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New Directions: Meet New School of Music Director David Myers

Concert Season Highlights and Fall Foldout Events Calendar

The Latest Faculty, Student, and Alumni News

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3 GreetingsFrom the New Director: David Myers

4 Great PartnershipsSir Neville Marriner

6 Fall Event HighlightsThe Book of Elements

8 Faculty FeaturesMusical Bridges: Young Nam KimHonoring Lawrence WellerNew Directions: David MyersThinking About Harmony: David Damschroder

12 Student FeaturesThoughts on Performance: Andrew StaupeGreat Collaborations: Artistic Jouneys

15 Season Highlights2008 Collage Concert with Osmo Vänskä2008/2009 Opera Season

16 Alumni OutreachArt for Change: The Alchemy ProjectHelp Us Develop the Next Generation: Ann Ulring

18 See & Be SeenA Photo Journey Through 2008/2009

20 School NewsFaculty NewsIn Memoriam: Mirjana Lausevic and James “Red” McLeodStaff NewsStudent NewsAlumni News

27 Time CapsuleFerguson Hall Groundbreaking

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Tutti is the magazine of the University of Minnesota School of Music and is published yearly. It supports the school’s community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends by providing information that highlights events, developments, and trends within the school, connects the school’s many constituencies and celebrates the achievements of the school’s community.

James Parente InterimDean,

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Jerry Luckhardt InterimDirector,SchoolofMusic

Lisa Marshall Editor

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DearFriendsandColleagues,

ItisadeepprivilegetoextendwarmgreetingstoallwhocompriseourSchoolofMusiccommunity.DuringmytransitiontotheUniversityofMinnesotaandtheTwinCitiesregion,Ihavebeenreflectingonthefactthateachofusbelongstomanydifferentcommunities.RaymondWilliamsoncedescribedcommunityasa“warmlypersuasive”term.(Keywords,1973)Ilikethisdescriptionbecauseitgoesbeyondphysicalproximityandcommonintereststosuggestqualitiessuchasopen-ness,transparency,respect,reciprocity,anddialogue.Awarmlypersuasivecommunityembracestheinevitabletensionbetweenindividualneedsandachievementsandacollaborativevisionforthequalityoflifeamongabroadercitizenry.

Inthislight,Iameagertoengageininclusiveandpur-posefulconversationsacrosstheSchoolofMusiccommu-nity—faculty,staff,alumni,universitycolleagues,friends,andsteadfastsupporters.Ilookforwardtoconsideringourindividualandcollectivevisionsandtheirvaluetodi-

versecommunitiesinandbeyondtheuni-versity.Ianticipatethinking togetherabout stewardshipoftheschool’slegacyandhowwemaybestalignouraspirationsforthepublicgoodwiththoseofthepub-licresearchuniversityinwhichwereside.Mostimportantly,Ivaluethepotential

forgenerativedialogueabouthowwemaybestprepareourstudentstomakesignificantcontributionstolocal,national,andinternationalcommunitiesinarapidlyevolvingglobalsociety.

ThisissueofTuttiportraysanimpressivearrayoffac-ulty,student,andalumniachievements,allofwhichrepresentartisticandscholarlyexcellenceandadvance

musicengagementforbroadercommunities.Iknowyou,likeI,willcelebratetheseachievements.WehavealsoincludedacalendarofeventsshowingthevitalroletheschoolplaysintheculturallifeoftheTwinCities.Iwelcomethoselivinginorvisitingtheregiontomarkthesedates,checkourwebsiteforadditionalevents,andparticipateasoftenaspossibleinthispublicevidenceofourmusicalandeducationalexcellence.

Astheschool’snewestdirector,Iwanttoacknowledgewithgratitudetheworkofthosedirectorswhohaveprecededme.IespeciallywanttoofferheartfeltthankstoProfessorJerryLuckhardt,whohasbeenatirelessinterimdirector.Jerry,theschool’sstaffandfaculty,andDeanParenteandhisstaffintheCollegeofLiberalArtshavebeengraciousbeyondmeasureinhelpingmeto“hitthegroundrunning.”Iwanttothankallofyouforyourcontinuinginterestintheschool,andinadvanceforyourcontributionstotheschool’songoingdevelopment.

PleaseknowthatIamavailabletolistenandtolearnallthatIcanfromthosewhoshareaninterestinourSchoolofMusiccommunity.KnowaswellthatIamdedicatedtotheschool’sleadershipinrigorousperformance,cre-ative,andscholarlyactivitiesthatservethegoalofamoremusicallyvibrantsociety.Mywife,Judy,andIaredelightedtobepartoftheUniversityofMinnesotaandtheTwinCitiescommunities,andwelookforwardtomeetingmanyofyouinthedaystocome.

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”“I especially want to offer heartfelt thanks to Professor Jerry Luckhardt, who has been a tireless interim director. Jerry, the school’s staff and faculty, and Dean Parente and his staff in the College of Liberal Arts have been gracious beyond measure in helping me to ‘hit the ground running.’ I want to thank all of you for your continuing interest in the school, and in advance for your contributions to the school’s ongoing development.

David Myers begins his appointment on September 29, 2008.

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OnApril25,2008theUniversityofMinnesotaSymphonyOrchestrahadtheonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunitytorehearseunderthebatonofthelegendaryconductorSirNevilleMarriner.MaestroMarriner’sappearanceinFergusonHallwaspartofaspecialcollaborationwiththeMinnesotaOrchestramadepossiblebyagenerousgiftofsupportfromGeorgeandJevnePennock.

UniversityofMinnesotaSymphonyOrchestraconductorMarkRussellSmithpreparedMozart’sSymphonyinC( Jupiter-Sinfonie)forMarriner,anesteemedMozartspecialist.Smithwasmorethanpleasedtositbackandwatchhisorchestraperformwiththeworld-renownedMaestro.

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Nick Donatelle BM candidate, cello, student of Tanya Remenikova

“SirNevilleMarrinerisaleg-endinthemusicworld,anditwastrulyanhonortohavehimconducttherehearsalwiththeSym-phonyOrchestra.ItwasphenomenalhowMaestroMar-rinerwasabletocommunicatewiththeorchestrausingsuchcontrolledyetbreathtakingges-tures.Althoughheis84yearsold,theenergyandenthusiasmheemittedwasastonishing.Withsuchpassion,hewasabletoproducesoundsoutofastu-dentorchestrathattrulyrivaledthatofthegreatprofessionalsymphonicorchestras.Thatisthesignofagreatconductor,butevenmoresothatofabrilliantmusician.TheideashehadfortheMozartJupiterSymphonyNo.41providedmewithanewunderstandingofthecomplexemotioninMozart’smusic.Al-thoughverysubtle,thereweremomentsMaestroMarrinerpresentedthattrulyshowedhisunderstandingofMozart.ThiscouldhaveverywellbeentheonlytimethatIgettheoppor-tunitytoplayunderthebatonofMaestroMarriner,anditissomethingthatIwillrememberfortherestofmylife.”

Joseph Peters BM candidate, oboe, student of John Snow

“Asanorchestralmusician,work-ingwithSirNevilleMarrinerwasbothhelpfulandinspiring.It’snotoftenthatthechancetoworkwithsuchanimportantmusicalfigurecomesalong.Par-ticularlysincetheorchestrawaspreparingaMozartsymphony,itwaswonderfultoworkwithanexpertinthatfield.Naturally,manyofuswerenervousprepar-ingtoplayforhim,butheputtheensembleateaseimmediately,andwewereabletoconcentrateonthematterathand.Hehadalottosayaboutthemusic,butalsoaboutmusicians—heremindedmethatoboistssuchasmyselfcouldbedivasand‘stoplisteningtoeveryoneelsethemomenttheypickuptheirinstruments.’Itwaslighthearted,butfullofgoodmusicalinsight.Theorchestrahasbeenluckytoworkwithgreatguestconductorsallyear,andthisrehearsalwasparticularlybeneficialforthewholeorchestraandeveryonewhowasabletolisten.ItspeakswellfortheSchoolofMusicthatweareabletohavepeoplelikeSirNevilleMarrinerstopby.”

Jennifer Berg BM candidate, violin, student of Sally O’Reilly

“OurrehearsalwithSirNevilleMarrinerwasaneagerlyantici-patedandnoteasilyforgottenevent.Notonlydidhisreputa-tioninspireustoplayatahigherlevel,buthiscontinuoushighspiritsgaveusevenmoreen-ergyforthemusic.Hisdown-to-earthstyleledtoamusinganalogies.InthefirstmovementoftheMozart,theviolashaveapizzicatodownbeat,whichSirNevilleMariner,chuckling,toldthemsoundedlike‘agolfballhittingasheep!’Histimewithuspassedbyveryquickly,butIhopethathispassionatemusicalenergycontinuestoinvigorateourorchestra.”

Erik Rohde BM candidate, violin, student of Mark Bjork

“TheexperienceofplayingunderSirNevilleMarrinerwasbothhighlymemorableandverymo-tivatingasanorchestralmusi-cian.Knowingtheexperiencehebroughttothepodiumandthelegacyhehasleftontheworldofclassicalmusicmadework-ingwithhimquiteexciting.HisdepthofinsightintotheworldofMozartisonethatcomesonlywithlivingalonglifepouringoneselfintothediscoveryofthatmusic.Forayoungplayer,itisnotsomethingthatonegetstoexperienceoften.”

Conductor Sir Neville Marriner leads the University Symphony Orchestra, professor/conductor Mark Russell Smith looks on

in their wn wordsstudents write about their experiences

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Thisfall,theUniversityofMinnesotaSchoolofMusicwillpresenttheNorthAmericanpremiereofcomposerandSchoolofMusicprofessorJamesDillon’sThe Book of Elements,acycleforsolopianoinfivevolumes,inTedMannConcertHall.NorikoKawai,world-renownedpianistandSchoolofMusicvisit-ingassociateprofessor,looksforwardtothisspecialevent.

The Book of ElementsVolumesI–Varededi-catedtotheAustralianmasterRogerWood-wardwhogavethepremiereofVolumeI.However,eachofthefivevolumeswerecom-missionedbyfivedifferentpianists.KawaipremieredVolumeIIandhasalreadygivencompleteperformances(arareeventinitself)ofallfivevolumesattheUKHuddersfieldFestival,TheRoyalCollegeofMusicinLon-don,andAlicanteFesitivalinSpain.Shesays“...I’mnotkeenontermslikecontemporarymusicspecialist,Icertainlydonotliketobelabeledasone.InperformingDillon’smusic,firstofall,itistrueyouneedinitiallytotakeananalytical/mathematicalapproachjusttobeabletoabsorbtheenormousamountofinformation(here,youaretalkingabout90minutesofextremeintricacy),whichispainstaking,hardworkforthemindandthe

body.Butifyouarepatientenough,yousoonrealizethestrikingbeautythatliesbehindthecomplexmaterial—materialthatdemandsarichnessofkeyboardartistryandsome-thingquiteauthentic.Thisisarewardingsensationforaclassicallytrainedpianisttoexperience.WhatIlikeaboutDillon’spianomusicisdespitehisvastknowledgeofthekeyboardliterature,hislanguageremainsunique,outrageous,elegant,exasperating,funny,andhelplesslybeautiful.”

MichaelCherlin,professoroftheoryandcompositionandhostofThe Book of Elementslectureandpre-concertdiscussion,reflectsonKawai’sartistry,“Dillon’sBook of ElementshasanidealinterpreterinNorikoKawai.ShegavethepremiereperformanceofBookIIin2001,andher2003recordingofthecompleteworkissuperb.

“JamesDillonstrikesmeasthatmostrareofartists,havinganunfetteredimagination,extraordinarycraftandavitallifeforcethatcomesthroughinhismusic.Itismusicofsurprisingemotionalrangeandtechnicaldiversity,capableofexquisitebeauty,joy-ousandevenextravagantenergy.Dilloncanbemajestic,andhecanberidiculous,his

musicsingsanditdances,andhedoesitallwithasenseoftimingthatisuncannyinitsrightness.

“TheNorthAmericanpremiereofDillon’sBook of ElementsattheUniversityofMin-nesotawillbeaneventtocelebrate.”

LECTURE James Dillon’s The Book of Elements

Presented by Michael Cherlin with Noriko Kawai

Tues, Oct 28, 2008 at 7:30 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

PERFORMANCE James Dillon’s The Book of Elements with Noriko Kawai, piano

Pre-concert discussion by James Dillon with Michael Cherlin begins at 7 pm.

Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

Lecture and performance are both free and open to the public.

James Dillon, composerAlthoughhehaslecturedextensivelyonhisworkthroughouttheworld,JamesDillonhaslargelyremainedoutsideofacademiaworkingasafreelancecomposer.Since1980,Dillon’sworkhasbeenperformedconsistentlyandcommis-sionedworldwidebymostofthemajorfestivals,radiostations,soloists,ensembles,andorches-tras.Heistherecipientofnumerousawards,

includingthefirstHuddersfieldContemporaryMusicPrize(1976);theKranichsteinerMusikpreis(1982)fromDarmstadt,Germany;andthreeRoyalPhilharmonicSocietyMusicAwards(1997,2001and2005),theUK’smostprestigiousmusicawards.In1989,hewasnamedClassicalMusicianoftheYearbytheSunday Times.Dillon’scatalogueofwork—whichincludessolos,chambermusic,orchestral,concertos,electroacousticworks,andopera—hasbeenextensivelyrecordedonCDandispublishedbyPetersEdition,London.

