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Tuscaloosa, AL – The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences School of Music presents a guest recital featuring Andrew Seigel, clarinet on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Moody Music Building on the campus of The University of Alabama. The program will include “Half Moon at Checkerboard Mesa” by Phillip Bimstein, “God Bless the Child” by Arthur Herzog and Billie Holiday as interpreted by Eric Dolphy, “Ulpirra” by Ross Edwards, “Respectfully yours, Mr. Goodman!” by Kamilló Lendvay, “Milonguitas” by Pablo Ortiz, and “alt.music.ballistix” by Nikola Resanovic. The concert is FREE and open to the public.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Andrew Seigel is the newly appointed Assistant Professor of Clarinet at the State University of New York at Fredonia. Before moving to New York, Seigel taught on the faculties of Southeastern Louisiana University, Michigan State University, Albion College, and Spring Arbor University. He earned his doctorate as a Distinguished Fellow at Michigan State University, studying with Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr. From 1997-1999, he studied as a Fulbright Scholar at Hungary’s Franz Liszt Academy of Music with Tibor Dittrich. Originally from California, Seigel received degrees from California State University – Fresno, where he studied with Miles Ishigaki. Other teachers include Charles Neidich, Ted Oien, Peter Jenkin, Colin Lawson and Jozsef Balogh.

Prior to arriving in New York, Seigel played in the Baton Rouge and Gulf Coast Symphonies. He was a clarinetist with the Grand Rapids Symphony in Michigan, and recently recorded a compact disc with the ensemble at Carnegie Hall. He has also performed with the West Shore Symphony, Symphony Northshore, the Mobile Symphony, the Acadiana Symphony the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra, the Jackson Symphony Orchestra, the Fresno Philharmonic, the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble and the Tulare Symphony.

Seigel has performed recitals throughout the U.S. and in Hungary, Germany, and Romania. He has appeared as a soloist with ensembles in California, Michigan and Louisiana, and was a featured performer at the 1998 Fulbright Musical Gala in Berlin, Germany. As a chamber musician, Seigel plays in the Fredonia Woodwind Quintet. He also performs as half of The Silverwind Duo with his wife, flutist Nicole McPherson.

Seigel is an active performer, clinician and adjudicator. During the summer, he teaches and performs at the New England Music Camp in Maine.

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TUSCALOOSA – The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences School of Music presents the Alabama Contemporary Ensemble in concert on Tuesday, March 13, 2010 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 “Quartet,” “Ode,” “Variations for Six Players,” and “All 4s by Peter Westergaard. The concert will also feature two electronic works, “Nightingales” by Daniel Holmes and “Celestial Critters” by David Mahloch, both graduate students. Dr. Marvin Johnson, Associate Professor of Theory and Director of Graduate Studies, is the director. The concert is FREE and open to the public.

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TUSCALOOSA – The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences School of Music presents the Huxford Symphony Orchestra in concert for on Monday, April 12, 2010 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. They will be performing “Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber” by Paul Hindemith and “Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68” by Johannes Brahms. Carlton McCreery, UA Professor of Orchestra Studies is the director of the orchestra. The concert is FREE and open to the public.

Biography
Carlton McCreery maintains an active career as both cellist and conductor.  In addition to performing with the internationally acclaimed Cadek Trio, McCreery serves as Director of Orchestral Studies at the University of Alabama. McCreery has studied with such noted cellists as Gregor Piatigorsky, Antonio Janigro and Lynn Harrell. McCreery’s conducting teachers include Elizabeth A. H. Green and Karl Melles at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. He has served as a member of the Artist-Faculty of the Brevard Music Center.  He has collaborated with such noted artists as Aaron Copland, Pierre Boulez, Robert Shaw, David Schiffrin, and William Preucil.

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TUSCALOOSA – The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences School of Music presents the 15^th Annual Tribute Concert featuring the University of Alabama Jazz Ensemble and special guest Andy Martin, trombone on Thursday, April 8, 2010 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 concert will begin with Martin playing with the Crimson Slides, under the director of UA Associate Professor of Trombone Jonathan Whitaker. Pieces will include “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” by Duke Ellington, “I Mean You” by Thelonius Monk and Coleman Hawkins, “Here’s That Rainy Day” by Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Berke, “Frantic Flight” by Wycliffe Gordon and “Conspiracy Theory” by Mike Tomaro. The concert will continue with Martin playing alongside the Alabama Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of UA Director of Jazz Studies Chris Kozak. Pieces played will be selected from “Slide Show” by Robert Curnow, “Alone Together” by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz, “Black Orpheus” by Luis Bonfa, “I’ll Be Around” by Bill Holman, “So Close and Yet So Far (A Tribute to the San Francisco Giants)” by Gordon Goodwin and “Caravan” by Juan Tizol. This event is FREE and open to the public.

Biography

Coming from a musical family, trombonist Andy Martin launched his career while still in his teens.  His technique and virtuosity quickly established him on the Los Angeles music scene, and since that time he has become one of the most in-demand trombonists across the country, and around the world.  His sparkling bebop lines and consummate musicianship make him equally at home on the stage or in the studio, and he maintains a busy schedule in L.A. as a recording artist, sideman, and section player, while traveling frequently for guest appearances.

