Dana School of Music students and faculty traditionally do 120 concerts each school year.
Some of those shows still happened in 2020-21, but the students mostly played in empty performance spaces and the listeners enjoyed them through a computer screen or a cellphone.
But students will get a few opportunities to play for people, and the community will get a chance to enjoy some free live music as Youngstown State University’s music school plans three outdoor concerts on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and a YSU Wind Ensemble performance is in the works for May 1.
Dana Director Randall Goldberg called it vital for music students to gain concert experience.
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Opera Western Reserve Board member and Dana School of Music student Sierra McCorvey, a Howland High School graduate, performs in “Suor (Sister) Angelica.”
A little encouragement was all it took to set Howland High School graduate Sierra McCorvey on her journey of a lifetime.
From a high school band member, she rose to become a top local opera talent.
McCorvey graduated from Howland in 2009. She recalls her high school music teachers who helped her begin her musical journey.
“My music teachers were Anjanette DePoy, Nancy Moore, Craig Raymaley and Greg Rezabek,” McCorvey said. “It was their team effort that got me into music school with a scholarship.”