UO Music and Dance wrap through Oct. 24

The University of Oregon School of Music and Dance will host the second annual Halloween SpookTastic, a family-friendly event featuring costumed musicians performing spooky favorites. In addition, Pianist Albert Tiu will perform a concert in honor of Liszt’s birthday, and scholars from around the world will gather for the second half of an academic symposium honoring late faculty member Anne Dhu McLucas.

The UO School of Music and Dance is located in the Frohnmayer Music Building on the UO campus, 961 E. 18th Ave, Eugene. For more information or to receive a complete calendar of events, call 541-346-5678 or visit music.uoregon.edu.

Public Lecture: Simon Carrington

“The King's Singers and Beyond”

Thursday, October 11

Trotter Visiting Professor Simon Carrington, professor emeritus at Yale University, addressesthe student forum of the UO School of Music and Dance in a public discussion of his experiences from the early days of The King's Singers, the development of his recording and performing career, his work as a double bass player as sub-principal of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, to his work at Yale as a professor of choral conducting.Free and open to the public. Carrington has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in music, first in the UK where he was born, and more recently in the United States. From 2003 to 2009 he was professor of choral conducting at Yale University and director of the Yale Schola Cantorum, a 24-voice chamber choir, which he brought to national and international prominence. Prior to coming to the United States, Carrington was a creative force for twenty-five years with the internationally acclaimed British vocal ensemble The King’s Singers, which he co-founded at Cambridge University.

Kathryn Lucktenberg, Violin with Cary Lewis, Piano and Svetlana Kotova, Piano

Thursday, October 11

Repertoire will include music of Brahms, Bolcom, and Poulenc. Tickets are available at the door or in advance from the UO Ticket Office, 541-346-4363.

Choral Teachers Workshop with Simon Carrington

Friday, October 12

Trotter Visiting Professor Simon Carrington, founding member of the King's Singers and professor emeritus of Yale University, will present choral techniques and literature for Oregon public school teachers during the statewide teacher in-service day.Free and open to the public, limited seating. Carrington has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in music, first in the UK where he was born, and more recently in the United States. From 2003 to 2009 he was professor of choral conducting at Yale University and director of the Yale Schola Cantorum, a 24-voice chamber choir, which he brought to national and international prominence. Prior to coming to the United States, Carrington was a creative force for twenty-five years with the internationally acclaimed British vocal ensemble The King’s Singers, which he co-founded at Cambridge University.

Film Screening: "Ed’s Coed"

Musical accompaniment by Beta Collide

October 12-13

The first ever full-length motion picture made by students was filmed on the University of Oregon campus in 1929. In a rare screening, Ed's Coed will be accompanied by music courtesy of UO ensemble-in-residence Beta Collide. UO professor Brian McWhorter (who wrote a score for the classic silent Metropolis by Fritz Lang while he was a student at UO) has composed and arranged a new score for the film that will be performed live. The film provides a charming view of campus as it appeared more than 80 years ago, as well as a lighthearted story on the perils of student life. Beta Collide’s accompaniment will feature Brian McWhorter, cornet; Kyle Sanna, guitar; Michael Ward-Bergeman, accordion; Tyler Abbott, bass; and Aaron Trant, washboard and percussion.

Juilliard String Quartet

ChamberMusic@Beall

Sunday, October 14

Audience members are invited to a free pre-concert “Musical Insights” talk at 2:10 p.m., delivered by UO doctoral student Helena Kopchick Spencer. Since its inception in 1946, the Juilliard String Quartet has embodied the credo stated by founders Robert Mann and William Schuman to “play new works as if they were established masterpieces, and established masterpieces as if they were new.” The hallmarks of its distinctive sound—clarity of structure, beauty of sound, purity of line and an extraordinary unanimity of purpose—have been applied to virtually every era and genre in the literature, from Beethoven, Schubert and Bartók to Carter, Davidovsky, Babbitt and Wernick. Repertoire fro the Beall Concert Hall performance will include Mozart’s String Quartet in D Major K. 575, Elliott Carter’s String Quartet No.5, and Beethoven’s String Quartet in B-flat major Op. 130. Tickets are available in advance from the Hult Center (541-682-5000) or the UO Ticket Office (541-346-4363).

