Music

Three students are banging the drum all day for Eastern Kentucky University – on the Caribbean island of Trinidad.

The Eastern Kentucky University Choirs will present their annual “Deck the Halls!” Holiday Dinner and Concert Dec. 5-6.

The Eastern Kentucky University campus in Richmond, Ky., and Sao Paulo, Brazil are almost 5,000 miles apart, but two students and a faculty member are using their musical talents to bridge the gap.

The Eastern Kentucky University Department of Music will present two concerts Sunday, Nov. 9.

Eastern Kentucky University will host the 29^th annual Kentucky Music Educators Association Marching Band Championships on Saturday, Nov. 1.

Dozens of cultural events spotlighting the talents of Eastern Kentucky University students are scheduled during the school year. They include concerts, plays, dance performances and art exhibits.

Jenna Sehmann, Richmond, a sophomore oboe major at Eastern Kentucky University, has been selected to attend the 2014 Bay View Music Festival.

The Madison Winds, Eastern Kentucky University’s faculty woodwind quintet, has been invited to perform at the International Clarinet Association Conference on July 30 in Baton Rouge, La. 

Andrew Sehmann, Richmond, a junior music performance major at Eastern Kentucky University, received second place in the 2014 Southeast Regional Horn Workshop Solo Competition, held recently at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Eastern Kentucky University choral conducting graduate assistant Hannah Draper Burnett, formerly of Stamping Ground, will perform as a member of VAE: Cincinnati’s Vocal Arts Ensemble when the group presents Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “All Night Vespers” on Feb. 15 and 16.