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“Pave the Path for Your Illinois Journey” 2020 sonorities The News Magazine of the University of Illinois School of Music “Pave the path for your Illinois journey” A Look Inside the Completed Smith Hall Renovations Dear Friends of the School of Music, Published for the alumni and friends of the School of Music at the University of Illinois at he 2019/20 academic year is my first as director of the school Urbana-Champaign. and as a member of the faculty, and in my short tenure, I’ve The School of Music is a unit of the College of been repeatedly astonished by the depth and breadth of the Fine + Applied Arts and has been an accredited world-class music programs that have been built here. From institutional member of the National Association T of Schools of Music since 1933. our Lyric Theatre program to our symphony orchestra, from the Kevin Hamilton, Dean of the College of Fine + Black Chorus to the Experimental Music Studios, from the award-winning research Applied Arts being conducted in musicology and music education to the spirited performances Jeffrey Sposato, Director of the School of Music of the Marching Illini, the students and faculty at Illinois are second to none. It’s a true honor and privilege to join them! Michael Siletti, Editor Illinois graduates play leading roles in hundreds of orchestras, choruses, bands, Jessica Buford, Copy Editor K–12 schools, and colleges and universities. The School of Music is first and foremost Design and layout by Studio 2D a resource for the state of Illinois, but our students and faculty come from around Cover photograph by Michael Siletti the world, and the impact of our alumni and faculty is global as well. Our graduates Additional editorial direction by Jeffrey Magee have performed on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera, at the Newport Jazz Festival, in Carnegie Hall, and in other renowned venues and with leading companies far too numerous to mention. Complementing our wonderful people, facilities like the Krannert Center and Smith Memorial Hall (a registered national landmark) are true Share your good news! gems that enable our students to perform in breathtaking venues and bring some of Submit online at the finest musical programming in the world to the region. music.illinois.edu/sonorities I have especially enjoyed meeting alumni in my short time here and view them as true partners in spreading the word about what makes music at Illinois special, as well as providers of the philanthropic resources that will ensure that today’s students have the same rigorous education they did. Every time an Illini performs on a stage, presents cutting-edge research at a conference, teaches music to a high school student, Contents or excels in the arts-administration or entertainment fields, that person serves as an CAMPUS NEWS .....................1 ambassador for the great education they received at the School of Music. My faculty colleagues and I have many ideas that we want to implement this year, CELEBRATING GIVING ...............5 but I have one message that I hope you’ll help me deliver to parents and students PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: “ENGAGING wondering if a music career is right for them: U of I is a place where bright, motivated THE WORLD” ...................7 music students can have it all. They can get the benefits of being at a world-class “REVISITING THE HEARTLAND” ......9 research institution that provides its students with a top-tier liberal arts education, “ILLINOIS JOURNEY” ............10 and they can simultaneously receive immersive, conservatory-style professional MEET THE NEW DIRECTOR .........13 training. What this mix means is that students who come to Illinois will be prepared SMITH RENOVATIONS ............15 for a variety of career options after graduation. In my first year as director, I want to expand these pathways and make them clearer, so that all of our students feel FACULTY NEWS ....................18 confident that great things await those who hold a degree from the School of Music! ALUMNI NEWS .....................27 If you have questions about what you can do as an alum to help bolster the school, STUDENT NEWS ....................38 please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m at [email protected]. Thank you IN MEMORIAM .....................40 again for being part of the School of Music community. I look forward to partnering with you as we continue our exciting journey! GIVING ...........................44 Sincerely, Jeffrey Sposato, PhD Professor and Director campus news New High Reached in Undergraduate Admissions This fall, the School of Music welcomed its largest freshman class of students since 2013. Interest in SoM programs has been steadily increasing in the past four years due to targeted recruitment efforts by the SoM faculty and music admissions and public engagement offices as well as the development of new degree programs. Undergraduate applications were at a record high for the second year in row, due in part to the addition of the new bach- Over 100 students attended the annual