Department of Music http://www.music.neu.edu Northeastern University Fri, 11 May 2012 14:22:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Ian B Headley First Place in musicworks’ contest http://www.music.neu.edu/ian-b-headley-first-place-in-musicworks-contest/ http://www.music.neu.edu/ian-b-headley-first-place-in-musicworks-contest/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 18:13:29 +0000 admin http://www.music.neu.edu/?p=3546

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Brad Hatfield accompanied Jewel in a recent appearance with The Boston Pops in Matthews Arena for an Alumni event May 5th. Along with some standard Pops repertoire, the orchestra also had the a cappella group “The Nor’Easters” sing Bohemian Rhapsody to the delight of the crowd.

Here’s a link to a YouTube clip of the Nor’Easters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd1QbTpEpv0

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Program PDF


“Creating Identity: Music and Dance in the Caribbean Diaspora”

Leonard Brown (Northeastern University)
April 26, 2012, 9am-6pm
Charles Commons, Barber Board Room
Johns Hopkins University

On April 26-27, 2012 the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University will be hosting a two-day international conference entitled “Exploring Dimensions of African Diasporas.”  Presenters include a broad range of global experts on historical and cultural dimensions of the African Diaspora including keynote speaker Winston James (University of California, Irvine), Jarrett Brown (College of the Holy Cross), Leonard Brown (Northeastern University), Christian Cwik (Center for the Study of Continental America and the Caribbean, University of Vienna), Yvonne Daniel (Smith College), Tamara Ganjalyan (Leipzig University, German), Frank Guridy (University of Texas, Austin), Ruth Iyob (University of Missouri, St. Louis), Michele Johnson (York University), Kelly Josephs (City University of New York), Jane Landers (Vanderbilt University), Tommy Lott (San Jose State University), Quito Swan (Howard University), and  James Sweet (University of Wisconsin, Madison).  Session Chairs and Discussants include faculty and scholars from the Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland, College Park, and Washington, DC.

The event will be held at Charles Commons on the campus of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. The event is free and open to the public.


]]> http://www.music.neu.edu/exploring-dimensions-of-african-diasporas/feed/ 0 Music Technology 2012 Senior Recital http://www.music.neu.edu/music-technology-senior-recital/ http://www.music.neu.edu/music-technology-senior-recital/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:15:07 +0000 admin http://www.music.neu.edu/?p=3501 Professor Mike Frengel’s Music Technology seniors will be performing 3 concerts on Saturday April 21, 2012 at the Fenway Center. The concert times are 12pm, 3pm, and 8pm.

Concert WEBSITE

CONCERT 1 :: 12PM

TELESCOPES TO CASSIOPEIA
Anders Olson

LET IT COME OUT
Robby Grodin

THE TEXTURE OF THE BARK AT SUNDOWN
Sheridan Willard
Jeff Kuniholm, Electric Guitar

THE ART OF CULTURE
Ben Cooper

DESTRUCT
Nicholas Clark

THERE’S NOTHING UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS SWEETIE, GO BACK TO BED
Eric Coffey Woods

HERACLITUS’ FLOW
John Meek

SOLITARY WITNESS TO A MIRACLE
Sheridan Willard

HOPE FAREWELL FEAR
Joanna Iwanowicz, Vocals

JOHN KEATS WAS A BIG FAN OF ‘THE DEADLIEST CATCH’
Eric Coffey Woods

FIND YOURSELF
Matthew Cronin

CONCERT 2 :: 3PM

CELLS FOR VIOLIN AND ELECTRONICS
Benjamin Fogel, Electronics
Gabriela Diaz, Violin

LETHE STRING QUARTET
Joanna Iwanowicz
Gabriela Diaz, Violin
Katherine Winterstein, Violin
Lila Brown, Viola
Rafael Popper-Keizer, Cello

THE STIRRING OF THE SLEER
Matthew Cronin
Gabriela Diaz, Violin
Katherine Winterstein, Violin
Lila Brown, Viola
Rafael Popper-Keizer, Cello

FIREBIRD
Michael San Miguel

WALT
Nicholas Clark
Anna Neumann, Vocals
Dalmau Reig-i-Plessis, Electric Guitar

CELLO SONATA IN D MINOR
Anders Olson
Rafael Popper-Keizer, Cello
Won-Hee An, Piano

CELLO SONATA IN C MINOR
Ben Cooper
Rafael Popper-Keizer, Cello
Won-Hee An, Piano

MEMOIRS FOR ELECTRIC GUITAR AND PIANO
Michael San Miguel, Electric Guitar
Won-Hee An, Piano

CONCERT 3 :: 8PM

CREEPING INTO A FIT
John Meek
Tracy Chang, Flute
Joanna Iwanowicz, Xylophone
Sean Vallancourt, Percussion
Jason Smith, Double Bass

SIEMPRE INTERRUMPIDO
Benjamin Fogel

GOODNIGHT?
Michael San Miguel

AS THE CITY BURNS
Robby Grodin, Electronics
Brian Robison, Theremin

BOYS WITH TOYS
Joanna Iwanowicz

RANGES
Nicholas Clark

THE STREET LAMPS ON BRIGHTON AVE WERE ALL PULSING IN TIME AT SUNSET: BUT IF SHE WERE THERE SHE’D PROBABLY JUST SAY “THOSE CLOUDS ARE SO COOL!”
Eric Coffey Woods

