UNIVERSITY-- of OREGON -- SCHOOL of MUSIC Fall, 1989 --NEWSLETTER for ALUMNI & FRIENDS --

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FORWARD & ADDRESS CORRECTION The Dean's Desk School Bernard J. Dobroski "Ourfuture begins here. Today. The University of Oregon is an outstanding of MUSIC institution with a proud and distinguished past. It is also a dynamic pal-t of modern society with a mission of education, LEDGER LINES is the official research, and related professional newsletter of the University of service. In the decade of the 1990s, we Oregon School of Music, and is will see many changes in higher educa- intended for alumni, faculty and tion. I am convinced that the University friends of the music school. Your of Oregon will emergefi-om these transi- comments are always welcome. tions even stronger than it is now. It will be a model for other. universities, with Address all correspondence to: moralfiber and dedication to mission, a University of Oregon, university of excellence and accessibility, School of Music a university that is second to none." 961 E. 18th Ave. Opening of UO Pwsident Myles budget resources with deans from public Eugene, OR 97403 Brand's Inaugural Address or call 5031686-3761. institutions across the US., we are Saturday, November 4,1989 typically near the bottom in terms of numbers of faculty-to-student ratio and BERNARD J. DOBROSKI As the university community gathered dollars available for salaries and inshuc- Dean in Mac Court to hear the opening words tional support. On the other hand, when I of President Brand's inaugural address, I compare the quality of a UO musical SCOTT BARKHURST was in bed recuperating from an unfor- education and our research and creative Newsletter Editor tunate fall that resulted in a broken ankle, productivity with these same institutions, a short hospital stay, and what will be a we rank very highly. SARA M. JONES ten-week crash course in coping with Individually, every one of our faculty Director of Development crutches and a cast. My forced week of brings personal and professional goals recuperation gave me time to consider that add potent originality and vision to ERIN RUSSELL President Brand's words of optimism and our teaching, research, and service CHRIS DENNISON hope for the university, and to reflect on mission. Together, their energies, vitality Student Contributors the past, present, and future of the School and commitment comprise a dynamic of Music. enrichment to the School of Music and Cover Photo: This issue of Ledger Lines offers you the University. Indeed, our future does by JURETTA NIDEVER a small sampling of this extraordinary begin here, today ...in large part because Artistic director Helmuth Rilling in school's many riches. I wish I had the of the competence, caring and dedication rehearsal during the Oregon Bach opportunity to speak with each of you of our faculty. This issue of Ledger Lines Festival's 20th Anniversary Season personally to share the treasures I is published in their honor. See story, page 4. discover each day, reinforcing my pride In closilig, I gratefully commend the in being associated with this great school. alumni who responded to our request for In considering the future, I would like student recruitment suggestions, and to to single out our faculty for special those who took the time to let us know mention. Though our faculty numbers what is happening in their lives. We are small compared to most of our sister have seven pages of greetings and institutions, they are enormous when it information from graduates spanning the comes to the quantity and quality of classes of 1929 to 1989. Thank you for attention they give their students, their keeping in touch. school, and their university. I could cite Wishing you the warmest of holiday many examples of faculty efforts that far seasons, I remain. exceed the expectations of !'the job--in Sincerely yours, artistry, scholarship, and commitment to our students. When I compare our faculty size and I McManus Publishes Computer Lab to Oregon Jazz Celebration Oregon Band Book Open at SOM UO High School Summer ~ea%~for Second Year The Oregon High School Band The School of Music will soon open its Movement--Its Roots and Development new Lab for Technology in Music Session Expands Offerings The UO Jazz Studies Program, under has been published by UO Professor Instruction. The Lab will house computer The 1989 High School Summer the direction of assistant professor Steve Emeritus John McManus. The three- workstations for student use, driven by a Session broke new ground on several Owen, will sponsor the second Oregon volume collection of historical materials variety of Macintosh and Apple I1 'ronts, according to director Stephen J. Jazz Celebration, December 1-2. The has been made possible by the assistance computers. These computer workstations 'aul. annual event features two solid days of of many of the state's historical museums, will also include Kawai and Casio This summer was the first year of two- concerts, clinics and workshops, with high school librarians, retired music synthesizers, headphones, and access to a week sessions as opposed to the traditional . evening performances by internationally educators, the state's historical newspaper variety of the best software in computer- me-week sessions. In addition, the renowned jazz artists. files, and relatives of the state's early band assisted instruction. In addition, other :urriculum added Alan Keown's Marching Guest artists include the Bob Berg/ directors. workstations will offer TAP Pitch Master 'ercussion Camp, plus jazz improvisation, Mike Stern Quartet, featuring Lincoln The primary purpose of the collection and Tap Master systems. All of these ,tring quartet and solo piano instruction Goines, bass, and Dennis Chambers, is to gather together rapidly disappearing workstations will support instmction in the 'or the first time. All of these will be drums, performing on December 1. historical information and materials before school's other classes, including music :ontinued and expanded next year, Trumpeter Randy Brecker will join the they are lost, and to make them available theory, aural skills, rudiments, history, and lccording to Paul. Oregon Jazz Ensemble as the special gues to the profession and to future researchers. music education. Exine Anderson Bailey, Professor artist on December 2. Also performing in Copies of the work will be placed in The Lab will also he the center for a heritus, also realized a life-long goal of the evening concerts will be the Portland the state's university libraries and histor- state-of-the-art faculty workstation. This xoducing a week-long workshop for State Jazz Combo, the Willamette ical museums without charge to the recip- workstation will contain a Macintosh IIcx mtstanding high school vocalists. The University Jazz Band, and the Mt. Hood ients, and will he made available at cost to computer with four megabytes of internal workshop, which ran from June 25-July 1, Community College Jazz Ensemble. interested members of the profession. memory and an 80 megabyte hard disk, a ncluded classes on theory, ear training, Last year's inaugural Celebration, held Volume 1 (The NUT-turingYeals 1896- two-page monitor, a laser printer, a Kawai ~erformanceetiquette, audition concepts, in early March, was a success, but Owen 1932) covers the beginning of the K-l I1 synthesizer, and the latest, most ~odycontrol and vocal technique. This feels that "since the event is workshop- movement, documenting the stories, antics powerful software for music printing, text Irogram will also be continued and oriented, rather than a competition, the and history of the bands of Salem, editing, desktop publishing, record keep- nerged next year under the umbrella of earlier date will allow the schools a better Trumpeter Rondy Brecker will be one of Chemawa, Washington, Tangent, North ing, grading, and software development. he High School Summer Session. rn chance to put what they leam to use the guest artists at this yeal-:r Oregon Jazz Bend, Coquille, Corvallis, Albany, Says Gary Karpinski, Assistant Profes- during the rest of the year." Celebration. Benson, Eugene, Medford, Franklin, sor of Music Theory and Director of the Last year's Jazz Celebration was well- Gresham, La Grande, Oregon City, Lab: "The opening of this facility will received specifically because it was Seaside, Irrigou, West Linn, Roosevelt, mark the bright beginning of a new age for educational and non-competitive, Marshfield, Beaverton, Jefferson, Grant, the School of Music. The Lab will offer UO Music Student Wins according to Owen, "particularly for Canby Record Ashland, Sheridan and others, plus the our students the best available technology schools who are just starting a jazz results, literature, and stories behind the to assist their education, and it will offer program, or who have a fairly young Collection Acquired early state contests from1924-32. our faculty the most advanced means of Two Major Scholarships group." Through the joint efforts of UO Music Volume 2 (The Maturing Years 1933- typesetting music, researching and pub- 1942) includes stories of the continuing Pilar Bradshaw, an undergraduate student at the University of Oregon majoring This year's event has over 40 jazz Librarian Leslie Greer, Dean Bernard J. lishing, and developing their own new in both Music and Chemistry, has been named to receive two major scholarships development of the state's school bands ensembles registered, more than double Dobroski and Dr. Wayne Bennett, the computer programs. As the needs for totalling $19,000 according to University officials. from 1933 to 1942, plus a summary of the last year's total, including high school, Knight Library has received a gift of about these services grow, so will the Lab; as The first award is a two-year $14,000 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for winners of the state and Northwest junior high and college bands from arounr 17,500 classical long-playing records from new advances are developed, we will Excellence in Science and Mathematics, one of only 25 awards given annually to regional band contests from 1924 to the Oregon and the Northwest. Edward Tatnall Canby of New York and incorporate them. I'm firmly committed to juniors by the Barry M. Goldwater Foundation in a national competition. The present, 1989. Another factor in last year's success Connecticut. keeping this installation on the cutting second award is a $5.000 University scholars hi^ donated in the name of retired UO Volume 3 (Early Oregon School Band was the clinicians and guest artists. "We Mr. Canby, conductor of the Canby edge into the next millennium." Chemistry Professor and National Academy of Sciences member Richard