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Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 James A. Hefner HBCU Piano Competition:

First prize: Vera Zholondz (Alcorn State University)
Second Prize: Jacob Dodd (Jackson State University)
Third Prize: Eddie Crews (Jackson State University)

Honorable mention:

Ursula Patrick (Jackson State University)
Amber Jones (Jackson State University)

Best Performance Of A Work By A Black Composer:

Aminata Burton (Central State University)

The TSU Choir, under the direction of Professor Diana Poe, performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington at the annual Kennedy Center Honors event. Among the honorees this year were Paul McCartney, Merle Haggard, and TSU's most famous former student, Oprah Winfrey. The performance was a surprise to Ms. Winfrey as well as to the choir members, who did not know their destination until their flight touched down in Washington. Kudos to Mrs. Poe and the TSU choir for so beautifully representing our University and our Music Department.

Click here to read the article from the Tennessean, Dec. 6, 2010

RElliott THINK BIG: Dr. Robert Elliott Awarded $25,000 Grant for 105 Voices

 February 11, 2010

Dr. Robert Elliott, head of the TSU Department of Music, has received a $25,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The funds will support the 105 Voices of History (VOH)/ Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Conductors Institute for choral conductors. Administered in partnership with Partners Achieving Success CDC, Inc., the professional training activity will include a performance by the 105 Voices of History National Choir held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC. Elliot's grant is among 11 awards given statewide.






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