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Lawrence University Musician Named Lead Trumpet Player For Regional All-Star Jazz Ensemble, Lawrence University
Lawrence University Musician Named Lead Trumpet Player For Regional All-Star Jazz Ensemble, Lawrence University
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Lawrence University’s Jeffrey Ostroski has been named lead trumpet player for the 2005 Midwest Regional Conference Intercollegiate Jazz Ensemble. The 20-member big band, selected from among the top collegiate student musicians from jazz programs in eight midwestern states, will perform April 15-16, 2005 at the International Association of Jazz Education (IAJE) conference at Columbia College in Chicago.
“Jeff’s appointment as the lead trumpet player is a tremendous honor,” said Fred Sturm, director of jazz and improvisational music at Lawrence. “Jazz program directors from across the Midwest were asked to nominate two students for the All-Star ensemble, understanding that only one …
Retiring Band Director Robert Levy Recognized For 25 Years Of Service At Lawrence University Commencement, Lawrence University
Retiring Band Director Robert Levy Recognized For 25 Years Of Service At Lawrence University Commencement, Lawrence University
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The highlights from a career spanning a quarter of a century in the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music are too numerous for retiring Professor of Music Robert Levy to narrow down to just a precious few.
But the award winning trumpet performer, conductor, teacher, composer and recording artist admits to at least one soft spot in his heart.
“I still get goose bumps when a brand new work arrives and I’m opening that package for the first time knowing that pretty shortly I’ll be exploring new musical ground,” said Levy, known to many as Lawrence’s “new music man” for his …
Lawrence University Pianist, Saxophone Quartet Share Top Honors In State Music Competition, Lawrence University
Lawrence University Pianist, Saxophone Quartet Share Top Honors In State Music Competition, Lawrence University
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Five Lawrence University music students shared top honors in the 10th annual Neale-Silva Young Artists competition held Sunday, March 7 in Madison.
Pianist Ka Man (Melody) Ng and the Lawrence University Saxophone Quartet were named two of the four winners in the Wisconsin Public Radio-sponsored competition. It was the fifth time in the past seven competitions that Lawrence music students have won or shared top honors in the Neale-Silva, which is open to instrumentalists and vocal performers 17-26 years of age who are either from Wisconsin or attend a Wisconsin college. This year’s competition attracted 34 entries, 13 of which …