ETSU Arts Initiative

04/29/2021

Bucs Rock! premieres Friday, April 30, and will be available for an extended time. Directed by Cara Harker and Brad Fugate and starring many talented students – with help from ETSU Department of Music and ETSU Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies. King Lear also continues to be viewable on the Theatre & Dance website.

https://www.etsu.edu/cas/theatre/

04/27/2021

Though students have occupied the building since last year, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has prevented East Tennessee State University’s $53 million James C. and Mary B. Martin Center for

04/21/2021

Tune in to the ETSU Department of Music You Tube channel for recitals and concerts galore and visit www.etsu.edu/music for direct links to events.

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03/17/2021

Look where ETSU Amythyst Kiah is "playing" this week ... Times Square, as well as MTV, BET, CMT & more!

Amythyst Kiah ETSU Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies

02/06/2021

ETSU's Delanna Reed, telling tales by Zoom – this Tuesday!

01/12/2021

Honors galore to ETSU students, faculty and alums at the most recent IBMA awards! Music to our ears! 🎶👏🥳

ETSU's Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Studies program won big earlier this fall in the virtual 2020 International Bluegrass Music Association Convention and Awards.

11/20/2020

Thrilling news for students and fans of Scottish, Celtic and old-time music!

ETSU Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Two new minors and new coursework are now available in the Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Studies program in East Tennessee State University’s Department of Appalachian Studies. In addition to majoring in bluegrass, old-time and country music, students can now minor in Old-Time music and in Scottish and Irish music.

New classes in these genres offer unique, hands-on experiences for students to learn the music of their choice while immersing themselves in the culture that surrounds the music. Classes are now offered in fieldwork, archives and music collections, musicianship and artistry, study abroad, ballads, Gaelic language and culture, shape-note singing, audio production, traditional dance, and more.

Courses within Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music Studies are currently being offered both in-person (where appropriate) and online.

Link to full Press Release:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qj10yx2rx6h47i5/BG-New-Minors.doc?dl=0

For more information on the new old-time music minor visit www.etsu.edu/oldtime or contact Roy Andrade at:
[email protected]

To learn more about the new Scottish and Irish music minor visit www.etsu.edu/celtic contact Jane MacMorran at:
[email protected]

East Tennessee State University
Archives of Appalachia
ETSU National Alumni Association
Celtic Music at ETSU
Old-Time Music at East Tennessee State University

11/05/2020

A wonderful article on Assistant Professor of Piano at ETSU Dr. Yi-Yang Chen, in advance of his Sunday performance in Florida ...

ETSU Department of Music

Bill Deeds, former provost at Morningside College, called Yi-Yang Chen one of the world’s greatest pianists, shortly before Chen took the stage for a performance at the Sioux City, Iowa,

10/08/2020

Traffic lights are nearly ready at Harris Drive! Hurray!

Look what's up – literally – outside the Martin Center this week! Traffic lights at Harris Drive! Safer for students, staff and faculty using the parking garage & for patrons, artists and staff entering and leaving the new Martin Center for the Arts. Another dream come true!