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The School of Music will hold an Open House on Friday, October 19, 3:30-5:00 p.m. for faculty, staff, and students of the College of Arts and Architecture and the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. We appreciate the patience and support of our neighbors throughout the...
After a national search and audition process, Gregg Mauroni has been appointed as the artistic director and conductor of Penn State’s Essence of Joy.
Mauroni is a longtime resident of central Pennsylvania. He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees...
Voice faculty member Norman Spivey and faculty member emeritus Mary Saunders Barton have written a book published by Plural Publishing titled Cross-Training in the Voice Studio: A Balancing Act. The book is available for purchase from Amazon.com as well as from the...
Patti D. Begg has been named as the School of Music's Outstanding Alumni Music Educator for 2018. The award was presented at the recent Pennsylvania Music Educators Association conference.
Patti has taught elementary music and directed choirs for 35 years. She attended...
Four graduate students from the brass area will graduate from Penn State on May 6, and all are moving on to continue their professional development at major institutions or orchestras. We wish them well in their new adventures!
Chris O’Brien, a native of Benicia, CA...
The Penn State School of Music is proud to welcome Dr. Bryan Nichols to the music education faculty, beginning fall 2018.
Bryan E. Nichols is currently a teacher and conductor at the University of Akron, where he instructs undergraduate methods classes and supervises...
The Penn State School of Music's annual Spring Scholarship Competition was held Monday, February 12, 2018. Nine students were awarded significant scholarships based on their performances.
The Presser Scholarship was established to provide recognition for undergraduate...
Congratulations to clarinetist Katherine Kessler who was named the winner of the 2018 Penn State Graduate Exhibition (Performance Option). Katherine performed “Hommage à Manuel de Falla” by Béla Kovács at the competition held March 23 at Eisenhower Auditorium....
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,...