June 1, 2009
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(Tuscaloosa, AL)-The University of Alabama School of Music presents the University of Alabama Jazz Ensemble in concert with the Alabama Cavaliers on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Concert Hall in the Moody Music Building on the campus of The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL. The program will feature big band music and traditional jazz with vocals. The event will also include dancers from the Dance Clubs of Tuscaloosa. Mart Avant, president of Alabama Cavaliers, and Chris Kozak, director of jazz studies at UA, will conduct the bands. The Alabama Cavaliers will also make a presentation to the University of Alabama Jazz Studies program as part of their scholarship program. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information call 205-348-7111.
April 27, 2009
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(Athens, Ga.)-On April 23 and 24, students from the University of Alabama Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Standards Combo participated in the University of Georgia/ Athens Jazz Festival and Competition. Chris Kozak and Tom Wolfe accompanied the group as directors. According to Kozak, “Our adjudicators agreed they put on an outstanding performance and could not find much (if anything) to critique. One of the adjudicators in particular, Guitarist Mimi Fox was very impressed with both groups.”
In addition to competing, both groups performed in downtown Athens on the Twilight Jazz Festival main stage to a warm reception.
Members of the University of Alabama Jazz Ensemble are Briana Carasquillo, saxophone; Daniel Western, saxophone; Joel Harris, saxophone; Charles Moncayo, saxophone; Nicholas Boyd, saxophone;Zach Mazzei, trumpet;Ledama Tajeu, trumpet; Andrew Palmer, trumpet;Joseph Cevallos; trumpet; Daniel Harris, trombone; Ryan Davis; trombone; Fletcher Peacock, trombone; Alex Norman, trombone; Bo Hembree, guitar; Stacy Morris, bass; David Ray, bass; and Justin Fees, drum set.
April 17, 2009
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(Tuscaloosa, AL) – The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences School of Music presents the University Singers in concert on Thursday, April 23, 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 first half of the program will include “Ubi caritas” by Maurice Duruflé, “Sing Unto God” by George Frederic Handel, “Coro di Schiavi Ebrei” by Giuseppe Verdi, “A Jubilant Song” by Norman Dello Joio and “Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit,” a spiritual arranged by William L. Dawson, all conducted by Imgyu Kang, doctoral conducting associate. The second half of the program will feature “Ave verum corpus” and “Ave maris stella” by Javier Busto, “Ubi caritas” by Rene Clausen, “Vecheri Tvoyeya taynïya, Op. 58. No. 7″ by Alexandre Gretchaninoff, “Fern Hill” (based on the Dylan Thomas poem) by John Corigliano, and two Afro-American spirituals, “Too Late Sinnuh” and “Wade in de Water,” all directed by UA Professor Dr. John H. Ratledge. This concert is FREE and open to the public. For more information call 205-348-7111.
April 15, 2009
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(Tuscaloosa, AL)-The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences School of Music presents the Alabama Contemporary Ensemble in concert on Tuesday, April 21, 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 “Kreuzspiel” and “Kontrapunkte” by Karlheinz Stockhausen. The program will also feature four pieces by student composers Daniel Marbury, Peter Sloan, Robert Lewis, Young Jin Jeon, and Daniel Holmes. Dr. Marvin Johnson, Associate Professor of Theory and Director of Graduate Studies, is the director. The concert is FREE and open to the public. For more information, call 205-348-7111.
April 9, 2009
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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, April 16, 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 “L’Orgue Mystique” with UA Professor of Organ Faythe Freese on the organ, and “Requiem” by John Rutter. This concert is FREE and open to the public. For more information call 205-348-7111.
The UA School of Music is Alabama’s comprehensive music school in its Capstone institution of higher education. The University campus is located in Tuscaloosa, in the west-central region of Alabama. Tuscaloosa is 50 miles from Birmingham, Alabama’s largest city, and 100 miles from Montgomery, the state capital. See Directions to find the campus.
The School of Music has more than 350 music majors and 35 full-time faculty members. The School offers graduate and undergraduate programs in
- performance
- education
- composition
- theory
- history
- therapy
- jazz studies
and more. Follow the links at left for more information on graduate and undergraduate programs.
The School of Music occupies the splendid Frank Moody Music Building. Since it opened in 1987, the Moody Music Building has become one of our state’s most important cultural facilities.
Our School of Music is more than a collection of curricular and facilities; it is a community with a unique culture that has evolved over the past century.
Welcome to the University of Alabama School of Music! We are glad that you have chosen to take the time for an electronic visit with us. As is the case with a personal visit to our institution, we hope you will find this experience to be inviting, engaging, and informative.
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Charles G. “Skip” Snead
Director, School of Music
