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In December 2017, Penn State professor Steven Hankle and four University Choir students traveled to Kenya to participate in the Avoice4Peace tour. Representatives from three American choirs (Penn State, Florida State, and Texas Tech) and the Nairobi Chamber Chorus...
Congratulations to Penn State faculty members Kim Cook and Christopher Guzman on the release of their new CD titled "Chopin's Ghosts - Works for Cello and Piano" by Naxos American Classics. The CD is comprised of original music by composer Paul Reale.
The CD,...
The Penn State School of Music is pleased to welcome lyric coloratura soprano Rachel Copeland as a new faculty member. She will begin her duties at Penn State in fall 2018.
Rachel E. Copeland is currently on the faculty of East Carolina University School of Music where she...
Professor Mark Ballora's research on the sonification of hurricanes, in conjunction with the work of meteorology professor Jenny Evans, is now featured on the Big Ten Network's website. Click here to view the article.
The Penn State Glee Club "raised the song" at Lincoln Center in New York City on January 13, 2018. The Glee Club was invited to perform by the University Glee Club of New York City (formed 1894) to share a concert in Alice Tully Hall. Each ensemble...
Ray T. Fortunato (’52 M.M.), long-time supporter of the Penn State Glee Club and composer of "Hail, Oh Hail", passed peacefully on December 31, 2017, one month short of his 95th birthday.
Ray was raised in Bethlehem, PA and graduated from Liberty...
Junior voice major Sean Toso sang the National Anthem at the Fiesta Bowl on December 30, 2017, prior to the football game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the University of Washington Huskies. He was joined by University of Washington soprano Krissy Terwilliger, a...
The Penn State Viola Ensemble has released a CD available on CDbaby. "Hail Cremonus!: Music for Multiple Violas by Scott Slapin," includes 10 tracks including the five-movement work "Hail Cremonus!." Penn State viola professor Timothy Deighton can be...
The Marjorie Jane Brewster Memorial Music Scholarship is one of the most prestigious scholarships awarded by the Penn State School of Music. Created in memory of Marjorie Jane Brewster (’61 B.A. Arts) by her father, the late R. Wallace Brewster (’28 B.A. Arts...
The Society of Music Theory (SMT) is the professional organization of music theorists, promoting the development of and engagement with music theory as a scholarly and pedagogical discipline. Since 1995, the executive board of this international organization has granted...