October 18, 2023 | Issue 153

Upcoming Events at the UF School of Music

PLEASE NOTE: Events are subject to change.

Email music.happenings@arts.ufl.edu with any questions.

Join internationally acclaimed UF faculty members Christopher Pfund, Hsiang Tu and Thaddaeus Bourne as they sing, play and narrate Romanzen. 

Romanzen is the story of Count Peter of Provence who leaves home only to fall in love with the beautiful princess Magelone, the King of Naples daughter. Composed by Johannes Brahms, the themes of this glorious song cycle — complete with narration — appeal to all audiences, telling a story of adventure, love, heartbreak and redemption.

UF Chamber Singers

Wed, Oct 18, 2023 | 7:20 PM

University Auditorium

UF New Music Ensemble

Wed, Oct 18, 2023 | 7:20 PM

Music Building, Room 101

Spectrum 101 

Faculty Chamber Concert

Thu, Oct 19, 2023 | 7:20 PM

Music Building, Room 101

UF Concert Choir

Fall Concert

Thu, Oct 19, 2023 | 7:20 PM

University Auditorium

UF Concerto Competition

Sat, Oct 21, 2023 | 8:00 AM

University Auditorium

Emma Mitchell, French Horn

Masters Recital

Sun, Oct 22, 2023 | 12:50 PM

Music Building, Room 101

Gator Horn Choir Concert

Sun, Oct 22, 2023 | 3:00 PM

Music Building, Room 101

Brandon Ryder, Tuba & Euphonium — Junior Recital

Sun, Oct 22, 2023 | 8:20 PM

Music Building, Room 120

Hsiang Tu, Piano & 

Christopher Pfund, Tenor

Romanzen

Mon, Oct 23, 2023 | 7:20 PM

Music Building, Room 101

UF Brass Band Concert

Tue, Oct 24, 2023 | 7:20 PM

University Auditorium

Sarah Rushing, Piano

Guest Artist Presentation

Wed, Oct 25, 2023 | 5:10 PM

Music Building Room 101

Girl's Nite Graduate Recital

Carli Castillon, Trombone & Morgan Skelly, Euphonium

Wed, Oct 25, 2023 | 7:20 PM

Music Building Room 101

UF Chorale/ UF Glee Club

Celebrating 100 Years of Disney Music and Wonder

Wed, Oct 25, 2023 | 7:20 PM

University Auditorium

UF Symphonic Band Concert 1

Thu, Oct 26, 2023 | 7:20 PM

University Auditorium

UF Carillon & UF Organ Studios Halloween Spooktacular!

Fri, Oct 27, 2023 | 7:20 PM

Century Tower &

University Auditorium

UF Low Brass Studio

Hal-LOW-ween Concert

Sun, Oct 29, 2023 | 5:10 PM

Music Building Room 101

Yoon-Wha Roh, Piano

Guest Artist Recital

Mon, Oct 30, 2023 | 7:20 PM

Music Building Room 101

UF Clarinet Choir Fall Concert

Wed, Nov 1, 2023 | 7:20 PM

Music Building Room 101

Student Convocation Recital 4

Thu, Nov 2, 2023 | 7:20 PM

Music Building Room 101

UF Wind Symphony Concert 1

Fri, Nov 3, 2023 | 7:20 PM

University Auditorium

UF SCHOOL OF MUSIC FALL 2023 EVENTS CALENDAR

Download a pdf of the entire fall season!

PARKING

Parking is available in Garage 4 located on the corner of Museum Road & Newell Drive. Parking restrictions are lifted at 4:30 on weekdays and all weekend. From this garage, it’s approximately a 5-minute walk to the School of Music, the University Auditorium and Century Tower. Interactive map

ACCESSIBLE PARKING

The closest accessible parking is on the ground level of Parking Garage 4 and in front of McCarty D. See current map here (as of 10.3.23). 

PAST PERFORMANCE RECORDINGS

Recordings of many UF School of Music performances are available to view online a few days after the event. (Subject to copyright and licensing agreements.)

