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award winning teaching Frank Knox Teaching Award New – School of Music Teaching Award Dr. Olga E. Malyshko has been awarded the 2006/07 Frank Knox Mr. Greg Runions has been awarded the ﬁrst School of Music’s Teaching Award. Presented by the Alma Mater Society of Queen’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award was presented by University, the award honours two professors (one for the fall term Maggie Ho, B.Mus.’07, who was representing the School's Depart- and one for the winter term) who have demonstrated an outstanding mental Student Council, on April 4, 2007, in Grant Hall during the commitment to the education of students at Queen’s University Queen’s Symphony Orchestra concert. through their teaching excellence. The award is the highest honour In describing Mr. Runions’ contributions to the School of Music, given to instructors at Queen’s by students. During the announce- the DSC noted the following: “Throughout his time at Queen’s ment, the Alma Mater Society referred to many glowing letters that University, Mr. Runions has been eager to share his enthusiasm and they received from students in support of Dr. Malyshko’s nomination. expertise with students and has established an excellent rapport with In an article that appeared in the Queen’s Journal (April 5, 2007), every student that crosses his path. Through the use of diverse teach- Dr. Malyshko, said that she prefers to use the tried-and-true methods ing methods, this teacher instills in his students the desire to learn. His of teaching, focusing on heavy personal interaction with her students. dedication, sense of humour and friendly demeanor have been the “Professors mould young minds, and that is one hell of a job,” she cornerstones of his success in the classroom and with his ensembles.” was quoted as saying. The award was ofﬁcially presented to Dr. In the January, 2007 Director’s Report to the School of Music, Malyshko at the Bachelor of Music Convocation Ceremonies in Jock Dr. Burge thanked this year’s DSC for taking the initiative to create Harty Arena on May 31, 2007. a School of Music Teaching Award. He wrote, “I know that we have School of Music Alumni will have a chance to see the award and some wonderful professors and instructors and it will be great to be congratulate Dr. able to formally rec- Malyshko in per- ognize their expert- son during the ise and excellence.” 2007 Homecoming As their graduating Weekend. On Sat- class gift, the 2007 urday morning, BMus class pro- October 13th, at vided the School 10:00 in the Harri- of Music with a son-LeCaine Hall plaque that will lobby, there will be list the winners an informal Col- of the School’s legium Musicum Teaching Award. reunion with per- The plaque is formances by cur- mounted in the rent and past lobby with Greg’s students. Coffee, name written in

juice and mufﬁns the top, left-hand Photo by Shirley Roth Photo by Shirley Roth Dr. Olga E. Malyshko will be provided. corner. Greg Runions

name that tune Congratulations to Andrea Lawn, B.Mus.’83, who named Night in Tunisia by Dizzy Gillespie. She thanked us for including a jazz tune – much appreciated by sax players! Don’t forget our new contest – entries are due September 1, 2007. Contest entries should be e-mailed to [email protected] homecoming – 2006 homecoming – 2007 Friday, October 12th, Saturday, October 13th, Sunday, October 14th Dr. Rudi Schnitzler and Dr. Olga E. Malyskho will make contributions, while Dr. John Burge, the School’s Director, will be oversee- ing events. (Special Years: 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002) Alumni contact: 1972 – 1985 Dr. Rudi Schnitzler would be more than happy to hear from you, and would like to encourage those celebrating special years. E-mail [email protected] Alumni contact: 1986 – Present Dr. John Burge would be more than happy to hear from you, and would also like to encourage those celebrating special years. E-mail [email protected] School of Music – General Information E-mail [email protected] friday events 12:30 pm – Lecture (Rm. # 124) Kevin Hamlin (B.Mus.’85, B.Ed.’86, Med.’95) will present a Collo- quium on his experiences as a high school music teacher. Kevin is Arts Leader at Collingwood Collegiate Institute and has taught there for the last 20 years. John Burge visited the CCI last February and can attest that they run a fabulous music program. Also on staff at the high school is Queen’s grad, Mark Spencer (B.Mus.’86). For further information, the Ontario Music Educators' Association Jour- nal, the recorder, recently published an article by Kevin entitled, “And by the Way, I Also Teach Music” (Winter 2007). 7 pm – Queen’s Student Opera Company – Performance When the QSOC was asked if they would be interested in organiz- ing a concert for the Friday evening of Homecoming, they jumped at such a wonderful performance opportunity. Additionally, we would like to encourage B.Mus. alumni to also volunteer to perform an aria on the Friday evening. Just bring your music. saturday events 10 am - 12 noon – (REUNION: The Collegium Musicium) Dr. Olga E. Malyshko, recipient of the prestigious Frank Knox Teaching Award for 2006/07 would be ecstatic if those students, who performed in The Collegium Musicum over the years, would like to perform again with a Reunion Collegium Musicum Choir on Saturday morning. We plan to have our new custom-built Kater Harpsichord moved to the foyer of Harrison-LeCaine Hall, for everyone to rediscover the baroque period together. 12 noon – Official Alumni Photo Photos by Shirley Roth homecoming 2006 – a special Messiah-Sing-A-Long was directed 7 pm – Dinner at Megalos by Brad Mills, B.Mus.’79, accompanied by Director Dr. John Burge Please contact Linda Craig, B.Mus.’92 at [email protected], to let her and peformed by enthusiastic students and volunteers. Our sincere know if you will be attending. thanks to Brad Mills for volunteering his time and energy!

