Please check the Concert Hotline (540-568-3481) for venue and time changes.
Faculty Recital
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
JMU professor David Pope premieres two original solo instrumental works,
inspired by a Sufi poem and an ancient Tibetan funeral text. The music
explores mystical imagery through composed material and improvisation,
performed on saxophones and a variety of ethnic wind and percussion
instruments. Anthony-Seeger Auditorium, 8:00 pm, free
Madison String Academy Classes
September 17, 2007
For more information please call or e-mail: Lisa Maynard at 540.568.5125
(maynarlm@jmu.edu) or Robert McCashin at 540.568.6654 (mccashrd@jmu.edu).
Guest Jazz Artists
October 8, 2007
John Hollenbeck's composition masterclass, 5:00 - 6:00 pm, Music Bldg 148, free.
The Claudia Quintet, Music Bldg 108, $5 & $2. Click here for more information.
Guest Artist
David Sariti, Baroque violin, and Bradley Lehman, harpsichord
Sunday, October 14, 2007 at 3:00 pm, Anthony-Seeger Auditorium.
A diverse program of music from the 17th to the early eighteenth centuries. Violin sonatas ranging from the earliest examples to those of the late Baroque will be heard alongside music for unaccompanied violin and harpsichord solo.
Performance Masterclass
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Mike Marshall, violinist and Darol Agner, mandolinist.
Music Bldg 142, 12:45 - 2: 20 pm, free and open to the public; not a punch event
These are two of the finest acoustic musicians working in the United States today. http://www.mikemarshall.net and http://www.darolanger.com
Visiting Scholar
Dr. Robert Duke, music education
October 23 & 24, 2007; not a punch event
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Music from Renaissance England
Valley Collegium Musicum: The Shenandoah Valley's Ensemble for Early Music
presents a concert of music from Renaissance England.
Friday, November 9, 2007 8 pm, Muhlenberg Lutheran Church
Clarinet Master Class
Madison Association of Clarinetists presents
Russell Dagon, Professor emeritus Northestern University
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinetist (retired)
Saturday, January 12, 2008, 10 am - 1 pm
Music Building Room 142, free and open to the public
String Music Education Guest Presentation Series #1
Thursday, January 31, 2008, Music Building
11:00-11:50 am - East Meets West: Fusing the Pedagogies of Shinichi Suzuki and
Paul Rolland by Marianne Murray Perkins and Lynne Denig
Music Building Room 108
12:30-1:20 pm Chinrest Innovations: Physical Consequences of Chinrest Choice
by Gary Frisch and Lynne Denig
Music Building Room 318. Free and open to the public, not a punch event.
String Music Education Guest Presentation Series #2
Wednesday, February 6, 2008, 10:10 - 11:00 a.m. with repeat 11:15 am - 12:05 pm
Forum on String Instrument Care, Maintenance and Purchasing for the
Classroom and Private Studio Teacher by Brooks Bozman
Music Building Room B71. Free and open to the public, not a punch event.
Contemporary Music Festival
February 6 - 9, 2008
The award winning JMU Brass Band will be presenting a joint concert with the internationally recognized National Capital Band of the Salvation Army
Friday, February 22 at 8:00 p.m. in Wilson Hall Auditorium
The JMU Symphony Orchestra will present its Master Piece Season Concert
Saturday, February 23, 2008, Wilson Hall Auditorium, 8:00 pm
Featuring the Horn Section from the Roanoke Symphony as guest artists with Dr. Abigail Pack. Tickets $10 general admission, $8 students/seniors. (540) 568-7000
String Music Education Guest Presentation Series #3
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 11:00 - 11:50 a.m., Music Building Room 108
Presentation on "Selection of String Orchestra Repertoire and Fund Raising at the High School Level." - Laura Thomas, Chair of the Performing Arts Program, and Conductor of the Charlottesville High School Orchestra program.
Steel Drum Extravaganza
Saturday, March 15, 2008, 9 am - 4:30 pm
featuring Ellie Mannette, the Father of the Modern Steel Drum and
Chris Tanner, Steel Drum Player, Arranger and Composer Extraordinaire.
Festivities begin at 9 am and conclude with a Mass Steel Band Concert, combining the players of five different bands from around Virginia at 4:30 pm.
All events are free and open to the public.
String Music Education Guest Presentation Series #4
Thursday, March 18, 2008, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., Music Building Room 148
Presentation on "Selection of String Orchestra Repertoire and Preparing Students for Contest at the Middle School Level." - Don Brubaker, Orchestra Director at Buford Middle School in Charlottesville, and Rita M. Evans, Orchestra Conductor for the Charlottesville Youth Orchestras organization.
Free and open to the public, not a punch event.
Latin American Music Master Class
March 19, 2008, Music Building Room 108, 12:20 - 2:15 pm
Internationally renown percussionist Michael Spiro
Free and open to the public, not a punch event
String Music Education Guest Presentation Series #5
March 27, 2008, Music Building Room 108, 11:00 - 11:50 am
Presentation on "Music Advocacy" - Mary Wagner and Donna Sizemore Hale.
Double Reed Day
March 29, 2008
Taylor Hall, all day.
Click here for more information.
Flute Fling
March 29, 2008
Music Building, all day.
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Wednesday, April 30 - JMU Kennedy Concert Series
Amadi Hummings, viola, Gabriel Dobner, piano
Family Theater, 7:30 pm, $25 at the door
Sunday, May 11 - JMU Kennedy Concert Series
Beth Chandler, flute, Gabriel Dobner, piano
Family Theater, 2 pm, $25 at the door
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Spring String Thing
May 16 - 18. 2008
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Montréal Summer Study 2008
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Summer Masters
Introduction to Graduate Study in Music Education June 13-14, 2008
Core Classes June 16-July 3, 2008
Electives July 6-26, 2008
Apply by April 1, 2008
Contact: Gary Ritcher (ritchegk@jmu.edu)
Click here for more information.
Choral Pedagogy and Vocal Health: Strategies for Lifelong Singing
July 11-13, 2008
1 unit of graduate credit available
Brenda Smith, University of Florida
Contact: Gary Ritcher (ritchegk@jmu.edu)
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Kodaly Teacher Training
Levels I, II, & III
July 13-26, 2008
1-6 units of graduate credit available
Joy Anderson, Nyssa Brown, Georgia Newlin, Berta Yee
Contact: Gary Ritcher (ritchegk@jmu.edu)
Click here for more information.
Vocal Arts (a choral camp for singers who have finished grades 4-12)
July 20-26, 2008
Lynnel Joy Jenkins, Angela Broeker
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