UNIVERSITY of OREGON SCHOOL of MUSIC and DEPARTMENT of DANCE Newsletter for Alumni & Friends Sewtember. 1992 VOI TVNO 7. Earn Your The Dean's Desk Anne Dhu McLucas, Dean I am writing this a scant three weeks after my move here from Boston, and as I Over $100,000 in music scholarships, look out my window over the green grass at Oregon. to the trees bordering the Pioneer including the Ruth Lorraine Close awards, are given annually. General UO scholarships, LEDGER LINES is the official Cemetery, I feel very lucky to be here at At the University of Oregon, you get it all: financial aid, work study, and student loans are newsletter of the University of this desk, in this position, in this School of the natural beauty and q~ialityof life in Oregon's also available. Auditions are required both for Oregon School of Music, and is Music, and in this wonderful state. admission to the School of Music and for published twice a year for alumni, As you know, I have been an Willamette Valley, and a superb music faculty scholarship award determination. A single faculty, and friends of the music "understudy" for this role for a year, as I to prepare yot~for a st~ccessfulcareer. audition will serve both purposes. school. Your comments are finished my duties at Boston College. I always welcome. have made occasional visits to Oregon to Dates and locations for 1993-94 consult with the faculty and with Gary Admission and Scholarship Auditions: Martin, who has been a marvelous Acting Address all correspondence to: Dean for these two very stressful years, January 29,1993--Eugene, Oregon Ledger Lines and who will continue as the Associate February 26,1993--Eugene, Oregon School of Music Dean and Director of Graduate Studies. University of Oregon This year has given me a chance to ment at the University of California at For information regarding specific times Eugene, OR 97403-1225 become acquainted with the School and its Berkeley, comes on board this month as and locations, contact: or call (503) 346-3761. current problems and possibilities before Assistant to the Dean for Development. Office of Undergraduate Admissions actually being in a position to do much With Barbara, myself, and Sara Jones School of Music about them. Now that I am here, the work Brandt, Director of Development for the University of Oregon ANNE DHU McLUCAS of both long-range planning and short- Oregon Bach Festival, a strong new Eugene, OR 97403 Dean term coping will begin in eamest. development team will be in place to help or call: (503) 346-3761 Among the things planned in the long- the school through these times of tight SCOTT BARKHURST range category are a full cuniculum money. Completed applications for each audition Newsletter Editor review from undergraduate to graduate As I have begun to meet and work date should be received by the School of education, taking into account the new with faculty and students here, however, I Music at least one week before the audition. BARBARA H. GOODSON cumculum reforms of the University as a am convinced that our greatest resource is Auditions may also be arranged by special Assistant to the Dean for Development whole and the ever-evolving needs of a not money, but people and talent (with appointment. well-trained musician in the 1990s. A money to support them!). I am hoping to SARA JONES BRANDT capable committee is in place, a planning build on our greatest strengths, to help the Please note: the deadline for application to Director of Development, retreat is scheduled, and some of you who School of Music and Dance become better the University of Oregon for incoming Oregon Bach Festival are alumni of the School of Music may be BA in Music freshmen is March 1,1993. receiving questionnaires in the near future BS in Music To be considered for Fall admission in 1993 COVER: Woodwind specialist Enrique about your educational experience here. I the surrounding community. BM in Performance the UO Office of Admissions must have your Rios, one of our talented graduate would also welcome any informal I see music in its broadest sense as BM in Composition application by that date. Early application is students, won two prestigious scholarships communication you might want to make one of the great connecting forces in our BM in Music Ed suggested. Students applying after March 1, this year. Story, page 10. concerning cumculum change. lives, and I would like to see students of BM in Theory 1993, lose priority consideration for scholar- Photo by Scott Barkhurst An even more complex outside the University of Oregon learn to use that ships and other financial aid. Program Review is scheduled for Winter force in their future careers, be that as MA in Music History and Spring terms. Eventually every community musicians and teachers, MA in Music Theory department and school at the University of internationally