NEWSLETTER fou ALUMNI b FRIENDS September, 2000 Vol. XII, No. 2 DG N is the official newsletter of the Anne Dhz~McLucns, Dean University of Oregon School of Music and Department of Dance, s I begin my eighth year as dean of and is published t~vicea year for A the School of Music, I am gratified alumni, faculty, and friends of the by the progress we've made over the school. Your letters, photos, and past txvo generations of students (count- contributions are always welcome. ing each "generation" as the four under- A beautiJd campus environ- graduate years). We have increased our Address all correspondence to: overall student enrollment, which has had positive repercussions on the bud- oyporiunities, one ofihe most LEDGER LINES School of Music get, the quality of our ensembles, and complete music & dame 1225 University of Oregon the general level of our studios. We have curriculn in the western Eugene OR 97433-1225 hired some stellar nen7faculty (read or call (541) 346-3761 about our latest additions on p.ll), who have enhanced the aualitv of the school United States, an I, and of music in the state overall. With DEAN: Anne Dhu McLucas

ASSOCIATE DEANS: " nificant funds for such projects as instru- kets of New York City and abroad. Ann Tedards-Graduate Studies ment purchase and maintenance, faculty Far from being a profession that is Robert Hurwitz-Undergraduate Studies development, the refurbishing of Beall on the wane, as some in the media would have us believe, music and dance DEVELOPMENT STAFF: Concert Hall, new scholarships in nearly all areas, and three endowed chairs, two are becoming more fundamental to the Joan Gardner-School of Music economy of this new century than ever Peggy Renkert-Oregon Bach Festival of which have just been appointed (see p. 2). We have started a community before. The newly-blossoming "creative EDITOR: Scott Barkhurst music program, the Community Music F.A., B.S. in Music or Dance Institute, that has touched the lives of services industry," the broad new term B.Mus. in Performance ASSISTANT: Pamela Cressall hundreds of area youngsters. for the many small and large companies B.Mus. in Composition As we launch a new academic year that design, produce, and deliver cre- us. in Music Education CONTRIBUTORS: in a new century, though, it is really to ative content in various forms, is one of F.Mus. in Music Theory George Evano, Joan Gardner, Robert our students and former students-our the fastest growing in the nation. It in- B.Mus. in Jazz Studies Kyr, Gary Martin, Anne Dhu McLucas alumni-that I want to pay tribute. As I cludes companies and freelancers in B.S., option in Music Technology have met and talked with more and design, advertising, public relations, COVER PHOTO by Juretta Nidever film and video, multimedia, and soft- M.A., MS., M.F.A. in Dance more alumni over the vears.J I have been M.A., M.Mus. in Music History Forvest Moyer provides youngstevs an up- impressed with their loyalty to the ware. And the basic requirement for M.A., M.Mus. in Music Theory close demoustrntion ofthe stving bass duving School of Music, their memories of their workers in this industry is a mastery of M.Mus. in Composition the Oregon Bach Festival. years here, and their significant achieve- one of the art forms plus technical lit- M.Mus. in Music Education ments, whether in music or in other eracy in computers and other modern M.Mus. in Performance fields. Just this summer I met with an technology. We already have current and M.Mus. in Conducting former students working within this M.Mus. in Piano Pedagogy alumnus who is the CEO of a large and successful ski area (and still pursues his industry-some of our composers, for M.Mus. in Jazz Studies February 2 & 3,2001 music in the evenings), a professional example, earn money composing for Eugene, Oregon D.M.A., Ph.D. in Music Ed singer who has sung all over the ~7orld, video, film, and computer games. Clearly this is a Rrowth opportunity- D.M.A., Ph.D. in Composition Scholarships and graduate a group of foreign students who have D.M.A. in Performance become successful teachers in both their for the prdfession and one which the Ph.D, in Music History teaching fellowships are School of Music, with its up-to-date available, based on own countries and here, and several Ph.D. in Music Theory alumni who return to Oregon to play in computer labs, its technically sophisti- application and audition. cated dance program, and its electronic The University of Oregon is an equnl our summer festival orchestras-the music program, is poised to take advan- ovaortunit~i,affirmative action institution Oregon Bach Festival and the Oreron" For information, contact: Application Deadline for 8 8 0 4 FesCval of American Music One of our ' tage of as we move into this new era. School of Music Admissions cholarship Consi commtted to ~dti~id dwel sity alumni, Sue Keene, now serves as a 1225 University of Oregon February 1,2001 and complzance ~~11ththe Eugene OR 97403-1225 Americans with Dlsabllltles Act University of Oregon Foundation or call: (541) 346-1164 (Music) usicIDance web site: 7111s publicatioiz will be made aeadable zn Trustee, countless others are doing the 346-3386 (Dance) http:/ /musicl.uoregon.edu accessibleforinats upon request 1 heroic work of teaching muslc m schools RANT RECORDS WEB SITE WINS AWARD anet Towner received this year's dation upon his death in 1975. During elec r Recording artist Tom Grant sur- The UO School of Music's web site Distinguished Alumnus Award at those years she also performed in the prised UO alumni at an awards cer- has been named one of the top sites of omm men cement ceremonies for the dance companies of Mimi Garrard, Jan emony last fall by performing his own its kind in the country, according to an School of Music and Department of Wodynski, and Gale Ormiston, and arrangement of the UO Fight Song organization that specializes in web site Dance, in recognition of "significant studied with many prominent modern ("Mighty Oregon"). The piece was for analysis. achievement in the preservation and dance artists, as ~7ellas at the Dalcroze Percussion studies program gets boost solo piano, in his own sophisticated jazz Each quarter, Links2Go samples continuation of America's dance legacy." School of Music. rendition. millions of web pages to determine Towner is the first dance alum to receive Towner's activities for the Weidman harles Dowd, indefatigable provides the wherewithal to bring to Grant graciously made a recording, which pages are most heavily cited by the award since it was instituted in 1993. Foundation took her to many universi- professor of percussion at the fruition some of the plans Charles has which was released in July. The School web pages authors. The most popular A native Oregonian, Towner at- ties as well as dance companies-teach- School of Music for 30 years, has been had for a long time that we've never had of Music, in conjunction with a gift from pages are downloaded and automati- tended the Unive&ity of Oregon initially ing, coaching, and directing dances from awarded a Knight Professorship. Dean the funding to do: tours by the Oregon the law firm Schwabe, Williamson & cally categorized by topic. At most 50 of as an English major, but Anne Dhu McLucas made the an- Percussion Ensemble; help in hosting the Wyatt, produced the single CD, and now the pages related to a topic are selected continued to dance in nouncement spring term after a lengthy Northwest Percussion Festival next year; Duck fans, friends, and donors may as "Key Resources." Out of 50 pages the developing program faculty discussion and review process. scholarships for recruiting students; and obtain copies by contributing to the selected as Key Resources for the founded by Dr. Frances The Knight Professorship is an funding an extra GTF to assist with all School of Music's Jazz Studies Depart- Schools of Music topic, the University of Dougherty. Towner endowed fund given to the University these programs." It will also garner ment. To do this, contact Director of Oregon page ranked second (behind spent a year of study at by Phil Knight some badly Development Joan Gardner at Peabody). the Vienna Academy of as a match to needed new (541) 346-5687 or E-mail her at The Links2Go Key Resource award Music and Dance, and endowed chair percussion . differs from other awards in two impor- in 1969 moved to New money raised equipment, A master instrumentalist, singer, tant ways. First, it is objective. Most York City, beginning a by departments. McLucas and entertainer, Grant walks the line awards rely on hand selection by one or seven-year association The Knight noted. between traditional jazz and modern more "experts," and selection for these with dance pioneer professorship is "Charles pop. One of the Northwest's most cel- awards often means that one person, Charles Weidman as a five-year has used a lot ebrated musical artists, Grant signed somewhere, noticed a particular page a student, teaching rotating endow- of his own with the world-renowned