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by Patricia J. Flowers
FSU JAZZ FLOURISHES AROUND THE NATION
The impact of the Jazz program at Florida State University’s College of Music can be seen and heard throughout the United States. There is a prominent FSU jazz presence in various music scenes, including New York City, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. Alumni have toured with renowned artists such as the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the Count Basie Orchestra, Jon Cleary, Marcus Roberts, Jason Marsalis, and others. FSU’s world-renowned faculty keep the program thriving. Here is an overview of recent news and accomplishments for the program, faculty, and alumni.
Remembering and Celebrating Ladislav Kubík
The Florida State University College of Music held a memorial concert in remembrance and celebration of the late Ladislav Kubík on October 26th 2018.
Dr. Sarah Eyerly Research Award Update
Update to previous article: the Mohican Songs of the Spirit program is coming to Tallahassee! The project has been selected for a College of Music Housewright Eminent Scholar Guest Artist Residency for early fall 2020. Stay tuned for a specific date and location for the performance.
Dr. Kevin Fenton and AVoice4Peace Featured on a New Documentary Film
Dr. Kevin Fenton, professor of choral conducting and ensembles at the FSU College of Music, is on a mission: to encourage choirs and musicians to dedicate one day of the year to talk and sing about peace. Fenton is one of the organizers of AVoice4Peace, a worldwide peace awareness project led by the Nairobi Chamber Chorus and the Festival Singers of Florida. Their work to date is featured in a new documentary film sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Kenya, which has just been released.
Dr. André J. Thomas Receives Prestigious Award
The FSU College of Music is pleased to congratulate Dr. André J. Thomas, Owen F. Sellers Professor of Music, on receiving the 2017 Robert Shaw Choral Award from the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). Presented every two years at the National ACDA Conference, the Robert Shaw Choral Award is given to a choral leader who has made unusual contributions to the art of choral music.
Beethoven’s Complete Works for Piano and Violin Take Center Stage
Beethoven’s complete sonatas for piano and violin take center stage in a series of four chamber concert presented this fall by Dr. Ben Sung, Assistant Professor of Violin, and Dr. David Kalhous, Assistant Professor of Piano.
FSU Fulbright Scholar to teach universal language of music at Russian conservatory
Florida State University Professor Iain Quinn will teach organ lessons, give lectures and play concerts this semester at the distinguished Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia, through a U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award. The conservatory is one of the largest and most prestigious music schools in Eurasia and the world.
Gooding Wins Awesome Award
The FSU College of Music is pleased to congratulate Assistant Professor of Music Therapy Lori Gooding, recipient of the $1,000 “Awesome Award” from the Tallahassee chapter of the Awesome Foundation for her anti-bullying project.
College of Music Faculty Member Receives Fulbright
Dr. Kevin Fenton to introduce American-style choral conducting to music students in Kenya through the Fulbright Specialist Program. Fenton will travel to Nairobi, Kenya in September for a five-week residency, where he will teach conservatoire conductors an alternate approach to the teaching of conducting.