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this Issue Welcome New Faculty Members Visiting Artists in September Rousseau Saxophone Celebration Arrives in October CHT Announces 2008-2009 Dates Upcoming
Events Tuesday, September 9, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 10, Friday, September 12, 5:30 p.m. Monday, September 15, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 16, 7:30 p.m. Frederic Lacroix, guest artist fortepiano recital Friday, September 19, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 27, 7:30 p.m. Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble On the Horizon Thursday, October 2, 4:00 p.m.
CHT Forum: Aaron Berkowitz, Harvard University, "Cognition in Improvisation" 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.
UNCG Symphony Orchestra 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" Thursday, October 30, 7:30 p.m.
David Zerkel, guest artist tuba recital 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. 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! |
Greetings from the School of Music! Our 2008-2009 academic year is underway and promises to be a busy one! We look forward to seeing you at our various recitals, lectures, festivals and more. As always, feel free to visit http://musical.uncg.edu for the latest calendar updates. School of Music Celebrates the Grand Reopening of Aycock Auditorium Join the School of Music for a unique musical experience on Saturday, September 6 at 7:30 p.m. with the Collage Concert. Featuring performances by our faculty and students, the concert celebrates the reopening of our treasured Aycock Auditorium following its 2-year, multi-million dollar renovation and will mark the first time that UNCG performers will take the stage in a very special and unusual concert. Collage will feature performances by the Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, University Chorale and Chamber Singers, Jazz Ensemble, African Drumming Ensemble, Old Time Folk Music Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Opera Theatre with the Casella Sinfonietta, Composition Students, Market Street Brass, EastWind Ensemble, Faculty Jazz Combo, Faculty Piano Duo, Sextet by the members of our voice faculty and the debut of the McIver Ensemble. The music will flow seamlessly through each half of the concert, supported by special lighting. Tickets are $10 Adults, $6 Seniors and $4 Students. All proceeds will benefit the School of Music Scholarship Fund. Call the UNCG Box Office at (336) 334-4849 or visit http://boxoffice.uncg.edu to purchase tickets. The box office will also be open at Aycock Auditorium one hour prior to the performance on Saturday. Welcome New Faculty Members We are pleased to welcome four new faculty members in the 2008-2009 academic year:
We are also pleased to welcome our new lecturers for the year:
Visit http://www.uncg.edu/mus/welcome for more information about our new faculty. Visiting Artists in September We will welcome Frédéric Lacroix, fortepiano, on Tuesday, September 16, 7:30 p.m. in the Organ Hall. Lacroix, the 2008 Concert Scholar of the Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Instruments, will perform Beethoven's three sonatas, Op. 31, (1801-02) on a replica of a Viennese fortepiano. He has performed throughout the United States and Canada and in Taiwan. Recent performances include appearances with the Albany Symphony Orchestra, Cornell Chamber Orchestra, Ottawa Symphony Orchestra and the Ensemble Fusions. The School of Music, UNCG Asian Studies Program and the Indian Association of the Triad present an Evening of Indian Classical Music with Hemant Pendse, voice, Harshad Kanetkar, tabla, and Vidyadhar Kulkarni, harmonium, on Friday, September 19, 7:30 p.m., in the Recital Hall. Rousseau Saxophone Celebration Arrives in October The School of Music and Saxophone Studio invite you to join us October 3-5 for a weekend of concerts, master classes and presentations honoring legendary saxophonist Eugene Rousseau for his continuing contributions to the saxophone. Highlights of the celebration include an opening night gala concert with the UNCG Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Steve Haines, featuring guest artists Ralph Bowen, Thomas Walsh, Jack Wilkins and Eugene Rousseau; a master class by Eugene Rousseau; premier of a new work written especially for this event by composer Kirk O'Riordan; a presentation by Thomas Liley of his new biography of Eugene Rousseau; panel discussions on Rousseau’s teaching and legacy; and master classes and recitals by former students and colleagues. For more information or to register, visit the celebration web site at http://www.uncg.edu/~scstusek/Rousseau_celebration.htm CHT Announces 2008-2009 Dates The Composition, History and Theory (CHT) division will present thirteen lectures in 2008-2009. The series, titled “The CHT Forum: A Lecture and Concert Series: Crossing Boundaries,” begins Thursday, October 2, at 4:00 p.m. with “Cognition in Improvisation,” a lecture presented by ethnomusicologist and neuroscience researcher Aaron Berkowitz of Harvard University. The lecture takes place in Collins Lecture Hall (Room 217) at the School of Music and is co-sponsored by the Music Research Institute. Events include:
All events are open to the public. Admission is charged for some events. All events take place at 4:00 p.m. in Collins Lecture Hall (Room 217) unless otherwise noted. |
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