SCHOOL OF MUSIC NEWS

Associate Director and Professor Laura Ellis presented an organ recital for the Central Arkansas chapter of the American Guild of Organists on October 7, 2023 at First United Methodist Church, Little Rock, Arkansas (2004, III/61 Nichols & Simpson organ).Ellis then traveled to San Antonio, Texas, to present a masterclass for students of the organ studio at University of Texas San Antonio. On Sunday, October 15, she played a recital at University United Methodist Church (1990, II/40 Rosales organ). Both programs included works by Myron Roberts, Jeanne Demessieux, Calvin Taylor, and Carson Cooman.

June Xu, an accomplished musician, and the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Marker and Pioneer International Music Competition is a remarkable individual. Pursuing her DMA in Viola Performance under the mentorship of Dr. Lauren Hodges, Associate Professor of Viola, she is also broadening her horizons with a cognate in Entrepreneurship. This documentary encapsulates June's incredible journey from China to the U.S., driven by a vision to offer opportunities to aspiring music performers, composers, and entrepreneurs worldwide. Her vision materialized through the creation of a global music competition that not only fosters talent but also facilitates valuable industry connections. To gain deeper insight into June Xu's remarkable story, we invite you to watch her short biopic, thoughtfully crafted by DMA student Denis Vasenin and Dr. José Valentino Ruiz. Click here to experience her inspiring narrative.

Our Jazz Studies program is in full swing as we gear up for an unforgettable Latin jazz big band concert on November 6, 2023. This concert will feature the compositions of our very own Scott Wilson, Director of Jazz Studies, alongside the talents of Clyde Connor, a distinguished member of our Jazz Studies faculty and multi-GRAMMY® Award Winning artists and composers, Lannie Battistini (pianist) and Dr. José Valentino (flutist). Prepare for a night filled with scorching and soulful melodies and improvisations by our students, a fusion of Afro-Latin and Iberian jazz, and even opportunities to dance to the rhythm of salsa!

It's evident that our students are thoroughly enjoying the experience and are giving it their all! For a sneak peek into the magic happening during rehearsals and the lively classroom atmosphere, click here.

Dr. Laura Dallman’s research on selected works by Michael Daugherty has just been released in The Possibility Machine: Music and Myth in Las Vegas, edited by Jake Johnson and published by the University of Illinois Press. Dallman’s chapter, “Representation and Value in Michael Daugherty’s Las Vegas Works,” explores eight of Daugherty’s chamber and large ensemble works that evoke Las Vegas through sonic abundance, visual spectacle, and musical quotation. Dr. Shannon Lowe even makes a special appearance in a photograph from her 2018 UF performance of Daugherty’s Dead Elvis! Check out the book here.

Below are recent double-blind peer-reviewed published articles pertaining to professional practice and innovations in curricula, administration and arts entrepreneurship that were published in various national and international journals and forums. These articles were collaborations between Dr. José Valentino Ruiz and his colleagues and students –– Dr. Donald DeVito (three-time Gator alumn); Derris Lee (M.M. in Percussion Performance); Dr. José Leonardo Leon (Director of Arts Performance and Entrepreneurship Initiative at Florida Atlantic University); Marcos Sanchez (Professor of Music Production at Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in Puerto Rico and 2023 Latin GRAMMY® Award Nominee for Producer of the Year) and Dr. Thaddaeus Bourne (Visiting Professor of Voice):

Journal of Popular Music Education

"Empowering Neighbourhood Music: Leveraging Professional Recording Studio and Entrepreneurial Strategies in a Minority Title 1 School"

Donaldo DeVito, Ph.D. & José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D.

Research was also presented at the 2021 International Society for Music Education

Association of Popular Music Education

"SMAJ: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Arts Entrepreneurship"

José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. & Derris Lee

International Trombone Association Journal

"Navigating the Post-COVID Landscape: The Journey of Trombonists and the Role of Entrepreneurship and Innovation"

José Leonardo Leon, D.M.A. & José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D.

