Congratulations to Messiah Unviersity Percussion Major Yemliot Tirado Franceschini for winning the 2024 Kuhlman Competition.
(From L-R): Dr. Leal, Mrs. Salyards, Yemliot Tirado Franceschini, Dr. Russo Stante
The Messiah University Department of Music Congratulates Dr. William Stowman on his Carnegie Hall Debut! Dr. Stowman will be performing with Tromba Mundi, an ensemble comprised of six professional trumpeters from across the United States. The members of Tromba Mundi are Bryan Appleby-Wineberg, Scott Belck, Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski, John Marchiando, William Stowman and Joey Tartell. The group will present a varied program including three World Premieres as well as two of Dr. Stowman's original compositions written especially for Tromba Mundi. The concert is Wednesday, October 7 at 7:30 PM.
The Messiah University Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Jim Colonna and the Messiah University Trumpet Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. William Stowman, were selected to perform at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association state convention this past spring. This is an honor reserved for the finest performing ensembles in the state, and it allowed both groups to perform for an audience of music educators and student musicians. Congratulations to both ensembles and to their outstanding directors!
The Messiah University NAfME board has created a Messiah University Music Department gear website! There are various items for sale that have the Music Department logo on them to show your support for the department. Each order ships right to you with no middleman needed. We are very excited to share the website with you! Click the link below to shop Music Department gear!
The Messiah University Jazz Ensemble (JazzONE) under the direction of Dr. William Stowman has been selected to perform at the 2023 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Conference. The program is scheduled for Thursday, April 20th at 1:30 PM.