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News Home Sports News	Notre-Dame organist Latry to perform concert at Piedmont (10-15-05) Olivier Latry, world-renowned organist at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, will perform a concert at Piedmont College Oct. 28, with proceeds going toward relief for victims of hurricane Katrina. (More)
Photo Galleries Commencement 2005 Undergraduate Graduate	'Rumors' continues Sept. 27-Oct. 2 (9-27-05) The Neil Simon farce, "Rumors," is now playing at Piedmont College's Jenkins Theater. Performances continue at 7:30 p.m., tonight and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Guest director Michael Brogdon of Athens describes "Rumors" as “fast, frenetic, fickle, frothy, fun!” This show is recommended for a mature audience. For reservations call (706) 778-8500 extension 1355. (More) [Photos]
Great Composers Beethoven's 9th	Yonah Brass to perform at Piedmont Sept. 30 (9-27-05) A brass chamber ensemble based in Cleveland, Ga., Yonah Brass, will perform classical as well as traditional and modern American music in a free concert at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 30, at the Piedmont College Center for Worship and Music in Demorest. (More)
Chamber Singers Fall 2004	Piedmont waives expenses for evacuee students (9-7-05) College students who have had to flee hurricane Katrina in the Gulf states may soon be picking up their studies at Piedmont College in northeast Georgia. Piedmont President Ray Cleere said the college currently has room for 30-40 additional students and will waive tuition, room and board during the fall semester for students displaced by the storm. (More)
2004 Commencement	Chapman presents 'An Evening with Chopin' Sept. 15 (8-30-05) From the "Fantasie Impromptu" to the "Military Polonaise," concert pianist Dr. Joe Chapman will perform time-honored favorites celebrating the life and music of Frédéric Chopin at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 15, in the Piedmont College Center for Worship and Music in Demorest. The program will feature two of Chopin’s most virtuosic études, the "Revolutionary" and the "Winter Wind," and conclude with the monumental "Andante Spianato" and "Grande Polonaise Brillante." Admission is free. (More)
Carmina Burana April 19, 2004	Community School of Music to hold registration in Demorest Aug. 15 (8-5-05) Children and adults who want to enroll in music lessons through the Community School of Music can register at 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 15, in Brooks Hall at the Center for Worship and Music at Piedmont College in Demorest. New to the school this fall will be violin classes taught by Heather Strachan. (More)
African-American Music Celebration 2004	Chorale to begin practice for 'Lessons and Carols' (8-4-05) The Piedmont College Chorale is seeking singers to perform in this year's Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols and a spring performance of one of Mozart's most acclaimed—and mysterious—works. (More)
	Cooper memorial service set for June 25 (Related Story) Piedmont College will hold a memorial service for women's basketball coach Charles Cooper at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 25, in the Center for Worship and Music in Demorest. The memorial service is open to the community and will be officiated by Dr. Ashley Cook, chaplain at Piedmont College, and Dr. Bill Cashion, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Clarkesville. (More)
	Community School of Music offers lessons for all ages (5-5-05) The Community School of Music at Piedmont College will hold a summer semester for children and adults who want to learn to sing or play the piano, guitar or pipe organ. (More)
	Piedmont sets summer sports camps (5-5-05) The Piedmont College Athletic Department is offering camps for basketball, volleyball, soccer, and baseball this summer. (More)
	Piedmont Chamber Singers set Spring Concert (4-20-05) The Piedmont College Chamber Singers will present their Spring Concert April 29 in Demorest before leaving on a four-day tour of concerts in Illinois. The free concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the college's Center for Worship and Music. (More)
	Piedmont Chorale 'Ready' to present Beethoven's Ninth April 8-9 Beethoven's Ninth Symphony resonates on so many levels that Piedmont College professor of music Dr. Wallace Hinson does not hesitate to compare it to other wonders of the world, including the Pyramids of Giza. (More) (Concert Photos)
	Alumni Weekend The Piedmont College Alumni Association invites all area alumni and friends of the college to take part in Alumni Weekend activities April 8-10. "Share the Good Times" is the theme for the weekend of fun that will be highlighted by the Piedmont Chorale and Orchestra performances of Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" and the dedication of the new Loudermilk baseball field. (More) (Details)
	Piedmont College presents 'The Bakers Wife' (2-11-05) Piedmont College Theatre will present "The Baker's Wife" by Joseph Stein beginning Friday, Feb. 18 at Jenkins Theater in Demorest. Show times are 7:30 p.m., Feb. 18, 19, and 26; and 2 p.m., Feb. 20 and Feb. 27. (More)
