C o l l e g e o f L e t t e r s & S c i e n c e U n i v e r s i t y D EPARTMENT o f o f C a l i f o r n i a B e r k e l e y MUSIC IN THIS ISSUE Alumni Newsletter S e p t e m b e r 2 0 0 7 1–2 Special Occasions Special Occasions CELEBRATIONS 2–4 Events, Visitors, Alumni n November 8, 2006, the department honored emeritus professor Andrew Imbrie in the year of his 85th birthday 4 Faculty Awards Owith a noon concert in Hertz Hall. Alumna Rae Imamura and world-famous Japanese pianist Aki Takahashi performed pieces by Imbrie, including the world premiere of a solo piano piece that 5–6 Faculty Update he wrote for his son, as well as compositions by former Imbrie Aki Takahashi performss in Hertz Hall student, alumna Hi Kyung Kim (professor of music at UC Santa to honor Andrew Imbrie. 7 Striggio Mass of 1567 Cruz), and composers Toru Takemitsu and Michio Mamiya, with whom Imbrie connected in “his Japan years.” The concert was followed by a lunch in Imbrie’s honor in Hertz Hall’s Green Room. 7–8 Retirements Andrew Imbrie was a distinguished and award-winning member of the Berkeley faculty from 1949 until his retirement in 1991. His works include five string quartets, three symphonies, numerous concerti, many works for chamber ensembles, solo instruments, piano, and chorus. His opera Angle of 8–9 In Memoriam Repose, based on Wallace Stegner’s book, was premeiered by the San Francisco Opera in 1976. On February 18, 2007, the department saluted another illustrious emeritus member of the faculty, 8–9 Alumni News Richard L. Crocker, on his 80th birthday. A salon concert, Music Among Friends, was performed by UC Berkeley students and faculty at the Women’s Faculty Club. It was followed by a dinner at the 10–11 Student News Club with numerous tributes paid to Professor Crocker. A major figure in medieval music scholarship, Crocker has completed recording the entire Gregorian chant repertoire. He continues to write and to mentor graduate students. continued on page 2 10 Young Musicians Program NOTE FROM THE CHAIR 13 Alum in the Spotlight: Dear Alumni and Friends, Lydia “Lee” Lecraw reetings once again from the University of California, Berkeley Department of Music. In this, our annual newsletter, you will find an update on the past 14 Fundraising Update Gyear and plans for events for the next academic year. For comprehensive details and updates please visit our websites for the Department, CNMAT, Library, and Carillon listed on the back page. You will read elsewhere that we are in the 11 Academic Programs process of redesigning the department’s website to be more user-friendly, colorful, and welcoming. 11 Hargrove Music Library When you come to concerts at Hertz Hall please peruse the visual Timeline of the department’s history and Retrospective on faculty, emeriti, and staff. It was 12–13 Performance Ensembles researched and beautifully created by staff member Kathleen Karn. The 2006–07 academic year was another full one, filled with both celebrations and sadness. 2007–08 promises to be exciting and jam-packed. I will give you a thumbnail sketch and refer you 15 Friends of Cal; Music Donors to various articles herein for more details. —Bonnie C. Wade, Chair Department of Music 15 Website Redesign 16 Gifts to the Department Gunner Madsen played his composition Five Lakes in memory of John Swackhamer at the Welcome Back event in February. Celebrations, Events, Visitors On May 9, 2007 the department paid Music Librarian John Roberts, both retiring tribute to emeritus professor Lawrence H. at the end of the 2006–07 academic year. Moe, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. A symposium in their honor was held in Professor Moe joined the Berkeley faculty the department in the Elkus Room, room in 1957. Upon completion of Hertz Hall in 125, of Morrison Hall. Entitled “Invention and Convention: The Limits of Text and Richard Taruskin, John Roberts, 1958 he became University Organist and, Wendy Allanbrook until his retirement in 1987, fostered organ Performance,” the symposium was organized performance and the building of a unique by Professor Mary Ann Smart with the aid collection of organs. A Bach scholar and of several graduate students in musicology. internationally-renowned performer, Professor It brought to the campus seven scholars— Moe was the major domo for the International Graydon Beeks, Katherine Bergeron, Donald Musicological Society conference in Berkeley Burrows, Mary Davidson, Mary Hunter, 1977, considered still as among, if not the best Gretchen Wheelock, Richard Will, Daniel of the every-five-year events. At his residence in Zager—who presented papers to honor St. Paul’s Towers (Oakland) he was presented Allanbrook and Roberts. The symposium was with a Book of Memories by former students followed by a reception and dinner at the and