Reestablished String Ensemble Gives Students Opportunity “Nowhere Else Has”
The sound of strings fill Polk State College’s chorus room – a sound the Music Department hasn’t heard for years. College, collegiate high school, dual enrollment, and early admission students gather twice a week to…
Five Questions With Music, Humanities Professor Ben Pila
Julliard-trained guitarist Ben Pila joined Polk State in 2014 as a Music instructor, but this is his first semester as a full-time professor teaching Humanities. This new responsibility isn’t slowing Pila down, though. He has…
Polk State Announces Spring Arts Schedule
Polk State College is excited to present its Spring 2018 Arts Schedule, which is filled with an extensive array of entertainment from music and theater, to visual and digital-art offerings. Arts programming at Polk State…
The Last Partials: A Jazz Experience
Voices of the People presented The Last Partials: A Jazz Experience featuring Shawn Edmonds and the Polk State Jazz Ensemble Dec. 9 at the Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Theater. A trumpeter, Edmonds made…
Winter Gala Concert
Polk State Music presented a Winter Gala Concert of Holiday Favorites Dec. 2 and 3 at the Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre. The event featured student performances by vocal and instrumental groups
Events Celebrate Art, Music, and Students
October is filled with art and music events at Polk State College, from this weekend’s “Music from Around the World,” to upcoming Arts Day at Polk State. On Sunday, Oct. 15, the Music Department’s choirs…
Polk State College Fine Arts: Professor and Juilliard-Trained Musician Ben Pila to Perform with Students April 20
Polk State Music instructor and Juilliard-trained guitarist Ben Pila, who has entertained three presidents and Pope Francis, will perform at Polk State’s Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre on April 20. Students from Pila’s newly created…
Polk State Accepting Entries for Spring Student Art Competition; Deadline is March 31
Polk State is currently accepting entries for its upcoming student art exhibition. The deadline for submission is March 31. Entry forms may be found at the Polk State Lakeland Art Gallery, open Monday-Thursday from 10…
Spring Concert
Polk State Music presented a spring concert, “It’s All About Love” with a surprise engagement Feb. 26 at the Polk State Winter Haven Fine Arts Theatre. Congratulations to our Polk State music students Nathan Babington and…
Polk State College Announces Spring Arts Schedule
Polk State College is excited to present the 2017 Spring Arts Schedule, a collaborative effort of the College’s Fine Arts Department, Office of Equity and Diversity, Student Activities and Leadership Organization (SALO), and the Lake…