The community is invited to a faculty guitar recital by Dr. Corey Flowers Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. at the Conservatory of Music Concert Hall in Demorest. The recital will showcase works by Nikita Koshkin, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Tr. Andres Segovia, Greg Burgess, Corey Flowers, Rainer Brunn, and Jose Luis Merlin. Admission is free. Dr….
The Piedmont University Theatre Department opens the 2023-24 MainStage season with the award-winning musical RENT, performing Sept. 28–Oct.1. This ground-breaking production written by Jonathan Larson is about living as well as you can for as long as you can. RENT tells the story of several modern-day Bohemian characters living in the East Village in Manhattan…
Piedmont University is excited to announce the opening of Tommye Scanlin: Because of Memory at the Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art (MSMA). It will remain on view through September 28. The community is invited to attend the kick-off reception on August 31 from 4:30–6:30 PM. Both the reception and the event are free to the public. Because of Memory will…
Bud Lee Picture Maker: Photographs from 1967 to 1972 is now on view at Piedmont University’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art (MSMA). The exhibit will conclude with a reception from 4-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24. The public is invited to attend this free event. Lee (1941-2015) was an award-winning, Florida-based photojournalist and artist. Lee studied…
Piedmont University will present a trio of performances on March 21, as the Piedmont University Singers, Pro Musica Choir, and Pro Musica Orchestra take the stage in the final large-scale performance conducted by long-time faculty member Dr. Wallace Hinson. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the Chapel on the Demorest campus, 1021 Central…
The Piedmont University Theatre 2022-23 mainstage season continues with Bright Star, March 30-April 2. Written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, and inspired by the Iron Mountain Baby folk story, Bright Star tells a tale of love and redemption set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in the 1920s and…
This story appeared in the Feb. 10, 2023 edition of The Northeast Georgian. By John Dills Piedmont University Professor Andrea Price has had a remarkable career in music, alongside a long-term determination to run in all 50 states. Price has been a professor at the university since 2008. With a background in music, Price has…
Dakota Stockton always loved theatre but never really considered it a career option. Today, he is the director of theatre for Johnson High School in Gainesville, Georgia. Piedmont University helped him get from the dream he had early on to where he is today. He graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Drama…
Piedmont University’s February fine arts events include performances by a Northeast Georgia-based choir, celebrated flute-piano and trumpet-organ duos, and a Piedmont faculty member. “February can be cold and dreary. Come stay warm and enjoy the shining talents we are showcasing at Piedmont University this month,” said Dr. Wallace Hinson, associate dean of the School of…
Piedmont University’s January fine arts events include an exhibition by painter and sculptor Miles Cleveland Goodwin and a performance by Piedmont Camerata, the university’s artist-in-residence chamber ensemble. Both events are open to the public and free to attend. “January is set to be an exciting showcase of the artistic talent thriving both here at Piedmont…