SoM Open House in elor of musical arts degree in Lyric Theatre and the bachelor September. of science degree in Computer Science + Music. Applicants came from 30 states and eight countries, and the school saw and diverse student population, with the desire to continue to a record high number of Latinx applications. Going forward, support and increase the undergraduate student body. the school is working to develop initiatives to attract a strong —Angela Tammen, admissions and public engagement director School Launches BS in Computer Science + Music This year, the SoM wel- comed the inaugural fresh- men class pursuing the BS in Taube (left) and Smaragdis computer science and music (CS+Music). One of the few of its kind in the country, CS+Music Khroma Quartet Wins Silver at is a new cross-disciplinary program that prepares students to join and lead a vibrant workforce centered around the Fischoff creation and distribution of entertainment media through constantly evolving technological platforms. Devised by The Khroma Saxophone Quartet was awarded the silver medal Professor Heinrich Taube (Composition-Theory) and Paris in the Senior Winds/Brass Division at the 46th Fischoff National Smaragdis (Computer Science/Electrical & Computer Engi- Chamber Music Competition on May 12, 2019. Hosted on the neering), the curriculum has already attracted much interest, campus of the University of Notre Dame, the Fischoff bills itself including among out-of-state and international students. as “the largest chamber music competition in the nation and its Given the inherent links between music and mathematics, longest consecutively running competition.” Founded at Illinois the School of Music’s rich history of fostering experimentation in Fall 2018 and coached by Professor Debra Richtmeyer, with technology, and the increasingly dynamic role of data the group consisted of DMA candidate Wilson Poffenberger and computing in music, Taube called the creation of the (tenor), and MM students Scott Augustine (alto), Michael Chapa degree program “a no-brainer” and envisions the university (baritone), and Anne Kunkle (soprano). being “the premiere place on Earth” to pursue such studies. 2020 1 campus news Music Professors Win Funding for Ambitious Projects Music professors were included among the 14 projects selected to receive funding from the Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities, a nearly $2 million effort to bolster arts and humanities projects across the Uni- versity of Illinois system. Adam Kruse, Malaika McKee, William Patterson, and Tiffani Saunders were awarded $150,000 that will aid them in the creation of the Hip-Hop Xpress, an internet-enabled school bus to be equipped as a multi-user music The Canadian Brass participated with Peterson (third from production and right), composer Dana Wilson (second from left), and current recording studio. SoM faculty and former Canadian Brass members Ronald Using music, Romm (right) and Bernard Scully (fourth from right), in the dance, visual arts, April concert. and technology, the bus will travel to Wind Symphony Celebrates 150 communities across Years of Illinois Bands the state, teach- (L–R) Kruse, Sharon Irish, Joe Bolton, ing youth about Under the direction of Stephen Peterson, the Illinois Wind McKee, Patterson African-American Symphony commemorated Illinois Bands’ sesquicenten- history, hip-hop, DJing, sound engineering, and music production. nial with several high-profile concerts and commissions. Michael Silvers was awarded $50,000 for his project “Hearing Following a blind audition process, the Wind Symphony the Ocean, Seeing the Rain: Water, the Arts, and the Future of was selected to perform at the 40th national conference of Human life on Earth.” In this multi-year initiative, visual and the College Band Directors National Association in Tempe, performing artists, as well as scholars, will examine the role AZ. With an anticipated crowd of over 1,000, the February of the arts in understanding water in human life across the 21 primetime concert was moved at the last minute to a globe. The project will reach students and the general public larger venue, Arizona State University’s iconic Gammage through the development of two interdisciplinary courses on Auditorium. In addition to a performance of Joel Love’s water, concert performances, and interactive artistic activities. Solace with featured soloist Debra Richtmeyer, the concert Funding will also support an edited volume, radio documentary included world-premiere performances of Steven Bryant’s series, and multi-disciplinary student research on water. Pendulum and Stephen Taylor’s Always Coming Home, all of which were commissioned in part or in whole by Illinois Bands. In April, the Wind Symphony joined the world- Low Voices to Resound in Carnegie Hall renowned Canadian Brass in the premiere performance of Quintessence, a new work On March 24, 2020, low-voiced members of the Chamber Singers, Oratorio composed for the two ensembles by Dana Society, and Varsity Men’s Glee Club will take part in a historic performance Wilson.
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