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Department of Music at Ļć½¶Ö±²„announces lineup of spring events, audition dates

Department of Music at Ļć½¶Ö±²„announces lineup of spring events, audition dates

Musicians play wind instruments at MSU'S All-Steinway celebration.
MSUā€™s music department is hosting a variety of concerts this spring that will showcase the talents of its faculty, students and guest artists. (Photo by Grace Cockrell)

Contact: Bethany Shipp

STARKVILLE, Miss.ā€”Mississippi Stateā€™s Department of Music is hosting a variety of concerts this spring, showcasing the talents of its students, faculty and guest artists.

Select events are ticketed to provide much-needed resources for creative programming, guest artist honorariums, technical and academic support services, and sheet music. For box office information for each event, visitĀ .

The spring lineup includes:

ā€”Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m., Piano Faculty Recital, Recital Hall, Music Building, free

ā€”Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m., World Music featuring Benjamin Hunter, Recital Hall, Music Building, ticketed

ā€”March 31, 7:30 p.m., Flute Choir and Chamber Ensembles Concert, Recital Hall, Music Building, free

ā€”April 5, 1 p.m., Double Reed Day featuring Double Reed Studios, Kent Sills Band Hall and Music Building, free

ā€”April 6, 4 p.m., Violin Studio, Recital Hall, Music Building, free

ā€”April 8, 7:30 p.m., Clarinet Choir, Saxophone Quartet and Saxophone Ensemble Concert, Recital Hall, Music Building, free

ā€”April 15, 7:30 p.m., Faculty Piano Trio Recital featuring Serena Scibelli (violin), Amy Catron (cello) and Sophie Wang (piano), Recital Hall, Music Building, free

ā€”April 22 and 24, 7:30 p.m., ā€œOperatic Fusionā€ Opera, Recital Hall, Music Building, ticketed

ā€”April 26, 10 a.m., Honors Piano Recital featuring Kowoon Lee, the Community Music School and Golden Triangle Music Forum, Recital Hall, Music Building, free

ā€”April 26, noon, guest artists and ensembles including the Ļć½¶Ö±²„Percussion Ensemble and Steel Band, Recital Hall, Music Building, free

ā€”May 3, 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Community Music School recitals, Recital Hall, Music Building, free

A complete listing of the Department of Musicā€™s spring events is available atĀ .

High school seniors and community college transfer students interested in majoring in music or participating in an Ļć½¶Ö±²„ensemble as a non-music major may audition Feb. 22, March 14-15 and April 4.

Weekday auditions also are available by appointment. Additional information is available at .

Designated an All-Steinway School, MSUā€™s Department of Music is housed in a $21 million, state-of-the-art facility equipped with sound-proof practice rooms, a high-tech recording studio, an acoustically advanced lecture-recital hall, more than $3.5 million in Steinway pianos and more.

MSUā€™s College of Education, home of the Department of Music, also includes four additional academic departments, a division of education, one research unit and numerous service units. Learn more at .

Ļć½¶Ö±²„ is taking care of what matters. Learn more atĀ .