Windham Hill and liked it enough to select it. assistant, and principal ment that gives equipment for Records label in 1998 after previously The Key Resource award, on the dancer in his company. both salary and years, and we recording more than fifteen albums. other hand, is based on an analysis of In 1974 she was the program sup- were way be- A UO graduate, Grant was named millions of web pages. When Links2Go vehicle for his choreo- port to the re- hind in replac- the UO Alumni Association's Distin- says a particular page is a Key Resource, graphic vision of Ruth Dance Deynrtment Ckniv Jenifev Craig (left) nnd Janet Tozurzer cipient. (Our ing and repair- guished Alumnus in 1999. He has been it means that it is one of the most rel- St. Denis, and subse- other Knight ing equipment; involved in many charity events nation- evant pages related to a particular topic quently became the assistant artistic Weidman's diverse repertoire. UO dance Professor, this gives him wide the past three decades, and contin- on the web today, using an objective director of the Charles Weidman Foun- students and faculty were the fortunate statistical measure applied to an ex- recipients of this legacy during her resi- appointed last an extra boost ues to donate his time and talent to wor- - .. p~ fall, is Jeffrey for that." thy causes. + tremely large data set. dencies as a guest artist in 1978 and Stolet. See the Dowd has Second, the Key Resource award is DARDS NAMED 1995. previous issue been a very exclusive. The only way to get listed as a In 1990, Towner received a master's of Ledaev Lines visible and Key Resource is to achieve enough degree in dance from the University of u SOCIATE DEAN for details.) Chnvles Uowd audible popularity for its analysis to select your Oregon, culminating her curriculum During Dowd's tenure at Oregon he spokesperson for the quality of the pages automatically. Links2Go does not Ann Tedards, associate professor of with a thesis documenting the creation has built the percussion studies program School of Music. He is principal timpa- accept fees, offers of link exchanges, or voice, has been named associate dean of Weidman's last work-that danced into one of national calibre. He works at nist for both the Eugene Symphony and free advertising as inducements to add and director of graduate studies at the vision of Ruth St. Denis. a high energy level, develops innovative the Oregon Mozart Players. He often new sites to their lists. Fewer than one School of Music, succeeding Gary Mar- Through her teaching, directing and programs, attracts exceptional students, plays in Portland, and performs in five page in one thousand is ever selected as tin, who retired this spring. writing, her contributions to a video and gives them plenty to do. Although summer festivals, including the Oregon a Key Resource. Tedards has been with the School of documentary sponsored by the Weid- original plans for the second Knight Bach Festival and Cabrillo Festival. He Because a strong Internet presence is Music since 1987, and has been chair of man foundation, as well as the direction Professorship were to seek an outside has several videos of percussion instruc- increasingly important in recruiting, the the voice department for the past three of "Dance As Social Criticism" (a video- recipient, the faculty committee which tion on the market, and is a well-known School of Music is fortunate to have years. In 1998 she was elected chair of tape funded by the Oregon Committee made the decision was unanimous in its figure not just in Eugene, but nation- several "tech-savvy" staff people ~7ho the University Senate for a one-year for the Humanities), Towner has contrib- support of Dowd for this prestigious \vide. Dowd's teaching influence ex- have contributed to the design and con- term, and currently serves as a UO rep- uted a priceless treasure, linking the position in view of his service to the tends throughout the city and state, and tent of its web site: computer systems resentative to the Interinstitutional Fac- present generation of American dance school. the entire row of percussionists in the manager Bill Moore, community rela- ulty Senate; she has been elected as the students and artists to a major contribu- McLucas termed the Knight Profes- Eugene Symphon~are his former stu- tions secretary Pam Cressall, and recep- vice-president of that body, and as presi- tor to the American dance legacy. + - , A sorship "a reward for a job well done; it deits. + Tom Grant tionist Jim ~~ldwell.+ dent-elect. * inspiring concerts, workshops, and fift~r-minute~vork will feature soprano outreach events, co-sponsored by the ~ucyShelton, mezzo-soprano Milagro Carlton Savage Endowment for Interna- Vargas, tenor David Gustafson, bass tional Relations and Peace: Mark Risinger, with the Eugene Sym- All concerts itz Beall Ha11 unless otherwise noted "Waging Peace through Crosscultural phony and chorus. The chorusmaster Collaboration" November 17-19 will be Sharon Paul, new director of Thursday, Nov. 9 0 8 p.m. A series of workshops and concerts choral studles at the School of Music, Faculty Artist Series: Trio Pacifica 2000 ~ with Kathryn ~ucktekberg,Steven Pologe, and Victor Steinhardt devoted to music for Javanese and Ba- and the chorus will feature singers from i Waging Peace linese gamelan, celebrating the ~vorkof the university choruses with members Friday, Nov. 10 8 p.m. Lou Harrison, who introduced the from the Eugene community-a truly Oregon Wind Ensemble Through the Arts, gamelan into American culture over a collaborative project. forty-year period. (A gamelan is an "20th Century American Women Saturday, Nov. 11 0 8 p.m. (Room 198) Indonesian percussion orchestra.) The Composers: A Retrospective in Song" Future Music Oregon with guest composer Chris Chafe November 9-20 concerts will feature several regional Monday, Nov. 13 gamelans-Sari Pandhawa, Lewis & The program features soprano Ann Sunday, Nov. 12 2 p.m. "All Day & Night Music Marathon" Featured artists to include composer Lou Harrison Clark Gamelan, and the UO's Pacific Tedards and pianist Gregory Mason, and Oregon Composers Forum, Hundredth Monkey Ensemble, and Seventh Species Rim Gamelan. is sponsored by a faculty research grant (Dinner break at 6:30, evening session begins at 8 p.m.) s promised, the Festival of the tinual unfolding," Kyr added. "For ex- 0 Lou Harrison Gamelan Celebration: from the UO Center for the Study of , Millenniun~returns to the School ample, when music brings us into 'right Friday, Nov. 17 A Wotnen in Society. Monday, Nov. 13 0 8 p.m. of Music in November, following its relationship' with one another as musi- A memorable concert of music by All Day & Night Music Marathon: Faculty Artist Series: "20th Century American Women Composers: great success last season when thirty-six cians and as audience members, then Lou Harrison, introduced by the com- Sunday, Nov. 12 A Retrospective in Song" with soprano Ann Tedards and pianist Gregory Mason premieres were given to "ring in" the peace is being waged . . . and whenever poser, at 8 p.m. in Beall Hall. Something nen7for the festival! new millennium. And this second the theme of a work is related to peace Gandhi Talk & Workshop: Beginning at 2 p.m. and lasting until the Tuesday, Nov. 14 * 8 p.m. millennia1 page-turning-the real one, itself, then even more so." Saturday 6 Suizday, Nov. 18 6 19 grand finale, the marathon will feature Chamber Music Series: Ysaye Quartet & Piano according to some-is cause for further On Saturday evening, peace advocate music from the Oregon Composers Wednesday, Nov. 15 * 8 p.m. celebration. Arun Gandhi will give a talk with audi- Forum, Hundredth Monkey Ensemble, Associate Professor Robert Kyr, "Wenmusic brings us into ence discussion on the topic, "Waging New Music by Lou Harrison, Chris Chafe, and Art Maddox and Seventh Species. There will be a featuring Joan Benson, clavichord, and Art Maddox, piano director of the festival, says the theme 'right relationship7with one Peace in the New Millennium." On Sun- dinner break at 6:30 and the evening for 2000, "Waging Peace," is a crucial day afternoon, he will give a workshop, another as musicians and session will begin promptly at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 0 8 p.m. (Silva Hall) topic for the new millennium: "Having "Waging Peace Through the Practice of Concert of electronic and computer "Waging Peace Through Music" just completed a century filled with war, as audience members, then Non-Violence," limited to 300 persons. music: Saturday, Nov. 11 Premiere: Robert Kyr's Symphony No. 9-"The Spirit of Time" there is no better time to focus on a new peace is being waged." "Waging Peace through Music" Music by Future Music Oregon, Lucy Shelton, soprano; Milagro Vargas, mezzo-soprano; direction," said Kyr. "This theme relates -Robert Kyr Thursday, Nou. 16 directed by Jeffrey Stolet, and featuring David Gustafson, tenor; Mark Risinger, bass to the striving for peace in one's own Featuring the premiere of