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The selected participants for the The Twenty-fifth Annual Alabama High School Honor Festival to be held on Feb. 4-7 have been announced. To see who has been selected, visit:

http://music.ua.edu/honor-band/

Congratulations to all of those who were selected, and those who were considered for participation.

The School of Music, Voice Department and the UA Opera Theatre announce plans for the first annual DRUID CITY OPERA WORKSHOP.  This pre-professional opera training intensive for singers, pianists, and stage directors will take place on the campus of UA May 16-28, 2010.  Please see www.music.ua.edu/opera for more information.  Click on the DRUID CITY OPERA WORKSHOP link.

Kurt Weill's Street Scene

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The winner of the Gibson Les Paul guitar is Falcoun Fitts. The number of beans in the jar was 3787 – his estimation was off by just two beans. We regret the announcement was not made at the game on Saturday, the number/winner were texted to the announcer but due to phone interference he did not get it until he left the stadium. Thank you to everyone who participated in this Scholarship Fundraiser and especially to Best Buy, for the donation of the guitar.

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TUSCALOOSA, AL – The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences School of Music presents an Early Chamber Music Recital on Tuesday, Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Moody Music Building on the campus of The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL. The program will include “Trio Sonata in F Major, Op. 3,  No. 1” by Arcangelo Corelli, “Duet No. 1 in A Major for Two Violas” by Georg Philipp Telemann, “Motet: “Ich ruf’ zu Dir,” SWV 326,  from Kleine Geistliche Konzerte, Vol. 2” by Heinrich Schütz, “Prelude from Suite No. 6 in G Major for Viola Solo, BWV 1012” by Johann Sebastian Bach, “Motet: “Rorate coeli desuper, SWV 322, from Kleine Geistliche Konzerte, Vol. 2” by Heinrich Schütz, “Concerto in D Minor for Viola d’amore and Lute, RV 540, arranged  for Viola d’amore and Violin” by Antonio Vivaldi, and “Trio Sonata in E Minor” by Trio Sonata in E Minor. Gesa Kordes, UA instructor for Chamber Music, is the director of the Early Chamber Music Ensembles. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information visit: http://www.music.ua.edu/calendar or call 205-348-7111.

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(Tuscaloosa, AL)-The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences School of Music presents the University Chorus in concert on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building on the campus of The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL.  The program will include “Missa brevis Sti. Joannis de Deo,” or “Little Organ Mass” by Joseph Haydn, “In Mystery and Wonder’ by Dan Locklair with UA Professor of Organ Faythe Freese on the organ, and “Mass of the Children” by John Rutter. This concert is FREE and open to the public.  For more information call 205-348-7111. For a complete listing of events visit: www.music.ua.edu/calendar.

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(Tuscaloosa, AL) – The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences School of Music presents the University Singers in concert on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building on the campus of The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL. The program will include “Psalm 43, Richte mich Gott, Op. 78, No. 2” by Felix Mendelssohn, “Crucifixus” by Antonio Lotti, two nocturnes: “Sa nuit d’été” and “Sure On This Shining Night” both by Morten Lauridsen, “I Am” by John Ratledge, “I Want To Die Easy” by Roland Carter, “I’ve Been In The Storm So Long,” a spiritual by Jeffrey Ames, and “True Light,” a spiritual by Jeffrey Ames. UA Professor Dr. John H. Ratledge is the conductor, and DMA candidate Imgyu Kang will be the assistant conductor. This concert is FREE and open to the public.  For more information call 205-348-7111. For a complete listing of events visit: www.music.ua.edu/calendar.

For those interested in being involved with the 2010 Church Music Conference, you can now pre-register by going to the following link:

http://music.ua.edu/departments/organ/2009-church-music-conference-pre-registration/

Any questions regarding pre-registration can be directed to Faythe Freese by calling 205-348-3329. Any questions regarding the online form itself can be directed to Kelli Wright by calling 205-348-1477.

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The UA Opera Theatre under the direction of assistant professor of music Paul Houghtaling, has been advanced as a semi-finalist in the National Opera Association’s 2009 Collegiate Opera Scenes Competition. Two scenes were submitted on video and both were selected. This marks the first national recognition of UA’s opera program.  Scenes from The Medium by Gian Carlo Menotti and Street Scene by Kurt Weill will be performed in competition at the National Opera Association National Convention in Atlanta in January.

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Tuscaloosa, AL – The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences School of Music presents a Tribute to Larry Mathis concert on Monday, November 9, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall of the Moody Music Building on the campus of The University of Alabama. The concert will feature performances by The University of Alabama African Drumming Ensemble, Mallet Ensemble, Chamber Percussion Ensemble, Mallet Orchestra and Percussion Ensemble. The program will include works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tom Gauger, Johann Sebastian Bach, Kristen Shiner-McGuire, Dave Holliden, and Imogen Heap, along with traditional African, Mexican, and Latin/Jazz works. Visiting professor of percussion Beth Gottlieb will conduct the ensemble, along with Jennifer Caputo, director of the African Drumming Ensemble, and Brian Radock, a graduate student in percussion. The concert is to honor Larry Mathis, UA Professor of Percussion since 1969, who is in recovery from a bike accident this summer. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit: http://www.music.ua.edu/calendar or call 348-7111.

Larry Mathis is Associate Professor of Percussion. He received his M.S. and B.S. from the Juilliard School of Music. Teachers include Saul Goodman, former timpanist with the New York Philharmonic, Morris Goldenberg, staff percussionist with NBC and member of NBC Symphony, Fred Hinger, former timpanist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera, William Schinstine, former percussionist with the National, Pittsburgh, and San Antonio Symphony Orchestras. He has performed with the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein, City Symphony of New York, Alabama Symphony, and Tuscaloosa Symphony. He was principal percussionist and teacher at the Brevard Music Center 1988-89. He has been a University of Alabama School of Music faculty member since 1969.

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The Community Music School is having a scholarship fundraiser to support community music. They have been generously given a Les Paul guitar signed by Lynyrd Skynyrd from Best Buy. The guitar will be given to the person who can guess the number of jelly beans in a jar in the Community Music office. For more information on this exciting opportunity, go to the Community Music School page.