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Notes from the Director
Dr. Linda A. Monson
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Dear School of Music students, faculty, alumni, and friends,
We are thrilled to announce two new full-time faculty who will be joining our School of Music in August 2017. Dr. Charles Ciorba, Associate Professor, will be Mason's new Director of Music Education. Assistant Professor Megan Lavengood will be Mason's new music theory professor. We are very excited to have these two new terrific faculty join our School of Music family.
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We invite you to join us for our many concerts and student recitals occurring in the next two weeks as we finish our spring 2017 semester.
Please view our calendar of events, which highlights our numerous student recitals (all free and open to the public).
We hope to see you at our Scholarship Benefit Concert this Sunday evening, May 7 at 7:00 PM in the Center for the Arts Concert Hall. This concert showcases concerto soloists with our Mason Symphony Orchestra. In addition, our combined choirs will be performing on this Scholarship Benefit Concert featuring our extraordinary students.
Warm regards,
Dr. Linda A. Monson
Director, School of Music
lmonson@gmu.edu
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SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT CONCERT
SUNDAY, MAY 7 at 7:00 PM
PROGRAM
Dr. Dennis Layendecker, Director
La Péri Fanfare – by Paul Dukas
Piano Concerto in D Minor BWV 1052 – by J.S. Bach
Yerin Choi (Piano), Student of Dr. Linda Monson
“Rhythmique, Energique” from Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra – by Emmanuel Séjourné
Carla Lackey (Marimba), Student of Prof. John Kilkenny
John Kilkenny, guest conductor
Kommt ein schlanker Bursch gegangen from “Der Freischutz” – by Carl Maria von Weber
Anjanette Trebing (Soprano), Student of Prof. Patricia Miller
“Allegro spirito” from Concerto after Glière – by David DeBoor Canfield
Ava Oaxaca (Saxophone), Student of Prof. Ed Fraedrich
“Zwischen Berg und tiefem Tal” from Der Schwanendreher for Viola and Orchestra – by Paul Hindemith
Sophie Heeden (Viola), Student of Prof. Philippe Chao
Concerto for Trumpet – by Alexander Arutunian
Joe Antonucci (Trumpet), Student of Dr. Kevin Gebo
Zueignung – by Richard Strauss
Na Ae Park (Soprano), Student of Prof. Patricia Miller
Ebben! Ne Andro Lontana from “La Wally” – by Alfredo Catalini
Na Ae Park (Soprano), Student of Prof. Patricia Miller
The Heavens Are Telling from “The Creation” – by Joseph Haydn
Featuring the Combined Mason Choruses: The University Chorale (Dr. Lisa Billingham, Director) and The University Singers (Dr. Stan Engebretson, Director)
Dr. Stan Engebretson, guest conductor
Make Our Garden Grow from “Candide” – by Leonard Bernstein
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Mason Jazz Vocal Night
Tuesday, May 2
8:00 PM
Center for the Arts
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Celebrating Ella
Click poster to learn more
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Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Celebration
Wednesday, May 3 at
7:30 PM
Center for the Arts
FREE
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Featuring the Mason Jazz Ensemble
Click poster to learn more
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Healing Arts Ensemble Concert
Thursday, May 4
6:00 PM
Performing Arts Building Room 323 (Choral Room)
FREE
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Honors Recital
and Award Recognition of Outstanding Graduates
Saturday, May 13
8:00 PM
Harris Theatre
FREE
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Featuring outstanding student artists chosen by competitive audition.
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Current DMA Student
Leigh Pilzer, Doctor of Musical Arts Candidate and Presidential Scholar, led the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Ensemble in a concert of music related to this year’s Jazz Appreciation Month theme of “Women in Jazz” on Thursday, April 20 in the Walter H. Coulter Performance Plaza at the National Museum of American History. The program featured arrangements Leigh had written previously of music by Lil Hardin Armstrong, Mary Lou Williams, Melba Liston, Marian McPartland, and the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, as well as three new arrangements she wrote specifically for this concert: an instrumental version of Mary Lou Williams’s choral work “St. Martin de Porres,” a quintet adaptation of Jerry Dodgion’s big band arrangement of Marian McPartland’s composition “Ambiance,” and an original called “Sideburns” written in honor of Vi Burnside, the star saxophone soloist of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm.
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Current PhD Student
Angela Ammerman, Music Education PhD '17, was the Fairfax County Public Schools nominee for the
Washington Post Teacher of the Year. As orchestra director at Annandale High School, Ammerman has been recognized for her innovative and successful teaching methods. Previously she was named the 2015 Virginia Orchestra Director of the Year by the American String Teachers Association. Using the belief that all students have the ability to feel and make music, Ammerman’s passion and dedication to music education shows in the way she tirelessly recruits students from all backgrounds for Annandale’s orchestra program. She began her teaching career in North Carolina and has been teaching in Fairfax County Public Schools since 2010. Nominators commend her commitment and empathy towards others, evident when she organized a benefit concert to help cover medical expenses for one of her students. Ammerman is active in many professional organizations and has served as a clinician at music conferences across the United States. She earned her bachelor of music education from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music, and her master’s of music education from Boston University. She will receive the PhD in music education from George Mason University in May 2017.
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Tuba Euphonium Conference
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The George Mason University Tuba Euphonium Ensemble (GMUTEE), directed by Dave Porter (DMA '17), performed last weekend at the 2017 Northeast Tuba Euphonium Conference in Ithaca, NY. Chris Troiano (MM Euphonium Performance '17) placed first in the solo competition. Mark Thiele (DMA Candidate) performed a tuba solo with the Mason Tuba Euphonium Ensemble.
Join the Mason Tuba Euphonium Ensemble for their upcoming outdoor performances!
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Saturday, May 6 at 2:00 PM
Duncan Donuts at University Mall
Fairfax
Tubas in the Park
Sunday, May 7 at 5:00 PM
Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts
Old Town Square
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The George Mason University Tuba Euphonium Ensemble
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Comprehensive performance listings
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