colleagues and a plaque honoring his Women’s Faculty Club at which tributes were decades of service to the department and read and spoken to both. (See p. 7) campus, which has been reproduced here. The organ gallery is dedicated to Professor Moe. WELCOME hile we bid adieu to Professors RETIREMENTS WAllanbrook and Roberts we welcome to celebration of sorts, albeit farewells, was our faculty two professors in the history and Aan event on April 28, 2007 for Professor Mark Wilson, gospel choir director literature of Western Music (H&L), James Wendy J. Allanbrook and Professor and Davies and Nicholas Mathew. (See pp. 5–6) Of Special Note: Events, Visitors, Alumni CAMPUS EVents 2006–07 CAMPUS EVents 2007–08 aculty participated in two campus events eju Lee and the Korean Traditional Ffocusing on East Asia this year. Peony ADance Society perform on Friday, Pavilion/ Chinese Music. In September Cal October 5 at 8pm in Hertz Hall. Admission Performances and the Berkeley China Initiative is free. Aeju Lee was honored in 1996 as presented the US premiere of Pai Hsien-yung’s UNESCO intangible human treasure in the production of the kun opera, Peony Pavilion. art of buddhist dance (suengmu). Presented for Scaled down to 27 scenes, it was played over the opening of the new Tien Center for East three consecutive nights to sold out audiences Asian Studies by the Institute of East Asian at Zellerbach Hall September 15–17. Professors Studies, the Center for Korean Studies, and the Mary Ann Smart and Bonnie C. Wade Department of Music, with support from the James Davies, musicologist participated in the accompanying symposium. Korea Foundation and the Koret Foundation. In conjunction with this production the Information: http://ieas.berkeley.edu/cks Department of Music offered a one-time n Sunday, November 18 at 3pm in Hertz course, MU 139, kunqu opera of China, in fall OHall, Cal Performances is honoring UC 2006, by kunqu specialist, Professor Emerita Berkeley professor and distinguished composer Lindy Li Mark (California State University, Jorge Liderman on his 50th birthday. Some East Bay). Then in March, in conjunction of Liderman’s favorite collaborators, including with the Cal Performances Silk Road concert Cuarteto Latinoamericano, the award- featuring Yo-Yo Ma and other musicians of winning leading proponent of Latin American Asian music, the department hosted a Saturday music for string quartet, classical guitarist symposium. Professor Bonnie C. Wade David Tanenbaum, and Brazilian pianist presented on the eastern-most extension of the Sonia Rubinsky,will perform. Tickets & Road—Japan. information: 510.642.9988 or http://calperfs. berkeley.edu Nicholas Mathew, musicologist PAGE 2 Visitors, Alumni Visitors 2006–07 but unknown autobiographer-castrato, orld Renowned double bassist and Filippo Balatri as well as the Bloch lectures. Wcomposer Stefano Scodanibbio was lso in a departmental residency, in fall in residence as Regents Lecturer at the Center A2007, as a Townsend Center for the for New Music and Audio Technologies Humanities Resident Fellow by joint invitation (CNMAT) and the Department of Music in from the Townsend Center and the Music February. In February, maestro Scodanibbio Department, will be the renowned jazz singer, Lawrence Moe 90th birthday gave a stunning solo recital in Hertz Hall to a pianist, and composer Patricia Barber. large and enthusiastic crowd. She and her quartet will perform a concert n March, the department welcomed September 29 at 8pm in Wheeler Hall. Iinternationally-acclaimed English folk singer Barber’s most recent release is Mythologies, and guitarist Martin Carthy—a central figure a song cycle based on characters from in the English folk music scene for nearly Greek mythology. half a century-—for a two-week Regents’ lso in fall CNMAT and the Department Lectureship. Carthy appeared in several Aof Music is hosting Regents’ Lecturer, classes and gave lecture-demonstrations to composer Martin Matalon, who will be in undergraduate and graduate students in music residence from November 17 to December 1, and folklore about songs, singers, and other 2007. All related events will be open to the sources for English folk music, led a guitar public. Maestro Matalon is well known for his workshop at CNMAT, gave a public lecture on work that features new acoustic and electronic English gypsy singers illustrated with historic music for silent film classics, most notably the recordings, and led a singing workshop in Fritz Lang masterpiece, Metropolis, as well as which he taught traditional multipart carol the collected films of Luis Buñuel. singing. He performed a free concert to a enowned Czech composer Michal Rataj is large and enthusiastic audience in Hertz Hall Rcoming to the department and CNMAT Martin Carthy, Regent’s lecturer in March.