Bob Long (center) receives the 2023 Arts Educator of the Year Award from St. Joseph Mayor John Josendale and Arts Council President Terri Modlin. Two members of the faculty in the Department of Music at Missouri Western State University were honored at the 2023 Mayor’s Awards for the Arts from the Allied Arts [...]
Members of the Golden Griffon Marching Band perform at the Gold Rush Pep Rally on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Bands from Central, Lafayette and Benton will join the GGMB for Band Day on Aug. 31. Aug. 30, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Golden Griffon Marching Band will host a Band Day for more than [...]
July 28, 2023--The Missouri Western State University Alumni Association has announced the names of those who will be honored at the annual Alumni Award Banquet on Sept. 29 during Homecoming Week. For more information and to purchase tickets to the banquet, visit griff.vn/AlumHC. Honorees are: Distinguished Alumni Awards The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest [...]
April 18, 2023–The jazz program at Missouri Western State University will celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with the annual Spring Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20 in the Potter Hall Theater. The concert is free and open to the public. The concert will feature the MWSU Jazz Ensemble, the St. Joseph Christian School Jazz [...]
Matt Halligan April 17, 2023--The Department of Music in the School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University will host its annual MWSU Percussion Ensemble Festival starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 18 in the Potter Hall Theater. The festival is free and open to the public. During the festival, high [...]
KC Reeds and Rhythm will perform at the 16th annual MWSU Jazz Festival. Feb. 3, 2023--The Music Department and School of Fine Arts at Missouri Western State University will host the 16th annual MWSU/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival on Thursday, Feb. 9, featuring performances by the MWSU Jazz Ensemble and KC Reeds and [...]
Nov. 15, 2022–The jazz program of the Missouri Western State University School of Fine Arts will present its annual Fall Jazz Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 in the Kemper Recital Hall, Spratt Hall room 101. The performance is free and open to the public. The concert will feature a performance by the MWSU [...]
Sept. 1, 2022--When the Golden Griffon Marching Band takes the field before the football home opener at Missouri Western State University Thursday evening, they’ll do so under new leadership. Dr. Matthew Halligan takes over as Director of Athletic Bands after leading the U.S. Naval Academy Drum and Bugle Corps. “Matt has the background as well [...]
The Music Department of Missouri Western State University will host their 14th Annual MWSU/Phi Mu Alpha Jazz Festival Thursday, February 13, featuring the KC Reeds and Rhythm. During the day school groups will be performing in Blum 219 and the Fulkerson Center. This year’s festival will feature 16 school groups from around the Midwest. Each ensemble performs for the [...]
Over 80 young musicians ranging from 6 years old to precollege came from around the area and performed in the Young Monster concert to raise money for musical scholarships on Saturday afternoon. Around 400 people were in attendance to listen to the musicians play piano, guitar and violin ensembles. The musicians played a wide variety [...]
