Category: Music

SPC music students win national voice competition

St. Petersburg College music transfer students, Giana Gagliardotto and Kodey Beard, are winners of the National Society of Arts and Letters Classical Voice Competition. Beard, an Associate in Arts music student and tenor performer, and Gagliardotto, an Early College student and soprano performer, both won in the Florida Region semifinals.

Career Services Brings Music Industry Speaker Series to SP/G Campus

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St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus’ Career Services has partnered with both national and local music professionals for the Spring 2017 St. Petersburg College Speaker Series, running from Feb. 23 through April 6. These events are open to the public as well as to SPC students and employees. The series aims to teach attendees employability skills that will help … Continue reading Career Services Brings Music Industry Speaker Series to SP/G Campus

2017 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival kicks off Feb. 22

The 2017 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival is set for Feb. 22-26 at the Palladium Theater.  Now in its ninth year, the popular jazz festival is directed by SPC music professor David Manson and is a community cultural outreach event presented by St. Petersburg College and EMIT, a nonprofit arts organization directed by Manson. In addition … Continue reading 2017 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival kicks off Feb. 22

Students present MIRA Showcase this fall

Emerging Artist Series

Students from the Music Industry Recording Arts (MIRA) program at St. Petersburg College will present the 2016 MIRA Emerging Artist Series Fall Showcase on Monday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Palladium Theater Side Door. What the MIRA Showcase is all about This twice-a-year event, free to SPC students, faculty and staff with ID, not … Continue reading Students present MIRA Showcase this fall

Recycled Tunes donation drive for musical instruments kicks off Nov. 14

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St. Petersburg College is partnering with the Gasparilla Music Foundation (GMF) to support music and education through the Recycled Tunes donation drive. The music instrument drive for the community outreach program will kick off at noon on Monday, Nov. 14, at SPC’s St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus, in Room SC-134, 6605 5th Ave N. The event will … Continue reading Recycled Tunes donation drive for musical instruments kicks off Nov. 14

SPC Partners with Recycled Tunes to Launch Music Instrument Drive

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St. Petersburg College is partnering with the Gasparilla Music Foundation to promote Recycled Tunes, an instrument donation drive seeking to narrow the gulf between Pinellas County Schools’ students and their music-related goals. Imagine for a moment that your greatest love in life is music. You don’t merely listen to music or enjoy the experience fashioned … Continue reading SPC Partners with Recycled Tunes to Launch Music Instrument Drive

Award-winning organist Thomas Gaynor to perform at SPC

Thomas Gaynor, an award-winning organist, plays the St. Petersburg College Music Center at the St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus as part of the Heissler Organ Concert Series on Friday, Sept. 23,  at 7 p.m. General admission is  $10. The concert is free to SPC students and staff with a valid ID card. Thomas Gaynor, Outstanding Artist Gaynor was the … Continue reading Award-winning organist Thomas Gaynor to perform at SPC