M. Noyes. Directors) lists biographical information received lots of positive comments about Singers, has been an audio equipment and The Lab for Technology in Music Bradshaw, who attended South Eugene High School, recently completed her the clinicians," says Owen. "People reall) recordings reviewer for more than forty and stories about the early school Instruction will open informally sometime appreciated the fact that they were so years and writes a column, "Audio ETC," bandmasters, beginning with "Cap" Harry late in the fall term of 1989, with a formal L. Beard, who provided much of the approachable and upbeat." for Audio magazine. Canby donated his opening scheduled for 1990. rn Academic All-American, and a Dean's Scholar in the College of Arts and Sciences. This year's clinicians include: David review-copy recordings to the library leadership and inspiration for this early movement, and to whom this 3-volume set In 1987 she was awarded the Outstanding Freshman Chemistry Student Award by Caffey of Cal State Los Angeles; David because of his acquaintance with the the Department of Chemistry. She has studied violin since the age of five, and has Glenn of Whitman College; Chuck Owen University of Oregon School of Music is dedicated. Then it continues with 48 others who brought dedication, a love of been a student of UO Professor Lawrence Maves for nine years. She has performed of University of South Florida; Steve through attending the Oregon Bach locally with the Oregon Mozart Players, and participates each summer with the Widenhofer of Millikin University; Bob Festival. music, and the enthusiasm necessary to spark the flame of interest responsible for Oregon Bach Festival. Washut of University of Northern Iowa; The collection will substantially Bradshaw will resume her studies at the University this fall. She plans to attend Dave Barduhn of Mt. Hood Community increase the current record collection in the development of bands that Oregon experienced prior to World War 11. medical school and pursue. a career in biochemical research into metabolic disorders, College; Tom Wakeling, a freelance bass the Knight Library's Douglass Room. The specializing in areas where She can work with people. At the same time, she intends player from Portland; and Ken Van gift will be gradually processed and added to maintain her career interests in performing orchestral and solo music. Winkle of University of New Mexico. to the collecton over the next few years. rn The Oregon Bach Festival closed its 1989 eentle, wry humor ol Garrison Keillor and season with artistic and financial results his tales from Lake Wobegon. Major unprecedented in its 20-year history. works included the Bach B minor Mass, Words such as "masterful," "thrilling," the Monteverdi Vespers, the Bach "daring," "enchanting," 'joyous," "pas- Bi-andenbur;. Cancel-tos, and a concert What a Show! version of Anigo Boito's opera, sionate," "overwhelming," and "spectac- ular" poured from critics' notepads like an Mefi'stofele. Oregon Bach Festival Oregon thunderstorm. Aside from the statistical success of "To call the Silva Hall audience's this year's event, there was continued response an ovation is to understate the affirmation of the Festival's mission as a Celebrates its 20th Season torrential salvo of bravos and bravissimas role model for international cooperation. that rained down on Rilling Sunday David Johnson, writing for What's in Grand Fashion evening," wrote Arnulf Zweig for The Happening, noted that both Saltzman and Register-Gual-d. "Rilling and the Bach Rilling "have this philosophy that music is Festival have exceeded all their previous an international language that binds people achievements." into a global village ... it is here in Eugene Martin Bernheimer of the Los Angeles where their vision has taken root and Times noted that on its best days the blossomed into a world class event." Oregon Bach Festival is "a sophisticated In recent years conductors and project that can withstand comparison musicians from Korea, Japan, New with the finest in this country and in Zealand, Venezuela, Switzerland, Poland, Europe." East Germany, France, and Norway have And Eugeneans managed a slightly participated in Festival concerts and UO associate professor Herbert Eckhoff rehearses the title role in Boito's "Mefistofele" with soprano Michelle Hender.son. Photo by Juretta Nidever. self-indulgent smile at David Stabler's master classes. Furthermore, the ripples comment in The Oregonian that "Portland from the Oregon Bach Festival have had attended the Gala, where they heard guest audiences aren't likely to see anything so lasting effect in several countries, as Bach says Saltzman. "The fact that the Festival good and brave and fresh. Such events are academies conducted by Rilling in speakers Jurgen Rufuss, the Federal is part of the University of Oregon and has Republic of Germany's Ambassador to the the stuff of summer music festivals, and Germany, Japan, Poland, Argentina, and built a solid base of support from both the Portland has nothing of the kind." the Soviet Union have used the Festival as US., Oregon Senators Mark Hatfield and private and corporate sectors provides a In a sense, the Oregon Bach Festival a model for their own operations. Robert Packwood, as well as a special foundation on which to build for the years music program, introduced by Master of "arrived this year. Ticket income was up This year's 20th season celebration also to come." Ceremonies David Frohnmayer. 58%, contributions were at an all-time included a special Gala Dinner honoring Despite the success of the 1989 high, media attention was up, and enthus- Helmuth Rilling. 275 Festival supporters Persons interested in being on the iasm from audiences and participants was Festival, director Royce Saltzman believes mailing list for next year's Festival the best is yet to come. "While the sky-high. Furthermore, 40% of attendance (June 24-July 8, 1990) should call or was from out of town visitors, including Festival has accomplished much during write: Oregon Bach Festival, School of the past 20 years, I firmly believe that the 21% from outside Oregon, a further Music, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR next decade will prove to be indication that the Festival's reputation has 97403, (503) 686-5666.. unprecedented in terms of artistic growth, expanded far beyond its small-town origin. Audience spending in the Eugene- programming, and educational offerings," Springfield area was boosted by nearly 27% over 1988, with an estimated total economic impact of $3.75 million on the 1988-89 Oregon State Legislature community. None of this happened by accident. Honors Oregon Bach Festival For 20 years, director Royce Saltzman and The sixty-sixth Legislative Assembly recently honored the Oregon Bach Festival artistic director Helmuth Rilling have and its 20 seasons with a unanimous salute to the Festival as a "valuable expression of patiently built the size, scope, and quality the cultural spirit of Eugene and of Oregon." Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 9 of the Oregon Bach Festival. was sponsored by Senators Grattan Kerans, Larry Hill, Peg Jolin, and Bob Kintigh "Diversity in programming was a and also by State Representatives Larry Campbell, David Dix, Sam Dominy, Bill primary strength of the 1989 Festival," Dwyer, Jim Edmunson, Carl Hosticka and Hedy Rijken. says marketing director Henriette Heiny. The resolution cites eight specific achievements which the Festival, a self- 'Abroader audience than usual was drawn supporting program of the University of Oregon, accomplished during 1970-1989. to the concert halls through a good balance Among them it hails conductor and artistic director Helmuth Rilling for his 20-year 3f major choral-orchestral works, special commitment to Eugene, and it noted the Festival's audience draw of 30,000 people attractions, and intimate chamber and annually, with nearly one-half of them from outside the Eugene-Springfield area. The recital concerts." participation of students and musicians from all over the world, and the educational Guest offerings this year ranged from opportunities offered by the Festival as part of its relationship with the University of the stunning artistry of world-renowned CI-owdswer-e la>-geduring the noon Oregon are also declared as important contributors to "20 seasons of classical mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade to the concer?~in the Hult Center lobby. entertainment" in Oregon. "Be a Marching Duck." Working with UO Children's Concert Marching Band director Steve Paul, Mary Lou Van Rysselbergbe arranged to have Series Filled with the children actually get on the field with the band and march in a formation. The Enthusiasm children were all given kazoos and taught by Karen Engels and the Oregon Fight Song, and then watched Scott Barkhurst the band go through its final rehearsal for the Homecoming Game. The colorful adventures of an elephant named Babar, a guest appearance by J.S. Other children's concerts scheduled for Bach for his 304th birthday party and this year's series include: various wild animals kept the Beall December 9: A Holiday Celebration, Concert Hall stage busy on four Saturday featuring an old-fashioned sing-along of mornings this past Spring. seasonal favorites. It wasn't an invasion, but the debut of January 13: The World with Amy the new Children's Concert Series at the Rubin, exploring fascinating rhythms School of Music. A big success with from around the world in an original parents and children alike, "Lively Music composition for electronic keyboard and for Young Listeners" was designed to treat acoustic piano. February 3: How Music Was Invented, children ages 5 - 12 to different kinds of Lynn Sjolund presents the Distin~uishedMusic Educator Award to John McManus. live music performances and to help them a wild yam about the invention of music, Kids and kazoos join the UO Marching Band in "Be a Marching Duck!'' followed by the real story of how develop listening skills. Photo bv Jul-etta Nidever. To encourage and prepare young instruments evolved to their present forms concert-goers and parents, the School of lives and those of our children." Four concerts, encouraged laughter and today. John McManus Receives MENC Award Music sent packets of listening tips, lists The first four concerts designed to fill mive participation. He told youngsters to March 3: All That Jazz, which will help UO Professor Emeritus John C. McManus was honored as the recipient of the of reading and listening resources and that void were "Fairy Tales in Song and 'listen with your eyes and ears" and taught children and their parents better Distinguished Music Educator award at the MENC Northwest Division