Noriko Kawai, pianoNorikoKawaistudiedattheRoyalCollegeofMusicinLondonandtheAcademiadiSantaCeciliainRome.BeforehermovetotheUnitedStates,sheservedasprofessorofpianoattheRoyalCollegeofMusicinLondon.Shehasgivenmanyrecitalsandbroadcaststhroughouttheworldandiswellknownfortheextraordinaryrangeofherrepertoire,fromRenaissancecomposerstonewmusic,andinnovativeprogramsjuxtaposingstandardandcontemporaryworks.ShehasgivenduorecitalswiththeviolinistIrvineArdittiandconcertswiththeLeopoldStringTrio,theArdittiQuartet,andtheQuatuorDiotima.

SherecordedJamesDillon’sThe Book of ElementsVolumesI–VfortheNMClabel,whichreceivedunanimouscriticalacclaimincludingthe2004Editor’sChoiceinGramophone.InAugust2006,shegavetheworldpremiereofJamesDillon’sAndromedaPianoConcertoattheBBCProms,withtheBBCScottishSymphonyOrchestraconductedbyIlanVolkov.In2007,shegavetheFrenchpremiereofthesameconcertotoopentheMUSICAFestivalinStrasborg.

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Young-NamKim,professorofviolinandfounderandartisticdirectoroftheChamberMusicSocietyofMin-nesota,wasafeaturedguestsoloistatthePyongyangSpringArtsFestivalinNorthKoreainApril2008.KimperformedVivaldi’sFour Seasons andaviolinconcertobythelateNorthKoreancomposerMin-HyukParkwiththePyongyangNationalUniversityOrchestra.

Kim,borninNorthKoreaandraisedinSouthKorea,lastvisitedhishomelandin2004aspartofagroupofAmericanmusiciansinvitedtotakepartinNorthKorea’sannualSpringArtsFestivalinNorthKorea’scapital,Pyongyang.Kimwasinvitedbacktothefestivalthisyearasaspecialguestsoloist.

Atthefirstrehearsalofthepiece,herealizedthattheorchestrahadanenormousaffectionandenthusiasmfortheconcerto,notunliketheattitudeofAmericanstowardtheNationalAnthem.Kimreflects,“Themusi-ciansknewthepiecelikethebackoftheirhands.Itwasperformedinaholymanner.Therehearsalinspiredmetoworkhardertomatchtheirvivacity.Itwasagreatlessonforme.(TheyweresurprisedIlearnedthe

piecesoquickly!)Itwasalsowonderfultoworkwithaconductorwhoknewthepiecesowell.Theorchestraknewthepieceequallywell.Theyhaveenormousprideintheirworkandadmirablededication.Thisishowitusedbeherealsointhepast.Rehearsalswereunlimited;youkeptrehearsinguntilyouweresatisfied.”

KimIl-sung—“TheGreatLeader”ofNorthKoreafromitsfoundinginearly1948tohisdeathin1994—proclaimedthatmusicisnecessaryandgoodforthewell-beingforthenation,referringtosomeselectedmusiciansasthe“People’sartists.”Kimsays,“People’sartistsaretreatedlikegodsbythegovernmentandthepeople.Ifeelthatthepeople,musiciansinparticular,ofNorthKoreaarenaïve,pure,anduncorrupted.Theypourtheirheartsoutwithoutworryingaboutcommercialsuccess.Ifyoucomplimentthemtheyalwaysgivecredittotheircountry.”

ThreeprofessionalorchestrasofhighcalibercallNorthKoreahome,includingthePyongyangNationalUniver-sityOrchestra,theStateSymphony,andtheMansudaeOrchestra.Kimelaborates,“TheStateSymphonyis

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absolutelyfirstclass,andtheyfeelthattheyarejustasgoodastheNewYorkPhilharmonicwhichmadeanhistoricvisittherelastFebruary.Theyhaveatraditionalrehearsalschedulesimilartothatofold-timeEurope.‘TheGreatLeader’deemedthatmusicisimportantforthenationandthatmusicmakingisnotjusttoselltickets.Playingmusicforthepeopleisanhonorandagreatservicetothenationasacitizen.Themusiciansaretotallydevotedtotheirchosenprofession,andthefocusisonartistry,nottheindustry.ThisishowIbelievemusicmakingshouldbe.Theirattitudeisamazing;youcanfeelthelevelofconcentrationoftheorchestraundertheiresteemedconductor.TheStateSymphonyisgoingtoLondoninSeptember2008.IamverycurioustoseeLondon’sresponse.

“Asperanedictfrom‘TheGreatLeader,’theMansudaeOrches-traplayswesternrepertoirebackedbytransformedKoreanfolkinstruments.Forexample,halfoftheviolinsectionplaysregularviolinsandtheotherhalfplaystransformedfolkinstrumentswithviolinregister.Veryoftenonewillfindfolkelementsintoday’sNorthKoreancompositions.ThisisnodifferentthanMahlerusingViennesefolksongsasinspiration.”

ThePyongyangNationalUniversityOrchestraisanexcellentprofessionalorchestrathatconsistsofgraduatesoftheUniver-sity—themainmusicschoolinNorthKorea.Theyhavealargefacility,withabeautifulconcerthall.

Kimwasgiventheopportunitytoobservepiano,violin,cello,flute,andpercussionlessonstakingplaceattheUniversity.Thestudentsstudywesternrepertoire,butwhenaskedtoplayapieceforaguest,KimnotedthattheychooseNorthKoreanworks.Kimpositedthattheyweretoldtodothis,butsuspectsthattheyweremorecomfortableperformingtheNorthKoreanpiece.Healsohadatourofthestateartsschoolforgiftedchildren.Kimsays,“Itwasalittlesaddeningtoseehowstrictitwas.Isawfive-andsix-year-oldsbehavinglikesoldiers.Theirworkwasprecociousandamazing,butsomewhatstifling.Theirperformancesweretooperfect.”

KimhopesthatthecommonlanguagemusicwillleadtomoreconversationsandcollaborationsthatwillonedaybringaboutpoliticalchangeinNorthKorea.WithKim’svisitsandthewell-publicizedNewYorkPhilharmonictriptoNorthKorea,itappearsthatthechangehasalreadybegun.

Young-Nam Kim, left, with conductor Mun-Ho Choi in the lobby of the Main Concert Hall in PyongYang

HonoringLawrence Weller

Thispastspring,theUniversityofMinnesotaSchoolofMusiccommunitybadeafondfarewelltoretiringvoiceprofessorLawrenceWeller.WellerarrivedontheUni-versityofMinnesotaTwinCitiescampusin1979.TheChicagonativereceivedhisformalmusictrainingattheUniversityofIllinoisandIndianaUniversityandhasperformedassingerorconductorinconcertandoperathroughoutNorthAmerica,intenEuropeancountries,andinSouthAmerica.

Overhis29yearsofteaching,WellermadeanindeliblemarkontheSchoolofMusic.AssociateprofessorandoperadirectorDavidWalshreflects,“ThefirstpersonIspoketoattheUniversityofMinnesotawasLarryWeller.Heconductedtheconferencecalltelephoneinterviewwithme,whichultimatelyledtomyappointmentasamemberoffacultyhereattheSchoolofMusic.Hiscalm,quietmannerandobviousinterestinwhatIhadtosaysoothedmyanxietiesandenabledmetopresentmyselfinthebestpossibleway.SincetakingovertheOperaTheatreprogramhereattheschool,Larryhasbeenawonderfulmentor,helpingmetomaketheadjustmentfromprofessionaloperatoacademia.Inthosedifficultmomentsweallencounter,hehasalwaysbeensomeoneIcouldturntoforfeedback,adviceandsupport.

“Heunderstandsthepsychologyofthecreativeperform-er—hispassionandhisfears.Heconveyedartistictruthinhisownperformances,andthisunderstandingisreflectedintheworkofhisstudentstoo.Hewasatreasure!”

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NewDirectionsDavidMyershasbeennameddirectoroftheUniversityofMinnesotaSchoolofMusic.HisappointmentwillbeeffectiveonSeptember29,2008.Myers’sdistinguishedcareerbringsawidearrayofexperiencestotheSchoolofMusic.HeholdsaPhDdegreeinmusiceducationfromtheUniversityofMichigan,AnnArborandaMMdegree,alsoinmusiceducation,fromtheEastmanSchoolofMusic,theUniversityofRochester.Myershasmorethan30yearsofexperienceasateacherandadministrator.HehastaughtextensivelyinthefieldofmusiceducationatGeorgiaStateUniversity,SydneyConservatoriumofMusic,andtheUniversityofWisconsin,Madison.

“Dr.Myersisanoutstandingleaderwithbroadadministrativeexperience,bothnationallyandinternationally.Hisvisionaryideasaboutmusiceducationandtherelationshipbetweenmusic,thearts,andsocietywillgreatlystrengthentheschoolandenrichitsrelationshiptoourcommunity,ournation,andtheworld,”saidJamesA.Parente,Jr.,interimdeanoftheUniversityofMinnesota’sCollegeofLiberalArts.

ReflectingonhismovetoMinnesota,Myerssays“IamthrilledtojointheUniversityofMinnesotaSchoolofMusiccommunityandtohelpstewardthisinstitution’simpressivelegacy...ThereisleadingedgeworkhappeningattheSchoolofMusic;Ilookforwardtoworkingtogetherwithourfaculty,staff,andstudentsandtheTwinCitiescommunityinadvancingtheimportantrolesmusicandmusiciansplayinthequalityoflifeinourlocalandglobalsocieties.”

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InThinking About Harmony: Perspectives from the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries,justpublishedbyCambridgeUniversityPress, associateprofessorofmusictheoryDavidDamschroderextendstheexplorationofhistoricalmusictreatisesthathelaunchedinhisMusic Theory from Zarlino to Schenker(PendragonPress).

Parthistoryoftheoryandpartanalysisofmusic,Thinking About Harmonyoffersabroadviewofmusicwrittenbetween1800and1850.Thebookfeaturestheresponsesofmusicianstothemusicthatwascreatedbycomposersoftheirtime,includingBeethoven,Chopin,andSchubert.Eachchapteroffersafascinatinglookatadifferentmusicaltopicrelatingtoharmony—chords,theirsucces-sion,theirembellishment,modulation,andsoon.Theviewsofapproximately100musicauthorsfromtheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturiesareconsidered.

WithfundsprovidedbytheUniversityofMinnesota,DamschrodertraveledtotheNewYorkPublicLibraryandtheLibraryofCongresstostudyrarematerialsnotavailableinMinnesota.ManyofthemusicexamplesfeaturedinThinking About Harmonyarescanneddirectlyfromthesetreatises.TheUniversity’sDigitalServicesDepartmenthelpedhimassemble,crop,andcleantheseimagesusingthelatesttechnology.

Damschroderiscurrentlyatworkonase-queltoThinking About Harmony,tentativelytitledSchubert’s Harmonic Practice.HehastwiceinrecentyearstaughtaseminaronSchubert’smusic.

SamplepagesofThinking About Harmonymaybeviewedatamazon.comorscholar.google.com.

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PerfrmanceMyrecentperformanceswiththeMinnesotaOrchestra—playingRachmaninoff’sPianoConcertoNo.1inf#minorOp.1(withMischaSantoraconducting)—wereamongthemostmemorableandenjoyableexperiencesofmylife.ThoughIhadperformedwiththeMinnesotaOrchestrabefore,namelyin2005(performingSaint-Saëns’Carnival of the AnimalswithDanielAlfredWachsleadingtheorchestra)andinJuly2006(performingLiszt’sPianoConcertoNo.2withMusicDirectorOsmoVänskäconducting),thefourrecentperformanceswereonadifferentlevelinmanyways.

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Tostart,Icametotheseconcertswithanexpectationoftotalpreparationandprofes-sionalismonmypart.BeingaDMAstudentattheUniversityofMinnesotaandnotaprofessionalpianistunderartisticmanage-ment,IhadtodemandthesamelevelofprofessionaloutputasanyotherguestartistwiththeMinnesotaOrchestrawouldgive.Thispreparationcanbedividedintomanyparts:mentalandphysical,amongothers.Theobviousmentalchallengesincludefight-ingthenerveswhileperforminginfrontofanaudiencethatexpectsgreatmusicfromagreatorchestra,aswellasbeingabletoper-fectlyexecutemypartwiththisworld-classorchestrathatregularlyengagesthegreatestclassicalperformersaround.Itwouldbealltooeasyforonetosuccumbtodoubtandfear,butduetomyprevioussuccesswiththisparticularconcerto,aswellasmypriorperformanceswiththeMinnesotaOrches-tra,Iovercameanynegativethoughtsandfocusedonlyonthetaskathand:toperformabeautifulpianoconcertowithmusiciansofthehighestartisticcaliber.ThephysicalchallengewasonethatIhadneverencoun-teredeither.Mypreviousexperiencesinsoloperformanceinvolvedasingleconcert,oneopportunitytogiveitmyall.However,thiswasacompletelydifferentsituation.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Ihadtogiveitmyallfourtimesinarow—ThursdaythroughSunday;thisisnotcountingtherehearsalsthatoccurreddaysbeforetheconcertswhichwerethemselvesfullrun-throughs.TosaythatIwasexhaustedbytheendwouldbeanunderstatement.Iwasexhaustedaftermyfirstrehearsal,butonebuildsupphysicalandmentalenduranceeachperformance;thesurgeofadrenalineandtheexcitementthatispartofliveperformancealsocarriesonethroughtheconcerto.