Delia’s Hereafter Society School of Music and the Alma Mater Society of Queen’s University. The musical was written by Jennifer Bennett, who received her Queen’s Polyhymnia, directed by Dr. B.Mus. with distinction from Queen’s in 2004. Jennifer, founder of Aurora Dokken presented a touch- the Frontenac Women’s Chorus, has had music published by Treble ing and sometimes irreverent tale Clef Press and Yelton Rhodes. She has also had works performed by of a women’s bereavement support several Kingston choirs including: Polyhymnia, Aurora and Melos. group called “Delia’s Hereafter It was Ms. Bennett’s experience with a bereavement support Society”. It was performed by an group that spurred this insightful creation. The four female charac- audacious troupe of thirty-six young ters, all of whom have lost a signiﬁcant other, meet in a rustic cot- women in Grant Hall on March 21, tage where they are visited by some unusual companions. For two 2007, and the production was made days in the cottage the women grapple with each other and their Photo by Shirley Roth Left: Dr. Aurora Dokken possible by a grant from the Vice emotions, and within that time, also provide each other and the Right: Jennifer Bennett Principal’s ofﬁce, funding from the audience with moments that are both touching and hilarious.

2 Queen’s Music faculty recital series – winter, 2008 Queen’s Performing Arts Office and the School of Music will present a Faculty Recital Series in the Winter term of 2008. Although we can’t make any promises about the weather, we can promise some very exciting faculty performances. marjan mozetich 60 –BirthdayCelebration Saturday, January 12, 2008 – Grant Hall In addition to providing instruction to composition students at Queen’s, Marjan Mozetich is known as one of Canada’s most highly decorated composers. In fact critics marvel at his ability to blend the musical styles of the traditional with the modern, in a pristine and expressive manner. In 2002 and 2006 Marjan Mozetich received socan’s Jan Matejcek Award which is presented annually to the Canadian composer of concert music who receives the largest royalty payments in that year. This implies that Marjan was the most broadcast and performed composer in Canada in 2002 and in 2006. In recognition of this celebrated Canadian composer, we at Queen’s are proud and hon- oured to present a 60th-Birthday Celebration for him on Saturday, January 12, 2008 in Grant Hall – complete with Birthday Cake! This special event will feature performances of his works by a dozen faculty artists from within the School of Music. Ireneus Zuk and sister Luba Zuk: Saturday, February 9, 2008 – Dunning Hall Auditorium Enjoy this concert in Dunning Auditorium featuring music for two pianos, performed by Ireneus Zuk, former Director of Queen’s School of Music and his sister Luba Zuk (McGill University). Together they have performed in Canada, the USA, Europe and the Far East, most recently in China. Current Queen’s students and alumni will be able to enjoy the duo’s return engagement at Queen’s. Potsdam Brass Quintet: Wednesday, March 5, 2008 – St. George’s Cathedral Queen’s trumpet professor, Dan Tremblay, also teaches trumpet at Potsdam University in upper state New York. Dan and Chantelle Brunette, our trombone instructor will be joining the Potsdam Brass Quintet for an evening of sonorous music for brass. Bruce Kelly and Dina Namer: Sunday, March 16, 2008 – Dunning Hall Auditorium Bruce Kelly teaches voice at Queen’s, and in addition to volunteering his talent and time to our A Night In Vienna fundraisers, he has appeared as guest soloist with several symphonies across Canada, including the Calgary Opera, Opera Lyra Ottawa, Toronto Operetetta Theatre and the Kingston Symphony Orchestra. Dina Namer teaches piano at Queen’s and has performed with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Aulos Trio and the Ottawa Baroque Ensemble as a chamber musician.

