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San Jose State UniversitySJSU ScholarWorksUpbeat (School of Music and Dance) College of Humanities and the ArtsFall 8-1-2013Stay in Time, Aug. 2013San Jose State University, School of Music and DanceFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/musicanddance_newsPart of the Dance Commons, and the Music CommonsThis Newsletter is brought to you for free and open access by the College of Humanities and the Arts at SJSU ScholarWorks. It has been accepted forinclusion in Upbeat (School of Music and Dance) by an authorized administrator of SJSU ScholarWorks. For more information, please contactscholarworks@sjsu.edu.Recommended CitationSan Jose State University, School of Music and Dance, "Stay in Time, Aug. 2013" (2013). Upbeat (School of Music and Dance). Book 7.http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/musicanddance_news/7Learn about the events and accomplishments of SJSU's Music andDance programs!View this email in your browserInstrument ofthe MonthThe modern marimba wasdeveloped in quetzaltenangoGuatemala from the diatonicmarimba, an instrumentwhose ancestor was firstmade by African slaves inCentral America. Made ofwooden bars with resonatorsunderneath, the marimbaproduces the fullest soundwhen its keys are struck justoff center.August 2013 newsletterWelcome back!We know 2013-2014 is going to be a big year forSMD, and we're excited to get started! Take amoment to catch up on what you missed over thesummer with our students and faculty.Scott Whitfield hails from LosAngeles, California to join thefaculty as a Jazz Tromboneinstructor. He is aninternationally recognizedtrombonist, composer,arranger, and vocalist and hasbeen compared to such greatsas Carl Fontana, FrankRosolino, and Thad Jones.Learn more.Subscribe Past IssuesShare TranslateThis month's Stay in Time Newsletter from the School of Music... http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=5ed19866f1bec91930127...1 of 2 11/17/14, 9:21 AMSJSUPoweringTheArts@SJSUDance@SJSUMusicPowering the ArtsWebsiteSJSUPoweringTheArtsAs a graduate student,Natalie Chia served asgraduate assistant forconducting courses and guestconducted for various SJSUensembles. Now, after earningher MA in InstrumentalConducting, she joins thefaculty as the Director of theSymphonic Band. Learn more.Copyright © 2013 SJSU Powering the Arts, All rights reserved.unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences Subscribe Past IssuesShare TranslateThis month's Stay in Time Newsletter from the School of Music... http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=5ed19866f1bec91930127...2 of 2 11/17/14, 9:21 AMTom Hornig (Trombone) performed Enrique Crespo’s Improvisation No. 1 for solo trombone at the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival in Norfolk, CT; was principal trombone for the world premiere performances of Mark Adamo’s “Gospel of Mary Magdalene” at the San Francisco Opera in June; and soon after performed Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat in the Vineyard Chamber Music Festival. Keith Pinto (Hip Hop Dance Instructor) starred as Don Lockwood in Singin’ In The Rain with Diablo Theater Company at The Dean Lesher Center for the Performing Arts, followed by the role of Oscar in Sweet Charity at Center Rep. He will play the role of Roger Sherman in 1776 with A.C.T. at The Geary Theater in San Francisco.Layna Chianakas (Voice Area Coordinator, Director of Opera Theater), a Verdi “Requiem” mezzo soprano with Symphony Silicon Valley, directed SJSU Opera Theater’s full production of The Marriage of Figaro in Italian with orchestra. This fall, she will direct Hansel and Gretel for Opera San José.Joseph Frank (School Director) will sing the role of Pong in Turandot for Hawaii Opera Theater in October.Hagé van Dijk (Music Technology) finished a project for Apple resulting in the release of Logic Pro X. He was involved with the new Drummer feature, audio Smart Controls and the Logic Remote application, integrating audio production with touch sensitive devices that lets users work faster and more in the style of the techniques developed using analog equipment. This represents a shift in the way musicians interact with computing devices.did you know...Students of the SJSU Choraliers sang with the Rolling Stones in Oakland and San José for their 50th Anniversary Tour. Brian Belet’s composition Summer Phantoms: Nocturne, for piano and computer processed sounds (2011), was recently performed at the following venues: Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States 2013 national