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ETSU Department of Music presents ......
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26th East Tennessee Suzuki Flute Institute international
The 26th East Tennessee Suzuki Flute Institute International will be held from June 20 - 26 on the campus of East Tennessee State University. The Institute includes concerts, recitals, instruction in flute, violin and piano for Suzuki students of all ages, and training for Suzuki teachers. The Institute is under the direction of Rebecca Lile Paluzzi, Professor of Flute and Director of the ETSU Suzuki Studies Program.
Suzuki students will receive daily instruction with distinguished international instructors. They will also take part in chamber music classes, orchestral studies, and music theory. In addition to the children's program, training courses are being offered for Suzuki flute teachers.
As a contribution to the community, the Suzuki Institute offers series of public concerts including a guest artist recital featuring New York flutist, Wendy Stern. Ms. Stern will be joined by, flutist Rebecca Paluzzi, violinist Catherine McGlasson and pianist, Jerilyn Paolini. As a freelance flutist in New York, Wendy Stern has played in the flute sections of many prestigious organizations, including the New York Philharmonic, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Stern is a member of the dynamic and innovative group, Flute Force, winner of the Artists International Competition and recipient of numerous grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, and the New York Council of the Arts. With Flute Force, Wendy has performed and coached chamber music in Australia, Canada and throughout the United States.
Visit the ETSU Department of Music calendar for more information or email suzuki@etsu.edu.
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Visit the new ... Mary B. Martin School for the Arts
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Dr. Benjamin Caton Elected Music Teachers National Association President-Elect
Dr. Benjamin D. Caton, Professor of Music at East Tennessee State University, was recently elected to become the President-Elect of the Music Teachers National Association. He will take over those responsibilities during their national conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on 1 April 2009. Dr. Caton holds a Ph.D degree from The Ohio State University and a Pedagogy/Musicianship Certificate from the Kodaly Music Training Institute. He studied at the Sixteenth International Music Workshop (piano pedagogy) in Exeter, England, and at the International Kodaly Symposium in Kecskemet, Hungary. He also holds the MA from The Ohio State University and the BSME from East Tennessee State University. At ETSU he teaches piano, piano pedagogy and aural skills and is the former chair of the Department of Music.
Congratulations Dr. Caton, President-Elect, Music Teachers National Association.
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Second Annual Summer Conducting Symposium 2009
The Department of Music and University Bands is pleased to announce the "2nd Annual Summer Conducting Symposium" to take place 14 - 18 June 2009. This year's conducting symposium will feature Dr. Timothy Mahr, Professor of Music and Director of Bands at St. Olaf College, Minnesota. Dr. Mahr is recognized around the world as a composer of American band music and in constant demand as a guest conductor. Individuals wanting to attend the symposium can apply for either graduate or undergraduate credit. For more information contact Dr. Christian Zembower, ETSU Director of Bands, at 423-439-4296 or can enter the conducting symposium website.
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ETSU Music Alumnus Entertains Deployed Troops Overseas
CMSgt Barbara Smith Taylor ('82) is currently deployed overseas serving as Superintendent of the AFCENT Band in Southwest Asia. She is responsible for 36 bandsmen from four different deployed groups to include: the California Air National Guard Band from Channel Island, the Air Force Band of Liberty from Hanscom Air Force Base, Boston, MA., the Tennessee Air National Guard Band from McGee Tyson ANG Base, Knoxville, TN., and the USAF Band in Washington, DC. Barbara states, "this will be one of the most rewarding periods in my career." Their mission is to bring a little part of home overseas to all the deployed troops.
WHOOA! Chief Master Sergeant Taylor
MSgt David Dell (L) and CMSgt Taylor (R)
CMSgt Taylor (R) with members of the
Tennessee Air National Guard Band
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Recital Hall Receives New Look
The Recital Hall in Mathes Music Building received a fresh new look this summer with the replacement of it's old wooden classroom seats with new theater style seating. The new seating is quiet and comfortable and a great addition to the music building. In addition the carpet was placed and a fresh coat of paint was added to the walls. Together with the department's new Steinway pianos, concert attendees and performers alike will be delighted with the new professional look and sound.
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Heirloom Pianos Return
Two of the four heirloom Steinway pianos have returned from New York after having extensive work completed on them. This heirloom work was part of the total package of replacing the old pianos and becoming an "All Steinway School." The rebuilt pianos have the original Steinway markings and a small plaque inside designating them as a "heirloom" Steinway Piano.
East Tennessee State University
Department of Music
"An All Steinway School"
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