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this Issue School of Music Ensembles Prepare for First Concerts of the Season Fourth Annual Charles A. Lynam Vocal Competition Set for Fifth Annual New Music Festival Presents Unimaginable Music and Unruly Artists A Birthday Celebration for an American Jazz Legend Cells on Sale! In the News Awards and Honors Upcoming
Events Thursday, October 2, 4:00 p.m. Thursday, October 2, 7:30 p.m. Student Composers Concert Friday-Sunday, October 3-5 Rousseau Saxophone Celebration Tuesday, October 7, 7:30 p.m Wednesday, October 8, 7:30 p.m. UNCG Wind Ensemble Thursday, October 9, 7:30 p.m. UNCG Symphonic Band Friday, October 10, 7:30 p.m. Friday, October 10, 8:00 p.m. International George Herbert Conference: UNCG Chamber Singers Sunday, October 12, 3:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, Tuesday, October 14, 7:30 p.m. Faculty Voice Recital with Clara O'Brien (mezzo-soprano), Donald Hartmann (bass-baritone) and James Douglass (piano) Thursday, October 16, 7:30 p.m. Percussion Ensemble Wednesday, October 22, 4:00 p.m. CHT Forum: Sonja Downing, Lawrence University, "Why Girl Drummers Don't Lead: Agency and Gender Negotiation in Balinese Children's Gamelans" Saturday, October 25, 7:30 p.m. Muses Delight, faculty and guest artist recital Saturday-Sunday, October 25-26 Tuesday-Thursday, Wednesday, October 29, 4:00 p.m. CHT Forum: Ken Ueno, University of California, Berkeley, "Ideogrammic Relationality and the Entropy of Cigarette Butts: the Music of Ken Ueno" On the Horizon Sunday, November 2 , 3:30 p.m.
Men's & Women's Glee Clubs and Women's Choir Sunday, November 2, 5:30 p.m. University Chorale and Chamber Singers Sunday, November 2 , 7:30 p.m Monday, November 3, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 6, 7:30 p.m. Casella Sinfonietta 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.
UNCG Guitar Orchestra Wednesday, November 12, 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 12, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 13, 7:30 p.m. Friday, November 14, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 20, 7:30 p.m. Matthew Bengtson, piano, guest artist recital 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.
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Greetings from the School of Music! We hope you were able to join us for the Collage Concert (pictured above) celebrating the grand re-opening of Aycock Auditorium in September. If not, you will have plenty of opportunities to see our students, faculty and ensembles perform in the coming months. October is full of festivals, competitions, recitals, lectures and more. As always, feel free to visit http://musical.uncg.edu for the latest calendar updates. Celebrate Greensboro's Bicentennial with the School of Music and the Musical Arts Guild The UNCG Center for Creative Writing in the Arts, the School of Music, and the Musical Arts Guild invite you to join us on Sunday, October 12, 3:30 p.m., in the Recital Hall for a celebration of Greensboro's bicentennial. The concert will highlight UNCG's contributions to music, literature and to the region's cultural life. The Center for Creative Writing in the Arts commissioned former NC poet laureate Fred Chappell, who helped establish the UNCG MFA program in creative writing, to write a poem in honor of the bicentennial. The poem is being set to music by Eddie Bass, emeritus professor of music, and will be performed by School of Music faculty and students. Poets Carole Weatherford and Sarah Lindsay will also read selections from their work. A wine and cheese reception will follow the concert. Please note, this event replaces the Musical Arts Guild Membership Open House previously scheduled for Saturday, October 11. School of Music Ensembles Prepare for First Concerts of the Season We hope you will be able to join us for the following concerts: UNCG Wind Ensemble UNCG Symphonic Band UNCG University Band Tickets are $10 Adults, $6 Seniors and $3 Students. Call the UNCG Box Office at (336) 334-4849 or visit http://boxoffice.uncg.edu to purchase tickets. Fourth Annual Charles A. Lynam Vocal Competition Set for October 25-26 Sopranos, mezzos, basses and tenors from around the nation and beyond will vie for honors during the Fourth Annual Charles A. Lynam Vocal Competition on Saturday and Sunday, October 25-26 in the School of Music Recital Hall. 