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![Brass musicians perform in the HOT Band Road Show, a pregame tradition at USF Football’s home games. [Photo: Christina Klein Photography]](/arts/news/images/2024/20240202-the-magic-of-music-in-motion-usf-herd-of-thunder-marching-band-marks-a-grand-tradition-in-its-25th-year-490x328.jpg)
The Magic of Music in Motion: USF’s Herd of Thunder marching band marks a grand tradition in its 25th year
Just beyond the din of afternoon rush-hour traffic on Fowler Avenue, a jam of a different kind takes shape on a sprawling USF practice field. Overhead, gray and white clouds billow against a blue backdrop, a vibrant sideshow to the cacophony of brass, woodwinds and percussion warming up beside fluttering Color Guard flags. It is as if the sky has heard the Herd and wants in on the act.
February 2, 2024Music, Students & Alumni
Rebecca Penneys: Acclaimed pianist aims to spread the ‘language of peace’
A child prodigy, pianist Rebecca Penneys has been immersed in music since she began playing by ear as a toddler. It’s a powerful language, she says. “It’s a language of peace, and I’m definitely an advocate of peace on earth,” she says. “Music makes you smarter. When you play an instrument, it changes your thinking. The whole idea is that civilization then can go forward in a more peaceful way.”
![Gerard Madrinan, Pinellas County's Teacher of the Year, gives high-fives to students as he arrives at Seminole High after the traditional limousine ride to school Tuesday. Following behind, at right, is principal Jane Lucas. Madrinan was awarded the honor in a ceremony Monday night at Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg. [ DIRK SHADD | Times ]](/arts/news/images/2024/20240122-usf-school-of-music-alum-gerard-madrinan-named-pinellas-teacher-of-the-year-490x328.jpg)
USF School of Music Alum Gerard Madrinan ’04, ‘06 named Pinellas Teacher of the Year - Tampa Bay Times
The Monday night announcement puts Gerard Madrinan in the running to become Florida’s top teacher.
January 22, 2024Music, Students & Alumni
Spring exhibition highlights printmaking pioneers - Creative Loafing
Graphicstudio, the printmaking workshop at the University of South Florida (USF), has an international reputation among artists. As one of only three professional university-based print ateliers, it’s become a popular stopover in many influential artists’ creative journeys. As Todd Smith, the former Executive Director of the Tampa Museum of Art, once put it, through Graphicstudio, USF introduced Tampa to “a veritable who’s who of contemporary art.”
January 15, 2024Art & Art History
Kenrick Wagner, Assistant Instructor of Commercial Music: Hip-hop still as transcendent 50 years later - BayNews 9
“A lot of the things that we say in the music, we say it in the music because in other spaces and places it may not resonate as strongly as it would. Unless we have a fly beat behind it.”
Selected Topics: USF Faculty Exhibition at Gallery114
This exhibition is intended to introduce HCC students to potential mentors, departments and schools to consider for further study upon completion of their AA degree at HCC. Selected Topics: USF Faculty Exhibition features artists from both Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses who work across a wide array of media and conceptual frameworks, offering a glimpse into the breadth and variety of artistic and pedagogical perspectives at the University of South Florida’s College of the Arts.
January 8, 2024Art & Art History, Faculty