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EDITH LESTER HARBIN DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC Welcome to the Shorter College Music Department! Often described as the flagship of the college, the Music Department is well known throughout the Southeastern United States for its superior programs and direct one-on-one mentoring of students by professors. Shorter’s music degree programs include:
The Department of Music offers a conservatory-like experience within a traditional liberal arts institution—the best of both worlds. Our voice, piano, and organ students have consistently ranked at or near the top of regional and national competitions for many years. Furthermore, our music education majors are frequently sought after by prospective school systems before they reach graduation. In addition to private study, Shorter music students all participate in departmental ensembles. The Shorter Chorale is an auditioned choir and recognized as one of the best ensembles in the region. Other ensembles include the Shorter Chorus and the new Javanese Gamelan Ensemble. The Opera Theatre and Musical Theatre each produce two major works each academic year. The spring 2007 opera is a double bill featuring Puccini’s Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi, which for the first time at Shorter will be sung entirely in Italian with English supertitles projected above the stage. The fall 2006 production of Sondheim’s Into the Woods was invited to compete at the annual America College Theater Festival, an honor they have earned the past four years. The accomplishments of our students and graduates demonstrate the success of our programs. Click here to see video of Shorter College's past music performances. BACH FESTIVAL WEEKEND 2008 Shorter College is proud to be a co-sponsor of Bach Festival Weekend 2008. On the next-to-last weekend of
January on the campus of Berry College in Rome, Ga. outstanding professional musicians from the northwest Georgia region (most of them faculty members of Georgia colleges) will gather to perform the works of J.S. Bach and others under the baton of nationally recognized conductors. Concert Dates: Click here for ticket prices and information.
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