Depauw to Host Inaugural Global Musician Workshop with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble

LISTEN DEPAUW UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC SPRING 2015 DePauw to Host Inaugural Global Musician Workshop with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble The DePauw University School of Music will serve as the host site for the “DePauw could not be more proud that inaugural Global Musician Workshop (GMW) that will take place June 8-12, Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble 2015. The workshop will be taught by members of Yo-Yo Ma’s renowned Silk have selected our campus as the site of Road Ensemble, an all-star faculty representing a unique range of musical their first Global Musician Workshop,” backgrounds, including Ma (cello), Sarah Jarosz (American folk singer, says Mark McCoy, dean of the School of Music. “It’s testament to the efforts mandolin, guitar, banjo), Sandeep Das (Indian tabla), Kaoru Watanabe our faculty and students have made to ( Japanese and Western flutes, taiko drum), Hadi Eldebek (Arabic oud), Shane innovate the way music is taught and Shanahan (world percussion) and Mike Block (multi-style cello). shared. These world-renowned musicians choosing Greencastle as the place to teach others will enrich our campus and underscores DePauw’s visible role in reshaping modern music education.” Enrollment in the workshop, which continued through April 6, was open to musicians 18 years of age and older, including university and conservatory students, professional performers and teachers from any musical background. Yo-Yo Ma, winner of 15 Grammy Awards (Photo: Todd Rosenberg) Todd (Photo: and recipient of the National Medal GMW is directed by Block with a mission performance. Workshop performances will of Arts and the Presidential Medal of to foster a community of globally minded be detailed on the School of Music’s online Freedom, visited DePauw in September musicians engaged in learning from one Event Calendar as the dates approach. 2011 for a lecture and performance. another’s traditions and incorporating “Coming to the Green Center is them into their own artistic voices. “Ma and Block chose DePauw, home of amazing – it’s such a beautiful space,” the 21st-Century Music Initiative, because he told an audience in DePauw’s Kresge In addition to Yo-Yo Ma’s participation of the network that already exists in Auditorium. “Because I spent a lot of in select activities, GMW artists and Greencastle between the teaching institution time here today, I can report that there are faculty will teach various styles of music and the community-based performance very few places, music schools, that have from across the world. Participants will scene,” reports Boston NPR affiliate these kinds of facilities to work in, and play with the faculty in small bands, each WBUR. Of DePauw, Ma tells the station, I do think space does make a difference focusing on a different style, learning “They’ve had full faculty acceptance of a in your mood and in your work. This new repertoire, preparing arrangements multidisciplinary curriculum already, but leads me to believe – and I think I’ve met and exploring stylistic playing and what’s remarkable is that they also work enough DePauw students to know – that improvising in preparation for a public closely with the community.” they really care about this school.” Spring 2015 I 1 From the Dean 21CM.org Launches New DePauw founded one of the first schools of music in America, and that music Resource for Musicians school has been educating great musicians for over 130 years. We are thrilled to assume a leadership role once again, now through the groundbreaking 21st-Century Musician Initiative (21CM). Launched in October 2013 with a $15 million lead gift of Judson and Joyce Green ’74, ’75, this initiative brings the first required entrepreneurial music curriculum in America to DePauw. More than one of the best, we are truly one of a kind. You have likely seen 21CM in action. Perhaps you heard one of our groups The spring 2015 semester began with paths, on their own terms.” performing in atypical spaces such the DePauw University School of Music as Almost Home, Asbury Towers Senior announcing the launch of 21CM.org, The inaugural month’s “Composer” issue Center, Starbucks or even at the Farmers’ an online, professional resource created featured commentary from veteran Market. Maybe you’ve heard about expressly to help serious musicians thrive arts writers Greg Sandow and Scott our national and international touring, in today’s modern musical landscape. Timberg and interviews with composers including performances at the world’s most Geared toward the professional and Caroline Shaw, Derek Bermel, Gabriel famous concert hall, the Musikverein in aspiring musician, the site includes Kahane, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Steven Vienna, or America’s most famous a magazine highlighting the people, Stucky, Augusta Read Thomas and home, the White House. You may have organizations, projects and innovations the New York