Friday, February 21, 2014

Music For Life Episode 54 - Opera Week Special



It's opera week here at the School of Music, and we're bringing you several perspectives on DePauw Opera's production this year of Mozart's early work "La Finta Giardiniera."

Mozart wrote this incredible work when he was only 18 years old, and we bring it to life with interviews with music director Orcenith Smith...

some members of our all-student cast...

stage director Joachim Schamberger...

and vocal professor Caroline Smith!


Saturday, February 15, 2014

Music For Life Episode 53 - Winter Term in NYC, Audition Weekend, Concerto Competition, John Corigliano



This week... Burke reports on his Winter Term course  in New York City...

2013 DePauw Concerto Competition Winners
2013 DePauw Concerto Competition Winners
Anna gives us a glimpse into the audition weekend experience of our incoming students...

with Concerto Competition auditions right around the corner, orchestra director Orcenith Smith stops in to chat about that DePauw tradition...

we feature some highlights of recent performances from our stages...

and right on the heels of our Music of the 21st Century festival, we bring you a conversation with renowned guest composer John Corigliano!


Friday, February 7, 2014

Music For Life Episode 52 - Winter Term in England, John Corigliano



In this week's episode of Music For Life... Matt brings us a Student Corner segment on the Winter Term trip he took to England to study Benjamin Britten's War Requiem...

John Corigliano
John Corigliano
in anticipation of next week's Music of the 21st Century festival with guest composer John Corigliano, festival organizer Carla Edwards comes in to give us an overview of the festivities...

Craig Paré, Greg Ristow and Orcenith Smith talk about the works the band, choirs, and orchestra have been rehearsing...

and Anna brings us a Student Corner conversation with student performers gearing up for the festival chamber music concert!