Stories tagged with: School of Music

Purdy finds joy in music while keeping pianos in tune

October 24, 2022 Christopher Purdy, the University's only piano technician, maintains 116 pianos across the campus, mostly in the College of Fine Arts.

Accomplished musician with a 300-year-old cello to mentor, perform at Ohio University

October 6, 2022 Ohio University School of Music students, visitors, and the public can hear this visiting artist play his unique instrument at a performance on Saturday, Oct. 8

Life and legacy of celebrated African composer, A.K. Younge, chronicled in new book by Paschal Younge

October 4, 2022 The public is invited to a book launch event on Oct 14 from 5–7pm in the Multicultural Center, Baker University Center, room 219, hosted by Dr. Steve Howard.

Venezuelan piano student Alejandro Orta experiences “a very artistic summer”

October 4, 2022 Performance student studies professional piano repair to get fuller understanding of how the instrument works.

Global Arts Festival and Conference call for papers and participation

September 14, 2022 A call for papers is now open for the College of Fine Arts' International Conference: “Global Arts in the Digital Age” as part of their 3rd Global Arts Festival, April 13-15, 2023.

The Met Opera Live in HD series launches Oct. 22 at the Athena Cinema

September 13, 2022 The Athena Cinema series continues on select Saturdays, featuring 10 performances transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

New fund created to support and recognize College of Fine Arts’ faculty

May 4, 2022 A newly-created College of Fine Arts faculty and staff leadership award program, established by members of the College’s volunteer Leadership Council, rewards excellence among its faculty.

Athens Jazz Festival returns to in-person, benefiting students

April 13, 2022 Coming off a virtual event last year, the Athens Jazz Festival was back in-person for its 2022 event.

Where are they now? Student Expo winners find success – from Silicon Valley to the Big Apple

March 30, 2022 As students, Phil Duan and Lily Gelfand won awards at OHIO’s Student Expo. Today, they are thriving alumni in Silicon Valley, California, and New York City and still drawing on their Expo experience.

Fulbright Scholar, Johanna Amaya sees global diversity in percussion

March 2, 2022 A percussionist and experimental composer from Bogotá, Colombia, Johanna Amaya performs March 2 at 8pm in the Baker Center Multicultural Art Gallery.

Students to perform side-by-side with professional musicians during Columbus Symphony Orchestra residency

March 2, 2022 School of Music students will have the opportunity to perform a side-by-side concert with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra on March 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Templeton Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium

Ohio University’s School of Dance's Winter Dance Concert returns to the Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium

February 16, 2022 Ohio University’s School of Dance is delighted to mark the in-person return of the annual Winter Dance Concert, on Feb. 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium.

Renowned pianist Kenny Broberg to visit School of Music

January 21, 2022 World-renowned pianist Kenny Broberg will perform a recital on Jan. 24 as part of Ohio University’s Keyboard Artist Recital Series.

Ohio University Woodwind Day

January 6, 2022 A full day of educational and exciting engagement for high school and college musicians playing flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and saxophone.

International pianist works with School of Music students to teach the “colors” of the piano

November 5, 2021 Pianists Qing Jiang, DMA, and Emely Phelps, DMA, have history. Both attended The Juilliard School at the same time – Jiang in the graduate program and Phelps as an undergraduate student.