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 will compete on Saturday and then six finalists in each division will compete in the Sunday finals. Close to 200 applications from 32 states, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico were received. Competition times in the Recital Hall will be: Saturday, semi-finals starting at 11:00 a.m.; Sunday, 1:00 p.m., final round and 7:30 p.m. winner’s recital. In addition to cash awards, prizes given during the finals include an opportunity to perform during the 2009-10 season with the Greensboro Symphony along with admission and scholarship to the Seagle Music Colony. A quartet of singers will be chosen for a performance tour of China. NOTION Music, a Greensboro-based company that makes music creation and performance software, is the event’s sponsor. The competition honors the teaching and performing career of Professor Charles Lynam, who received a UNCG Alumni Teaching Excellence Award and was named Teacher of the Year in the School of Music. Lynam retired from UNCG in 2006 after 41 years. Many of his students have won vocal competitions at the local, state and national levels and are now professional singers. Dmitry Sitkovetsky, music director and conductor of the Greensboro Symphony, will be among the judges. Admission is $10 adults for each round and winner’s recital or $25 weekend pass. Student prices are $12 weekend pass, or $5 per round. Visit http://www.uncg.edu/mus/CALVCWebsite/ for additional information or to view the names of this year's semi-finalists. Fifth Annual New Music Festival Presents Unimaginable Music and Unruly Artists The Fifth Annual New Music Festival will feature the work of unconventional artists whose trademark is their unique sound and performance style. The event, titled “Unimaginable Music and Unruly Artists,” will be held Tuesday through Thursday, October 28-30, at the School of Music and the Weatherspoon Art Museum. The festival consists of concerts, lectures, presentations and master classes given by regional, national and international artists. Featured guest artists this year will be percussion and flute duo Due East, featuring Erin Lesser and Greg Beyer. Their musical palette extends from multi-media and technology-driven works, to sonic experiences that call for rare, world music instruments played in combination with folksong-like vocals and narratives. Other artists include composer and off-beat vocalist Ken Ueno, winner of the coveted Rome Prize for composers; sound-text and visual artist Michael Basinski; and Argentine composer Nora Ponte. Legendary improvisational guitarist and Greensboro resident Eugene Chadbourne, whose highly eclectic style has influenced artists from the Mothers of Invention to John Zorn, will also perform. The festival also includes performances by UNCG faculty members including: Mark Engebretson, Seth Ellis, Lorena Guillén, Alejandro Rutty, Steve Stusek, Inara Zandmane, and UNCG student performers. For more information about the festival or a complete schedule of events, visit http://www.uncg.edu/mus/NewMusicFest. Tickets are available through the UNCG Box Office at (336) 334-4849. A Birthday Celebration for an American Jazz Legend The School of Music will honor jazz legend Wayne Shorter on Saturday, November 1, at 5:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall. The concert will feature performances by School of Music Student Jazz Combos, Jazz Band, Jazz Ensemble and the Faculty Jazz Quintet. Shorter, a jazz composer and saxophonist, is commonly regarded as one of the most important American jazz saxophonists and composers since the 1960s. He has recorded dozens of albums as a leader and appeared on dozens more with others including Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers in the late 1950s, Miles Davis's second great quintet in the 1960s and the jazz-rock fusion band Weather Report, which Shorter co-led in the 1970s. Many of his compositions have become standards. Tickets are $10 Adults, $6 Seniors and $4 Students, $3 UNCG. Call the UNCG Box Office at (336) 334-4849 or visit http://boxoffice.uncg.edu to purchase tickets. Cells on Sale! Join Ted Hunter, Music Educator and Library Technician, for "Cells on Sale! The Greatest Silent Sound Genotoxic Story Ever Sold." Hunter will give a brief tour of the full frequency of spectrum of sound and vibration and its effects on human electrodynamic pedagogy. The presentation is free and open to the public and will be held in the School of Music Collins Lecture Hall (Room 217) on Saturday, October 11 and Saturday, November 15 and 10:00 a.m., and Friday, November 7 at 7:00 p.m. In the News Be sure to pick up a copy of the November/December issue of North Carolina Signature, which will feature 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/ for more information about the magazine. Awards and Honors Assistant Professor of Music Composition Alejandro Rutty was awarded the First Prize at the 2008 Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra Composition Competition for his orchestral piece The Conscious Sleepwalker Loops. The work will be performed by the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra at the Indiana State University New Music Festival on November 14, 2008. Previous winners of the competition include composers such as Augusta Read Thomas, Stephen Hartke and David Dzubay. Do you have an honor or award to share? Email Jennifer Scott at jcscott@uncg.edu. 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. 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Celebrate Greensboro's Bicentennial with the School of Music and Musical Arts Guild
School of Music Ensembles Prepare for First Concerts of the Season Fourth Annual Charles A. Lynam Vocal Competition Fifth Annual New Music Festival A Birthday Celebration for an American Jazz Legend Cells on Sale! School
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