The Circuit 721 concert series, which started in 2017, is a yearly recital that focuses on electroacoustic music from prominent composers (including faculty and alumni). Concordia College Music Faculty Newz - Facebook JAY MASON graduated from CSU, Long Beach, playing lead alto and soprano saxophone in that schools top-rated wind ensemble, jazz ensemble and orchestra. Concordia University uses technical, analytical, marketing and preference cookies. He plays a variety of instruments including the piano, organ, guitar, ukulele and djembe.Dr. While some of the liberal arts requirements are waived for Bachelor of Music students,a core of general college courses is taken that provides a well-rounded education. Phan, and Sydney Hodkinson and instrumental conducting with David Effron, Arthur Fagen, and Cliff Colnot. B.A., Concordia College; Master of Healthcare Education, University of Minnesota School of Public Health - Minneapolis; Ed.D., Bethel University - Arden Hills. In 2010, he performed the complete organ works of J. S. Bach in a series of seventeen concerts in his native state of Maine. She was elected to Pi Kappa Lambda by Eta Chapter of the National Music Honors Society in 2017 and is a recipient of the Gwendolyn and Adolph Koldofsky Memorial Endowed Scholarship, Keyboard Collaborative Arts Ensemble Award and the Keyboard Collaborative Arts Department Award at the University of Southern California. The tenor made his debut with the famed Ojai Festival under Kent Nagano in Orffs Die Kluge and recorded the role of Martin in Coplands opera The Tender Land, which was released on the Koch International Label. Music Department About Us Faculty Degrees & Programs Music Major Music Minor Private Lessons Music Performance Associates Summer Music Programs Humanities & Fine Arts: Music Liberal Studies: Music Worship Arts Leadership Facilities Events Tours Contact Music Office Phone: (949) 214-3423 Email: [email protected] Box Office Phone: (949) 214-3418 She holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, a Master of Music in Piano Performance/Pedagogy, and a Graduate Performance Diploma in Piano Performance from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. (Glenn Price). Music Performance | Concordia College A. Jennifer Nash, voice Dictation and performance using chromatic materials, and interval identification and performance. He recently graduated from Concordia University Irvine with a degree in Music Composition. Development of fundamental skills introduced in Materials of Music I including two-part and four-part writing, counterpoint, and principles of diatonic harmony. In addition to teaching at Concordia, Chris has worked with private students of all ages and as a sectional coach at numerous high schools. Bronze Ensemble. Please see policies below governing all private instruction courses. He is passionate about integrated discipleship and creative health, leads various workshops and cohorts for local artists, and even preaches the occasional sermon. In addition to his duties as community engagement manager, Erik is the handbell program manager and director of Spirit Bells at CUI. She also sang with the Josh Tatum Band who were the opening act for Bon Jovi.Jaime holds a Masters in jazz studies from California State University Long Beach as well as her Bachelors from the University of North Texas. The PDF will include all information unique to this page. The Percussion Ensemble is open through audition to students of all levels who express an interest in performing on percussion instruments. He also holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame (M.S.M. Music Faculty Concordia University Chicago River Forest, IL Apply on Institution's Website Type: Full-Time Posted: 07/03/2023 Application Due: Open Until Filled Category: Music Concordia University Chicago (CUC) invites applications for the full-time faculty position in Music, located in River Forest, IL. Students receive two half-hour lessons per week in their major instrument or voice and are expected to practice three hours daily. Audition information is located on the music department Web page. You are currently running an old version of Internet Explorer that does not support some of the features on this site. Faculty members - Concordia University Kantorei is a mixed choral ensemble made up primarily of first-year students who love to sing and enjoy the challenges and rewards of participating in choir. Introductory analysis of musical listening concepts (repertoire, performance practice, terminology, forms, timbres, dynamics, pitches, etc.) Attention to analysis, aural skills, and creative activity (composition, improvisation, realization) within these musics. Debora J. Harris, flute Andrew Doolittle has performed with a broad palette of artists representing a wide variety of styles, including Rita Wilson, Idina Menzel, Taylor Hicks, Joy Williams (The Civil Wars), David Tao (), A-Mei (), Patti Page, the Pasadena Pops and the Houston Symphony. As an organist, his recording credits include Scott Perkins A New England Requiem and O Beauty Ever Ancient Ever New by the Choir of St. James, both of which were released on the Gothic