The following is apartial list of coming Feb. 21 -Oregon Composer's Forum Mar. 6 -Choral Spotlight events at the School of Music. For more information, call our Community Relations Feb. 22 -Bones &Brass Mar. 7 - Collegium Musicum Ofj'ice weekdays at 346-5678. Feb. 23 -University Gospel Ensemble Mar. 7 - Oregon Wind Ensemble & FEBRUARY Eugene Symphonic Band Feb. 1 -Oregon Wind Ensemble Feb. 24 -Jazz Lab Bands II & III Mar. 9 - New York Woodwind Quintet Feb. 2 -University Symphony with Feb. 26 -Chamber Music at Tea Time with Gilbert Kalish, piano EUen Campbell, horn (Chamber Music Series) Feb. 28 - Durufle Requiem with Feb. 4 -Sounds of the Symphony University Singers & Symphony Mar. 10 - UO Percussion Ensemble ' (Children's Concert Series) MARCH APRIL Feb. 5 -Lawrence Maves, violin; Mar. 1 -Symphonic & Campus Bands Barbara Gonzrilez-Palmer, piano April 1 - ApriUe Foole Concert (Faculty Artist Series) Mar. 2 - Oregon Brass Quintet April 6 -May 1: (Faculty Artist Series) Feb. 7 -Alexander String Quartet MUSIC TODAY FESTIVAL (see inside cover for calendar) (Chamber Music Series) Mar. 4 -The World of Drums (Children's Concert Series) Feb. 10 - UO Electroacoustic Music MAY May 4 -University Symphony Mar. 4 - Danceability Concert Feb. 14 - Milagrovargas, mezzo-soprano (Department of Dance) Victor Steinhardt, piano May 16 -Oregon String Quartet (Faculty Artist Series) (Faculty Artist Series) Mar. 4 - Oregon Jazz Ensemble (Chamber Jazz Series) Feb. 17 -Irish Music & Dance with May 23 -Oregon Percussion Ensemble Moloney, Sands, & Ivers Mar. 5 - Gil Cline, baroque trump6 UNIVERSITY of OREGON SCHOOL of MUSIC (World Music Series) May 25 - Concerto Concert Barbara Baird, organ and DEPARTMENT of DANCE (Faculty & Guest Artist Recital) Nonprofit Organization US. Postage PAID Eugene,Permit No. Oregon 63 School of Music & Department of Dance 1225 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1225 Newsletter for Alumni & Friends February, 1995 Vol. VII, No. 1 UO SCHOOL OFMUSIC MUSIC TODAY FESTIVAL CALENDAR: LEDGERLINES The Dean's Desk APRl L6-MAY 1 is the official newsletter of the Anne Dhu McLucas, Dean University of Oregon School of The ups and downs of the School of Saturday, April 22 Music, and is published twice a year Music over the past six months have Seventh Species Concert Series, Unitarian Church for alumni, faculty, and friends of the reminded me of how much we are like a music school. Your comments are family, complete with the emotional Sunday, April 23 always welcome. turbulence that caring about one another Stravinsky Day brings. Address all correspondence to: Thursday, April 6 Eugene Concert Choir (Symphony of PsalmsJ**' Early in the Fall we were saddened - LEDGER LINES by the death of a dear colleague, Dean Cuarteto Latinoamericano *** .. School of Music Oregon Wind Ensemble Emeritus Robert Moore Trotter, who died 1225 University of Oregon Saturday, April 8 featuring Dean Kramer (Concerto for Piano and Winds) on September I after a long illness (see Eugene, OR 97403-1225 page 11 for a memorial tribute). With his Eugene Ballet: Skinwalkers: *** or call (503) 346-3761. A World Premiere based on Native American Themes Monday, April 24 passing and the wonderful memorial Toni Pimble, choreographer Music by Northwest Composers service that commemorated it, I was struck including new works by Victor Steinhardt, Hal Owen, DEAN: Anne Dhu McLucas by how much his ideas and actions have Sunday, April 9 Arthur Maddox, and Thom Bergeron shaped the School of Music, despite the phant family celebrations-the Rose Bowl Eugene Ballet: Skinwalkers matinee*** ASSOCIATE DEAN: Gary Martin many years intervening since his deanship. certainly was one of those! With the major Tuesday, April 25 He and his wonderful wife Claire have role played by the Oregon Marching Band ... DEVELOPMENT STAFF: New Music from Eastern Europe been good friends and mentors since my and the Green Garter Band, the School of Master class and lecture by Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano Barbara H. GoodsonSchool of Music Music Now Ensemble, Prague (concert and lecture) coming to Eugene. I, along with many Music was deeply involved, collecting our Sara Jones Brandt-Oregon Bach Festival Monday, April 10 others worldwide, will miss him deeply. In share of stories in local and national news Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano Thursday, April 27 EDITOR: Scott Barkhurst honor of his commitment to music of the media about the high quality of the band, Barbara Gonzalez-Palmer, piano University Singers and UO Dept. of Dance whole world, a memorial fund has been the amazing acquisition of new uniforms, Menotti's The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore CONTRIBUTORS: George Evano, set up in his name for the purpose of and the sheer logistics of managing all the Tuesday, April 11 and Davenport's The Celtic Seasons Barbara Goodson, Robert Huwitz, Robert bringing more world music into our appearances the band made in Los Wynton Marsalis *** (repeated April 