For additional concert information, please visit our website in September, 2007 – www.queensu.ca/music kevin alstrup, B.Mus.’93: Dr. Kevin Alstrup has been working with members of the Cree community of Wemindji (northern Quebec/Eeyou lstchee) since 2004. Among other things, he is drawn to the fiddling tradition that many elders still maintain. In fact, James Bay fiddling is a remarkable and unique musical hybrid that combines many stylistic elements to the broadly Scottish (Orkney) styles of fiddling with the James Bay Cree musical and aesthetic sensibility. It is, in its most modern incarnations an eclectic, rhythmically powerful and deep tradition that links communities, people and history in beautiful, satisfying and socially engaged ways. A fiddler him- self, Kevin Alstrup enjoyed learning and acquiring both the tunes and the stylistic elements of this repertory. One element that has Photo by Dr. Kevin Alstrup Kevin Photo by Dr. caught his interest recently were the traditions of transmission that Young members of the Cree community of Wemindji exist within each community. Many communities are blessed with a number of traditional fiddle players in the James Bay style, however, gram in the community of Wemindji and only a handful of student many younger members of these communities are unable to find guitars at the local high school, there was some difficulty in (a) devel- opportunities to acquire the tradition. Due to this circumstance, many oping and sustaining programs of music instruction, and (b) acquir- elders forecast this element of traditional music practice may begin to ing instruments. Queen’s School of Music loaned five violins to the disappear from James Bay Cree communities and culture, if this situ- students, which helped in the success of the initiative and a valuable ation is not addressed. resource for the students. This summer, as the School of Music In December, 2006 Kevin was asked to host informal perform- upgrades violins that are currently used for Secondary String Instru- ance-teaching sessions with some of the elders. The sessions would ment classes, we will be donating our surplus violins to the James be offered to the community as a drop in to begin simple instruction Bay Community. on the fiddle. Meetings were scheduled every night for a week and In addition to his work above, in 2003 Kevin received his Ph.D. in with that began the process of creating interest and points of access to Ethnomusicology and has taught music history courses at Queen’s this musical tradition. However, as there was no active music pro- University, School of Music.

Queen’s Music 3 Student Recitals – in TECHNICOLOR For alumni who went through the trials and tribula- tions of a Performance Recital, you may want to take a minute or two to reminisce on how “involved” the process really was. Do you remember choosing a repertoire with your instructor? Do you remember discussing the timing of your program? Perhaps you might recall your instructor discussing clothing attire, such as the advantages of wearing comfortable clothing (i.e. being able to breathe), whether or not to wear a corsage, or more importantly for the female participants the plusses and minuses of wearing a strapless dress while performing in front of a live audience. You might also recall typing a performance program and posting it in Harrison-LeCaine Hall. Most of the above is still discussed (sometimes at length), however, students are now able to promote their recitals by producing colourful and creative “G” rated posters – any size and style to post all over campus! Students are still required to submit an official signed program for their file, however, the process for promoting the big event is now much more visually exciting!