Robert guest composer Chris Chafe of Stanford Eugene Symphony and Chorus, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor life, community, region, nation, and Kyr's Symphony No. 9 -"The Spirit of University. On Wednesday, Nov. 15, Joan 7 p.m. Pre-concert Talk with Kyr & Harth-Bedoya (Studio I) throughout the world." The theme will be explored from a Time" in the Hult Center (Silva Hall). Benson will premiere a work by Chafe at Friday, Nov. 17 "The waging of peace is truly a variety of perspectives, and the festival Pre-concert talk at 7 p.m. with Kyr and 8 p.m. in Beall Hall. Music by Art "Waging Peace Through Crossctdturnl Collaboration I" dynamic process and the arts have a will feature residencies by two eminent conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya. The Maddox will also be featured. very important role to play in its con- individuals who 5-6:30 p.m. Workshops & talks about gamelan music 0 UO faculty and ensembles also will 8-10 p.m. Lou Harrison Gamelan Celebration/Concert have worked for be in the spotlight. The festival opener the cause of will be a faculty concert by Trio Pacifica, Saturday, Nov. 18 peace through- followed by the Oregon Wind Ensemble "Waging Peace Through Crosscultural Collaboration 11" out their distin- under the direction of Robert Ponto. Gamelan Workshop (9:OO); Gamelan Concert (10:OO) guished careers: Also featured will be the University 2-6 p.m. Gamelan Workshop (2:OO); Gamelan Concert (4:OO) Lou Harrison, Symphony under the direction of Wayne 8 p.m. Talk by peace advocate Arun Gandhi, one of America's Bennett, performing Lou Harrison's "Waging Peace in the New Millerznizun" greatest comp os- Elegy zn Memory of Calvin Simmons, plus ers, and Arun an all-French concert by the Ysaye Quar- ~ Sunday, Nov. 19 Gandhi, a de- tet on the Chamber Music Series. "Waging Peace Through Crosscultural Collaboration 111" voted peace For more information about Festival 9 a.m. Gamelan Workshop; 10 a.m. Gamelan Concert ~ 2-5 p.m. Workshop by Arun Gandhi on advocate and of the Millennium 2000, or to receive the "Waging Peace through the Practice ofNon-Violence" grandson of festival's complete brochure this fall, call Mahatma 3 p.m. University Symphony (EMU Ballroom) the music school's community relations 7:30 p.m. Gamelan Workshop and Concert Gandhi. office at (541) 346-5678. + The festival Monday, Nov. 20 * 8 p.m. Lou Horrisoii iuill be in residence dliring tile acill feature a The School oJMusic's Pacific Rim Gnineli?iz soil1 be one of sezleral "A Tribute to Lou Harrison" Oregon Percussion Ensemble Festi~doftlle iVIilleniziuin. wide range of gn~iiciailsfeaf~~re~ion tile iiwkend o,fNoi~cl~zbei17-19. There has been a tremendous outpour- IVL4LDI TO GIVE ing of love and appreciation for their music," Saltzman said. TALIAN FLAVOR TO I "The Latino community showed Cherie Hughes, a doctoral student in great support. Our four guest choirs ACH FESTIVALvoice studying with Ann Tedards, won UARD TO ROSTE xvere welcomed into local churches, Tve Following a year of international first prize in the Violet and Louis Lang TTVOnew ensembles, the Winter started a new series with free organ 1 oices, the Oregon Bach Festival plans to Auditions in Portland. The prestigious Percussion and Winter Guard, have concerts, and our Kids to Concerts pro- explore xvorks by European composers competition for singers is sponsored by joined the popular and well-established gram distributed nearly 1,000 tickets to in its 2001 Festival, June 22-July 8. the Portland Opera Guild. Hughes also Oregon Marching Band, Oregon Basket- ith the July 9 performance of that the quality and scope of the Festival young people and their families, many Festival Executive Director Royce performed roles with Capital City Opera ball Band, and Green Garter Band as Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass ilz were major achievements, made possible of whom had not previously attended a Saltzman announced the major works (Sacramento) in June and then spent the members of the Oregon Athletic Bands. B Mrizor, the glorious summation of the by a core of veteran performers. "To do concert." for the 2001 Festival at a news confer- summer at the Aspen Festival. The Winter Percussion Ensemble composer's life and work, the Oregon in one year all three of Bach's major ence prior to the start of the performance consists of members of the Oregon Bach Festival concluded its tribute to oratorios is something we have never of the Mass rn B Mzrzor, the finale of the Keith Kirchoff was a contestant in the Marching Band percussion section, and Bach and the most successful season in done," said Rilling. "This is so much 2000 event. The repertoire will include prestigious 6th American National is instructed by Micah Brusse, percus- its 31-year history. pressure to do so much in such a short Vivaldi's Fozu Seasons on a program Chopin Piano Competition, held last sion captain for the OMB, and Tracy "I'm very proud of what we accom- time. But due to the discipline, concen- with Bach's Bmndenbiq Concertos March in Miami, Florida. Kirchoff is a Freeze, OMB front ensemble instructor plished this year, honoring- the 250th tration and the enthusiasm of all the A concert version of an Italian opera, freshman student of Dean Kramer. and a GTF in percussion. The ensemble anniversary of people involved, it to be announced is made up of 24 members, and enjoyed Bach's death," said came off beauti- Brahms' Germaiz Requiem Elyzabeth Meade, a doctoral student in great success with a show based on the Royce Saltzman, fully." The Requrem by French composer composition, won second place at the blockbuster movie The Matrix. The en- Festival executive The Festival Gabriel Faure, to be conducted by International Percussion Composition semble brought home first place trophies director, speaking J J also peaked at the French-Canadian Bernard Labadie Contest for her work, Ci~riosforKeyboard from each of the winter percussion com- box office,with at a news confer- The Requiem by Giuseppi Verdi, honor- Mallet Sextet. petitions they entered: the Skyview ence before the final more than 21,000 ing the 100th anniversary of the Winter Percussion Show, the Tigard concert. "In the last paid admissions, composer's death Jennifer Sisco-Moore, a graduate stu- Winter Percussion Show, and the North- eight days, we pro- -XOYCP slllhnllll 36,000 total atten- A lecture concert series devoted to dent in voice, has been named a scholar- west Pageantry Assn. (NWPA) Champi- duced seven maior dance, and a sales Mozart's opera Idomeneo ship student to this year's opera pro- onships. Bach works and' increase of 20% over Artistic Director Helmuth Rilling gram at the Aspen Festival of Music. The Winter Guard was directed and will return to conduct the opening con- She is a student of Mark Beudert. choreographed by OMB colorguard Mendelssohn's epic Elijnh, a direct trib- 1999. The Festival's best-ever year at the - A ute to Bach. I know of nowhere else in gate included ticket buvers from Asia, cert, for the first time in two years. instructor Tracy Wooten, who currently the country where you could find such South America, Latin dmerica, Europe, "With my project of the complete record- I Scott Unrein, a graduate student in serves on staff for the Erery-Body win- an intensity of Bach's music at such a Canada, Australia, and more than 34 ings of Bach now done, and having composition, received a premiere of his ter guard, based in Vancouver, WA. The high level." states. cleared other commitments, I am now commissioned composition titled Three Winter Guard consists of members from Conductor Helmuth Rilling agreed Saltzman attributed part of the free to be here from the beginning," the Dancesfor Piano. It was performed on the OMB colorguard and other individu- Festival's suc- German conductor said. "I look forward March 5 by Katherine Brandt at the Uni- als with UO dance and colorguard expe- Helimth Rilling cues soloist Tlzo1izas cess to the re- to it." + versity of Puget Sound in Tacoma. rience. The Winter Guard brought home Quastlloffin Each's St. Matthew Passion. sponse from the first place trophies in its division from Eugene com- Jasmine Loomis Hedrick, a graduate two regional competitions and third munity to the Local music columnist Brett BACH FESTIVAL, continued student in flute performance, took sec- place in the NWPA championship show. presence of four Campbell proclaimed this year's Festival ond place in the Petri Competition, an Both ensembles plan to travel out international possibly the best ever: "From the un- their music along with some of annual statewide competition open to of state in future years, choirs, includ- precedented presentation of all of Bach's Harrison's greatest hits. any Oregon musician under the age of and hope to eventually ing the Cuban choral orchestral masterpieces to the From beginning to end, 649 musi- 30. She is a student of Dick Trombley. compete in the Winter choir Entre- rebirth of Thomas Quasthoff; from the cians took part in the