Allen Nicholas Brown (BA 2021) has received a graduate assistantship to attend Oklahoma City University this fall to start a masters degree in tuba performance. Allen graduated this spring from VSU with a Bachelor of Arts degree. While at VSU, Allen has performed with the Wind Ensemble, Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, Presidential Brass Quintet, Sonorous Brass…
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Jacob Wood (MMP 2022) won the Georgia Music Teachers Association In-State Upper College/Adult Division Audition competition. He has been selected as a conference recitalist and will perform at the state conference in November. While at VSU, Jacob has performed with Wind Ensemble, Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, and the Presidential Brass Quintet. Jacob is from…
Continue reading →Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 Valdosta State University will soon be home to a brand new, state-of-the-art $18.7 million Performing Arts Center. The Georgia General Assembly, during the final hours of the 2021 Legislative Session, approved a $27.2 billion state budget that includes $12.4 million in bond funds for the Performing Arts Center project. State…
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Anthony Troupe (BA 2020, MAT 2021) has accepted a position teaching general music at S.L. Mason Elementary in Valdosta, GA. While at VSU, Tony performed with Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, trombone choir, Blazin’ Brigade Marching Band, and Hot Shots basketball band. Tony is from Valdosta, GA.
Continue reading →Good morning – Today is certainly and exciting day. We extend our congratulations to the graduating class of 2021 – and celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of our CoA student honorees! For now, with your health and safety in mind, we are not holding a face-2-face CoA Honors event, instead, please visit the CoA Honors recognition…
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The Valdosta Symphony Orchestra concludes the season with “Restoration” tonight at 7:30 p.m. The concert archive link can be purchased by calling (229) 333-2150 and leaving a message. No tickets will be sold at the door. Strauss composed his lyrical Serenade when he was 17, giving us a tantalizing glimpse of the master he would…
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Ebony Bennett (MAT 2021) has been hired to teach music at Coile Middle School in the Clarke County School District, Athens, GA, beginning this fall. Ebony student taught at Scholars Academy in Thomasville, GA, and participated in the South Georgia String Project while at VSU. Ebony is from Columbia, SC.
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Mitchell Holcombe (BA 2020, MAT 2021) has been hired to teach general music at Skyview Elementary in the Bibb County School District, GA, beginning this fall. While at VSU, Mitchell has participated in Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, brass quintet, Blazin’ Brigade marching band where he served as sousaphone section leader, and Hot Shots basketball band….
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Heroldany Artiga, Jr., (BA, 2021) has been awarded the Billy Walker Band Award by the faculty of the Department of Music. While at VSU, Dany has participated in Wind Ensemble, Basketball Band, Brass Quintet, Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band, Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, and Trumpet Ensemble. Dany is from Douglas, GA.
Continue reading →The Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery presents Living in Color Virtual Senior Exhibition and Senior Presentations: www.vsugallery.org Exhibition Opening: April 18 Senior Presentations Released: April 26 Contact: Julie Bowland, Fine Arts Gallery Director at (229) 333-5835 or jabowlan@valdosta.edu Students showing: Jadah Alford, Lo Baker, Rasheem Callender, Daniel Carter, Caroline Closson, Jennifer Delabra, Sophia Dong, Elliot…
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