Colloquia to David Cameron Set the Tune Our congratulations to David Cameron, MM, FTCL, FRCO(CHM) who in 2006 was elected President of the Royal Canadian College of In an ongoing effort to engage both the Queen’s and Kingston Organists (RCCO). In 2006 David also celebrated his 40th Anniversary Communities, the following colloqiums were presented prior to the of his appointment to Chalmers United Church in Kingston, Ontario. three performances noted below. For those wishing to forward their regards, David can be reached by e-mail at Queen’s: [email protected] enigma variations Dr. Clara Marvin presented an informative and inspiring lecture on “Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations” before the Queen’s Symphony In Memoriam Orchestra performed this work in the fall of 2006. Lynn Marie Walsworth (nee Atkinson) 1957 - 2007 The passing of Lynn Marie Walsworth, occurred on Sunday, May 6, carmina burana 2007 in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Lynn graduated in 1979 with a Dr. Olga E. Olga Malyshko, presented a lecture on “Carl Orff’s, Bachelor of Music degree from Queen’s University. She is remem- Carmina Burana the Mediaeval Legacy”. This was later performed bered by her classmates and professors as a fine pianist and exem- by the Kingston Symphony Orchestra, Queen’s Choral Ensemble plary student winning the Medal in Music for her year. She was a Ensemble, Kingston Choral Society, the Cantabilie Children’s Choir dedicated scholar, earning a Master’s of Arts degree in Musicology and three soloists, including baritone Bruce Kelly from Queen’s (1980) from the University of Toronto, then a LLB degree (1993) from School of Music. the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton (while simultane- ously raising three young children), and was awarded the Lieu- the viennese waltz tenant-Governor’s Medal for Distinction in Scholarship. In 1994 she Dr. John Burge inspired audiences with a lecture on “The Viennese clerked for the Hon. Gerard W. LaForest at the Supreme Court of Waltz,” in anticipation of a special School of Music Fundraiser A Canada. She is survived by her husband Jack Walsworth, two sons, Night In Vienna. Phillip and Thomas, both of Fredericton, daughter Diana of Frederic- ton, one brother, Douglas Atkinson (B.Mus. 1977).

4 Queen’s Music Education capital campaign: With Dr. Karen Frederickson on a sabbatical leave for 2006/07, the Music Education area was fortunate to be assisted by Dr. Mark Sirett Samba Wake Up Call and Mr. Greg Runions. Dr. Sirett taught the conducting class in addi- Queen’s helps support a vibrant Samba band, with members tion to directing the Choral Ensemble, and Mr. Runions taught the from the community and with students, faculty and staff from Music Education in High School class, in addition to his usual teach- the university. The 25 members of Escola de Samba meet ing of percussion and jazz. weekly, and from that group 16 make up the performance Visiting Artist James Hill presented a master class on teaching the band Wuawuanco Todos – wuawuanco is a drumming ukulele in the Music in Early Adolescence course. James Hill and rhythm of Northern Brazil, and todos means everything. Anne Davison gave a marvelous recital in Room 120 to a packed When he was asked what he finds so attractive about audience in March 2007. We are already planning for Mr. Hill’s return Samba, Daniel Ship, leader of this exciting group replied, “It’s visit in the fall of 2007, which we hope will include a workshop for pulsing and hypnotic; it’s an old type of pattern. Some say it’s B.Ed. candidates and local classroom teachers. a tribal beat but I think its rhythms are very sophisticated. Co-presidents, Rachel Read and Leslie Siegrist, led QUSMEA These days, most of the new rhythms are being formed in the (Queen’s University School of Music Educators Association) through universities of Brazil. It’s loud because of the number of play- a very successful year. Leslie and Rachel did the preparatory work ers, but it still requires playing with finesse.” that allows QUSMEA students to participate in the Child Life program At the kickoff pancake breakfast for the Queen’s Commu- at Hotel Dieu Hospital. The Child Life program was a major effort, nity Campaign last February, sleepy-eyed staff members were requiring information meetings and training sessions, in addition to a given a wake-up performance to celebrate the Campaign. regular commitment of Saturday volunteering at the hospital. As a group QUSMEA students attend the OMEA (Ontario Music Educators Association) conference each year. Dr. Roberta Lamb was appointed Chair of Undergraduate Studies in July, 2006 and still manages to have an active teaching and research portfolio. She was also a Visiting Professor in the Music Education Dept. at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland, for 10 days. This visit is providing future connections between Queen’s School of Music and the Sibelius Academy.