conference in St. Paul, Minnesota in April; New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival in New York City in April; and Boston pianist Keith Kirchoff’s concert tours, which took place in Minnesota, Georgia, Michigan, and the UK from February to April.Galen Lemmon (Percussion) twice recorded with the Skywalker Orchestra, performed with San Francisco Symphony at the America’s Cup Pavillion, performed at Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, and hosted a percussion camp here at SJSU.Gwendolyn Mok (Head of Piano Studies) gave the World Premiere of Brent Heisinger’s (SJSU alumnus) Piano Concerto EKTA II with the San José Chamber Orchestra in January, when New Brahms CD was released. The Historic Keyboard Room for students, visitors, and faculty was set up, and $5000 was raised for the Historic Keyboard Fund to curate the instruments in the School of Music. Dr. Mok was the featured speaker at the 2012 MTAC Annual Convention in Santa Clara Hyatt and Convention Center.Aaron Lington (Head of Jazz Studies) appeared as a performing artist for Selmer Saxophones (the top saxophone manufacturer in the world). He headlined at the Halifax, Nova Scotia Jazz Festival with his group, The Bicoastal Collective. He played saxophone for Johnny Mathis and the San Francisco Symphony, and he was nominated in the Downbeat Magazine Reader’s Poll in the Outstanding Baritone Saxophonist Category.sjsu.edu/poweringtheartsPoweringTheArts@sjsu.edusjsupoweringthearts@sjsumusicblogs.sjsu.edu/poweringtheartssjsupoweringtheartsaugust 2013This monthly newsletter was written and designed by the SMD Marketing Team. If any faculty or staff has important information that he or she would like to haveincluded in next month’s issue , contact the team via poweringthearts@sjsu.edu.MUSIC AND DANCE NEWSstay  in  t imeUpcoming EventsJanie Scott (Dance Choreographer) directed and choreographed the Cabrillo Stage’s production of La Cage Aux Folles, which employed four SJSU Special Major Musical Theatre students. The group received standing ovations at every performance.Krassen Karagiozov (Voice) performed as Enrico in West Bay Opera’s production of Lucia di Lammermoor. In April, he appeared as Marco in Gianni Schicchi with Opera San José. In July, he performed with the voice faculty at the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival in Waimea as Don Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte. In the fall, he will sing the Father in Hansel and Gretel for Opera San José.Jason Lewis ( Jazz Department, Drum Set Instructor) performed the music of Dave and Chris Brubeck in June with Chris Brubeck, Taylor Eigsti, and the Oakland Symphony at the Historic Paramount Theatre. He also played with Cheryl Bentyne of the Manhattan Transfer at Yoshi’s in Oakland, the premier Jazz Club in the Bay Area.Kathryn Adduci (Trumpet, Baroque Trumpet) is the featured soloist on the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado’s recently released CD, Forte e Dolce. She also can be heard on the recent release, Beethoven: Symphony Nos. 4 and 7, with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. In addition, she performed in New York, Montreal, and Toronto in the production The Giacomo Variations with John Malcovic and the Wiener Akademie Orchestra. Summer performances were held at the Carmel Bach Festival.Jeffrey Benson (Head of Choral Activities) conducted the Choraliers for The Rolling Stones in Oakland and San José. He also guest-conducted the National Festival Youth Chorus at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. and was Artist-in-Residence and guest conductor at Virginia Commonwealth University.sjsu.edu/poweringtheartsPoweringTheArts@sjsu.edusjsupoweringthearts@sjsumusicblogs.sjsu.edu/poweringtheartssjsupoweringtheartsMusicTuesday, October 87:30pmJazz Orchestra ConcertThursday, October 107:30pmWind Ensemble ConcertWednesday, October 167:30pmLatin Jazz Ensemble ConcertThursday, October 177:30pmSymphonic Band ConcertFriday, October 187:30pmChor Concert “Rule Britannia”Friday, October 25 7:30pmSymphony OrchestraWednesday, October 307:30pmGuitar Ensemble ConcertDanceWednesday, October 21:15pmChoreography II ShowingFriday and Saturday, October 18, 198:00pmsjDANCEco in ConcertSaturday, October 262:30pm, 8:00pmUniversity Dance Theatre “In the Rough”This monthly newsletter was written and designed by the SMD Marketing Team. If any faculty or staff has important information that he or she would like to haveincluded in next month’s issue , contact the team via poweringthearts@sjsu.edu.

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