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Richard Danielpour, Composer in Residence

This past weekend, UConn’s Department of Music hosted award-winning composer, Richard Danielpour. Danilepour, a faculty member of UCLA and the Curtis Institute of Music, kicked-off the weekend with a Five Things I Wish I Knew as a College Student seminar at convocation, followed by a piano masterclass on Friday night. On Saturday, composition students worked with him on their own pieces, followed by a symposium on his works. This Sunday, September 24th, Dr. Angelina Gadeliya gave a stunning recital at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts featuring the music of Danielpour, Bach, Liszt, and Beethoven. This recital also served as the premiere of Danielpour’s work, “The Four Elements”, commissioned by the University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts Dean’s Grant, and Doucet and Stephen Fischer for Angelina Gadeliya.

Above: Richard Danielpour and Angelina Gadeliya
Below: Richard Danielpour works with UConn composers.

 

 

Master Class with Dover String Quartet on Thursday, April 27

The Dover Quartet will be giving a master class on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 10:30 AM at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, Chamber Stage.

Considered one of the most remarkably talented string quartets ever to emerge at such a young age, the Dover Quartet catapulted to international stardom following a stunning sweep of the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition, winning the Grand Prize as well as all three Special Prizes. They won the Grand Prize at the 2010 Fischoff Competitioin, and are now the first ever Quartet-in-Residence for the venerated Curtis Institute of Music.

“The young American String Quartet of the moment.” – The New Yorker

The master class program is as follows:

Mendelssohn Quartet No.2 in A minor Op.13
Presto-Adagio non lento

Beethoven Quartet in F Major Op.59
Allegretto vivace e sempre scherzando

Osiris String Quartet
Brian Roach, violin
Peter Nowak, violin
Brandon Kaplan, viola
Bronwyn Reeve, cello

Mendelssohn Quartet in E flat Major Op.12
Molto allegro e vivace

Meraki Quartet
Priscilla Back, violin
James Lee, violin
Mai Vestergaard, viola
Andrew Frascarelli, cello

The Dover Quartet will be performing at Jorgensen Center on April 25 and April 27 at 7:30 PM.

http://jorgensen.uconn.edu/events/view.php?id=531

The master class is made possible in collaboration with Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts.

Dr. Ed Large Presentation on March 31st

On Friday, March 31st, Dr. Ed Large, Professor of Psychology will present a paper entitled “A Neuro-Dynamic Model of Rhythm Perception” in von der Mehden Recital Hall.  The presentation will begin at 1:25 pm.

Professor Large directs the Music Dynamics Laboratory at University of Connecticut, where he is a Professor of Psychological Sciences and Professor of Physics. He is President of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition, has published over 70 articles, and been awarded 5 patents. We are pleased and honored to welcome him to our department and hear his talk.

For those interested in preparing for his talk, please follow this link to read one of his papers.

 

Master Class with Violinist Theodore Arm on April 5th

University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts Department of Music welcomes back  an Emeritus Professor  and a 2010 recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award from the School of Fine Arts, violinist Theodore Arm.

He will be giving a Master Class in von der Mehden Recital Hall at 11 am on April 5, 2017.  The Master Class is made possible in collaboration with the UConn Foundation and a generous contribution by John and Jean Lenard.

Theodore “Teddy” Arm has delighted audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia with his artistry. He has appeared as soloist, recitalist and guest artist with such well-known organizations as The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Group for Contemporary Music, New York’s Festival Chamber Players and the Boston Chamber Music Society. In 2011 Arm conducted Master classes in Seoul and performed as a guest artist at the opening of the Chamber Music Hall at the Seoul Arts Center.

He has been a member of the highly acclaimed chamber group TASHI since 1976 and has performed with Lukas Foss, Chick Corea and Gary Burton throughout Europe and Asia. He has had several works written for him, including a violin chamber suite by Gabriela Frank that he performed at Carnegie Hall in November of 2004. He has recorded for RCA, Delos, Koch, Musical Heritage Society and ECM.

In 2014, Theodore Arm was appointed Adjunct Professor of Violin at Connecticut College. He holds a Doctorate in Performance from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Christine Dethier and Joseph Fuchs.

Dover Quartet Master Class, March 1st

The Dover Quartet will be giving a master class on Wednesday, March 1st at 10:30 am in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, Chamber Stage.

Considered one of the most remarkably talented string quartets ever to emerge at such a young age, the Dover Quartet catapulted to international stardom following a stunning sweep of the 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition, winning the Grand Prize as well as all three Special Prizes. They won the Grand Prize at the 2010 Fischoff Competitioin, and are now the first ever Quartet-in-Residence for the venerated Curtis Institute of Music.

Following the master class, the Dover Quartet is performing at Jorgensen Center on March 2, 2017.

http://jorgensen.uconn.edu/events/view.php?id=494

Singing Shakespeare at the Benton

UConn students will be singing Shakespeare this Friday at the Benton!  Highlights of the evening will include Collegium Musicum performing part of “Shakespeare’s Songbook” and “Spem in alium,” a 40-part vocal composition by Thomas Tallis.

Date:  Friday, September 23, 2016
Time:  8:00 pm
Location:  William Benton Museum of Art

For more information, visit the First Folio website or Kenneth Best’s article in UConn Today.

Brass and Percussion Day

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REGISTER NOW – UCONN BRASS & PERCUSSION DAY – SEPTEMBER 10, 2016

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UCONN Brass and Percussion Day for Students and Teachers
Saturday, September 10th, 2016
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Department of Music – University of Connecticut-Storrs

Click here – Schedule

Featured Clinics for Students Include:

Preparing and Performing your CT All-State and Regional Audition Repertoire (instrument specific)
Warm-Up and Technique Master Classes (all participate)

Brass Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble Reading Sessions – for Students

Featured Clinics for Teachers Include:
Warm-Up and Technique Master Classes (all participate)

Informal Q& A with UCONN Faculty on Teaching and Performance Techniques

Featured Clinics and Performances for Participants Include:

Preparing your CT All-State and Regional Audition Repertoire (instrument specific)
Warm-Up and Technique Master Classes
Brass Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble Reading Sessions
UCONN Faculty Concert featuring the CT All-State Solos

Hosts:

russoMatthew Russo: UCONN Adjunct Faculty (Trombone) – Norwalk Symphony Orchestra, CT Freelance

mcewan_r2Robert McEwan: UCONN Adjunct Faculty (Percussion)

 

Also Featuring:

Robert Hoyle: UCONN Faculty (Horn) – Springfield Symphony and CT Freelance
James Jackson III: UCONN Faculty (Euphonium) – United States Coast Guard Band
Gary Sienkiewicz: UCONN Faculty (Tuba) – Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
Jeffrey Renshaw: UCONN Faculty (Conducting) – UCONN Wind Ensemble
UCONN Percussion Ensemble & UCONN Brass Ensemble

Registration Fee: Free

Corporate Sponsors
Conn-Selmer (Bach)

Partners
UCONN Department of Music & School of Fine Arts

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For more information contact:

Matthew Russo (Brass)
matthew.f.russo@uconn.edu