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Music The Juniata Advantage Juniata doesn’t have a Program of Emphasis (POE)—or “major”—in music. “I always look forward That’s a good thing for you. Why? to playing my clarinet. n Travel: Juniata’s music programs have earned wide acclaim. Our choral ensembles Being in the Juniata have released 14 recordings and are invited to perform in venues around the world each year. Our wind symphony has performed commissioned works, our Wind Symphony is like orchestra performs on campus and regionally, and our Percussion at Juniata escaping to a different program presents innovative performances in auditoriums, at colleges and in elementary and secondary schools. world.” n Go Interdisciplinary: Broaden your liberal arts education through the creative —Allison DiVito ‘13 expression of music. As performers and listeners, our students develop their abilities to perceive the subtleties of musical expression and approach music as a Read more of our students’ stories reflection of the cultures in which it is found. on the back of this sheet. n Facilities: Ensemble rehearsals, recitals and concerts take place in Rosenberger Auditorium, an 800-seat concert hall located in the Halbritter Center for the Performing Arts. Climate-controlled rooms for storage of wind and string instruments are included in the new wing of the Center. The Swigart Music Hall Choral Music Activities contains practice rooms, classrooms, and faculty studios and offices. Fall Semester: Juniata’s Outcomes retreats, fall and winter concerts Spring Semester: Recent Student Achievements retreats, spring concerts, n Benson Canfield ’12, Grace Canfield ’10, Colleen Chiochetti ’13, Nora Davidson ’12, extended international tours, Nate Frieswyk ’12 and Andrew Orsie ’12 attended the Pennsylvania Collegiate Choral weekend domestic tours and Association Honors Festival at Clarion University in January 2010. Emmy-nominated Baccalaureate performance conductor Paul Salomunovich conducted the 110-voice choir through three days of rehearsal and performing. Recent international tours have included Trinidad, Romania, Hungary, n Trumpeter Katie Downey ’13, clarinetist Kelsey Walakovits ’11, and flutists Claire Mexico, France and Brazil. Wayman ’13 and Katelyn Hilands ’14 performed in the 64th Annual Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Band, held in March 2011 on Juniata’s campus. Wayman also performed with the National Small College Intercollegiate Band in Seattle, Wash. in March 2011. n Erik Dulick ’11 is currently enrolled at the Berklee College of Music, following his May 2011 graduation from Juniata. His POE was management and communication. n Aggie Kwon ’09, Erin Burt ’12 and James Rixey ’12 were invited to play in the Altoona Symphony Orchestra string section in 2008-2009, and, in 2009-2010, the by:Photo Kálmán Vágási entire Orchestra performed Holst’s “The Planets” with the Altoona Symphony in a pair of side-by-side concerts. n Virginia Meadows ’03 and David Meadows ’98, former Juniata choir members, recorded and released a CD entitled More than Meets the Eye for the July 2010 Church of the Brethren National Youth Conference. Concert Choir in Nagykörű, Hungary. Faculty Students’ Stories Dr. Russell Shelley, Chair, Elma Stine “Touring with the Juniata College Concert Choir has been my most rewarding and Heckler Professor of Music unique experience at Juniata,” says Blake Colaianne ’11 “We not only experience new and Director of Choral and parts of the world, we experience new parts of ourselves. We’re not only a choir, Vocal Studies. B.S., B.S.M., we’re a family.” Baptist Bible College, M.S., Mansfield University, Ph.D., For many students, like Blake, the Juniata Music Department is the key to campus Penn State University. Dr. life. The ensembles at Juniata are some of the largest organizations on campus, serving more than 400 musicians each semester. Shelley conducts the Concert Choir and Choral Union. Yet, Juniata doesn’t have a Program of Emphasis (POE)—or “major”—in music. That’s a good thing for you. Why? Dr. James Latten, Associate “With a heavy workload, many exams, and the typical experiences one encounters at Professor of Music. B.S., Mansfield college, I was drained mentally and physically at the end of many