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Dana School of Music students win top honors at music competitions

Dana School of Music students win top honors at music competitions

Two students from YSU’s Dana School of Music recently earned top honors at regional music competitions held in Ohio. Erika Walker, a Master of Music in Voice Performance student, was awarded first place in her category at the National Association of Teachers of Singing Great Lakes Regional Auditions, and Laura Bowden, a Bachelor of Music in Music Performance student, was selected as one of only three individuals in her division to advance to the final round of the collegiate division at the Central Ohio Flute Association Competition.

University Theatre to conclude 2024-25 season with “[title of show]”

University Theatre to conclude 2024-25 season with “[title of show]”

YSU’s University Theatre will conclude its 2024-25 production season with “[title of show]” in Spotlight Theater, located in YSU’s Bliss Hall, April 4 – 6 and 11 – 13, 2025. The play – truly called “[title of show]” – is a meta-performance of actors portraying themselves actually portraying themselves as they rapidly compose a musical for submission to a festival of new works.

“Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition” returning to McDonough Museum

Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition” returning to McDonough Museum

The McDonough Museum of Art will once again host the “88th Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition” beginning Friday, March 21, through Friday, April 4, 2025. This juried show is a yearly tradition that features works by students who have taken classes in the YSU Department of Art during the 2024-25 academic year. Sculptor Sidney Mullis will sere as the juror for this year’s event.

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McDonough Museum to hold screening of short films by Bruce Checefsky 

The McDonough Museum of Art will hold a screening of short films by filmmaker, photographer, and writer Bruce Checefsky Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 5:30 PM in the McDonough Auditorium. Looking to lost, destroyed, or forgotten films that were conceived but never made, Checefsky recreates and reimagines abstract and avant-garde shorts.

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Guest artist Frank Oriti to exhibit in Judith Rae Solomon Gallery 

YSU’s Department of Art will welcome Cleveland native Frank Oriti to present his exhibit titled “Portraits” in the Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, located in YSU’s Bliss Hall, beginning Monday, March 10, through Friday, April 4, 2025. “Portraits” explores the complex culture blue-collar workers face after returning to the hometowns they once tried to escape.

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Dana School of Music announces Summer Music Camp dates and registration 

YSU’s Dana School of Music has announced that it will hold its annual Summer Music Camp beginning Sunday, June 8, through Friday, June 13, 2025, on YSU’s campus. Open to both middle and high school students, this immersive program offers young musicians the opportunity to develop their skills under the guidance of esteemed Dana faculty and guest artists. Registration for the camp is open now through Friday, May 30.

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University Theatre professor to showcase costume designs at 2025 USITT Expo 

Katherine Garlick, associate professor of costume design and technology and resident designer for YSU’s University Theatre (UT) program, has been selected to display her designs from UT’s production of “Antigone” at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology's 2025 Annual Conference & Stage Expo. The conference, a gathering for performing arts design and technology professionals, will take place Wednesday, March 5, to Saturday, March 8, in Columbus.

YSU’s Jazz Studies Area to present Jazz Combos Concert

YSU’s Jazz Studies Area to present Jazz Combos Concert

The YSU Dana School of Music’s Jazz Studies Area will present a Jazz Combos Concert Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 7:30 PM at the YSU Spotlight Theater, located in Bliss Hall. Under the direction of professors of music Kent Engelhardt and Glenn Schaft, the concert will feature two student ensembles performing classic jazz selections.

Dana to host Wind Band Invitational featuring two high school ensembles

Dana to host Wind Band Invitational featuring two high school ensembles

YSU’s Dana School of Music will host a Wind Band Invitational featuring the YSU Percussion Ensemble, YSU Wind Ensemble, and two Pennsylvania high school bands Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 7:30 PM at Stambaugh Auditorium. The Brookville Area Senior High School Band and the Norwin High School Wind Ensemble, led by Kyle Grabigel and Tim Daniels, respectively, will join the YSU Percussion and Wind Ensembles to perform a variety of musical selections.

Department of Art Lecture Series to welcome guest artist Will Hutnick

Department of Art Lecture Series to welcome guest artist Will Hutnick

The Department of Art Lecture Series will welcome guest artist Will Hutnick for a lecture Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 5:30 PM at the McDonough Museum of Art. Based in Connecticut, Hutnick currently serves as the director of artistic programming at the Wassaic Project, a nonprofit organization that utilizes art and education to foster positive social change. His exhibit, “QUEER HORIZONS,” is on display at the McDonough through Friday, February 28