The Academic Minute" as part of a weeklong feature on Kent State University's Brain Heath Research Institute. 

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