Conference invitations to elementary school music Dance," "A Bach Birthday Party," "The them the meaning of "fugue" by dividing understand this truly American art form. in Boise, Idaho, last February. teachers in the Eugene, Bethel and Story of Babar," and "Carnival of the the audience into three sections for a quick April 7: Babar and Bears, featuring the The award was presented by Lynn Sjolund, UO music alum and past president of Springfield districts prior to each concert. Animals." Attendance grew with each rendition of "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." "giants" of the orchestra: the piano, tubas, the MENC Northwest Division. In his remarks, Sjolund described McManus as a The letter to the teachers said, in part, concert. Children saw and heard pianists, While munching birthday cake and string basses and contra-bass clarinet. "humble, kind, scholarly man whose superb teaching and continuous involvement in "In these rapid-paced days filled with brass quintets, a symphonic band, soloists peeking at the inside of a harpsichord, May 5: Drums, Drums, Drums, designed music on all levels has made him much loved and respected in each community in electronic media, television, stereos and on various instruments: and a wide range Emily, age 3, said after the Bach concert to burst the bubble that drumming is little which he has served." Walkmen, it's far too easy to omit the of musical styles. more than banging and bashing! Children The Distinguished Music Educator Award was created in 1967 to honor a living experience of live concerts from both our "We wanted to do something for the will be hearing, playing and seeing dozens member of the profession at each biennial conference. children in the community," said Mary of percussion instruments from around the McMauus graduated from La Grande High School. His Bachelor of Music Lou Van Rysselberghe, instructor of world. Education degree is from Northwestern University, and his Master of Arts degree music education at the University and from Columbia University in New York. organizer of the concerts. "And rather than After serving as a B-24 bomber pilot based in Italy from 1943 to 1946, he returned just make it a listening experience, like to the Northwest to begin a brief stint teaching at Chelan, Washington. From Chelan many orchestras do in their young people's he moved to Klamath Falls, Oregon, for three years. After finishing his Master's programs, we wanted the emphasis to be degree he moved to McMinnville to serve as music supervisor, baud director at the on participation--to get the kids moving, high school, junior high and elementary schools, and taught woodwinds at Linfield singing, dancing, touching the instruments College. and interacting with the performers." In 1967 McManus joined the UO music faculty where he taught music education That formula seems to be a big success courses and clarinet, and served as undergraduate coordinator. During the years from so far. The first concerts delighted young 1966 until his retirement in 1982 he also acted as visiting professor at Wisconsin State, eyes with dances, storybook slides and Brigham Young, San Jose State, Wichita State, the University of Oregon German various instrument demonstrations. The Music Center in Stuttgart, Germany, Virginia Commonwealth, University of Hawaii, UO Song and Dance Troupe, under the and the State University of New York, Potsdam. direction of Stephen Stone, performed at McManus served as president of the Oregon Music Educators Association, state the first concert. Dean Bernard Dobroski .hat she liked "the singing part" best. conference chairman, district chairman, State Department of Education music advisory donned a white powdered wig and choir knother young listener said he liked the committee member, and many other offices and committee assignments. On the robe in his guest appearance as J.S. Bach 'silly one," referring to a short P.D.Q. national scene be served on the National Executive Board in 1966, the Editorial Board at the second concert, where the audience Bach piece played by a brass quintet. of the MENC journal, the Commission on Instruction, the Commission on Graduate was also treated to birthday cake and a Last month the 1989-90 Children's Studies in Music Teacher Education, the MENC "Go Project," and more. closer peek at instruments such as the pipe "ncert season got off to a rousing start McManus was honored as Oregon Teacher of the Year in 1965 and National organ and harpsichord. m Homecoming Weekend as hundreds of Teacher of the Year runnerup in 1965. He also received a Northwest Bandmasters Dean Doh-oski and his tuba are su~ Dobroski, who was host for three of the :hildren showed up at Autzen Stadium to Kids get a lesson in conducting with the Assn. Distinguished Service Award in 1966 and the Oregon Bandmasters Assn. I-oundedby oflock of youngsters. Eugene Symphonic Band. Distinguished Service Plaque in 1986.. a bypass surgery operation. The scholar- The Presser Scholarship--given to an shot of someone's shoes. The film never Music Scholarships ship is awarded to an exceptional music outstanding music major entering his or won an Emmy, hut audiences often voted Continue to Grow student, with first preference given to her senior year. Memories of it the comedy of the year. Oregon residents. The Oregon Tuba Association--given to A number of "firsts" can be credited Nearly 100 music students are playing, The Wilhemina Bramlett Scholarships an outstanding tubist majoring in music. Robert Vagner to this man. While president of the Wyo- singing and conducting their way to music are new University of Oregon scholarships Mu Phi Epsilon: Alumni--awarded to ming Music Educators Asociation, he scholarships at the University of Oregon. for minorities. The scholarships are student members of Mu Phi Epsilon. organized the first State Music Teachers While some music awards and schol- provided by the Bramlett family, and one Mu Phi Epsilon: Patrons--awarded to Conference in Wyoming; the first state arships have been available at the UO for of them will be a music scholarship given student members of Mu Phi Epsilon. by John McManus band and orchestra camp in Wyoming; the many years, the number of scholar-ships annually to a Black student from the San Phi Beta: Patrons--scholarships given to first University of Oregon Music Educa- has taken a dramatic leap in recent years. Francisco Bay area. gifted UO music majors, and one to an Robert S. Vagner, who passed away tion Conference, held annually for many Over $90,000 in music scholarships is Elizabeth Waddell Newman Memorial outstanding pianist. this summer at age 76, inspired all who years, beginning in 195 I; the first currently on the books, according to Scholarship--Elizabeth Waddell, a Phi Beta: Alumni--given to a retuming performed under his baton. He set high Symposium of Contemporary Wind Associate Dean Gary Martin, hut the need Eugene resident, has established an UO music major. standards, demanded near-perfection, and Instrument Music in 1957, also held for financial aid to students is also high. endowment for scholarships at the School Lawrence Maves Scholarship--given to a never settled for less than the best. His annually for many years; and conducted "There have been substantial increases of Music. The scholarship will be UO music major who plays a string University of Oregon bands and chamber the first West Coast or Northwest in the cost of education in the last decade, awarded to an outstanding member of Mu instrument. ensembles were regarded as being among performance of many works including the making it increasingly difficult for our Phi Epsilon in memory of her daughter, William T. McConnell Memorial the best in the nation--noted for their Hindemith Symphony for Band, Gunther young men and women to go to college," Elizabeth Waddell Newman. Scholarship-given to a UO music stimulating performances of quality Schuller's Symphony for Brass, Milhaud's says Martin. "Thanks to the generosity of The Linda Jeanne Moore Scholarship student, based on need and academic literature and their magnificent rich tone Symphony for Winds,Jacob's Music For a numerous families and organizations, the has been established in memory of former standing. quality and technical facility. Festival, and many others. School of Music has the capability of UO student Linda Jeanne Moore. At the The Vanschaak Memorial Fund--given Bob Vagner was Director of Bands at Bob Vagner received the Citation of assisting a large number of young people time of her death in 1970, Moore was a to a UO music major who is legally blind; the University of Oregon from 1950 until In 1957, he founded the Eugene Excellence from the National Band Asso- who possess extraordinary talent." senior in education at Oregon, and a voice based on ability and need. his retirement in 1978. He brought an Symphonic Band. He served as its ciation in 1972 "for outstanding effort in For many years the Ruth Lorraine student of Exine Bailey. The scholarship impressive array of composers and conductor for 28 years until 1985. This promoting the musical and educational Close Scholarships have been a major fund was created by her parents to help The task of awarding scholarships is outstanding musicians to the campus to band held a special place in Bob Vagner's significance of bands." The Oregon Band source of scholarship money for the UO carry on the memory of her joy for music both difficult and gratifying, according to work with the band, including Vincent heart. He believed strongly in the adult Directors Association honored h& with music school. Annually over 20 students (see story below). The scholarship is Martin. "I wish it were possible to have Persichetti, Karel Husa, Ingolf Dahl, community band movement, and in 1957 their Distinguished Service Award in receive awards totaling $50,000, ranging awarded to a talented voice student, based these donors present in my office when I Edwin Franko Goldman, Roger Nixon, spearheaded its revival after most of 1986. the same vear he received the from $500 to full tuition scholarships. on need. tell students they have received a scholar- Ernest Krenek, Wallingford Riegger, Oregon's adult bands faded away in the Distinguished aster Teacher Award The scholarships are open to all music ship," he says. "Many times the scholar- William 0. Smith, Jerome Rosen, Francis 1930's. Due in no small part to Vagner's from the Un~versityof Oregon. students, with special emphasis given to Other UO music scholarships include: ship is the determining factor in whether McBeth, Peter Maxwell Davies, Bamey inspiration, community bands are once Bob gave us much to remember him harp and composition students. The Women's Choral Society-two they will be able to study next