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April 17th A live streamed event featuring high school solo and ensemble performances, clinics from our guest artists and Dr. Shaltis, and a special performance by the UM Percussion Group celebrating the 100th birthday of vibraphone! Guest artists include Brian Nozny (McNeese State) and Ksenija Komljenovic (TAMU-Corpus Christi). Registration is limited! Contact Dr. Shaltis for…
Please join us for the visit of Fred Lerdahl to our composition seminar, on Tuesday (March 16th) at 4PM (Central Time). Fred Lerdahl, one of the most important composers and scholars of music of our time will be presenting on his music and his work on music cognition and how it relates to his compositional practice. The session…
November 13 @ 12:30 PM Zoom Link: https://memphis.zoom.us/j/95009255472?pwd=N1hoMFRWQzVqcHV0SkwrMDRjMTA4UT09 Mikael Darmaine from CORE Ensemble will clinic several University of Memphis piano students in a masterclass featuring works of Bach, Telemann, and Prokofiev. As a soloist Mikael Darmaine has performed throughout the Americas, Europe, and the Caribbean. He has participated and won prizes in a number of…
November 3, 2:30 PM Zoom link: https://memphis.zoom.us/j/8913713375 For more information on attending, contact Professor Lenny Schranze. Renee Skerik is Instructor of Viola and Chamber Music at Interlochen Arts Academy. Renee is violist with the Interlochen String Trio and performs regularly with its members Ara Sarkissian and Patrick Owen. Formerly Professor of Viola at Texas Tech…
September 30, 3:30 For information on attending, contact Dr. Artina McCain. The Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA) hailed his “dazzling technique” and his “clean, tidy approach.” Music critic Laurence Vittes described him as an “illumination in music,” and said of his all-Beethoven recital: “Marshall presented a recital so full of musical thrills and beauties, and so in…