| Takeshi Abo, a doctoral candidate in Viola
Performance,
was appointed concertmaster of the Battle Creek Symphony.
Joseph Abramo, a master's student in Music Theory,
presented a
featured solo performance at the North American Saxophone Alliance
(NASA)
Regional Convention at the University of Dayton.
Teresa Akers, an undergraduate in Music Therapy, received
the
Michigan Music Therapists Memorial Internship Scholarship.
Marco Albionetti, a doctoral candidate in Saxophone
Performance,
taught in a sabbatical leave position at Bowling Green State
University.
He is the founder and director of The Faenza Estate Musica, a
two-week
workshop devoted to pedagogical saxophone skills. He presented
several
recitals and master classes throughout the nation as a member of
the Transcontinental
Saxophone Quartet. He gave a featured solo performance at the
North American
Saxophone Alliance Regional Saxophone Convention at the University
of
Dayton.
Jason Altieri, a doctoral candidate in Orchestral
Conducting,
guest conducted the MSU 2002 Honors Concert, and the MSU Opera
Theater's
Spring 2002 production of Orpheus in the Underworld.
Laura Avers, an undergraduate in Music Therapy, received
the Michigan
Federation of Music Clubs Music Therapy Scholarship.
Richard Begel, a doctoral candidate in Trombone
Performance, was
appointed second trombone with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Orchestra.
Gerald Blanchard, a doctoral candidate in Voice
Performance, performed
as baritone soloist in Faure's Requiem Mass; sang the role of King
Balthazar
in Amahl and the Night Visitors; was featured in MSU's MLK jazz
concert
Spirituals, Prayer and Protest; and was featured in a concert
celebrating
the music of African American composers/arrangers presented by the
Earl
Nelson Singer's and the CMS Children's Choir. He performed as
baritone
soloist with the Lenawee Community Chorus and members of the
Adrian Symphony
in a production of Handel's Messiah; and in Haydn's Lord Nelson
Mass with
the University of Michigan-Flint Choirs and members of the Flint
Symphony
Orchestra at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. He directs the
University of
Michigan-Flint Opera Theatre Ensemble, and teaches studio voice
there.
He appears on With a Song in My Heart, a solo CD of art songs by
African
American composers, and the world premiere of the song cycle With
a Song
in My Heart by American composer Dominic Dousa. He served as voice
instructor
at the MSU Community Music School, and director of the musical
theatre
workshop for the MST@MSU program for gifted and talented students.
John
Bragle, an undergraduate in Music Education, performed as tenor
soloist
with the Grand Blanc and Flushing High School Choirs, with members
of
the Flint Symphony.
Russell Branch, a master's student in Music Performance,
was appointed
a position with the Dodsworth Saxhorn Band, Ann Arbor (MI).
Aaron Brunelle, an undergraduate in Tuba Performance,
performed
with the Midland Symphony Orchestra.
Suzanne Burton, a doctoral candidate in Music Education,
was appointed
assistant professor of music at the University of Delaware. She
presented
a session at the Midwestern Conference, and had an article
entitled “An
Exploration of Preschool Children's Spontaneous Songs and
Chants”
published in the refereed journal, Visions of Research in Music
Education.
Anthony Bush, an undergraduate in Instrumental Music
Education
(Tuba), performed with the West Shore Symphony and the Birmingham
Symphony
(MI).
Maureen Carlson, a doctoral candidate in Voice
Performance, served
as adjunct voice faculty at the University of Michigan in Flint,
and as
an instructor for the MSU Community Music School.
Wei Tsun Chang, a doctoral candidate in Violin
Performance, is
professor of violin at Alma College, and a one-year replacement
faculty
member at Central Michigan University.
Mi Jung Choe, a doctoral candidate in Piano Performance,
participated
in the Shandelee Festival, N.Y.
Hyun-Joo Choi, a doctoral candidate in Piano Performance,
participated
in the Banff Summer Festival, Canada.
Jai Won Choi, a doctoral candidate in Piano Performance,
participated
in the Aria Summer Festival, Canada.
Janell Christie, a doctoral candidate in Saxophone
Performance,
participated in a Featured Quartet Performance at the North
American Saxophone
Alliance Regional Saxophone Convention at the University of
Dayton.
Kevin Darrow, a master's student in Oboe Performance, was
appointed
the top oboe position in the U.S. Air Force Band, Washington, D.C.
Lateena Dinkins, an undergraduate in Voice Performance,
spoke
and sang a role in the public reading of “The Will” by
Sandra
Seaton.