year, and Childs, Ernst Toch, George Frederick again thriving in a great many Oregon by. We will mlss h~m,but we can be scholarships, one for a promising their excitement is very rewarding." McKay, Alexandru Hrisanide, and Vaclav communities. thankful that our paths have crossed. A profile of some of the more recent incoming voice student, one for a Anyone interested in creating a Nelhybel. He pioneered the performance Bob's rehearsals always started on music scholarships: retuming voice student. scholarship at the School of Music should of many new contemporary works for time. In fact, he was known to fudge a bit The Emily Bergquist Memorial The Paul Clarke Stauffer Scholarships-- contact Dean Bemard Dobroski's office at winds and percussion and contemporary and start a few minutes early, and woe Scholarship was established in memory given to talented seniors at Eugene high (503) 686-566 1. works for instrumentallvocal combin- unto those who were not in their places of Emily Bergquist, daughter of Peter and schools, second priority to other Oregon ations from Xenakis to Varese. Stacked and ready! From his university bands, he Dorothy Bergquist. Emily, who was a UO high schools. high in his office were manuscript scores demanded, and got, complete attention at music student, died in a car accident in and parts from all over the world, indi- rehearsals. The slightest whisper brought 1987. This scholarship was created by cating his interest in bringing to light the comments such as, "Enough of this pool- donations from friends of the family, and music of present-day composers. room attitude, let's get down to business." was awarded to two outstanding music Parkening Concert Endows Scholarship Fund He was an excellent clarinetist. He Although demanding, he was never students in the Bachelor of Arts program. had performed in past years with the sarcastic or demeaning in rehearsals. The Whitfield Memorial Scholarships Scholarships for outstanding voice students were given a terrific boost on October 9, 1989, when famed classical guitarist Christopher Parkening gave a benefit recital Denver Symphony, the Central City Opera Most reprimands or corrections were made are in memory of Dr. Virginia Whitfield, with his characteristic chuckle or twinkle in Silva Concert Hall at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts. Proceeds from the Orchestra, the Pro Arte Quartet, and the who served on the UO music faculty from in his eye. event, derived from ticket sales and contributions, totaled nearly $1 1,000. They will University of Oregon Faculty Woodwind 1965 until her death in 1981. The Quintet. One of his former college When Ira Lee took the University of scholarships are awarded each year to endow the Linda Jeanne Moore Scholarship Endowment Fund. The audience of 907 persons heard a concert entitled "A Tribute to Segovia," students recalled playing the 1st part to a Oregon Marching Band to the Rose Bowl music education students, based on in 1957, Bob went along as chief camera- featuring the works of 15 Spanish composers. In an article with The News-Review of difficult duet on the B-flat clarinet at his scholastic excellence and need. man to film the band's performances in the Roseburg, Parkening said that Segovia "singlehandedly brought the guitar to the weekly lesson when Vagner reached over, The Carol Nelson Corhett Memorial picked up a clarinet, and performed the Rose Festival Parade, The Rose Bowl, and Scholarship is dedicated to the memory position of being a major concert classical instrument." His generous benefit performance for the School of Music was made, he said, because "I desire to do the difficult 2nd part. After the whirlwind at Disneyland. He became so involved in of Carol Corbett, a 1941 UO graduate. A duet performance, Bob apologized for the band's performances that he often piano player all her life, she loved music concert in memory of Linda and my love for the Moores." A world-class fly fisherman, Parkening was a guest for many years at the Moore's resort near making one minor mistake. The student forgot to tum off the camera at the end of and "appreciated what music in all aspects then discovered that Bob was playing his each segment. Upon viewing the film, does for mankind, especially the comfort Roseburg. Warm thanks are extended to Christopher Parkening, Frank and Jeanne Moore, "A" clarinet, requiring the part to be audiences were treated to a dizzying and joy it can provide." transposed up 112 step. display of rapid swoops to the sky and Corbett died unexpectedly in 1985 during the Hult Center for the Performing Arts staff, and the many ticket buyers, donors and volunteers who made this benefit effort a noteworthy success. then to the gutter ending with a 10-second .... Barbara Baird is teaching organ, harp- Symphony in Portland and attended the Switzerland, and Austria for three weeks andLear-ning, published by Macmillan compose and arrange two original works. l'opera, and the Bibliotheque de l'hsenal. sichord and Basic Music courses at the Percussive Arts Society International in July. and the Music Educators National He also started the first annual Oregon School of Music. She was elected Dean of Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, this Conference. Jazz Celebration which featured Anne Tedards appeared as soprano the Eugene Chapter of the American Guild November. Recent jazz vibraharp Edward Kammerer was appointed as a performances by saxophonist James soloist with the Schumann Lied Festival in of Organists. She made a presentation on performances include a solo appearance Faculty Representative to the UO Alumni Gary Martin and James Miller had the Moody; drummer Steve Houghton, and 25 Vienna, Austria; in Haydn's Creation with the pipe organ for the 7th Oregon last August at the Santa Cruz Estival Board. At a Seattle conference he present- seventh edition of their book, An Outline high school and college jazz ensembles. the Oregon Repertoly Singers at the Port- Conference on Low-temperature Physics, Festival and. ed a paper and demonstrated computer- History of Western Music, released by land Center for Performing Arts; in Char- a design conference on the Wind Tunnel, programmed synthesizers as teaching and W.C. Brown in September, 1989. Barbara Palmer performed on the Bach pentier's Te Deum and Mozart's Requiem on October 24, 1989. Herbert Eckhoff performed in several accompanying tools in private instruc- il Birthday Bash radio broadcast, the in New York City with the Amor Artis operas around the country, including the tions. In addition, he performed for the 1 John McManus recently completed a Children's Concert Series performance of Chorale; with the Chamber Ensemble of Wayne Bennett conducted the State tutor, Raimondo, in Lucia di Lamme?-moor Governor's Awards for the Arts and 9 three-volume publication, The Oregon Poulenc's L'Histoire de Babar, and the Nohe Dame in Baltimore; and with the . Honor Bands in Indiana and Montana as with the Piedmont Opera; Sprecher in composed a fanfare for UO President \ High School Band Movement: Its Roots Oregon Bach Festival's July 4th Night of Mid-Atlantic Chamber Orchestra in well as the Southem California Inter- Dallas Opera's The Magic Flute; the title Paul Olum's retirement ceremony. andDevelopment. Please see the article American Song concert, as well as various Washington, D.C., performing Bach's collegiate Band, Los Angeles; the Wash- role in Mendelssohn's EIijah witb the Los under What's New on page 3 for more Faculty Artist recitals. She taught Cantata 140 and the Coffee Cantata. ington All State Orchestra, Seattle; and the Angeles Choral Society; Sarastro witb Dean Kramer performed with the information. accompaniment in the Summer Institute New England Intercollegiate Band, Storrs, Boston's Banchetto Musicale using ancient Broyhill Chamber Ensemble in March, for the High School Solo Vocalist and Martin Tobias (GTF) appeared this CT. He conducted the Oregon Wind instruments; and in the Metropolitan 1989, at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie J. Robert Moore during the past year has several classes in piano literature at the month in Eugene Opera's production of Ensemble at the Northwest Music Opera's production of Billy Budd. Locally Hall, New York City. Included on the given recitals at the University of Illinois Summer Piano Camp. Gianni Schicchi. Educators National Conference in Boise, he gave a German Art Song recital, was concert were the B Major trio, (Urbana) with Mark Brombaugh, at ID, and completed his fifth year as the soloist with the Eugene Concert Choir and Opus 8 by Brahms and the New York Indiana State University, and at the UO Stephen J. Paul received his PhD in Victor Steinhardt gave solo recitals music director of the Cascade Music sang the title role in Boito's Mefistofele at premiere of Stephen Jaffe's Songs for with fellow faculty members Barbara Music Education in December of 1988, around the state in Eugene, Salem, Forest Festival in Bend, OR. the Oregon Bach Festival. He will be mezzo-soprano, piano, cello, and flute. Baird, Jeff Williams, Leslie Straka, and was promoted and received tenure in June Grove and Klamath Falls. He was the heard singing the role of Jesus at the 1990 Wayne Bennett. He soloed with the of this year. In February he presented two soloist with the Northwest Bach Ensemble Patrick Casey participated in the College Oregon Bach Festival's performance of the Don Latarski was commissioned to write Linfield College Orchestra, and was one papers: "Rationales and Justifications for of Ashland playing Mozart's K. 453, and Band Directors National Association St. Matthew Passion. music for the following: theme music for of the performers at last yeais Alumni Music Education" at the All-Northwest performed Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue the TV program "State of the Arts," Association Concert at the Pittock MENC at Boise in February; and "Why for UO President Paul Olum's retirement Paul Friedlander completed a Rock KLCC's new call-in program "Live Wire," Mansion in Portland. Moore also played Should We Teach Music, Anyway?" at the ceremony. He performed on chamber History manuscript for Schirmer Books and LCC's spring dance. He was also saxophone and oboe in Eugene Ballet's Texas Music Educators Convention at San music concerts in New York for the Barge Bernard Dobroski was recently elected that will be published in the Fall of 1990 commissioned to compose music for the production of "Silent Movie." Antonio. Paul adjudicated marching band Music Series, in the Oregon Bach Festi- president of Oregon College Music and reviewed "Cousin Brucie" of early Pulitzer prize winning photographer Brian festivals in St. Louis, MO, and Las val, and Chamber Music