Festival. Adding Guard International voces, in resi- influx of new music to the broadened volunteers, technical staff, seasonal fac- John Villec, a doctoral student in com- Championships. + dence for three international perspective; and the ulty and year-round staff, more than position, had several of his works per- weeks at the greater emphasis on historically appro- 1,200 people took part in producing the formed: a video/sound art installation Festival. "Mem- priate performances, this year's edition Festival's 55 concerts, talks, and events. called Fare Well Good Niglzt in Berlin, Rose Whitmore received an Edmunson/ bers of the Cu- offered the best of the old and a fresh air Saltzman said the convergence of inter- Germany; Dialectics and Paint Her Ass at Davis scholarship, awarded to under- ban choir told gale of the new." national musicians and audiences cre- the Shy Anne Sound and Video Festival graduate women who have demon- me they have And the biennial Composer's Sym- ated an atmosphere of joy and under- in Tacoma, WA; and another perfor- strated potential leadership and superior never been posium, headed by Associate Professor standing. mance of Dialectics at the Kansas City scholastic abilities. Ji-Yun Jeong and treated any- Robert Kyr, brought the incomparable "This is what happens when you Festival of Electronic Music. Juliana Methven received Centurion Dlgna Guem, director of the Czlbaiz Eiztrevoces Chorr, sl~aresa light where as well Lou Harrison to work with several have world-class performances and Awards for dedication and outstanding moment iilrtl~Anton Armstrong, daectoi of tile Ofegoiz Each Festival's as they were dozen emerging composers from around knowledgable, appreciative audiences Several music students received honors service as student leaders during the Yo~ithClmnl Academy Both clzozrs ivere blg hits at tlzrs year'sfestival here in Oregon. the country, showcasing performances of coming together," he observed. + at the UO's annual Awards Luncheon: past year. + It is sometimes easy for our students wise decisions for the common good. to overlook the importance of a good All evidence today indicates that we ... . . general education. They are eager to still need these traits. I formance for OMEA in Tanuarv, and I acquire the specific skills of their profes- The professional schools at any I Barbara Baird presented an all-Bach took the orchestra on a three-day concert sion. But in a society saturated with university have the responsibility for recital in April for the American Guild tour of Oregon, Washington, and British I J sound bites, half truths, innuendoes, preparing students in specific disci- of Organists in Fort Worth, Texas, re- Columbia spring term. Bennett adjudi- accusations, and distortions, the need for plines. Over the past decades the ceiving a standing ovation, and taught a i cated at the Oregon State Solo Contest, an informed and well-disciplined mind n u n School of Music has been remarkably master class on the organ works of Bach and played clarinet with Third Angle in goes far beyond the world of work. successful in assembling a first-rate the following morning. Baird adjudi- January and with the Oregon Bach Festi- By Gary Maufiiz ing, product design, creative develop- All of us need highly developed faculty; individuals with great mental cated for the Oregon Music Teacher's val in Tune. ment, production, and human services. mental skills to make decisions that Association Jr. ~&hFestival in Roseburg find myself in the strange position This rapidly growing segment of the affect our own lives and the lives of and Eugene," and taught" a master class Tack Boss served as musical arranzer" of having been employed at the economy pertains to the arts as well as those we love. It is difficult today to get br a society saturated with for pianists in Portland on keyboard and orchestra conductor for "A Time for same place for thirty-four years. I didn't other areas, and such institutions need to "the truth" on many issues. And the ! sound bites, half truths, works from the Baroque. In March she Healing," a benefit concert in May for plan it, but somehow it happened. educated individuals who are capable of chances of having an open, fully in- gave a Lenten organ recital at Eugene's the Ribbon of Promise, held in Silva People often respond to this information dealing with the changing issues of formed discussion on issues of govern- Central Presbyterian Church, and in Hall. He worked with Cedric Weary and about me with surprise and perhaps a society in imaginative ways. ment, education, environment, working and distortions, the need for June played an organ recital of music by the University Gospel Ensemble, mem- little curiosity about the strange person In its role as an educational institu- conditions, systems of justice, and other an informed and well- Bach and Brahms as a part of the Oregon bers of the University Symphony and who made such an atypical choice. This tion, two of the university's over-arching life issues are discouragingly slim. disciplined mind goes far Bach Festival. She n7ason the faculty of Eugene Symphony, and other artists is not the time to explain why, but some purposes address these needs. The first A good general education is one the Pacific International Children's from around the community, including of the reasons I have remained here are is in general education-helping stu- primary way to combat that condition. beyond the of work' Choir Festival in June, and taught UO voice alumna Montra Sinclair. In embodied in these remarks. dents develop their minds as efrective For years I have enjoyed talking about Elderhostel classes during the Oregon November Boss will present a paper I joined the faculty of the "seven deadly sins of gifts as well as superb musical training. Bach Festival. In July, Baird presented a titled "The 'Musical Idea' and the Basic the School of Music in 1966, scholarship" in my classes, After finishing some event or other in workshop in Seattle at the National Image in the Atonal Songs and Recita- when the university was encouraging those around one of our buildings I often walk to my Convention of the American Guild of tions of Arnold Schoenberg" on the considerably smaller than it me to apply the power of the car thinking how rewarding it was to be Organists; following the convention, she Society for Music Theory portion of the is today. That same year mind effectively to the issues present while a colleague demonstrated went on a study tour of historic organs Musical Intersections conference; the Harold Owen and Monte of their lives. unusually high expertise on the stage, in in Germany and The Netherlands. conference, to be held in Toronto, will Tubb joined the faculty, and I include among those the classroom, or through some other bring together fifteen of North the years immediately be- scholarly "sins" (1) the selec- forum. The abundance of talent pos- Wayne Bennett conducted the Vermont America's major music societies. fore and afterward saw the tive collection and interpre- sessed by our faculty is impressive in- All-State Orchestra in May, guest con- addition of several other tation of data to support deed, and working with them has many ducted three concerts with the San Juan well-known faculty mem- existing opinions, (2) over- rewards. Symphony in February, and was a guest bers, including James generalizations, (3) relying One of my personal delights each conductor for the Idaho Fall Youth Sym- Miller, Robert Hurwitz, and on slogans, cliches and year is sitting on the stage of Beall Hall John McManus. It was one bumper stickers instead of during the school's graduation exercises of the most significant peri- informed inquiry to settle a and having the graduating seniors play, The university imparts information, but ods of growth in the question, (4) using guilt by sing, or dance for us, or listening to the it imparts it imaginatively. At least, this school's history, and I have association to undermine a music they have composed. It is easy to is the function which it should perform enjoyed being part of that position n7edislike, remember them when they arrived as for society. A university which fails in growth. (5) uncritically accepting- - freshmen a few years earlier, often un- this respect has no reason for existence. In the last decade or Gary Martin, an avid mask collector, icas surrounded by masked colleagt~es what so-called experts tell us, sure of themselves, marginally devel- This atmosphere of excitement, arising two employment in the at a retirement party. Dick Clark, who also retired this spring, is at lower left. (6) believing "common oped and informed musically, and gen- from imaginative consideration, trans- United States has increased sense" answers are naturallv erally less mature. To see and hear them forms knowledge. A fact is no longer a primarily in two areas. The most widely instruments for dealing with the com- right answers, and (7) making informa- as they stand before