Friday, November 22, 2013

Music For Life Episode 49 - Flute Choir, Britten's War Requiem, University Orchestra, Holiday Gala



This week, on Music For Life...

we have a student corner on our upcoming Flute Choir performance...

Sue Murray
Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray
composition and theory professor Scott Perkins talks about a Winter Term class he's organizing about Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem..."

we preview the upcoming Orchestra concert...

we go into the classroom with student Carly Tebelman and music professor Matthew Balensuela and check out his seminar on Debates in Romantic Music...

and Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray comes to the studio to talk about the Holiday Gala!

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Music For Life Episode 48 - Opera Scenes, Percussion Ensemble, NAfME, Michael Lindsey '08



In this week's episode of Music For Life...

Kerry Jennings and two students from the opera scenes class give us an idea of what to expect from their performance this week...


Michael Lindsey '08
Michael Lindsey, '08
we visit a rehearsal of members of the percussion ensemble and find out a bit about their upcoming recital...

Student Producer Matt Skiba brings us up to date on the upcoming NAfME conference and the horn and trombone studios' recitals...

and DePauw '08 graduate Michael Lindsey returns to tell us about his work in India and life after DePauw!

Friday, November 8, 2013

Music For Life Episode 47 - Turtle Island String Quartet & Nellie McKay, Greg Sandow, 21st Century Musician, Jazz Ensemble



This week, on Music for Life — Music from DePauw...

percussion professor Bonnie Whiting stops by to invite us to her recital this week...

Turtle Island String Quartet
Turtle Island String Quartet
with Nellie McKay
trumpet professor Lennie Foy, chats about being the featured soloist for our upcoming Jazz Ensemble concert...

we go into the classroom with music history professor Christopher Lynch and his First Year Seminar on the death of classical music...

Greg Sandow returns to talk some more about DePauw's 21st Century Musician Initiative — our innovative plan to prepare young musicians for success...

and professor Eric Edberg brings a pair of cello students to chat about our next Green Guest Artist Concert, the Turtle Island String Quartet with Nellie McKay.

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Music For Life Episode 46 - Fifth House Ensemble, Into the Classroom, Young Artists' Piano Competition, Nicole Brockmann



In this week's episode of Music For Life...

Student Producer Matt Skiba talks with some of his colleagues about the Fifth House Ensemble visit...

we go into the classroom with Bonnie Whiting and professor Randy Salman...

Student Producer Burke Stanton brings us news about this year's Young Artists' Piano Competition and Festival and talks to previous winner, DePauw junior piano performance major, Rachel Robin...
Nicole Brockmann
Nicole Brockmann

and Dean McCoy talks to viola professor Nicole Brockmann about her upcoming recital, featuring members of Ensemble-in-Residence Fifth House!