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Welcome to Music Notes, an e-newsletter published biweekly
during the academic year by the College
of Music at Michigan State
University.
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Fall semester enrollment figures reveal diverse student
body: The College of Music boasts 648
students this semester: 56% are from Michigan, 27% are from other states, and
17% are from other countries. They represent 35 states and 24 countries, from
Argentina and Armenia to Uzbekistan and Venezuela. This diversity creates a
vibrant musical community in which global perspectives enrich teaching and
learning.
College of Music to present pre-concert performances for
the Detroit Symphony Orchestra: As part of
the college's growing partnership with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), three student musicians from the College of Music will perform Dvorák's Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90,
"Dumky," on Saturday, October 24, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 25, at 2:00
p.m. just prior to a program of Barber, Rachmaninoff, and Dvorák presented by pianist
Kirill Gerstein. Students Fedor Asomov (cello), Oleg Larshin (violin), and
Rebecca Mayer (piano) will be featured. For ticket
information, visit the DSO's website.
 Ahn Trio to present master class: During their visit to MSU next week, the Korean-born,
Julliard-educated members of the Ahn Trio - sisters Maria (cello), Lucia
(piano), and Angella (violin) Ahn - will lead a master class on Thursday,
October 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Music Building Auditorium. It's
free and open to the public. Read more...
 New director takes the helm of MSU Children's Choir: Kristin Zaryski brings a broad musical
background and a special interest in cultivating outstanding musicianship in
young people to her new role as director of the MSU Children's Choir. "I love
teaching choirs, and I've taught all sorts of them," she notes. Zaryski's
musical background includes piano, clarinet, and the organ in addition to
voice. She played clarinet and served as a church organist in high school;
following graduation, she studied piano at Ithaca College and then taught vocal
music and choirs in New York and Orlando. She recently earned a master's degree
in choral conducting at MSU. Read more...
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 Faculty members Elsa Ludewig Verdehr and Walter Verdehr are receiving rave reviews for the Verdehr Trio's latest CD, Music from Down
Under, volume 18 in the Making
of a Medium series. The
disc features works by Peter Schulthorpe, Barry Conyngham, Douglas Knehans,
Richard Mills, and Christopher Marshall. "The Verdehr Trio has done it once
again," says The Clarinet in its
September 2009 issue. "With Music from Down Under, they have produced an excellent recording of
supreme artistry and musicianship, and one where the music seems to leap from your
speakers." The CD was also positively reviewed in the June 2009 issue of The
Strad, which notes that it is "an
attractive disc, with warm and immediate sound." The reviewer admired pieces-all commissioned by or for the trio-played "with great style and grace" and "a
delicious lyrical insouciance."
Congratulations to the following faculty members who have
received or are pursuing external grant support for their teaching, research,
and outreach activities.
- Kevin Bartig, who received a grant from the
University of Pittsburgh Slavic, Central
Asian, and Eastern and Central European Travel-to-Collections Grant Program.
This is one of several grants he has submitted or will soon submit in support
of his forthcoming monograph on the film music of Prokofiev.
- Carol Hess, who has just completed two
external grant applications in support of
her research on Copland in Latin America.
- Ricardo Lorenz, who has submitted a grant to
the National Association for Latino
Arts and Culture and is working on a grant to the Aaron Copland Foundation.
Both grants provide support for a recording of his orchestral compositions.
- Judy Palac, along with Ph.D. student Stephen
Paparo and several colleagues from
MSU's National Center for Orthopedic Research, who is writing a grant to the
Grammy Foundation in support of their musician's wellness project: "The Effect
of Body Awareness or Core Endurance Interventions on Postural Stability Strategies
of College of Music Students."
- Rhonda Buckley and Melanie Helton, as well as colleagues from MSU's
Cultural
Engagement Council, who are pursuing a grant from the National Endowment
for the Arts that would support a campus-wide focus on Steinbeck's The
Grapes of Wrath during the 2010-11 academic year. One of the high
points of the
year would be a performance of a new opera by Ricky Ian Gordon based on the
novel.