Timothy Dixon, a master's student in Orchestral
Conducting, was
appointed assistant professor and conductor at Messiah College
(PA).
Ken Drobnak, a doctoral candidate in Tuba Performance, was
appointed
part-time lecturer at Olivet College.
Andrea Dykstra, a doctoral candidate in Musicology,
received a
Graduate Merit Fellowship for Fall 2002. Rosalia Emanuele, a
master's
student in Piano Pedagogy, presented a poster upon invitation at
the 2001
Music Teachers' National Association Convention.
Oleg Galanin, a doctoral candidate in Composition, was
commissioned
by Rodney Whitaker, director of jazz studies at MSU, to compose
and arrange
two pieces for the MSU Octet I jazz ensemble; one piece,
Headstand, is
already complete. He was awarded a scholarship and teaching
assistantship
in 2001. His electronic works have been performed at Soundscapes
2002
in Australia, and three new works premiered during the 2001-02
academic
year.
Claudio Gonzalez, a doctoral candidate in Orchestral
Conducting,
continues his conducting duties with the Youth Orchestras in
Caracas,
Venezuela, and teaches violin in the Friedman School in Caracas.
Chris Grymes, a doctoral candidate in Clarinet
Performance, was
appointed assistant professor of clarinet at Eastern Carolina
University.
Shannon Gunn, a master's student in Music Education, was
appointed
principal trombone with the Pontiac/Oakland Symphony.
Minako Hata, an undergraduate in Music Therapy, received
the Michigan
Music Therapists Memorial Internship Scholarship and the
Birmingham Musicale
Music Therapy Scholarship.
Laura Hawbaker, a master's student in Saxophone
Performance, attended
the Faenza Music Institute in Italy for a Saxophone Quartet
Workshop.
She also performed as a member of a quartet at the NASA Regional
Saxophone
Convention at the University of Dayton.
Emily Hay, a doctoral candidate in Oboe Performance, was
one of
three chosen nationally to attend the Chautauqua Festival.
Anne Henderson, undergraduate in Instrumental Music
Education,
attended the Faenza Music Institute in Italy for a Saxophone
Quartet Workshop.
Chris Hill, an undergraduate in Double Bass Performance,
was appointed
music director of the Mason Junior Orchestra (MI); and a double
bass position
with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra. As musical director of the
Lansing
Civic Players, he conducted two performances of the world premiere
of
the musical Folles, and six performances of Steven Sondheim's
musical
Company. In addition, he was accepted to the Conductors Retreat in
Medomak,
Maine.
John Hipol, an undergraduate in Instrumental Music
Education,
was appointed fourth horn with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra.
Chi-Chung Ho, a doctoral candidate in Orchestral
Conducting, is
the assistant conductor of the MSU Philharmonic Orchestra and
conductor
of the MSU Campus Orchestra. He was music director and conductor
of the
Gilbert and Sullivan opera Iolanthe at the University of Michigan;
and
guest conducted the Filharmonic Sudecka in Poland. He was
appointed assistant
conductor of the Symphony Orchestra at the Hong Kong Music Camp.
He attended
the Gustav Meier's International Conducting Workshop in Czech
Republic,
and the conducting workshop by the American Symphony Orchestra
League.
He received a scholarship for The Concordia Orchestra Conductor's
Workshop.
During the past year, he conducted and performed more than 20
orchestral
and opera performances in the United States and Europe.
Jonathan Holden, a doctoral candidate in Clarinet
Performance,
was appointed a clarinet position with the Jackson, West Shore,
and Lansing
Symphonies.
Brandy Hudelson, an undergraduate in Flute Performance,
was appointed
second flute with the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra.
Marina Ionescu, a master's student in Composition,
performed her
compositions in Shared Inheritances: Romanians in Troy, as part of
Detroit's
300th Anniversary; a recital of her own compositions in
Targoviste, Romania;
at the chartering ceremony for the Targoviste Rotary Club with
musicians
from Romania; and helped organize and performed in the National
Day of
Romania in Troy, Mich. She studied electronic music at Centre de
Creation
Musicale Iannis Xennakis (CCMix) in Paris, France.
Ji-Eun Kang, a doctoral candidate in Piano Performance,
performed
at the Shandelee Music Festival (NY); in chamber music concerts
with established
musicians; and in Sorrento's prestigious concert series Concerti
al Cocumella
in Italy. She was featured in the October issue of the Juilliard
School
Journal for her outstanding and active performances in Italy. Her
performance
at Sunset Pavilion Hall was featured on WJFF 90.5 in Catskill
Mountains
(NY).