Oneofthemostdifficultaspectsofperfor-manceisfocus.Ittakesanextremelyhighlevelofconcentrationtoexecuteadifficultpieceofmusicentirelyfrommemorywithpeoplelisteningandwatching.Asolopia-nistmustlisten,rememberallthenotesandhandmotions,watchtheconductorfortotalsynchrony,listentotheorchestra,heartheaccumulatedsoundbouncingbackfromthe

hall(theacousticsinOrchestraHallarequitelively),andnotgetdistractedbyrandomnoiseintheaudience,allwhilefocusingonmakingthemusiccomealivewithexpres-sionandpersonality.Eachoneofthosetasksisdifficult,butthecombinationofall(andotherunmentionedfactors)oftheseleadstoataskthatfewcanhandlesuccessfully.Themindisnotinfallible,andoftenduringaperformancemymindwillgetdistracted,forcingmetoworkharderinordertoavoidapotentialtrainwreck.Eventhesim-plestdistraction—whetheritisathoughtorfeeling,orsomethingunpredictablelikealoudcoughorcameraflash—hasthepotentialforaffectingtheoutputofthememorizedmusic.One’shealthcanalsodetractfromaperformance,asanyconcertpianistwilltellyou.Illnesscantakeitstollonthemusiciantryingtoput100%ofhis/herpowerandpassionintoaliveperformance.Ihadbeentravelingpriortotheseperformancesandhadgottensick,soduringtheconcertsIhadtoconstantlyfightapersistentcoughwhileonstage.Thiscouldalltooeasilyhaveresultedinalackofclarityinmymemoryorbecomeamentalbarriertoeffectiveexecution.Fortunatelyforme,thiswasnotmyfirstexperienceplayingwithanorchestraorinfrontofanaudience(ordoingsowhileill),soIwasn’tsuddenlythrownintotheseconcertsnotknowingwhattoexpect.IhavehadagradualdevelopmentontheconcertstagethatfullypreparedmetoaccomplishwhatIdesiredthosenights.

AlargemajorityofmypreparationforthiscareercamefrommystudiesattheUniver-sityofMinnesotawithmyteacher,Distin-guishedMcKnightProfessorLydiaArtymiw.Lydiaisaverysuccessfulconcertpianistandteacher—anartistwhobringsawealthofconcertexperiencesandprofessionalwisdomtoherstudents.ShehasperformedtheRach-maninoffConcertoNo.1frequentlythroughtheyears,withsomeoftheworld’smostdis-tinguishedorchestrasandconductors,suchasSeijiOzawaandtheBostonSymphony.Herknowledgeofthepieceguidedmystudiesof

thisconcertoanditseventualperformance.IarrivedatOrchestraHallfullyprepared,notonlybecauseIhadputinalargeamountofpracticeandcommitmenttothework,butalsobecauseLydiahadguidedmetothatpoint;withoutherteachingIwould

nothavebeenabletohavetheconfidenceIhadwhenIstruckthefirstchordinperformance.

Ihaveaddressedthechal-lengesinherentinaconcertpianist’sduty,buttherearemanyjoysaswell.Thefirst,aboveall,isthethrilltobeabletoplaythegreatest

pianoconcertoswithtoporchestras.Themusiciansthatmakeuptheseensemblesbringacollectiveprofessionalism,intensity,experience,andpassionthattheguestpianistcanfeel.IcouldsensethisfromthemembersoftheMinnesotaOrchestraquiteclearly,anditgreatlyassistedmyperformance.Thetre-mendousjoyofartisticcollaborationisaverymemorablething,andIdefinitelyfeltthisduringeveryminuteonstage.Theothergreataspectofperformanceisthewayitpositivelyaffectstheaudience.Thereisnogreaterjoythanknowingthatyou,bycommunicatingthroughaninstrument,havetouchedmanypeopleinveryindividualways.Eachaudiencememberisunique,andthereforetheytakesomethingawayfromtheperformancethatisalsotheir’salone.WhenIhaveseenandheardthepositivethingsresultingfrommyhardwork,itisthegreatestfeelingintheworld.Toheartheapplauseandtoseetheaudiencestandasavisual‘thankyou’arethrillingencountersofwhichIwillnevertire.Theexhilarationthatisapartofliveperfor-manceissomethingonehastoexperiencefirsthandinordertofullyunderstandandappreciate.Throughmymanyperformances,bothlarge-andsmall-scale,Ihavesoughttodevelopmorefullyasanartistconveyingthebeautiesoftheclassicalmasterpieces.Myrecentperformancessatisfiedthisnever-end-ingjourneyandwerearewardingsumma-tiontoallthatIhaveaccomplishedsofar.InthewordsofmyteacherLydia:onwardsandupwards!

”“I arrived at Orchestra Hall fully prepared, not only because I had put in a large amount of practice and commitment to the work, but also because Lydia [artymiw] had guid-ed me to that point...

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Great collaborations:artistic JourneysInAugust,twoUniversityofMinnesotaSchoolofMusicstudents—RolfHaas(BMcandidate,violin,studentofSallyO’Reilly)andSchulyerTsuda(PhDcandidate,com-position,studentofJamesDillon)—traveledtoSantaFe,NewMexico,totakepartinTheCreativeDialogueComposerWorkshopsponsoredbytheSibeliusAcademyofHel-sinki,Finland.Theyparticipatedinthepro-gramalongwithstudentsfromtheSibeliusAcademy;Yale;UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego;andtheNewEnglandConservatory. Theworkshop,ledbyFinnishcomposerKaijaSaariahoandFinnishcellistAnssiKarttunen,createdaplatformforcollaborationbetweenyoungcomposersandperformers.

Compositionstudentswereaskedtowriteathree-tonine-minutepieceforanycombi-nationofstringplayers,fromsolotosextet.Thesepieceswerestudiedduringworkshopsbytheperformancestudents,workedonwithbothcoachesandperformedattheconcert.EachstudenthadtheopportunitytohaveaprivatelessonwithSaariaho.

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ThestringplayersworkingonthestudentpieceswereeachaskedtoprepareonepiecebySaariaho.ThesewerepresentedinaconcertasapartoftheSantaFeChamberMusicFestival.

OtherhighlightsoftheprogramincludedarecitalbyKarttunen,acommissionedworkbySaariahoattheSantaFeChamberMu-sicFestival,andtheAmericanpremiereofSaariaho’soperaAdriana MaterattheSantaFeOperaFestival.

Tsudasharedhisthoughtsonthetrip,“TheCreativeDialogueComposerWorkshopwasanincredibleexperience.Typicallyatfestivals,thecomposerhandshispiecetotheperformer,theperformerworksonitonhisown,andthepieceisfinallyplayedinaconcert.

“AttheCreativeDialogueComposerWork-shop,composersandperformersliterallylivedwiththemusic.Sinceweonlyhadaweektoputtogetherthepieces,wewereforcedtocollaborate,compromise,andfindsolutionstoproblemswithoutdestroyingtheintegrityofthemusicorthemusicians.Attimesitwasanintenseexperience.

“Bythesecondorthirdday,Iwascomplete-lyconvincedthatmypiecewouldnotbeperformedatall.Therewereproblemsthatseemedwouldnothavearesolution,butthemorewetalked,themorewediscoveredthattherewerecreativesolutions–solutionsthatIneverwouldhavethoughtofmyself.Whatseemedsodifficultinthebeginningwassoseamlessatthefinalconcertthatitwaslikemagic,andKaija,Anssiandallmyplayersweretothankforthis.Welearnedsomuchfromeachotherandabouteachother,andIfeelthatweformeddeepfriendshipsfromoureffortstounderstandeachotherandsupporteachother’swork.”

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Osmo VänskäJoinusinwelcomingthenewSchoolofMusicDirec-tor,DavidMyers,fortheannualCollageConcert—amusicalspectacularfeaturingfacultyandstudentperformers.Alwaysanaudiencefavorite,thisyear’sCollageConcertwillalsofeatureMinnesotaOr-chestraMusicDirectorOsmoVänskäconductingtheUniversityofMinnesotaSymphonyOrchestra.Renownedasoneoftheworld’sforemostinterpretersofJeanSibelius,MaestroVänskäwillconducttheFinnishcomposer’sFinlandia.TheCollageConcertwilltakeplaceonOctober18,2008inTedMannConcertHallandisfreeandopentothepublic.

Our 2008/2009 Opera season!TheUniversityOperaTheatre(UOT)willpresentBenjaminBritten’sThe Rape of Lucretia,anoperaticexposéofsexualandculturalviolencesetamidstthebackdropofimperialistwar,onNovember6-9,2008.

OnApril23-26,2009,UOTwillstageLeosJanáček’sJenůfa(inEnglish),anintenselymovingandpowerfulsocialdramathatdepictsthetragedyofayoungwoman’s“sin”inanintolerant,unforgivingsocietyandhersubsequenttriumphthroughcompassion,love,andnewfoundunderstanding.

AllperformanceswilltakeplaceinTedMannConcertHall.TicketsareavailableandmaybepurchasedthroughUMATOattickets.umn.eduorbyphoneat612/624-2345.Visitopera.umn.eduforcompleteoperaupdates.

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fans of the university Opera TheatreEat,drink,andbetreatedtoanariaortwofromtheUniversityOperaThe-atre,allwhileboostingtheoperaprogram.Formoreinformationaboutthisoperagroupwithaneducationalandsocialslant,contactFredAmramorSandraBrickatamram001@umn.eduorbycalling612/378-2335.

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The Alchemy Project is a Minnesota non-profit organization that promotes the enrichment of both individual and community health through outstand-ing, multidisciplinary arts programming.

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Insummer2007,EmilieSweet(DMA,2008,conducting,studentofKathyRomey)foundedTheAlchemyProject,aMinnesotanon-profitorganizationthatpromotestheenrichmentofbothindividualandcommunityhealththroughmultidisciplinaryartsprogramming.

SweetinvitedUniversityofMinnesotaSchoolofMusicalumniLauraKrider(BM,2001,musiceducation)andKelaWanyama(BM,2002,musiceducation)andstudentKristiBergland(DMAcandidate,voice,studentofGlendaMaurice)tojoinTheAlchemyProjectartisticandorganizationalteam.

TheAlchemyProject’sfirstproject,Fusing with Intenser Fire,exploredtheintersectionbetweenmentalhealthandcreativity.TheyheldfiveconversationeventsontheUniversityofMinnesotacampusthatfocusedonthetopicofmentalhealthandcreativity.Adiversegroupofscholars,artists,healthcareprofessionals,anddistinguishedmembersofthecommunitywereinvitedtojointheconversationastheyinvestigatedtherelationshipbetweenmentalhealthandthecomposer’screativeprocess,thehistoryofmentalillness,society’srelationshipwiththementallyill,madnessasmetaphor,andthedynamicbetweenhealingandnarrative.

Inculminationofthisexploration,theAlchemyProjectpresentedtwoconcerts,includingachoralconcertfeaturingtheUniversityofMinnesotaChamberSingersandtheAlchemyEnsemble,perform-ingpoetryandprosebyauthorswhohavedealtwithmentalhealthissues.Over$1,700wereraisedinthetwoeveningsandalloftheproceedsbenefitedS.A.V.E.,SuicideAwarenessVoicesofEducation.Alchemywassuccessfulinnotonlyraisingawareness,butalsoraisingfundsfortheorganizationtocontinuepost-project.

TheAlchemyProjectlaunchedanannualliterarypublicationthatalsoaddressesthechosenthemetofurtherextendcommunitydia-logue.Throughpoetry,prose,andvisualart,thepublicationallowsforawiderrangeofperspectivesandallowsthedialoguetocontinuelongaftertheperformanceends.ThispublicationisalsopostedonTheAlchemyProjectwebsite,www.alchemyproject.org.

TheAlchemyProject’sinterdisciplinaryperformancesanddiscussioneventsopenedadialogueinourcommunity,andthroughthisdialoguetheyhopetobuildrelationshipsanddiscoverwhatcangrowwhenartisgiventheopportunitytobeavehicleforchange.