Northwest in Administrators Association. He is radio in American Music. He was elected Lanker's video which documents the Harold Owen is under contract with Cruces, NM, and was elected President- Portland. He also combined with violinist secretary-treasurer of Region 8 National to the Executive Board of the International making of his most recent book, "I Dream Schirmer Books in New York to complete elect of the Northwest Division College Arnold Steinhardt for recitals in Washing- Association of Schools of Music, was Association for the Study of Popular a World." The video documentary series a text on modal and tonal counterpoint. Band Directors National Association. ton, D.C., and Miami, FL. Program Director of College Music MusicNSA and presented the lecture "State of the Arts" featured him in a half- The notation for the book is being Society's National Meeting in Chicago in "Rocking the Yangtze: Popular Music in hour video. His five books are distributed prepared on the Macintosh program George Recker recorded the Jeffrey Williams performed and taught 1989, was one of the judges of this year's China" to the UO community. by Jamey Abersold. Finale. The expected publication date is Shostakovich Seventh Symphony with the at the Red Lodge Music Festival in Miss America Pageant, and served on the sometime in 1990. He received a National Symphony (Roshopovich Montana in June, and performed with Eugene Arts Foundation Hult Endowment Jesse Gram completed his MM in Randi L'Hommedieu served as State commission to compose a concerto for conducting) in Washington, D.C., for the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra in the Committee. He also acted as hostlnarrator performance while on leave at North- Research Chairperson for the Oregon tuba and wind ensemble for Norman Erata Records. He joined the Pioneer Monteverdi Vespers, Brahms Symphony for three of the first concerts in the UO western University School of Music in Music Educators Association. He also Pearson, principal tubist with the Los Brass of Portland, performing concerts in No. 2, and Boito's Mefistofele. He also music school's Children's Concert Series. Evanston, IL. He was principal tuba in the collaborated with Robert J. Menges and Angleles Philharmonic Orchestra. The Portland, Coos Bay and Newport, OR. taught brass chamber music at the Britt Northwestern University Symphony Kathleen T. Brinko on two articles: performance will be at the University of Other recent concertizing included Chamber Music Academy in southern Charles Dowd produced and conducted a Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Wind "Validity Issues in Meta Analysis: California, Fullerton, next Spring under performances with the Oregon Bach Oregon. recording of Noyes Bartholomew's Like Ensemble and Symphonic Band as well as Suggestions for Research and Policy," conductor Mitchell Fennell. Festival, principal trumpet with the Coast Wind On The Buffalo Grass with the principal euphonium in the Concert Band. published in Higher Education Research Music Festival, and the Santa Barbara Oregon Percussion Ensemble last May. In The brass quintet he played in was and Development, Vol. 7(2), 1988; and Steve Owen was active in the Northwest International Trumpet Guild Conference August, Dowd performed as Principal selected to represent the Brass Depamnent "Methodological Explanations for the and Wisconsin as a clinician, guest artist in California. In August he recorded a Timpanist with the Cabrillo Music in the music school showcase concert. He Modest Effects of Student Ratings and adjudicator, and gave workshops at Baroque Trumpet album with Tony Plog Festival in Santa Cruz. Under the Baton studied brass pedagogy, music history, and Feedback," to appear in the Jour-nal of many area high schools. He performed at and members of the Cleveland, Utah and of Dennis Russell Davies, this orchestra conducting at Northwestern and was Educational Psychology in January or 1 the Governor's Awards for the Arts Montreal Symphonies in L.A., to he won the ASCAP award for "Adventure- assistant conductor of the University Brass June of 1990. He presented a paper at the program and directed the Summer Jazz released in December on Summitt some Programming of Contemporary Choir during Spring quarter. Northwest Regional Music Educators Improvisation Camp for the University of Records. Music" for the eighth consecutive season. National Conference held in Boise, ID, Oregon's Summer Session. He was on a Dowd is currently performing Bartok's Robert Hladky was cello soloist in entitled "Master Studio Teachers and the panel of jazz educators for a discussion on Marian Smith won a faculty research Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion Bruch's Kol Nedrei with the Oregon School Ensemble Director: A Compar- "Small Jazz Ensembles in Secondary award and spent the summer of 1989 in with Dean Kramer, Victor Steinhardt, and Mozart Players during their May concert. ison of TeachingLeaming Environments." Education" at the Northwest Regional Paris, conducting research on Parisian percussionist Randal Larson, as well as He gave a concert and master classes at He is also writing a chapter on special Music Educators National Conference in comic operas and ballets of the late 18th Elliot Carter's timpani pieces. Dowd has the Red Lodge Music Festival in Red research designs for the forthcoming Boise, and was commissioned by the and early 19th centuries at the Biblio- recently performed with the Oregon Lodge, MT, and toured Germany, Handbook of Research in Music Teaching United States Air Force Airmen of Note to theque Nationale, the Bibliotheque de . - .. . - - --Iz=z I--= r' A .-- LUN-N . . . -----I (Note: Alumni notes received after our Paul Lutheran Church in Portland, and is having made hers in 1930. Wilma Jeanne Wilson Swart~(19481, Georgene Gmahling (1951), Larkspur, Lester V. Simons (1952), Myrtle Point, production deadline will be published in active in the Pi Tau chapter of Phi Beta. Helen Hudson Chester (1949), Portland, Muskegon, MI, has gradually reduced the CA, is a representative for Community OR, owns L-S Music, and plays clarinet the Spring issue of Ledger Lines.) George F. Skipworth (19391, Green OR, teaches 63 piano students in her home number of her award-winning students Concerts, and is going to New York soon with the Bay Area Woodwind Quartet and Valley, AZ, is retired and serves as Cantor studio and is the organist at her church. (four of which swept the first place slots in to listen to artists for booking in the1990- Ihe Bay Area Community Band. and Music Coordinator for Desert Hills Emilie Chan Fong (1941), Los Angeles, a scholarship competition) from 50 to 22 91 season. She is a member of the Gene Slayter (1951), Springfield, OR, is The 1920s Lutheran Church. CA is President of the LA Alumni Chapter this year, and is active in Music Education Larkspur Preservation Band. :hairman of the Fine Arts department at of Mu Phi Epsilon, and Scholarship Software. Phil Green (1950), Sau Diego, CA, is Springfield High, and serves as 1st VP of Chairman of their Collegiate Competition Dorothy Wilson (19431, Chico, CA, retired after a healthy teaching career and Oregon Music Educators. Gene also works Helen S. Downs (1923), Tustin, CA, has The 1940s in Spring 1990. founded the International Institute for now performs in San Diego and travels. in the summer music camps at the UO and fond memories of her campus life at the Robert Fulton (1949), Clovis, CA, is Education Through the Arts, and the Arts Donna McQueeu Groth (1958), Leba- OSU. U of 0 and of her piano teacher, Mrs. retired from his position in health care, but Camp in Berry Creek, CA. She is a non, OR, plays bassoon in the Linn- M. Sue Teter Yunker (1953), Vancouver, Thatcher, even though she never followed Rebecca Anderson Bursou (19421, San keeps busy with such varied interests as Benton Concert Bands and directs choirs WA, is music directorlorganist at the Antonio, TX, is a retired Air Force wife member of the International Teacher a career in music. sportscasting, acting, and writing (he has Training Team for Human Dynamics. at the Lebanon United Methodist Church. Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Catharine Lyon Frame (1926), Visalia, and teacher. She plays in the church bell published two books of poetry). He was She and her family are purchasing a small in Vancouver. She teaches private violin CA, is a retired teacher of piano and choir, ushers for the San Antonio Sym- also the General Manager of the Fresno farm in Lebanon. lessons, and is a member of the Liturgy & organ. phony, and attends musicals. Philharmonic Symphony. The 1950s Mary Ann Megale Guenther (19.571, Music Commission of the Episcopal Lois Ginther Abrell(1942), Lebanon, Helen Judy Hunter (1940), Eugene, OR, Corvallis, OR, is married with three Diocese of Olympia. OR, is President of the Societe de la is a member of Oregon Teacher's Associa- Hal W. Beyers (1950), Aurora, OR has daughters and owns a private piano studio. Janis Thompson-McConnell(1953), The 1930s Femme Di Oregon, an auxillary to a tion, Music Teachers National Associa- played in the UO Alumni Band every year She also enjoys acting as a professional Kent, WA, retired from public schools in veteran's organization. tion, National Association of Teachers of since its inception, and teaches at the accompanist. 