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Starting your freshmen year of college is an exciting and potentially nerve-wracking time, especially this year in the midst of Covid-19. While the freshmen experience this year is unique, it’s not necessarily a bad thing. We’ve had the chance to talk to a few of our freshmen music majors about their experience their first semester…
At the University of Memphis Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music we strive to give students many opportunities to help make them better musicians and prepare them for their future careers. One of the ways is through the wide variety of classes, such as piano pedagogy. The piano pedagogy class at the University is required…
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…
Robert Moody, conductor of the Memphis Symphony, discusses his journey from his background in choral music to orchestral conducting 2019/2020 marks Maestro Robert Moody’s third season as Music Director of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Expanded and adventurous programming, the MSO’s first commercial recording in over three decades, and a new $25-million-dollar endowment have highlighted the past two…
All dates are 6:00 – 7:00 PM September 17: Timpani October 15: Snare Drum November 19: Tambourine, Triangle, Crash Cymbals December 17: Mallet Instruments (marimba, vibraphone, xylophone, glockenspiel) Vimeo – https://vimeo.com/event/307776 Dr. William Shaltis was formerly Principal Timpanist of the Boise Philharmonic Orchestra and New Hampshire Music Festival. Prior to that, he was Principal Percussionist/Assistant Timpanist…