Hugh A. Glauser School of Music

Kent Blossom Music Festival 2025

IN A FLASH: Summer Symphonies

There's music in the summer breezes at Kent State as the annual Kent Blossom Music Festival welcomes students from the U.S. and abroad to study with world class musicians to campus. 

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Spring Opera 2025

IN A FLASH: Fairies, Fantasy and Song!

Kent State Opera Theatre's spring production featured scenes from a selection of famous operas with themes both natural and supernatural. 

Tags: School of Theatre and Dance , Community Impact , Community & Society , Arts & Culture , Hugh A. Glauser School of Music

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Holiday Collage Chorale

IN A FLASH: Songs of the Season

The Kent State University Chorale set the tone for the season with their annual Holiday Choral Collage in late November. 

Tags: Nationally Distinctive , Hugh A. Glauser School of Music , Fall Semester , Arts & Culture

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Kent State University Gospel Choir

IN A FLASH: Joyous Voices

Cartwright Hall was filled with the voices of the Kent State University Gospel Choir in a performance earlier this month. 

Tags: Community & Society , Hugh A. Glauser School of Music , College of the Arts

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Montana Fassnacht

From Student to Mentor: A Passionate Journey in Music Education

Montana (Hollis) Fassnacht’s path from student to educator highlights the transformative power of passion and commitment. 

Tags: Music Education , Alumni , Hugh A. Glauser School of Music , alumni-success

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Video Game Symphony

From the Gaming Console to the Classical Stage

Who would have guessed that one of the only orchestras in the country completely focused on video game music was founded right here in Northeast Ohio by two Golden Flashes?

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Ava Preston walking down the street in New York

Hitting All the Right Notes

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 in June. DownBeat Jazz Magazine is an internationally recogni…

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Dr. Suyeon Ko Headshot

The School of Music Announces the Appointment of Dr. Suyeon Ko, D.M.

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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Flasher Brass Day 2024

IN A FLASH: High School Brass

Local high school student musicians came to Kent State to rehearse and perform with the Flasher Brass Pep Band.

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Jacob Schnitzer leading the Kent State University Orchestra

Student Composers Shine in Concert

Kent State University student composers had the opportunity to have their works performed in concert by the university’s orchestra. 

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