Theirspring2009seasonwillexplorethedynamicbetweenhealingandmovement.TheAlchemyProjectwillbecommissioningAbbieBetinis(MA,2007,composition,studentofJudithLangZaimont)forachamberpiecewithdance.TheywillalsobeworkingwithfacultymemberJeandelSanto(voice)topremiereasongcyclebyLoriLaitman.

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Myroleasadevelopmentofficeristocreateopportu-nitiesforyourinvolvementaroundthethingswhichinterestyoumost.Iinviteyoutogowithmebehindthescenesofarehearsal,observeintheclassroom,meetafacultymember,orattendaconcert.Itisthiskindofpersonal,first-handexperiencewhichwillgiveyouinsightintothequalityofworkbeingdoneintheSchoolofMusic.

AsyoucanseeinthisissueofTutti,theSchoolofMusicisavibrantplacewheremindsarebeingstretchedandgreatmusicisbeingmade.FromtheNorthAmericanpremiereofprofessorJamesDillon’sThe Book of Ele-mentstotherecentperformanceofgraduatestudent,AndrewStaupewithMinnesotaOrchestra,thereisawidearrayofbrilliantcreativeworkbeingdoneintheSchoolofMusic.

Thiscaliberofteaching,study,andresearchcannotexistwithoutyourhelp.Therearemanyopportuni-tiesforgivingtotheSchoolofMusic.Rightnowthegreatestneedisstudentsupport—graduatefellow-shipsandundergraduatescholarshipsnotonlyallowstudentstofocusontheirmusicalstudybuttheyalsoprovideencouragementandbuildconfidence.YourgiftsallowthedepartmenttorecruitandretaintheverybeststudentsandhelptheSchoolofMusictothriveandgrow.

Todiscusscreatingafellowshiporscholarshiporothergiftopportunities,pleasecontactme,AnnUlring,at612/624-8573oraulring@umn.edu.

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about the photos1. Studentsperforminthe2007fallUniver-sityOperaTheatreproductionSuor Angelica.2.FacultymemberKathySaltzman-Romey,teachingassistantsLauraAndersonandAn-drewCrow,andstaffmemberValerieStedmancelebratethe2007CollageConcert.3.JustinKnoepfelplaystheviolinunderthebatonofSirNevilleMarriner.4.StudentsChristopherLoomis,LaurentKuhl,BrianFruitger,EvanKusler,andJoelMathiasperforminthefall2007UniversityOperaTheatreproductionofThe Seven Deadly Sins.5.ComposerLizaWhitecelebratestheWindEnsemble’sre-gionalpremiereofher2007CraigandJanetSwanprizewinningpiece,Scene.6. FacultymemberTimothyLovelacereceivesaccoladesafterconductingafallOperaTheatreperfor-mance.7. FacultymemberCraigKirchhoffandguestKelliPenceparticipateinthe2007ConductingSymposium.8.InterimdirectorJerryLuckhardtcelebratesthe2007CollageConcertwithDr.SamuelandThelmaHunter.9.FacultymemberLawrenceWellerishon-oredathisretirementcelebration.10. GuesttrumpeterAlanHoodperformswithJazzEnsembleIduringthe2008JazzFestival.11.FacultymemberJohnAndersonperformsBlack Dogforaspring2008WindEnsembleconcert.12. StudentsBinnaHanandWoobinParktoastthe2007CollageConcert,alongwithPark’shusbandDongSooHong.13.FacultymemberDeanSorenson,hiswifeDawn,andhisdaughterMaddycommemo-ratetheCollageConcert.14.Marchingbandmemberspreparetorock.15. StudentAdamRossmillerperformsinaspring2008WindEnsembleconcert.16. StudentZacharySaath-hoffperformsduringthe2007Bravo!SummerStringandKeyboardInstitute.17.StudentsBinnaHanandLinhKauffmanperformatthespring2008Carmina Burana concert.

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faculty NewsJohn Anderson (clarinet)performedarecitalofmusicfromSouthAmericaincludingtwoworldpremieres.GuestcomposerJoãoGuilhermeRipper,fromBrazilwasinattendance.AssistingwereKorey Konkol(viola),Immanuel Davis(flute),Timothy Lovelace(piano),andguestValarieAndersononoboe.AndersonwasalsofeaturedsoloistwithUniversityWindEnsembleonScottMacalester’sBlack Dog.HeperformedachamberrecitalinRiodeJaneiroaspartoftheInternationalSeriesattheSalaCeciliaMeirelesConcertHall.

TheworldpremiereofProfessorEmeritusandcomposerDominick Argento’sEvensong: Of Love and AngelstookplaceinMarchattheWashingtonNationalCathedralandwasperformedbytheCathedralChoralSociety.Argento’sworkwascommissionedbytheCa-thedralChoralSociety’sWilliamStricklandCommissioninhonorofthe100thAnniversaryofWashingtonNationalCathedral.InJune,theUniversityofMinnesotaconferredaDoctorofHumaneLettersuponArgento.

Infall2007,Lydia Artymiw(piano)performedasolorecitalandgaveamasterclassattheUniversityofBritishColumbia;shejoinedviolistKimKashkashianinfourrecitalsinMinnesota,Vermont,Maryland,andNewYork.Inwinter2008,shewasonthejuryfortheCorpusChristiInternationalConcertoCompetition;performedtwoconcertswiththeMiamiQuartetattheHarttCollegeofMusicinConnecticut;andperformedwiththeTokyoQuartetinPhiladelphia.Thespringof2008includedtwomasterclassesatTempleUniver-sityandattheKaufmanSchool;participationinaRussianMusicSymposiumfortheBritishmagazine,Piano;anarticleonOctoberandNovemberfromTchaikovsky’sThe SeasonsfortheMarch/AprilPiano Magazine;tworecitalswithChristopherMillardatNorthwesternUniversityandattheCurtisInstitute;theArch-duke Trio withothersfortheSPCOEnsembleSeries;arecitalwithKimKashkashianattheInternationalViolaCongressatArizonaStateUniversity,aswellasthreeofMessiaen’sVingts RegardsatOrchestraHall.Insummer2008,shewasinvitedtotheBravo!VailValleyFestivalforfiveperformanceswiththeMiamiQuartet,Eu-geniaZukerman,andothers.Infall2008,shewilldoaresidencyattheColburnSchool.HerCDrecordingwithMarcyRosenfortheBridgelabel(cellosonatasofThuilleandDohnanyi)wasrecentlyreleased.Formoreinformation,visitwww.lydiaartymiw.com.

TheSaintPaulChamberOrchestra(SPCO),includingSchoolofMusicfacultymembers,

performedworksbySchubert,StravinskyandDvorákatZankelHallasapartofCarnegieHall’s2007/2008seasoninMay.SchoolofMusicfacultywhoperformedwiththeSPCOincludeThomas Ashworth(trombone),Julia Bororad-Kogan(flute),Gary Bordner(trum-pet),Christopher Brown(bass),andCharles Ullery(bassoon).

Thomas Ashworth(trombone)performedwiththeSPCOinmultiplesubscriptionandfam-ilyconcertsthroughouttheTwinCitesandMinnesota.PerformancesincludedtheworldpremiereandtheNewYorkpremiereofShe Was Here,OsvaldoGolijov’sorchestrationsoffourSchubertsongs.Ashworthperformedthesoloisteuphoniumpartonamulti-mediapresentationofHolst’sThe PlanetswiththeMinnesotaOrchestra.

David Baldwin(trumpet)attendedtheInter-nationalTrumpetGuildConferenceinBanff,AlbertainJune.OntheFestivalofTrumpetsConcertheconductedacompositionofhisGrappling with Dualitiesforthirteentrumpets,andheperformedinThe Three BluejacketsbyErnestWilliams.HerecentlyreleasedanewsolotrumpetCD,27 Melodious and Rhythmical Exercises,fortrumpetorcornetbyJ.L.Small,publishedbyCarlFischer.Thissummer,Bald-winrecordedtheTwelve Grand Artistic StudiesforcornetortrumpetofAugustSt.Jacome.TheSummitHillBrassQuintetperformedBeatlesselectionsarrangedbyBaldwininMay.

InMay,alumniMary Joy Rieder,Ralph Johanssen,andPaul Bartepresentedare-citalinhonorofDean Billmeyer’s(organ)SchoolofMusicsilveranniversary.BillmeyerappearedinMayasapianistwiththeSPCOinperformancesofLigeti’sChamberCon-certoforThirteenInstrumentalists.Perfor-manceswereattheOrdwayMusicTheatre,St.Mary’sUniversity,andBethelUniver-sity.HeappearedasapianistattheSt.PaulLandmarkCenter’sCourtroomConcerts.HepresentedaworkshopattheAmericanGuildofOrganistsnationalconventioninJune.ForinformationontherestorationoftheNorthropOrgan,contactBillmeyer.

Mark Bjork’s(violin)book,Expanding Ho-rizons: The Suzuki Trained Violinist Grows UpwasrecentlyreleasedbySummy-Birchard,adivisionofAlfredpublishing.InMay,hepresentedhistalk,“TeachingMusicalValues,InternationalRelations,andeditions”attheconferenceoftheSuzukiAssociationoftheAmericas.InJune,BjorkofferedtwocoursesforteachersattheColoradoSuzukiInstituteandtaughtmasterclassesforChamberMusic

intheRockies.InAugust,hetaughtattheAmericanSuzukiInstituteattheUniversityofWisconsinStevens-Point,healsoservedonthejuryoftheInternationalMusicCompetitioninJeonju,Korea.

Matthew Bribitzer-Stull(theory)receivedtheEmergingScholarAwardatthe2007na-tionalmeetingoftheSocietyforMusicTheoryinBaltimore,MD.Bribitzer-Stull’swinningarticle,entitled“TheA b–C–EComplex:TheOriginandFunctionofChromaticMajorThirdRelations,”waspublishedinMusic Theory Spec-trum 2006.Bribitzer-Stull’sarticle“EchoesofAlberich’sAnguish:CompositionalUnity,AnalyticPlurality,andWagner’sDas Rhein-gold”wasselectedforpublicationbytheJournal of Schenkerian StudiesinSeptember2007.InDecember2007,hisarticle,“TheEndofDie FeenandWagner’sBeginnings:MultipleAp-proachestoanEarlyExampleofDouble-TonicComplex,AssociativeThemeandWagnerianForm”waspublishedinMusic Analysis.Hisbookmanuscript,Reconstructing the Leitmo-tiv: Music Themes, Musical Association, and the Paradigm of Wagner’s Ring iscurrentlyunderreviewbyOxfordUniversityPress.

Kelley Harness(musicology)receivedare-searchgrantfromtheBrineCharitableTrusttoconductresearchonsixteenth-andseventeenth-centurymusicalrepresentationsofthebiblicalheroineJudith.ThegrantallowedHarnesstotraveltwicetoItalytostudymanuscriptsandearlyprintedsources.Shepresentedherinitialfindingsinpapersdeliveredatthe2008meetingoftheRenaissanceSocietyofAmerica(Chi-cago)andaspartofaconferenceentitled“TheSwordofJudith,”sponsoredbytheBrineTrustandheldattheNewYorkPublicLibrary.

Noriko Kawai(collaborativepiano)isfea-turedonthe soadie waste,anewCDreleasefromNMCofchamberworksbyJames Dil-lon(composition).FollowingheracclaimedrecordingofDillon’ssolopianoseries,The Book of Elements,thisdiscfeaturesKawaiinduopartnershipswithIrvineArdittiandHi-roakiTakenouchiandwiththeArdittiStringQuartet.Traumwerk Book 3,black/nebulaeandthe soadie wasteareallfirstrecordings.Earliersolopieces,Dillug-KefitsahandDel Cuarto Elementocompletetheprogram.See page 6 for feature article.

InFebruary2008,Craig Kirchhoff (directorofbands/conducting)guestconductedtheSanAntonioSymphonyinthreeconcertsfeaturingSirJamesGalwayandLadyJeanneGalwayasguestartists;servedasthemasterteacherandguestlecturerfortheOntarioMusicEducator’sAssociationinstrumentalconductingsympo-

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siumheldinToronto;andservedasanadju-dicatorfortheMusicforAllNationalConcertBandFestivalinIndianapolis.InMarch2008,heservedasguestlecturerandmasterteacherfortheCollegeBandDirectorsNationalAs-sociationNorthCentralConferenceconductingmasterclassattheUniversityofOmahaandservedasguestclinicianandadjudicatorfortheFieldStudiesInternationalNationalOrchestraandWindEnsembleFestivalatCarnegieHall,NewYorkCity.InApril2008,heservedasaclinicianfortheColoradoBandDirectorsAssociationStateMusicFestivalinColoradoSprings,CO.

Kathy Kienzle(harp)performedaspartoftheBell’AlmaDuowithflutistMicheleFrischinsummer2008.TheyappearedinJulyinAmsterdamattheWorldHarpCongressandinAugustattheNationalFluteAssociationconferenceinKansasCity.Theirperfor-mancesincludedcommissionsbySchoolofMusicalumniDaniel Sturm(BA,1974/MFA,1981)andotherworksfromtheirCDs,O Bell’ AlmaandtheNovemberreleaseLa Belle Vie.

