Music Department News
Music Students and Alumni Compete Nationally
This past semester, alumni and students in the Belhaven Music Department applied their learned skills and successfully competed on a national level ... | Read More
Belhaven Honors Convocation 2013
Belhaven University's Honors Convocation awarded some of the highest academic honors to the year's top performing students on April 9, 2013 at the Center for the Arts Concert Hall. ... | Read More
Music Department Presents Jazz Vibrations
Try not tapping your feet during Belhaven’s Choral and Vocal Arts performance of Jazz Vibrations. This free concert on Saturday, April 13 will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall. ... | Read More
Belhaven Orchestra Will Perform the Classics
Chamber music from famous composers like Beethoven and Tchaikovsky will fill the night at Belhaven’s Center for the Arts Concert Hall on Saturday, April 6. ... | Read More
MS Symphony Orchestra Performs Student Compositions
Students from Belhaven’s Music Composition Emphasis will have their works of music played by professional players from the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra (MSO) on Thursday, April 4 at 5:30 p.m. ... | Read More
Soprano, Dr. Rebecca Geihsler, Performs in Voice Recital
Dr. Rebecca Geihsler, Adjunct Professor of Voice, Music History and Music Appreciation, will perform her solo voice recital on March 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Belhaven Concert Hall. ... | Read More
Belhaven Ensembles Showcase Music with Jackson Symphonic Band
Members of the Jackson community will combine their musical talents with musicians from Belhaven’s Music Department for a collaborative concert on March 23,2013. ... | Read More
Belhaven Strings Concert 2013
The upcoming Belhaven Strings Concert will showcase some of the top Belhaven string players on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall. ... | Read More
Piano Recital Showcases Music Faculty
The Belhaven faculty piano recital entitled “The Sachs Piano Duo” will be on Tuesday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall. Dr. Steven Sachs, Professor of Piano and Chair of the Belhaven Music Department ... | Read More
Faculty's Music Gets Published
Dr. Paxton Girtmon, Associate Professor of Music at Belhaven, recently had four pieces of music published by Duma Music in Woodbridge, NJ and Wehr’s Music House in Winter Park, Fla. ... | Read More
Faculty Voice Recital - Dr. Christopher Shelt
Belhaven’s Music Department will present the faculty voice recital of Dr. Christopher Shelt entitled A Teacher with His Students. Dr. Shelt, Professor of Voice, Church Music and Choral Activities, will take the stage ... | Read More
Musical, The Drunkard, Debuts at Belhaven
The Drunkard is a musical that will debut February 21 – March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Belhaven Blackbox Theatre. The musical, presented by the Belhaven Theatre Department, is based on ... | Read More
Belhaven Presents Little Opera for Children
The Pied Piper of Hamlin will premiere at Belhaven’s Concert Hall on January 18 and 19, 2013. Students in Belhaven’s Vocal Arts will present this colorful one-act opera for children. ... | Read More
Concert Showcases Best of Belhaven
The first installment of the 2012-2013 Best of Belhaven performance is on Monday, November 19. Students from the Belhaven Music Department will present the most outstanding performances of the semester in one powerful concert. ... | Read More
Belhaven Wind, Percussion, Guitar and Jazz Ensemble Concert
Students from Belhaven’s Music Department will be performing in the Wind, Percussion, Jazz Guitar and Jazz Ensemble Concert on Thursday, November 15 in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall. ... | Read More
Belhaven University Presents Handel's Messiah
To start the Christmas season off with a celebration, students and faculty from Belhaven’s Choral and Vocal Arts will present the Handel’s timeless classic, Messiah, at Belhaven’s Center for the Arts Concert Hall. ... | Read More
Student Composers Concert X
The Student Composers Concert X will be a special performance showcasing several arrangements of music from Belhaven student composers. ... | Read More
80th Belhaven Singing Christmas Tree
Belhaven’s Singing Christmas Tree began in 1933 and is considered the first and oldest outdoor singing Christmas tree event in the country. It was named one of the top 20 events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society ... | Read More
Stardust Duo Will Perform for Belhaven Chamber Series
Amanda Smith Roberts and Jonathan Roberts of The Stardust Duo will perform in the third installment of the Preston Chamber Music Series at Belhaven University. ... | Read More
Tenor, Richard Heard, Performs at Guest Artist Recital
As part of the 2012 Mississippi Music Teachers Association Fall Conference being held at Belhaven this year, American tenor, Richard Heard will perform for the Guest Artist Recital on November 2. ... | Read More
Belhaven Hosts MS Music Teachers Association Conference
The annual Mississippi Music Teachers Association (MMTA) Fall Conference will be hosted this year by Belhaven University. This gathering of music teaching professionals from around the state will be held on November 2-3 in Belhaven’s Center for the Arts. ... | Read More
Arts Discover Day 2012
Arts Discover Day is October 26 and will give future students a sneak peek into Belhaven University's thriving School of the Arts. Learn more about the arts and get a full access pass
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Preston Chamber Series Continue with MSO Cellist
The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) leading cellist, Mr. Bennett Randman, will join with faculty from Belhaven’s Music Department for the second installation of the Preston Chamber Music Series: An Evening of Diamonds. ... | Read More
Historic Gathering of Singing Christmas Tree Singers
Have you ever participated in the Belhaven University Singing Christmas Tree? If so, this is an open invitation for you, and we need your help to make this year’s performance extra special. ... | Read More
Music Series, An Evening of Diamonds, Begins at Belhaven
Belhaven’s Music Department will host its first installment of the Preston Chamber Music Series: An Evening of Diamonds to wrap up Belhaven's Alumni and Family Homecoming Weekend. ... | Read More
Belhaven Welcomes World Renowned Children’s Choir
The Far East Broadcasting Company (FEBC)-Korea Children’s Choir and Dr. Billy Kim will visit Jackson for two special performances on October 2 in the Belhaven University Center for the Arts.