A world-class jazz musician, Andy has already released eight albums as either leader, or co-leader.  These albums showcase his dazzling improvisation alongside other top jazz artists such as the late Carl Fontana, Pete Christlieb, Bobby Shew, and Eric Marienthal.  Andy leads a quartet on his latest record project, which is soon to be released on the Fresh Sounds label.  He has also collaborated as a sideman with jazz greats such as Stanley Turrentine and Horace Silver. Andy has a long association with Vic Lewis and has been the featured soloist on Vic’s cds for the last 17 years. Vic was instrumental in getting Andy and The Metropole Orchestra together for the marvelous recording on Mons Records.

Additionally, he is well-known for his work as a lead player, and featured soloist, with virtually every big band in L.A.  Most notably, he has performed with Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, the Bill Holman Big Band, and Tom Kubis’ band.  He has also appeared in bands led by Jack Sheldon, Louis Bellson, Quincy Jones, Matt Cattingub and Bob Curnow, among others.

Andy has long been one of L.A.’s first call trombonists for commercial recordings, television and motion pictures, and live theater.  He has contributed on albums for many popular artists, including the Pussycat Dolls, Coldplay, and Michael Buble.  His television credits include every major awards show: the Grammys, the Emmys, the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.  He has also appeared regularly on the soundtracks of hit TV shows like “American Idol,” “Dancing With The Stars,” “Family Guy,” “American Dad,” “King of the Hill,” and the new series “Invasion.”  Andy’s motion picture credits include the soundtracks of over 75 major films, including a recent project, with Grammy Award winning rap artist Kanye West, for the soundtrack of Mission Impossible III.  He can be heard on the soundtracks of such movies as “Glory Road,” “Just Like Heaven,” “Rush Hour,” “Planet of the Apes,” animated hits like “Monsters, Inc.,” “Robots,” and “Cars,” as well as “Spiderman,” “Big Fat Liar,” “Enemy of the State,” “Armageddon,” “Patch Adams,” and “Romeo Must Die.”  Andy is also first call trombonist at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater, where he has played for Broadway hits like Mel Brooks’ “The Producers,” Disney’s “The Lion King,” “Wicked,” “Hairspray,” etc.

Andy’s first influence was his father, music educator and trumpeter David Martin, and as an instructor, Andy has influenced countless young players.  He has appeared at many colleges and universities throughout the country as a guest artist and clinician, and can be contacted regarding availability.  He is also the trombone instructor for the Jazz Studies Program at Cal State Fullerton.

The broad range of his career is a credit to his exceptional talent.  He counts among his influences the trombone greats Frank Rosolino and Carl Fontana, as well as saxophonist Michael Brecker and trumpeter Clifford Brown, and he has incorporated these different elements into a personal style that is a balance of accuracy and spontaneity, discipline and creativity.  He covers the whole range of the instrument with the same warm tone and impeccable articulation, and is equally adept in all styles, with a vocabulary of ideas that never grows stale.  His exciting improvisations and melodic fluidity showcase a level of technique hardly matched among trombonists.

Biography courtesy of  www.drewbone.com

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TUSCALOOSA, AL – The University of Alabama School of Music will be host to Double Reed Day on April April 24, 2010 from 8:45 a.m.-6:00 p.m. in the Moody Music Building. The event will include masterclasses, reed making, chamber music and performances. Guest artists include Louisiana State University’s James Ryon, oboe; University of the Pacific’s Nicolasa Kuster, bassoon; University of Southern Mississippi’s Anna Pennington, oboe; and Mississippi State University’s Elaine Peterson, bassoon.The event will be hosted by UA professors Shelly Meggison, oboe; and Jenny Mann, bassoon.

The cost to participate is $25, which includes lunch. Parents are welcome to attend. If you have specific questions about the event, please contact Jenny Mann at jmann@music.ua.edu.

For a registration form and schedule, please go here and scroll down to “Announcing 2010 Double Reed Day.”

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Tuscaloosa, AL – The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences School of Music presents World Drumming Ensembles in concert on Monday, April 5, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Moody Music Building on the campus of The University of Alabama. The concert will feature ethnic drumming from several different groups including the African Drumming Ensemble, a new performance group at the School of Music. They will perform traditional Ghanaian songs from the Ewe ethnic group called “Atsiagbekor” and “Gahu” in arrangements done by Daniel Marbury, a senior at UA and member of the group. The concert will continue with the Chamber Percussion Ensemble performing “Syncopate My Afuche” by Michael Aukofer. Then Nozomi Daiko, a Japanese Taiko ensemble will perform “Matsuri Amalgamation” and “Kodou” both arranged by Nozomi Daiko. The concert will continue with more songs performed by the African Drumming Ensemble, including “Jong Kplek Kple” or “The Haggard Man,” which is a traditional Ghanaian song of the Lobi ethnic group, and “Kpanlogo,” a traditional Gahanain song of the Ga ethnic group. This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit: http://www.music.ua.edu/calendar or call 348-7111.

UA’s African Drumming Ensemble was established in January 2009 by undergraduate student Daniel Marbury, and has been directed as a chamber ensemble by ethnomusicologist and UA instructor Jennifer Caputo for the past three semesters. The ensemble performs traditional Ghanaian music based on arrangements and instruction from Jennifer’s former teachers: Robert Levin, Valerie Dee Naranjo, David Locke, and Abraham Adzenyah.

The Chamber Percussion Ensemble is a group of students studying percussion under UA Instructor Beth Gottlieb. In addition to performing with these ethnic groups, the ensemble performs regularly with the Alabama Percussion Ensemble.

Nozomi Daiko was formed in 2001 under the guidance of Ondekoza performer Marco Lienhard and is directed by UA instructor Laurie Arizumi. The group performs traditional and contemporary folk drumming on the Japanese taiko.