College of Music

Florida State to take part in global celebration of influential American dance artist, Merce Cunningham

Published: April 1, 2019 | 3:58 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Florida State University will host a series of events as part of a global celebration of the life and work of one of the greatest American dance artists, Merce Cunningham. The events — a collaboration between the FSU School of Dance, the FSU College of Music, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Student Life Cinema and the […]

FSU Summer Music Camps celebrate 77 years of musical delight

Published: June 26, 2018 | 8:41 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Jazz Ensemble Campers prepare for their final performance at FSU Summer Music Camps.

Hundreds of middle and high music students from across the world are participating in the 77th season of Florida State University’s renowned FSU Summer Music Camps. Camps began on June 10, and over the course of five weeks, 1,500 young musicians will take part in 14 different programs. “Our camps not only provide great musical […]

Florida State University Singers to celebrate 70th anniversary with reunion concert

Published: April 11, 2018 | 2:10 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

The University Singers will celebrate their 70th anniversary with a reunion concert Saturday, April 14.

The Florida State University Singers and alumni choir will raise their voices to celebrate 70 years during their spring concert, “We Enter with Singing! Celebrating 70 Years,” April 14 at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Kevin Fenton, director of the University Singers, and former director André Thomas, will lead the choirs, featuring more than 100 alumni […]

New film spotlights FSU professor’s pursuit of world peace

Published: June 15, 2017 | 10:35 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Florida State University music professor Kevin Fenton earned a Fulbright grant and used the opportunity to organize a peace concert in Africa that aimed to help spread peace around the world.

When Florida State University music professor Kevin Fenton puts his mind to something, he thinks big and acts bigger. Fenton is pursuing a unique mission to use the international language of music to help spread peace around the world. Now, a powerful new documentary spotlights his work to accomplish that goal. The film, just released […]

FSU researcher wins fellowship to resurrect Native American hymns

Published: June 12, 2017 | 10:30 am | Posted in: University News

Assistant Professor Sarah Eyerly has won a prestigious fellowship that will allow her to resurrect about 80 Native American hymns.

A Florida State University musicology professor has won a prestigious fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies for her efforts to revive some special Native American hymns from the 18th century. Sarah Eyerly, assistant professor of musicology and director of FSU’s Early Music Program, is the recipient of an ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowship. The […]

Forever a teacher: World-renowned composer, music professor returns to FSU for historic opera

Published: March 28, 2017 | 9:21 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

Carlisle Floyd, a former FSU professor, returns to campus for the collegiate debut of his newest opera, "Prince of Players."

One of America’s greatest opera composers is looking forward to a very sweet homecoming at Florida State University. The return of world-renowned, former FSU Professor Carlisle Floyd, 90, has been a long time coming. Sixty-two years ago, Floyd’s opera “Susannah” premiered at Florida State’s Ruby Diamond Auditorium, as it was known then. The show was […]

FSU professor honored for lifetime contributions to choral music

Published: March 22, 2017 | 11:34 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

André J. Thomas, Owen F. Sellers Professor of Music in the FSU College of Music

A Florida State University music professor has received the highest award conferred by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). André J. Thomas, Owen F. Sellers Professor of Music in the FSU College of Music, was recognized as the association’s 2017 Robert Shaw Choral Award winner at the ACDA National Conference earlier this month. The Robert […]

College of Music welcomes world-renowned pianist for performance, masterclasses

Published: March 21, 2017 | 4:22 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

The Florida State University College of Music will welcome internationally renowned pianist Paul Lewis for a performance and masterclasses as part of its continuing mission of bringing world-class artists and scholars to Tallahassee. Lewis is this year’s Wiley & Lucilla Housewright Eminent Scholar Chair in Music, which plays a vital role in the enrichment of […]

FSU Fulbright Scholar to teach universal language of music at Russian conservatory

Published: January 23, 2017 | 9:15 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

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. “I’m thrilled at this opportunity,” […]

FSU faculty, students connect with prison choir through power of music

Published: November 22, 2016 | 10:48 am | Posted in: Arts & Humanities, Education & Society

Judy Bowers, professor of choral education, conducts a weekly practice of the FSU-MTC Glee Club.

When Judy Bowers was first asked if Florida State University’s choral education program would work with the choir at the Gadsden Correctional Facility, the longtime professor hesitated. She was uncomfortable with prison culture, and there was no chance she was going to send her students into that environment. Instead, Bowers made a solo visit to […]

University Symphony Orchestra, choral ensembles offer first-ever live stream performance

Published: October 12, 2016 | 1:10 pm | Posted in: Arts & Humanities

For the first time ever, music lovers around the world can experience one of the Florida State University College of Music’s live performances from the comfort of their own homes. Family, friends and music aficionados will be able to watch via livestream.com/musicFSU when the University Symphony Orchestra — one of the premier ensembles of the […]