ASU to host local jazz musician Mary Crowell

March 25, 2008 08:49 pm

— This year’s celebration of Women's History Month at Athens State University will conclude with a performance by Dr. Mary Crowell, a jazz musician singer-songwriter and winner of the 2007 Pegasus Best Performer Award.
The event will beat 7 p.m. Saturday in McCandless Hall. The performance is free and open to the public
Crowell, an Athens native, has taught piano and composition for nineteen years and currently teaches music appreciation, class piano, and private piano lessons at Calhoun Community College. In addition, she teaches yoga at the Athens-Limestone Wellness Center. She loves playing Rachmaninov, Chopin, Gershwin, and Bach; practicing yoga, gardening; and gaming with good friends.
“Mary’s music is both playful and sultry,” said Dr. Susan Owen, Athens State professor and chair of the Women's History Month Committee. “Her diverse background and interests are well represented in her music. It is sure to be a relaxing and interesting performance.”