Please check the Concert Hotline (540-568-3481) for venue and time changes.
Fall 2011
10/10 | Monday - Visiting Lecturer - Mrs. Laura Parker, Orchestra Director
9:05-9:55 a.m. repeating at 10:10-11:00 a.m. Music Building Room B-71
Mrs. Parker is
from Salem Middle School in Virginia Beach, and a JMU Alum (MM '86 in Music Education and Bassoon Performance). She will present for students in the String Techniques classes on the topic of District Assessment, The Big Picture: A Look at the Literature and Assessment Rubrics. Free and open to the public.
10/10 | Monday - Music Education Convocation
with Dr. Clifford Madsen, head of the music education program at Florida State University and one of the leading figures in music education in the country
1:25-2:15pm Music Building 108, free and open to the public
Click here for more information and schedule of events 10/10 & 10/11.
11/5 | Saturday - Choral Masterclass
with Nigel Short, music director of the celebrated vocal ensemble Tenebrae
2:00 - 2:25 pm: The JMU Chorale
2:30 - 2:55 pm: The Treble Chamber Choir (TCC)
3:00 - 3:25 pm: The Madison Singers
Forbes Center Concert Hall, free and open to the public
Latin American Chamber Music Festival
November 15 & 16, 2011
11/15 | Tuesday
Concert - Latin American Chamber Music - School of Music student ensembles perform works by Villa-Lobos, Revueltas & Soro | Pre-concert lecture by Dr. Pedro Aponte
Anthony-Seeger Auditorium,
6 pm, free *MUS 195 CR
11/16 | Wednesday
Masterclass - 12:15 pm - composer Roberto Sierra discusses his work, Music Building Room 142, free and open to the public
JMU Faculty/Guest Recital - Arcos Trio
Seunghee Lee, violin | Carl Donakowski, cello | Anthony Padilla, piano
Music from Latin America: Piano Trios by Piazzolla, Fernadez, del Aguila and a newly commissioned work (La Noche) by Roberta Sierra
Pre-concert Lecture by Roberta Sierra - 7 pm, Forbes Center Recital Hall
Concert - 8 pm, Forbes Center Recital Hall
$10 Adult | $8 JMU Faculty / Staff / Senior (62+) | $4 JMU Student
*MUS 195 CR
This project received financial support from the Arts Council of the Valley, the JMU School o f Music, the JMU Office of Diversity, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Spring 2012
JMU String Project
Wednesday, January 25, 5:00 - 5:45 pm
information and registration session for instrumental lessons on violin, viola, 'cello, bass, harp or guitar in Anthony-Seeger Auditorium
Monday, January 30 Spring 2012 String Project Classes Resume - Classes meet between 4:10 and 5:50 pm in Anthony Seeger Auditorium and the Music Building
For more information, please email Dr. Lisa Maynard at maynarlm@jmu.edu
or call 540.568.6465. Click HERE for more information.
3/15 | Thursday - Guest Artist Master Class - Steve Cohen, clarinet
Music Building Room 142, 6:15 - 8:30 pm, free and open to the public
3/24 | Saturday - JMU Flute Fling - Click Here
May, 2012 - JMU Spring String Thing
Click here for information.
