December 2008 E-Newsletter

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In this Issue School of Music Prepares Final Concerts of the Semester What's Next in 2009 Holiday Closing Awards and Honors Upcoming Events Wednesday, December 3, 7:30 p.m. Wind Ensemble Aycock Auditorium Thursday, December 4, 7:30 p.m. Symphonic Band Aycock Auditorium Friday, December 5, 4:00 p.m. CHT Forum: J. Daniel Jenkins, University of South Carolina "After the Harvest: Carter's Fifth String Quartet and the Late Late Style" School of Music Collins Lecture Hall Friday, December 5, 7:30 p.m. University Symphony Aycock Auditorium Saturday, December 6, 7:30 p.m. Liberace Quartet School of Music Recital Hall Sunday, December 7, 1:30 p.m. University Band Aycock Auditorium Sunday, December 7, 4:00 p.m. Holiday Choral Concert First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro Monday, December 8, 7:30 p.m. Baroque Ensemble School of Music Organ Hall On the Horizon Monday-Friday, January 12-16, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saxophone Repair Workshop School of Music Tuesday, January 20 , 7:30 p.m. American Old Time Music Concert with Alan Jabbour & Ken Perlman School of Music Organ Hall Sunday, January 25, 12:30-6:00 p.m. Double Reed Day School of Music Monday, January 26, 7:30 p.m. Christopher Sales, bassoon, guest artist recital School of Music Organ Hall Wednesday, January 28, 7:30 p.m. Juan-Pablo Andrade, piano, faculty recital School of Music Recital Hall Thursday, January 29, 4:00 p.m. CHT Forum: David Huron, Ohio State University, "Describing Music, Interpreting Music, Explaining Music" School of Music Collins Lecture Hall Are You Current? Have you updated your alumni biography for the School of Music? For your convenience we now offer an online update submission form at www.uncg.edu/mus/update. We love hearing from you, so please be sure to keep us posted! New Address? 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.	December 2008 E-Newsletter Greetings from the School of Music and best wishes for a healthy, happy and musical holiday season! School of Music Prepares Final Concerts of the Semester School of Music ensembles have been busily preparing for the final concerts of the fall semester. Join us for performances by the: Wind Ensemble John R. Locke, Conductor // Kevin M. Geraldi, Conductor Andrea Brown, Guest Conductor // John R. Beck, Timpani Soloist Works by Daugherty, Tubb, Dzubay, Pann and Denze Wednesday, December 3, 7:30 p.m. Aycock Auditorium Symphonic Band Kevin M. Geraldi, Conductor // Andrea Brown, Guest Conductor Works by Gabrieli, Haydn, Persichetti, Mackey, Lauridsen and Daugherty Thursday, December 4, 7:30 p.m. Aycock Auditorium Symphony Orchestra Kevin M. Geraldi, Conductor // Jong-hun Bae, Guest Conductor Works by Weber, Schelle and Sibelius Friday, December 5, 7:30 p.m. Aycock Auditorium University Band Andrea Brown, Conductor // Kiyoshi Carter, Guest Conductor Sunday, December 7, 1:30 p.m. Aycock Auditorium The Holiday Choral Concert will be held on Sunday, December 7, at 4:00 p.m., and will include performances by the UNCG Chamber Singers, University Chorale, Women's Choir, Men's Glee Club and the Women's Glee Club. The concert, which will be held at First Presbyterian Church on 617 N. Elm Street, is free and open to the public. It showcases traditional and contemporary choral music, some of it accompanied by Greensboro's largest pipe organ. The Musical Arts Guild (MAG) will host a free holiday reception following the concert for all current MAG members and their guests. What's Next in 2009 The New Year will begin with a series of workshops, guest artists and special events: Saxophone Repair Workshop Monday-Friday, January 12-16, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Join us for an intensive week of saxophone repair with Certified Master Technician Melody Choplin. Seating is limited to six participants and registration must be paid in full by January 5th. Visit http://www.uncg.edu/mus/eventsNews for more information, or contact Melody Choplin at (336) 334-4589. American Old Time Music Concert with Alan Jabbour and Ken Perlman Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 7:30 p.m. Fiddler Alan Jabbour and banjoist Ken Perlman will present a program of Appalachian tunes, featuring most prominently the music Jabbour learned in the 1960s from his mentor, West Virginia fiddler Henry Reed. Jabbour and Perlman have redefined that great American invention, the fiddle-banjo duet, and brought it to new heights of complexity. Their performances testify to the grace, beauty and power of Appalachian music. Double Reed Day Sunday, January 25, 2009, 12:30-6:00 p.m. Double Reed Day features a day of activities for beginning, intermediate and advanced double reed students. Includes