Campus Connections... Samford University
Samford University is busy serving students and musicians from all around the region! January 7-9 Alabama Honor Band Festival
February 5-6, 13, 26-27 Audition and Interview Days
March 4-5 Alabama All-State Choral Festival
We are currently making plans for some exciting summer events as well that include opportunities for pre-college pianists, elementary music teachers, and worship leaders of all ages.
PACMI at Samford: June 5 – 11, 2016 Samford’s Piano and Chamber Music Institute is a one-week program affording interested pre-college students an opportunity to further their performance abilities and enjoy classes in music history, theory and ear training. Students encounter daily lessons with a private teacher and have the opportunity to be involved in various kinds of chamber music. Registration deadline is May 15, 2016. For more information go to
http://www.pacmi.net or contact Ron Shinn:(205) 601-3694, or
rshinn@samford.edu
ORFF at Samford: June 20–July 1, 2016 The music education department at Samford is hosting Orff Certification Levels courses again this summer. We are delighted to have highly qualified clinicians in Brent Holl (Level II), Ellen Koziel (Level I), and Jennifer Donovan (Movement and Recorder). The Level I fee is $675.00 and the cost for Level II is $750.00. Spaces are limited. Register by May 9, 2016. For more information contact Susanne Burgess: (205) 726-2651, or
sburges1@samford.edu
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ANIMATE at Samford: I June 20 – June 24, 2016 II June 27-July 1, 2016
Animate is an interdenominational, intergenerational academy in worship, theology, and the arts for high school students and their adult mentors. Students can attend as an individual or with a friend. Adult leaders can bring an intergenerational team from your congregation or school. At Animate, students hone leadership skills, adults sharpen their mentoring tools, and everybody works together to practice and reflect on the intersection between worship, theology, and the arts. Fees are $249/per person for each session prior to May 1. For more information contact Eric Mathis: (205) 726-2323, or
emathis@samford.edu
composer selected for the middle-school groups is Robert Sheldon and conductors are Matt Koperniak, Donald Dowdy, and Gwendolyn Rakoff.
Students from across the Southeast and the nation have been selected to participate in the festivals based on submitted applications and director recommendations. Each participant will be placed in an ensemble after an on-site audition. During the course of the festival, students will participate in master classes with Auburn University faculty, hear performances by the AU Symphonic Winds, Concert Band, and Jazz Band, and work with renowned conductors and composers. The festivals will culminate with student bands performing their finale concerts on Feb. 6 and Feb. 13. We hope you and your students will join us for one of these festivals.
Auburn University
Auburn University Department is pleased to announce the 25th Annual Auburn University Symphonic Honor Band Festival and the 7th Annual Auburn University Middle School Honor Band Festival which will be held on campus during the first two weekends in February.
The Auburn University Symphonic Honor Band Festival will celebrate its 25th
anniversary during this year’s event on
February 11-13, 2016. Guest composers who have been engaged to write a new piece for the senior high ensembles are Julie Giroux, and Randall Standridge. Our ensemble conductors will be Thomas Leslie, Kenneth Beard, David Raney, and Tracy Leslie. Every participant will have the opportunity to play under the baton of one of these outstanding conductors.
The Middle-School Honor Band Festival will be held on February 4-6, 2016 on the Auburn campus. The
Last fall the Auburn University Chamber Choir joined Columbus State and LaGrange College choirs in a thrilling performance of Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven in concert with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Experiences like these abound for students majoring in music or performing in the many varied ensembles at Auburn! We are proud to offer an intimate and nurturing atmosphere that provides opportunities for individual attention and regular performance for students. We are fortunate to be able to bring in frequent guest artists for concerts and master classes. 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! February/March 2016
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