AMNESIA
Sheridan Willard

KLAVOIR
Anders Olson

TRANSPHORMEND
John Meek

MUTSU
Robby Grodin
Won-Hee An, Piano

THE SENSE OF ESCAPE
Matthew Cronin and Ben Cooper

]]> http://www.music.neu.edu/music-technology-senior-recital/feed/ 0 Alessandra Ciucci Presents Music and Islam http://www.music.neu.edu/alessandra-ciucci-presents-music-and-islam/ http://www.music.neu.edu/alessandra-ciucci-presents-music-and-islam/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:52:36 +0000 admin http://www.music.neu.edu/?p=3469 Music and Islam: Sonic Dimensions of Piety, Politics, and Pleasure
 Varis Lecture Hall
Granoff Music Center, Tufts University

Friday, April 13, 2012
11:15am (Session 2)
“Articulating the Sacred and the Erotic in a Performance of the Shikhat (Morocco)”
by Alessandra Ciucci

More info is available in the attached flyer as well as here:
http://as.tufts.edu/music/musiccenter/events/MusicAndIslamSymposium.htm

]]> http://www.music.neu.edu/alessandra-ciucci-presents-music-and-islam/feed/ 0 Leonard Brown and Emmett Price at PCAACA http://www.music.neu.edu/leonard-brown-and-emmett-price-at-pcaaca/ http://www.music.neu.edu/leonard-brown-and-emmett-price-at-pcaaca/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:08:36 +0000 admin http://www.music.neu.edu/?p=3459 Modern Jazz Musicians and Black America’s Quest For Freedom
Friday April 13 at 4:45pm in the Regis Room
Featuring Leonard Brown, Emmett G. Price III and Eric Jackson

Our own Drs. Leonard Brown and Emmett Price will be presenting this upcoming Friday, April 13 at the National Popular Culture & American Culture Association (PCAACA) Conference at the Boston Marriott in Copley Place on the topic if “Modern Jazz and Black America’s Quest for Freedom.” Please see below for more information on the event and consider supporting our colleagues!

The Boston Marriott Copley Place
http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/conf_program.php

]]> http://www.music.neu.edu/leonard-brown-and-emmett-price-at-pcaaca/feed/ 0 Dennis Miller Presents at INSPIRE Conference http://www.music.neu.edu/dennis-miller-presents-at-inspire-conference/ http://www.music.neu.edu/dennis-miller-presents-at-inspire-conference/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:25:29 +0000 admin http://www.music.neu.edu/?p=3456 On Friday, April 13th, Prof Dennis Miller will be presenting a talk entitled “Composing with Image and Sound” at the 2012 INSPIRE conference on Motion Media production and creative issues. The conference is sponsored by the Savannah School of Art and Design and will be held at the school’s new  Museum of Art.

]]> http://www.music.neu.edu/dennis-miller-presents-at-inspire-conference/feed/ 0 Judith Tick presenting at BU on Ella Fitzgerald http://www.music.neu.edu/judith-tick-presenting-at-bu-on-ella-fitzgerald/ http://www.music.neu.edu/judith-tick-presenting-at-bu-on-ella-fitzgerald/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:01:10 +0000 admin http://www.music.neu.edu/?p=3440 “Conference on Jazz, Criticism, and American Politics”

Friday, April 13 at 3:30pm
Boston University

Judith Tick, Department of Music, College of Arts, Media and Design, is presenting a paper as part of a conference on Jazz, Criticism & American Politics hosted by  Boston University. Her talk on “Ella Fitzgerald and the African American Press, 1935-1950”, is scheduled for Friday, April 13 at 3:30pm in the Roosevelt Room of the Mugar Memorial Library on the Boston University campus. She says good luck will visit all those who attend. For more information on the conference,  see www.bu.edu/jcap/conference-schedule/.

]]> http://www.music.neu.edu/judith-tick-presenting-at-bu-on-ella-fitzgerald/feed/ 0 Matthew McDonald’s talk on “Charles Ives” http://www.music.neu.edu/matthew-mcdonald-presenting-at-works-in-progress-colloquium/ http://www.music.neu.edu/matthew-mcdonald-presenting-at-works-in-progress-colloquium/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:58:35 +0000 admin http://www.music.neu.edu/?p=3436 “Transcendental Temporality in the Music of Charles Ives”
A Talk by Dr. Matthew McDonald, Assistant Professor of Music

Monday April 9 from 12-1PM
162 Meserve
Lunch Provided

About Dr. Matthew McDonald

Matthew McDonald is Assistant Professor of Music and member of the Cinema Studies faculty at Northeastern, where he directs the music-theory program and teaches courses in music theory, music history, and film music. He holds a B.A. in music from Carleton College, an M.A. in music theory and an M.M. in piano performance from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. in music theory from Yale University. Prior to Northeastern, he taught at New York University and the University of Exeter (U.K.).

His research combines music-theoretical and music-historical approaches and concerns, focusing on Western classical music of the early-twentieth century and music in film. His articles have appeared in the journals 19th-Century Music, Music Analysis, and The Musical Quarterly, and his essay “Jeux de Nombres: Automated Rhythm in The Rite of Spring” is forthcoming in the Journal of the American Musicological Society. In 2010 he was awarded an ACLS Fellowship to complete his book, Breaking Time’s Arrow: Temporality in the Music of Charles Ives, which will be published by Indiana University Press in the series “Musical Meaning and Interpretation.” He is also currently writing several essays for edited collections on topics related to music in film. McDonald serves on the Professional Development Committee of the Society for Music Theory and is Treasurer of the New England Conference of Music Theorists.

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