CU School of Music well represented at KMEA Feb. 6-7
| CU Steel Band |
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| Members of the Intercollegiate Orchestra |
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| Celia Borges |
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| Cyndi Chadwick & April Sholty |
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The Campbellsville University School of Music was very well represented at the annual Kentucky Music Educators Association annual conference held in Louisville, Ky. on Feb. 6-7.
The String Ensemble, conducted by professor of music Dr. J. Robert Gaddis, performed among other works, the infamous "Adagio for Strings" by Samuel Barber.
Immediately following the String Ensemble, CU's Steel Band played a variety of works for steel drum ensemble including the well-known piece "Jump in the Line," often referred to as "Shake, Senora" and featured in the 1988 film Beetlejuice. The steel band was founded and directed by assistant professor of music and CU alumnus Dr. Chad Floyd.
A number of Campbellsville University students were selected to perform in intercollegiate ensembles. CU students participating in the Intercollegiate Band included Daniel Beams, saxophone (Campbellsville); Jarrod Fenwick, horn (Lebanon); Tyler Fenwick, horn (Lebanon); Damon King, trumpet (Bardstown); Jeremy Bell, trombone (Harlan); and Zach Cox, tuba (Campbellsville).
The All-Collegiate Choir included Ginna Marsh (Cynthiana), Fern Thomas (Madisonvlle), Jessica Blakeman (Campbellsville), Rebecca Oliver (Scottsville), Jericho McCoy (Campbellsville) and Blake Whitlock (Hodgenville).
Intercollegiate Orchestra featured a number of CU students as well including Christina Bishop, flute (Campbellsville); Jenna Embry, clarinet (Caneyville); Blake Herron, trumpet (Campbellsville); Saori Kataoka, trumpet (Tokushima, Japan); Guang Jin, violin (Yangji, China); Zhihuan An, violin (Shanghai, China); Courtney Gilbert, violin (Hodgenville); Ching-Hao Lin, violin (Kaohsiung, Taiwan); Eunsil Park, violin (Busan, Korea); Sarah Gilbert, viola (Hodgenville); Leonardo Barros, viola (Rio de Janiero, Brazil); Gabriella Batista, cello (Vitoria, Brazil); and Andrey Junca, double bass (Vitoria, Brazil).
CU School of Music alumnae Jessica Lander Floyd (BA '00) and Sarah Montgomery Martin (BMME '98, MMME '03) co-presented a clinic titled "Enhancing, Integrating, and Everything in Between." The session focused on how to help regular classroom teachers feel more comfortable utilizing music in their classroom. Both Floyd and Martin are music teachers in Marion County, Ky.
Celia Collins Borges, CU alumna (BM '07) and music teacher in Oldham County, Ky., gave a clinic titled "A Few of My Favorite Things: Writing to Demonstrate Learning in Music."
Assistant professor of music Dr. April Stephens Sholty also presented a clinic at KMEA titled "I Thought I Was Just Here to Watch . . . Enriching Field Experiences for University Music Education Students." Sholty co-presented this clinic with CU alumna Cyndi Crowder Chadwick (MA '94).
Sholty also organized a group of about 15 music education majors in a trip to the conference for professional development experiences.