Visiting Performers Under the Principal’s International Visitors program and the Visiting Scholar Program of the Faculty of Arts & Science, Caroline Oltmanns, from Youngstown State University in Ohio, was Artist-In-Residence. Dr. Oltmanns presented two piano master classes, met with students and instructors, then completed her visit with a recital in Dunning Auditorium. In addition to the visiting performers mentioned elsewhere

in the Newsletter, we were fortunate to have master classes led Photo by Stephen Wild by David Martin (trombone), Ken MacDonald (French horn), Ian Hominick (piano) and Jacqueline Sadler (choir). Musicology and Ethnomusicology This year we welcomed ethnomusicologist, Dr. Margaret Walker, as a colleague and full-time faculty member. Dr. Walker’s position pro- vides the School with expertise in World Music while Dr. Gordon Smith is serving as Associate Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Dr. Walker’s area of specialty is Indian dance, and this was com- pellingly demonstrated last fall in a joint lecture/presentation with Visiting Artist Mr. Probir Kumar Mittra, who demonstrated the tech- nical and musical aspects of the tabla (a pair of hand drums). We also extend our congratulations to Dr. Gordon Smith on his recent promo- tion to Full Professor. Courses in music history, literature and ethnomusicology are designed so that the student learns to make important connections between works and styles of music and the historical and cultural contexts of their creation. They serve not only as a bridge between musical performance and theory, but also play a critical role in advancing the general intellectual formation that Queen’s offers its undergraduates. We are arranging special presentations, papers and a student/professor seminar with a visiting scholar as part of next Publicity Photo Dr. Caroline Oltmanns year’s Bach Cantata Weekend, and plan to present a series of other scholarly activities through the upcoming academic year.

Queen’s Music 5 a night in vienna For the third time, this bi-annual fundraiser was presented in Febru- ary, 2007, and we are pleased to announce that it was the most successful fundraiser the School of Music has ever undertaken. To our student performers, we are most grateful for their talents and energy. Without their help this event would certainly not have achieved such success. Our sincere thanks also goes out to Dianne Baird, Gordon Craig, Bruce Kelly and Tim Stiff, B.Mus.’85, for their leadership and contributions. Additionally, we would like to thank our alumni for their enthusiastic response to Director, John Burge’s request for funds to help purchase a much needed grand piano. In June 2007, we were able to purchase a Yamaha C5 Grand Piano, which will be a most welcome addition for teaching and student practice. As noted in the Director’s letter on page seven, over a third of our incoming students for the 2007-2008 academic year are piano majors, which reinforces our need to create various fundraising opportunities to secure funds for even more grand pianos. The men’s chorus Photo by Shirley Roth Photo by Sheri Wilson Photo by Sheri Wilson The women’s chorus Night in Vienna performers voice string and guitar The voice area continues to be the The String and Guitar Applied Area had three visitors largest applied area with 84 stu- present master classes with students. In the fall, Montreal dents during the 2006/07 aca- violinist, Laurence Kayaleh, presented two master classes demic year. Faculty members that involved both university and community include Dianne Baird, Bruce Kelly, students. Laurence had played the Dvorak Violin Con- Ewelina Kwasniewska and Carol certo with the Kingston Symphony the previous year and Lynn Reifel (Area Co-ordinator). it was great to have her return to Kingston to work with For the A Night In Vienna our students. fundraiser last February, many of our students along with instruc- In the spring, Christopher Verrette, a violinist with the tors Dianne Baird and Bruce Kelly Tafelmusik Baroque Ochestra, presented a demonstra- and alumnus Tim Stiff, B.Mus.’85 tion/master class on performing the unaccompanied solo had a wonderful opportunity to string music of J. S. Bach. Queen’s Graduate, Beth Ander- Photo by Sheri Wilson perform and show off their con- son (BMus ‘92), is Tafelmusik’s Director of Artistic siderable talents both as singers and actors. Students were also involved in the Administration and Operations and we look forward to two sing-a-long Messiahs, one at Homecoming and the other in December. In the future involvement with this organization on a yearly Concerto/Aria competition in January, Anna Hasek, a student of Dianne Baird’s, basis. Also last spring, former Queen’s guitar teacher, was a finalist. Stephen Thachuk, returned to Kingston to present a In November, visiting soprano Kathryn Domoney presented a recital and recital and master class. Stephen is now on staff at UCLA master class on “Preparing for a Vocal Audition.” and maintains an active performing career.

