GSC Bluegrass Band Gives Back
The members of the Glenville State College Bluegrass Music Degree Program, the world’s first four-year Bachelor of Arts degree in bluegrass music, are very busy performing and volunteering in and around the Gilmer County community.
“Our goal is to get more involved on the GSC campus and in the Glenville community, attend more fairs and festivals around the state and abroad, and give the students in the program the total bluegrass experience,” said GSC Bluegrass Music Degree Program Director Megan Darby.
(L-R) Carol Belknap of Gassaway, WV and Brittany McGuire of Beckley, WV
perform in the 2011 GSC Bluegrass Band Concert
This summer, the GSC Bluegrass Band performed at the annual follow-up picnic to the West Virginia Folk Festival, an event that kicks-off the planning for the next West Virginia Folk Festival held in Glenville, West Virginia in June.
The band members hope to become more involved in the planning and production of this event.
At the beginning of the Fall 2011 semester, the band members volunteered and performed at the annual Burnsville Lake Fish Fry and Fishing Tournament on September 09, 2011.
Families and community members from Braxton County and surrounding areas gathered for a day of fun on the lake and enjoyed bluegrass music provided by the GSC Bluegrass Band.
(L-R) Robbie Mann of Berkley Springs, WV, Ryan Spangenberg of Madison, OH, and
Trish Cottrell of Glenville, WV perform in the 2011 GSC Bluegrass Band Concert
On September 12, 2011, the band performed at the 50th anniversary celebration of West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg, West Virginia (Wood County).
In October, the GSC Bluegrass Band members performed at Robert Bland Middle School (Lewis County), Braxton County Middle School, the grand opening of the Glenville H&R Block, and in their Fall Concert at GSC.
They will be appearing in the Gassaway Christmas Parade in Gassaway, West Virginia (Braxton County) in December.
For more information on the GSC Bluegrass Band or the degree program, contact Darby at “Megan.Darby@glenville.edu” or at 304.462.6342.
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Congratulations to Hunter Ashley for getting a 2nd place in the Discus throw. He may be a Freshman, but he can definately out throw a lot of sophmores, Juniors and seniors. Way to go Hunter. Practice always pays off. Proud of you.