College Connections
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Troy University - submitted by Dr. Larry Blocher
Alabama is fortunate to have many fine colleges and universities, each with talented students and faculty and excit- ing music education opportunities. What follows is an update on the John M. Long School of Music; a 2006-07 highlights version.
New Faculty/Faculty in New Places
Professor Carla Gallahan, horn/music education; Dr. Tim Phillips, clarinet/music history; Professor Robert W. Smith, coordinator of music industry; Dr. Michael Hix, voice/music theory; Dr. Jihye Chang, accompanist; Dr. Catherine Allard, Collegiate Singers (fall); Dr. Diane Orlofsky, Chamber Choir (year-round), Collegiate Singers (spring), Coordinator of Choral Music; Dr. Mark Walker, Coordinator of Graduate Studies; Professor James Smith, Coordinator of Undergraduate Music Education. Performance "Traditions"
The "Sound of the South" performed "live" for more than ¼ million folks this fall, and traveled to New Orleans
for the "Bowl." The Choral Masterworks series featured Handel's Messiah in November. The Sounds of the Season, a college-wide production entitled Illuminations opened the Troy campus/community holiday season. Middle School and High School SEUS clinics/concerts brought hundreds of public school students and their directors to campus along with guest conductors and composers from around the country. Dr. James Zingara, Dr. Tim Phillips, Dr. Michael Hix, Dr. Meg Jackson, and Dr. Jihye Chang presented faculty recitals. The Symphony Band and Chamber Choir will take annual spring concert tours. The School of Music will present more than 100 public performances this year. A "New" Program and an International Vision Music Industry (general music) is offering "real world" music industry experiences for students under the leader-
ship of Professor Robert W. Smith and Dr. John Jinright. Two new recording studios are "in place." Dr. Catherine Allard will spend the spring semester on sabbatical in China studying Chinese singing and aesthetics. Professor Robert W. Smith will premier and record his new band work Don Quixote in Valencia, Spain this summer, and will involve Troy University music industry students in the recording process "on site." Professor Ralph Ford and the Troy University Symphony Band recently recorded the CD "AWish to the World," featuring the music of Stephen Melillo, with the composer in residence during the recording. The CD will be released world wide in 26 countries. A second CD of Stephen Melillo's music will be recorded by the Symphony Band in our campus studios in May. Summer Study
Our Summer Band Director's Institute (SBDI) will feature Dr. Robert Foster and Dr. Richard Miles (June 17-21). Special video podcast sessions taught by Robert W. Smith will give directors an opportunity to learn to use podcasts as communication and advocacy tools. The SBDI will be held in conjunction with our Summer Band Camp, which will feature a new public school concert band segment conducted by Professor Carla Gallahan. This is an exciting time in the John M. Long School of Music. We invite you to "visit" us at
music.troy.edu or in person soon.
February 2007
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