	National Cathedral organist Erik Suter to perform Feb. 25 at Piedmont (2-10-05) The Sewell Organ Concert Series at Piedmont College will feature Erik Wm. Suter, organist at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Suter will present a concert at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 25, at the Piedmont College Center for Worship and Music in Demorest. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and students. Piedmont faculty, staff and students are admitted free. (More)
	Charles Cooper Earns 1,000th Career Basketball Coaching Victory (1-30-05) Piedmont College head women's basketball coach Charles Cooper reached a basketball coaching milestone this afternoon when his Lady Lions posted a 79-66 Great South Athletic Conference victory over visiting Maryville College in PC's Johnny Mize Athletic Center. The win was Cooper's 1,000th career victory as a basketball coach with his successful career spanning both the high school and collegiate levels. (More)
	Percussionist headlines African-American Music Celebration Feb. 27 (1-24-05) The14th annual African-American Music Celebration will be held at 3 p.m., Feb. 27 at the Piedmont College Center for Worship and Music in Demorest. (More)
	Chase/Otaki duo to perform at Piedmont Jan. 14 1-6-04 The viola and piano duo of Roger Chase and Michiko Otaki will perform in concert at Piedmont College at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 14, in the Center for Worship and Music. Admission is free and everyone is invited. (More)
	16th 'Concert of Lessons and Carols' to ring in the holidays at Piedmont College (11-19_04) The Piedmont College Chorale and Habersham Central High School Singers will present their annual "Concert of Lessons and Carols" at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3, and again on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the college's Center for Worship and Music in Demorest. The concert is free and everyone is invited. (More)
	Joyce Jones plans Piedmont organ concert (11-1-04) Internationally acclaimed musician Dr. Joyce Jones will perform in concert on the Sewell Pipe Organ at Piedmont College on Nov. 19. (More)
	Chamber Singers to move 'Heaven and Earth' (10-27-04) The Piedmont College Chamber Singers will present a concert celebrating "Heaven and Earth" at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 4, in the Center for Worship and Music at the campus in Demorest. (More)
	Piedmont Cantabile sets Oct. 28 concert (10-22-04) The Piedmont College Early Bird Concert Series continues Thursday, Oct. 28, with a performance by the college's Cantabile singers. The free concert will be held at 5 p.m. in Brooks Recital Hall in the Center for Worship and Music in Demorest. (More)
	Pianist Phillip Hayner to present recital Oct. 21 (10-11-04) Dr. Phillip Hayner, professor of music at Piedmont College, will present a piano recital at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 21, in the college's Center for Worship and Music in Demorest. The recital is free and everyone is invited. (More)
	Piedmont Theatre takes a look at Shakespeare's women (9-9-04) “Haply a woman’s voice may do some good,” William Shakespeare wrote, and the Piedmont College Theatre production of "Savoring the Brew: A Taste of Shakespeare's Women" will do audiences some good when the play opens for its Georgia premiere this month. (More)
	Andrew McKnight to perform at Piedmont Sept. 16 (9-1-04) Environmental engineer-turned-songwriter Andrew McKnight will perform a Piedmont College "Early Bird" concert at 5 p.m., Sept. 16, at the campus in Demorest. The concert will be held in Brooks Hall in the Center for Worship and Music. Admission is free and everyone is invited. (More)
	Community School offers music and voice lessons for all ages (8-25-04) Private lessons and classes in music and voice for children and adults will begin Sept. 7 at the Community School of Music in Demorest. This year, the school will offer pipe organ lessons as well as instruction in piano, guitar and voice at beginner and advanced levels. (More)
	SGA officers for 2004-05 (8-23-04) Piedmont College started the school year with a new slate of Student Government Association officers. (More)
	Baccalaureate begins week of Piedmont graduation events (5-3-04) Piedmont College students are enduring final exams this week as the college gears up for another record commencement on May 8. (More) (Photos)
	*Piedmont Cantabile* to sing April 27 (4-21-04)** The Piedmont College Cantabile singers will hold an "Early Bird Concert" at 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 27, in the Brooks Recital Hall in the Center for Worship and Music in Demorest. The concert is free and everyone is invited. (More)
	Mellichamp to present pipe organ concert April 30 (4-19-04) Piedmont College's first organ concert series will end where it began, with a concert of classical and modern works performed by Dr. James Mellichamp, vice president of the college and dean of the school of arts and sciences. The free concert at 7:30 p.m., April 30, in the Center for Worship and Music will include music by French, German, American and British composers. (More)
	PC Chorale sets 'Carmina Burana' (4-14-04) As part of its annual Great Composers Series, the Piedmont College Chorale and Orchestra will present "Carmina Burana" at 8 p.m., April 19, in the Center for Worship and Music at the college's main campus in Demorest. Admission is $10 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. Piedmont students, faculty and staff are admitted free. (More) (Photos)