days, but I always University, M.M.E., Indiana University look forward to playing my clarinet,” says Allison DiVito ’13. “Being in the Juniata Wind at Bloomington, Ph.D., Penn Symphony is like escaping to a different world.” State University. As Director of For many students who go to college, music is something sacrificed for their studies. Instrumental Music and Director of But at Juniata, you don’t have to give up music just because you want to be a chemist, the Juniata College Wind Symphony, ecologist, historian, teacher or accountant, like Allison. Indulge your love of music and Dr. Latten also directs the Percussion travel to different places with people who are also moved by music—but concentrate at Juniata program. academically on other plans for your professional life. Adjunct music faculty: Janet Berlin (clarinet) Juniata’s Musical Opportunities Evelyn Bookhammer (cello) Jody Butte (double reeds) Robyn Costa (oboe) Vocal Music Matt Dingo (jazz improvisation) n Concert Choir: Join Juniata’s 50-voice student ensemble and perform in Heinz Chapel Nora Gump (upper strings) (Pittsburgh), St. Patrick’s Cathedral (New York City), Salzburg Cathedral (Austria), Herb McKinstry (brass) Kreuzkirche Dresden (Germany) and other sensational sites. Membership is granted Janice Mianulli (women’s chamber after a successful audition. choir and voice) Stanley Mullen (guitar) n Choral Union: Sing alongside faculty, staff and members of the greater Huntingdon Rebekah O’Brien (orchestra and horn) community in Juniata’s largest ensemble (more than 140 singers). Choral Union Ian Saunders (bass) typically performs smaller works from several cultures geared toward the diverse Craig Sayer (percussion) level and backgrounds of singers in the ensemble. Cathy Scafidi (piano) n Women’s Chamber Choir: Develop good vocal technique and prepare challenging Diane Gold Toulson (flute) repertoire. This choir is composed of auditioned members. Performances include two Dan Yoder (saxophone) major concerts each year, with a fully costumed Madrigal concert each December. Instrumental Music Other Musical Opportunities at Juniata n Orchestra: In addition to standard string literature, join with selected students each semester to prepare one or more full symphonic works. Recent scores performed You can also explore music through include Aaron Copland’s “Outdoor Overture,” Haydn’s “Surprise Symphony” and Mozart’s “Symphony No. 40.” non-ensemble classes and lessons such as Music for Classroom Teachers, n Wind Symphony: Our wind symphony has recently performed Frank Ticheli’s Music Fundamentals, Musical “Angels in the Architecture,” Leonard Bernstein’s “Overture to Candide,” Claude T. Acoustics, History of American Smith’s “Fantasia for Alto Saxophone” and Alfred Reed’s “Russian Christmas Music.” Popular Music, Introduction to Selected members are chosen for honors chamber quartets and quintets; in addition, Aesthetic Experience, Musical occasional chamber wind groups are formed. Improvisation, Guitar Class (levels 1 to 4), Voice Class (levels 1 and 2) n Concert Band: In addition to our premier group, the Wind Symphony, recent growth and private lessons on voice and all has resulted in the formation of a second group, the Concert Band. Each ensemble performs standard and newly composed musical repertoire for concert band. standard instruments (an extra fee is assessed). All credit-bearing courses in n Jazz Ensemble: Perform modern jazz and traditional Big Band charts on campus and the music department count toward in the surrounding area. the fine arts requirement. n Percussion Ensembles: Playing everything from tuned PVC pipes to the auditorium itself, this ensemble (and three subgroups) performs traditional and contemporary works, including Juniata professor Jim Latten’s compositions. Check out the music n The Instrumental Music Fellowship: These awards grant one or two incoming department web freshmen with fellowship experiences valued at $6,500, including concert attendance, page to explore funding for a special instrumental activity such as summer touring, and semesters of your career path. private lessons. Juniata College, 1700 Moore Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652 • 1-877-586-4282.

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