Converse Music Business Class Rocks at Student-Run Festival
Written by Emma Brooke Alley ’25 The students didn’t know what to expect going into their Concert Promotion & Venue Management class on the first day of the Spring 2023 …
Contemporary Music/Media Applications
Converse Celebrates High-Impact Experiential Learning at 2023 RISE Symposium
Converse held its second annual RISE Symposium during the week of April 10, 2023. Open to all undergraduate, graduate and Converse II students, the RISE symposium empowers students to share …
Music Business Students Hold Rock Concert to Benefit World Central Kitchen
By Yarelis Cardona ’23 The Cookin’ With Rock Concert was held by Converse’s Music Business & Technology Program to showcase the incredible talent among our faculty, students, and alumni. This …
Finding Her Voice: Emma Brooke Alley ’25
Emma Brooke Alley ‘25 is a current sophomore at Converse University majoring in Contemporary Music with an emphasis in Media Applications. She began voice lessons at Converse’s Lawson Academy of …
Converse Music Business Students Produce Concert with Nashville Veterans
Written by John Jeter Isaiah Caston ’25 plays regular gigs around Spartanburg and works at a local music store, so he knows his way around a microphone. But then the …
Five Music Students Advance to SCNATS Mid-Atlantic Regionals
Congratulations to our Converse music students for advancing during the SC National Association of Teachers of Singing (SCNATS) Musical Theatre and Contemporary Music auditions in Fall 2021. These exemplary performers …
Alumna & Petrie Staff Accompanist Wins Fran Pinson Pianist Award
Julie Madsen Smith ’70, staff accompanist at the Petrie School of Music and Converse alumna, is the 2021 recipient of the Fran Pinson Collaborative Pianist award. The award, from the …
Converse Ready to Welcome Largest Incoming Class in More Than 3 Decades
Converse is on track to welcome the largest number of new undergraduate students in more than three decades — at least 370 new students from 30 states and 17 countries …
Jessie’s Girls Concert
Need a music fix? Dying to attend a live concert? We got you covered! Join us on May 7 at 7:00 pm on the Quad for Jessie’s Girls, a high-energy, national party band, …