Young-Nam Kim(violin)performedincol-laborationwithStanislavSkrowaczewski,ProArteTrio,RobertMann,andGaryHoffman.TheSchoolofMusic’sNewMusicEnsemble,forwhichheisthedirector/violinist,presentedtheworldpremiereofLauraSchwendinger’sPianoQuartet.InMay,KimpresentedarecitalincludinganewworkbyAlanBullardwithso-pranoMariaJettewhichwaslaterrecordedforaCDtobereleasedinlatefall2008.InJune,heperformedinChicagointhecelebrationofthe2008U.S.tourofGoryoCeladon.InAugust,Kimtaughtatthe7thannualNorthernLightsChamberMusicInstituteatCampduNordinEly,MN,inadditiontoconcertsinBemidjiandChisholm.See page 8 for information on Kim’s trip to North Korea in April.

Alex Lubet (composition)editedthelatesteditionofThe Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal(Volume4,Issue1),pub-lishedbytheCenteronDisabilityStudiesattheUniversityofHawai’iatManoa.Theissue,To Dance Beneath the Diamond Sky with One Hand,isthefirstoftwodevotedtothetopicofdisabilityandmusic.Lubethasbeenawardedoneof20Hillel(FoundationforJewishCam-pusLife)FacultyFellowships.LubetisPresidentofHillelattheUniversityofMinnesota.

Guerino Mazzola (theory/collaborativearts)isfeaturedonLive at Airegin,anewjazzCDreleasefromAylerRecords.

Matthew Mehaffey(choral)hasbeennamedthenewArtisticDirectoroftheOratorioSo-cietyofMinnesota.MehaffeywillmakehisdebutwiththeOSMinthe2008/2009concertseason.

InJanuary2008,Fernando Meza (percus-sion)performedLeonKirchner’sConcertoforViolin,Cello,TenWindsandPercussionwiththeSPCO;participatedintheMinne-sotaOrchestra’sSoundsofCinemaFestival;andgavemasterclassestopercussionstudentsintheUniversityofMinnesotaHonorBand.MezaalsohostedpercussionistRossKarre’slectureonthe“BoneAlphabet”byBrianFern-eyhough.InMarch2008,MezaperformedwiththeMinnesotaOrchestraandJamieBernsteininBernsteinonBroadway.InApril2008,hetraveledwiththeorchestratoNewYorkCitytoperformMahler’sSymphonyNo.1atAveryFisherHall;performeda“waterpercussion”soloattheOrdwayCenter;performedwithSirJamesGalway;andwasafeaturedsoloistduringtheMinnesotaOrchestra’sCrash,Bang,BoomPercussionFestival.Inthesummer,Mezatrav-eledtoVenezuelatooffermasterclassesforthecountry’sprogramofyouthorchestras.HealsototraveledBahia,BrazilaspercussioncoachfortheYouthOrchestraoftheAmericas,agroupwithwhomhehasbeenelectedCo-ChairmanoftheEducationalCouncil.

Sally O’Reilly(violin)gavemasterclassesinBermudainJanuarywhereherstudents,Jen-nifer Berg (BMcandidate,violin),La Tannia Ellerbe (DMAcandidate,violin),Rolf Haas (BMcandidate,violin),andZachary Saathoff (BMcandidate,violin),werepresentedinaconcertinHamilton.TheconcertandmasterclassesweresponsoredbytheBermudaSchoolofMusic.InApril,O’ReillywasinvitedtoHonolulu,alongwithherdaughter,Phoebe Dalton(DMA,2007,cello),tojudgeHawaiiStringTeachersAssociation’sParadeofOrches-tras.O’ReillygaveamasterclassatthePuna-houSchool,BarackObama’salmamater.Mia Lai Carlson(MM,violin)andJonas Carlson(DMA,cello)whobothteachatPunahouweretheirhosts.InApril,O’ReillygaveaQuestionandAnswersessionfortheMinnesotaStringandOrchestraTeachersAssociation.Herformerstudent,ChadHoopes,wasthewinnerofthejuniorMenuhinCompetitionheldinCardiff,Wales,inApril.

Tanya Remenikova(cello)gaveafacultyrecitalwithAlexanderBraginskyinOctoberatTedMannHall,followedbyarecitalatYamahaSalon,andamasterclassattheSpecialMusicSchoolattheKaufmanCenterinNewYorkCity.SheperformedwiththeHillHouseChamberPlayersinNovember,February,andApril.ShewillappearonthelatestHillHouseChamberPlayersCD,issuedontheSchubertClub’s10,000Lakeslabel.ShewasaguestartistwiththeMusicalOfferingandtheArtariaStringQuartetinthespring,andtookpartintheMusicfromSouthAmericafacultyrecitalinFebruary.SummerincludedteachingandperformancesattheBravo!StringandKeyboardInstituteandmasterclassesand

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Mirjana Lausevic,associateprofessorofethnomusicology,passedawayonJuly15,2007.Lausevic,bornandraisedinthecityofSarajevo,earnedherbachelor’sdegreeinMusicology-EthnomusicologyfromSarajevoUniversityin1988.Sheearnedhermaster’sdegreeanddoctorateinethnomusicologyatWesleyanUni-versity.ShepublishednumerousarticlesbasedonherfieldworkinthetownsandcountrysideofBosnia,Serbia,CroatiaandtheUnitedStates.

James “Red” McLeodpassedawayonJuly3,2007attheageof95.McLeodwasoneofthefoundersoftheMinnesotaBandAlumniAssociationandco-arrangedmanyofourschoolsongs.McLeod,amu-sicalpillarinMinnesota,wasinductedintotheMinnesotaMusicHallofFamein1991.

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TheSchoolofMusicCommunicationsDepart-ment,consistingofJenni Hielke,Jennifer SchmittandLisa Marshall,wonaUniversityofMinnesotaCommunicatorsForumMaroonAwardfortheSparkFestivalprogrambook.

StaffmemberValerie Stedmancreatedawonderlandfilledwithflowersandveg-etablesonFergusonHall’sterrace.Lushandbeautiful,thegardenisarespiteforfacultyandstaff,aswellasagorgeousbackdropsformeetings.

TherearealwaysdiscoveriestobemadeintheMusicLibary!HeadmusiclibrarianTimothy Maloney isexcitedaboutthenewadditionstothelibrary.Newweb-basedacquisi-tionsincludeajazzaudiostreamingservice,adatabaseofdownloadablemusicscores,anoperavideostream-ingservice,andanewonlinerefer-encedatabasethatincludesthefulltextsofnumerousOxfordUniveryPressmusicbooks.Availableonlinesourcesarenowsonumerous,thatweencourageyoutocheckinregularlywiththeMusicLibraryforfurtherdetails.Visitmusic.lib.umn.eduforfurtherdetails.

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workshopsattheChamberMusicFestivalatWesleyanUniversityinIllinois.

Eugene Rousseau(saxophone)performedasasoloistinApril2008withtheLudwigsburgWindOrchestrainGermanyunderthebatonofHorstBartmann.RousseauwasalsofeaturedinrecitalsandmasterclassesinPicacenza,ItalyattheConservatoryofMusicinApril.

Anna Schultz’s(ethnomusicology)article,“TheCollisionofGenresandCollusionofParticipants:MarathiRastriyaKirtanandtheCommunicationofHinduNationalism,”waspublishedinthemostrecentissueofEthnomu-sicology,52(1).InMarch2008,Schultztrav-eledtoVancouvertopresentaninvitedpaper,“‘YouCanPutItinAnyAir’:DisarticulationsofRepertoirefromStyleinIndo-Guyanese-AmericanTemples,”forthePerformingCul-tureinSouthAsia:NewTechnologies,Texts,andTraditionsconferenceattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.

Paul Shaw(piano)appearedatthehistoricManoelTheatreinValletta,MaltainDecem-ber2007inperformancesmarkingthe10thAnniversaryofTeatruUnplugged.ShawwasinvitedbytheWeillMusicInstituteatCarnegieHalltohostaspecialprogramintheirFamilyConcertSeriesinFebruary.

Rebecca Shockley(piano)gaveapresentationonpracticestrategiesentitled“ButIplayeditperfectlyathome!”fortheMinnesotaMusicTeachersAnnualConventionatMysticLakeCasinolastJune.ShealsogaveapresentationonMappingMusicfortheAnnualPianoTeachersWorkshopatPlymouth(NH)StateUniversity.InOctober2007,shegaveaguestlectureonMappingMusicandconductedanintermedi-atemasterclassattheUniversityofIowa.ShewasalsothefeaturedguestclinicianfortheKentuckyMusicTeachersAssociationStateConventioninDanvilleinOctober.InNovem-ber2007,shegaveaguestlectureonMappingMusicforfacultymembersattheMacPhailCenter.InOctober2008,shewillbegivingaguestpedagogylectureattheUniversityofColoradoandaworkshoponMappingMusicfortheBoulderAreaMusicTeachers.

Dean Sorenson(jazz)wascommissionedtocomposetheofficialsongoftheMinnesotaSesquicentennial.TitledShines For All To See,itwasperformedattheStateCapitol,aMin-nesotaTwinsbaseballgame,andatnumer-ousstatehoodcelebrationsaroundMinnesota.HewasalsoafeaturedsoloistattheNorthernMichiganJazzFestivalinMarquettewherehepremieredCool City,commissionedbyNMU.HehasbeeninvitedtopresentworkshopsandperformancesinVancouverandTorontointhelatesummerandearlyfallof2008.

Jeffrey Van (guitar)joinedConspirare(CraigHellaJohnson&CompanyofVoices)forthe

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series,LoveisaCircle,inAustin,TXinMarch.TheprogramfeaturedtheAustinpremiereofVan’sA Procession Winding Around Me.

TheAnciaSaxophoneQuartetrecentlyreturnedfromaconcerttourofSouthKorea.Angela Wyatt(saxophone)isthebaritonesaxophon-istwiththeAnciaQuartet.ThetourincludedperformancesatSeoulNationalUniversity,theDa-IsmNewMusicFestivalinDaegu,theJeongYul-seongInternationalMusicFestivalattheGwangjuCulturalArtsCenterinGwangju,aswellasaconcertfortheSeoulGreenDoctors.ShepremierednewworksbyKoreancompos-ersattheNewMusicFestivalandpresentedaconcertattheInternationalMusicFestivalinGwangju.TheQuartetalsoperformedontheWymanConcertSeriesattheUniversityofWisconsin,RiverFallsinDecember2007.

FacultyEmeritaJudith Lang Zaimont’s(composition)Elegy forsymphonicstringswasperformedinAprilbytheChineseNationalOrchestraattheForbiddenCityConcertHallinBeijing,China,aspartofthe2008BeijingInternationalCongressofWomeninMusic.TheconcertwaspresentedbyTheInternationalAllianceforWomeninMusic.

student NewsRamiro Alvarez (MM,cello,studentofTanyaRemenikova)wonsecondplaceattheThursdayMusicalCompetitioninMarch2008.Healsowonanationalauditionandfullscholarshipforsummer2008toparticipateintheprestigiousVerbierFestivalinSwitzerland.

Alyssa Anderson(DMAcandidate,voice,stu-dentofWendyZaro-Mullins)wasanalternatedistrictwinnerintheNationalAssociationofTeachersofSingingArtistAuditions.

Lily Ardalan(BM,organ,studentofDeanBillmeyer)performedPsalm and Danceforor-ganandflutebyalumnusDavid Evan Thomas(PhD,composition)atPlymouthCongregation-alChurchatthenationalbiennialconventionoftheAmericanGuildofOrganists,heldintheTwinCitiesinJune2008.CurrentorganmajorsLaura Edman(DMAcandidate,organ,studentofDeanBillmeyer),Mary Newton (DMAcandidate,organ,studentofDeanBill-meyer),andJohn Salveson (DMAcandidate,organ,studentofDeanBillmeyer)havealsobeenactiveintheirserviceonconventionplan-ningcommittees.

Elise Bonner(BM,piano,studentofLydiaArtymiw)wasinvitedtoparticipateinthe2007GijonInternationalSummerFestivalinSpain.Shereceivedafullscholarshipforparticipationinthe2008BanffSummerArtsFestivalinBanff,Canada.ShetravelledtoVietnamandThailand(astherecipientofamajorgrant)insummer2008.

Eric Brook(MAcandidate,composition,studentofDougGeersandAlexLubet)re-centlycompletedaneight-monthresidencyatUniversityLutheranChurch,MinneapolisthatculminatedwithaconcertofhisoriginalworkinMay2008.

Timothy Budge(BMcandidate,guitar,stu-dentofJamesFlegel)wonsecondplaceintheguitardivisionofthe2008SchubertClubScholarshipFinals.

Allison Buivid(MMcandidate,voice,studentofJohnDeHaan)tiedforfirstplaceinthecol-legiateleveladvancedvoicedivisionofthe2008ThursdayMusicalYoungArtistScholarship.

Nick Donatelle(BMcandidate,cello,studentofTanyaRemenikova)receivedanhonorablementionintheUniversitySymphonyOrchestra2007/2008ConcertoCompetition.

