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BESS PHILLIPS GIVES MASTER CLASS
Bess Phillips (of the avant cappella vocal trio F'loom) recently visited the UAlbany Music Department and gave a master class for the students of vocal instructor Frances Pallozzi Wittmann. Ms. Phillips has sung the gamut from early music to contemporary opera to word jazz to Celtic funk and has been a featured soloist for numerous orchestras nationwide. Her group, F'loom, gave a lecture/demonstration at UAlbany's Recital Hall back in February. Throughout the master class, Ms. Phillips was a lively presence, and she gave encouraging and helpful comments to students. Pianist Gordon Hibberd provided expert accompaniment. For more photos, please visit our Voice Studies page.
MAX LIFCHITZ BEGINS TERM AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE MUSIC SOCIETY
In January 2008, Max Lifchitz began a two-year term as Vice President of the College Music Society. As a Board Member, he will be involved in planning the yearly national and international conference and will work closely with the regional chapters of the organization. Lifchitz is both the first Mexican-American and the first UAlbany Music Department faculty member to hold this position.
JOAN WICK-PELLETIER: COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES "ON A GREAT TRAJECTORY"
It's not all that common to find deans performing at university concerts – especially deans of large academic units. But busy as Joan Wick-Pelletier was as dean of UAlbany's College of Arts and Sciences, she still found the time to perform.
It was, for sure, a labor of love for Wick-Pelletier, a trained soprano. But it
was also an example of how much she values the broad range of programs that
constitute the College of Arts and Sciences and make it such a vibrant core of
life at the University at Albany. (Read more...)
CHAMBER SINGERS TOUR FRANCE AND SPAIN
The University at Albany was recently represented in Spain and in France by the Chamber Singers students under the direction of David Janower. (Read more...)
RECOGNITION CEREMONY
On Saturday, May 19, 2007, at 5:30 p.m., the Departments of Art, Classics, Music, and Theatre hosted a Recognition Ceremony for their majors where each graduate was individually recognized for his/her achievement. (Read more...)
AJ SIMMS ADDS TO CAMPUS LIFE WITH A CEREBRAL, MUSICAL, ATHLETIC TOUCH
Pre-law student Ashley "AJ" Simms has had a melodious UAlbany experience, and has gladly injected music and spirit in return.
The senior, who plans to attend Stanford Law School, is a two-year member of the UAlbany Pep Band, which boosts levels of enthusiasm for Great Dane fans at football and basketball home games. AJ also joined with the band and hundreds of UAlbany boosters on a special road trip to the March 16 NCAA men's basketball tournament game in Columbus, Ohio. (Read more...)
GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION HONORS UALBANY PROFESSOR AND MUSICIAN
University at Albany professor and musician Don Byron has been named a Guggenheim Fellow for 2007. Byron is one of 189 artists, scholars and scientists selected from a pool of almost 2,800 applicants. The fellowships are awarded to professionals who have demonstrated exceptional ability by publishing a significant body of work in the fields of natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and the creative arts. (Read more...)
BYRON PRODUCES GRAMMY-NOMINATED ALBUM
Composer and arranger Don Byron, a visiting associate professor of music who plays clarinet and saxophone, is the producer of Edsel Gomez: "Cubist Music" (Zoho Music), which has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album. The 49th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is set for February 11 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