their friends and bare fact; it is invested with all its possi- reported increase is at the bottom of the plexities of the modern world. The sec- tion sound more authoritative by dress- family and perform with skill and confi- bilities. It is no longer a burden on the n7agescale, where uneducated workers ond is to help students develop specific ing it up with statistics or research-based dence, and to recognize they are now memory, it is energising as the poet of labor for minimal wages, often without skills related to their chosen profession. jargon. completing a positive, life-transforming our dreams, and as the architect of our health or other benefits, performing In our case these are primarily musical Succumbing to these scholarly experience, brings great satisfaction. purposes." mundane-albeit important-tasks. skills, and are embodied in the curricu- "sins" makes it much more difficult to Alfred North Whitehead (1929) These are among the reasons I have Another significant increase in the lum of the School of Music: performing, preserve the desirable aspects of today's expressed powerfully his vision of the chosen to stay at the University of Or- nation's employment relates more composing, teaching, researching, ana- society, or to improve them. Since the role a university plays in the life of an egon for so many years, and why I feel directly to the university's mission, lyzing, and so forth. I have always been beginning of this country w7ehave ex- individual: "The justification for a uni- so positive about this profession. @ namely employment for well-educated pleased at the high level of both general pressed the belief that the success of a versity is that it preserves the connection individuals who will be an institution's education and professional preparation constitutional democracy depends on a between knowledge and the zest of life, Whitehead Alfred North (1929). The or a company's leaders; in executive and available to our students at the Univer- well-educated citizenry that is both by uniting the young and the old in the aims of education. New York: Dick Clark displays a retirement gift at the managerial activities, research, market- sity of Oregon. capable of making, and willing to make, imaginative consideration of learning. MacMillan Company, p. 93. 1 year-eildfaculty-staff party. FACULTY, continlied performed all of the works for violin and London, as well as meet with filmmaker with violinist Fritz Gearhart and hornist piano by Robert Casadesus. Bruno Monsaingeon in Paris to examine Ellen Campbell; four Beethoven piano/ Jared Burrows (GTF) graduated with a his archive of Gould films and anno- violin sonatas with Gearhart; a program M.Mus. in Jazz Studies, and was named Kathleen Jacobi-Karna gave several tated Bach scores. The grant will also Sharon Paul is the new director of choral activities at with violist Leslie Straka; and the pre- the Outstanding Graduate Student in workshop presentations: "Singing, Mov- take him to the National Library of the School of Music, replacing Dick Clark, who retired miere of his composition, Tangtiette for Jazz Studies. Burrows toured Alberta ing, Playing the Story: Children's Litera- Canada to examine the Glenn Gould this spring. Paul comes to us from the Bay Area, where Two Violins with Kathryn Lucktenberg and Montana this summer in a duo with ture and the Orff-Schulwerk" at the Archive. This is all research toward his she has been artistic director of the acclaimed San and Gearhart. bassist Rob Kohler, and released a CD of Central Texas Chapter of the American dissertation "Recursion, Analogy, and Francisco Girls Chorus since 1991. Paul has a Master of the duo's music. Last year Burrows Orff-Schulwerk Association in San Anto- Self-Reference in Die Kurzst der Fuge: A Fine Arts from UCLA and a D.M.A. in choral Amy Lynn Stoddart (Dance) performed performed and recorded with the impro- nio, and at the Arizona Chapter of the Schenkerian Perspective." This summer, conducting from Stanford, and served as director of an original solo ~vorkcreated for her by vising string group The Knotty En- American Orff-Schulwerk Association in Malone had a recording session in Lon- choral activities at California State University-Chico Susan Zadoff titled Encounter in Solztzide semble; they've released their first CD, Phoenix; and "Children's Literature in don with Bill Bruford, legendary drum- from 1984-1992. at the faculty concert, Dance 2000, and at Knotty Bits, which Burrows also mas- the General Music Classroom" at the mer for the groups Yes and King Crim- the Hult Center in June. She created an tered and produced for his own Third Springfield (Oregon) School District's son, as well as his own band Earth- Steven Vacchi joins our original choreographic work titled Rail music label. Burrows now returns to Teacher Inservice. Jacobi-Karna was works; this session is for Malone's new music theory faculty, and Transfi,nuratlon for the faculty dance an active career as a guitarist, composer, guest conductor at the Oregon Children's CD coming out in early 2001 titled Emer- will also be our full-time concert, using nine university students and producer in Vancouver, B.C. Choral Festival in Eugene, and was gent. Malone also had a paper accepted bassoon professor. Vacchi received a bachelor's degree en pointe. Stoddart presented her choreo- appointed chair of the Elementary/Early for presentation at the 2000 "mega-con- from Eastman, took graduate studies in performance at graphic and written research, "The Mike Denny and his trio opened Theo's Childhood Sessions for the 2000-2001 ference" meeting of the Society for Mu- Yale, received a Master of Music in performance from Sleeper," at the American College Dance Jazz Club on the Eugene downtown MENC Northwest Division Conference. sic Theory in Toronto this November; the Hartt School, and a D.M.A. in performance (with a Festival (California State University at mall and headlined the Jazz Cafe in the meeting will combine fourteen schol- theory minor) from Louisiana State University. In Long Beach) and at the Nineteenth- Gerlinger Alumni Lounge this spring. Robert Kyr's On the Nature of Creation arly musicological organizations and is addition to serving on the LSU faculty, Vacchi has Century Studies Association Conference Denny was an acoustic guitarist in the was commissioned by the Oregon Rep- the largest of its kind. His presentation taught at Wichita State University, the Brevard Music (Marymount College). She presented a v 7 Ribbon of Promise concert at the Hult ertory Singers and received its premiere is titled "Glenn Gould's Imaginary Or- center, and at the Shanghai ~onservatoryof Music. paper titled "Investigating the Presence and two subsequent performances in chestra: Much Ado About Humming." of Autobiographical Elements in the Pas Center, arranged by Jack Boss. This Steven Vacchi summer he taught at the Peter Britt Fes- March 2000 under the direction of Gil alter Kennedy, a new assistant professor in dance, de Deux of George Balanchine's Agon" tival and the UO Jazz Improvisation Seeley; the thirty-minute work for a Anne Dhu McLucas was elected re- was most recently a visiting assistant professor at the University of Illinois at at the Dancing in the Millennium Inter- Camps and performed in the Oregon coppella chorus received standing ova- gional chair of the National Association Urbana-Champaign, where he earned his M.F.A. with an emphasis in choreography national Dance Conference in Washing- Festival of American Music's "Le Jazz tions at all of the performances. Both of of Schools of Music (Northwest region) and performance. He was a principal dancer with the Lewitzky Dance Company for ton, D.C.; that paper will also be pub- Hot" program. Kyr's violin concerti were performed to serve for two years, including mem- nearly twenty years, becoming the company's first and only rehearsal director in lished in their Conference Proceedings this past year: On the Nattlre ofHarmony bership on the board of NASM. She was 1990. Kennedy ill teach all levels of ballet and modern dance, Composition, and in this fall. Stoddart also created three Sarah Dornblaser (GTF) was soprano was premiered in November by violinist also elected chair of Oregon Chief Music Looking at Dance, as well as begin new creative projects for the 2000-2001 season. new works as the co-artistic director of soloist for a performance of Beethoven's Ron Blessinger, Third Angle, and the Administrators group, and was elected the UO Repertory Dance Company lec- Ninth Symphony with the Smith College Pacific hmGamelan; and On the Nature for a three-year term as the representa- ture-demonstration series. Orchestra and the combined Harvard of Love was performed in January by tive to the American Council of Learned Rebecca Oswald (GTF) received a Gary and Meaning." In April she gave a lec- and Smith College Glee Clubs in North- violinist Charles Rex and the Oregon Societies for the Society for American E. Smith Summer Grant, which will ture on 19th-century