Fall 2025 – Fridays, 1:25–2:15, von der Mehden Recital Hall 

Required of all undergraduate music majors every semester of residence. Zero credit. Students receive a final grade of S (satisfactory) or U (Unsatisfactory).

Coordinator

Dr. Louis Hanzlik; office hours: by appointment.
Office: Backstage von der Mehden Recital Hall; ext: 6-3728; louis.hanzlik@uconn.edu

Participation Requirement

Participation as a listener and/or performer of ten (10) convocations is required. Convocation participation will now be recorded via QR code scanning. At the start of each semester, you will receive a unique QR code to your UConn email address, which must be scanned when you enter vdM for Convocation and when you exit vdM. You must record an entrance and exit scan in order for your participation to count. Anyone experiencing difficulty in meeting the participation requirement is urged to see Dr. Hanzlik early to arrange a substitute requirement. 

Attendance of a music department concert outside your performance medium area (i.e., attending a brass recital if you are a singer, jazz concert if you are a violinist, etc.) will equal participation at one Convocation. You must bring us a program signed by a faculty member to receive Convocation credit or send a picture of yourself at the performance to music@uconn.edu. When master classes occur outside of the regular Convocation schedule, you may attend these and substitute them for participation at Convocation, but only for master classes outside your performance area.  You must present the Program Assistant with a copy of the master class program signed by a faculty member to confirm your attendance or send a picture of yourself at the performance to music@uconn.edu. External concerts may also be counted for convocation attendance with prior authorization. Please email music@uconn.edu if you plan to attend a concert outside UConn and you would like it to be considered for attendance credit.

Convocation Participation & Performance Tracker

 Undergraduate Performance Requirement

1. Four performances (strive for one each year), in Convocations and/or elective recitals, are required for graduation. Degree recitals are required in addition to these appearances. Performances must be on one’s primary instrument and approved by the teacher or coach.
2. Students must perform twice as a soloist and twice as a chamber musician, i.e., an unconducted ensemble with one instrument or voice per part.
3. Students may substitute one conducted performance for a chamber music performance. Student conductors and/or composers may not receive convocation performance credit for conducting.
4. Convocation Agreement forms must be completed at least one week prior to the earliest appearance date requested. Forms must be signed by all performers—including accompanists and other collaborators—and a private teacher or coach in the case of chamber performances. If the performance is conducted, a member of the conducting faculty must sign the form.
5. Ordinary staging requirements must be communicated to the von der Mehden staff during the hour preceding Convocation. Unusual needs must be made known at the time the form is submitted.

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