label. Students will develop and exercise teaching skills for success in the choral classroom. He is the proud father of three boys and is happily married to his bride of over thirty years. Also includes ongoing consideration of the great keyboard players of the past and present. A laboratory course, designed for music education majors, covering practical performance and techniques of teaching brass and percussion instruments. Music Faculty :: Concordia University, Nebraska degree in Michigan State University, Dr. Choi has been recipient of scholarship with working as staff accompanist in the same school. Mario also assists music ensemble directors with creating high quality live concert and provides projection design expertise and management of projection operation. This course can be used to fulfill the Creative Applications requirement. All students music majors and non-music majors are welcome in all of our 19 music ensembles and are able to participate in the annual Concordia Christmas Concert, on-campus concerts and events, and experience ensemble tours to showcase your love of music. $15.00 On Our Way Rejoicing - Recollections from the Concordia College Christmas Concerts $20.00 Limited Edition Ren Clausen Commemorative Items! Students receive a weekly, one-hour lesson are expected to practice or compose three hours daily. Successful completion of the piano proficiency requirements will be documented as a grade of S/U on the official transcript under the course MUS399 - Piano Proficiency, no credit. His organ music is published by ECS. Concordia Recordings In a teaching capacity, Dr. Held introduces many students to the vast world of music and its history through his online class, MUS 112: Music in the Liberal Arts. steve.young@cui.edu. The music program, and faculty are amazing! Further study was done at the Aspen Music School and the Tanglewood Institute. An explanation of applied lesson fees is found in the Music Student Handbook under Student Resources on the music department website. I love the way my education in the liberal arts can intersect so many ways to influence my art. Full-time You are an advocate for the musical arts and a bold and faithful witness for Christ. Donovan is an adjunct faculty member at Concordia University in Irvine, specializing in contemporary Christian music for the guitar. The Music faculty at Concordia University Texas are locally and nationally known as leaders in their fields and are excellent performers, instructors, and pedagogues. After making his San Francisco Opera debut as the High Priest of Neptune in Mozarts Idomeneo, he returned to perform in productions of Salome, Le Nozze di Figaro and in Werther, for which Opera News said Robert MacNeil sang with panache. Mr. MacNeil most recently performed with LA Opera in Lohengrin, after previous appearances including The Stigmatized, Fidelio, Il Trovatore, Der Rosenkavalier, Festival Play of Daniel, Tannhuser, La Bohme and Il Tabarro. Gretchen currently serves as the Director of Music and Worship Arts at Aliso Creek Church, teaches music history classes at Concordia, and maintains private harp lessons and a busy freelance career. Prerequisites: two years of college vocal study or consent of instructor. 2023-2024 Concordia College Catalog. His students have consistently won chairs in the SCSBOA All Star Jazz and Wind Ensemble Honor Groups, are attending major music university programs at schools like Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, CSULB, University of North Texas, and Berklee College of Music. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Keyboard Collaborative Arts as a teaching assistant under Dr. Alan Smith at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. Jessica Westgard Larson. It will combine historically significant works, prominent composers, and contemporary literature, while exploring the historical development of solo and chamber ensemble literature. As a music teacher, you can present a unique form of aesthetic expression as an integral component to the education of students of all ages. Music Faculty - Concordia University in Austin, TX Jay A. Hershberger, piano B.Mus. Music Education - Concordia University, Nebraska His teaching responsibilities include applied piano, class piano, the Musicianship (theory/ear training) sequence for music majors, Art of Accompanying, and piano pedagogy. M.M., B.M.E. Classical Music Performance California Institute of the Arts, B.F.A. Membership is available to all students regardless of major. Membership is available to all students regardless of major. The best part about Concordia is the endless opportunities to find what you love. as well as appearances as a guest artist and clinician for high schools and universities throughout the United States. Anthony W. Leathem, voice Some of her projects in the Hollywood Studio Orchestras include principal clarinet on The Call of the Wild, Encanto, and The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild. Since her journey here she has also had the opportunities to write and arrange many pieces for jazz combos and jazz orchestras. Why Art? She maintains a large studio, including