2023

Performances
Handel’s 'Messiah' performed in historic Swasey Chapel
The December performance, which takes place every four years, is a Denison tradition.
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UCelli
Performances
'TenSCORE' featuring music & composition of faculty
Cora Kuyvenhoven will perform and Ching-chu Hu and Hye Kyung Lee have compositions featured on the Short North Stage in Columbus.
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Fairs & Festivals
Denison's 27th Annual Jazz Guitar Festival
With performances by guitarists, Pasquale Grasso and Fareed Haque. Accompanied by the Hammond B-3 master, Tony Monaco.
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Vail series staff
Performances
Students are the Heartbeat of Denison's Vail Series
The Vail Series offers a unique opportunity for students to not only attend concerts but also to actively participate in its behind-the-scenes operations.
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Pete Mills
Faculty
Music faculty Pete Mills excels in the Columbus jazz scene
Over the last two decades in the Columbus area, Mills has become a central figure in the diverse and exciting local jazz scene.
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Performances
2023-24 Vail Season Opens
The Vail Series proudly presents a season of amazing world-renowned artists and incredible rising stars to Denison.
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Newly tenured Denison faculty, left to right: Sarah Supp, Chris David Westover-Muñoz, Matthew Jungers, and Ojeya Cruz Banks.
Featured News
Denison welcomes faculty to tenured positions
Tenure has been awarded to five members of the faculty, who will be promoted to associate professor in fall 2023.
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Faculty
Bluegrass Standard interviews Prof. Adam Schlenker
Our American Roots Music concentration doesn't take away any of the bluegrass components. It allows us to look at more music, people, and culture.
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Madeleine Murphy ’23
President's Medalists
Madeleine Murphy ’23: President’s Medalist
“What surprised me while we were playing high-level music I felt the emphasis was not on perfection — it was on learning to be a lifelong creative.”
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Jaelyn Roth’23
Awards & Honors
Jaelyn Roth ’23: President’s Medalist
Roth is one of six students in the country to receive the national Society of Physics Students Leadership Scholarship in 2022.
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Lori Christian '00
Alumni
Lori Christian '00 EVP of Marketing for Universal Music
As executive vice president, Lori Christian '00 will Christian will oversee Universal Music Group's Nashville’s Artist Development and more.
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Four actors in period costume
Performances
'The Threepenny Opera'
“A play with music,” The Threepenny Opera has two directors, one each in music and theatre.
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Rachel Abzell '19
Alumni
Rachel Azbell '19 empowers girls in jazz
Jazz Arts Group's Rachel Azbell '19 leads Columbus' first Jazz Girls Day, an all-day event for high school and college students.
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Announcements & Updates
Orchestra Concert features Concerto Winners
Founded in 2018, the Concerto Competition showcases individual performers
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Stained glass window
Newsletters
tiny TUTTI Festival brings us "all together"
Music is at the heart of the spiritual theme, connecting the two nights of performances.
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Newsletters
Turning Mistakes into Lessons: The American Roots Ensemble
Ansley Maynard ‘23 turning her first major musical mistake into a learning experience.
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Appalachian Swing
Fairs & Festivals
2023 Bluegrass Festival features celebrated guest artists
“This is the epitome of our American Roots Music program at Denison." Adam Schlenker
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2022

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra String Quartet
Performances
Columbus Connections in side-by-side event
The collaboration is part of a broader effort to connect Denison with the arts scene in Columbus.
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Scott Whitlock '64
Alumni
Recording history, as told by Scott Whitlock '64
How two Denison first-years preserved a moment of Denison history
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Max-Wisnefski-in-Company
Performances
Singers’ Theatre Workshop’s presents 'Pippin'
Max Wisnefski ‘24 shares his experience of playing the lead character Pippin
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James Gentner '70
Alumni
Music obsession leads to life-long career
Influenced by his music librarian student job, James Gentner '70 continued that passion throughout his career
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Gabe Donnelly '25
Students
One student’s experience combining a history major and music minor
Gabe Donnelly '25 shares his campus involvement both in and outside of the arts.
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Intern at Granville senior living community
Internships
Otterbein Granville Summer Internships
Arts across generations: Summer interns create programming for Otterbein Granville senior living residents
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Fairs & Festivals
26th Annual Jazz Guitar Festival
Founded in 1997, this festival is the longest continually running jazz guitar festival in the United States
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Faculty
Two debuts this fall for compositions by Prof. Ching-chu Hu
Professor Ching-chu Hu has been commissioned to compose two pieces that will debut this fall.
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Allie Mohn ’24
Students
Allie Mohn’s ’24 EP sparks collaboration
Allie Mohn’s ’24 self-titled EP, released earlier this year, combines themes of bluegrass, jazz, and soul to frame her airy voice.
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Students with awards on stage
Awards & Honors
Music Department Awards 2022
The Music Department held its annual awards ceremony on Monday, May 2, 2022 in Burke Recital Hall.
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Hannah Gilson
Students
The Posters of Hannah Gilson
A Q&A with Hannah Gilson ‘22 about her work as the office assistant for the music department.
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Newly tenured faculty
Featured News
Denison welcomes 2022 newly tenured faculty
Denison University’s Board of Trustees has recently awarded tenure to six members of the faculty.
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Chapel Walk at Denison University
Featured News
Two Denison professors honored with Ohio Arts Council grants
Denison professors David Baker and Ching-chu Hu have received grants from the Ohio Arts Council in recognition of the excellence of their work.
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