Friday, March 14, 2014

Music For Life Episode 57 - Shannon Song Cycle, Jazz Ensemble, Concerto Competition Concert



In our last episode of Music for Life before spring break...

I talk to Stephen Shannon, one of our composition students, about what he's up to, and we hear part of a song cycle he's working on...

2014 DePauw School of Music
Concerto Competition Winners
Matt Skiba rounds up some cats from the Jazz Ensemble to give us the scoop on their upcoming concert...

Katie Sherman chats with fellow university band percussionist Carly Tebelman about their favorite piece from last week's band concert...

Senior cellist Sam Kelly comes in to tell Rachel Clark about his senior recital program...

and, anticipating our Concerto Competition Winners' concert, I talk to many of our featured soloists!


Friday, March 7, 2014

Music For Life Episode 56 - University Chorus, Chamber Singers, First Year Seminar, View From The Stage, Fifth House Ensemble



This week, on Music for Life...

Greg Ristow
Greg Ristow
As our choirs get ready for a concert next weekend, Greg Ristow stops by to give us the scoop on their program...

Anna brings us The View From The Stage on the upcoming choir concert with singers Blake Beckemeyer and Dakota Dalton...

Matt Skiba chats with students Derrick Truby and Shannon Barry about their rotations in the first-year seminar

we bring you some outstanding performances from our stages...

and members of our ensemble-in-residence, the Fifth House Ensemble, join me to talk about their innovative work here as part of our 21st Century Musician initiative!


Sunday, March 2, 2014

Music For Life Episode 55 - Fifth House Ensemble, Jazz Improvisation, University Band



In this week's episode of Music for Life, Music from DePauw...

student producer Matt Skiba talks with some students about the Fifth House Ensemble apprenticeship they're working on...
Sandy Williams
Sandy Williams

we go into the jazz improvisation classroom with our jazz guitar instructor Sandy Williams...

we ask flute professor Anne Reynolds about her desert island disc...

Band director Craig Paré tells us about the upcoming concert from the University Band...

and we hear more great music from our Music of the 21st Century guest composer, John Corigliano!