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The College of Arts and Letters, Southern Miss School of Music, and Honors Forum will host New Orleans music legend Doreen Ketchens on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 6:30 p.m. in Thad Cochran Center Ballroom I.  Ketchens will make a presentation which will last about an hour. After a short break, she will perform. Ketchens has been called "Queen Clarinet," "the female Louis Armstrong," and "Lady Louie" by critics. She has performed for four United States presidents, including Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Ketchens is the leader of Doreen's Jazz New Orleans, which can be heard and enjoyed on weekends (with the exception of June, July and August) in the heart of the French Quarter. The group includes Ketchens' husband, Lawrence, who plays the tuba, valve trombone and piano and arranges the group's music. The newest addition to the group is Dorian Ketchens-Dixon, Ketchens' daughter, who plays the drums. Doreen's Jazz New Orleans has represented New Orleans and the United States around the world, performing in Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, South America, Russia and the United States. They also regularly perform in schools around the world, educating students of all languages and spreading the culture and music of New Orleans.
Dr. Mohamad Schuman recently served as the Gold Band Clinician for the East Central Community College Honor Band. The clinic had students from approximately 12 area high schools.
Amanda Ray (USM:BM '13), Patrick Richards (USM:DMA '12) and Dr. Heidi Lucas recently recorded the "Carl Fischer Publications 2013 New Music Sampler" with the Tradewinds Recording Ensemble in Tampa, Florida.
Dr. Kim Woolly, bassoon, was invited to perform and give a masterclass as a guest artist at the University of Memphis Double Reed Festival on January 26th. She performed on a recital with bassoonists Benjamin Coelho and Lecolion Washington and oboist Mark Ostoich. In addition, Dr. Woolly worked with students from middle school through doctoral level on topics including reed-making, performance anxiety and bassoon technique.
Dr. Heidi Lucas recently completed a tour of Arizona State University and the University of Nevada-Reno. While in residence at both institutions, Dr. Lucas gave master-classes, lectures on "Dealing with Performance Anxiety", and recitals.
Dr. Danilo Mezzadri recently performed a recital featuring music from his upcoming CD and gave a masterclass at the University of Idaho on Jan 31st through Feb 1st.
Dr. Nicholas Ciraldo was recently reviewed in Soundboard Magazine for his one of a kind CD, Coming of Age, a disc focusing on the works of J.S.Bach, Sor, Moreno Torroba, and Brouwer. In the article, Ciraldo praised for "perfect control, dynamics, articulation and tone" in pieces that rarely get played correctly. The article goes on and speaks of the beauty of Ciraldo's musicianship noting, "Ciraldo gives each movement a fine performance."
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