AMEA 2006
Clinicians and Performers
The Alabama Wind Ensemble, founded in 1985, is a select 80-member group of advanced wind and percussion players dedicated to the performance of the finest concert wind music. The group has performed at national and regional conventions of the College Band Directors National Association five times and been invited twice to present concerts for the prestigious World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles international con- ferences. Highlights of the 2005-2006 season include the interna- tional release of the Summit CD "SoliloQuies" with euphonium
soloist (and new UA faculty member) Demondrae Thurman, the world premiere of Repercussions" by Nigel Clarke, and the American premeiere of "A Cotswold Symphony" by Derek Bourgeois. Featured on the this year's AMEA Concert will be Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" with pianist Noel Engebretson and a memorial performance of the festival version of Alfred Reed's "Russian Christmas Music." World-renowned soloists and conductors who have appeared with the Ensemble include Brian Bowman, Frederick Fennell, Frederick Hemke, Donald Hunsberger, Karel Husa, Christian Lindberg, Eugene Rousseau, Eric Ruske, Arturo Sandoval, Dale Underwood, and Allen Vizzutti. Gerald Welker is the founding conductor of the Alabama Wind Ensemble which is celebrating its 20th anniversary and 150th concert in 2005-2006.
Dr. Rosephanye Dunn Powell,
Associate Professor of Music, holds degrees from Alabama State University (B.M.E., summa cum laude), Westminster Choir College (M.M. in vocal performance and pedagogy, with distinction), and The Florida State University (D.M. in vocal performance, University Fellow). Dr. Powell served on the faculties of Philander Smith College (AR) and Georgia Southern University before coming to Auburn. Dr. Powell’s soprano singing has brought her, successfully, through recital, concert, and oratorio per- formances throughout the South and Northeast regions of the United States. Her oratorio performanc- es include Haydn's Mass in Time of War, Vivaldi's Gloria, Handel's Messiah, and Israel in Egypt, Mozart's Requiem, and Saint-Saens' Christmas Oratorio. During her career, Dr. Powell has distin- guished herself as a researcher, interpreter and performer of solo vocal works by William Grant Still, and the African- American spiritual. She has presented numerous recitals and lecture-recitals at churches, concert halls, universities and pro- fessional meetings around the country. Her doctoral treatise, The Art Songs of William Grant Still, is considered an author- itative work on the subject, and her article "William Grant Still: His Life and His Songs" was published in the prestigious NATS Journal of Singing. Dr. Powell served as the editor and wrote the introduction for William Grant Still: An Art Song Collection published by William Grant Still Music. Her most recent article, "The African-American Spritual: Preparation and Performance Considerations" was published in the NATS Journal of Singing, May/June volume, 2005. Dr. Powell is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the College Music Society (CMS), the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) and the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). She has been included in Who's Who Among America's Teachers and Outstanding Young Women in America.
The UA Jazz Ensemble, directed by Tom Wolfe, provides a professional atmosphere for students interested in the many aspects of jazz. This award winning group has performed at numerous jazz festi- vals, including: Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival, Mobile Jazz Festival, Wichita Jazz Festival to name a few and performs throughout the region in schools and conferences. Its repertoire covers musical styles from the 1940s to contemporary arrangements, including those written and arranged by students. This group is the nucleus for the
Hilaritas studio orchestra. The Jazz Ensemble is open by audition to any student, regardless of major. Some of the excel- lent guests and clinicians of the UA Jazz Program have included Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Dizzy Gillespie, Rick Margitza, Gene Bertoncini, Jamey Aebersold, Jerry Tachoir, John Mosca, Gunther Schuller, Ken Watters, John Hollenback and the Claudia Quintet, the Lincoln Center Sextet and many more. For more information about the ensemble and pro- gram,
www.jazz.ua.edu.
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