Lander University Department of Music

05/06/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 spring music graduates — Davison Rizzo, MaryAshlynne Lawson, Ben Bagwell, and Katie Varn! MaryAshlynne, Davison, and Ben also sounded fantastic singing the national anthem and the Alma Mater! We are so proud of these students and we know you will be successful in whatever path you choose!!
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04/26/2026

Jay Black’s senior clarinet recital has been rescheduled for tonight at 7pm! Please join us this evening at first Baptist for an evening clarinet and piano music. This concert is free and open to the public!

04/19/2026

The Lander University choirs present their spring concert “Americana” this afternoon at 4pm! The choirs will also be joined by Palmetto Girls Sing, a Greenwood based community choir for girls directed by Amy Fennell. Please join us this afternoon in the cultural center auditorium of Lander’s campus. You won’t want to miss this concert!

04/16/2026

Tomorrow, the Lander University Chamber Orchestra presents their spring concert, “The Sound of American Cinema.” The orchestra will perform music from iconic 20th century American films like 𝘑𝘢𝘸𝘴, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘻, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘶𝘮𝘱, and 𝘛𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤. Please join us at 7pm in the cultural center auditorium of Lander’s campus to hear this program! You’re bound to hear some tunes you recognize and probably some new music as well. Hope to see you there!

04/11/2026

03/18/2026

Please join us tonight at 7pm in the Barksdale Recital Hall as Krystal Rosenbusch presents her junior violin recital. Krystal will be performing works by Beethoven, Bach, Bartok, and Brahms as well as a violin duet with Lander’s Professor of violin, Cathrine Hazan. Hope to see you there!

02/26/2026

Tonight at 7pm, the piano ensemble will present their annual program in the Cultural Center auditorium. Bundle up in your coziest sweater and join us for an evening of music that evokes cold winter nights by the fireside.
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02/24/2026

Tonight the wind ensemble will have present its first concert of the spring 2026 semester featuring music that explores the history of the United States, and includes a special appearance by the Old Main choir. Please join us tonight at 7pm in the cultural center auditorium - this concert is free and open to the public!
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02/16/2026

Tomorrow, the the Lander University choirs is excited to announce that we will once again be hosting the choral festival, an annual event where high school choral ensembles from across the state come to Lander’s campus to perform and work with guest clinicians. This is the first time the choral festival has been held since 2020, and we hope this is the first of many choral festivals from to come. Students (especially music students and those in music 101) are welcome to come to the choral festival tomorrow between 9-12 to watch the performances in the cultural center auditorium. Additionally, Lander’s chamber choir - Old Main Singers - will perform at 11am. Just be mindful that this is a performance, so please be quiet as you enter and exit the auditorium and refrain from talking. We look forward to this event tomorrow and appreciate everyone who helped make this happen!
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01/29/2026

The music department’s first performance of the spring 2026 semester will take place tomorrow evening at 7pm in the Cultural Center auditorium. The Honors Recital features students who were nominated by their professors to audition and were then selected by the faculty of the music department to perform. Each year, the Honors Recital is an opportunity for some of the music department’s talented students to perform together, either as soloists or in an ensemble. Please join us for this free concert!
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12/02/2025

Tonight! The Lander University Chamber Orchestra will be joined by University Singers to give a concert full of music inspired by the winter season ❄️ ☃️ You won’t want to miss the music department’s final ensemble performance of the fall semester. This concert is sure to get you in the holiday spirit!
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