James Madison University School of Music
Music Building, all day event
2010 JMU Double Reed Day Application - coming soon
HOSTED BY:
DR. MICHELE KIRKDORFFER, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF OBOE
DR. SUSAN BARBER, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BASSOON
JMU DOUBLE REED SOCIETY
Last Year:
OBOE GUEST ARTIST 2009
Jill C. Westeyn, Oboe and English horn
Jill Westeyn has performed extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Italy both as a soloist and as a member of various orchestras and chamber ensembles. In 2000, she became the English hornist with The United States Air Force Band, a position she currently holds. Ms. Westeyn has been featured twice as a tour soloist with The Band.
In addition to her work with the Air Force, Jill has performed with the Alexandria Symphony, the Dayton Philharmonic and the Northern Kentucky Symphony. She has had performances broadcast on National Public Radio’s Performance Now, has recorded on the VOX label, and has published three articles in the International Double Reed Society’s publication, The Double Reed. When not performing, Ms. Westeyn is an active clinician and teacher. She has presented clinics at the University of Cincinnati and the James Madison University, and has taught at numerous high schools in the Northern Virginia area. Ms. Westeyn’s private oboe studio includes students whose ages range from 10-60 years.
Ms. Westeyn earned a Bachelor of Music Degree from the Manhattan School of Music in 1997, where she studied with Joseph Robinson, and earned a Master of Music Degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in 1999, where she worked with Mark Ostoich. Outside of her musical activities, Jill enjoys running, swimming, crossword puzzles, watching baseball games, and just about anything related to Star Trek.
BASSOON GUEST ARTIST 2009:
Christopher Jewell, bassoon, Assistant Principal Bassoon, The Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra / Washington National Opera
Christopher Jewell is the Assistant Principal Bassoonist of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the resident orchestra for the Washington National Opera. He is also a member of the Fessenden Ensemble and regularly performs with the Wolf Trap Opera Company and the Chesapeake Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Jewell has served as Principal Bassoonist of the Manhattan Symphony and the Missouri Chamber Orchestra, and has performed with the Aspen Festival and Chamber Orchestras and the New World Symphony. As a soloist, he has appeared with the University of Missouri Philharmonic, Missouri Chamber Soloists, and with ensembles at the Midwest International Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago and at the Missouri Music Educators Association Convention. He has appeared on The Kennedy Center Honors and Great Performances on PBS and has recorded for Naxos and Disney Home Entertainment.
Mr. Jewell is active as a recitalist and chamber musician, frequently performing at such venues as the Smithsonian and Holocaust Museums and the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage. As a clinician and adjudicator, he has presented masterclasses at schools throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area as well as at the University of Missouri and has served as a judge for the MTNA Woodwinds Competition. Mr. Jewell earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia where he studied with Barbara Wood and Edward Dolbashian. He continued his studies at the Manhattan School of Music with Patricia Rogers, Principal Bassoonist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
EVENTS INCLUDE:
Participation in a mass double reed ensemble.
Masterclasses and clinics with Guest Artists, JMU Double Reed faculty and students.
Performances by JMU Faculty & Students.
Double Reed Vendors:
Miller Marketing
Hodge Products
Sharon's Oboe Shoppe
Alvin Swiney, Repair Technician
Schedule for the Day:
9:00 am - 9:30 am - Registration at Taylor Hall
9:30 am - 11:30 am - Master Classes
11:30 am - 1:15 pm - Lunch & Exhibits/Vendors
1:15 - 2:00 pm - Recital ~ Guest Artists, JMU Faculty and Students
2:00 - 2:30 pm - Exhibits/Vendors
2:30 - 4:00 pm - Master Classes
4:00 - 5:00 pm - Double Reed Ensemble Reading Session
ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE LEVEL DOUBLE REED PLAYERS
MICHELE KIRKDORFFER~kirkdomm@jmu.edu~(540) 568-3588
SUE BARBER~barbersn@jmu.edu~(540) 568-6971
Write:
DOUBLE REED DAY 2009
School of Music, MSC 7301
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Fax: 540-568-7819
Please make checks payable to: JMU School of Music Double Reed Day
Directions:
Take I-81 to exit 247
Go west on Route 33 (Toward Harrisonburg)
Turn left on Cantrell Avenue
Go through the lights at Reservoir Street and Paul Street (On your right)
Left into JMU Parking Lot C4 (Before you go up the hill)
Click here for the HILLSIDE MAP (PDF)
Click here for the BLUESTONE JMU CAMPUS MAP (PDF)
Accommodations:
Candlewood Suites 540-564-9650
Comfort Inn 540-433-9353
Courtyard by Marriott 540-432-3031
Days Inn 540-433-9353
Holiday Inn 540-433-2523
Holiday Inn Express 540-433-9999
Jameson Inn 540-442-1515
Ramada Inn 540-434-6771
Shoney’s Inn 540-434-2521
Econo-Lodge 540-433-6089
