Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® WKU Archives Records WKU Archives Spring 1987 UA68/9/1 Western Minstrel WKU Department of Music Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records Part of the Music Commons Recommended Citation WKU Department of Music, "UA68/9/1 Western Minstrel" (1987). WKU Archives Records. Paper 50. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/50 This Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. MUSIC ENROLLMENT UP AT WESTERN The department is enjoying a fin e crop of freshmen students this year. Although university averages are up approximately 6.9% ove rall. the music department has achieved a much higher percentage of increase in freshman student population. Western has a 71 % increase in the number of Freshman Music Majors. We believe this is due to the phenomenal support from our alumni this last year and a concerted etrort of faculty in the department to "spread the good word" about Western and in particular about the happenings in the music department. The two programs in the department which have increased the most arc the Bachelor of Arts program (56% increase) and the Bachelor of Music in Perlormanee (50%). All programs have increased in the number of 1986 Freshmen over the number of 1985 Freshmen. Sophomore. Junior and Senior level majors are exactly the same as last year, The marching band is 13% larger than last year. the Choral Union is 22% larger. the Concert Band has increased 28% and the University Choi r is 34% larger than in 1985. All directors feel that the quality of student musician haa al so improved. We are especially proud or seven (count them) new student double reed players! L UTE SONG WESTERN MINSTRE L TO SELECT"ALUMNUSOFYEAR" Stillness of early light, the plucked string vibrant Surely there were times that yo u or someone else. please send us the thought this year: "I think I'll sit down following information: name of candidate, in the clear, light air and write to the Mimtn l and tell them all position presently held, year of which in an instant about what I'm doing!" Sure enough, you graduation (if you know this-otherwise resonates it. (orgot all about it, and as a result, we we'll find out), special achievements and don't know what all you folks are doing recognitions. name of person nominating, A tone is born out there. The editor is gratified by the Candidates not selected (or the special then hurries on. responses from some very distinguished honor of" Alumnus of the Year" will be Edward Pease alumni (mentioned under Alumni Notes). included under the" Alumni Notes" of the It is a joy to know where ou r alums aN! next issue. Thanks so much for your and what they are doing. help-we look forward to hearing from The faculty believe that we know you! nothing about some o( the fine "goings on" of our past students. In an attempt to get COME VISIT US AT KMEA! a mighty response. we wou ld like to propose a "music alumnus of the year," in Don't forget to drop by the Western Western Kentucky which we will feature a graduate of booth at the State In-service Conference University Western in each issue of ou r newsletter. of the Kentucky Musie Educator's So, if you're shy and hate to talk about Conlerence allhe Louisville Convention Department yourself-nominate IIO meone you know Center on February 6th-7th. Western's of M1<sic who is deservi ng of the honor. If you're influence will also be noticed in various NEWSLETTER not shy, great; tell us what you are doing. presentations and performances, such as The editor will interview the person the all-collegiate band. The University for Alumni. selected by a faculty committee and Choir will be singing at the general Students. "presto," instant notoriety! Kidding aside, session on F riday at 10:00 a.m. Be sure to we would love to have an overwhelming check your KMEA program (or the Colleagues. and response to this request. Western Alumni Reception: last year's F1-iends If you would like to nominate yourself was a great success. See you there! SPRING SEMESTER. 