School of Music

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#	Title	Date	Summary
101	UNI's Jazz Band One will perform with guest artist Kenny Wheeler. Public Relations News Release 2010:270, p.1	04/04/2011	The band will perform on campus as part of the 2010-2011 Spotlight Series.
102	Imagine the Impact; planned gift ensures jazz program will stay in full swing Northern Iowa Today 94:2, p.25	04/01/2011	Phil and Sachi Snyder plan to establish the Phil and Sachi Snyder Scholarship in Jazz Studies; photo.
103	UNI, high school students celebrate Tallcorn Jazz Festival Northern Iowan 107:38, p.5	02/22/2011	Over one thousand jazz musicians packed Russell Hall during the festival. This was the fifty-sixth annual event.
104	UNI student to compete in semifinals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council competition. Public Relations News Release 2010:221, p.1	02/15/2011	Austin Kness a graduate of UNI received the Douglas Burke Memorial Award. Mezzo-Soprano Renee Rapier of Marion, who is currently a graduate student at UNI, received the Martha Ellen Tye Career Development Award.
105	'Die Fledermaus' pleases crowd with humor Northern Iowan 107:30, p.4	01/25/2011	School of Music presented the classic Johann Strauss operetta. Play reviewed.
106	UNI School of Music to present 'Die Fledermaus' Northern Iowan 107:29, p.4	01/21/2011	Strauss comedic opera will be performed in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. Talented students will be performing.
107	UNI School of Music announces spring schedule of classes and lessons. Public Relations News Release 2010:181, p.1	01/20/2011	Musicmania and Me for children in kindergarten through third grade is accepting registrations. The UNI School of Music offers an ongoing standard curriculum that includes private lessons for woodwinds, brass, percussion, and piano.
108	UNI School of Music and Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center collaborate to offer performance of 'Die Fledermaus.' Public Relations News Release 2010:176, p.1	01/12/2011	Strauss' comedy revolves around practical jokes, faked identities, long deliberated revenge and the power of champagne.
109	UNI School of Music present 'Chimes of Christmas' Northern Iowan 107:27, p.5	12/10/2010	Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center hosted vocal groups from the School of Music. Choir members filed through the aisles, sang on stage, and from the balcony. The hall was filled with holiday spirit; photo.
110	UNI New Horizons Band to present winter concert. Public Relations News Release 2010:156, p.1	11/30/2010	The NHB is sponsored by the UNI School of Music and UNI Community Music School. The group includes members ages 50 and older with various musical backgrounds who travel from all across Iowa to rehearse and perform.
111	UNI Men's Glee Club to celebrate 50th anniversary with Christmas variety shows. Public Relations News Release 2010:147, p.1	11/16/2010	This year's concert will feature the UNI Children's Choir. More than 100 alumni are returning to sing with the Glee Club during the Saturday shows.
112	Soprano Brenda Harris will perform and offer master class at UNI Public Relations News Release 2010:79, p.1	10/01/2010	Harris, a soprano, has appeared with opera companies and orchestras throughout the world. The artist's visit is coordinated by assistant professor of vocal coaching and collaborative piano Korey Barrett.
113	UNI announces free jazz concerts on Mondays Public Relations News Release 2010:61, p.1	09/21/2010	The "Four-Letter Word: Jazz" series, organized by Michael Conrad, a music education jazz and composition theory major from Cedar Falls, features various musicians from the School of Music. Anyone who wishes to perform can sign up in Russell Hall.
114	UNI School of Music's New Horizons Band fall season to begin Public Relations News Release 2010:56, p.1	09/16/2010	The band welcomes anyone 50 years and older who is interested in taking group lessons and/or playing in the band. Members include beginners, those who may have previously played an instrument, and those who currently play an instrument.
115	UNI School of Music presents "An Evening in Paris" Northern Iowan 107:5, p.2	09/14/2010	Scholarship benefit concert will feature the UNI Opera Ensemble, Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Northern Iowa Wind Symphony, the Jazz One ensemble, and various other small ensembles.
116	UNI School of Music to host 29th Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert Public Relations News Release 2010:29, p.1	08/31/2010	"An Evening in Paris" will be the theme. It will feature music by the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Opera Ensemble, Jazz Band One, faculty artists Dmitri Vorobiev, piano, Polina Khatsko, piano, and Yu-Ting Su, horn, as well as the Wind Symphony.
117	UNI School of Music's New Horizons Band to offer summer concert Public Relations News Release 2009:498, p.1	07/14/2010	The band will perform traditional concert band pieces, including "Circus Bee March" by henry Filmore, "The Chimes of Liberty March" by Edwin Franko Goldman, highlights from "The King and I" and Broadway classics.
