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Morgen Stiegler and The BGSU Jazz Faculty Group To Preform for WBGU’s “Live Wire” at The Clazel Theater

faculty news, jazz

Vocalist Morgen Stiegler and the BGSU jazz faculty group will be performing a 45 minute show for the WBGU/PBS program “Live Wire” at the Clazel Theatre in downtown Bowling Green at 11 pm on March 22nd. This performance is part of BGSU Jazz Week 2012. The event will be taped live and then air as a 30 minute television show. It is a night full of many local and regional acts, which include jazz, folk, and pop genres. This 11pm show follows the BGSU Vocal Jazz Ensemble Concert, also part of Jazz Week 2012 that starts at 8pm in Bryan Recital Hall. Come out for a night of jazz (and after hours jazz)!

For more information on the Live Wire performances that night visit:
http://wbgufm.com/live-wire

Viola student wins MTNA competition

student news

Yoobin Lee, viola is the winner of the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Strings Competition, east central division. She will advance to the national finals on March 26, 2012 to be held in New York. NY. Yoobin Lee is a Graduate viola student of Professor Matthew Daline.

Trumpet Ensemble to perform at the Ohio Trumpet Guild Conference

student news

Trumpet Ensemble to perform at the Ohio Trumpet Guild Conference

The BGSU Trumpet Ensemble will be performing at the annual conference of the Ohio Trumpet Guild on March 31, 2012 at Miami University in Oxford, OH. Guest artists for the event are Stephen Burns and Carl Saunders. In addition, Professor Charles Saenz will perform with Mr. Burns on his afternoon recital.

The trumpet ensemble will premiere James Stephensen’s Gilded Fanfare as part of the OITG 2012 Fanfare Project

For more information about the event, please go to www.ohiotrumpetguild.org

CMA Freshman Student as Featured Soloist with Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestra

keyboard, student news

Meredith Bixel, a BGSU freshman piano major and winner of TSYO Young Artist Competition, will perform Edward MacDowell’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestra at the Peristyle Theater on Sunday, March 18. Meredith studies with Dr. Solungga Fang-Tzu Liu.

See the link below for more information:
http://www.toledosymphony.com/index.php?src=events&srctype=detail&category=TSYO&refno=136

Prof. Melton to perform and teach in Michigan

faculty news, keyboard

Dr. Laura Melton will perform the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor with the Warren Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, April 1st at 3:00pm in the Macomb Center for Performing Arts in Clinton Township, Michigan. The concert will also feature Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra and Put’s Millenium Canons. Melton will teach a master class on March 31, 1:30-3:00pm for Detroit-area pre-college pianists at Warner Hall, Oakland University. The link for ticket information is http://www.macombcenter.com/Events/2012-04-01-WSO+Concerning+Concertos.htm