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  • Pictured is trumpeter Kyle Brookins.
    Kyle Brookins will present his Junior Trumpet Recital in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall on Friday, April 19, 2019 ...
  • Flutes arrayed artistically on the marble floor and USA Logo of the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center lobby.
    The University of South Alabama Flute Choir and Celtic Crúe, directed by Dr. Andra Bohnet, will present their Spring Concer ...
  • Oboist Tiffany Fresne pictured in a local park serenading various wild creatures, including the resident turtles.
    Tiffany Fresne will present her Senior Oboe Recital in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall on Thursday, April 18, 2019 ...
  • Pictured is the USA World Music Ensemble.
    USA's Steel Band and World Music Ensembles will present their joint Spring Concert on Wednesday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the ...
  • Pictured in 2018 on the Saenger Theatre stage is the USA Symphony Band.
    Join the University of South Alabama Wind Ensemble and Symphony Band as they perform a special Spring Concert in the beautiful Sae ...
  • Pictured are members of the USA Woodwind Ensembles posing comically in the lobby of the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center.
    The University of South Alabama Woodwind Ensembles will present their Spring Concert on Thursday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lai ...
  • Pictured on the Laidlaw Recital Hall stage in a previous performance are members of USA Opera Theatre.
    USA Opera presents Donizetti's classic bel canto opera, L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love) on Friday, April 12 a ...
  • Pictured are members of the USA Percussion Ensemble in concert on the Laidlaw stage.
    The USA Percussion Ensemble will present their Spring Concert on Thursday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Cen ...
  • Pictured is an array of various brass instruments spread over the floor of the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center lobby along with the USA logo inlaid in that floor.
    Music students at the University of South Alabama will perform a fall concert of music for brass ensembles. The concert will consi ...
  • Pictured is a graphic drawing of unknown jazz trio.
    The University of South Alabama Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Tracy Heavner, will perform their Spring Concert on Tuesday, April ...
  • Pictured is pianist Amir Katz.
    Mobile Chamber Music presents pianist Amir Katz in concert in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall on Sunday, March 31, ...
  • Pictured on the Laidlaw Recital Hall stage is the USA Symphony Orchestra.
    The University of South Alabama Symphony Orchestra will present their annual Spring concert on Thursday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. in ...
  • Pictured artfully with background decorations in the Andrew Harper Green Room is percussionist Trevor Perez.
    Trevor Perez will present his Junior Percussion Recital in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall on Tuesday, March 26, 2 ...
  • Pictured is trombonist Patrick Whitehurst standing artfully in a corral full of cows.  (This is not a mistaken caption!)
    Patrick Whitehurst will present his Senior Trombone Recital in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall on Sunday, March 24 ...
  • Pictured is soprano Janie Chow.
    Soprano Janie Chow will present her Senior Voice Recital in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall on Sunday, March 17, 2 ...
  • Pictured in black & white are four hands playing a piano keyboard.
    On Thursday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m., the USA Piano Ensembles will perform their Spring Concert in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Cente ...
  • Pictured is Andra Bohnet, Rebecca Mindock and Kip Franklin of the Trebuchet Wind Trio.
    The Trebuchet Wind Trio will perform a concert of music arranged for flute, oboe and clarinet on Tuesday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. in ...
  • Pictured is flutist Stephen Howze.
    Stephen Howze will present his Senior Flute Recital in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall on Monday, March 11, 2019 a ...
  • Pictured is percussionist and USA faculty Dr. Luis Rivera.
    Please join the USA Department of Music and Percussion Studio as Dr. Luis Rivera, Director of Percussion Studies at USA, will pres ...
  • Pictured is faculty flutist Travis Jones and faculty clarinetist Kip Franklin.
    Faculty artists Travis Jones and Kip Franklin will present a concert of flute and clarinet music assisted by pianist Doreen Lee on ...
  • Pictured are oboist Jaren Atherholt and bassoonist Benjamin Atherholt.
    The University of South Alabama will present a guest artist recital featuring bassoonist Benjamin Atherholt and oboist Jaren Ather ...
  • Performers from USA Opera Theatre pictured on the Laidlaw stage in a previous year's production.
    USA Opera presents Donizetti's classic bel canto opera, L'Elisir d'Amore (The Elixir of Love) on Friday, April 12 a ...
  • USA Symphony Band is pictured on stage before a 2018 concert.
    The USA Symphony Band, under the direction of Dr. Jason Rinehart, will open their Winter Concert with the barbaric Allegro Barbaro ...
  • Pictured is guest faculty clarinetist Victor Chavez.
    Dr. Victor Chavez will present a clarinet recital as the capstone event to USA Clarinet Day 2019 on Saturday, February 23 at 4:00 ...
  • Pictured is Dr. Arie VandeWaa, USA Faculty Trombonist.
    On Thursday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m., Dr. Arie VandeWaa will present his faculty trombone recital: "Defining an American Tro ...
  • Pictured is the Miro String Quartet
    Mobile Chamber Music presents the Miro String Quartet in concert in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall on Sunday, Jan ...
