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        The Performing Arts Department at PSC has had a long history of excellence. For more than fifty years, Pensacola State College has produced many outstanding musicians and actors such as Mark Markham, currently accompanist for Jessye Norman, the late Daisy Jackson, former vocal soloist for the U.S. Air Force Band and the U.S. Army Band, Antonio Guiliano, and playwright Nancy Hasty.

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        Pensacola, Florida 32504

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        The Performing Arts Department at PSC has a long history of excellence. Since its beginnings in 1957, this department has served thousands of students. PSC graduates can be seen in Broadway plays, Hollywood productions, and recording studios as well as directing church choirs and teaching college, high school and middle school students the joy of music. Members of the Friends of the Performing Arts Affinity Group support our talented students as they pursue their passions. The support of members enables our students to obtain new equipment, to earn a quality education, to practice in functional facilities, and to have exceptional opportunities. Friends of the Performing Arts not only support our students by giving financially, but also by being present at events.

        Each year, the Department hosts the Lyceum Series which presents approximately fifteen events for the community to enjoy. Past guests include Pulitzer Prize winners, Grammy winners, and internationally known artists. From journalist Leonard Pitts to the Saint Louis Brass to Mike Cooley of the Drive-By Truckers, the Lyceum Series brings an eclectic group of presenters to our community. In 2019, artists included the Italian Saxophone Quartet, Second City Improv Troupe, and TheOnion.com co-founder, Scott Dikkers. PSC Performing Arts also presents three piano artists each year with the Kamerman Piano Series and showcases approximately 70 students from the Performing Arts Department.

        In 2019, Friends of Performing Arts helped purchase microphones for the Ashmore Auditorium, to make it possible for six music students to attend PSC for the Fall and Spring terms in the amount of $3,000, and to raise $38,086.21 to support PSC Performing Arts.

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        The Performing Arts Department at PSC has had a long history of excellence. For more than fifty years, Pensacola State College has produced many outstanding musicians and actors such as Mark Markham, currently accompanist for Jessye Norman, the late Daisy Jackson, former vocal soloist for the U.S. Air Force Band and the U.S. Army Band, Antonio Guiliano, and playwright Nancy Hasty.

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        • decorative image of ROX_7602-alumni- , Coleman awarded First Degree Diploma in Golden Key International Composition Competition 2021-02-04 13:49:46Coleman awarded First Degree Diploma in Golden Key International Composition Competition
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        Pensacola State College
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        1000 College Boulevard, Bldg. 8
        Pensacola, Florida 32504

        phone:(850) 484-1800

        toll free: (888) 897-3605

        Email Us

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        Get season tickets, preferred seating and recognition in programs.

        The Performing Arts Department at PSC has a long history of excellence. Since its beginnings in 1957, this department has served thousands of students. PSC graduates can be seen in Broadway plays, Hollywood productions, and recording studios as well as directing church choirs and teaching college, high school and middle school students the joy of music. Members of the Friends of the Performing Arts Affinity Group support our talented students as they pursue their passions. The support of members enables our students to obtain new equipment, to earn a quality education, to practice in functional facilities, and to have exceptional opportunities. Friends of the Performing Arts not only support our students by giving financially, but also by being present at events.

        Each year, the Department hosts the Lyceum Series which presents approximately fifteen events for the community to enjoy. Past guests include Pulitzer Prize winners, Grammy winners, and internationally known artists. From journalist Leonard Pitts to the Saint Louis Brass to Mike Cooley of the Drive-By Truckers, the Lyceum Series brings an eclectic group of presenters to our community. In 2019, artists included the Italian Saxophone Quartet, Second City Improv Troupe, and TheOnion.com co-founder, Scott Dikkers. PSC Performing Arts also presents three piano artists each year with the Kamerman Piano Series and showcases approximately 70 students from the Performing Arts Department.

        In 2019, Friends of Performing Arts helped purchase microphones for the Ashmore Auditorium, to make it possible for six music students to attend PSC for the Fall and Spring terms in the amount of $3,000, and to raise $38,086.21 to support PSC Performing Arts.

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PSC FOUNDATION DIRECTOR LENDS VOICE TO AWARD-WINNING A CAPPELLA QUARTET

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Aged to Perfection, a female quartet of a cappella singers specializing in the barbershop harmony style and affiliated with Harmony Inc. was recently named international quartet champions.

The group beat more than 100 quartets from across the United States and Canada at the competition held in November in Orlando. The competition was part of Harmony Inc.’s annual convention, which featured educational sessions, various categories of competition, and performances by past and current championship choruses and quartets.

“Aged to Perfection consistently strives to become more masterful at the four-part harmony that characterizes the barbershop style, but winning the International Convention & Contests is truly the highlight of our career,” says the group’s tenor singer, Gaye LaCasce, director of development at the Pensacola State College Foundation.

“To be recognized by our peers for our performance on that contest stage instills in us pride that we carry back to our respective communities, and winning those gold medals is a memory we will carry for a lifetime.”

Aged to Perfection has been an active quartet in Harmony Inc. for four years and travels extensively for shows, competitions and to provide youth outreach in schools and community centers. Its members are the mother-daughter duo (Gaye) LaCasce, tenor, and Alexa Beal, lead, of Charlottesville, Virginia; and another mother-daughter combination Kathy Pomer, bass, of Londonderry, New Hampshire, and Ellie Pomer, baritone, a third-year student at Ithaca College in New York. With its win, the quartet has earned a permanent position in the Association of Harmony Queens, a subset of Harmony Inc. representing quartet champions, also known as Harmony Queens.

LaCasce and her husband, Dan Signor, also are founding members of Pensacappella, a local mixed voice a cappella chorus which began in spring 2018.

Directed by Signor, Pensacappella belongs to the Mixed Harmony Barbershop Association. Performances include a cappella music from many genres including doo-wop, show tunes and gospel. The chorus performed Christmas selections on Dec. 8 at the Gateway Church of Christ and on Dec. 16 at the Rex Theater.

LaCasce and Signor also sing in a mixed harmony quartet with Pace residents Rick Rogers and Karen Schutt. Short Circuit Quartet performs locally in various venues and can compete under the auspices of the Mixed Harmony Barbershop Association.

Harmony Inc. has hosted the International Convention & Contests for more than 50 years, gathering female singers of all musical backgrounds and experience levels to participate in a series of competitions for quartets and choruses. Participants are adjudicated by a panel of trained judges evaluating categories that encompass what songs the performers elect to sing, the skill with which they sing those songs, and how they present the songs, which can include emotionally connecting with the audience.

“Aged to Perfection offered a stunning, memorable and unique performance in Orlando,” said Donna McKay, Harmony Inc. president. “To even earn a spot on the international stage, the quartet had to qualify earlier in the year at an area competition but to walk away as international champions is a notable accomplishment. We appreciate the talent and commitment that these women bring to the barbershop harmony genre.”

To hire any of the ensembles or to get information about upcoming performances or auditions, visit the Facebook pages for Aged to Perfection Quartet or Pensacappella.

January 29, 2019
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