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This Month at Setnor
Spring is a busy time of comings and goings at the Setnor School of Music. There are currently seven students from our departments of applied music and performance, composition, and music education spending the semester in France at our partner institution, the Conservatoire de Strasbourg.
Dr. Fred Karpoff is with them for the semester teaching music theory, ear training and organizing their activities and travels. Professor Janet Brown visited them in February to present a voice master class and perform a public recital with Dr. Karpoff. Moving from the Atlantic to the Pacific, we were pleased to welcome a delegation from the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Tokyo, Japan, this month. They came to visit our renowned music industry program, which was founded in the 1970s and is one of the oldest in the country. Finally, closer to home, the University Singers will be travelling to Chicago, Illinois, March 6-12 where they will provide workshops for high school students, perform public concerts, and meet loyal SU alumni. These are just a few examples of an SU education being for the world, in the world! |
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 Alumni Spotlight
Malcolm J. Merriweather BM '07 earned his degree in music education at the Setnor School of Music where he was honored as a Visual and Performing Arts Scholar and a Remembrance Scholar. He leads a professional career as a baritone, conductor, and teacher, having served as organist, choirmaster, and Director of Music at Rochester churches, and was assistant conductor for the Gregory Kunde Chorale. He has had solo engagements singing with the Eastman-Rochester Chorus, New York Choral Society, Norfolk Chamber Choir, Gregory Kunde Chorale, Voices, Bach Vespers Choir and Orchestra, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. A passionate music educator, Malcolm served as the Artistic Director and Conductor for the Rochester Boys Choir and is currently on the faculty at St. Thomas More Play Group and Director of Choirs at the Third Street Music Settlement, both in Manhattan. In addition to freelance singing, Malcolm serves as the Associate Conductor for the New York Choral Society and Choral Associate at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. |
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 Faculty Feature
Music education professor John Coggiola and audio technology instructor James Abbott co-taught "The Inclusive Recording Studio" at Subcat Studios. The course is an intensive six-week experience, in which music education graduate students teach people with disabilities how to operate the studio's recording equipment. Targeting area high school students with disabilities, the program aims to empower and enable these students to use advanced technology, while offering a unique teaching experience to music education students. "It's important for teachers to see how much these kids can accomplish in a 'no limitations' environment," says Coggiola. The Inclusive Recording Studio project is part of the Music Technology Access Project, an initiative to teach people with disabilities necessary skills for professional recording, to develop methods for educators to teach these skills, and to adapt technology to have universal accessibility. The music education students involved benefit from the invaluable experience of working closely with students with disabilities. |
 Student Spotlight
Music Composition graduate student, Paul Winchester, has been, and continues to be busy with premiers of his music. In December, the Contemporary Music Ensemble premiered "Syncophony," which features some heavy metal influence and the inclusion of electric guitar, with the aim to bring the genre influence into a larger spectrum. He was recently commissioned by Andrew LeVan, a singer at Indiana University, to write a song cycle. This cycle explores the links between the Judeo-Christian and Muslim faiths, with each movement exploring the philosophies of the 5 pillars of Islam through biblical texts. This piece was premiered at the Setnor School of Music at Winchester's Graduate Recital on February 16th, 2013. Additionally, Winchester has completed a song cycle that explores the evolution of both personal faith and the evolution of the Judeo-Christian faith tradition from the Old Testament to the New. He has been involved with the Society for New Music, singing and conducting, as well as composing music for their Rising Stars concert last summer. |
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Calendar of Events
Setnor School of Music's Bandier Program
Soyars Leadership Lecture presents: Glenn Kotche, drummer
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
6:30
Room 007 in Whitman School of Management
Free and open to the public
Gail Archer, organ presents: The Muse's Voice: Setnor School of Music Guest Artist Series
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
8:00 PM
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College
Free and open to the public
Matteo Longhi, violin: Setnor School of Music Student Recital Series
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
8:00 PM
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College
Free and open to the public
University Singers tour of Chicago and the Midwest
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Friday, March 8, 7:00 PM
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church
1234 N. Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Saturday, March 9, 5:30 PM
Evanston History Center
225 Greenwood St
Evanston, IL 60201
Sunday, March 10, 9:30 AM
Morning Worship Services
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut St
Chicago, IL 60611
Sunday, March 10, 4:30 PM
The Union Church of Hinsdale
127 S. Garfield Ave
Hinsdale, IL 60521
Glenn Kotche, drummer: Setnor School of Music Guest Artist Series
Thursday, March 7, 2013
8:00 PM
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College
Free and open to the public
University Singers Homecoming Concert: Setnor School of Music Ensemble Series
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
8:00 PM
Setnor Auditorium, Crouse College
Free and open to the public
Click here for our full calendar of events! |
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