  • Pictured on the Laidlaw Recital Hall stage is the USA Wind Ensemble - February 15, 2019.
    On Tuesday, February 19 at 7:30 p.m., the USA Wind Ensemble, Dr. William H. Petersen, conductor, will open the 2019 semester with ...
  • Pictured on the Laidlaw Recital Hall stage is the Mass Trumpet Choir from a previous USA Trumpet Day.
    The University of South Alabama Department of Music is proud to present Finale Concert for USA Trumpet Day on Saturday, February 1 ...
  • Pictured is trumpeter Dr. Grant Peters.
    Grant Peters will open USA Trumpet Day with a Guest Faculty Trumpet Recital on Saturday, February 16 at 9:30 a.m. in the Laidlaw P ...
  • Pictured is an array of flutes scattered artistically on the floor of the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center lobby.  This portion of the floor displays the USA logo as well.
    Members of the USA Flute Studio, students of Dr. Andra Bohnet, will perform both solo flute and flute ensemble selections in a rec ...
  • Pictured is guest faculty flutist Tim Hagen
    Guest Faculty Tim Hagen, flutist, will present a recital on Tuesday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the USA Laidlaw Performing Arts C ...
  • Pictured is composer Dr. David Durant.
    On Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. the piano music of David Z. Durant, professor of music at USA, will be performed by a m ...
  • Pictured is the flute and piano duo of Cobus du Toit and Doreen Lee.
    On Monday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m., the du Toit & Lee Duo, formed by flutist Cobus du Toit and pianist Doreen Lee, presents a ...
  • Pictured at the piano is USA faculty Dr. Robert Holm.
    On Thursday, January 31 at 7:30 p.m., USA Professor and Steinway Artist Dr. Robert Holm will present his annual faculty solo piano ...
  • Pictured is percussionist Von Hansen
    The USA Percussion Ensemble is proud to host Dr. Von Hansen as guest artist and clinician at USA on Wednesday, January 30. He will ...
  • Pictured is the outdoor fountain at the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center.
    Join us for a musical evening featuring the USA Wind Faculty and guest colleagues as they present works for chamber winds. The pro ...
  • USA Wind Ensemble on Stage
    Ensemble audition information for the 2019 USA Spring Concert Bands and Orchestra. Auditions occur on Sunday, January 6, 2019 and ...
  • Pictured is Guest Artist Cellist Moises Molina.
    Cellist Moises Molina, along with pianist Po-Chuan Chiang and clarinetist John Craig Barker, will present a guest artist chamber m ...
  • Pictured are string players in an orchestra.
    The University of South Alabama String Orchestra will present their Fall Concert on Wednesday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Laid ...
  • USA Concert Choir pictured on stage in the Laidlaw Recital Hall during a previous performance.
    The University of South Alabama Concert Choir and University Chorale invite you to the annual Holiday Choral Concert presented on ...
  • Pictured is the clarinet studio recital poster for December 3, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
    Students of Dr. Kip Franklin will present a fall clarinet studio recital in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center on Monday, December ...
  • Pictured are several brass instruments laid artistically next to the USA logo on the floor of the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center.
    Music students at the University of South Alabama will perform a fall concert of music for brass ensembles. The concert will consi ...
  • Pictured on the Laidlaw Recital Hall stage are students from the Trumpet Studio of Peter Wood.
    Trumpet players at the University of South Alabama will perform their fall studio recital on Thursday, November 29 at 7:30 p.m. Th ...
  • Pictured laterally at the vibraphone with mallets is senior percussionist Brandon Benson.
    Brandon Benson will present his Senior Percussion Recital in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall on Wednesday, Novembe ...
  • Pictured is one of the many student woodwind ensembles at South Alabama performing on the Laidlaw stage.
    The University of South Alabama Woodwind Ensembles will present their Fall Concert on Tuesday, November 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lai ...
  • Trumpeter Erick Wicklund is pictured in his duties with the Jaguar Marching Band.
    Erick Wicklund will present his Trumpet Recital in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall on Monday, November 26, 2018 at ...
  • Pictured on stage in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall is the USA Symphony Band.
    The USA Symphony Band, under the direction of Dr. Jason Rinehart, presents a concert entitled "Of War and Peace." The en ...
  • USA Opera Theatre on stage in their Spring 2018 performance of The Gondoliers.
    USA Opera Theatre, under the direction of Thomas L. Rowell, will present their annual scenes program on Friday, November 16 at 7:3 ...
  • USA Celtic Crue folk flute ensemble is pictured outside the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center, all of them balanced on one leg in the manner of Jethro Tull flutist Ian Anderson.
    The University of South Alabama Flute Choir and Celtic Crúe, directed by Dr. Andra Bohnet, will present their Fall Concert ...
  • Pictured outside of the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center is saxophonist Curtis Williams.
    Saxophonist Curtis Williams will present his Senior Saxophone Recital in the Laidlaw Performing Arts Center Recital Hall on Thursd ...