Music industry student to represent Alabama in 30th annual Country Music Week competition

Dawson is currently the only instrumentalist representing Alabama at the competition, which is set for March 15-27, 2027.

Dawson is currently the only instrumentalist representing Alabama at the competition, which is set for March 15-27, 2027.

Chase Dawson, a senior from Phoenix, Arizona, will represent Alabama as an instrumentalist at the North American Country Music Association International’s 30th Anniversary Country Music Week in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in March.

Dawson, a fiddler for the POPulus ensemble at TROY, is majoring in interdisciplinary studies with minors in coaching, music industry and fine and…

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School of Music welcomes high school students for Music Education Day 

Since 2023, Music Education Day has welcomed students to experience workshops and rehearsals, meet current students and faculty and tour campus.

Since 2023, Music Education Day has welcomed students to experience workshops and rehearsals, meet current students and faculty and tour campus.

On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the John M. Long School of Music hosted more than 40 high school students for an event that shows them what it’s like to be a music education major.

Since 2023, Music Education Day has welcomed students to experience workshops and rehearsals, meet current students and faculty and tour the Troy…

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TROY Professor begins tour in Europe with ensemble

The tour includes stops in Jihlava, Kroměříž, Prague and Jiřetín pod Bukovou in the Czech Republic.

The tour includes stops in Jihlava, Kroměříž, Prague and Jiřetín pod Bukovou in the Czech Republic.

Dave Camwell, Troy University’s Professor of Jazz Studies and Professor of Music, began a tour on October 12 in the Czech Republic with his musical partnership Covert Ensemble.

The tour includes stops in Jihlava, Kroměříž, Prague and Jiřetín pod Bukovou. Their first performance of the tour was for middle school students during the Mahler Jihlava…

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Alumni associations contribute to Sound of the South’s London trip

London's New Year's Day Parade offers performance opportunities before 600,000 spectators and a global TV audience of up to 600 million viewers.

London's New Year's Day Parade offers performance opportunities before 600,000 spectators and a global TV audience of up to 600 million viewers.

The Troy University Alumni Band Association (TUBA) and Troy University Alumni Association contributed to the Sound of the South (SOTS) as they prepare to march in the 2027 London New Year’s Day Parade.

Over the band alumni reunion weekend on Saturday, Sept. 5, TUBA contributed $5,000. James Holmes, TUBA President, is proud of his fellow…

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