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FromAuburn University...
Auburn University Department of Music hosted the Twentieth Annual Auburn Honor Band Festival on February 10-12, 2011. Nearly 900 nominations fromhigh school
band directors yielded
approximately 220 top high school musicians who participated in a weekend of concerts, rehearsals, and social activities. This year’s festival involved students from over 125 high schools and represented eleven different states. A festival highlight was a “Host Night” concert for the participants by theAuburn University Symphonic Winds and Jazz Ensemble with special guest soloist Graham Breedlove, trumpet soloist and member of the United StatesArmy Blues Jazz Ambassadors, from Washington, D.C. Guest composer/clinician for the weekendwas EricMoraleswho composed and conducted an original piece for each of the three ensembles. Conductors for the Honor Bandswere RickGood,Director of Bands atAuburn; Rob Hunter, fromMesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona; and Ishbah Cox, Auburn graduate, and current Assistant Director of Bands at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
A recent visit to the Auburn campus by Quink Vocal Ensemble was an extraordinary experience. This talented group of singers from the Netherlands performed a sophisticated concert of English madrigals; English and German partsongs by Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny MendelssohnHensel, and ErnestMoeran; and several beautiful folk song settings. Additionally the ensemble members provided an excellent vocal master class for voice students. Our guest artist instrumental palate this spring includes a Baroque trumpet, piano, cello, and horn.
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Students benefit from hearing these outstanding performances and their shared expertise in master classes.
In the Auburn Department of Music, we are proud to offer an intimate and nurturing atmosphere that provides opportunities for individual attention and regular performance for students. I invite you to read about our distinguished faculty, major performing ensembles, programs of study, and available scholarships, and assistantships on our website at:
www.auburn.edu/music. Contact the Department of Music at 334- 844-4165 if you have questions about our degree programs or offerings.
War Eagle! FromThe JohnM. Long
School ofMusic, Troy University...
We are grateful to AMEA for providing this opportunity to share information with our colleagues across our state.
Spring Commissions
Finding and selecting music to study and perform with students is one of the most important
responsibilities of music
teacher/conductors at all levels. Having the opportunity to commission and premier new works has the potential to add to a growing body of quality literature. Having the composer “in residence” during the process adds a unique dimension to the commissioning process.
During the spring 2011 semester, ensembles at Troy University will premier/perform several
works
commissioned by our School ofMusic. In each case, the composer was/will be in residence as follows:
“Let My Voice Ring Out” – Earlene Rentz, composer (premiered on January 15th
as part of the 4th Annual Southeastern
United States Choral Clinic on our Troy campus with the composer conducting). Contact Dr. Michael Hix for more information about the piece.
“Free Running” – Robert Buckley, composer (premiered on January 20th
at
AMEAby the TroyUniversity Symphony Band). Robert Buckley will be in residence for a recording session with the Symphony Band at the Davis Theatre in MontgomeryMarch 23-26th
. ContactMr.
Ralph Ford formore information about the piece.
“Confessions” – Eric Barnum, composer. Mr. Barnum will be in residence to work with the Troy University Concert Chorale Feb. 28th
-Mar. 1. Contact Dr. Diane
Orlofsky for more information about the piece.
“Migraine Sketches” – Kevin Bobo, composer. Mr. Bobo will be in residence to work with the Troy University Percussion Ensemble Mar. 19th
-21st .
Contact Dr. Adam Blackstock for more information about the piece.
This is an exciting time on our Troy University campus. We invite to visit us in person or on line at
music.troy.edu.
From the University of SouthAlabama...
Nicholas Brownlee, a junior Vocal Performance student of Dr. Thomas Rowell, was first place winner of the Gulf Coast Regional Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in New Orleans, Louisiana, held Sunday, January
February 2011
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