clinics on breathing, tone production, fingerings, reedmaking and adjusting for oboe and bassoon, as well as UNCG student performances, faculty recital and double reed choir. Pre-registration is required by January 20th. Visit http://www.uncg.edu/mus/eventsNews for more information. Second Annual Daniel Ericourt Piano Artist Residency with special guest artist Jon Nakamatsu Master Classes Monday-Wednesday, February 2-4, 2009 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. In Concert Tuesday, February 3, 2009, 7:30 p.m. One of the most sought-after pianists of his generation, Jon Nakamatsu is a frequent concerto soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and solo recitalist throughout the United States, Europe and Japan. Winner of the Gold Medal at the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The residency is made possible by a generous gift made by William H. Heins, Jr. Annual High School Piano Day Saturday, February 7, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Join the UNCG piano faculty on Saturday, February 7th for an exciting day of piano master classes and recitals. All students will perform at least one of their two submitted works in one of four concurrent master classes given by UNCG piano performance faculty members. Registration is due by January 31st. Visit http://www.uncg.edu/mus/pianoday for more information or to register. Other highlights include the Carolina Band Festival and Conductors Conference, February 19-21; Opera Theatre presents Libby Larsen's "Picnic," April 2, 3 & 5; and the Fourth Annual Miles Davis Jazz Festival with special guest Seamus Blake, April 17. Visit http://musical.uncg.edu for the latest updates and call the UNCG Box Office at (336) 334-4849 to purchase tickets to School of Music events. Holiday Closing The School of Music Administrative Offices will close at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 23rd for the winter break and will reopen with full services on Monday, January 5th. Classes for the Spring 2009 semester will begin Tuesday, January 20th. News, Awards and Honors Guy Capuzzo, Associate Professor of Music Theory, will host a celebration for composer Elliott Carter's 100th birthday on December 11, 7:00 p.m., in Collins Lecture Hall (Room 217). Elizabeth Keathley (Associate Professor of Musicology), Andrew Willis (Professor of Piano, Fortepiano, Harpsichord), Rich Auvil (graduate student in piano performance) have been selected to present papers at the College Music Society International Conference, June 30-July 7, 2009, in Zagreb, Split, and Dubrovnik, Croatia. Paul Stewart, Keyboard Division Chair, presented his Ragtime lecture demonstration at the New York State Music Teachers Association, October 18, at State University of New York, New Paltz. The organization surprised Stewart with a special citation and plaque at the Conference Banquet, honoring him for his outstanding contributions to the musical community as performer, pedagogue and MTNA leader. Anthony Taylor, Assistant Professor of Clarinet, and wife Samantha DiRosa welcomed baby girl Sylvia Julep in October. Chris Wright, School of Music Computer Technology Consultant, and wife Janice welcomed baby girl Jillian Nicole in November. Do you have an honor or award to share? Email Jennifer Scott at jcscott@uncg.edu.
School of Music Prepares Final Concerts of the Semester Wind Ensemble, Wednesday, December 3, 7:30 p.m., Aycock Auditorium Symphonic Band, Thursday, December 4, 7:30 p.m., Aycock Auditorium Symphony Orchestra, Friday, December 5, 7:30 p.m., Aycock Auditorium University Band, Sunday, December 7, 1:30 p.m., Aycock Auditorium Holiday Choral Concert, Sunday, December 7, 4:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro Visit http://musical.uncg.edu for concert information What's Next in 2009 Saxophone Repair Workshop, January 12-16, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. American Old Time Music Concert, January 20, 2009, 7:30 p.m. Double Reed Day, January 25, 2009, 12:30-6:00 p.m. Second Annual Daniel Ericourt Piano Artist Residency, February 2-4, 2009 Annual High School Piano Day, February 7, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Visit http://www.uncg.edu/mus/upcoming for more information. Holiday Closing The School of Music Administrative Offices will close on at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 23rd and will reopen with full services on Monday, January 5th. School of Music Calendar of Events http://www.uncg.edu/mus/eventsNews Click here to unsubscribe from this list. UNCG School of Music P.O. Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402 Corner of W. Market and McIver streets Phone: 336.334.5789 Fax: 336.334.5497 www.uncg.edu/mus Copyright (C) 2008 UNCG School of Music. All rights reserved.