118	UNI composer performs new composition during Dalai Lama visit Public Relations News Release 2009:487, p.1	06/23/2010	Professor Jonathan Schwabe premiered his new composition, 'Follow,' May 18 prior to the keynote address by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in the McLeod Center. Schwabe serves as professor of theory and composition in the School of Music.
119	UNI's Suzuki School to present spring concert May 16 Public Relations News Release 2009:447, p.1	05/04/2010	The concert will feature group performances of students on violin, viola, cello, flute, guitar, and harp. Performers range in age from 3 to adult and represent a number of northeast Iowa communities.
120	University of Northern Iowa to host commenements in the UNI-Dome May 8 Public Relations News Release 2009:442, p.1	05/03/2010	On May 10, more than 1,500 students who have completed their degrees during the spring semester are eligible to participate, along with those who completed their work last December or will finish this summer.
121	Students see it free with Panther Pass Northern Iowan 106:54, p.	04/30/2010	Forty-seven dollars of student fees goes toward a Panther Pass. This pass allows free admission to all athletic events, School of Music performances, Strayer-Wood Theatre performances, and reduced prices to the Performing Arts Center; photo.
122	UNI School of Music's Community Music School offering summer activities for all ages Public Relations News Release 2009:428, p.1	04/27/2010	Camp Musicmania, is for students who will be in K through fifth grades this fall. Camp activities include dancing, improvising, singing and playing Orff percussion instruments. The camps will conclude with a final performance for friends and parents.
123	UNI New Horizons Band to present spring concert May 4 Public Relations News Release 2009:425, p.1	04/26/2010	The New Horizons Band is sponsored by the School of Music and the Community Music School. The group includes members ages 50 and over with various musical backgrounds who travel from all over Iowa to rehearse and perform. The band started in 1999.
124	UNI to host carillonneur Karel Keldermans April 29 and 30 Public Relations News Release 2009:414, p.1	04/20/2010	Keldermans has been a visiting artist on the carillon bells since 1992, including a performance in 2006 commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Campanile. Keldermans is a noted performer and historian on carillon bells.
125	UNI School of Music to host jazz performances with Jazz Band One Public Relations News Release 2009:405, p.1	04/16/2010	UNI alumnus Kyle Novak and Washington High School's "The Revolutionists" jazz band from Cedar Rapids, Iowa will be featured at the event. The concert, under the direction of Chris Merz will feature songs and arrangements by contemporary jazz composers.
126	University of Northern Iowa School of Music students earn national awards Public Relations News Release 2009:407, p.1	04/16/2010	Alumnus Joel Waggoner from Waterloo,senior Michael Conrad from Bettendorf, and Courtney Beadel from Davenport, have received national recognition and awards.
127	UNI's next Musically Speaking lecture focuses on Gyory Ligeti Public Relations News Release 2009:346, p.1	03/22/2010	Jennifer Iverson, assistant professor of music theory will present "Ligeti's Sound-Mass Music and the Discourses of the Darmstadt Avant-garde" in Russell Hall. She will discuss the Darmstadt composer, focusing on three key discourses that he encountered.
128	Register now for UNI workshop on managing your boss; Enrolment deadline is March 30 Public Relations News Release 2009:345, p.1	03/22/2010	Workshop articipants will practice managing expectations and priorities to improve their working relationship with their boss and advance their performance. Jim Hogan, human resources consultant, will facilitate the workshop.
129	UNI Community Music School announces upcoming Orff classes Public Relations News Release 2009:221, p.1	01/11/2010	Orff is a child-centered approach to music education that makes use of children's natural affinities for moving, singing, speaking, and improvised play. Musical concepts and skills will be presented through speech, poetry, song, games, and movement.
130	UNI School of Music students succeed at National Association of Teachers of Singing competition Public Relations News Release 2009:192, p.1	12/02/2009	Eight Music students recently received top honors in the central regional competition that took place Nov. 6 and 7 at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. Students listed.
131	UNI New Horizons Band to present winter concert Public Relations News Release 2009:189, p.1	12/01/2009	Aaron Hansen, music specialist for Waverly-Shell Rock Schools, will be the featured hand bell soloist performing "Do You Hear What I Hear" and other holiday selections with the band.
132	GBPAC receives generous birthday gift Northern Iowan 106:23, p.9	11/17/2009	Edward and Catherine Gallagher gave $500,000 to the Performing Arts Center in honor of the tenth anniversary. The Gallaghers made a million dollar donation ten years ago to help build the center; photo.
133	Faculty divided over shorter semesters, longer classes Northern Iowan 106:17, p.5	10/27/2009	A proposal to have fourteen week semesters and longer class periods has met differing opinions among faculty members. The proposal will be brought up at the next Faculty Senate Meeting.