students hailing from across the country and overseas. Open to intermediate and advanced piano students. In addition, students have multiple opportunities each year to have their works performed, whether it is in the designated student composition recitals or other performance recitals that occur both on and off campus. Throughout the core-theory curriculum, students are introduced to the styles, forms, and compositional procedures of music and analyze representative compositions as well as compose in various forms. Steve Young is Assistant Professor of Music and the Director of the Worship Arts Leadership Institute at Concordia University Irvine. Music Faculty & Staff - Minnesota State University Moorhead Recognized as a Deans List honoree and a recipient of various scholarships at Peabody Institute, Dr. Oh was appointed as a student accompanist and subsequently awarded fellowship to coach and accompany a class in Musical Theatre styles, Peabodys Opera Scenes program and voice majors including the studio of the late John Shirley-Quirk. Also, her original of Paddle through the Lake was awarded in the 2017 Bill Conti Big Band Arranging and Composing Competition.She won the 38th Downbeat Outstanding Performance Award with her own original composition, Sing ChaCha and arrangement, Falling away with you of Muse. Winters are brutal here, but that makes studying abroad all the more enticing! Music Jazz Electroacoustic studies PERFORMANCES Throughout the core-theory curriculum, students are introduced to the styles, forms, and compositional procedures of music and analyze representative compositions as well as compose in various forms. At 1 credit, students receive one half-hour lesson per week and are expected to compose 60 minutes daily. She also holds a masters degree from USC and a bachelor of arts degree from La Sierra University. In addition, he completed the Lutheran Teaching Colloquy from Concordia University Irvine. Central College Announces New Faculty Appointments The group performs at a fall concert, the Concordia Christmas Concert, a spring concert, and the annual Masterworks Concert. CUW Music Department | Mequon WI - Facebook She has also performed in Washington with the Seattle Symphony and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Professor Mark Converse received his Bachelor of Music degree from California State University, Northridge where he studied with Karen Ervic-Pershing, Joel Leach and Jerry Steinholz. Courses covering various topics of interest in this particular discipline are offered regularly. Mario is an accomplished trumpet artist, musical director, producer and audio engineer. He also has received multiple grants to compose, direct and produce childrens musicals and several research grants. If you desire to make music your life's calling, Concordia's music major is for you. Her harp experiences also include masterclasses and private lessons with Susann McDonald, Jessica Zhou, Heidi LehWalder, and Yolanda Kondonassis, and performances with the Pacific Harp Ensemble and The Boston Conservatory Harp Ensemble. The music department hosts numerous events during the year that bring families, friends, and community members to campus. All music majors are required to demonstrate a minimum level of piano proficiency. Here, you'll find the tools, technology and equipment you need to become the musician you want to be. Our music composition major helps students develop an understanding of composition as both a craft and an art an understanding of how knowledge can guide inspiration. As an educator, Bill has authored the drumset method book, Rock Connection, and is in demand as a percussion clinician. Brendans many compositions and arrangements for band and orchestra are performed worldwide and published with the Alfred, Belwin, Kendor, Kjos, and Wingert-Jones Music Companies. Rachel F. Horan, piano Major instrument or voice: 2 credits are given for each course to all first-year and sophomore majors in the Bachelor of Music programs, and to juniors and seniors majoring in music education or composition, for private instruction in the students major instrument or voice. Tenor Robert MacNeil has been praised by the Los Angeles Times for possessing a voice that is clarion and clear. For a better experience upgrade to Microsoft Edge. Elliott has worked with many groups, including Pacific Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra members.Elliott, two-time recipient (2012, 2014) of The Korean National Composer Prize (the most prestigious award for Korean composers), received the Susan and Ford Schumann Fellowship from Aspen Music Festival and School and numerous prizes including the 2017 Agape Church Music Festival, 2013 Indiana University Deans Prize, 2010 Bowdoin International Music Festival Composition Competition and 2009 First Music Commission.Elliott has recently been commissioned by Pacific Symphony, Soli Deo Gloria Music Foundation, The New York Classical Players (for Grammy-nominated flutist Carol Wincenc), Barkada Saxophone Quartet (Fischoff Competition Grand Prize Winner), Linda Strommen (Indiana University Oboe Professor), among many others.Elliott, currently the director