College of Musical Arts 2019-2020 academic year in review

A Message from the Dean

The 2019-2020 year will be remembered by the events surrounding COVID-19 but that is clearly not the whole story. The fall semester and January/February were full of wonderful concerts, presentations, and student accomplishments. In March we moved all of our instruction to 100% remote teaching in a manner of days and had to adjust to a new virtual environment. It was a challenge to be sure but the faculty, staff and students of the College of Musical Arts rose to the occasion. Music making and study, creative activity, and artistic expression did not stop. Alumni, friends, and supporters stayed in touch with the many virtual offerings through our CMA YouTube Channel, social media, and with continued financial support. 

I am grateful for music and its transformative power to bring us together even when we are physically apart. Whether a faculty/staff member, an alum or friend of the CMA, thank you for your contributions. 

I hope you enjoy this 2019-2020 College of Musical Arts year in review. 

Best regards,

William Mathis
Dean

By the Numbers

304

Undergraduate student enrollment

148

Graduate student enrollment

$1,369,051

Undergraduate and graduate scholarship money awarded

324

Undergraduate and graduate students who received scholarships

517

Public events

1,200+

Participants in pre-college music events on campus

$342,780

Gifts received from 2019-2020 donors

$80,598

Total funds raised for Pro Musica

46

Students receiving Pro Musica Travel Grants

This Year in Photos

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CMA Virtual Recordings During COVID-19

Ave, Regina Caelorum by Leah Tracy, SATB

While certainly not the same as singing together in person, we have been working on some projects remotely! This is a recording of Leah Tracy's "Ave, Regina Caelorum." Leah is a music composition major at BGSU and the current president of the Collegiate Chorale! All of the singers recorded their parts from their homes by singing along to a rehearsal track made by our wonderful accompanist, Michael Gartz. The individual recordings were then melded together by another member of the choir, Ryan Eckhardt! We are thrilled to share this project with you!

Homeland by Grace Coberly, BGSU Collegiate Chorale Virtual Performance

Closing our tour concerts with Grace Coberly's "Homeland" has become a new tradition for the BGSU Collegiate Chorale. Because of its beautiful message, several members of the group asked if we could do a virtual performance during this difficult time. Thanks to Ryan Eckhardt for his audio and video editing skills! Thanks also to Grace for the wonderful piece!

College of Music performs “You Will Be Found”

We are so excited to share our virtual recording of "You Will Be Found" from Dear Evan Hansen! We were asked by President Rodgers and Dean Mathis to be involved in this project, which was premiered during BGSU's virtual graduation! Thank you to our instrumentalist friends from the College of Musical Arts for joining us, to BGSU CMA Recording Services for the audio and video editing, and to the university for including us in the ceremony!

Men’s Chorus – Alma Mater

Bowling Green State University Alma Mater, BGSU Men's Chorus

In honor of our BGSU Men's Chorus Alumni event that was scheduled for this past weekend, we share our virtual recording of the Bowling Green State University Alma Mater. Thanks to brother Ryan Eckhardt for putting this together with his incredible audio and video editing skills! Also, thanks to our wonderful pianist, Jared Dorotiak, for creating an accompaniment track that we could all sing with!

Women’s Chorus – Sing

Famine Song #ISingBecause

Though we are currently unable to sing side-by-side, by working together from a distance (and through amazing editing by Dr. Brown!), we continue to make music as sisters in song. 

‪Please enjoy the BGSU Women’s Chorus Virtual Performance of “Famine Song”

Tuba-Euphonium Quartet

Proud of my students Elena Markley, Anderson Johnson, Noah Laabs and Tyler Schreiber for their efforts in this, their first, virtual chamber music collaboration. I hope you enjoy their playing as much as I enjoy working with them! They are the Appassionato Tuba Euphonium Quartet! #bgsu #BGSUMusic #tuba #euphonium #BGSUCollegeofMusic #tubaeuphoniumquartet

Posted by Dave Saltzman on Monday, April 27, 2020

Appassionato Tuba Euphonium Quartet

From David Saltzman: Proud of my students Elena Markley, Anderson Johnson, Noah Laabs and Tyler Schreiber for their efforts in this, their first, virtual chamber music collaboration. I hope you enjoy their playing as much as I enjoy working with them! They are the Appassionato Tuba Euphonium Quartet! Pretty impressive, especially considering they have never actually played this together as an ensemble or heard how their parts work together aside from score study.

Updated: 04/13/2021 09:26AM