134	UNI School of Music welcomes guest artist Richard Sherman for performance and master class Public Relations News Release 2009:113, p.1	10/09/2009	Sherman, professor of flute at the Michigan State University College of Music, is active as a soloist, orchestral musician and recitalist. He is principal flute with the Chautauqua (New York Symphony Orchestra and the Lansing Symphony Orchestra.
135	UNI School of Music welcomes guest lecturere as part of 'Musically Speaking' lecture series, Oct. 8 Public Relations News Release 2009:87, p.1	09/29/2009	"Fields of Opportunity: The Musical Performance of 'Trans-local' Identities among the Bosnian Refugee Community of Waterloo, Iowa," is the title of the lecture to be given by guest lecturer Ryan Haynes at the School of Music.
136	UNI School of Music welcomes guest artists The Verdehr Trio for performance and master classes Public Relations News Release 2009:73, p.1	09/23/2009	The Verdehr Trio will be presenting master classes for clarinet, violin, and piano. The Trio has concentrated on molding and defining the personality of the violin-clarinet-piano trio for more than 30 years.
137	"London Escape" set to appear at GBPAC Northern Iowan 106:7, p.9	09/22/2009	School of Music to present Annual Scholarship Benefit concert. All of the events are based on a London theme. Music will fill the air in all areas of the Performing Arts Center.
138	UNI School of Music to host 28th Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert Public Relations News Release 2009:37, p.1	09/09/2009	The concert called "London Escape!," will include performances by: UNI Wind Symphony, with faculty artists Amanda McCandless, clarinet, and Chris Buckholz, trombone; Jazz Band One; Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra and Coral Ensembles.
139	UNI School of Music student continues success in summer program at Santa Fe Opera Public Relations News Release 2008:612, p.1	07/22/2009	Kyle Albertson, from Ankeny, earned his Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance in 2002. He received his Master of Music from DePaul University, and went on to perform with several opera companies including the Chicago Opera Theater.
140	UNI School of Music students succeed in summer program at San Francisco Opera Center Public Relations News Release 2008:590, p.1	06/26/2009	One student and two alumnae are celebrating a successful summer as they take part in the Merola Opera Program.Merola participants, approximately 24 singers, five apprentice coaches and one stage director, receive intensive training for 11 weeks.
141	UNI School of Music's George Walker Society Ensemble to travel to Costa Rica Public Relations News Release 2008:565, p.1	06/04/2009	The group has been selected to participate in the Promising Young Artists of the 21st Century program and will perform at varius venues throughout the trip.
142	UNI's Suzuki School to present spring concert Public Relations News Release 2008:522, p.1	05/12/2009	The concert will feature group performances of the students on violin, viola, cello, flute and harp. Robert Dunn, guitar instructor, will be the featured guest artist.
143	UNI's Suzuki School to present spring concert Public Relations News Release 2008:521, p.1	05/08/2009	The concert will feature group performances of the students on violin, viola, cello, flute and harp. Robert Dunn will be the featured guest artist at the concert.
144	UNI School of Music's Community Music School to host summer session and Camp MUSICMANIA Public Relations News Release 2008:521, p.1	05/08/2009	Private lessons for elementary age children through adults will be offered for woodwinds, brass, percussion and piano. Instructors work with all ages and levels of playing ability from beginners through advanced students.
145	UNI School of Music to host Summer Harp Workshop, July 19-25 Public Relations News Release 2008:514, p.1	05/04/2009	Open to students entering grades 8 - 12, students will participate in harp ensemble, duets or trios, private lessons, individual practice and classes focusing on orchestra skills. Recreational activities are planned for the evenings.
146	UNI to hold Jazz Combo Camp, June 21 - 26 Public Relations News Release 2008:511, p.1	05/01/2009	High school campers will rehearse with their combo twice a day, receive instruction in instrumental master classes with a working professional jazz musician, and participate in ear training and transcription and guided listening.
147	Academic resources aid students Northern Iowan 105:54, p.	05/01/2009	Help is available for college students from several sources at the University of Northern Iowa; photo.
148	University of Northern Iowa to host commencements in the UNI-Dome May 9 Public Relations News Release 2008:506, p.1	04/30/2009	More than 1,500 students are eligible to participate including the members of the Class of 1959 who will be attending their Golden Reunion. Sandy Stevens of Glen Ellyn, Ill., will welcome the new graduates as alumni.
149	UNI Campanile bells ring once more Northern Iowan 105:53, p.7	04/28/2009	Karel Keldermans made the Campanile come to life Friday with a concert; began with a piece composed by long time carillonneur Robert Byrnes. Keldermans concert caused passersby to stop, listen, and appreciate the beautiful sounds; photo.
150	UNI events this week Northern Iowan 105:51, p.3	04/21/2009	Dates, times, and places for events on or near campus for the coming week.