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Celebrating Neal Zaslaw in his 70th Year | Thu Nov 11, 2009
On June 28, Neal Zaslaw turned seventy. To celebrate his birthday our department organized what turned out to be a wonderful symposium on May
10, 2009. Guests came from Europe and the U.S. to honor our
distinguished friend. On this occasion, we surprised Neal with the presentation of a Festschrift written in
his honor and published by Steglein. Then this past October
30, the Cornell Concert Series presented the Mozarteum Orchestra
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Dorian Bandy: Cornell's Undergrad Artist of the Year | Wed Oct 10, 2009
On Tuesday, October 27, 2009, in Sage Chapel Bandy will lead Les Petits
Violons and soloists in an 8 PM concert (free and open to all) honoring the
two-hundredth anniversary of the death of Joseph Haydn. On that
occasion he will be presented with the Cornell University Undergraduate
Artist Award, given annually by the Cornell Council for the Arts to an
undergraduate who demonstrates distinction and excellence in one or
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Faculty vacancy for music historian/theorist | Mon Oct 10, 2009
The Cornell University Department of Music seeks a music historian or theorist specializing in Western music of the 19th or 20th century. Depending on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate, the position will be at the rank of either Assistant Professor, tenure-track; or Associate Professor (at this rank, only candidates who are about to be tenured at their home institution, or have recently been tenured, can be considered). The appointment will commence July 1, 2010.
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Wind Ensemble returns to Costa Rica for service and concerts | Mon Oct 10, 2009
The Cornell University Wind Ensemble returns to Costa Rica in January 2010 with performances planned in Limon, San Isidro, Poas, Desamparados, and San Jose. CU Winds is actively seeking donations of instruments to take on its third tour to the
country, which includes workshops in struggling community music schools.
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Cornell Orchestras win ASCAP Award | Wed Jul 7, 2009
The American Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers (ASCAP) joined the League of American Orchestras in
presenting 26 awards to orchestras who have demonstrated exceptional
commitment to contemporary composers at a special awards presentation
held on June 11, 2009, during the League's 64th Annual Conference
in Chicago. The annual ASCAP Adventurous Programming Awards recognize
American orchestras whose past season prominently featured music
written within the last twenty-five years.
The Cornell Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, under the direction of Chris Younghoon Kim, won first place in the Collegiate Orchestras category.
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The Cornell Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, under the direction of Chris Younghoon Kim, won first place in the Collegiate Orchestras category.
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Performances of current and recent DMA composers' works | Fri Jul 7, 2009
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Since February 2009, current D.M.A. composers and recent graduates have had significant public performances of their works, including Fang Man, Xi Wang, Eric Nathan, Jesse Jones, and Yotam Haber.
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Since February 2009, current D.M.A. composers and recent graduates have had significant public performances of their works, including Fang Man, Xi Wang, Eric Nathan, Jesse Jones, and Yotam Haber.
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And the Grammy award goes to... | Wed Feb 2, 2009
On February 8, 2009, at the 51st annual Grammy Awards, Gloria Cheng's CD, Piano Music of Salonen, Stucky, and Lutoslawski, won in
the category for the Best Instrumental Soloist Performance
(without Orchestra). Released in 2008 by Telarc, the disc features two works of Professor Steven Stucky—his Album Leaves (written for and premiered by Xak Bjerken in Barnes Hall, February 2003) and Three Little Variations for David (written for David Zinman's gala 65th-birthday concert in July 2001 at the Aspen Music Festival), as well as the liner notes.
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New CD releases by faculty pianists Bjerken and Yampolsky | Wed Feb 2, 2009
Xak Bjerken and Miri Yamposky have new CDs both with a release date of February 2009. Might this suggest a bit of competition in the family? Actually, it's merely coincidence that both of these pianists can celebrate releases in this month.
Xak Bjerken is pianist for Chandos' CD, The Horse with the Lavender Eye, featuring piano and chamber music of American composer Stephen Hartke (b. 1952).
Pianist Miri Yampolsky and long-time collaborator Ariadne Daskalakis recorded Witold Lutoslawski's complete works for violin and piano, as well as music of Szymanowski and Janacek for their Naxos CD.
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Xak Bjerken is pianist for Chandos' CD, The Horse with the Lavender Eye, featuring piano and chamber music of American composer Stephen Hartke (b. 1952).
Pianist Miri Yampolsky and long-time collaborator Ariadne Daskalakis recorded Witold Lutoslawski's complete works for violin and piano, as well as music of Szymanowski and Janacek for their Naxos CD.
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Sarah Day-O'Connell, assistant professor of music at Knox College (Galesburg, Illinois), has received a national award for innovative course design. Day-O'Connell was one of three winners in the 2008-09 Innovative Course Design Competition, sponsored by the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies. She earned her Ph.D. in history and world music at Cornell University in 2004. See Knox College full release.
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Adrianne Ngam wins 5th annual Cornell Concerto Competition | Thu Dec 12, 2008
Congratulations to cellist Adrianne Ngam, this year's concerto competition winner! She played Ginastera's Pampeana No. 2. Read more about the competition here.