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Jason Potts Named Winner Of Mcbeth Concerto Competition For 2nd Consecutive Year, Stephanie Bell, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University senior Jason Potts was named this year’s winner of the W. Francis and Mary McBeth Wind and Percussion Concerto Competition on Dec. 9. He also took home first place in the competition last year. The competition is sponsored by Mary McBeth in honor of her late husband, W. Francis McBeth, former Arkansas composer laureate and Ouachita faculty member.

Ouachita To Host Wind And Percussion Concerto Competition Dec. 9, Mattie Alexander, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host its 11^th annual W. Francis and Mary McBeth Ouachita Wind and Percussion Concerto Competition on Friday, Dec. 9. The event is sponsored by Mrs. Mary McBeth in honor of her husband, W. Francis McBeth, who was Arkansas’ composer laureate and a long-time Ouachita faculty member. The competition will be held from 3-5 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus.

Preparation For Collegiate Music Theory And Aural Skills Through Repertoire, Caroline E. Dunmire

Senior Honors Theses

Music majors often struggle in first-year music theory and aural skills coursework. These struggles have lead to increased dropout rates among music students. Even those students who succeed in music theory course work often are not able to apply theory concepts to music literature. Some universities have identified this problem and sought to rectify it through offering remedial course work, however the universities should not bear this burden. Success in theory and aural skills is linked to mastery of music fundamentals and basic aural skills. Pre-college studies should focus on these subjects and not place too much emphasis on advanced …

Ouachita To Host Tiger Steel Concert Dec. 5, Katie Smith, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host Tiger Steel in concert in Mabee Fine Art’s McBeth Recital Hall on Monday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

Dr. Ryan Lewis, assistant professor of music, directs the steel drum ensemble. He said he seeks to celebrate the instruments’ history by ensuring that the ensemble “performs at least 50 percent Trinidadian calypso and soca as a way to honor the nation from which the instruments originated.”

Ouachita Seniors Kimberley Attaway And Alexis Morgan To Perform Recitals Nov. 18, Haley Martin, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host Kimberley Attaway and Alexis Morgan for their senior recitals on Friday, Nov. 18, at 11 a.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The recitals are free and open to the public.

Ouachita Baptist University To Host Obu Percussion Ensemble In Concert Nov. 21, Stephanie Bell, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the OBU Percussion Ensemble in concert on Monday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center, located on Ouachita’s campus. The concert is free and open to the public.

Ouachita To Host Deborah Caldwell In Guest Trumpet Recital Nov. 20, Erin Jackson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will host Ouachita alumna Deborah Caldwell in a guest trumpet recital Sunday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. The recital, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus.

Caldwell graduated from Ouachita with a Bachelor of Music Education degree and studied trumpet under Dr. Craig Hamilton, Ouachita’s Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music and director of bands. She has since earned her master’s degree in trumpet and currently is completing her doctorate in trumpet at the University of Georgia.

Ouachita Chamber Ensembles To Perform Nov. 7, Haley Martin, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Ouachita Baptist University Chamber Ensembles will perform a concert on Monday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the McBeth Recital Hall of the Mabee Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.

This concert will feature performances by several ensembles playing a variety of instruments.

Ouachita Jazz Band To Perform Concert Nov. 8, Haley Martin, Ouachita News Bureau

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The Jazz Band at Ouachita Baptist University will perform Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Jones Performing Arts Center on Ouachita’s campus. The concert will be free and open to the public.

“Jazz is America's music. It was created here and has had an impact on both classical and popular music styles,” said Dr. Craig Hamilton, Ouachita’s Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music and director of bands. “The Jazz Band at Ouachita is a lab for students to learn different styles of jazz and popular music as well as experiment with improvisation.”

Ouachita To Host Pianist Youmee Kim In Concert Nov. 3, Stephanie Bell, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host Dr. Youmee Kim in concert on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center. The recital is free and open to the public.

Dr. Kim, an acclaimed pianist, is a specialist in American contemporary piano music. Currently an assistant professor of piano at Ohio University, she holds a Master of Music degree from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, South Korea; a Master of Music degree from Indiana University; and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance from Ohio State University.

Obu Wind Ensemble To Present Fall Concert Nov. 1, Erin Jackson, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Wind Ensemble will present its fall concert on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Jones Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public.

The ensemble is composed of 43 students and directed by Dr. Craig Hamilton, Ouachita’s Lena Goodwin Trimble Professor of Music and director of bands.

Farewell Notes

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

VTC Auditorium at HKDI came alive on July 8th as graduates from the Digital Music and Media programme performed Music in Motion: Playful Gig, a selection of original compositions by students. As Daisy Zhong reports, eight teams competed for prizes including a Grand Award for best overall performance.

Metropolitan Opera Singer Arnold Rawls To Perform At Ouachita Nov. 10, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host Arnold Rawls, a Metropolitan Opera tenor, in concert Thursday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in Jones Performing Arts Center in conjunction with the Southern Region National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) conference. Tickets for guests not attending the conference are $12 each.

Rawls is an internationally known singer with a reputation of entertaining audiences through his mix of vocal and dramatic skills. His Metropolitan Opera debut as Radamès in Aida captivated the audience in 2011.

Ouachita Singers And Women's Chorus Concert Set For Oct. 18, Stephanie Bell, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s annual Ouachita Singers and Women’s Chorus fall concert will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall located on OBU’s campus. The concert is free and open to the public. The two groups also will release their new CD, “City Called Heaven,” for sale at the concert for $15 each.

