On Saturday, May 21, the Music Industry Recording Arts (MIRA) program at St. Petersburg College hosted Crossover: The Multi-Genre Music Festival, for K-12 students and teachers from around the state. The festival was a Florida Music Education Association (FMEA) event and was held at SPC’s St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus. Participants were students ages 6-18, performing on … Continue reading Crossover Music Festival hosted at SPC
The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art (LRMA) wishes to extend an invitation to all St. Petersburg College students, faculty and staff to be our guests at our opening reception for two art exhibitions: Into the Third Dimension: Sculpture from the Collection and Youth gone Wild: The History and Art of Pinball. It will take place on … Continue reading Pinball, sculpture exhibitions at LRMA
Three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto will join Brazilian jazz sextet O Som Do Jazz for a concert of original works by Jovino that fuse jazz, Northeastern Brazilian styles and classic Brazilian Bossa Nova and MPB. Neto, a master pianist, flautist and composer, was born in Rio de Janeiro, and his career has been … Continue reading SPC Music Center hosts Brazilian Jazz great
St. Petersburg College Digital Arts students Anna Marie Mazza, Clio Perkins, David Quintana and Maddie Stubbs brought their heart, creativity and work ethic. SPC provided the foundation for the four to excel and achieve a placement in their dream programs at Florida State University, the Ringling College of Art and Design and the University of Florida. “I wasn’t born … Continue reading Digital creatives headed for success
Melissa Petrescue describes herself as “a business major in college and a music major in life.” Currently pursuing her bachelor’s degree in Management and Organizational Leadership, she credits SPC with opening doors for her educationally, musically and professionally. As an award-winning concert pianist, Petrescue has performed with the Florida Orchestra and at Busch Gardens Tampa … Continue reading SPC student performs with Florida Orchestra, Busch Gardens
Look out, here comes Audrey 2! The beloved musical, Little Shop of Horrors, opens next week at SPC and it is going to be a good one! Featuring a cast of 15 (and one theater faculty member on certain days) the rollicking musical will have 6 performances plus an open dress rehearsal (Tuesday, … Continue reading LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS opens April 6
On Monday, March 14, SPC’s Music Industry Recording Arts Live Sound Reinforcement students saw a demonstration of DiGiCo’s sound technology when Matt Larson, the National Sales Manager for Professional Audio Products, Group One Limited, paid a visit. Group One Limited is the parent company of DiGiCo, a digital mixing console producer at the forefront of live, … Continue reading DiGiCo’s sound technology demonstrated to MIRA students
Florida folk artist Rhonda K. Kitchens (RhondaK) is showing her whimsical sea-based artwork at St. Petersburg College’s Downtown Center through Friday, April 11. The art can be seen during normal campus hours, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, in the second-floor landing of the campus, located … Continue reading Art showing at SPC Downtown Campus of Folk artist Rhonda K.
Literary and other arts & cultural circles intersect during the Second Annual SunLit Festival, a springtime celebration of the written word. SunLit 2016 is co-produced by St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, Keep St. Pete Lit and the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, with funding support for family events from The DeBartolo Family Foundation, Florida Division of … Continue reading Music Industry/Recording Arts Faculty hosts “How Poems Become Songs” at 2nd annual SunLit Festival
Largo native Natalie DePergola has been drumming since she was 6 years old. She learned the basics from her Uncle Bill, quickly graduating from a toy store drum kit to a full-size Pearl set. Since her first public performance at age 9, she has gone on to play at venues throughout Tampa Bay, Nashville and even Canada. After winning … Continue reading SPC student drums her way to a music career