A Report from Depaul University School of Music 2010–11
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Sound Investment A Report from DePaul University School of Music 112010–11 letter from the dean Contents september, 2011 Donald E. Casey Dean of the School of Music Of Note: 2010-2011 Highlights 4-5 Dear Friends, Faculty News 6-9 We are nearly breathless with excitement, and anxious to inform you about all the wonderful things that are developing in your favorite school of music. We hope you will be New Faculty Members pleased to hear about each of these things: Faculty and Staff Activities Community Music Division First, our School opened its doors in September of 1912 and we just welcomed our 100th Master Classes incoming class of music students—146 exceptionally bright, capable, and dedicated young student musicians who have already impressed us as the strongest incoming class to date. Student News 10-11 This all means that we’ll begin celebrating the School’s Centennial in September of Student Scholar Spotlight 2012—one year from now. A committee has been making plans for that celebration which Honorary Degree Recipient, John von Rhein will feature guest artists, a series of commissions of new works, and much more. The celebrations will culminate in May, 2013, when our choruses and symphony orchestra will Class Notes 12-13 premiere a new work of Chicagoan Augusta Read Thomas and perform Beethoven’s magnificent Symphony No. 9 in Orchestra Hall! It’ll be a night, and a year, to remember. 14-15 Campaign Report Second, DePaul University has completed five years of its planned eight-year comprehensive campaign, building toward a target of $250,000,000. The good news is 2010-11 2011 Spring Concert & Gala 16-17 that you and others have already been so generous that we’ve passed $200,000,000 in gifts and pledges; the bad news is that we still have almost $50,000,000 to go! The School of Donors for 2010-11 18-23 Music has already secured $15,000,000, with hopes to build that to at least $22,000,000 in three more years. Much of the University’s campaign goal—over $100,000,000 will be Alumni & Friends designated for scholarship support, but some of the rest is being raised in support of new Cortelyou Heritage Society facilities for The Theatre School and the School of Music! Endowments That’s the third exciting piece of news. We are in the design phase for all new and state-of-the-art music facilities that will be built right here at Fullerton and Halsted in the years just ahead, turning our 4.1 acre site into a music campus and giving us underground event parking. For the first time, our patrons will be able to come to a concert and not have to circle the neighborhood in search of a parking spot. More important, for the first time the extremely talented music students who come to DePaul will be able to pursue their art in facilities that were designed for their art! As I say, we are nearly breathless with excitement at each of these developments. We hope you can share our excitement, that you’ll share in our Centennial celebrations and participate in our campaign, and especially that you’ll be here too see the all-new facilities that we will be opening in 2015 and 2016. It’s truly an historic time for what we think has Donald E. Casey, Dean become an extraordinary school. Thanks for believing in us! Judy Bundra, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Robert Krueger, Associate Dean for Administration sound investment editors: Rita Mannelli, Pat Mikos, Wendy Irvine and Elizabeth Soete Donald E. Casey, Dean DePaul University School of Music DePaul University School of Music 804 West Belden Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60614 music.depaul.edu 3 Of Note 1 4 7 2010-11 Highlights 2 3 5 6 8 1. Mark O’Connor Visits DePaul Bob Palmieri, jazz guitar; Clayton Parr, tenor; Bob performed the theme and several variations of stay in Urbania, where voice faculty member 7. Bob Lark’s Alumni Big Band Band, Dana Hall, drums, associate professor, Rummage, drum set; Kelly Sill, jazz bass; Rami Schubert’s Variations in B-flat Major. As a part of Linda Hirt teaches at the Centro Studi Italiani, a University of Illinois; music director & drummer The highly acclaimed and Grammy winning Solomonow, viola; Kyomi Sugimura, piano; Janet the same celebration, viola faculty member Rami language school offering specialized programs in In December, Jazz Studies Director, Bob Lark, with the Chicago Jazz Ensemble; Bob Rummage, composer and violin/fiddle virtuoso Mark Sung, violin; and George Vatchnadze, piano. Solomonow performed a chamber music program Italian opera. Linda and seven students performed brought together a number of graduates for an drums, DePaul jazz studies faculty member; O’Connor visited the school in March. Widely with Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Robert Chen and six concerts throughout the Marche region. Many Alumni Big Band concert at the Jazz Showcase. Elmhurst College jazz studies faculty member. known as one of America’s most inventive and 3. “Much