known performers, or MM in Composition Oregon will undergo such a review. After avid supporters of music. MM in Music Ed these two thorough studies, I should know I would like all of you who read MM in Performance a great deal more about the music school's Ledger Lines to feel connected to this MM in Conducting strengths and weaknesses, and have some enterprise as well. I encourage you to MM in Piano Pedagogy clear ideas about how to capitalize on the write me with your ideas, to come around strengths and overcome the weaknesses. to talk in person, and to support our DMA in Performance All of the long-range planning takes students and faculty in their endeavors. DMA in Music Ed place in an atmosphere of short-term DMA in History budget problems, and I am therefore particularly happy to announce the DMA in Composition The University of Oregon is an equal The University of Oregon is an equal appointment of a new position in develop- DMA in Theory opportunity, affirmative action institution ment for the School of Music: Barbara PhD in Music Ed committed to cultural diversity. opportunity, aflmative action institution committed to cultural diversitv. Goodson, formerly employed in Develop- Music School Welcomes World Music Dance Department News Music Toda-y Series to Debut The UO Department of Dance, which Scheduled for 1992-93: Opens in ~pril New Teaching Faculty was formally merged with the School of Dance '93 auditions are set for The School of Music will be initiating Music last year, has announced some 3ctober 8 and 9. Performances will be Twentieth century music will have an Rod Harkins is our new Associate Director of Bands. a series of world music concerts and internal changes and scheduled several xoduced by the UO Theatre Department exciting new forum this coming spring, He holds a Bachelor's degree in Music Education from East lecture-demonstrations in 1992-93, under events for 1992-93. In Robinson Theatre on January 15, 16, 22, thanks to Associate Professor Robert Kyr. Carolina University, a Master's degree in Composition and the direction of Mark Levy, adjunct Associate Professor Jenifer Craig was md 23. The three-week event, titled Music Today, Commercial Music from the University of South Carolina, assistant professor of ethnomusicology. named Chair of the Dance Depamnent in The Department of Dance and the will be an international multicultural and is completing the PhD in Music Education from the The series, to be called "Music for a Small February, and Associate Professor Janet student organization Dance Oregon will festival featuring at least one work from University of Oklahoma. Planet," will feature one major event per Descutner will serve as Production Coor- host the residency of New Jersey-based our century on each of nearly 20 programs. A North Carolina native, Harkins served as Assistant term. Financial assistance for the series is dinator. Marian Moser, who has been performance artist Claire Porter, Nov. 11- More than just a concert series, Music Director of Bands and Director of the "Pride of Mississiooi" secretary for the department, was promo- 14. Porter, who has received four NEA Today will have strong educational A. provided by the Office of International Marching Band at the University of Southern Mississippi Affairs and other sources. ted to Office Coordinator, acknowledging Choreography fellowships, was described component, and will involve the Eugene from 1987 to 1990. He gained additional university level the expanded responsibilities she has 3y The Washington Post's Pamela community as well as UO music faculty teaching experience as Assistant Director of Bands at The 1992-93 season includes: assumed since the transfer of Dance to the Sommers as a "lanky, spiky-haired and students. Concerts will be carefully Clemson University and as a Graduate Teaching Assistant Fall Term-a concert of North Indian School of Music. chameleon of a performer" who "employs coordinated with the School of Music with the University of South Carolina and the University of classical music, with Rajiv Taranath The sixth Summer Dance Pursuit, text, movement and a million and one curriculum so that students will hear live Oklahoma band programs. (sarod), Sharnim Ahmed (sitar), Fad under the direction of Susan Zadoff, con- telling gestures to create a diverse group of performances of works that they are Harkins will direct the Oregon Marching Band and conduct the UO Symphonic Hussein (tabla), and others. Lecture- cluded its two-week dance camp in July. solo characters." Porter will teach studying. Band. He will teach classes in music education and is already heavily involved in demonstration on Friday, Oct. 16,4 p.m.; The camp, designed for young dancers age workshops and work with five or six The festival will not only focus on recruiting efforts for the UO band program.