Category Archives: keyboard

Thomas Rosenkranz in residence at the Modern Academy in Hong Kong

Associate Professor of Piano, Thomas Rosenkranz will be in residence at the Modern Academy sponsored by the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble from January 2-8th 2014. He will join the ensemble for a performance of Steve Reich’s Octet and will be presented in a masterclass. Previous to this he will visit Chengdu, China from Dec. 26-28th for a series of four masterclasses at the Sichuan Conservatory,  and a lecture on new trends in contemporary music at the Sichuan Minorities University.

For more information about the Modern Academy of Hong Kong visit:
http://cargocollective.com/hknme/3-9-1-14-The-Modern-Academy

BGSU Festival Series concert celebrates the season

BOWLING GREEN, O.—The holiday Festival Series performance at Bowling Green State University on Dec. 6 will live up to its name, presenting a festival of music, poetry, dance, theater and more.

The 7 p.m. concert in Kobacker Hall will feature soprano Kisma Jordan, a BGSU alumna, as soloist with the BG Philharmonia in Bach/Gounod’s “Ave Maria,” plus 200 students, faculty and community members along with some of BGSU’s top ensembles, including the University Choral Society, BGSU Wind Symphony Brass and BGSU’s Heart and Music musical theater students.

Filled with classics like “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” traditional carols and some special holiday medleys, “the concert has evolved into a holiday performance of epic proportions,” said Susan Hoekstra, director of public events for the College of Musical Arts. Hoekstra hinted there would be some surprise soloists in the Haydn “Toy Symphony,” where toys take center stage.

The award-winning Prestige Barbershop Quartet will bring their harmonies to “What Child Is This?” and the bouncy rhythms of “Sleigh Ride” will liven the pace.

Tickets can be purchased at BGSU.edu/FestivalSeries or by calling the box office at 419-372-8171.

The concert is part of a whole evening of entertainment with BGSU’s family-friendly ArtsX events across campus.

Thomas Rosenkranz‘s new disc, “Inflorescence,” is released on the New Focus Label.

New Focus Recordings recently released an album of contemporary music featuring Associate Professor of Piano, Thomas Rosenkranz. The disc, entitled “ Inflorescence: Music from soundSCAPE,” features new works that were written for soprano Tony Arnold, percussionist Aiyun Huang, and Professor Rosenkranz for the soundSCAPE Festival in Italy.
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Michael Gartz to perform Organ Concertos with the Adrian Symphony

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