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Grammy-Nominated Ensō String Quartet Perform In Guestconcert Series, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

Press Releases

The Grammy-nominated Ensō String Quartet – featuring violinists Maureen Nelson and Ken Hamao, cellist Richard Belcher and violist Melissa Reardon – made its Angelico Concert Hall debut on January 31 during the 15th season of the Guest Concert Series at Dominican University of California.

2015-2016 Syrinx Trio, Nermis Mieses, Susan Nelson, Geneva Fung

Guest Recitals

No abstract provided.

The Horace Silver Project, January 7, 2016, Lawrence University

Conservatory of Music Concert Programs

Harper Hall

2015-2016 9th National Chopin Piano Competition (2015) Winner - Eric Lu, Erik Lu

Guest Recitals

No abstract provided.

2015-2016 Ppc Recital - Munkhshur Enkhbold (Piano), Munkhshur Enkhbold

PPC/PSDP Recitals

No abstract provided.

2015-2016 Senior Recital - Chen Liang (Piano), Chen Liang

Junior and Senior Recitals

No abstract provided.

Making A Mess Of Everything: Excursions Through Communities, Musics, Academics, Longing, And Belonging, Kiera Galway, Deanna Yerichuk

Music Faculty Publications

This project—what we have termed a collaborative autoethnographic mapping project—grew out of conversations between two researchers who also work as choral conductors and teachers in community contexts. We found ourselves constantly struggling with the stubborn fact that we, as community musicians, engage in the very practices that we, as academics, critique. As we considered our roles as musicians and academics, we quickly realized that who we are is deeply entwined with where we are and who we are with. While we initially considered only the relationship between our professional roles as academics and musicians, we also began to realize that …

Frederick May's Symphonic Ballad, Mark Fitzgerald

Compositions/Arrangements

Originally entitled Sinfonietta, the Symphonic Ballad was composed for the Belfast Wireless Symphony Orchestra (later the BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra). The premiere was conducted by E Godfrey Brown on 30 August 1937. A second performance with, reduced forces, was given in a Radio Éireann broadcast on 4 September 1941 by the RÉ Orchestra conducted by Michael Bowles. At some point after this, the score of the work was mislaid and its current whereabouts is unknown. The reconstruction was made from the orchestral parts used in the 1941 performance, which are housed in the Trinity College Manuscripts and Archives Research Library. …

Frederick May Songs, Mark Fitzgerald

Compositions/Arrangements

This volume gathers together Frederick May's surviving songs in a new performing edition with a commentary by the editor. Individual string parts for the Four Romantic Songs are available from the editor.

Edgerton Center 2016/17 Season, Edgerton Center For The Performing Arts

Edgerton Center Programs

Program brochure for the Edgerton Center for the Performing Arts 2016/17 season.

Musical Pop-Ups: Performances In Unexpected Places For National Poetry Month, 2015, Michael J. Duffy Iv

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Presentations

Three faculty librarians, the communication coordinator, and the metadata and digital resources coordinator of the Western Michigan University Libraries arranged events for the celebration, including instrumental and vocal music performances. We aimed to include as many performers from as many units on campus as we could in order to increase the University Libraries’ visibility, and to make diverse campus units aware of the kinds of performances done in other parts of the University.

The musical performances were mostly informal performances that took place in unexpected venues, or what we called “pop-up” events, but we had a formal, concert-style musical performance …

Ua94/6 Gemini 15 Memories, Pam Thurman

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Pam (Livingston) Thurman's answers to WKU Gemini jazz band questionnaire. See Gemini Jazz Bands online exhibit for more information.

Ua94/6 Gemini 14 Memories, Nancy Pollard

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Nancy (Baker) Pollard's answers to WKU Gemini jazz bands questionnaire. See Gemini Jazz Bands online exhibit for more information.

Ua94/6 Gemini 14 Memories, Karen Matchus

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Karen (Warren) Matchus' answers to WKU Gemini jazz band questionnaire. See Gemini Jazz Bands online exhibit for more information.

Ua12/2/2 2016 Talisman - Life More Life, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

2016 Talisman yearbook.

• Paris, Rachel. Dawn of Delta Zeta
• Ziege, Nicole. Kick It to the Limit – Soccer
• Paris, Rachel. Immersion: Band
• Houston, Emily. Immersion: Dance
• Paris, Rahcel. Immersion: ROTC
• Ziege, Nicole. Immersion: Theatre
• Holt, Delaney. Major Pride – WKU Majorette Style Dance Team
• Houston, Emily. Hollow Spike – Volleyball
• Moscoe, Carrie. The Intergallactic Tightrope – Elliott Talkington, Theatre & Dance
• Gilliam, Ashely. Tops on Top – Cheerleaders
• Young, Kreable. A Grand Adventure – Grand Canyon, Outdoor Recreation Activity Center
• Voorhees, Jessica. Home Team Advantage – Track & Field
• Homecoming
• Sproles, Katherine. Saddle School – Dylan Davis, Rodeo
• Sims, Bryna. …

Ua94/6 Gemini 15 Memories, Merry Herbert

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Merry Herbert's answers to WKU Gemini jazz band questionnaire. See Gemini Jazz Bands online exhibit for more information.

Pós-Tudos, Bruno Ruviaro

Music

“Pós-tudo” is the name of a Brazilian concrete poem from 1984 by Augusto de Campos. A more or less literal translation would be: “I wanted to change everything / I changed everything / Now, post-everything / Ex-everything (I study) / I change (mute).” The last two lines have double meaning in Portuguese, shown in parentheses in the translation.

I borrow the word “pós-tudo” from this poem to name my first collection of piano études. An étude (“study” in French, “estudo” in Portuguese) is typically a short composition designed to improve the skills of a performer by isolating and exploring a …

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Senior Recital, Michael Wilcoxon, Violin, Michael Wilcoxon

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Ua1c11/83 Nancy Cron Photo Collection, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Photographs created by and about Nancy Cron during her time as a member of Gemini 14 jazz band.

Machito And His Afro-Cubans: Selected Transcriptions, Paul Austerlitz, Jere Laukkanen

Gettysburg College Faculty Books

Machito (Francisco Raúl Grillo, 1909–1984) was born into a musical family in Havana, Cuba, and was already an experienced vocalist when he arrived in New York City in 1937. In 1940 he teamed up with his brother-in-law, the Cuban trumpeter Mario Bauzá (1911–1993), who had already made a name for himself with top African American swing bands such as those of Chick Webb and Cab Calloway. Together, Machito and Bauzá formed Machito and his Afro-Cubans. With Bauzá as musical director, the band forged vital pan-African connections by fusing Afro-Cuban rhythms with modern jazz and by collaborating with major figures in …