Jaehee Kim, a doctoral candidate in Piano Performance,
received
the Ben Salon Scholarship.
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John Quentin Lee Kim, a master's student in
Piano
Performance, was selected to play at the Van Cliburn Competition
screening
recital in Chicago.
Yuko Kishimoto, a master's student in Piano Pedagogy, was
appointed
an instructor position at Schoolcraft College (MI).
Eric Lau, a doctoral candidate in Saxophone Performance,
was appointed
visiting instructor of saxophone at Crane School of Music (NY),
where
he performed in a faculty saxophone recital. He was a featured
guest soloist
at the consortium copremiere performance of Dream Dancer by
Michael Colgrass
with the Hope College Wind Ensemble. As part of the Great Lakes
Saxophone
Quartet, Lau performed Charles Ruggiero's Three Blues for
Saxophone Quartet
on a CD entitled “Tribute to Adolphe Sax Series, Vol.
5,”
which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Classical Album.
Ji-Young Lee, a doctoral candidate in Piano Performance,
won the
Kankakee Valley Symphony Concerto Competition; won fourth prize at
the
Beethoven Piano Sonata competition; and received the Karlene Salon
and
Ben Salon scholarship.
Erik Ludwig, a master's student in Trombone Performance,
was appointed
adjunct professor of trombone at Alma College.
Shudong Luo, a doctoral candidate in Voice Performance,
studied
at the Daniel Ferro Vocal Program in Chianti, Italy. She sang the
lead
role in the opera Thomas and Sally at the Southfield Arts Center
(MI).
Melanie Manlusoc, undergraduate in Instrumental Music
Education,
attended the Faenza Music Institute in Italy for a Saxophone
Quartet Workshop.
She also performed in a quartet performance at the NASA Regional
Saxophone
Convention at the University of Dayton.
John Martinich, an undergraduate in Percussion
Performance, was
appointed a percussion position with the Detroit Civic Orchestra.
He received
scholarships from the Brevard Music Festival and the Aspen Music
Festival.
Amanda McCandless, a doctoral candidate in Clarinet
Performance,
received the Stephan and Josephine Ludewig Memorial Scholarship in
May
2001.
Sarah McGuire, an undergraduate in Saxophone Performance,
participated
in a solo and quartet performance at the NASA Regional Saxophone
Convention
at the University of Dayton. She also attended the Faenza Music
Institute
in Italy for a Saxophone Quartet Workshop.
Amanda Merrow, an undergraduate in Voice Performance,
performed
as an alto soloist with the Grand Blanc and Flushing High School
Choirs,
with members of the Flint Symphony in a performance of Handel's
Messiah.
Danilo Mezzadri, a master's student in Musicology,
performed as
a soloist with the Florianópolis Chamber Orchestra in
Brazil; and
was appointed instrumental music program director at Olivet
College.
Xie Min, a doctoral candidate in Violin Performance, was
appointed
associate concertmaster of the Jackson Symphony and Lansing
Symphony;
and was appointed MSU Symphony Concertmaster.
Scott Moilanen, an undergraduate in Music Performance, won
the
Jackson Concert Band Concerto Competition.
Brent Mondoskin, a doctoral candidate in Saxophone
Performance,
participated in a solo and quartet performance at the North
American Saxophone
Alliance Regional Saxophone Convention at the University of
Dayton.
Lesley Anne Newsted, an undergraduate in Music Education,
performed
as soloist at the North American Saxophone Alliance (NASA)
Regional Saxophone
Convention at the University of Dayton.
Jin Seok Park, a doctoral candidate in Clarinet
Performance, was
appointed second clarinet with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra.
Julie Platt, a doctoral candidate in Cello Performance,
received
the New Zealand Federation of University Women Fellowship.
Bryan Pokorney, a doctoral candidate in Trombone
Performance,
was appointed bass trombonist with the Midland Symphony Orchestra;
substitute
bass trombonist with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra; and
instructor of
low brass at the University of Michigan, Flint.
Ryan Powers, a master's student in Voice Performance and
Musicology,
received a supporting role in Master Class, a production by the
Riverwalk
Theater in Lansing (MI); and performed as a tenor soloist with the
Adrian
Symphony Orchestra.
Amy Prickett, a master's student in Voice Performance,
performed
as a soprano soloist with the Adrian Symphony Orchestra.
Todd Prickett, a doctoral candidate in Choral Conducting,
performed
as a member of the professional chorus at the Oregon Bach
Festival.
