Symphony Band concert features Concert Chorale this Sunday

The concert takes place Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m. in Claudia Crosby Theater.

The concert takes place Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m. in Claudia Crosby Theater.

Troy University’s Symphony Band presents its second concert of the spring this Sunday, and this time the band will be joined by the University’s Concert Chorale.

The concert, which is free and open to the public, takes place Sunday, March 3 at 3 p.m. in Claudia Crosby Theater.

“We don’t hear a lot of pieces…

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Beloved former School of Music Director William Denison remembered

Dr. William Denison taught at TROY for 50 years.

Dr. William Denison taught at TROY for 50 years.

The best leaders are those who lead by example.

Troy University and the Troy community lost a strong leader and a key member of the Trojan family with the passing of former Director of the School of Music Dr. William “Bill” Denison last Friday at age 81.

Denison came to TROY in September 1967 and…

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Vollrath’s opera ‘The Quest’ finds new audience through YouTube

"The Music Man" statue by Huo Bao Zhu that sits outside of the John M. Long School of Music was dedicated last week in honor of Dr. Carl Vollrath.

An opera written and composed a Troy University music professor in the 1960s and only performed on three consecutive nights in 1966 has now been reprised for a larger audience on YouTube.

Dr. Carl Vollrath wrote the two-act opera, “The Quest,” during his doctoral studies at Florida State University. The opera is based on the…

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TROY alum working with stars at Nashville Songwriters Association International

Leah Hudson, who graduated with a degree in anthropology and a minor in music industry, now works with a renowned songwriting organization.

Leah Hudson, who graduated with a degree in anthropology and a minor in music industry, now works with a renowned songwriting organization.

With four months still to go before graduation, Troy University student Leah Hudson found herself working for the biggest not-for-profit songwriting organization in the world.

It was quite a unique situation for a college student, particularly one majoring in anthropology.

Hudson’s unlikely journey began as an undergrad when she developed an interest in the cultural…

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