Denis Evstyukhin(MMcandidate,piano,stu-dentofAlexanderBraginsky)wontheUniver-sitySymphonyOrchestra2007/2008ConcertoCompetitionplayingSergeiRachmaninoff’sConcertoNo.2.HeperformedthesamepiecewiththeUniversitySymphonyOrchestraunderthebatonofHenryCharlesSmithinMarch.Evstyukhinalsowonthe2008ElinorWatsonBellPianoCompetition.

Rebecca Fadell(MMcandidate,voice,studentofGlendaMaurice)wontheregionalNationalAssociationofTeachersofSingingcompeti-tions.ShecompetedintheNATSNationalCompetitionFinalsinNashville,TNinJune.ShewasafirstplacedistrictwinnerintheNa-tionalAssociationofTeachersofSingingArtistAuditions.

Hans Fredrickson (BMcandidate,percussion,studentofFernandoMezaandPeterKogan)attendedthesummeracademyofmarimba-virtuosoNebojsaZikvovicinGermanyinsummer2008.

Rolf Haas(BMcandidate,violin,studentofSallyO’Reilly)wonfirstplaceinthecollegiateandgraduatelevelstringdivisionofthe2008SchubertClubScholarshipFinals.

Anna Hersey(MM,2007/MAcandidate,musicology,studentofLawrenceWeller)wontheregionalNationalAssociationofTeachersofSingingcompetitions.ShecompetedintheNATSNationalCompetitionFinalsinNash-ville,TNinJune2008.ShewasasecondplacedistrictwinnerintheNATSArtistAuditions.HerseytravelledtotheBerkeleyRepertoryTheatretoperformastheCountessinTheatredelaJeuneLune’sproductionofFigaro.ShealsoacceptedtheSmathersFellowshipfordoctoralstudiesinvocalperformanceattheUniversityofMiamibeginningfall2008.

Julia M. Higginbotham(BMcandidate,voice,studentofJeandelSanto)tiedforfirstplace

inthecollegiateleveladvancedvoicedivisionofthe2008ThursdayMusicalYoungArtistScholarship.

Hiyas Hila(DMA,piano,studentofLydiaArtymiw)receivedagrantfromtheAsianCul-turalCouncilofthePhilippines.Onlyfivegrantswereawardedin2007.SheperformedasolorecitalfortheSchuesslerSeriesattheAmericanSwedishInstituteinMay2008.

Colin Holter(PhDcandidate,composition,studentofJamesDillon)wonfirstprizeinthe2008ArtSoundsMusicCompositionCompeti-tionforthepieceThe Reds & the Blues, basedontheoriginalartworkRosenquist Mural.

Bojan Hoover(BMcandidate,percussion,stu-dentofFernandoMezaandPeterKogan)waschosenasthetopprizewinnerduringtheMis-soulaSymphonyYoungArtistCompetitionlastDecemberandreturnedinFebruary2008toperformNeyRosauro’sConcertoforMarimbaandOrchestrawiththeMissoulaSymphonyaspartofthatprize.Hooverattendedthesummeracademyofmarimba-virtuosoNebojsaZikvovicinGermanyinsummer2008.

Scotty Horey(MM,percussion,studentofFernandoMeza)presentedamarimbarecitalatTheNeighborhoodHouseinSt.PaulinAugust2008.

Chen-Yu Hsu(DMAcandidate,violin,studentofJorjaFleezanis)receivedanhonorablemen-tionintheUniversitySymphonyOrchestra2007/2008ConcertoCompetition.

Mary Beth Huttlin(MMcandidate,music,studentofBurtHara)wonsecondprizeinthe2008ArtSoundsMusicCompositionCompeti-tionforthepieceChildhood Memories, basedontheoriginalartworkMarsdenHartley’sPainting no. 2.

Marc Jensen(PhD,composition,studentofAlexLubet)wastherecipientofadoctoraldissertationfellowshipfromtheUniversityofMinnesotaGraduateSchool.HewastheArt-ist-in-Residenceatthe2007DeepListeningConvergenceledbyPaulineOliverosandre-ceivedhiscertificationfromtheDeepListeningInstituteandtaughtDeepListeningworkshopsthroughtheOsherLifelongLearningInstituteandSt.LouisParkCommunityEducation.HewastherecipientofanASCAPlusawardandpresentedapaperatthePopularCultureAssociationnationalconferenceinSanFran-ciscoinMarch2008.HehadarticlesacceptedforpublicationinPerspectives of New Music and Cinema Journal.HepresentedapieceatFloridaStateUniversity’sCHASMfestivalinFebruary2008andtheInternationalSocietyofImprovisedMusicconferenceinChicago,December2007.

Jacob Jonker(MMcandidate,guitar,studentofJeffreyVan)wonsecondplaceinthecolle-

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giatelevelguitardivisionofthe2008ThursdayMusicalYoungArtistScholarship.

Linh Kauffman(DMAcandidate,voice,stu-dentofLarryWeller)recentlyparticipatedinaconcertofHandelchoralworkswithbaroquespecialistTonKoopmanatCarnegieHallaspartoftheProfessionalTrainingWorkshopsofTheWeillMusicInstitute.

Ivan Konev(DMAcandidate,piano,studentofAlexanderBraginsky)receivedthesecondprizeinthe2008ElinorWatsonBellPianoCompetition.

Jonathan Magness(DMAcandidate,violin,studentofSallyO’Reilly)wasnamedthenewassociateprincipalsecondintheMinnesotaOrchestrainJune2008.

Eric McEnaney(DMAcandidate,collabora-tivepiano,studentofTimothyLovelace)andAndrew Fleser(DMAcandidate,collabora-tivepiano,studentofTimothyLovelace)werefeaturedinaconcertofNordicvocalmusicfortheGriegSociety(partofNorwayHouse)atAugsburgCollegeinMarch2008.

Heidi Johanna Miller(DMAcandidate,conducting,studentofCraigKirchhoff)ledaperformanceofIgorStravinsky’sHistoire du Soldat inFebruary2007withtheSapphireChamberConsortaspartoftheirRussianTalesprogramandinMay2008sangthepremiereoftwosongcyclesbycomposersJames Patrick Miller (DMA,conducting)andPaulFraser,alsoincollaborationwithSapphire.InFebru-ary2007sheconductedthepremiereofDawn Lenore Sonntag’s(DMA,voice/composition)La Coronaforsopranoandchamberensemble.MillerappearedasasoloistinaperformanceofMauriceDuruflé’sRequiem atGraceUniversityLutheranChurch.InMay,MillerwasawardedaGraduateResearchPartnershipProgramFel-lowshiptoworkwithCraigKirchhoffonherprojectIthaca and the Winds: The Influences of Ten Personalities on Wind and Percussion Music from 1979-2009.

James Patrick Miller(DMAcandidate,con-ducting,studentofCraigKirchhoff)ledtheSapphireChamberConsortinperformancesinFebruary2007andMay2008,premieringthreecommissionedworksforsopranoandchamberensemble.HealsocollaboratedwithnewmusicensembleZeitgeistinFebruary2007,conductingaperformanceofseveralscenesfromDouglasGeers’newoperaCalling dur-ingthe2008SparkFestival.InMay,MillerwasawardedaGraduateResearchPartner-shipProgramFellowshiptoworkwithCraigKirchhoffonhisprojectIthaca and the Winds: The Influences of Ten Personalities on Wind and Percussion Music from 1979-2009.MillerwasalsorecentlyappointedasvisitinginstructoratGustavusAdolphusCollegewherehewillconducttwoconcertbandsandteachconduct-

ingandmusiceducation,apositionhewillholdduringthespring2009semester.

Nicholas Nelson(BMcandidate,voice,stu-dentofGlendaMaurice)wasaSchubertClubScholarshipPreliminaryGraduateVocalistfinalist.Nelson wonfirstplaceinthegraduatelevelvoicedivisionofthe2008SchubertClubScholarshipFinals.

Noelle Noonan(DMAcandidate,voice,stu-dentofJohnDeHaan)spentfiveweeksinBer-lin,GermanyasaResearchFellowwiththeCheckpointCharlieStiftungduringsummer2008.Theprogramwasco-sponsoredbytheUniversityofMinnesota’sCenterforGermanandEuropeanStudies.NoonanwascoachedbyconductorsandteachersfromtheDeutscheOperBerlinandtheKomischeOperBerlinandperformedasaguestartistwithaprofessionalchoirinVelten.Shealsocollectedunpublishedandout-of-printmusicbyAfrican-American,femalecomposerMargaretBondsaspartofherthesisresearch.ThisresearchwasfundedbytheUniversityofMinnesota’sGraduateResearchPartnershipProgram(GRPP).Recently,NoonanacceptedaForeignLanguageandAreaStudiesResearchFellowship(FLAS)fromtheInstituteofGlobalStudiesthroughtheUnitedStatesDe-partmentofEducation.ThefocusofherFLASresearchisthelesser-knownartsongoutputofcomposerGiuseppeVerdi.SheperformswiththeKenwoodSymphonyOrchestraasafeaturedartistintheirSummerConcertSeries.

Joomi Park(PhDcandidate,composition,studentofAlexLubet)wonthe2008BeethovenClubStudentCompositionContestforherpieceTwo O’Clock.ThiscontestwasofferedinconjunctionwiththeBelvedereChamberMusicFestival,heldinJuneinMemphis,TN,wherePark’spiecewasperformed.Aswinnerofthecompetition,shewasinvitedtotheInter-nationalSummerAcademyofMusic,heldinMichaelstadt,GermanyinAugust2008.

Woobin Park (DMAcandidate,piano,stu-dentofLydiaArtymiw)performedtheGriegPianoConcertowiththeLindenHillsChamberOrchestrainMarch2008underthedirectionofYuri Ivan (DMA,2008,conducting)inEdina,MN.

Laura Perkett(BMcandidate,oboe,studentofJohnSnow)wonsecondplaceinthecolle-giateandgraduatelevelwoodwindsandbrassdivisionofthe2008SchubertClubScholar-shipFinals.

Adam Rappel (MMcandidate,percussion,studentofFernandoMeza)performedwiththeYouthOrchestraoftheAmericasinBra-zil,Uruguay,andArgentinainthesummerof2008.

Joshua Rohde(BMcandidate,cello,studentofTanyaRemenikova)wonsecondplaceinthe

collegiateandgraduatelevelstringdivisionofthe2008SchubertClubScholarshipFinals.

Adam Rossmiller (MM,2004/DMAcandi-date,trumpet,studentofDavidBaldwin)wasappointedtoareplacementteachingpositionforfallsemesteratGustavusAdolphusCollegeinSt.Peter,MN.

RenegadeEnsemblewasgrantedfederaltax-exemptstatus.ThegroupfeaturesStanley H. Rothrock, II(DMAcandidate,conducting,studentofKathySaltzmanRomey),Zachary Crockett(PhDcandidate,composition,stu-dentofDougGeers),Alyssa Anderson(DMA,2008,voice,studentofWendyZaro-Mullins),Erik Barsness(BM,2001,percussion,studentofFernandoMeza),David Birrow(MM,2007,percussion,studentofFernandoMeza),Mat-thew McCright(DMA,2004,piano,studentofLydiaArtymiw),Paul Schimming(DMA,2008,clarinet,studentofBurtHara),andJen-nifer Wilhelms(MM,2005,flute,studentofImmanuelDavis).TheensemblereceivedtheirfirstgrantfromtheAmericanComposer’sForumthroughtheEncoreProgram.

Zachary Saathoff(BMcandidate,violin,studentofSallyO’Reilly)wonfirstplaceinthecollegiatelevelviolindivisionofthe2008ThursdayMusicalYoungArtistScholarship.SaathoffwonthirdprizeintheMusicTeach-ersNationalAssociation’sCollegiateArtistStringCompetitioninDenver,CO,inMarch2008.

Justin Schwarz(MMcandidate,oboe,stu-dentofJohnSnow)wasselectedasoneoffourwinnersoftheCentralWisconsinSymphonyOrchestra2008/2009FanfareCompetitionContest.HispieceistentativelyscheduledfortheCWSOFebruary2009concerts.

Daniel Segura(BAcandidate,voice,studentofBarbaraKierig)wonfirstplaceinthecollegiatelevelintermediatevoicedivisionofthe2008ThursdayMusicalYoungArtistScholarship.

Leah Siltberg(DMAcandidate,collaborativepiano,studentofTimothyLovelaceandNorikoKawai)acceptedaninvitationtoattendtheMusicAcademyoftheWestSummerFestivalinSantaBarbara,CA.Siltbergwillbeafel-lowinthecollaborativepianoprogram,whichisunderthedirectionofJuilliardprofessorJonathanFeldman.

Dawn Sonntag(DMAcandidate,voice/com-position/choralconducting,studentofWendyZaro-Mullins)hasacceptedapositionasas-sistantprofessorofmusicatHiramCollegeinnortheasternOhiowhereshewillheadtheMusicTheoryandCompositionprogram.SonntagalsoreceivedafellowshipfromtheAmerican-ScandinavianFoundationtotakeanindependentstudycourseofNorwegianvocalmusicinNorwayoverthesummer.