ballet music at the Richard Trombley had six of his flute ampton, Massachusetts, in April. Festival of American Music Orchestra as Music. McLucas wrote a chapter for a fund her research trip to Estonia, where University of Surrey in London, and students selected to perform in master part of OFAM's American Composers book (in press) on "Mescalero Ceremo- she ill study regional folk music and gave a paper titled "Eyewitness Ac- classes given by Donald Peck, principal Andrea Garritano (GTF), the voice Series. Two recent works by Kyr-The nial Music" in Music in Indigenous Reli- choral forms. She had her composition, counts: the Parisian ripe'titeur scores" at flute of the Chicago Symphony for 42 department's Opera Fellow and Eugene Fourth River and Dance of Life-were gious Traditions; editors are Karen Finding the Murray Rizler, performed by Terpsichore 1450 to 1900, International years. Peck gave two master classes in Opera Apprentice, sang Susanna in featured on The Fourth River: The Millen- O'Keefe and Graham Harvey. McLucas the ~o&hern~al&rnia Gung Artist; ~akeConference, in Ghent, Belgium. Portland in May; six of the nine students Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro with the nium Revealed, a Telarc CD recorded by gave a conference paper titled "Popular Symphony on their pops concert in Her article, "The Earliest Giselle: A Pre- invited to play were from Trombley's Delaware Valley Opera in August. She Tapestry, a women's vocal trio directed transformation of Native American March. Oswald received a PEO Scholar liminary Report on a St. Petersburg studio. will sing Fiordiligi in Eugene Opera's by UO alumna Laurie Monahan. ceremonial music" at the International Award this spring for scholarly excel- Manuscript," appears in the latest issue Cosi fan fuftethis winter. Council of Traditional Music, 35th lence, academic achievement, and career of Dance Chronicle. Milagro Vargas was a soloist in Beet- Andrea Lowgren (GTF) presented a World Conference, in Hiroshima, Japan, goals. hoven's Syr?zp/iorzyNo. 9 at the Oregon Fritz Gearhart conducted the All-City paper on feminism and masculinity in in August 1999. Victor Steinhardt gave an April recital Bach Festival, and sang the role of the String Workshop in Salem, OR. He also the music of Dame Ethel Smyth in Hal Owen's new book, Muszc Theory with his brother, violinist Arnold mother in Copland's opera, The Tender traveled with the University Symphony March at the McGill Symposium 2000 in Randall Moore presented a research Resource Book, is finally out. There are Steinhardt, in Lancaster, PA, and a mas- Land, at the Cabrillo Music Festival in on its Northwest concert tour, perform- Montreal and in April at the NW meet- paper, "Perceived gender differences copies at the UO Bookstore, at Powell's ter class at the Pennsylvania Academy of California. This fall Vargas will perform ing the Barber Violin Concerto in Port ing of the American Musicological Soci- and preferences of solo and group treble in Portland, and online at amazon.com Music. He performed the Mozart Quin- the American premiere of Philip Glass' Angeles, WA; Victoria, B.C.; Langley, ety in Bellingham, WA. singers by American and English chil- and Barnes & Noble. tet at the Oregon Symphony's Mozart Symphony No. 5 at the Brooklyn Acad- B.C.; and Salem, OR. Gearhart com- dren and adults" at the 18th ISME Inter- 'ti1 Midnight Festival in January, and emy of Music. + pleted a three-concert series of the com- Sean Malone (GTF) was awarded a national Research Seminar in Salt Lake Marian Smith was co-keynote speaker Mozart's Piano Concerto K.303, with the plete Beethoven violin sonatas, and has $3,000 Gary Smith Summer Grant based City and at the research poster session of at the meeting of the Nordic Dance His- Oregon Mozart Players. Steinhardt was begun work editing the tapes from a on his proposal to study Bach manu- the 24th ISME International Conference tory Society in Copenhagen in January, featured in four faculty concerts at the recent recording project in which he scripts of the Art ofFugue in Paris and in Edmonton, Canada. speaking on the topic of "Music, Mime School of Music: an all-Brahms program The Oregon Marching Band has recorded a new CD titled Figkting Dl~k Spirit 2000, which has raised $30,000 so far to help support travel and equipment Diane Howard (B.A. 1969) has contin- costs. The band hopes to raise enough ued to perform as a soloist in musical money to travel to the USC game this theater, operettas, operas, and oratorios October; thanks to OMB veterans and since 1969. She studied voice xvith Exine UO football fans for a great effort! Bailey from 1966-69, beginning as a .. . music major and ending up as a music Joan C. Gnrdner, Director of Development Other planned gifts in progress will minor M-itha degree in English. She lras (541)346-5687 or (503)725-8710 help ensure future high standards of selected Miss Eugene in 1966. Ho~vard music education. On behalf of the entire received her master's degree from the e have good progress to report music faculty students, and Dean University of Washington, and her doc- on the Edward Kammerer McLucas, I want to thank the following torate from the University of Texas. She Memorial Scholarship Fund. In April individuals for their intended bequests: has performed, directed, and produced we solicited contributions to establish an Mrs. Wayne R. Atwood, Miss Sylvia various performing arts activities. In endowment that would provide perma- Killman, Associate Professor Emeritus recent years, she has developed a lead- nent funding for an undergraduate jazz Larry Maves, and Professor Emeritus ing undergraduate performance studies piano award. Thanks to gifts from Robert Nye. @ program at the University of Mary graduates in classes of 1976 to 1979 and Hardin-Baylor. She recently had a book PICCFEST 1999: More than 300 young siizgersfrom seven ckoirs gathered in Eugene. Their a generous lead gift from Mrs. Helen published by McGrawHill titled Auto- performances included the opening cerenzoniesfor the Oregorz Bach Festival. Niederfrank, the fund was established biographical Writing and Performing. this May. Peggy Fernandez Asseo, who Howard says she is "grateful for the studied with training and experience I received in the Ed Kammerer music school at the U of 0 . . . Exine Bailey trained me well." Howard's work Peter Robb (M.M.1996) hasformed a children's choral festival of 1977, helped Have you remembered your and book are presented on her website international calibre in only afizu short years spearhead the at . campaign by alma mater in your will? hen Peter Robb completed his inaugural event. With eleven perfor- Tamara Schupman (B.Mus. 1979), a master's degree in choral con- mances in five days, the individual writing a Joan Gardner You can reach tomorrow's students moving letter respected conductor, educator, and ducting in 1996, he took the philosophy choirs and 240 combined voices thrilled and create a permanent legacy by adjudicator throughout Washington and "think globally, act locally" and applied audiences from the opening ceremonies about her time her studies but was unable to continue including the School of Music and as a Kam- her private music lessons due to finan- Idaho, was appointed music director for it to one of his passions: children's cho- of the Bach Festival to their final Gala Department of Dance in your will. the Spokane Area Children's Chorus in ral music. Concert with the Oregon Mozart Play nerer cial limitations at the time. When she It's easy to do. student. Peggy passed away, she dedicated part of her 1991. She currently directs the Prepara- One year later, Robb had founded ers. Choir-in-residence Phoenix Boys - - Express your bequest as follows: tory Choir and the Ensemble, and suc- the Pacific International Children's Choir was tapped to stay and perform The late Ed Kamvzerer is Vice estate to support of a full, undergradu- President for ate, violin scholarship for a student who cessfully completed the chorus' first Choir Festival (PICCFEST),inspired in the world premiere and recording of "I bequeath the sum of$ External Affairs at Chicago Children's demonstrates both academic promise international tour in 1996, traveling with many ways by the Oregon Bach Festival Kryzysztof Penderecki's Credo for the to the University of Oregon Foundation, Intrigued by the possibility of develop- Oregon Bach Festival. Guest conductor Museum, and was formally Director of and financial need. The new endowment I the Spokane String Quartet to Austria a corporation existing under the Iazos of Development for DePaul's music fund was established in June and is the and Hungary. Schupman rettwned to ing a complementary event to the Bach Judith Willoughby's evaluation of the school. Mrs. Niederfrank is Ed first full tuition music scholarship to be the State of Oregon, to be used to support Europe once again with the ensemble, Festival featuring children's choirs, event concluded with the prediction that Kammerer's aunt, who