Women’s Chorus meets to practice three times a week. In addition to performing in the fall concert, the Women’s Chorus travels to local churches to sing.

Dr. Brian Shaw - Guest Residency, The University Of Maine College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Sweet Time Suite by Kenny Wheeler (1930-2014) is a landmark long form Jazz composition. A work of 40 minutes in length, Sweet Time Suite is rarely performed live. The 1990 album on which this piece appears, "Music for Large and Small Ensembles" is considered one of the most innovative and influential jazz albums of the last 30 years.

Dr. Shaw is an acknowledged expert on the work of Kenny Wheeler. He is currently working on an authorized autobiography.

Dr. Shaw is responsible for the new Critical Edition of STS, published by the Estate of Kenny Wheeler. He has been invited …

Ouachita Singers To Release New Cd Titled "City Called Heaven", Haley Martin, Ouachita News Bureau

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Two Ouachita Baptist University choral groups, Ouachita Singers and Women’s Chorus, will release a CD on the evening of their Oct. 18 concert. The CD will cost $15, and all proceeds of this year’s CD will go toward the Ouachita Singers’ choir tour of Italy over spring break.

Ouachita's Jacob Hemsath To Perform Sophomore Recital Sept. 30, Haley Martin, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Jacob Hemsath in his sophomore musical theatre recital on Friday, Sept. 30, at 11 a.m. The recital will be held in McBeth Recital Hall in Ouachita’s Mabee Fine Arts Center and is free and open to the public.

Music Convocation, Department Of Music And Worship, Cedarville University

Faculty Recitals

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Ouachita To Host Arkadelphia Chamber Players Sept. 18, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the Arkadelphia Chamber Players on Sunday, Sept. 18, at 3 p.m. The concert will be held in McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center, and a reception will follow.

National Award-Winning Guest Artist Matthew Lipman To Perform At Ouachita Sept. 12, Haley Martin, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will host NFMC Young Artist competition winner Matthew Lipman, a violist, in concert on Monday, Sept. 12. The concert, which is free and open to the public, is set for 7:30 p.m. in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall at Ouachita. A reception following the concert will be hosted by the Arkadelphia Philharmonic Club, a local chapter of the NFMC.

Ouachita To Host Opera Singer Amy Pfrimmer In Concert With John Alec Briggs Sept. 8, Sarah Davis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Fine Arts will host world-renowned opera singer, Amy Pfrimmer, in a collaborative concert with Ouachita’s John Alec Briggs on piano. The recital will be held on Sept. 8, 2016, at 7:30 p.m.in McBeth Recital Hall in Mabee Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public

Igor Stravinsky (Primitivism & Cubism), Dan Rager

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Ouachita Singers And Women’S Chorus To Perform At Ouachita May 2, Elizabeth Baker, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the Ouachita Singers and Women’s Chorus in concert on Monday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. The concert will be free and open to the public and will be professionally recorded for a new CD due for release in the fall.

Ouachita Singers includes 39 students who rehearse three times weekly to prepare for their performances. The group is under the direction of Dr. Gary Gerber, dean of the School of Fine Arts.

Ouachita’S Allison Austin To Present Sophomore Recital April 29, Rachel Gaddis, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Allison Austin in her sophomore recital on Friday, April 29, at 11 a.m. The performance will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall and is free and open to the public.

Austin, a sophomore musical theatre major from Mena, Ark., is a member of the Carl Goodson Honors Program, Alpha Psi Omega national theatre honor society, Sigma Alpha Iota international music fraternity for women and the Student National Association of Teachers of Singing. She is also involved in Women’s Chorus and performed in Ouachita’s 2015 Muse Project theatre production, …

Ouachita’S Tiger Steel To Present Spring Concert May 4, Anna Hurst, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University will host the Tiger Steel Drum Ensemble in its spring concert May 4 in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Founded in 2013, Tiger Steel includes both music and non-music majors.

Ouachita Baptist To Host 39th Annual Virginia Queen Piano Competition April 30, Meaghan Pollizi, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s School of Fine Arts will host the 39th annual Virginia Queen Piano Competition on Saturday, April 30, at 3 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall in OBU’s Mabee Fine Arts Center. The competition is free and open to the public.

Participants will each perform two pieces in different styles from memory. The competition was established by Virginia Queen, professor emerita of music, who taught piano at Ouachita for more than 40 years.

Little Birds, Anna Wagner, Daniel Swilley, Faculty Advisor

John Wesley Powell Student Research Conference

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Ouachita Concert Choir To Perform Hayes’ Requiem And Te Deum April 28, Caitlyn Barker, Ouachita News Bureau

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Ouachita Baptist University’s Concert Choir will perform Mark Hayes’ Requiem and Te Deum on Thursday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. in McBeth Recital Hall. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at www.obu.edu/boxoffice.

The performance will be “an uplifting, exhilarating and worshipful musical experience,” said Dr. Jon Secrest, chair of Ouachita’s Department of Applied Music and director of the choir. “The music of Mark Hayes has immediate appeal for the tastes of our student musicians and audience members alike.”

In Search Of The Wind-Band (Video Trailer) Book Video Excerpts From Around The Globe, Dan Rager

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Ouachita To Host Renowned Canadian Brass In Concert March 9, Anna Hurst, Ouachita News Bureau

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