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Andrew Staupe (DMA,piano,studentofLydiaArtymiw)performedattheHollandMusicSessionsinBergeninAugust2008.See page 12 for feature story.

Tyler Wottrich(BMcandidate,piano,stu-dentofLydiaArtymiw)andRolf Haas(BMcandidate,violin,studentofSallyO’Reilly)performedatNorthropAuditoriumwiththeStateBalletofGeorgia(Russia)inMarch.TheyplayedStravinsky’sDuo Concertante, andWot-trichperformedasolopiece,Bizet’sChromatic Variations.

I.J. Yarison(MAcandidate,composition,stu-dentofAlexLubet)wonthirdprizeinthe2008ArtSoundsMusicCompositionCompetitionforthepieceGreenwoods, basedontheoriginalartworkNordfeldt’sGreen Woods.

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‘83Mark Lammers(PhD,studentofEdgarTurrentine)workedinthe

fiveNordiccountriesinAugustandSeptember2006throughagrantbytheNordicCulturalFundtoupdatehisbook,Nordic Instrumental Music for Colleges and Universities,publishedin1991andreleasedbytheWorldAssocia-tionofSymphonicBandEnsembles(WASBE)onlinein2005.Sincebeginningtheworkin1987,hehasperusednearly15,000scoresinthecountriesofIceland,Norway,Sweden,FinlandandDenmark.LammerscontinuesasresearchprofessoratGustavusAdolphusCollegeinSaintPeter,MNwherehestudiesmusicalexpertiseaswellasrelatedsubjects.HeisanactiveprofessionaltrombonistintheTucson,AZarea.

‘88Sondra Wieland Howe(MA,1985/PhD,1988)hasbeenappointedto

theEditorialBoardoftheJournal of Research in Music Education.SherecentlypublishedareviewofWilfriedGruhn’sGeschicte der Musik-erziehungintheJournal of Historical Research in Music Education(October2006).Shepresentedapaperon“AmericanMusicTextbooksintheMason-McConathyCollection”attheMarch2007conferenceoftheSocietyforAmericanMusicinPittsburgh.AtKeokukII:TheMENCCentennialHistorySymposiuminKeokuk,Iowa,(June2007)sheorganizedaconcertforthecentennialandparticipatedinapanelon“TheRoleofRadioinMusicEducation.”

‘93Monthian Buntan(MA,theory/composition,studentofAlexLubet)

hasbeenelectedSenatorinThailand.

‘95Anne Kilstofte(PhD,composition)presidedovertheBeijingInterna-

tionalCongressofWomeninMusicApril2008inBeijing,China.Herwork,The Divine Lullaby,receiveditsChinesepremiereattheForbiddenCityConcertHallperformedbythe

ChineseOperaOrchestra.ShewasalsonamedFaithPartnersComposer-in-ResidenceforaconsortiumcommissionthroughtheAmericanComposersForumfundedbytheOttoBremerFoundationfor2007/2008.Kilstoftehasbeenworkingwithtwochurchesinthisecumenicalresidency,St.Mary’sCatholicChurchandVinjeLutheranChurchinWillmar,MN.SheisthepresidentoftheInternationalAllianceforWomeninMusicandamemberoftheexecutivecommitteetheSocietyofCompos-ers,Incorporated.

’96Juin-Ying Lee(DMA,violin)wasappointeddirectoroftheInstitute

ofMusicatNationalChiaoTungUniversityinTaiwan.Juin-YingisthefoundingviolinistofTaiwan’spremierpianotrio,ProArteTrio,whichmadeitsU.S.debuttourlastspring.

’98 Young Kim(DMA,piano,studentofLydiaArtymiw)performedthe

GershwinConcertowiththeSchenectadySym-phonyunderthedirectionofCharlesSchneiderinApril2008.SheisassistantprofessorofpianoattheCollegeofSt.RoseinAlbany,NY.

’00Margaret McDonald(MM,piano,studentofLydiaArtymiw)became

assistantprofessorofcollaborativepianoattheUniversityofColorado,Boulderin2007.

‘01 Jeri-Mae Astolfi(DMA,piano,studentofLydiaArtymiw)per-

formedsolorecitalsinmorethanninemajorcitiesthroughouttheU.S.in2008.ShegaveapresentationonCanadianpianomusicattheMMTAannualconference.AstolfiperformedtheMozartPianoConcertoK.503withtheOshkoshSymphony.HernewestCDChroma: New Music for Piano forCapstoneRecordsInc.wasreleasedinsummer2008aspartoftheSocietyofComposersPerformersRecordingSeries.SheisassistantprofessorofpianoattheUniversityofWisconsin,Oshkosh.

Edie Hill(MA,1992/PhD,2001,composi-tion,studentofLloydUltanandJudithLangZaimont)isarecentrecipientofaMinnesotaStateArtsBoardArtistsInitiativeGrant,insupportofthreenewchamberworksfortheArcDuo,TwoSidesSoundingandanewelectronicworkforclarinetistAndyLamy.EdiewasalsoawardedacommissionbyMinnesotaVoices,sponsoredbytheAmericanComposersforumincelebrationofMinnesota’sSesquicentennial.TheworkwaspremieredbytheMinneapolisYouthChorusunderthedirectionofPatriceArasimduringthe2008MinnesotaStateFair.Otherrecentcommissionsandresidenciesin-cludeworksfortheUniversityofMichiganMen’sGleeClubunderthedirectionofPaulRardin,aswellastheRockValleyCollegeChamberSingers,PaulLaprade,director.March2008sawthecommissionandpremiereofagroupofnewworksforSt.Paul-based

newmusicensembleZeitgeist.InadditiontoHill’scompositionaloutput,shecontinuesasComposer-in-ResidenceatTheSchubertClubandrunstheComposerMentorshipProgram,whichprovidescompositionlessons,groupdiscussions,andcurrentmusiceventstoyounghighschoolcomposersfromtheTwinCities.

Tzu-Ching Lin(DMA,piano,studentofLydiaArtymiw)begananewteachingposi-tionatTzu-ChiUniversityinHualienTaiwanin2008.

‘02 LosAngelesflutistGregory Milliren(BM,flute,studentofJuliaBogorad-

KoganandImmanuelDavis)wonsecondprizeintheNationalFluteAssociationYoungArtistCompetition.TheNationalFluteAssociation’sYoungArtistCompetition—opentoflutistsworldwidewhoareage30oryounger—washeldattheNFAconventioninAlbuquerque.Thenewworkcommissionedforthisyear’scompetitionwasbyJapanesecomposerToshioHosokawa.MillirenalsoreceivedhismasterofmusicdegreeinMayfromtheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniawherehestudiedwithJimWalker.HeisafreelanceflutistinLosAngelesandplaysprincipalflutewiththeAmericanYouthSymphonyandperformswithDefiniensEnsembles.

Ryan Truesdell (BM,MusicEducation)wascommissionedbytheNewYorkYouthSym-phonytowriteanewworkfortheNewYorkYouthSymphony’sJazzBandClassicaspartoftheirFirstMusicprogram’s25thseason.ThepiecewillreceiveitsworldpremiereinMay2009atJazzatLincolnCenterinNewYorkCity.

Kirsten Volness(BA,music,studentofJu-dithLangZaimont)hasbeennamedthewin-neroftheBMIFoundation’sSecondAnnualWomen’sMusicCommissionandcreatedanewworkpremieredbytheColoradoQuartetatSymphonySpaceinNewYorkCityinMay2008.Shealsowonsecondprizeinthe2007SEAMUS/ASCAPStudentCommissionCom-petitionandpresentedanewelectroacousticworkattheannualconferenceinSaltLakeCityinApril2008.

‘04 Michael Heaston (MM,collabora-tivepiano,studentofMargoGarrett

andTimothyLovelace)returnedtoGlimmer-glassOperaforthe2007FestivalSeason,whereheservedasbothco-directoroftheprestigiousYoungAmericanArtistsProgramandprinci-palcoachoftheGluck/BerliozOrphée et Eu-ridice.Inadditiontofurtherrecitalappearanceswithinternationally-acclaimedmezzosopranoKatharineGoeldner,healsojoinedthemusicstaffofTheDallasOperaforthe2007/2008season,preparingproductionsofThe Merry Widow, SalomeandPorgy & Bess.

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‘05 Corey Hamm(DMA,piano,studentofLydiaArtymiw)willbeperform-

ingRzewski’sThe People United inapproxi-matelytwenty-fiveconcertsthroughouttheU.S.andCanadabeginningMay2008.HeisassistantprofessorofpianoattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainVancouver,Canada.

Wonny Song(DMA,piano,studentofLydiaArtymiw)hadsolorecitalsandresidenciesatIowaStateUniversity,ClemsonUniversity,theMacCombCentre,MusicToronto,TheatreHectorCharland,andthe“Seasons”inYakima.OrchestraappearancesincludedtheMetropoli-tanOrchestraofGreaterMontreal,theNaples(FL)Symphony,theTulsaCommunityCollegeOrchestra,theExtremaduraSymphony(Spain),andtheSt.Luke’sChamberOrchestra.HewasoneofsixCanadianpianistswhoperformedfiveofBach’sGoldbergVariationsinconcertandliveonCBCandwebbroadcastin2007.HischambermusicperformancesincludedduorecitalswithAlexandredaCostaandFred-ericPellassythroughoutCanada.HebeganateachingappointmentattheLambdaSchoolforMusicandtheFineArtsinMontrealinsummer2008.

Christine Taylor(MM,flute,studentofIm-manuelDavis)wasappointedalecturerinmu-sicattheUniversityofArkansas-FortSmithforthe2007/2008schoolyear.Thispositionwascreatedfollowinghersuccessfulcompletionofasemesterofadjunctteachingandasemes-terasvisitinginstructoratthesameschoolin2006/2007.Shetaughtcoursesinflute,classpiano,musicappreciation,andhumanitiesthroughthearts.

‘06 Chi-hua Cheng(DMA,voice,stu-dentofJeandelSanto)receiveda

full-timepositionattheTaipeiNationalUni-versityoftheArts.Shewillteachappliedvoiceandvoicerelatedclasses.

Ben Duane(MA,theory/musicology,stu-dentofMatthewBribitzer-Stull)presentedhispaper,Bass Pedal Points and Schema-Based

Segregation: A Study of 43 Common-Practice Excerpts,attheSocietyforMusicPerceptionandCognitionnationalmeetinginMontrealinAugust2007.

Marcia L. Thoen(PhD)presentedapapertitledEarly Twentieth Century Orchestra Edu-cation Outreach in Minneapolis: Young People’s Symphony Concert Association and the Repertoire Programmed and Conducted by Emil Oberhoffer 1911-1922.Theresearchpaperwasoneof22papersandpanelspresentedattheKeokukIISymposiumheldinKeokuk,IA,inMayandJune2007.TheSymposiumcommemorated100yearsofMENC(theMusicEducatorsNationalConference).Thoenalsoparticipatedasanaccordionaccompanistforthetraditionalnoonluncheonsing-a-longsinJuneinKeokuk.ThoenpresentlyteachesinstrumentalmusicatWayzataWestMiddleSchool,District#284,inWayzata,MN.

‘07 David Birrow(MM,percussion,stu-dentofFernandoMeza)performed

withtheYouthOrchestraoftheAmericasinBrazil,Uruguay,andArgentinainsummer2008.

Seongwon Han (DMA,piano,studentofLydiaArtymiw)beganseveralnewteachingpositionsinTaegu,KoreainMarch2008atKyung-BukNationalUniversity,TaeguNationalUniversity,andtheTaeguHighSchoolforthePerform-ingArts.Sheisteachingpiano,theory,andmusichistory.

Noah Keesecker’s(MA,composition,stu-dentofDougGeersandAdamGreene)workAnxiety DreamswasfeaturedintheAlteredEstheticsexhibitattheQ’armaBuildinginwinter2008.HealsojoinedthestaffofSt.Paul-basedSpringboardfortheArtsaspro-grammanager.HisworkhasrecentlybeenperformedinKansasCity,Amsterdam,NewYork,andthe2008SparkFestival,aswellasupcomingperformancesinBelfast,Ireland.InMayhewasawardeda2008McKnightComposerFellowship.

K. Christian McGuire(MA,musicology,stu-dentofDonnaCardamoneJackson)presentedexcerptsfromhisthesis,Symphonia Caritatis: The Cistercian Chants of Hildegard von Bingenatthe43rdInternationalCongressonMedievalStudiesinKalamazooinMay2008.InMay2008,bothheandPresidentHarryChalmiersrepresentedtheMcNally-SmithCollegeofMu-sicatthe25thAnniversaryoftheInternationalSocietyforHildegardvonBingenstudiesatChestnutHillCollegeinPhiladelphia.

‘08Jacob Jonker(MM,guitar,studentofJeffreyVan)hasbeenappointed

tothefacultyintheFineArtsAcademyattheUniversityofMinnesota,Duluth,wherehewillteachprivateclassicalguitarlessonsandaddaSuzukiguitarprogramtothecurriculum.

