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this Issue Vienna Honors Professor David Nelson Opera Theatre Celebrates "La Vida Breve" Dickieson Chamber Music Endowment Presents Cuarteto Latinoamericano School of Music Bands Present Final Concerts of the Year at Guilford College Upcoming
Events Tuesday, April 1, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5 , 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 7, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday & Sunday , April 10, 11 & 13 Thursday, April 10, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, 6:15 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 27, 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 28, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 7:30 p.m. On the Horizon Sunday, May 4, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 4, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 4, 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 5, 7 :30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, 7:30 p.m. Don't Miss the Boat! New York The deadline to make your reservation is April 28. Raffle tickets are also available for purchase at $5 per ticket or $25 for six. You do not have to be present to win. Prizes include restaurant meals, event tickets, gourmet foods and more. Proceeds benefit the MAG Scholarship Fund and Annual Project. If you would like to receive an invitation or purchase raffle tickets, email jcscott@uncg.edu
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April 2008 E-Newsletter Greetings from the School of Music! We are in the final exciting weeks of recitals, workshops, lectures, special events and festivals for the 2007-2008 academic year. We hope you will join us! As always, please feel free to pass this newsletter along to colleagues, students, friends and family. Welcome New Faculty Member Clara O'Brien
Please join us in welcoming her to the School of Music! Vienna Honors Professor David Nelson
The City of Vienna gave Nelson the award (known in German as the Goldenes Verdienstzeichen des Landes Wiens) on March 14th in recognition of his book “Vienna for the Music Lover” and of the many pilgrimages he has made to bring Americans to Vienna’s musical sites. The Goldenes Verdienstzeichen is one of the highest honors Vienna can give. The award to Nelson is the second highest ever given to an American; the highest went to Leonard Bernstein. Dr. Ernst Theimer, chief executive officer of the City of Vienna, presented the award in a ceremony in the Green Salon in Vienna’s Rathaus. The cultural attaché from the American Embassy, officials from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and prominent musical museums, representatives of the two publishers of Nelson’s book and 20 UNCG music students attended. Nelson’s book on Vienna was published in 2006 in English and German; a Chinese translation was just released. He has published articles on the wind music of Mozart, Stravinsky and Messiaen and authored a chapter in the music education monograph "On the Nature of Musical Experience." He has taught in Austria and the Czech Republic, and has led more than 100 students and adults on musical tours of Vienna, Salzburg and Prague. The School of Music will welcome a variety of new and returning festivals in April.
Opera Theatre Celebrates "La Vida Breve" First performed in 1913, the opera tells the story of a beautiful young gypsy woman named Salud who is passionately in love with Paco, a man who is, unbeknownst to her, engaged to an upper class woman. Salud defiantly confronts Paco about his duplicity before his astonished bride and wedding guests, but Paco denies knowing her. Her heart broken, Salud drops dead at Paco’s feet in a gesture of ultimate contempt for her former lover. Set against a backdrop of village life in southern Spain, “La Vida Breve” features melancholy Andalusian folk songs and Moorish-tinged soul singing known as cante jondo. The work is regarded as one of the finest examples of 20th century Spanish opera. Tickets are $15 adults, $12 seniors, students and children; $9 groups of 10 or more and UNCG Alumni Association members; $7 UNCG students. Tickets are available at the UNCG Box Office (336) 334-4849, or http://boxoffice.uncg.edu. The Dickieson Chamber Music Endowment Presents Cuarteto Latinoamericano
