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In Memoriam: JON WOODS, 1939-2015
The School of Music sadly reports that Jon Woods, professor emeritus and long-time director of The Ohio State University Marching Band, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 12. Dr. Woods served as…

Ohio State receives ASTA Institutional Leadership Award
The Ohio State University has been selected by the American String Teachers Association as the winner of the 2015 ASTA Institutional Leadership Award. 2015 marks the first year for this award,…

Udo Will, Ohio State alumni join UK colleagues to study social power of music
Cognitive ethnomusicologists at The Ohio State University collaborated with researchers from Durham University in the UK to conduct leading research, published in early April, about how music…

Fosler-Lussier publishes book, "Music in America's Cold War Diplomacy"
During the Cold War, thousands of musicians from the United States traveled the world under the sponsorship of the U.S. State Department. These concerts created subtle musical, social, and…

School of Music to host NATS Competition Saturday, April 11
The 2015 Buckeye NATS Student Auditions will be held Saturday, April 11 at The Ohio State University. The on-site host is Scott McCoy, professor of voice and pedagogy at Ohio State, where he…

Marching Band on Hand for Congressional Honor Ceremony
Fifteen members of The Ohio State University Marching Band, led by Christopher Hoch, associate director, and Russel C. Mikkelson, director of bands, traveled to Washington, D.C. to take part in a…

Atkinson awarded Haskins Medal by Medieval Academy of America
We congratulate Charles Atkinson, Distinguished University Professor and Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of Music, who was awarded the prestigious Charles Homer Haskins Medal for his…

Caroline Hong to perform at CSO Happy Hour Concert
Caroline Hong, associate professor of piano, will be featured soloist on the Columbus Symphony Orchestra Happy Hour Concert, Thursday, February 12 at The Ohio Theatre.
Happy Hour is a free…

TBDBITL to hold open rehearsals in Dallas
Going to the National Championship Game?
"The Best Damn Band in the Land" will hold two open rehearsals. Alumni and Buckeye fans from far and wide are invited to attend!
The rehearsals…