APSU to host Saxophone Day Concert on Sept. 27

By: Dr. Andrea Spofford September 22, 2026

Dr. Lucas Hopkins, professor of saxophone at APSU and a prominent soloist and chamber musician. | Contributed photo

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University’s Department of Music, with support from the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is presenting the Saxophone Day Concert at 3 p.m. on Sept. 27 in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall. This event is free and open to the public. 

Following a day of workshops, the Saxophone Day Concert will feature performances by Dr. Lucas Hopkins, collaborative pianist Jan Corrothers, the APSU Saxophone Studio, and high school participants from around the state. 

To learn more about Saxophone Day, contact Hopkins at hopkinsl@apsu.edu or register as a participant at https://www.apsu.edu/music/sax-day. To learn more about future CECA events, productions, and performances, visit https://www.apsu.edu/ceca/. 

About the Department of Music

The Austin Peay State University Department of Music hosts more than 100 performances each semester. Events take place in the 600-seat George & Sharon Mabry Concert Hall, the Recital Hall in Music/Mass Communication 147, Heydel Hall in the Art + Design Building, and other venues across campus and in the local community. 

Performances feature APSU student and faculty soloists, chamber, and large ensembles. Performances also feature guest artists sponsored by the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts. To learn more about the Department of Music, contact the department chair, Dr. Korre Foster, at fosterk@apsu.edu.   

About the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts 

Since 1985, the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA, or "seek-ah") has been providing students, the Clarksville community, and the Middle Tennessee region with engaging experiences through the Art + Design, Creative Writing, Music, and Theatre & Dance programs at APSU. CECA brings as many as 85 guest artists to Clarksville each year and presents up to 100 public arts and culture events annually, including concerts, exhibitions, artist lectures, master classes, artist residencies, and more. In addition, CECA provides the arts faculty at APSU with research opportunities to enhance their professional growth as well as numerous student scholarships each year to support APSU's own emerging artists. To learn more about the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at APSU, contact Dr. Andrea Spofford at spofforda@apsu.edu.