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Concerto winners announced

Congratulations to winners of the annual Ohio State undergraduate and master's student Concerto Competition held on Nov. 20, 2023 in the Timashev Family Music Building. The students will…

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Join the School of Music at OMEA

Welcome back to Columbus! 

We look forward to seeing Ohio music educators — especially our alumni —  at the Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference.

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Musicology and Music Theory Area News

Ohio State graduate students and faculty shared their work at the 2023 joint meeting of the American Musicological Society and the Society for Music Theory in Denver, Colorado, November 9–12.…

Danielle Fosler-Lussier

Fosler-Lussier awarded Honorary Membership to American Musicological Society

Congratulations to Professor Danielle Fosler-Lussier, who received Honorary Membership in the American Musicological Society at its Awards Ceremony. This is the society’s highest honor…

Karl Wohlwend

Karl Wohlwend launches guitar program

The School of Music is pleased to announce the return of classical guitar performance as an option for music majors starting in August. The option has also been added to the school’s admissions…

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Hip-Hop Turns 50

August 11, 1973. 50 years ago today, hip-hop was born at a back-to-school party in the Bronx when 18-year-old Clive Campbell (aka DJ Kool Herc) experimented with some new moves on dual turntables…

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School of Music ensembles selected for OMEA appearance

The 2024 OMEA Professional Development Conference will take place — for the second year in a row in Columbus — from February 1–3, 2024 at the Columbus Convention Center.…

John Pellegrino

John Pellegrino leads bass studio into new academic year

We are happy to announce that John Pellegrino will return as associated faculty, double bass. He joined the School of Music faculty in spring semester 2023, making this his first full academic…

June: Celebrate Cultural Heritage

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Exploring Artistic Diversity: Celebrating June’s Vibrant Cultural Heritage


In Michael Ibrahim's April blog post, Donald Harris: “Is Art Essential?”, he delved into the profound impact of art…