Cuarteto Latinoamericano, formed in 1982, is known worldwide as the leading proponent of Latin American music for string quartet. This award-winning ensemble from Mexico consists of the three Bitrán brothers, violinists Saúl and Arón and cellist Alvaro, along with violist Javier Montiel. The Cuarteto has recorded most of the Latin American repertoire for string quartet, and the sixth volume of their Villa-Lobos 17 quartets cycle, recorded for Dorian, was nominated for a Grammy award in 2002 in the field of Best Chamber Music Recording as well as for a Latin Grammy. The concert is made possible by the George W. Dickieson Chamber Music Endowment, honoring the former UNCG School of Music faculty member who passed away on May 23, 2004. During his 39-year tenure, Dickieson instituted the first graduate degree courses, Chamber Music and Symphonic Literature, which are still in the catalogue today, in addition to teaching violin, conducting and orchestration, organizing a student orchestra called “The Sinfonia,” and coordinating several faculty chamber music ensembles that performed locally and out of state. He also served as head of the violin department and chairman of the conducting division. George founded and was the first president of the NC Chapter of the American String Teachers Association, and was a member and officer of Pi Kappa Lambda, was elected to the Golden Chain Honorary Leadership Society, and was honored by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity for his “significant and outstanding contributions to the cause of music in America.” His wife, Anna Bell Dickieson, established the endowment in celebration and commemoration of George’s distinguished career, leadership, musicianship, and life. That's Reh-meh-lay-show School of Music Bands Present Their Final Concerts of the Year at Guilford College Tickets to each performance are $10 adults, $6 seniors, $4 students and $3 UNCG. For tickets, call the UNCG Box Office at (336) 334-4849. Grace Lin Anderson, DMA candidate in cello, was featured as the artist of the week in the Community Arts Cafe's edition of Triad Arts This Week. Visit http://www.communityartscafe.com/gracelinanderson.htm to read the full article. Guy Capuzzo, Associate Professor of Music Theory, has been named a fellow of the 2008 Mannes Institute for Advanced Studies in Music Theory. The Institute convenes in June at the Eastman School of Music. Julie Celona-VanGorden, DMA candidate in vocal performance, is one of ten finalists for Long Leaf Opera's National Vocal Competition. The ten finalists will perform three selections on Saturday, April 26 at UNC Chapel Hill's Paul Green Theater at 8:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The performances will be held in front of a live audience and distinguished panel of judges; audience members will also be able to choose their favorites by ballot vote. The vocal competition is part of Long Leaf Opera's outreach mission to provide opportunities to develop future operatic vocal talent from across the country. Over 60 vocalists from 22 states entered the competition this year. Celona-VanGorden was most recently seen at UNCG as Baby Doe in the Spring 2007 Opera Theatre performance of "The Ballad of Baby Doe." Ted Federle, graduate voice student, was recently selected as a second place winner for the Gerda Lissner International Vocal Competition. As a recipient Federle will receive a financial grant to assist with the cost of auditioning for companies and young artist programs, as well as finance private study and coaching. Federle is also one of Long Leaf Opera's ten finalists (see above for details). Jennifer Stewart Walter, Assistant Professor of Music Education, and her husband welcomed baby girl Margaret Charlene "Charlie" Walter on Thursday, March 13. Congratulations to the Walter Family! If you know of additional student, alumni, faculty and staff honors that are not listed above, please email them to Jennifer Scott at jcscott@uncg.edu. Has Your Address Changed? We always strive to keep our database current so that our supporters are able to receive important announcements and exclusive invitations. If you have moved within the last year and would like to remain in our database, please email your former and new address to music@uncg.edu with "Address Change Request" in the subject line. Visit the School of Music web site for more information, links, pictures and beyond! Questions? Click here to email the School of Music e-newsletter editor. |
| Welcome New Faculty Member Clara O'Brien Vienna Honors Professor David Nelson with their Decoration of Merit in Gold The Festivals Have Arrived Opera Theatre Celebrates "La Vida Breve" The Dickieson Chamber Music Endowment Presents Cuarteto Latinoamericano Remeleixo performs April 10, 7:30 p.m., Organ Hall School of Music Bands Present Their Final Concerts of the Year at Guilford College Awards and Honors Has Your Address Changed? School
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Glückwünsche (congratulations) to David Nelson, Professor of Music Theory at the School of Music and recipient of Vienna’s Decoration of Merit in Gold. 
“La Vida Breve,” a seldom-performed opera noted for its gypsy-influenced music, flamenco dance rhythms and colorful peasant wedding celebration, will be presented by the School of Music and UNCG Theatre Thursday and Friday, April 10-11, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, April 13, at 2:00 p.m., at Taylor Theatre on Tate Street. 
Grammy-nominated Cuarteto Latinoamericano will perform on Friday, May 2, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the School of Music Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public and will feature works by Franz Joseph Haydn, Astor Piazzolla, Miguel del Aguila, Arturo Marquez and Javier Montiel.