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Arts Ablaze 2012-2013
This year will be another exciting year in the arts at Belhaven University and the Arts Ablaze Calendar has a complete listing of the many art events and show you where and when they are happening. ... | Read More
Dance, Music and President Visit South Korea
Over the summer a group of Belhaven University students, staff and faculty traveled into the country of South Korea. Each trip had a separate mission, but together had the same goal ... | Read More
Belhaven Records Highest Enrollment in Its History
Belhaven University’s fall enrollment shattered all previous records with a total of 3,725 students across all seven campuses. This is an increase of 433 students over last year, and a one-year jump over 13%. ... | Read More
Music Major, Jocelyn Zhu, is a Finalist in National Competition
Belhaven violin performance major, Jocelyn Zhu, competed and performed at the Masterworks Festival in Indiana. ... | Read More
Music Department's Mission Trip to Peru
Two Belhaven music professors, Dr.Christopher Shelt and Dr. Andrew Sauerwein, traveled to Trujillo, Peru and taught at the second largest national conservatory of music, the Conservatorio Carlos Valderrama. ... | Read More
Honors Convocation Award Winners
Belhaven University's Annual Honors Convocation awarded some of the highest academic honors to the year's top performing students on April 10. ... | Read More
Best of Belhaven II
The second installment of the 2012 Best of Belhaven performance is Monday, April 16 at 7:30 pm in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall. ... | Read More
Choral and Vocal Arts Concert, The Beauty of Bernstein
The best of Bernstein is coming to the stage at Belhaven University. The choral and vocal arts concert, The Beauty of Bernstein, will premiere on April 14 at 7:30 P.M. in the Belhaven Center for the Arts Concert Hall. ... | Read More
Music Students are Winning Top Honors
Students in the Belhaven Music Department are winning many top honors in competitions around the state. Nine Belhaven University Vocal Arts students competed successfully at the National Association of the Teachers of Singing Competition (NATS). ... | Read More
Guitar Virtuoso, Pablo Garibay, Will Perform at MS Guitar Festival
The Preston Chamber Music Series: An Evening of Diamonds continues to present wonderfully stirring concerts, and the Pablo Garibay Guitar Recital is no exception. ... | Read More
10th Annual Mississippi Guitar Festival Comes to Belhaven
The 10th Annual Mississippi Guitar Festival is coming to Belhaven University this year. The guitar festival is the state’s only collegiate conference on the art of classical guitar and it attracts guitar students, professionals, hobbyists and enthusiasts statewide ... | Read More
Piano Trio Concert
The Preston Chamber Music Series An Evening of Diamonds will feature its next performance on February 7 with Belhaven’s Piano Trio concert. ... | Read More
2012 Collaborative Arts Concert
The Collaborative Arts Concert on Saturday, February 4, 2012 is the only time when several departments from the Belhaven School of the Arts combine their efforts to collaboratively create works of art in paint, music and dance. ... | Read More
Belhaven Music Department Presents Opera Concerts
The Belhaven University Music Department and the Mississippi Opera present Little Operas for Children: Little Red Riding Hood and The Toy Shop ... | Read More
Contact Information:
Belhaven University,
Music Department
1500 Peachtree St.,
Box 320
Jackson, MS 3920/p>
Phone: 601-974-6471
music@belhaven.edu
The Music
Department is accredited by the
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).