6 Queen’s Music margaret farr – string scholarship director’s letter This past year, Margaret Farr established a scholarship that will be awarded I hope that this Newsletter finds all of our alumni in good annually to an incoming student who demonstrates excellence on perform- spirits and eager to see what is happening at the School of ing a string instrument. The Margaret Farr Scholarship is the only scholar- Music these days. As I am wrapping up my first year in ship in the string area and it will be wonderful to present this award for the the Director’s chair, I can assure you that I have learned a first time in 2008. Mrs. Farr’s contributions to the School of Music were great deal about the administrative process at Queen’s publicly recognized during one of the A Night In Vienna concerts at which and, as is often the case, gained even more respect for the this photo was taken. previous Directors that I have worked under. In their Mrs. Farr is a long-time supporter of own individual ways, Drs. FRC Clarke, Alfred Fisher, musical activities in the Kingston commu- Ireneus Zuk and Gordon Smith have been great role nity and in the past she has provided special models. funding to the School of Music to help us The stories that are included in this publication reflect present chamber music concerts. This year’s only a small portion of our activities during the past year Margaret Farr Chamber Music Recital fea- but do provide a reasonable cross-section of what took tured Michele Szczesniak and Gisele Dalbec- place in Harrison-LeCaine Hall. As an institution devoted Szczesniak. Indeed, the 2008 Faculty to both teaching and research, the cover stories on this Performance Series that is described else- year’s two teaching award recipients and the summary where in the Newsletter, would not exist Photo by Shirley Roth listings of scholarly activity, attest to our strengths in without Mrs. Farr’s generosity. Dr. John Burge and Margaret Farr these areas. This past May saw the graduation of our first group of students who had completed the B.Mus. portion of the woodwind Continuing Education degree (B.Mus. and B.Ed.). This program has really strengthened our student body and In February there was a recital in Sydenham Street United Church entitled provided increased recruitment opportunities. It looks “The Doppler Effect” featuring the chamber works of Viennese composer, like our incoming BMus class for September, 2007, will conductor and flutist of the 19th Century, Albert Franz Doppler. Performers total over 50 students and, combined with the incoming included guest Carolyn Christie, 2nd flute for the Montreal Symphony, enrollments of almost 50 students in each of the past two Donelda Gartshore, flute, Gisele Dalbec-Szczesniak, violin, Michele Szczes- years, our program is as strong as it has ever been. It niak, piano and four French horn players: James Callowhill, Neil Spaulding, looks like over a third of the incoming class will be piano Liz Spring and Corry Van Allen. Prior to this performance Carolyn Christie majors so our recent undertaking to annually purchase a presented a wonderful flute master class. new grand piano has proven to be timely. In March a Baroque Concert was presented in Harrison-LeCaine, which One of the significant developments over the past featured the first public performance of the School’s recently acquired year has been the preliminary work being done on build- harpsichord, which was custom built by Wolfgang Kater. Dina Namer, ing a new Fine Arts Campus on the waterfront just a few harpsichordist for the event, owns a similar Kater instrument and during blocks West of the Main Campus. It is envisioned that the the performance she expressed how enjoyable it is to play his instruments. cornerstone of this new facility will be a 500-seat Concert Also included on the program was the Gamba Ensemble under the direction Hall, the construction of which has already been of Jennifer Tindale, and the Recorder Consort, coached by Donelda endowed by Isabel and Alfred Bader. The opportunity to Gartshore. Invited members of the community included, Glen Fast, Jason have an acoustically-satisfying, air-conditioned perform- Hawker, Heather Schreiner, Gisele Dalbec-Szczesniak, Kate Unvau, Barbara ing space has long been needed by both Queen’s and the Bolte and Courtney Stewart. Kingston community. This is one of the most exciting Finally, a new flute prize was created by a member of the Kingston opportunities provided to the School of Music in recent Community, Mr. Alan Grant. A very ardent and accomplished flutist him- years. The reestablishment of the Faculty Recital Series in self, he asked that this award be presented yearly to the most improved flute the Winter of 2008, has been undertaken to get our recital Q ’ player in the B.Mus. program at ueens. Congratulations to Katherine programming running in an active fashion in anticipation Clubine, who was the first prize winner for 2006/07. of the opening of the Concert Hall. Look for more information about the Fine Arts Campus in the future. I know that we would like to see many of you at this fall’s Homecoming events. This is especially true if you want to listen to (or participate in) the informal opera aria concert on the Friday night, or the Dr. Malyshko/Queen’s Collegium Musicum events on the Saturday morning. However, if you happen to be in the Kingston area at some other time, you are encouraged to stop by the School of Music. Indeed, do check the School’s website to see if your visit coincides with one of our faculty or ensemble concerts. It would be great to see you.