Music Teacher National Association Business Digest Vol.3, Issue 1

"In the Spotlight: Step-by-Step Guide to Launching a Diverse Revenue Stream"

José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. & Marcos Sanchez

International Research Forum of Music Administration and Governance

"The Future of Higher Education is Hiring Powerhouse Production Teams – Not Individuals" 

José Valentino Ruiz, Ph.D. & Thaddaeus Bourne, D.M.A.

Dr. Jose Valentino Ruiz, Head of Music Business and Entrepreneurship, recently took center stage October 5, 2023 as the headliner at the St. Petersburg Latin Jazz Festival, with his band, 'Eternal Power' premiering original compositions and folkloric arrangements from Puerto Rico and Cuba. Furthermore, his collaborative work as a flutist for the 2023 Latin GRAMMY® Award Nominated album, "TRES" by Renesito Avich, secured a place on the Latin Jazz Network's Latin Side of Jazz playlist, a collection representing "the best of Latin jazz, Cuban, Brazilian, Flamenco, Ibero-American, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Latin jazz music." Moreover, Dr. Ruiz performed on October 13th as a guest flutist for the World Music Fest, performing alongside Arismar do Espirito Santo & Jacaré Brazil and Maharaja Flamenco Trio. 

The award-winning world music group, Maharajah Flamenco Trio (Ramin Yazdanpanah, David Cobb and UF School of Music's own Dr. Silviu Ciulei — guitar studies) stopped by campus on their Fall 2023 Southeastern U.S. tour to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with concerts at the UF School of Music and UF's World Music Fest in downtown Gainesville. They also presented a flamenco workshop for UF students and the Gainesville community. These events were sponsored by the Theriac Guest Artist Fund.

On their way to Gainesville, they performed in Asheville, NC, Charleston, SC and Hilton Head, SC. They will be teaching a guitar masterclass and flamenco workshop at Florida State University on Thursday, October 19 and will perform on Friday, October 20, opening for the world-renowned Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes. The performance will take place at the Adderley Amphitheater at Cascades Park. This concert and classes are presented by Visit Tallahassee/Scott Carswell and Opening Nights.

Faculty and PhD students from the Music Education Area presented research and were active in leadership roles during the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE) Symposium held in Salt Lake City, UT October 12-14, 2023. Formed in 1982 as part of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the SMTE is dedicated to research and best practices pertinent to music teacher education, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

A number of research studies were presented by faculty and PhD students during the symposium. Dr. Marshall Haning, Dr. William I. Bauer, Dr. Barry Hartz, and Dr. Megan Sheridan presented a collaborative research study titled “I Use It Every Single Day: Perceptions of Music Education Program Completers.” Dr. Haning presented an additional research study (“A Night I'll Never Forget: A Phenomenological Investigation of a High School Alumni Marching Band”), as did Dr. Hartz (“Learning to Improvise: A Collaborative Autoethnography Study”). Dr. Hartz also presented a session with PhD students Michelle Gibson, Rowoon Lee, and Eric Murianki titled “Navigating Anti-Woke Legislation in a Doctoral Sociology of Music Education Course.” Doctoral students Gibson, Lee and Murianki all had their research accepted for a special presentation during the symposium’s Graduate Research Forum. Their studies were “Secondary Choral Music Educator Usage of African American Spirituals in Music Classrooms” (Gibson), “Factors Influencing Doctoral Music Education Students' Career-Based Ambitions Throughout Their Degree Program” (Gibson and Murianki), and “Music Teacher Education in South Korea and the United States: A Comparative Analysis” (Lee). Participants in the Graduate Research Forum were assigned a mentor who was a member or former member of the Journal of Music Teacher Education (JMTE) editorial board, who critiqued their research, providing support and suggestions for further projects. Dr. Bauer, a former member of the JMTE editorial board, served as a mentor for students from the University of North Florida and University of North Texas during this event.

Pictured from left to right is UF Vice President of Research Dr. David Norton with UFRF Professorship awardees from the College of the Arts: Dr. Jasmin Arakawa from the UF School of Music (2023 awardee) and Dr. Angelos Barmpoutis from the UF Digital Worlds Institute (2020 awardee).

