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Campus Connections...


Auburn University Auburn University’s Symphonic Winds under the direction of Dr. Rick Good traveled to Italy in March 2016 for a concert and educational tour. Approximately 100 undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, staff, and other personnel visited five different Italian cities, including Rome, Ariccia, Florence, Venice, and the Umbria region. They performed concerts in: Sala Maestra in the Chigi Palace (Ariccia), the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia (Rome), and the Gubbio Theatre in Gubbio.


Our students were able to experience Italian culture in each of these areas as well as visit popular landmarks such as: The Coliseum in Rome, the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Grand Canal Tour in Venice, and the Duomo in Orvieto, among many others. Auburn University faculty members, Rick Good, Corey Spurlin, and Doug Rosener were joined on the tour by Johnnie Vinson, emeritus faculty, and Dean Joe Aistrup of the College of Liberal Arts.


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Don’t miss our summer band camps! High School and Middle School students interested in attending the 2016 AU Bands Summer camps can now register for marching band and symphonic band camp opportunities by visiting the Summer Camps page (http://band. auburn.edu/event/summer_camps/inde x.htm ).


For more about our ensembles, please visit our website: www.auburn.edu/music. Ensembles at Auburn University are open to all students on campus and are comprised of both music majors and majors in almost every other college. We encourage students who have participated in music in high school to continue their involvement in band, orchestral, or choral ensembles at the collegiate level. It’s a great break from academic studies and a sure way to meet new friends once you arrive on campus.


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 or music@auburn.edu if you have questions about our degree programs or offerings.


War Eagle! Samford University


Samford Opera had a vibrant year! They won second place at the National Opera Association’s


Collegiate Scenes


Competition in Indianapolis for the second year in a row, they did an educational tour of opera scenes to Birmingham-area high schools, and they performed the musical On the Town in a School of the Arts collaboration with enthusiastic audience response. Samford University recently admitted their first robust class of students pursuing a masters degree in Vocal Performance. Their new partnership with Opera Birmingham offers students the opportunity to perform with a professional company during their graduate studies.


The Samford A Cappella Choir embarks on a tour of three Baltic nations this May: Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. During their tour, they will work with noted conductors and composers from the area and compete in the International Choir Festival and Competition “Šiauliai Cantat” hosted in Lithuania. Samford will be the only choir to represent the United States.


This will be Samford’s


fourth international competition in five years.


A Cappella leads


Samford’s monthly Vespers service and recently performed by invitation at the Fall 2013 Conference of the National Collegiate Choral Organization in Charleston, South Carolina.


38 May/June 2016


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