of the Instrumental Music Program at Crean Lutheran High School, an adjunct faculty member at Concordia and Biola Universities, received his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in composition from Indiana University where Elliott served as an Associate Instructor and Graduate Assistant in the composition department. The Concordia Echo Band is a non-audition-based concert band that rehearses weekly in order to prepare concerts on the college campus both semesters. A course in teaching methods and available materials for piano instruction and a survey of the various pedagogical schools. In addition, she is also an active freelance musician with local symphonies in the Los Angeles and Orange County areas, a studio recording musician for the movies, and has performed with various artists including Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Bebe Newirth, The Vandals and Steve Perry. Dr. Clarissa Shan joins the Concordia University Irvine Music Faculty in the Fall 2015 Semester. He has presented workshops, masterclasses, and lectures for numerous organizations, including numerous AGO chapters, and has served as a faculty member for the AGOs Pipe Organ Encounter (POE) program for young organists. She received a License de Concert at the Ecole Nornale de Musique. Repeatable for credit. Concordia University Irvine is one of the premium music learning centers in Southern California. He has performed on TV shows including the The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! Len Wicks attended Vanguard University and California State University, Fullerton, where he graduated with a B.A. Music at Concordia Directors of Music Instrumental Ensembles Handbell Ensembles Vocal Ensembles Directors of Music Our vision Every one of you, regardless of major or minor, can be involved in music. Whether or not you choose music as a major or minor, you can still experience the rich musical culture at Concordia through challenging coursework, ensembles, researching, and composing. Since she moved to California, she has served as a staff accompanist at Hope International University and Saddleback College. As a conductor/teacher, students will need the ability to reflect critically about their teaching by intentionally examining pedagogy, materials, and personal resources related to the teaching/learning transaction. Dr. Michael Busch is professor of music at Concordia University Irvine, where he serves as Director of Choral and Vocal Activities. Proven success: Many of our graduates have gone on to study at esteemed graduate schools and have a variety of successful careers in composition. Dr. Christian Hauser taught at Concordia University Chicago for nine years previous to his appointment as Associate Professor of Music at Concordia University Irvine. The Department of Music at Concordia College offers an intensive Bachelor of Music in Performance degree with emphases in instrumental, vocal, or piano studies. Students will broaden their knowledge of pedagogical techniques. As a continuation of Critical Analysis I, a study of analytical motivations, techniques and results, focusing on the major analytical methodologies and theoretical models in use today. Students interested in majoring in composition take private lessons, meet with other composers in a weekly master class, and have a recital component in their senior year. His students have been accepted into high school and collegiate honor ensembles and won scholarships to various four-year institutions. Part-time She has been actively involved in choral ensembles. In the summers 2015-2018, Dr. Shin joined the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria as a repetitor and also performed in the International Double Reed Society Conference, Tokyo in Japan in 2015. She has performed with The American Ballet Theatre, The Joffrey Ballet, The Bolshoi Ballet and touring Broadway shows including "The Light in the Piazza", "The Color Purple", "The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber", "South Pacific", "West Side Story", Disney's "The Lion King" and "White Christmas". The purpose of this course is to continue developing the strong foundation of work habits and basic skills in piano playing already acquired during the previous course, Class Piano I. This course documents successful completion of the piano proficiency requirement. Her former teachers include David Weiss, Mark McEwen and Basil Reeve. Concordia College - Niche William Schlitt is an accomplished percussion performer and educator. She was the pianist for the University of Southern California (USC) Thornton Chamber Singers, under the direction of JoMichael Scheibe, a former national president of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA). As a fellowship recipient, she attended UCLA for her Master's degree studying with John Steinmetz and received her Bachelor's degree from California State University at Fullerton with Dr. Rebecca Rivera. MUS231 must be passed with a minimum grade of B in order to register an S grade for MUS399. Courtney Comstock, lecturer of accounting, a 2020 Central graduate and CPA.
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