[490] MTSU Hosts Governor's School for the Arts June 5-July 1

News and Media Relations contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-5616 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Governor’s School for the Arts at MTSU contacts: Dr. Raphael Bundage, 615-898-2223 or rbundage@mtsu.edu
Glenna Robinson, 615-898-2223 or gjrobins@mtsu.edu


MTSU Hosts Governor’s School for the Arts June 5-July 1

(MURFREESBORO) — Nearly 250 of the best and brightest young people in the arts from across Tennessee will be attending the 2011 Governor’s School for the Arts June 5 until July 1 at MTSU.
Program concentrations will include dance, music, visual arts, filmmaking and theatre. Participants will be arriving Sunday morning, June 5, checking into dorm rooms and registering.
Finale events will be held Wednesday, June 29, at 4 p.m. in Hinton Hall of the Wright Music Building for opera and at 7 p.m. in the Boutwell Dramatic Arts Building for theatre.
A major highlight will be finale events Friday, June 30, in Nashville at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Students’ art and film work will be on display from 5 to 9 p.m. The dance and music event will start at 7 p.m.
Other highlights and the entire four-week schedule can be found at www.gsfta.com (click on “2011 CALENDAR”). Some of these are open to the public, but there is a $10 per person admission charge.
MTSU professor of music Dr. Raphael Bundage is serving as Governor’s School for the Arts director. Glenna Robinson and Lynda Hawkersmith are assisting. Many outstanding faculty serve as instructors.
For more information, visit www.gsfta.com.

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In Brief

Nearly 250 of the best and brightest young people in the arts from across Tennessee will be attending the 2011 Governor’s School for the Arts June 5 until July 1 at MTSU. Program concentrations will include dance, music, visual arts, filmmaking and theatre. Participants will be arriving Sunday morning, June 5, checking into dorm rooms and registering. For more information and complete four-week schedule, visit www.gsfta.com.



Founded in 1911, Middle Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of Regents institution located in Murfreesboro and is the state’s largest public undergraduate institution. In September 2011, MTSU will celebrate its 100th year anniversary with special events and activities throughout the year — kicked off by a Blue-Tie Centennial Gala on Friday, Sept. 9.

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