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this Issue Fourth Annual Charles A. Lynam Vocal Competition Announces Winners Opera Theatre Celebrates 10th Anniversary of "Amahl and the Night Visitors" Annual High School Jazz Band Returns to the School of Music In the News Awards and Honors Upcoming
Events Saturday, November 8, 7:30 p.m. Alexander Ezerman, violoncello, faculty recital Monday, November 10, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 11, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, Wednesday, November 12, Thursday, November 13, Friday, November 14, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, November 16, 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, Thursday, November 20, Friday-Sunday, November 21-23 Sunday, November 23, 1:30 p.m. Honors High School Jazz Band & UNCG Jazz Ensemble with special guest Joel Frahm Sunday, November 23, 7:30 p.m. On the Horizon Thursday, December 4 , 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 5, 4:00 p.m. Friday, December 5, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 6, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, December 7, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, December 7, 4:00 p.m. Monday, December 8, 7:30 p.m. 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. |
School of Music Welcomes Dmitry Sitkovetsky The School of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of violinist and conductor Dmitry Sitkovetsky to the School of Music faculty as Distinguished Visiting Artist. Beginning in Fall 2008, Sitkovetsky will present master classes (pictured above), give workshops in career development, work with conducting students and coach chamber ensembles. Spring 2009 events include a career talk with students and faculty about preparing for orchestral auditions on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 4:00-5:00 p.m. in the School of Music Collins Lecture Hall (Room 217). Dmitry Sitkovetsky is one of a rare breed of artist whose career successfully manifests itself in many artistic fields. As a violinist, Sitkovetsky has performed with a number of the world’s leading orchestras including the Berlin, New York and Los Angelos Philharmonic Orchestras, Leipzig Gewandhaus, London Philharmonia, London Symphony, NHK, Chicago, Philadelphia and Cleveland orchestras. He has performed at a number of high-profile festivals including Salzburg, Lucerne, Edinburgh, Verbier, Istanbul and the Georges Enescu festival as well as being a founding artist of the IMG Tuscan Sun Festival since 2003. He has also built a flourishing career as a conductor. In 1996, he was appointed Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Ulster Orchestra for five years, in 2001, was appointed Conductor Laureate, and from 2002-2005 held the position of Principal Guest Conductor of the Russian State Orchestra. In 2003, Sitkovetsky was appointed Music Director of the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, and in 2006, named Artist-in-Residence of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Castilla y Leon (Spain), positions he still holds. In Spain, the position involves orchestral touring, conducting, playing as a soloist and in chamber music as well as giving master classes. As a guest conductor, he has worked with the London & Royal Philharmonic Orchestras, BBC, San Francisco, St. Louis, Seattle and Dallas Symphony Orchestras, Santa Cecilia, Ensemble Orchestral de Paris and the St Petersburg Philharmonic. Fourth Annual Charles A. Lynam Vocal Competition Announces Winners The winners for the Fourth Annual Charles A. Lynam Vocal Competition (CALVC), held October 25-26 at the School of Music, are now available. The contest has two divisions: Artist Division (ages 24-40) and Young Artist Division (ages 18-23). In the preliminary round, conducted by CD/tape recordings, judges narrowed applicants to 22 semi-finalists. Semi-finalists competed on Saturday and then six finalists in each division competed in the Sunday finals. Close to 200 applications from 32 states, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico were received. This year's winners are: ARTIST DIVISION (ages 24-40) CASH AWARDS First Place ($6,000):
Christina Pier, Charlotte, NC YOUNG ARTIST DIVISION (ages 18-23) CASH AWARDS First Place ($3,000):
David Blalock (UNCG School of Music Senior), Greensboro, NC PERFORMANCE AWARDS Admission to and at least $1,000 scholarship to
the Seagle Music Colony: Hailey Clark, Carl Frank Visit the CALVC web site for additional information about the annual competition. Opera Theatre Celebrates 10th Anniversary of "Amahl and the Night Visitors" "Amahl and the Night Visitors," Gian-Carlo Menotti’s inspiring opera about a poor, disabled boy and his mother who are paid an unexpected visit by the Three Wise Men, will be presented by the UNCG Opera Theatre on Friday-Saturday, November 21-22, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, November 23 at 2:00 p.m. in Aycock Auditorium. This year’s performances will mark the 10th time the opera has been staged by the School of Music at UNCG. “I am thrilled that we are presenting ‘Amahl’ in Aycock Auditorium this year,” said David Holley, director of the UNCG Opera Theatre. “Now that its renovations are complete, Aycock is better as a venue for opera than ever before, and it will be a nice way for UNCG Opera Theatre to mark its return there.” Composed and performed in English, “Amahl” is one of the most beloved and frequently performed contemporary operas; Gian-Carlo Menotti wrote the one-act opera specifically for television. It premiered on Christmas Eve, 1951 and was repeated for 16 holiday seasons thereafter. Tickets are $15 adults, $11 seniors and $6 students, with $1.00 off for groups of 10 or more. Annual Honors High School Jazz Band Returns to the School of Music The Miles Davis Jazz Studies Program is hosting the Ninth Annual UNCG Honors High School Band November 22-23, featuring renowned saxophonist Joel Frahm. The two day event is comprised of big band rehearsals, clinics and improvisation master classes. The weekend concludes with a performance by the Honors Jazz Band and the UNCG Jazz Ensemble on Sunday, November 23, 1:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Tickets are $10 adults, $6 seniors, $4 students and $3 UNCG, and are available at the UNCG Box Office, (336) 334-4849. A fixture of the New York jazz scene for the past two decades, saxophonist Joel Frahm has performed with a vast array of musical peers and jazz legends including Brad Mehldau, Maynard Ferguson, Betty Carter, Matt Wilson, Larry Goldings, Dewey Redman, Lee Konitz, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Andrew Hill, Ben Allison, Pat Martino, Ingrid Jensen, Dena Derose, The Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Kyle Eastwood and many others. Visit http://jazz.uncg.edu for additional information. In the News Be sure to pick up a copy of the November/December issue of North Carolina Signature, which features a photo essay on the School of Music. The sister publication to Our State, North Carolina Signature seeks to uncover the "signature elements" that define North Carolina and make the state unique. Visit http://www.ncsignature.com/whats_inside/feature4.aspx to listen to clips from faculty and student ensembles. Awards and Honors John R. Beck, Visiting Faculty in Percussion, will present a symphonic clinic/performance at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Austin, TX. Guy Capuzzo, Associate Professor of Music Theory, was a guest lecturer at Yale University for a seminar on the music of Elliott Carter. Gesa Kordes, Lecturer in Baroque Violin, and Andrew Willis, Professor of Piano, Fortepiano, Harpsichord, will be in residence at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa January 12-16 as part of their Endowed Chair in Musicology, which brings scholars and performers to campus throughout the year to explore the music of Beethoven. Click here for more information. Senior Andy Hall, saxophone, won the North Carolina MTNA Woodwind Competition in October and will go on to compete in the Southern Division MTNA competition in January. Senior Josh Jones, euphonium, won the North Carolina MTNA Collegiate Brass Category and will also go on to compete in the Southern Division MTNA competition in January. Do you have an honor or award to share? Email Jennifer Scott at jcscott@uncg.edu. |
School of Music Welcomes Dmitry Sitkovetsky Fourth Annual Charles A. Lynam Vocal Competition Announces Winners Opera Theatre Celebrates 10th Anniversary of "Amahl and the Night Visitors" Annual Honors High School Jazz Band Returns to the School of Music School of Music Featured in NC Signature Magazine School
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