Adjunct Assistant Professor of organ, Michael Gartz, will be the featured soloist with the Adrian Symphony Orchestra, December 13, 14 & 15. With conductor John Dodson, he will perform Handel’s Organ Concerto in G Minor, and the Albinoni Adagio for Organ and Strings. The concerts will be held at the Holy Rosary Chapel, at the Adrian Dominican Motherhouse Campus. For more information visit: http://www.adriansymphony.org/december.htm
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Alumnus Greg Benson appointed to high office in Utah higher education
Greg Benson (M.M. 1985) was appointed Assistant Commissioner for Academic and Student Affairs at the Utah System of Higher Education effective March 1, 2013. He previously served as a vice chancellor and dean at Utah State University Eastern and was an associate professor of music in the USU Caine College of the Arts.
Prof. Dietz’s work released on new CD
On September, a new CD was released that includes 2 of Prof. Chris Dietz’s compositions:
La fleur du ciel for string trio
Quintet No.2 for clarinet and string quartet
Further details can be found here:
The CD is available for purchase in stores, or on the web:
Thomas Rosenkranz in residence at the Sidi Bou Siad Conservatory in Tunisia
Associate Professor of Piano, Thomas Rosenkranz will be in residence at the Sidi Bou Siad Conservatory in Tunisia, North Africa for a series of masterclasses and lessons from October 23-26th. He will also be collaborating with notable Oud player, Riadh Fehri along with other local Tunisian musicians for an upcoming CD release of their improvisations.
CMA Faculty, Students, and Alumni Make Substantial Contribution to the Toledo Opera
The Toledo Opera’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida on October 4 and 6 was a grand success, in no small part due to the contributions of several current and former members of the College of Musical Arts. Dr. Sean Cooper, Assistant Professor of Voice, sang the role of the King of Egypt and Kevin Bylsma, Instructor of Opera (repetiteur), is the Chorusmaster of the Toledo Opera. Austin Heath, a recent graduate, made his Toledo Opera debut in the role of the Messenger.
Of the forty-two member opera chorus for this production, eighteen were CMA students and alumni. Current graduate students included Anthony Ferrer, Madeline Harts, Liz Hood, Patty Kramer, Letara Lee, Daniel Parsley, Maegan Pollonais, Jackie Stearns, Stephanie Tokarz, Joel Trisel, and Rory Wallace. Undergraduate students in the chorus were Patrick Conklin and Ricardo Mota. Alumni from the CMA included Greg Ashe, Timothy Bruno, Austin Heath, Dustin Hill, and Laura Reaper.
Prof. Broman to present paper in Pittsburgh
Per F. Broman, Associate Professor of Music Theory, will present his paper “Bergman’s Sublime Failure: Music, Madness and The Hour of the Wolf” at the annual meeting of the American Musicological Society, Pittsburgh PA, on November 8.