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People and Programs in the News
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 October 9: The State News
profiles new College of Music faculty member Etienne Charles. "Charles,
who grew up in Trinidad, received his first trumpet as a gift when he was 10
years old. The instrument fueled his dream of becoming a musician - a career
that runs in the family. He spent his childhood in and out of nightclubs,
performing his music with multiple bands on Friday nights . . . Charles joined MSU this fall after
spending about a year working as a freelance musician in New York." Read more...
September 28: The State News reports on the opening
of the Community Music School-Detroit, housed in the new MSU
Detroit Center at 3408 Woodward Ave. CMS
Detroit has been hosting classes for youth and adults since early September.
Classes include a jazz ensemble (in partnership with the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra), early childhood music sessions, multimedia arts/digital media
classes, music therapy, and the New Horizon Band program, adult concert bands
designed for music novices as well as advanced musicians. The effort is led by
Rhonda Buckley, associate dean of outreach and engagement at the College of
Music and executive director of the MSU Community Music School. Read more...
Related stories ran in the Detroit News and Model D.
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MSU's Home for the Holidays
Saturday, December 5 · 8:00 p.m.
Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center for Performing Arts
Celebrate the season with a festive evening of classic
holiday songs performed by the MSU Symphony Orchestra, Men's and Women's Glee
Clubs, and the Grammy Award-winning Children's Choir.
Reserved seating $25, $20, $15 · Wharton Center Box Office: (800) WHARTON or whartoncenter.com
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Monday, October 12
Jazz Orchestra I and II
7:30 p.m. Music Building Auditorium ($)
Tuesday, October 13
Concert Band and Campus Band
7:30 p.m. Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center ($)
Thursday, October 15
Ahn Trio Master Class
11:00 a.m. Music Building Auditorium (FREE)
Thursday, October 15
Faculty Artist: Gwendolyn Burgett Thrasher, percussion
7:30 p.m. Music Building Auditorium ($)
Friday, October 16
Musique 21
8:00 p.m. Music Building Auditorium (FREE)
Featuring a world premiere by Jere Hutcheson - The Four Temperaments
Saturday, October 17
Faculty Artists: Joseph Lulloff, saxophone, Yuri Gandelsman, viola, and Deborah Moriarty, piano
8:00 p.m. Music Building Auditorium ($)
Monday, October 19
Faculty Artist: Yuri Gandelsman, viola, with Ad Libitum chamber group
7:30 p.m. Music Building Auditorium ($)
Thursday, October 22
Philharmonic Orchestra
7:30 p.m. Fairchild Theatre ($)
Friday, October 23
Community Music School "School of Rock" concert
6:00 p.m. Small Planet, 16800 Chandler Rd., East Lansing
Tickets: $5 in advance (available from Small Planet); $7 at the door
Friday, October 23
Faculty Artists: Professors of Jazz
8:00 p.m. Music Building Auditorium ($)
Saturday, October 24
Symphony Orchestra
8:00 p.m. Cobb Great Hall, Wharton Center ($)
Sunday, October 25
University Chorale and State Singers
7:00 p.m. Plymouth Congregational Church, 2001 Grand River Ave., Lansing ($)
Ticket information: $ = $10 adults, $8 seniors, FREE for students
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Vivace Shuttle Service now available
 Did you know that you can now catch
a ride to many performances held in the Music Building Auditorium? Vivace Shuttle vans run 30 minutes
before and after selected events from MSU's Grand River Avenue Parking Ramp
(located between Morrill Hall and Olin Health Center) to the Music Building and
back. Cost is just $2 per person/roundtrip. Tickets can be purchased from the
shuttle drivers or in advance from the College of Music. Call (517) 353-5340
for more information.
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College of Music faculty, staff, and students are
encouraged to share news of performances, research, publications, conference
presentations, teaching innovations, outreach connections, and awards. Alumni
and friends are encouraged to let us know about their accomplishments. Call
(517) 353-2043 or send a message to the
editor. Michigan State University College of Music · 102 Music Building · West Circle Drive · East Lansing MI 48824 · (517) 353-5340
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