1987 and teaches private voice lessons and Maxine E. Barnes (1946), Beavertou, Singing and Phi Beta Fraternity for the Chemawa Indian School. Bernice J. Isham (1957), Lincoln City, travels. Barbara R. Holt Boulet (1937), Lenoir OR, is retired after forty years of commu- Creative and Performing Arts. John C. Bigelow (1954), Milwaukie, OR, OR, is semi-retired, but finds time to act Mary F. Van Vactor (1956), Portland, City, TN, is retired after nearly thirty years nity musical involvement and 17 years of Esther Michaud (19471, Johnstown, PA, is recently retired after 33 years of as Choir Director at Saint Peter the OR, is serving her second year as Presi- of teaching public school music in teaching in the Beaverton School Dishict. still feels close to the UO School of teaching music, and sells real estate with Fisherman Lutheran Church in Lincoln dent of Allied Arts, a branch of the Oregon, Wisconsin, Texas, Tennessee, Jean Burt Dunning (1942), Nevada City, Music, and takes pleasure in her friendship Century 21. City between teaching classes at Oregon Oregon Federation of Music, and is and Georgia. CA, sings with Music In The Mountains with UO Associate Professor Herb Donna M. Bothwell (1951), Eugene, OR, Coast Community College. retiring after a successful career in music Marguerite Spath Bryson (19311, Chamber Chorale, and performs as vocal Eckhoff, having enjoyed his work at the retired in June of 1987 from full time Robert G. Luoma (1951), Portland, OR, education. Longview, WA, gives piano lessons and and piano soloist at Georgetown Musi- Met. She plays piano regularly at the Elementary Music and classroom teach- recently published a book entitled Music accompanies vocalists. She is also the cales. Holiday Inn in Johnstown, which is "a lot ing, is now a substitute teacher and gives Mode and Wo~dsin Lasso's Last Works, George B. Wasson (1957), Eugene, OR, Music Chairman at the Longview Joyce Durham Lessick (1946), Eugene, of fun." piano lessons. which applies 16th century music theory is highly involved with the newly restored Womens' Club. OR, is retired and has lived in Eugene Virginia Burt Pearson (1948), Eugene, Alan K. Casebourn (1956), Astoria, OR, to an analysis of Orlando di Lasso's Coquille Tribe, directing various cultural since graduating from the U of 0. She John Gilfry (1939), was recently named OR, works with her husband in their is retired from teaching, and now runs the "Lagrime di San Pietro." projects to restore traditional arts. He to the Louisiana Music Educator's Asso- was a violin teacher for many years; her health care business and sings frequently mail route in Seaside and plays horn in the plans to retire early. ciation Hall of Fame. He is retired after father is now 86 and still makes violins, in Eugene churches. North Coast Symphonic Band and tenor Raoul Maddox (1954), Ashland, OR, is William T. Y'Blood (1959), Springfield, serving as band director and professor of tuba in Astoria Tuba Quartet. retired from public school teaching after VA, retired from 25 years of flying in music at the Universitv of Southwestern Pat Riehl Collins (1956), Medford, OR, 29 years in Ashland. He spends his winter 1985. He works at the Pentagon as an Air Louisiana in Lafayette, LA. plays clarinet in Rogue Valley Wind in Mexico and directs the Ashland City Force historian, having had four books on Ruthann B. McKenzie (1936), Vancou- Ensemble and Ashland City Band, and Band during the summers. military/naval history published. His latest ver, WA, has a private studio which has owns Collins Sailing Supplies and a Farrell D. Madsen Sr. (1957), Chico, book, The Little Giants, was published by been both state and nationally certified. Christmas tree fann. CA, moved to California State University The Naval Institute Press. She has been the Assistant Conductor for Mary Colfelt (1957), Bainbridge Island, at Chico to be chairman of music educa- the Metropolitan Youth Symphony since WA, is a vocal soloist and voice teacher, tion after teaching at South Eugene High 1974. and specializes in classes for "uncertain" School and UO summer classes for three The 1960s Delbert W. "Sharkey" Moore (1933), singers and Creation Spirituality Pro- years. Bmr., ID, ha, bee11r:tlrcd fur 21 ycm. grams. Donna Peterson McLennan (1956), Lake Doug Audeison (1965), McMinnville, KIMin L.h1,1rick (IW)), Sprn~gf~cld,OK, Shirley Gay Williams Dawley (19501, Oswego, OR, has taught piano in her OR, is in his 24th year as Director of rcrirc.1 iron1 Nortln\.v ('hriqtisn Cdee Yakima, WA, reports a continued interest private studio for 29 years. Vocal Music at McMinnville High School, in 1979, and is starting his 21st year asyhe in the UO and the events surrounding- the Robert M. Roberts (1950), Portland, OR, and is also the director of the Summer organist- for Central Presbyterian Church school. is retired after 33 years in broadcasting Jazz West Workshops for teaching. in Eugene. Dick Dorr (1952), La Selva Beach, CA, and working with Oregon Public Broad- Ray Anderson (1967), Portland, OR, Kamilla W. Rajnns (1934), Santa Rosa, owns and operates a fleet of 30 buses for a casting, developing classical music studies accounting at Portland State CA, was active in music for 10 years in charter bus business and uesforms iazz in programming and special events. University. He is also an organist and the San Francisco area before moving to the San Francisco area. Donna Gnmpert Rustand (1959), Bend, choir-master at Grace Memorial Episcopal Santa Rosa. She played bass with the Ellen Liebe Dunlap (1951), Bremerton, OR, teaches music, grades 1-5, at Bear Church in Portland. Santa Rosa Symphony for over 25 years, WA, has been employed by the Puget Creek Elementary in Bend, Oregon. She Janice Bird LaBorde (1968), Belmont, and has one daughter-a harpist-and two Sound Naval Shipyard since 1955, when also ulavs trumuet in Central Oregon- CA, is a staff accompanist at a local grandchildren. she came to Bremerton as a grade school ~ollege.~and.' community college, teaches piano Carolyn Schink (1935), Portland, OR, is instrumental teacher. She has also played Margaret Reeve Shotwell (1951), Forest privately and is a choir directorlorganist. a member of the Handbell Choir of St. Audrey Aasen-Hull(1939) visited the UO Music School this Summer and took the violin and viola for the Bremerton Grove, OR, teaches piano at home and She sings with the Masterworks Chorale opportnnity to make music with UO professor Victor Ste~nhardt. Symphony for over 25 years. directs two church handbell choirs. and sang the Verdi Requiem with that group in Camegie Hall last April. Jerry Weseley Harris (1966),Beaverton, currently a registered nurse, living in the Elizabeth Ann Berg (1972), Springfield, LindaDonner Easton (1979), Seward, PhilipFruhnmayer (1972), New Orleans, Dan Bochard (1968), Torrance, CA, is OR, is completing 26 years of teaching in Chicago area with her family. OR, is Executive Administrator for the Alaska, teaches choir and band at Seward LA, is Professor of Voice and Chairman active playing, teaching, soloing and doing the Beaverton School District and has over David Simpson (1969), Long Beach, CA, Eugene Youth Symphony Association, the Jr./Sr. High School, and "for the first time of Vocal Studies at Loyola University. He clinics. He soloed with Tommy Peder- 400 choral compositions, arrangements, plays violin in Long Beach City College's second oldest youth orchestra west of St. my dream came true: I teach a piano class recorded a CD with his wife, a soprano, to son's group of trombones in Newport and editions published. chamber orchestra, and plays organ at his Louis. and love it." be released by Centaur Records entitled Beach last October, and in January was Sherrill T. Holly (1960), Jackson, church. His videos on Mozart and Haydn Richard J. Berg, Jr. (1977), Springfield, Elizabeth Easley Dyer (1970), Taipei, "The Flowering of English Song." one of three soloists at the N.A.M.M. Mississippi, is the Band Director at Powell have both been telecast. OR, teaches High School and Middle Taiwan, is enthusiastically incorporating Sara Garrett (1976), Bluomington, IL, show at the Anaheim Convention Center Jr. High School in Jackson, Mississippi, Rob Tucker (1965), Springfield, OR, has School Bands in Springfield, OR, and Education Through Music into the teaches strings in the Normal, Illinois, with George Roberts and Lloyd Ulyate. where he has worked in the school system been the head pastor at Springfield Faith plays trumpet with the Oregon Bach elementary music program at Taipei schools. She has several private students Linda Brown (1966), Canby, OR, teaches since 1966. He is the leader of the KCBS Center for eight years, after retiring from Festival, Oregon Mozart Players, Eugene American School. and plays cello in the Springfield Sym- vocal music, piano and guitar at Moss Jazz Quartet and adjudicator at many of teaching choir at Springfield High. Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Brass Frank A. Eaton, (1970), Portland, OR, phony. Her husband teaches clarinet and Junior High in Oregon City. She teaches the jazz festivals in the area. Don Van Walk (1969), Albany, OR, is Quintet, and works with the Brass completed his Doctor of Musical Arts conducting at Illinois Wesleyan Univer- private piano and voice, and is the organist Wally Huffman (1966), Sun Valley, ID, beginning his 20th year in music educa- Chamber Music Workshop at Humboldt degree at the University of Washington, sity. and soloist at three churches in Canby and is the vice president and general manager tion, and plays trombone in the Linn- State, CA. and won the Julius Herford Dissertation of David Glazier (1977), Ketchikan, Alaska, Dee Dee Widmer Blais (1974), Albany, the year award, Honorable Mention. is a traveling music teacher for the SE West Linn. She has also sung the National of Sun Valley Company. Benton Community. Big- Band and the UO Anlllcni ior thc Ponlmd 'l'r;~ilbla~er~. L. Lillian Kroq January (1961), Madras, Alumni Band. OR, has worked in the Elementary music Ronald G. Ebel(1979), North Holly- Island School District based in Ketchikan, program in Albany Public Schools since wood, CA, performs and teaches sax and a rural district covering 6,000 square Betrv" .I.- Bullack 119671.,, IJndmvuod. OR, is now a registered dietician working D. Daniel R. Vertrees (1969), Bald- WA, teaches K-8 elementary vocal and for the Indian Health Service in Warm winsville, NY, is the Assistant Director for 1974. clarinet in the Los Angeles area, and miles. He also performs in the SE Alaska band at Cook, WA. She is also Minister Springs after teaching music for several Com~uterand Data Integration with the Dr. Douglas L. Butler (1973), Anderson, performs with the .pop . band Musicians at Symphony and is on the faculty of the - SC, is a free-lance researcher/scholar Large. Young Musicians &Artists Summer of Music at St. Mark's Episcopal. . Church years. Syracuse University Kellogg Project, an in Hood River. Kareen Bishoprick Messerschmidt adult education program. currently working on the Organ Duet Howell Edwards (1974), Grants Pass, Camp at Willamette University in Salem, Margarita Burks (1969), Coos Bay, OR, (1963), East Wanatchee, WA, moves with Charla Penners White (1963), Coos Bay, Literature. He performed a recent organ OR, is a vocal music teacher at Grants OR. is retired after 20 vears of teachiue- and her family to Nepal in late 1989, and OR, works as Personnel Officer for concert in Boston, MA. Pass High School in Oregon. Jim Hallwyler (1972), Eugene, OR, owns now attends the GO, working on a second hopes to resume directing Westem Southwestern Oregon Community College Hugh F. Cardon (1970), El Paso, TX, Gerald Farmer (1977), Carrollton, GA, a new business, J and K Marketing, MA. Cultural events when she returns in four at Coos Bay. She also plays piano for was a guest performer at the University of was recently appointed Director of the specializing in sales, rentals and inshuc- .Ianis \IcCollum Cuunibs (19691, Si~lem, years. special events. Texas at Austin lecture-recital of 20th Music Graduate Program at West Georgia tion on keyboards, pianos and organ. 