Elliott Miles McKinley(PhD,composition,studentofDougGeersandAlexLubet)ac-ceptedapositionasassistantprofessorofmusicatIndianaUniversityEastinRichmond,IN.McKinleywillteachtheoryandcomposition,aswellasheadthemusicdepartment,devel-opingandleadingtheirmusicprogram.Hisappointmentstartsinfall2008.

Donald Running(PhD,musiceducation)hasacceptedapositionatBridgewaterStateCollegeinBridgewater,MAtobegininfall2008.Hewillserveasdirectorofbandsanddirectorofinstrumentalmusiceducation.HealsopresentedaclinicforconductorsattheMinnesotaMusicEducationAssociationattheirmid-winterin-service,“MuscularIntel-ligence,NotMuscleMemory.”

Ann Elise Schoenecker(DMA,voice,studentofLawrenceWeller)hasacceptedtheposi-tionofassistantprofessorofmusicatViterboUniversityinLaCrosse,WI.Shewillteachsongliterature,diction,andappliedvoicetoundergraduatemusic,musiceducation,andmusictheatermajors.

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Ferguson Hall GroundbreakingFall 1983—Donald Ferguson, Laures Krenik, Ken Keller, and Darrell Lewis

1980 The Department of Music becomes the School of Music. TheUniversityRegentsauthorizedthedepartment’snewidentityin1980torecognizethelargernumberofdegreesandgraduateprograms.TheMinnesotaLegislatureappropriated$15.9millionforanewmusicbuilding—FergusonHall—in1983.

1985 Ferguson Hall opens as the new home for the School of Music. ConductorGuntherSchullergavethekeynoteaddressatFergusonHall’sinaugura-

tion.FergusonHallquicklybecameanationalmodelamongmusicfacilities,withair-conditioning,72practiceroomswithgrandpianos,ampleinstructionalandrehearsalspaces,acomputerlaboratory,aclasspianolaboratory,126-seatlecturehall,anda160-seatrecitalhall.

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September

≠Guest Master Class: Leon Fleisher, piano

MadepossiblewiththegeneroussupportfromtheSchoolofMusic,SchubertClub,MacPhailCenterforMusicandTheChamberMusicSocietyofMinnesota.Sat, Sept 13 • 3 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

≠Leon Fleisher with The Chamber Music Society of Minnesota

LeonFleisherperformsfourhandpianoworksbySchubert,Ravel,andBrahmswithKatherineJacobsonandtheChamberMusicSocietyofMinnesota.WithsupportfromtheSchubertClub.Tickets:$25/$15generalpublic651/450-0527Sun, Sept 14 • 4 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Faculty Recital: David Baldwin, trumpetMon, Sept 15 • 7:30 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

≠Guest Master Class: Sharon Isbin, guitarTues, Sept 16 • 7 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

≠Faculty Recital and Friends of the Northrop Organ Fundraiser: Dean Billmeyer, organTues, Sept 23 • 7:30 pm Northrop

≠Northrop Jazz: Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra with Special Guest Carla Bley

Co-presentedwithWalkerArtCenter.Tickets:$40/$30forUMstaff&faculty/$10UMstudentwhileavailable.612/624-2345ornorthrop.umn.eduSat, Sept 27 • 8 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

October

≠Musicology/Music Theory Colloquium: “Noise in American Horror Films,” Frank Hentschel (University of Giessen)

WithJosephF.Tompkins(CenterforCulturalandLiteraryStudies,UM).Co-sponsors:InstituteforAdvancedStudyandtheCenterforCulturalandLiteraryStudies.Lunchprovided.Thurs, Oct 2 • 11:30 am Ferguson Hall, Room 205

≠The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Matinee: Beethoven’s 4th Piano Concerto

FeaturingPierre-LaurentAimard,directorandpiano.ProgramincludesworksofIves,Ravel,DebussyandBeethoven.Tickets:$11-$49/$5kids651/291-1144orthespco.orgSun, Oct 5 • 2 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Roundtable: “Conversations on the Future of Music and Sound Studies”

RoundtablewithChristianThorau(HochschulefürMusikundDarstellendeKunst,Frankfurt)andFrankHentschel(UniversityofGiessen,Germany).ModeratedbySumanthGopinath.Lunchprovided.Mon, Oct 6 • 12 pm Ferguson Hall, Room 280

≠Wind Ensemble

MusicforWindsandOrganincludingworksofMarcelDupre,PercyGrainger,RonNelson,andDavidMaslanka.Tues, Oct 7 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Symphony Orchestra

ProgramincludesStravinsky’sLe Baiser de la Fée(TheFairy’sKiss):Divertimento;Beethoven’sPianoConcertoNo.5(Emperor)featuringPaulShaw,piano;andProkofiev’sExcerptsfromRomeo and Juliet.Fri, Oct 10 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

More than 400 free events a year music.umn.eduFor up-to-date information about School of Music events, visit

Fall 2008 Events Calendar

PLEASE NOTE Events are subject to change or cancellation. Events may be added during the course of the semester. This brochure does not list the numerous free student recitals presented each week. For an updated and complete events calendar, visit our website at music.umn.edu or call 612/62-MUSIC.

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

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≠Symphonic Band: The Old and New America

FeaturingAmericancomposers,botholdandnew,withworksbyCharlesIves,VincentPersichettiandEricWhitacre.Programincludesfluteprofessor,ImmanuelDavis,performingKentKennan’sNight Solioquy.Wed, Oct 15 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Guest Concert: International Saxophone QuartetWed, Oct 15 • 7:30 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

≠Jazz Ensemble I: Two Drum Heads are Better Than One

FeaturingJazzEnsembleIanddrummersAndyHeglundandPhilHey.Thurs, Oct 16 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Collage Concert

Featuringmorethan300studentsandfacultyperforminginamusicalextravaganza!SpecialguestMinnesotaOrchestraMusicDirectorOsmoVänskäwillconducttheUniveristySymphonyOrchestra.Sat, Oct 18 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠The Kenwood Symphony Opera and Ballet Promenade

FeaturingtheUniversityOperaTheatreandtheMetropolitanBallet,Minneapolis/St.PaulSun, Oct 19 • 3 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Campus Band and University BandMon, Oct 20 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Faculty Recital: Dean Sorenson, trombone and Phil Hey, drums

“AMessageFromArt”Mon, Oct 20 • 7:30 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

≠Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition Wed, Oct 22 • 10 am-5 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Campus OrchestraThurs, Oct 23 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠2008 Saxophone International Master Class Guest RecitalsThurs, Oct 23 • 7:30 pm Fri, Oct 24 • 7:30 pm Sat, Oct 25 • 4 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall Sat, Oct 25 • 7:30 pm Location TBA

≠ A Sonic Blockbuster: Music for Organ, Wind Ensemble, and Percussion Ensemble

FeaturingtheWindEnsembleandPercussionEnsemble.GuestorganistsincludeMichaelBarone,DeanBillmeyer,BillChouinard,andJohnWalker.ProgramincludesworksbyReed,Dupre,Nelson,Harrison,Grainger,Maslanka,andothers.Fri, Oct 24 • 7:30 pm St. Andrews Lutheran Church

≠Faculty Recital: Rebecca Payne Shockley, piano with guest pianists Dorothy Payne and Karl Payne

ProgramincludessoloandensembleworksbyBach,Benjamin,Cimarosa,Debussy,Foote,Gliere,andGrainger.Sat, Oct 25 • 7:30 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

≠Jazz II and IIIMon, Oct 27 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Faculty Lecture: James Dillon’s The Book of Elements

PresentedbyMichaelCherlinwithNorikoKawai.Tues, Oct 28 • 7:30 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

≠James Dillon’s The Book of Elements with Noriko Kawai, piano

NorthAmericanpremiereofJamesDillon’sThe Book of Elements,NorikoKawaipiano.Pre-concertdiscussionbyJamesDillonwithMichaelCherlinat7pm.Wed, Oct 29 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

November

≠Chamber Singers with Special Guest: RenegadeEnsembleSat, Nov 1 • 8 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

≠Alumni Recital: Anatoly Larkin, pianoSun, Nov 2 • 3 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

≠Fall Opera—Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia

Tickets:$20/$10UMstudentswithID.612/624-2345ortickets.umn.edu.Thurs, Nov 6 • 7:30 pm Fri, Nov 7 • 7:30 pm Sat, Nov 8 • 7:30 pm Sun, Nov 9 • 1:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠47th Annual Marching Band Indoor Concert

Tickets:$18adults/$15for12andunder/$14groupsof15ormore612/624-2345ortickets.umn.edu.Sat, Nov 15 • 7 pm Sun, Nov 16 • 3 pm Northrop

≠VocalEssence: Remembrance & Hope

FeaturingLawrenceSiegel’snewwork,Kaddish: Music of Remembrance and Hope.Tickets:$40/$30/$20(student&groupdiscountsavailable)612/371-5656or800/292-4141orwww.vocalessence.org/kaddishSat, Nov 15 • 8 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Matinee: Landscapes of the Americas

FeaturingMiguelHarth-Bedoya,conductorandTerenceWilson,piano.FeaturingtheworksofMartínezYCompañón,López,Frank,Ives,Villa-Lobos,andGershwin.Tickets:$11-$49/$5kids651/291-1144orthespco.orgSun, Nov 16 • 2 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, and Wind Ensemble

MassinEMinorbyAntonBrucknerwww.stagnes.netSun, Nov 16 • 4 pm Saint Agnes Catholic Church 548 Lafond Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55103

≠Guest Master Class: Scott Anderson, trombone

FeaturingScottAnderson,professoroftrombone,UniversityofNebraska,LincolnMon, Nov 17 • 3:35 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

≠Trombone Choir

FeaturingguestsoloistScottAnderson,professoroftrombone,UniversityofNebraska,LincolnWed, Nov 19 • 7:30 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

≠Bergen Woodwind QuintetThurs, Nov 20 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Guitar EnsembleFri, Nov 21 • 4 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

≠Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony (GTCYS)

GTCYS’premieresymphonyorchestrapresentsitsfirstfullconcertoftheyearunderthedirectionofartisticdirectorAmirKats.Tickets:$13/$7612/870-7611orwww.gtcys.orgSun, Nov 23 • 2 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Trumpet Ensemble

ConcertwiththeMetropolitanSymphonyOrchestra,WilliamSchrickel,conductor.FeaturingmusicbyRichardStrauss,LeosJanacekandDavidMarlatt.Sun, Nov 23 • 7:30 pm St. Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis

≠Wind Ensemble with Concert Choir and Chamber Singers

ProgramincludesJosephSchwantner’sMusic of the Soul..... andThe Mountains Rising Nowhere,AntonBruckner’sMassinEMinor,DavidMaslanka’sSymphonyNo.4Tues, Nov 25 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Presentation, Recital, and Friends of the Northrop Organ Fundraiser: Laura Edman, organ

PresentationontheHistoryoftheNorthropAuditoriumOrganTues, Nov 25 • 7:30 pm Northrop

December

≠Symphony Orchestra

ProgramincludesBarber’sSymphonyNo.1inOneMovement,Op.9;theSwanCompetitionWinningPiece(TBD);andBrahms’sSymphonyNo.4Mon, Dec 1 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Jazz II and IIIMon, Dec 1 • 7:30 pm The Whole Music Club Coffman Memorial Union

≠Wind Ensemble Chamber MusicTues, Dec 2 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Symphonic Band: British Landscapes

ProgramincludeswindbandandchamberwindclassicsfromBritain.RalphVaughanWilliams,GustavHolst,andGordonJacobwillbefeatured.Wed, Dec 3 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Campus Band and University BandThurs, Dec 4 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Sounds of the Season

FeaturingtheWomen’sandMen’sChoruses,ConcertChoir,andChamberSingersFri, Dec 5 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Piano EnsemblesFri, Dec 5 • 4 pm Lloyd Ultan Recital Hall

≠Apollo Male Chorus Holiday Concert

TheannualApolloMaleChorusholidayconcertincludesamixoftraditionalseasonalmusic,withcontemporaryfavorites.Featuringtheacapellaquartet4given.Tickets:$24/$18/Groupdiscountsandstudentdiscountsareavailable.952/933-6322orapollomalechorus.comSat, Dec 6 • 7 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠New Music EnsembleSun, Dec 7 • 4 pm Weisman Art Museum

≠Gospel ChoirSun, Dec 7 • 7 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Jazz Ensemble I: Brass Attacks

FeaturingCharlesLazarus,trumpet.Mon, Dec 8 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Campus OrchestraWed, Dec 10 • 7:30 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

≠Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus: Peace

TCGMC’sholidayconcertfeaturesodessuchasPeace like a RiverandHollyNear’sThe Great Peace March,RalphVaughanWilliams’Dona Nobis Pacem (Give us peace).Tickets:seasonticketpackagesavailable;individualticketsavailableforpurchaseafterSept15.612/624-2345ortcgmc.orgFri, Dec 12 • 8 pm Sat, Dec 13 • 8 pm Sun, Dec 14 • 2 pm Ted Mann Concert Hall

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