28 and matinee on April 29) Kyr, Anne Dhu McLucas, Bill Moore curriculum and conceri series. Angeles during their week there. It was ... As in a family, we both lose and like a cottage industry at the School of Thursday, April 13 Eugene Symphony with Dav~dJolley, horn *'* ASSISTANT: Karen Pederson gain people. Besides greeting new faculty Music, with work groups doing everything Eugene Symphony with Carter Brey, cello *** members Ellen Campbell (horn) and Frank from assembling special Rose Bowl "duck Saturday, April 29 COVER PHOTO by Jack Liu. Heuser (music education), we gained in lips" (those wonderful noisemakers that Friday, April 14 Music by Gershwin The Oregon Marching Band and UO Rally number of students enrolled-a happy fact are sold at games with proceeds going to Jeffrey Peyton, percussion Eugene Symphony Orchestra *** Squad appeared at Disneyland for a in these times of tuition-based funding at band scholarships) to sewing the UO featuring a new work by UO composer Jeffrey Stolet with Jeffrey Kahane, guest pianist and conductor parade and concert during Rose Bowl the University of Oregon. But, just as with patches on the front of the new uniforms. Week. See story, page 2. new babies in large families, our new It was all worth it-for despite the final Saturday, April 15 Sunday, April 30 additions have brought the realization that $core, Oregon triumphed in spint and Hessen Youth Symphony An Afternoon of Javanese Shadow Puppet Theater space is at a premium in the School of exuberance, and our musical presence was Lewis and Clark Gamelan Music. More students need more practice part of the emotional glue that held the Monday, April 17 Midiyanto Putro, dalang (puppetmaster) rooms, more time in Beall Hall for their whole occasion together. Jazz Originals with Michael Titlebaum, saxophone, and (matinee concert and lecture/demonstration) recitals, more staff time, etc., etc. We had Losses, additions, celebrations- Gary Versace, piano (master classes and concert) a record number of concerts in Beall Hall they are all part of the normal cycle of our Monday, May 1 this Fall term-a sign of health, and a School of Music family-along with the Wednesday, April 19 Oregon Composers Forum source of concern! Despite the fact that we jay-to-day routine that consumes us all in Avant-Detente with Charles Dowd gained a few office spaces from the move zaring for the development of both Percussion Chamber Music of of the Oregon Bach Festival to Agate Hall, -TICKET INFORMATION students and faculty. And, like the distant Edison Denisov and Meyer Kupferman - which was accomplished this summer, we relatives that form an extended family, we Tickets for events with asterisks (**") are available in continue to be short of office space, hope that you will feel included by reading Thursday, April 20 advance at the Hult CenterTicket Office (503) 687-5000. classroom space, and, most especially, sf some of the many activities that form T~cketsto other events available at the Beall Hall Box Office Pacific Rim Gamelan The University of Oregon is an equal practice room space. We are looking for sur family life. on the day of the concert. opportunity, afirmative action institution solutions to these problems; meanwhile, Friday, April 21 For more information on events, or a Festival brochure, call committed to cultural diversity we are all treading carefully 'and being Future Music Oregon the School of Music at (503) 346-5678, or leave a mes- and compliance with the patient with one another. '' . ' (UO Electroacoustic Music Studio) sage at the MusicToday Festival office (503) 346-5680. Americans with Disabilities Act. And, of course, there are the trium- transport the band to and from all their Beverly Hills. New Year's Eve was activities, getting special insurance for the especially challenging for the band, Rose Parade and rehearsals, and trying to according to Harkins: "We did a concert wade through the Rose Bowl's official 50- and parade down Santa Monica's Third page "Participation Manual," covering Street Promenade, followed by four everything from press conferences to alumnihotel performances. When the police escorts. band sang the Oregon Pledge Song at the Band members, friends, and even Century Plaza Hotel, 1,300 alumni stood some parents were enlisted to help with up, and there were plenty of moist eyes in computer updates, photocopying, and the house." collating all the material; other volunteers Another highlight was the official were enlisted to help sew the UO logo on UO pep rally on Sunday afternoon, when the front of the new uniforms and to nearly 15,000 Duck fans from all over the assemble and package 20,000 Duck Lips country converged on Century City Plaza that were sold in Pasadena as a fundraiser for "The Quack Heard Round the World." for the marching band. The Green Garter Band led off the festivi- On to La-La Land ties, and when the entire marching band The Oregon Marching Band flew made its appearance in the new uniforms, out of Eugene Wednesday morning, Dec.