Dr. John Burge Photo by Donelda Gartshore Back: Jason Hawke, Emile Bruno, Graham Kent, Front: Heather Schreiner, Jennifer Tindale, B.Mus.’75, Alexander Toms, Elissa Kent

Queen’s Music 7 music monday – composition kingston limestone and theory school board The Composition and Theory area is pleased to bring to your atten- tion the addition of Dr. Laurel Parsons to the School of Music fac- On May 7, 2007, Grant Hall at Queen’s was host to approx. 300 ulty. Dr. Parsons is a theorist whose areas of specialty include the Kingston area high school students who took part in the 3rd Annual music of British composer, Elisabeth Lutyens and Music Cognition. Music Monday; a project initiated by the Coalition for Music Educa- Students expressed their pleasure with Dr. Parsons’ teaching style tors in Canada. Queen’s School of Music alumni involved in this proj- and classroom expertise in awarding her an Honorable Mention in ect included: Mike McCort, B.Mus.’06, Greg Runions, B.Mus.’80, Tim the School of Music’s Excellence in Teaching Competition. This Stiff, B.Mus.’85, and Andy Rush, B.Mus.’85. summer, both Dr. Parsons and Dr. Alfred Fisher will be presenting papers at the Workshop on Music, Language and Movement that is taking place at Herstmonceux Castle in England (the Queen’s Inter- national Study Centre). This workshop is a joint venture with the University of Edinburgh. In November, 2006, Internationally-renowned composer, instrument builder and scholar, Gayle Young, was a guest of the School of Music. While at Queen’s, Gayle Young was guest lecturer in several music composition and electroacoustic music classes, where she demonstrated her own instruments , the Amarinth and the Columbine. As well, Gayle Young discussed the life and works of Hugh LeCaine, and her scholarly work in this area. Gayle's visit ended with a remarkable concert featuring her music and with an emphasis on her own instruments. She asked both Matt Rogalsky and Kristi Allik to be guest performers at her concert. For the past few years we have been fortunate to have had Matt Rogalsky teaching in the areas of Electroacoustic Music and Music

Photo by Ian MacAlpine, Kingston Whig-Standard Technology. A talented individual, he has also taught courses for the Film and Art departments. This past year, he received his PhD from City University London (UK) and, now as Dr. Rogalsky, he has accepted a half-time position in the School of Music as an Instrument Donations Assistant Professor. Both Drs. Rogalsky and Allik provide strong If you are interested in donating an instrument of good quality leadership to the EMS and in May, they helped the School of Music to Queen’s School of Music, please remember that you are enti- participate in the International internet performance of, Sitting In a tled to a Gift–In–Kind deduction on your Income Tax Return. Room, by composer Alvin Lucier. The performance included at least Queen’s University will issue a tax receipt when: eleven "nodes" from studios around the world, including England, a) the instrument has been appraised by a qualified appraiser Canada, Slovakia, Holland, Belgium and the U.S.A. (at the donor’s expense), and Many thanks to faculty members of Queen’s School of Music for their b) the instrument has been received by the university. contributions, also to Sheri Wilson, Amanda Eyer, B.Mus.’98 and Andrea Kislig, Those interested in making a donation please contact us at B.Mus.’06. (613) 533–2066 or e-mail the Alumni Newsletter; Editor Shirley C. Roth [email protected] Director Dr. John Burge Alumni Liaison Dr. Rudi Schnitzler alumni information form News items of current activities are welcomed for publication in our Alumni Newsletter. Your accomplishments are a source of pride for us. Please submit material by 1 February 2008 for inclusion in our next issue. 07-0367 Send us your new address if you move.

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