The University of Florida Research Foundation (UFRF) Professorship Award celebrates faculty members across the University of Florida who have been named as UFRF Professors for their distinguished research accomplishments. The purpose of these awards is to recognize recent contributions and to provide incentives for continued excellence in research.

This year’s UFRF Luncheon honored both 2020 and 2023 awardees due to the program being paused during the pandemic. Dr. Angelos Barmpoutis, UF Digital Worlds Institute, received the 2020 award and Dr. Jasmin Arakawa, UF School of Music, received the 2023 award. Learn more about this prestigious award here.

Kayleigh Bagley and Cody Case presented research on October 14, 2023, at the Southern Graduate Music Symposium hosted by the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Bagley’s paper, “The Grotesque and the Ethereal: ‘Orinoco Flow’ in David Fincher's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,” explored the relationship between audience and film in David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011). Following along similar lines as Stanley Kubrick, and David Lynch, Fincher uses Enya to underscore an incredibly violent scene. This extreme juxtaposition calls for a different level of interpretation from the audience and challenges their role as passive spectators. Case’s paper, “Drumming in the Breaks of Samba-Afro: Bloco Afro Ilê Aiyê and Resistência Negra in Salvador, Brazil,” was based on ethnographic research conducted in Salvador, Brazil, and discussed how bloco afro Ilê Aiyê’s percussion breaks call attention to black resistance. Since the early 2000s, master percussionists of Ilê Aiyê have transformed samba-afro music by adding eclectic rhythms and innovative breaks into the repertoire. Case is the first to conduct in-depth research on this music among these ensembles since UF Ethnomusicology Professor Emeritus Larry Crook’s work in the 1990s and early 2000s.

On October 11th, 2023, the renowned Brazilian musician and composer, Arismar do Espirito Santo, presented a workshop focusing on music ideation and innovative production to the student enrolled in Dr. Ruiz's Strategic Music Entrepreneurship Development. In addition to Arismar's insightful presentation, Eni do Espirito Santo, his wife and manager, conducted a workshop on international artist management. The event was made accessible to all attendees through the translation assistance of Dr. Welson Tremura, Director of the Brazilian Music Institute.

Click here to watch the Highlight Video.

We would like to thank the sponsors of the inaugural Cadenza — a benefit to support the UF School of Music. The 2nd annual Cadenza will take place February 24, 2024. Stay tuned for more info!

MARQUEE SPONSORS 

Fine, Farkash & Parlapiano, PA 

Rebecca & Richard Howard 

Jim & Sharon Theriac 

PATRON SPONSORS 

UF Health 

Charles & Barbara Wingo 

ENCORE SPONSORS 

Bree & Justin Guiterman 

Ira H. Gessner 

Keith & Amy Perry 

Robert L. Yates 

SUPPORTER SPONSORS 

Linda Blessing 

Shiro & Mika Fujita 

Richard & Sue Moyer 

Oak Hammock at University of Florida 

Dr. Sally Ryden 

Geoff Spiegel 

Spiegel Inc., Realtors 

Dr. Anita Spring & Mr. Karl Ashley 

Dr. & Mrs. Roy Weiner

ADVOCATES 

Carlos & Cathy Barrios 

Timothy Brophy 

Tallulah & Robert Brown 

Shannon Brumfield 

Stuart & Charna Cohn 

John & Rachel Dickhaus 

Ernest & Wanda Dixon 

Scot & Susan Dixon 

Gregory Dowers 

Jean Feingold 

Kevin & Jennifer Gallagher 

Michael Gengler 

Mark & Sherry Kaplan 

Norman & Roslyn Levy 

Helena Mawdsley 

Kevin & Rhonda Orr 

Marilyn Peterson 

Michael & Judith Plaut 

John Reger 

David & Carole Silverman 

Ilene Silverman & Harvey Budd 

David Snedeker 

John Snyder 

Sonya Stahl 

Robert Wilder 

Andrea Williams 

Charles Williams & Barbara Beynon 

Patricia Zollars 

GIFT-IN-KIND SPONSORS 

The Ilene Silverman Show 

WUFT