Virtuoso Music of the Baroque

Monday, October 15

Featuring Eva Legêne, recorders; Wieland Kuijken, viola da gamba; and Jillon Dupree, harpsichord. Repertoire will include a selection of 17th- and 18th-century pieces from France, Germany, and Italy; music by Couperin, Leclair, Marais, Jacquet de la Guerre, Abel, Bach, and Vivaldi. Co-sponsored by the UO School of Music and Dance; the Oregon Humanities Center's Endowment for Public Outreach in the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities; and Central Lutheran Church. These three internationally acclaimed musicians have worked together as a trio in the past, and Kuijken and Legêne have played together for many years.  Kuijken is one of the founders of the historical performance movement, and one of the most sought-after performers of his generation. In addition to concertizing and recording, he currently teaches viola da gamba at the Conservatories of Brussels and the Hague, and is a regular jury member at international competitions. Virtuoso recorder player Eva Legêne studied with Frans Brüggen and taught at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam and at Indiana University before retiring in 2009.  While at Indiana she was director of the annual Recorder Performer’s Seminar and the Summer Recorder Academy. Legêne continues to concertize and now divides her time between Germany and the U.S. Harpsichordist Jillon Stoppels Dupree has collaborated with many of the most esteemed early music performers in the world today, and has been a featured artist at several prestigious early music festivals including those at Boston, Berkeley, and York, England. She is the harpsichordist with Magnificat Baroque Ensemble in San Francisco, and the Seattle Symphony. She currently teaches at Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts, and is the founding director of the Gallery Concerts early music series in Seattle.

Master class with Christine Brewer, Soprano

Tuesday, October 16

Support provided by Laura Avery Visiting Masters, a Eugene Symphony community engagement program. Soprano Christine Brewer gives a free master class to community members, as well as students in the UO School of Music and Dance. Grammy Award-winning American soprano Christine Brewer’s appearances in opera, concert, and recital are marked by her own unique timbre, at once warm and brilliant, combined with a vibrant personality and emotional honesty reminiscent of the great sopranos of the past.

Juyeon Kang, Piano

Wednesday, October 17

Pianist Juyeon Kang, a Steinway artist and faculty member of Music at Northwestern College in Iowa, has brought the perfect blend of exquisite sounds and formidable techniques to her audiences on four continents. Kang has performed and conducted master classes extensively throughout the world. She launched a performance career that included her debut solo recital in Boston’s Jordan Hall after winning two first prizes in 1998: the Heida Hermann’s Young Artists Competition and the Josef Hofmann Piano Competition. The latter led to an invitation to perform at the Embassy of Poland in Washington, D.C., where she presented the Chopin Commemorative Piano Concert on the 150th anniversary of Chopin’s death. Dr. Kang has also appeared as a soloist with numerous symphony orchestras, and her performances have been aired on television in Korea and on National Public Radio in the U.S. Tickets are available at the door or in advance from the UO Ticket Office, 541-346-4363.

Thursday, October 18

Master class with Juyeon Kang, Piano

Pianist Juyeon Kanggives a free master class to community members, as well as student in the UO School of Music and Dance. Pianist Kang, a Steinway artist and faculty member of Music at Northwestern College in Iowa, has brought the perfect blend of exquisite sounds and formidable techniques to her audiences on four continents. Kang has performed and conducted master classes extensively throughout the world. She launched a performance career that included her debut solo recital in Boston’s Jordan Hall after winning two first prizes in 1998: the Heida Hermann’s Young Artists Competition and the Josef Hofmann Piano Competition. The latter led to an invitation to perform at the Embassy of Poland in Washington, D.C., where she presented the Chopin Commemorative Piano Concert on the 150th anniversary of Chopin’s death. Dr. Kang has also appeared as a soloist with numerous symphony orchestras, and her performances have been aired on television in Korea and on National Public Radio in the U.S.