	'Little Sheba' plays Piedmont stage (4-10-04) The Piedmont College Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning play "Come Back, Little Sheba" by William Inge at Jenkin’s Theater opening April 21. (More)
	High schoolers can start their college careers early through new Piedmont program (3-30-04) Piedmont College is offering local high school students a "jump start" on their college careers. Beginning this summer semester, new high school graduates and rising seniors can enroll in the Jump Start program to get started right away on their bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree—and save money in the process with discounted summer tuition. (More)
	PCT to present 'Talking With …' (3-23-04) The Piedmont College Theatre will present "Talking With …" a play by Jane Martin at 7:30 p.m., March 24-27 in Jenkins Theater at the main campus in Demorest. There will be a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m., March 28. Tickets are $7 for adults and $2 for seniors and students. (More)
	O'Shea to present Irish writers one-man show March 29 (3-23-04) Irish actor, writer and radio personality Neil O'Shea will bring his one-man show "The Irish Writers Entertain" to Piedmont College at 5 p.m., March 29, in Jenkins Theatre. (More)
	Organist Jensen to perform at Piedmont March 19 (3-2-04) Wilma Jensen, the "Dean of American Organists," will present a concert of music in the French tradition from the 19th and 20th centuries March 19 at Piedmont College. (More)
	Celebration of African-American music is Feb. 22 (2-13-04) "Sing a New Song: The Evolution of Black Sacred Music" is the theme of the 13th annual African-American Music Celebration to be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 22, at the Piedmont College Center for Worship and Music in Demorest. (More) (Photos)
	Piedmont Theatre to present 'Snow Queen' Feb 18-22 (2-11-04) The Piedmont College Theatre will present "The Snow Queen" at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 18-21 in Jenkins Theatre on the college campus in Demorest. A 2 p.m. matinee is scheduled for Feb. 22. The play by Ron Nicol is based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen. (More)
	Atlanta Singers concert set for Feb. 21 (2/10/04) The Atlanta Singers, a professional 16-voice ensemble now in their 27th season, will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 21, in the Piedmont College Center for Worship and Music Demorest. (More)
	'Fiddling Poet' Waldman here Feb. 12 (2/2/04) Ken Waldman, an Alaskan musician also known as the "Fiddling Poet," will perform from 5-6 p.m., Feb. 12, in Brooks Hall at the Piedmont College Center for Worship and Music in Demorest. The free performance is part of the college's "Early Bird Concert" series. (More)
	Piedmont selected to offer Foxfire teacher training programs (1/27/04) Piedmont College has been selected by the Foxfire Fund to administer its Teacher Outreach program, which trains teachers at all grade levels in how to implement the Foxfire approach to classroom instruction. (More)
	Jane Anderson display at Arrendale Library (1/16/04) Jane Anderson, one of northeast Georgia’s most infamous personalities, is the subject of a historical display at the Piedmont College Arrendale Library in Demorest. (More)
	Duncan plans to travel after 29 years of teaching (1/10/04) Clarence Duncan received a rocking chair when he retired from Piedmont College, but after 29 years of teaching, the former accounting professor says he plans to do more rolling than rocking. Duncan and his wife, Joyce, who also is retired from teaching nursing at North Georgia Technical College, will be putting miles on their camper and doing lots of fishing following his last official day at the college on Dec. 31. (More)
	Nursing school gains national accreditation (12/15/03) The Piedmont College Daniel School of Nursing in northeast Georgia has earned accreditation from the National League of Nursing (NLN), a step that will aid student nurses who seek to serve in the military or continue their education in graduate school. (More)
	Hinson named director of music for Covenant Congregational Church (12/10/03) Dr. Wallace Hinson, associate professor of music and chair of the music department at Piedmont College, has been named director of music for Covenant Congregational Church in Demorest, beginning Jan. 1, 2004. (More)
	It's no argument – new Piedmont debate team on a roll (12/1/03) Imagine that Piedmont College has a football team. Now imagine that they travel to Athens and beat the UGA junior varsity team—five times. That's sort of what happened in the even more competitive arena of intercollegiate debate, where a rookie team from Piedmont has knocked off teams from Emory University, Florida State, the University of Louisville, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham in their first weeks of competition. (More)
	Madame Chiang Kai-Shek dies at age 106 (10/24/03) Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, 106, formerly of Demorest, died Oct. 23 at her home in New York City. Madame Chiang attended the Piedmont Academy in 1910. (More)