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BGSU Vocal Jazz at the Detroit Jazz Festival

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Bowling Green State University Vocal Jazz

The BGSU Jazz Singers have been under the direction of guitar professor Chris Buzzelli since the Fall of 2000. The ensemble includes 12-16 vocalists plus an instrumental combo, and performs the music of groups such as Manhattan Transfer, Singers Unlimited and New York Voices, as well as arrangements written especially for them. They have performed at the Jazz Education Network National Conference, the Tri-C Vocal Jazz Festival, the Gold Company Vocal Jazz Festival and the Ohio Music Educator’s Conference. They have also hosted clinicians such as Kim Nazarian, Peter Eldridge and Carol Welsman. Beginning in the summer of 2009, the group hosted the 1st annual Bowling Green State University/New York Voices Vocal Jazz Camp, which has attracted participants from all over the United States, as well as Europe, Japan and South Africa.

Alum pianist Anna Vasilyeva is staying busy!

Russian pianist Anna Vasilyeva graduated from College of Musical Arts in May of 2011, earning a Master of Music degree. She majored in Piano Performance and studied with Professor Thomas Rosenkranz.
Currently, Anna is a second year Artist Diploma in collaborative piano student of Anita Pontremoli, at the Cleveland Institute of Music.

Anna has recently been appointed an Executive Director of the “Russian Heritage Piano Competition” (RHPC)in St. Petersburg. The competition is held at the Special Music School of the St. Petersburg State Conservatory, and celebrates the memory of Professor Elena Shishko.

In July 2012, Anna was a guest artist at the Piano Plus International Festival in Athens, Greece, where she gave a recital and taught a master class at the Athens Conservatory. Recently, Anna recorded music for the film “Spectral Evidence,” under the multi- award winning director, David Manocchio. The film will be released in summer of 2012.

Anna’s future engagements include performances at the International Piano Festival in Castrolibero, Cosenza, Italy (Sept, 2012), as well as at the Piano Plus International Festival (July, 2013).

Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble performs in New York City

Quince Contemporary Vocal Ensemble (composed of BGSU students Amanda Deboer, DMA student; Liz Pearse, DMA student; Kayleigh Butcher, MM 2011; Aubrey von Almen, MM 2011) performed on Philip Glass’ Music with Friends series in NYC on June 14 as part of their spring tour, which included dates throughout the US. Quince is currently at work on their debut CD and an upcoming fall tour, which will include a stop at the BG New Music Festival this October. Their website is www.quince-ensemble.com

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