Ado” About a Theatre Anthony McGill at Symphony Center. of the students receive funds from the Vittorio Alumni that performed were: Saxophones, Dan innovative composers, O’Connor gave a lecture/ Angeli scholarship, a fund that Linda and Geoff Nicholson, lead alto saxophonist with the Chicago 8. Clinics for High School demonstration during which he discussed and School and School of Music In March, ten DePaul music education students Hirt established to help students financially with Jazz Ensemble; Jon Irabagon, winner of the 2008 demonstrated his American style of string playing, Collaboration participated in the CSO’s Institute for Learning, this study abroad trip. Thelonius Monk Competition; Chris Madsen, Students his improvisational abilities and his process of Access and Training’s new program Once Upon a jazz studies faculty at Northwestern University; High school and middle school students came composition. He also gave a lecture for string Guitar students of faculty member Mark Maxwell Symphony. The concerts are designed to introduce (from left to right in the photo above: Alexandros Scott Burns, Chicago-based freelance performer/ to clinics at the School of Music, given by Erica teachers and students on The O’Connor String performed in The Theatre School’s production of children ages 3-5 to the wonders of classical music. Chatziapostolou, Lindsay Lehman, Noah Pligge, composer; Glenn Kostur, director of jazz studies Neidlinger and Clayton Parr. These clinics not only Method which is a series of sequenced books Much Ado About Nothing. The students, Brandon Our music education students were responsible Danielle Horta, Linda Hirt, Josh Poucher, Jared at the University of New Mexico; Ted Hogarth, benefit the visiting students, but they also allow our designed to guide students gradually through Acker, Seth Beavis and Louis Makarewicz, for the pre-concert activities that included Esguerra, Daniel Cheng.) founder/leader of the Mulligan Mosaics Big Band. music education students to observe different aspects the development of pedagogical and musical provided nearly all of the music, live and onstage, instrumental exploration, soundscape design and Trombones, Craig Sunken, member of the Chicago of teaching. This past year we welcomed students techniques necessary to become a proficient, as costumed actors in the play. This represented movement activities that incorporated some of the 6. DePaul A Cappella wins again Afro-Cuban Ensemble; Tim Coffman, DePaul jazz from seventeen schools from Illinois, Michigan, well-rounded musician through a carefully planned a significant collaboration between The Theatre music being performed. Each pre-concert activity studies faculty member; member of the Chicago in Wales Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, succession of pieces. School and the School of Music in that Mark helped the children relate more meaningfully to Jazz Ensemble; Dominic Marino, award-winning Virginia and Manitoba in Canada. In addition, Maxwell participated in the planning, composing/ the performance. The music education students composer/arranger, pursuing a master’s degree members of the jazz faculty toured the Midwest arranging and rehearsing of the guitarists as well as who participated were: Krystina Andreoli, Amanda at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music; Tom 2. “Live from the Mayne Stage” offering clinics and master classes to middle, high the theatre students. Astkins, Will Brocker, Christina Ceballos, Eric Matta, assistant professor at DePaul University; school and college students. Mark Colby presented a DePaul School of Music faculty members Damitz, Betsy Ko, Elizabeth Ro, Uriel Rotstein, member of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble. Trumpets, jazz combo clinic at the University of Illinois-Chicago performed in a series of Sunday morning concerts Rebecca Rudy and Elizabeth Weber. Music Brent Turney, assistant professor of trumpet, 4. DePaul and the Chicago and two saxophone clinics for middle school students for WFMT radio, hosted by Dennis Moore. The education coordinator Jacki Kelly-McHale University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Kirk DePaul A Cappella, directed by Dr. Clayton Parr, at The BandSource Music store in Downers Grove. concerts were part of the series called, “Live from Symphony Orchestra also served as the music education consultant Garrison, DePaul jazz studies faculty member; director of choral activities, once again competed He was also guest artist and clinician at the Purdue the Mayne Stage” which showcased a variety of for the project. Alumnus Joe Clark (2010) also member of the Lt. Dan Band; Jason Aspinwall, In addition to the many DePaul faculty members at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod University Jazz Festival and was a guest artist and a acclaimed classical soloists and top ensembles from participated in Once Upon a Symphony, arranging NYC free-lance performer/pit bands; Dan Jonas, and alumni who perform on the Chicago competition in Wales in July, 2011.