011, i, lhc tlxmler i~nddire;tor oi Si~len~'~Perry Morgan (1961), Hillsboro, OR, Bob Yonker (1960), Yamhill, OR, retired Century Mexican Art Songs. He also College (Carrollton), and will continue Virginia Hancock (1977), was awarded "All Cl~ildrcn'\Thciltr~.." Sh2 no\\. teaches band at Upper Elementary and from teaching inshumental music at performed at San Jose State this year, and teaching clarinet/saxophone and music tenure and promoted to Associate Profes- devotes more time to the Salem School of JFK High School in Mount Angel, OR. Yamhill-Carlton Schools in June, 1988. was named District Govemor of The Great education courses. sor at Indiana State University. She taught Performing Arts, her newest project. Tom Mnller (1965), Medford, OR, He keeps busy with a small farm and Plains District of National Association of Karen B. Frederickson (1974), Holland, a third summer (1989) in the doctoral Patricia David Hansen (1960), Rexburg, teaches Jr. High School Band after leaving workshop, and has a position on the local Teachers of Singing. MI, is an Associate Professor of Music at program at Indiana University School of ID, is assistant principal of Madison High Medford Senior High School in 1986. He High School Board. Alison Cuates-Kelly (1975),Denver, CO, Hope College, teaching music education, Music, Bloomington. 111 K.,\hur&. Shc :omplcrcd 3 \larrer of also plays in the Ashland City Band sings as a church soloist and performs in chorus. and voice. James Hardcastle (1978), Coburg, OR, hlu~cJC-~CC in Voice Periunn:~ne:II during the summer and in a local dance semi-professional local theatre produc- works at Sacred Heart Hospital in Eugene ~niversi; of Idaho in 1973, and is in the band. tions and musicals. second year of an EdD program in admin- Rev. Ken Richards (1965), San Jose, CA, The 1970s istration at Brigham Young University. is Priest of St. Stephens in the Field Donald Duerfeldt (1964), Roseburg, OR, Episcopal Church, and Headmaster of St. Marcy Atwood Adkins (1978), moved Jerold Ottley (DMA, 1972), a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, has been the has been the band director at Joseph Lane Stephens School (K-6). Wife Diane last year to Washington, D.C., where she music director and conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir since April, Junior High School for 25 years and the Roberts Richards (1965), is music enjoys a career with the Air Force, in 1975. His career with the Choir was preceded by many years as teacher and assistant band director at Roseburg High teacher at St. Stephens School and has 35 Acquisitions. She is Vice President of the conductor in the schools and churches of the area. He is currently Adjunct School for nine years. private piano and keyboard students; she Women Military Aviators, Inc., and was Professor of Music at the University of Utah, where he acts as advisor and John Dulaney (1964), Salem, OR, is the is also organist at the church. married last year to Marty Adkins. special lecturer. Assistant Principal at Walker Middle Jane Ryder Richardson (1962), Boise, Spencer Barton (1973), Fresno, CA, is a Dr. Ottley holds degrees in music from Brigham Young University, the School in Salem and has been appointed [D, teaches general music and choir to captain for United Express Airlines based University of Utah, and the University of Oregon. In 1968, as a Fulbright as chairman of the Oregon All-State Band grades 6,7,and 8. in Fresno, CA. student, Dr. Ottley studied conducting, voice, and choral performance and Orchestra Contest. In 1990 he will 1. Roseborough (1968), Salt Lake City, Swanee Beck Herrmann (1978), La practice at the Academy of Music, Cologne, West Germany. become president of the Oregon Band UT, is a member of the Mormon Youth Grande, OR, teaches Suzuki violin and Dr. Ottley's duties with the Tabernacle Choir have included preparation Director Association. Symphony and Chorus Percussion cello, and operates a ballet studio; she and of the weekly radio and television broadcast of "Music and the Spoken Gary C. Frame (1968), Salem, OR, is Section, a group whose extensive awards her husband have seven children. Word," which began its 61st year on nationwide radio in July, 1989. He has entering his 27th year of teaching vocal include an Emmy. Dave Becker (1971), Lake Oswego, OR, conducted many recordings for CBS Masterworks Records, and has directed music, and is currently at Sprague High Dan Russell (1969), Chicago, IL, taught serves as Director of Bands and has been concerts in Japan, Korea, Brazil, Northem Europe, Holland, and England. School in the Salem area. :boral/music ed at Boise State, Michigan promoted to Chair of the Music Depart- Under the direction of Maestri Eugene Ormandy, Maurice Abravanel, Ling Sandra Lynch Hammond (1963), The State, and Northwestern University, and is ment at Lewis & Clark College. Tung, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Michael Tilson Thomas, the Dalles, OR, owns Century 21 Big River now Minister of Music at the First Kathy Brooks Becker (1971), Lake Tabernacle Choir has performed major choral works, prepared by Dr. Ottley, Realty with her husband Phil. Presbyterian Church of Evanston, IL. Oswego, OR, teaches elementaq school in with the Philadelphia, the Utah Symphony, and the Grand Teton Music Mary Jill Hardin (1966), Seattle, WA, is Shirley Webb Russell (1969), Chicago, the Tigard School District. Children Festival Orchestras. He has also conducted the Utah Symphony Orchestra teaching voice and piano in her home after IL, is a former elementary vocal music Allison and Andrew are studying clarinet in recording and pdormance, as well as the Columbia Symphony in eight years with the Seattle Opera chorus :eacher in the Beaverton School District and piano. recording. and five years of various solo work. md private voice teacher in Boise. She is . .

...... 1 "- . -. ALUMNI NOTES- 1 and occasionally performs piano recitals. Sister Maureen Niedermeyer (1970), Jim Steinberger (1979), Eugene, OR, Lezlie Botkin (1985), Visalia, CA, and plays with various local orchestras. Lynn M. Hawkins (1984), Bend, OR, Victoria Higgins (1977), Eugene, OR, has Portland, OR, is a chaplain at Providence teaches vocal music at South Eugene High teaches piano and guitar classes at the Kristine Hall Engstrom (1982), teaches teaches choir, jazz band, and general taught elementary music in Pleasant Hill Medical Center, using her music for the School and enjoys teaching music to the College of Segovia and performs with a K-2 General Music part-time and plays in music in the Redmond School District. for the past ten years. patients' enjoyment, relaxation, pain sons and daughters of his former music contemporary folk/country group. the Reno Philha~monic,Nevada Opera, Rebecca Hedman (1986), Everett, WA, Phil Hillstrom (1974), Eugene, OR, is a control, and prayer. She also sings in the professors. Vance Bowman (1989), Salem, OR, Reno Chamber 01-chestra,quintet and performs with a new vocal ensemble in State Farm Insurance agent in Eugene, and Portland Symphonic Choir. Tricia Stewart (1974), Arroyo Grande, teaches general music, beginning hand, casino shows, around town. Everett and is a full-time mother. plays in the Eugene Symphony Orchestra Vera McCoy-Sulentic (1977), Ed- CA, teaches 7th and 8th grade hands and choir at Bush Elementary School in Hanya Etter (1984), Eugene, OR, is a Laurie A. Julius (1985), Anacortes, WA, as well as being a member of its Board of wardsville, IL, is a full-time assistant in combined chorus at Paulding Intermediate Salem, OR. violinist with the Eugene Symphony, teaches secondary choral music and Directors. music at Southern Illinois University. She School. She also teaches Beginning Robert Bradley (1980), is writing his Eugene Opel-a Orchestra , and Blue Heron directs church choir in Anacortes. Rehecca A. Jones (1977), Portland, OR, teaches 33 private Suzuki violin students Instrumental Instruction at two elementary dissertation. "Music at the Court of Savov.,, String Quartet. Wendy Sue Karden (1986), teaches teaches piano lessons at the Community and coordinates the String Development schools. 1420-1450," and expects to finish it in Jill Farver (1988), is at the University of music and performs with Uncle Chester. - Music Center and private lessons in her Program, including 150 families and 10 Linda Benford Sweatt (1972), North 1990. He will receive his PhD in Musicol- Oregon, working on a DMA in flute and Amanda Jane Kelley (1988), Ashland, home. She conducts church choir and graduate teachers. Bend, OR, has taught elementary music in ogy from the City University of New music history. OR, works as a musician for the Oregon completed a teaching certificate in Choral Jeanne Marie O'Connell(1976), New North Bend for the past 8 years. York. Kenneth Finch (1980), and Lynne Finch Shakespeare Festival and enjoys childcare Music. Richmond, WI, teaches K-4 music at Sherry Poole Todd (1975), Portland, OR, Rachel Taylor Brown (1989), sings in the (1980), Beaverton, OR, are members of and gardening in the off season. Alison Kelly (1975), Denver, CO, taught Osceola Public Schools. She sings with teaches 3rd grade in Portland and per- New York City metropolitan area with the Oregon Symphony and teach on the Kenneth Kigel(1989), Ashland, OR, is a general music and piano lessons for the the Oratorio Society of St. Paul, MN, and forms both piano and vocals with the Byll two jazz groups. She also works as a faculty of the UO High School Summer string teacher with the Ashland Public last two years in a private school located is preparing a recital on piano and flute, Davis and freelance writer/production assistant with Sessions. Schools. in Denver, and is now a legal secretary. and is learning to play the Irish Harp. Alice M. Vasey (1975), Eugene, OR, is a Connecticut Public Television. Leslie Fournier (198% teaches piano in Dr. Joanne Kong (1986), received critical Dr. Roberta R. King (1976), Nairobi, Marcella M. Poppon (1971), music specialist at Willagillespie Commu- Robert Butcher (1984), Belgrade, MT, Portland, OR. acclaim for her solo recital in the Second Kenya, was awarded a PhD in intercultural Bloomsburg, PA, is Minister of Music at nitv School, and is active in the Eugene teaches band in grades 5-12. Robert de Frece (1988), Alberta, Canada, Richmond International Festival of Music. studieslethnomusicology from Fuller St. Matthew Lutheran Church in concert choir. Russ Carpenter (1981), teaches high is Assistant Professor of Music at the Vicki Lehrer (1989), works as a hand Theological Seminaq in June 1989, and is Bloomsburg, PA. Larry Vedoorn (1971), Boring, OR, school band and choral music at Nyssa University of Alberta in Edmonton. assistant in the Tigard School District in a student at Daystar University College in Rebecca M. Rogers (1976), Tigard, OR, teaches elementary music in Gresham and High School in Nyssa, OR. Erica H. Goldman (1984), Portland, OR, Portland, Oregon. Kenya. teaches choirs and assists bands at Tuality teaches elementary art classes for elemen- Evelyn Cazarez (1981), Poltland, OR, specializes in Jewish Liturgical Music, Cindy Sze-Sum Leung (1986), Kowloon, Georgienne Puls Lawry (1977), Salem, Jr. High in Tigard, OR. tary teachers through Portland State lives and works in Portland. teaching cantillation classes and lecturing Hong Kong, teaches music and English as OR, is in her 12th year of teaching Gary St. John (1978), Sandy, OR, has University. Patricia Churchley (1981), Port Angeles, on Jewish music in the Portland area. a second language at the Creative Primary orchestra in the Salem area. She is also in taught at Gresham High School for 10 Kerry E. Walters (1975), Cincinnati,.OH, WA, is Minister of Music at Holy Trinity DeeAnn Goodenherger (1983), Portland, School in Kowloon Tong. the Portland Opera Orchestra and Musicke years. is completing Doctoral work at the Lutheran Church and is the Regional OR, teaches private voice and piano and Lana Walter Manahan (1984), Rose- Consort, a baroque ensemble. Dennis Senff (1971), Redmond, OR, University of Cincinnati College Couser- Officer of Association of the Lutheran recently performed a leading role in the burg, OR, teaches music in Sutherlin, OR, Nancy Possman Latour (1973), Amster- owns Mt. View Music in Bend. Dennis is vatory of Music in Voice Performance. Church Musicians. premiere of "All's Fair" by Kurt Misar. and publishes choral music works. dam, The Netherlands, teaches baroque the drummer for Big Band Jazz at Central Richard Watters (1970), Beaverton, OR, Gaye Goodwin Coffey (1985), teaches Carlin R. Hagen (1987), teaches K-8 Brenda Mathiesen (1985), works as a flute at Brobants Conservatorium in Oregon Community College, a rock band, is an accountant with the State Department piano lessons in La Quinta, CA. She is classroom music, band and chorus in Full-time music teacher in Houston, Texas, Tillburg, The Netherlands. She performs and a dixieland band. He is 1st trumpet of Environmental Quality. treasurer of the Music Teachers of the Jacksonville, CA, and teaches private grades K-5. as a freelance flutist and violist with for the COCC Concert Band and also Mardi Chase Wilson (1974), Bellingham, Desert, an affiliate of MTNA. voice and guitar. various baroque orchestras and with plays trumpet and drums for a polka band. WA, has lived in Bellingham for the past Esther Butt Conk (1981), works as Music Florilegium Musicum Rotterdam and La Donald Sheeler (1970), Sarasota, FL, 15 years and works as a clinical audiolo- Assistant at the Lutheran Church of the Stravaganza Kolu. She and her husband taught vocal and instrumental music for 19 gist. Good Shepherd in Minneapolis, MN. had their fust child in August. years in grades K-high school, as well as Esther directs a children's choir and plays Richard Long (1973), Eugene, OR, has teacher training in both the US. and organ. been conductor and music director of the Nigeria. He is now a Minister of Music at Matt Cooper (1984), teaches Jazz Studies Eugene Youth Symphony for 14 years, the Bay Shore Mennonite Church in The 1980s at Central State University in Wilberforce, and last year received one of two prestig- Sarasota. A lyric tenor, he studied with Ohio and performs in the southwestern ious Eugene Arts and Letters awards Ruth Gordon, and has performed regularly Lisa Ann Baker (1988), Milwaukie, OR, Ohio area. Matt leads a jazz trio in presented by the Eugene Arts Foundation. with local musical groups, including 11 works for Portland Public Schools Covington, KY and recently performed at He is principal bassoonist for the Eugene major roles in opera productions-his teaching. General Music, Baud, and the Oregon Bach Festival and at A Place Symphony and the Oregon Mozart favorites being Nemorino in Elixii- of Chorus. Players, and teaches at South Eugene High Love, Nankipoo in The Mikado, and Paul Bodin (1982), Eugene, OR, teaches School. Alfred in Die Fledermaus. an integrated performing arts curriculum Michael K. Mathew (1978), Portland, Dr. Alan A. Smith (1971), Edmonton, and teaches Talented and Gifted students ~ichlandPublic ~choofs. OR, plays piano with Dr. T. Orchestra and Alberta, is retired, but is well-occupied in Eugene Public Schools. R. Joseph Dieker (1980), Canton, MO, is studies piano with George Hopkins of writing "an endless account of a program Dorothy Hall Boles (1983), Gaston, OR, Associate Professor of Music and Director Eugene. He is presently working for ADC called MELAB, which I ran between teaches vocal music and co-directs bands of Bands at Culver-Stockton College in Contractinr Firm at Bonneville Power 1963-64 and 1978-79." at Gaston High School. Canton. substation: Kathryn Smith (1972), St. Louis, MO, Dave Booth (1987), is completing a two- John M. DeMarco (1984), Portland, OR, Kenneth Nafziger (1970), Harrisonhurg, holds office as President Elect of the year stint as Associate Director of Bands is self-employed, creating music programs VA, is a member of the music department Midwest Kodaly Music Educators of at Indiana State University and will be for preschool students in the southwest at Eastern Mennonite College, and is America, and presented a paper at the returning to the UO in 1990-1991 to Portland area and teaching part time. music director and conductor of the Lake annual College Music Society meeting in complete his DMA. Denise Edwards-Ross (1984), Portland, !lean Dobroski delivers his popular. "Demystifiing the Conductor"pi-esentation to a Chelan Bach Feste. St. Louis. OR, is flute instructor at Linfield College :~-fmpof Boston alumni at theirfirst UO Alumm Association meeting, held in October. - Cynthia McGladrey (1986), Keizer, OR, Nancy Selvester Vrijmoet (1981), John Workman (1988), Eugene, OR, DECEMBER 8...... Berlin Octet 4PRZL teaches voice at South Salem High School Eugene, OR, teaches at Monroe Middle teaches jazz piano and small jazz-rock 1-2..... Oregon Jazz Celebration 9 ...... Barry Hannigan, piano 5 ...... Aprille Foole Concert and Oregon State University. School in Eugene. ensembles at Lane Community College. 3...... Campus Band 12...... Robert Hladky, violoncello 7 ...... Children's Concert Emannel McGladrey (1986), Keizer, OR, Judi Wetzell(1989), Clatskanie, OR, is 13...... Horn Workshop Laura Zaerr (1984), Corvallis, OR, is a 4 ...... Oregon Brass Quintet 7 ...... OMEA District IV Orchestra teaches choral music at Whittacker Jr. currently in the process of contract freelance harpist, perforning throughout 5...... Christmas Chorale 19...... Richard Trombley, flute Festival High. developments with a major film company Oregon and the Northwest. 6 ...... Contemporary Music Ensemble 20 ...... Oregon Wind Ensemble 3 ...... Peny Terry, electronic music Sean Paul Mills (1989), is pursuing his 21 ...... Jazz Lab 11 & in L.A., and volunteers her time to Zoe Selsky Zimbelman (1985), Blue 7 ...... Oregon Wind Ensemble 12 .....Emerson Quartet DMA in Cello at the University of Iowa. Serenity Lane. Springs, MO, teaches elementary vocal 9 ...... Children's Concert Oregon Vocal Jazz Ensemble 16 .....University Consort He is principal cellist with the University David E. Whitaker (1981). Eugene, OR, music and band in Blue Springs. 9 ...... UO Opera Workshop: 22 ...... Choral Festival 17 .....Jazz Groups Symphony and the University Chamber is Principal at ~illamette School Amahl and the Night Visitors 23 ...... Contemporary Music Ensemble 22 .....Claire Wachter, piano Orchestra. Sean also performs as a in Eugene. 10...... Messiah Singalong 24 ...... OMEA District IV Solo Vocal & 23 ..... Spencer Carroll, harpsichord . member of the Quad City Symphony and Ensemble Contest Maribeth A. Whitaker (1981), Eugene, 10...... UO Opera Workshop: 26 .....University of Washington recently has become engaged to Susana OR. is music teacher at Willamette Amahl and the Night Visitors 26 ...... Ed Kammerer, jazz piano Contemporary Music Ensemble Victoria Rivera. ~hristianSchool. 27 ...... UO Gospel Ensemble 28 .....OMEA State Solo Contest David L. Momtt (1988), Atlanta, GA, Glenn Edwin Whitlock (1980), Klamath 28 ...... UO Symphony JANUARY 29 .....Richard Trombley, flute-Central teaches strings in Atlanta for both elemen- Falls, OR, teaches elementary class music Lutheran Church tary and high schools. for the Klamath County School District. 8 ...... Ed Kammerer, hom MARCH Karl C. Morton (1987), South Pasadena, Maryheth Andrews Wilde (1980), 11...... Lafayette String Quartet & Victor Steinhardt 1...... UO Percussion Ensemble CA, recently received his Master of Music Springfield, OR, teaches private piano 2 ...... Oregon Jazz Ensemble Degree in Cello Performance and is lessons at Lane Community College. 13...... Children's Concert 15...... Martin Luther King Concert 3...... Children's Concert presently teaching lessons and readying~. Cherry L. Wilson (1987), Portland, OR, 3 ...... UO Song & Dance Troupe for auditions. teaches music theory, music history, and 20 ...... Low Brass Workshop 21 ...... Barbara PalmerICamilla Carter, 4 ...... University Singers Dr. Susan St. John (1984), Sandy, OR, piano at Columbia Christian College in 5 ...... Anne Tedards, soprano gave up her contract with the Oregon Portland. duo pianists 22 ...... Steve OwenEd Kammerer, jazz 6 ...... UO Symphonic Band Concert dates are subject to Symphony to give birth to a second son. Carol White (1983), Springfield, OR, is a 7 ...... Kalichstein/Laredo/RobinsonTrio She performed with the West Coast piano teacher and member of Eugene 25 ...... Nordic Choir change, and additional con- 9 ...... Sinfonietta certs and recitals are being Chamber Orchestra last season. District OMTA. 26 ...... Richard Goode, piano Kenny Silverman (1987), Eugene, OR, Richard Woodman (1981), composes for FEBRUARY 28 ...... Main Event: Charles Dowd, Jeff added each week. teaches choir for Eugene Public Schools, piano in his spare time. He works at 2 ...... Mindy Kaufman, flute Stolet, Dougherty Theatre To confirm times, or for and performs and teaches piano. Danzas-Northern Air Freight in Ingle- 3 ...... Children's Concert 29 ...... Main Event: Charles Dowd, Jeff more information, call the Lloyd Smith (1984), Myrtle Creek, OR, wood, California, as a night operations 3...... Robert Dick, flute Stolet, Dougherty Theatre School of Music at 6863761, teaches instrumental music at South agent and has two small boys. 4 ...... Flute Symposium or 686-5678. Umqua High School and Canyonville Jr. 5...... Barbara Baird, organ High. 6 ...... Small Jazz Groups Virginia Ries Starling (1988), Eugene, OR, teaches theory at the U of 0 School of Music. 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