Friday, October 19, 2 p.m.-5 p.m., Collier House

Saturday, October 20, 1 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Collier House

Academic Symposium: Oral Traditions, Old and New, Part II

The second portion of a two-part academic symposium dedicated to the memory of Anne Dhu McLucas. The symposium celebrates the transmission of music without the use of notation—ranging from ancient chant to modern hip-hop, folk music, and jazz. Domestic and international scholars will present academic research in the fields of music history and ethnomusicology. Free and open to the public. Full schedule available at http://music.uoregon.edu/events.

Saturday, October 20

Festival of Bands

Nearly 30 of the Northwest’s top high school and collegiate marching bands meet at Autzen Stadium for a battle to the finish. Oregon high school bands will compete in this family-friendly event, now in its 34th year, that allows patrons to enjoy “the good seats” at Autzen Stadium for a fraction of the cost of a football ticket. The festival is organized and hosted by the Oregon Marching Band, and is split into preliminary and finals competition. Concessions and souvenirs will be available for purchase, including customized T-shirts and sweatshirts.

Saturday, October 20

Anne Dhu McLucas Memorial Service

Sunday, October 21

Dance Africa Drum and Dance Workshops

The UO dance department’s Dance Africa program—celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2012—will welcome drummer Jacob Mafuleni and dancer Martha Thom, members of the traditional Zimbabwean performing ensemble Mbira dzeMuninga, for workshops in drumming and dance. Members of the public are invited to participate in this departmental activity. Mbira dzeMuninga is a five-piece ensemble that performs traditional mbira music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe.

Sunday, October 21

Oregon Wind Ensemble

Tickets are available at the door or in advance from the UO Ticket Office, 541-346-4363. The Oregon Wind Ensemble under the direction of Timothy A. Paul will be joined by special guests for its inaugural concert of the academic year. Audience members can prepare themselves for a historical glimpse of wind literature, featuring repertoire by composers including Bach, Mozart, Giovanni Gabrieli, and Richard Strauss, among others. The concert material will be performed in chronological order, from Gabrieli up through Carter Pann, a living composer who will perform with the ensemble. Guest conductor Allan McMurray is the Robert and Judy Charles Endowed Professor of Music, chair of the conducting faculty, and director of bands at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Guest pianist Cater Pann will perform one of his own compositions alongside the ensemble. Guest soloist Rianna Cohen will perform Joel Puckett’s “The Shadow of Sirius.”

Monday, October 22

Albert Tiu, Piano

Franz Liszt Birthday Concert                                                                                                        

$10 general admission, $8 students and seniorsTickets are available at the door or in advance from the UO Ticket Office, 541-346-4363. Born in Cebu, Philippines, pianist Albert Tiu has been called “an artist of uncommon abilities” by American Record Guide. His latest recording on Centaur Records, “Nocturnal Fantasies”, features the music of Chopin and Skryabin. He has performed as soloist with numerous symphony orchestras and chamber music ensembles. Tiu studied at Juilliard, where he received the Juilliard William Petschek Award, resulting in a debut recital in Lincoln Center’s Tully Hall. He won First Prize and two special prizes for best concertos in the 1996 UNISA International Piano Competition in Pretoria, South Africa and is also a laureate of competitions in Calgary, Santander and Helsinki. Now an Associate Professor of Piano at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, Tiu also taught in the Juilliard Pre-College Division before moving to Singapore in 2003.

Wednesday, October 24

Halloween SpookTastic!

The UO Trombone Choir, Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, and Apocalyptic Brass perform spooky family in this free outdoor event. Performers will appear in costume. Kids (and maybe even parents!) are encouraged to dress up as well. Bring your lawn chairs and hope for no rain!