Mary Procopio, a doctoral candidate in Flute Performance
and master's
student in Musicology/Ethnomusicology, was appointed flute
instructor,
chairperson of the Chamber Music Department, and coordinator of
adult
programs at the Flint Institute of Music School of Performing
Arts.
John Richard, a doctoral candidate in Music Composition,
had his
composition Counterpoint for clarinet and bassoon performed at the
Christian
Fellowship of Art Music Composers (CFAMC) National Conference in
Indianapolis
(IN).
Nicholas Roth, a doctoral candidate in Piano Performance,
was
temporarily appointed to the piano faculty at Alma College (MI).
Nico Schuler, a doctoral candidate in Music Theory, was
appointed
assistant professor and area coordinator of music theory at
Southwest
Texas State University.
Andrew Seigel, a doctoral candidate in Clarinet
Performance, was
appointed principal clarinet with the West Shore Symphony
Orchestra (MI),
and third bass clarinet with the Grand Rapids Symphony. He
performed with
the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra and the Jackson Symphony
Orchestra.
He was awarded a Dissertation Completion Grant for Fall 2003; a
Research
Enhancement Grant and Travel Grant that facilitated a concerto
performance
in Fresno (CA); an Arts and Letters Merit Scholarship; and the
Stephan
and Josephine Ludewig Memorial Scholarship in May 2001. He teaches
on
the faculty of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra Community Music
School,
and taught at the New England Music Camp in Summer 2001.
Donell Snyder, a doctoral candidate in Saxophone
Performance,
served as instructor of saxophone at Eastern Michigan University,
and
as guest faculty in a sabbatical position at the University of
Michigan.
As part of the Great Lakes Saxophone Quartet, Snyder performed
Charles
Ruggiero's Three Blues for Saxophone Quartet on a CD entitled,
“Tribute
to Adolphe Sax Series, Vol. 5,” which was nominated for a
Grammy
Award for Best Classical Album.
Scott Solkofske, a doctoral candidate in Saxophone
Performance,
performed in a solo and quartet performance at the North American
Saxophone
Alliance Regional Saxophone Convention at the University of
Dayton.
Sean Spicer, an undergraduate in Music Education, composed
a piece
entitled Bucimis, which was premiered by the MSU Symphony Band.
Evgeniy Sporov, a doctoral candidate in Violin
Performance, was
appointed principal second violin in the Jackson Symphony, and MSU
Symphony
Concertmaster.
Anand Raj Sukumaran, an undergraduate in Music
Performance, received
the Golden Spartan Scholarship in Fall 2001-- awarded to select
international
students based on academic achievement.
Minjeong C. Suh, a doctoral candidate in Piano Performance
and
master's student in Piano Pedagogy, was appointed as an instructor
at
Schoolcraft College (MI).
Mayumi Tayake, an undergraduate in Piano Performance,
performed
in the Shandelee Festival (NY).
Debra Terry, an undergraduate in Violin Performance,
taught at
the Flint Institute of Music (MI).
Richard Tirk, a doctoral candidate in Trumpet Performance,
is
a trumpet professor and teaches music appreciation and survey of
rock
and roll at the University of Michigan-Flint. He is also principal
trumpet
of the Midway and Saginaw Bay Symphony Orchestras.
Suzanne Tirk, a doctoral candidate in Clarinet
Performance, served
as a temporary faculty member at Eastern Michigan University and
Montana
State University; and was appointed clarinet instructor at the MSU
Community
Music School. She was a featured performer at the 2002
International Clarinet
and Saxophone Festival in Xian, China; and premiered a
commissioned piece
by William Averitt.
Luke Tomkinson, a master's student in Clarinet
Performance, was
appointed clarinet positions with the Grand Rapids and Midland
Symphonies,
and the Brevard Music Center Summer Festival Orchestra, where he
was appointed
assistant clarinet teacher.
Carrie Trax, an undergraduate in Vocal Music Education,
performed
the lead role in Guys & Dolls in six Bellevue Community
Theater productions.
Richard Uren, a doctoral candidate in Orchestral
Conducting, was
appointed second trombone with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.
Victor Uzur, a doctoral candidate in Cello Performance,
recorded
a new CD with his arrangements of music ranging from classical to
pop.
John Waytena, a doctoral candidate in Clarinet
Performance, was
appointed a teaching position at Olivet College and plays
principal clarinet
in the Jackson Symphony. He received a research award, and a
Fulbright
Grant to attend Franz Lisct Academy in Budapest, Hungary.
Katherine Wolfe, an undergraduate in Vocal General Music
Education,
participated as a member of the professional chorus at the Oregon
Bach
Festival. |