had a close rela- established at the School of Music. the School ofMusic and Department of touring England and Scotland in sum- Robb presented the concept to OBF ex- "PICCFEST is on its way to becoming Dnizce at the University of Oregon." tionship with her nephew and enjoyed .. . mer 1998. In July of 2000, the ensemble ecutive director Royce Saltzman. Al- the premiere children's choir festival will participate in The International though the OBF lvas not internationallv." his music. The balance currently is close Many thanks to all the music edu- u To designate your gift for a specific Children's Choral Festival in Tuscanv able to sponsor the Word of ;he young to S12,OOO-a good start toward our goal cation graduates who contributed this purpose, call us so we can provide of $25,000. summer to a newly established fund: with world renowned conductor ~ekyevent, Saltzman gave event spread to directors you with samples of appropriate Leck. Since her appointment to music the concept his endorse- across the US., Canada, .. . The Music Education Alumni Fund for wording. If you have already remem- A significant part of the School of Teacher Preparation. Every dollar to this director, the children's chorus has ment and encouraged and Europe, and the 1999 bered us in your will, give us the grown from 40 members to more than Robb to move for~rard roster was soon filled at Music development program revolves fund buys needed teaching materials- opportunity to thank you by letting around planned giving, which includes in particular, updated professional jour- 200 voices, singing in five levels of as a neighbor to the the mavirnum capacity of us know. choirs. The music program has ex- Oregon Bach Festival. 300 participants. The gifts to the schooi, maze from bequests nals and laboratory instruments. Special L " - from wills. These gifts are significant. I thanks to first-time donors. Your gift For more information or assistance, panded to include vocal coaching and June 1998 marked Oregon Bath Festival am pleased to announce that this spring increases alumni giving percentages, contact Joan Gardner, Director of music theory training. The chorus has PICCFEST's first year. extended an in\-itation to Six boychoirs, girlchoirs, the School of Music received a gift of which will help support our grant pro- Development, at (541) 346-5687. produced t~voquality holiday record- PICCFEST to headline the $150,000 from the estate of Francis posal to the Paul Allen Foundation for ings, Arzg~lsimd Ci?i~dlclightin 1995 and and children's choirs opening ceremonies in Parsell. Mrs. Parsell was a violin student Music this fall. from across the US. and 1999. of Rex Underwood. She was devoted to .. . COIIIIIIII~~011 yi~ge 14 Canada gathered for the Peter Robb corzfll~ui.d071 ,Unge 14 YOUNG VOICES,continued Boychoir and Festival Girlchoir was ALUMNI,continued voice; German, French, Italian, and En- diverse mix of ensembles, including The Kelly Kuo (B.A. 1996) was a coach/ highlighted by collaborations with the glish/American vocal literature; and Miroslav Tadic Trio with Barber on accompanist this summer in Glimmer- PICCFEST 1999 and 2000 continued Victorian Boys Choir of Australia; per- The Ch~l~iren'sGift of Grace in 1997. The vocal pedagogy. Recent performances saxophones, Miroslav Tadic on guitar, glass Opera's Young American Artists to build on the success of the original formances with the Eugene Concert chorus continues to delight audiences have included several recitals of German and John Bergamo on percussion; the Program in Cooperstown, NY. His du- event. Twenty choirs from throughout Choir, Eugene Gleemen, and Oregon throughout the Pacific Northwest, ap- lieder, the roles of Niklausse in Les concert played to a sold-out crowd at the ties included acting as rehearsal pianist North America have participated to Festival of American Music; the ~vorld pearing as guest performers with re- Contes dlHoffman and Komponist in Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. for two mainstage shows (Sousa's The date. This year, the Temple University premiere of a work written for Oregon gional and local artists. Professionally, Ariadne auf Nasos. Barber was also featured in the duo E. Glass Blowers and Handel's Acis and Children's Choir joined the Oregon Bach Festival Choirs and the Oregon Wind Schupman appears locally with the Spo- Carl Stone, featuring composer/percus- Galatea), accompanying two recitals by Festival performance of the St. Matthesu Ensemble by UO alum Robert Hutchin- kane Symphony Orchestra, Spokane Sean Paul Mills (M. Mus. 1989) relo- sionist Arthur Jarvinen on live analog other members of the YAAP, and play- Passion, bringing a level of artistry and son; a concert series; spring tours in Opera (formerly Uptown Opera), Con- cated to Flagstaff, Arizona, in 1994 when electronics at the Downtown Playhouse ing voice auditions for visiting compa- professionalism as high as any treble Oregon, Washington, and British Colum- noisseur Concerts, the Northwest Bach his wife, Dr. Susana Rivera-Mills, was New Music Series in Los Angeles. Fu- nies and management agencies. This fall choir on the continent. Guest conduc- bia;and an increased role at PICCFEST Festival, Allegro, Zephyr and Coeur hired as assistant professor of Spanish ture projects include a recording in May he returns to the Houston Grand Opera tors, clinicians, workshop sessions, and 2000 with guest conductor Doreen Rao. d'Alene Summer Theater. Her perfor- and Linguistics at Northern Arizona 2000 with Mark Dresser, Vinny Golia, Studio, where he will work on Katya wonderful performances benefited both Plans for 2000-2001 include a con- mances have spanned the United States University. Mills is employed (to sup- Nels Cline, Steuart Liebig, and others for Kabanom, Cosi fan tutte, L'lncoronazione di visiting choirs and the local music com- cert with the American Boychoir, an with appearances from Washington, port his musical and non-musical en- the Cryptogramophone label. For musi- Poppea, and Don Carlo. Kuo will also munity, introducing world-class expanded concert series, outreach as- D.C. to Los Angeles. Schupman has deavors) as advertising manager and cal activities and links to neu7music perform in a chamber music recital in children's choral music to music educa- semblies in schools, spring tours, and prepared the Northwest Bach Festival telecommunications specialist for a sites, visit Barber's web page at . piano quartets by Brahms and Mozart. four choirs. Music Director Gunther Schuller. office with branches throughout Ari- Besides Robb's full-time position, zona. He is also the chief instructor and John Jantzi (M.Mus. 1995) conducted Tomoko Isshiki (M.M. Piano Pedagogy "PICCFEST is on its way to OFC has expanded to include a half- Timothy Tikker (M.Mus. 1983) was one technical director of the Northern Ari- the Oregon Opera Ensemble's "Soreng 1996; M.M. Piano Performance 1997) becoming the premiere time director of operations, staff accom- of seven semi-finalists in the 43rd Inter- zona Karate Association, which provides in the Spring" production of The Magic has joined the Moores Piano Trio at the panist, and conductor of girlchoirs. national Organ Improvisation Competi- outreach programs to children at risk, as Flute and Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti in University of Houston Moores School of children's choirfestival In addition to his work with Oregon tion, July 4-7 at the St-Bavokerk in well as traditional martial arts instruc- May at the Hult Center. In June, Jantzi Music, where she is a doctoral candidate internationally." Festival Choirs and PICCFEST, Robb is Haarlem, Holland. The preliminary tion. Musically, Mills has served as a gave an organ concert for the Oregon in piano performance. In April, the Trio -Judifh Willoughby an active baritone soloist and serves on round was by tape: a free-improvisation founding board member and music Bach Festival at Central Presbyterian took second prize in the Carmel Cham- the voice faculty at Northwest Christian on three themes by Xavier Darasse. director/conductor of the Flagstaff Light Church. Jantzi is completing work on his ber Music Competition in California, College. He is state chair for children's Opera Company since its inception in Ph.D. in music theory at Oregon. and recently performed at the Great "The Oregon Bach Festival experi- choirs with ACDA, and over the years Laura1 Workman (M.Mus. 1993) is cur- 1995, and continues to serve as a clini- Lakes Chamber Music Festival. ence changed my life in many ways," has composed and published works for rently a lecturer at the University of cian, adjudicator, conductor, and cellist says Robb. "I was profoundly moved by choir, musical theater, and film. O Connecticut, where she teaches applied throughout the Southwest. Still active as Helmuth Rilling's teaching in the con- a cellist, Mills performed in Switzerland ducting master class, the artistic and in January in a series of piano trio con- HAVE WE HEARD FROM YOU L ethical