1987 WESTERN WELCOMES INTERIM FACULTY TM /acuUy series sta,rnd last year at Western to bene/it student scholarship /uncU 1008 not only a substantial cmdribution to the culturalli/e 0/ Bowling Green but prouided/unds/OT future st1(dellu to study mus'ic at Westenl. Following the sudden loss 0/ our respected and belo loed colleague. Dr. Edward Pease. the/ru:uity decided to ded'kale this year's sen'es to his tnemory and dcmate the proceeds to the Pease sclwlarilhip fund. TM CUrre7lt series began wilh pianist Sylm'a Kersenbaum in all aU Liszt recitaJ. Gary Dilworth Dr. Dauid Vim:etlt Mr. Larry Dong in a solo tn(mpet recital. and new /acllity members Larry Long. oossoon; David Vincent. percussion: and Linda Ha rmon. piano; in a varied program 0/ The Department of Music is proud to announce three new faculty chamber music. members fo r this year. Alphabetically they are Mrs. Linda Remaining recitalslOill it/clude Elizabeth Harmon. (MM) '84, Mr. Charles Larry Long. '77 and Dr. David Volkman. soprano. per/ormingwith the Early Vincent. All three of these new faculty are filling vacancies caused MUAie E1t8ftftbu (January 17): the Kent1UItJl by late summer faculty changes. Mrs. Ruth Morris is on leave of Ctmllort (February 2.4) with DalJid Kelsey. Sharon absence to enable her to assist her ailing mother. Two other faculty vacancies were created when Mr. William Sneddon and Dr. Emery Law. and, Stet.'t Webber per/ormi1lg 011 instrumi!1lts ra1lging/rom g1dtars. mandolins a1ld banjos to Alford decided to pursue careers in business. viols. lutu and recorders; the CoUflg1.um Mrs. Linda Harmon is teaching studio and group piano. Besides Musicum (March 81). with BeUy Pease. Sue Pauli. her MM from Western in 1984. Linda received a BM in pi ano A nm Hale. and David Kelstl1/ per/ormi7lg music 0/ performance (magna cum laude) from Belmont College in the 17th and 18th centuries; and the Western Nashville. TN. While at Belmont. Linda was a student of Robert FacuUJI Bra8s Qui"tet (April !S). /eaturing Marler. was voted the "Outstanding Freshman and Senior Music Gary Dihoorth. Ken Dams. Richard Ricker Major." elected president of Sigma Alpha, and listed in Who's Wh o (adjunct i1lstructor 0/ horn), Steve Grugin. and in American Colleges and Uni~r8ities. She also received the Alfred Kent Campbell. Leland Crabb Writing Award and the W.F. Powell Award "for the //you live too/ar away to subscribe to Ih is student who best exemplifies the spirit of Belmont College." Last outstanding seriu. piea8e consider a direct year. Linda was an instructor in the Piano Preparatory C01ltn'tmtion to the Edward J. Pease Memorial Department at Belmont. While at Western, Linda studied piano Scholarship Fu1ld. We want to build this fund to a with Sylvia Kersenbaum and piano pedagogy with Ru th Morris. level which. will support at least one full tuition. Because of her Camiliarity with Western's piano program. Mrs. scholarship. Your help will be much appreciated by Harmon has provided an extremely smooth, eHective transition and future Western mt(s-it: students. quality piano instruction. /ncrea8i1lgly. we are becoming itrdebted to our For a number of years. Mr. Larry Long has been well-respected outstanding group 0/ alumni and/riencU /OT as a part-time bassoon instructor at Western. His present position financial support and the recruitment 0/ the but is Assistant Professor of Double Reeds and Saxophone. After young music studentll available. You are effectively graduating from WKU in 1977. Larry attended Memphis State spreaditlg the news about the high quality 0/ faculty University, receiving an MM in Performance in 1979. He has held and student body in the WKU Music Department. public school music positions at Belmont High School in Dayton Let's keep the monle1ltu,n going! and Warren East High School in Bowling Green. Larry has performed in the Memphis Symphony. the Shelby State Community Orchestra in Memphis and cu rrently is bassoonist in the Owensboro Symphony. He has performed in the Western Faculty Woodwind Quintet for the past two years. Dr. David Vincent is Western's new Assistant Professor of Percussion. Dr. Vincent received his BM from the University of Massachusettts at Amherst. an MM from Wichita State University and a DMA in composition and percussion in 1976 from the WESTERN HOSTS University of Miami. At Miami he composed an original wo rk for wind ensemble entitled "Partings" for his doctoral project. He has MARCHING BAND DAY studied percussion with Peter Tanner. J .C. Combs and Fred Wickstrom and composition under J . Clifto n Will iams, James Riley Western's football fans were given a rare treat at the Western­ and Robert Stern. David's t.eachi ng exper iences have included Livingston game on September 13th. Over 500 musicians on the positions at East Texas State University and East Tennessee State fi eld in massed band fo rmation performed a powerful arrangement University, and he has been a teaching fellow at the University of of the "18 12 Overture" under the baton of Western's Big Red Miami and Wichita State University. Serving a dual role as Marching Band Di rector. Stephen Grugin. This was only one assistant conductor and timpanist/principal percussionist in the highlight of Western's first Band Day.