Christmas on the Boulevard

School of music puts on holiday concert Dec. 6 Christmas on the Boulevard, an annual Liberty University musical tradition, will have its largest performance yet Dec. 6 at the newly-built Concert Hall. With 359 choir members participating, this event is the biggest production the school of music has done. “This is kind of our first big deal in the Concert […]

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Music kickoff

Gathering celebrates new department A kickoff event took place Monday, Sept. 14 commemorating Liberty University’s recent addition of the department of commercial music to the growing list of music programs offered within the school of music. The event marked the first official gathering of all who make up the department of commercial music. According to Dr. David Hahn, chair of […]

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Orchestra program expands

Rehearsals underway for recently added Young Artist Concerto Competition Melodious sounds came from the rehearsal room as the Liberty University Symphony Orchestra (LUSO) practiced for upcoming concerts, including the first annual Young Artist Concerto Competition Concert scheduled for April 28 at 7 p.m. The orchestra was intended to engage and serve the community, according to LUSO Conductor Dr. John Kinchen […]

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Making a joyful noise

Thomas Road Baptist Church hosted its eighth annual Night of Worship The string section began to play softly, setting the tone for an evening filled with praise during the School of Music’s eighth annual Night of Worship Sunday, March 29. The rest of the ensemble entered and the Thomas Road Baptist Church sanctuary was filled with sweet music as the […]

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School of Music Presents Cosi Fan Tutte

Following months of planning and preparation, Liberty University’s School of Music opened its performance of Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte, meaning women are like that, Thursday, Jan. 16 in the Tower Theater. As the lights dimmed and the orchestra began to play, the audience fell silent with anticipation for the artistic display that was about to unfold before them. This double-casted […]

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Looking back on JFK

James Siddons recalls seeing John F. Kennedy the day he was assassinated James Siddons, an adjunct professor in the Liberty University School of Music, came within 10 feet of history Nov. 22, 1963. Just hours before President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in downtown Dallas, Siddons, then 15 years old, positioned himself with his father on the side of Lover’s […]

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