Music For Life Episode 50 - Holiday Gala Special

This week, as we mark the end of our second year of producing the show and celebrate our 50th episode just in time for the holidays...

DePauw Holiday Gala

we welcome back to the studio our President Brian Casey to talk about some of the exciting developments here at the School of Music, including our 21st Century Musician Initiative...

and as a special holiday treat for our audience, the rest of the episode is devoted to highlights from our just-concluded Third Annual Holiday Gala, which features performances from most of our students and all of our major ensembles!

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...

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!

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

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!

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
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.

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

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

Music For Life Episode 45 - 21st Century Musician Initiative, Judson and Joyce Green, NATS, Faculty Recitals, Fernando Otero

This week, in our last show before a two-Sunday hiatus for DePauw's Fall Break...

Barbara Paré stops by to invite us to her Faculty Select Series recital...

Judson and Joyce Green

Caroline Smith, Joey Leppek, and Anna Gatdula come in to chat about the upcoming NATS competition hosted at DePauw this year...

we welcome visiting Latin Grammy winner Fernando Otero into the studio to discuss his music...

we chat with prominent arts leader Greg Sandow about recent goings-on here...

Claude Cymerman/Lorna Griffitt
1986, from DePauw Archives

Claude Cymerman and Matthew Balensuela come in to talk about Claude's upcoming duo-piano recital with guest Lorna Griffitt...

and we announce a great game-changing gift from Judson and Joyce Green launching the 21st Century Musician Initiative at DePauw!

Music For Life Episode 44 - Fernando Otero, Solaire Quartet, Jazz Ensemble, Study Abroad

This week...

Student Producer Anna Gatdula talks with Music Librarian Misti Shaw about a big birthday for Giuseppi Verdi...

Fernando Otero

Scotty Stepp stops by to fill us in on this week's concert by his group, The Solaire Quartet...

harp student Alicia Petrone tells us about her thrilling semester abroad in Vienna...

Student Producer Matt Skiba interviews a surprise guest about this week's Jazz Ensemble concert...

and anticipating this week's visit from guest artist Fernando Otero, we converse with Veronica Pejril about Otero's musical sphere!