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Update 6/2/2020 – As of this date, The Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra is currently planning to hold auditions in August and return to rehearsals in September. We will continue to monitor the developments and recommendations from officials regarding the return to campus. Updates will be posted to the website.

Update 5/8/2020 – Atlanta Summer Conducting Institute Letter Regarding COVID-19
The Summer Leadership Institute has free video resources available to directors, students, and parents. Please visit the Summer Leadership Institute page for the videos.
4/15/2020 – The 2020 Film Production Workshop scheduled to be introduced this summer has been postponed until the Fall. Updated information will be released over the summer.
4/15/2020 – The 2020 Summer Jazz Workshop has been cancelled. Please visit the Summer Jazz Workshop page for details regarding refunds.
4/1/2020 – The 2020 Spring Rialto Youth Jazz Orchestra season has been suspended. No rehearsals or concerts are scheduled for the spring. Auditions for the 2020-2021 Season will take place in August.
3/25/2020 – The 2020 Harrower Summer Opera Workshop has been cancelled. Information regarding the 2021 Workshop will be released in the Fall.

The College of the Arts Office of Educational Outreach supports the growth of local, national and international creative individuals through clinics, workshops and institutes hosted on Georgia State’s campus. The arts initiative engages public school students and teachers, collegiate and graduate level students, community members and professional artists with the opportunity to advance their studies and appreciation for the arts outside the classroom setting. Through creative and innovative programming, participants hone their artistic skills in an immersive “hands-on” environments alongside critically acclaimed artist-faculty at Georgia State.

The Educational Outreach Experience

at Georgia State University

ERIC WHITACRE at GEORGIA STATE

a two-day residency

About 1,200 Eric Whitacre fans from over 40 area schools, churches and universities took part in the program. The residency schedule included the Eric Whitacre Choral Festival with 700 singing participants, multiple open rehearsals with 200 Georgia State students, and a live stream Q&A with Whitacre discussing his compositional process and conducting techniques.

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GEORGIA STATE ORCHESTRA FESTIVAL

Georgia State’s Orchestra Festival brought guest clinician John Clinton to work with high school orchestras from the metro-area in a day of performances, clinics and master classes.

Over 100 Georgia State University alums gathered for the annual Alumni Reception at the Georgia Music Educator’s Association In-Service Conference this past January.

Jake Runestad - Composer Residency

Composer Jake Runestad visited Atlanta in a composer residency presented by the choral departments of the University of Georgia and Georgia State University. Jake worked with Georgia State choral ensembles and discussed composition and conducting techniques with graduate students and workshop participants of both universities.

Georgia Music Educator's Association In-Service Conference

Georgia State University was represented at the annual Georgia Music Educator’s Association In-Service Conference with over 30 presentations and research posters by faculty, current students, and alumni.

Contact Us

Email: cotaoeo@gsu.edu

Tel: (404)413-5927

Office Location

55 Park Place, NE, Ste. 910
Atlanta, GA 30303

Mailing Address

Georgia State University
College of the Arts – Educational Outreach
PO Box 3984
Atlanta, GA 30302

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