Philharmonic’s vice purchased one of the new CDs from advancing 21st-century musicianship; president of artistic planning, Ed DePauw University Records or listened educational and informational resources Yim. Other key features include The to our podcast on iTunes. You may have focused on advantageous 21CM (21st- Hub, a collaborative and social platform; visited our new website at 21CM.org or Century Musician) skills; and The Hub, a GoGuide, an event planner covering heard about our new storefront on the collaborative and social platform. the 21st-century musician’s professional courthouse square where we will teach development needs; and POP Picks, a and perform and develop new audiences. The online platform is part of 21CM, monthly, guest-curated list of the people, Maybe you have visited campus recently to a multifaceted initiative developed and organizations and projects advancing the take in a concert by one of the 21st-century spearheaded by DePauw with the goal art form. 21CMU, an educational how-to musicians that now appear here regularly to create an abundance of opportunities, compendium and experimental section of – great musicians like the Canadian Brass, educational resources and connections the site, launched in February. Thomas Hampson or Yo-Yo Ma. If you for today’s entrepreneurial musician. “The have, you have entered the brave new world traditional career paths for professional The creative team behind 21CM online of music – a world in which DePauw is musicians have become more and more includes editorial development by Scott creating the musician of the future instead difficult, with the odds of finding single- Timberg and Mark McCoy; website of the musician of the past. employer work daunting. Yet there are artists design by Jennifer Logan and Studio who are successfully creating new niches Fuse; and The Hub development by Amit I would encourage you to look us up on the and paths for themselves, and, in turn, Gupta, Carol Kim and Tenlegs. Elizabeth web – or better yet – come visit to see how helping our art evolve,” said Mark McCoy, Hinckley of Definitive Culture serves as your alma mater is leading the way once dean of the DePauw School of Music. “We the creative/editorial director. again. You, and we, will be glad you did. wanted to connect the established music community with these talented iconoclasts Readers can sign up now to become and innovators while providing a ‘best subscribers and receive content updates and/ D. Mark McCoy, dean practices’ resource for all musicians interested or become members of The Hub. Follow DePauw University School of Music in learning to create their own professional 21CM on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 2 I Spring 2015 DePauw Ensembles Perform at The White House “The experience was surreal, and it hit me at random times that I was walking on Room, eating cookies baked by the the same floors that Abraham Lincoln walked on,” says Jackson V. Bailey ’18, who pastry chef, and then singing in front of performed as a member of the DePauw Chamber Singers at the White House on a portrait of George Washington – as “a Dec. 20, 2014. truly incredible experience.” Part of the fun of the trip, according to Maureen, was spending it with her brother. She explains that few siblings can say they’ve had the chance to share such extraordinary experiences together (their next opportunity was the Winter Term tour to Vienna as members of the DePauw University Orchestra). Steven Snyder, director of the DePauw Jazz Ensemble, was also very pleased to perform at the White House, although he explains that, as a musician, the focus is always on the performance and not the venue. “While the White House performance was a very special event, the performance had to be at a level that was representative of all DePauw students and Four ensembles from DePauw and getting rest – develops a skill set that their capabilities.” University’s School of Music – the serious musicians need as much as their DePauw Jazz Combo, DePauw Chamber performance skills. The students were “I was very excited for the students,” Singers, Asbury String Quartet and consummate musicians and a class act Snyder says. “It’s something that obviously DePauw Cello Ensemble – were given throughout. We are very fortunate to have not everyone gets to do, and they should be an opportunity of a lifetime to provide an had this opportunity.” very happy with their performance.” entire day of music at the White House, and everyone agreed that the invitation Bailey’s sister, Maureen A. Bailey ’16, also Saxophonist Spencer E. Schillerstrom ’18 took them by surprise. went to Washington, D.C., as a member says the whole experience felt very official. of the DePauw Chamber Singers. She “From the Secret Service checking us “The White House is one of the most says the opportunity wouldn’t have in to the constant flow of well-dressed prestigious places you can perform,” been possible without the assistance of spectators, we were treated with a level of Bailey says.

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