integrity of Royce Saltzman's certs with Noel Benson (from Basel, llllllllllllllllllllII1ll~lq vision and leadership, and the wonder- Switzerland) and Bob Smith (from Ft. ful sense of community that the OBF Worth, Texas), and as a recitalist in Flag- 9/00 UO School of Music & Dance Alumni staff and musicians offer. Developing staff last February with Charles Spining. WHAT'S UP? PICCFEST as a companion festival for the next generation of Bach Festival Eric Barber (B.A. 1995) toured the Pa- NAME Class of participants and audience members was cific Northwest in October 1999 with Degree a way to say thank you to Royce and lecture/demonstrations at the Univer- Comments Helmuth for their incredible gift." sity of Oregon and Oregon State Univer- In the spring of 1999, Oregon Festi- sity. The tour also consisted of solo saxo- val Choirs was formed as a non-profit phone concerts celebrating the self-re- corporation to run PICCFEST and to leased Slippage: Solo Works 1997-1999. launch a boychoir for local young These concerts n7ereaccompanied by people. Adding the role of artistic direc- performances with the Rob Blakeslee tor to his responsibilities, Robb directed Quartet in Portland, OR. Last November My current address: (please print) This is a change of address a summer program for 40 boys selected Barber performed with the Capricorn Address to participate in a Treble Honor Choir. Trio, featuring renowned guitarist Nels City State Zip Repeated requests from girls and Cline and percussionist Alex Cline. A parents convinced Robb and the OFC continuing tenure with the Vinny Golia Phone (day) (eve) board to add a girlchoir for the 1999- Large Ensemble led to the release of 2000 season. In the space of three months I have more news to share! Please call me for a more complete update. Oakland 1999 (The Other Bridaeiu on the the number of participating families BAND GUYS: Eric Hammer (D.M.A.1994) poses zuitkfelloru UO band veterans Tim Vian Nine Winds label and concerts in doubled to more than 80. (center) and Timothy Reynolds (right). Hammer, afnctdty member at the Uniaevsity of the Ventura and the Los Angeles Museum You may also send your alumni news to Ledger Lines via E-mail c/o editor The inagural season of the Festival Pacific, guest conducted the Oregon Wind Ensemble in March. of Art. January 2000 featured Barber in a Scott Barkhurst at [email protected] Melissa Tosh (D.M.A. 1996) has com- accident. He received his bachelor's pleted three years on the faculty at Linda Sue Hearn, dance emerita and degree in music from the UO in 1958 Youngstown State University in Ohio, former chair of the Department of and his master's degree in 1961. Hogan and has begun another tenure track Dance, died of cancer June 2 in Sandia, taught music in Junction City schools in position at University of Redlands in Texas. She w7as59. Hearn earned a B.S. the late 1950s and in the Albany school California as an assistant professor of degree in physical education and recre- district from 1965 until retiring in 1991. vocal studies. Her recent performances ation, and a M.A. in dance education Hogan developed a strong philosophy include Anzahl nid the Nrght Vlsrlous, from Texas Woman's University. She of teaching music that he held through- Vivaldi's Magnzficat,and the Faur6 began her association with the Univer- out his career. He felt first and foremost Requzem. sity of Oregon as an instructor in the that he should involve as many students Department of Dance in 1965, also teach- in music as possible to develop their Susan Lyle (D.M.A. 1997) has been ing golf and badminton in the physical love and appreciation for the art form, director of choral activities and assistant education program. In 1969, she created and often included those who were not professor of voice at the Petrie School of and directed the highly successful tour- gifted musicians, but who wanted to Music at Converse College in Spartan- ing company, Dobre (Cosmopolitan) participate. While in Albany, he directed burg, South Carolina. An active per- Folk En- bands at West Albany High School, former and conductor, Lyle sang the role semble. Memorial Middle school,-and North of Carmen this past year and performed Dobre was Albany Middle School. He was one of the role of Professor Markan in the featured at the founding band directors of OSU Pulitzer Prize-winning play Old Wicked the National Band Camp, and his final years before Songs by Jon Matens. Last year she was Conr~ention retiring were happily spent at Calapooia the first woman guest conductor with of the Middle School. Hogan also directed the the Hungarian Radio Choir, directing a American Presbyterian Church choir in Albany, live radio broadcast in Budapest. Alliance of and received the Jr. First Citizen Award Health, from the Albany Chamber of Commerce. Matthew Turner (B.Mus. 1997) com- Physical Since his retirement, Hogan worked for pleted his Master of Music in composi- Education, Gracewinds Music in Corvallis and tion from the USC Thornton School of Recreation Weathers Music in Salem as the school Music last December. Turner has had his Linda Heavn and Dance music liaison. He taught private lessons, music performed by the USC Concert (1970), and invited to perform at Expo and enjoyed judging marching bands Choir, Men's Chorus, and Women's '74. Hearn shared her lo-cre of folk dance and solo and ensemble contests. He kept Chorus, and his piece, "This We Know," as advisor to the UO's student Recre- his Eugene connection alive by playing Oregon Marching Band, circa 1965 was performed at the 1999 USC Bacca- ational Folk Dance Program (1968-78). clarinet in the Eugene Symphonic Band laureate. Turner has also been a gradu- Hearn chaired the Department of Dance for more than twenty years. ate teaching assistant in music at USC. + from 1974 until her retirement, due to members $12.50. multiple sclerosis, in 1982. She was a Edmund F. Soule died March 31 of book illustrator, a published photogra- congestive heart failure. He was 85. ehearsal, Announcements/Awards pher, a painter, a skillful carpenter, and Soule earned a bachelor's degree at the 3:30 p.m. ----- FDABA Training Ta le (Lunch/Dinner) an avid golfer. She served on boards of University of Pennslvania, a master's several community organizations, in- degree at Yale University and a doctor- 430 p.m. ----- Walk to Autzen cluding Eugene United Appeal, Eugene ate from the Eastman School of Music. 445 p.m. ----- Rehearse with Oregon Marching Band and University Music Association, and He also earned a master of library sci- Eugene Performing Arts Center. She ence degree at the University of Denver. 6:00 p.m. ----- Tailgating at Oregon Club, oshofsky Center He served in the South Pacific and was a twice received the Plaudit Award for 6:45 p.m. ----- In stands to watch and cheer on OMB Dedicated and Inspiring Teaching of member of the Army Band during World Dance from the National Dance Associa- War 11. He taught music at Salem Col- 7:15 p.m. ----- Kick Off tion, and the Honor Award in recogni- lege in West Virginia for three years, at tion of distinguished service to the the University of the Pacific in Stockton, For more information and other FDABA activities, check out the Northwest District and to her profession Calif., for three years, and at Washing- A website: http://alumni.uoregon.edu/people/band.html from the American Alliance for Health, ton State University for seven years. He E-mail: [email protected] Physical Education, Recreation and was the music librarian at the University Dance. Contributions in Hearn's name of Oregon from 1966 to 1980, and a good may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis friend of the School of Music. He en- Society or to the Department of Dance. joyed composing music, particularly American folk songs. * Tlzefollowzng zs a partial lzst ofcomn~g Nov. 18 -Lou Harrison Gamelan Concert events at the School of Mz~szcand Depnvt- Nov. 2 - Choral Concert nzent of Dance Dates subject to change. & Arun Gandhi, guest s For move znformatzon, call our Commtrnzty Nov. 4 - Festival of Relations Officeweekdays at (541)346-5676. Nov. 19 - Arun G Nov. 5 - Faculty Concert Nov. 19 - Universit (Faculty Artist Series) Nov. 20 - Oregon (Faculty Artist Series) Nov. 6 - Poetry in Song Nov. 25 - Horn Day Oct. 12 - Kathryn Lucktenberg, violin Nov. 9-20: Festival of the Mary Elizabeth Parker, piano Nov. 29 - Campus Ban (Faculty Artist Series) Nov. 9 - Trio Pacifica (Faculty Artist Series) Nov. 30 - Oregon Opera Ense Oct. 13 - Pamela Kuhn, soprano (Guest Artist Recital) Oct. 20 - Homecoming Concert

Oct. 22 - University Symphony Nov. 13 - Ann Tedards, soprano

Oct. 24 - Octubafest (Faculty Artist Series)

Oct. 25 -Joe Brooks, saxophone Nov. 14 - Usaye Quartet & Piano (Guest Artist Recital) (Chamber Music Series) events, and faculty, c erson String Quartet Nov. 15 - Art Maddox, piano (Chamber Music Series) enson, clavichord web site: (Guest Artist Recital) http:/ /musicl.uoregon.edu

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