Pensacola State College
Department of Performing Arts
1000 College Boulevard, Bldg. 8
Pensacola, Florida 32504
Pensacola State College
Department of Performing Arts
1000 College Boulevard, Bldg. 8
Pensacola, Florida 32504
Fresh, fast and always spectacularly funny. The Second City is celebrating nearly sixty years of producing cutting-edge satirical revues and launching the careers of generation after generation of comedy’s best and brightest.
This event sponsored by ACE (Art, Culture, and Entertainment, Inc.) as part of the 2022 Foo Foo Festival.
Wednesday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Doug Holsworth received his BA in Music Education in 1985 from the University of Alabama, where he was the Drum Major for the Million Dollar Band. After graduation, he served in the Army as a Signals Intelligence Pilot, holding dual branches as a Captain in Aviation and Military Intelligence.
Michael Coleman was recently awarded First Degree Diploma in the Golden Key International Composition Competition for 2021. Other composers receiving diplomas and honorable mentions in his division hailed from China, Italy, and Poland. Dr. Coleman is invited to perform his “Four Bagatelles” for solo piano on the World Composers Recital at the Golden Key Music…
Michael Coleman will have an original piano cadenza and piano arrangements from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Suite” featured in a video to be released by Steinway & Sons globally on December 18. The video was shot at the Steinway factory in New York, NY (November 2019) and features performances by Steinway Artist Kadisha Onalbayeva and the Ram:Corps…
PSC music majors David Christenson and Danielle Sims performed for PSC’s inaugural Change Makers Dinner that was held on December 9th. The event raised $164,000 that will go towards helping our students through the Universal Scholarship Fund and 4 new endowments. Thanks, Danielle and David!
Mr. Don Snowden has had a long and industrious career at Pensacola State College, having begun as a Music Instructor in 1987. Before working at PSC, Snowden received his bachelor’s degree from Livingston University in 1976 and his master’s from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1981. Since then, he has served as the Director of Bands and the Department Head of the Performing Arts Department.
The concert is titled “Peeks into the Infinite I” and is part of KMA’s concert season. This is the first of two concert programs celebrating the 250th birth year of Beethoven by exploring the genre of the Bagatelle, from Beethoven to the modern-day.
PSC alumnus is new Performing Arts Director When Pensacola State guitar instructor Joe Stallings formed the College’s first guitar ensemble in 1983, Kenny Phillips was a member. Now, 37 years later, Kenneth Phillips is back at the College and though the surroundings are familiar, the job is brand new. Phillips is now the head…
The annual Student Excellence Awards recognizes and honors some of Pensacola State College’s many outstanding students. Over 200 students are recognized this year for their achievements and reflect the theme of a Tradition of Excellence. This year’s theme of “A Tradition of Excellence” is exemplified by the achievements of these students including academic excellence, leadership,…
Michael Coleman was recently named a semi-finalist for the 2020 American Prize in the Instrumental Chamber Music category for his “String Quartet No. 1”. The American Prize is an annual national competition which features several composition and performance categories. Administered by Hat City Music Theater, Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Danbury, Connecticut, The American Prize was…
