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A Year of Success

This year’s graduation marked the end of a particularly fruitful year for the Department of Music graduating class, current students, and alumni.

 

Congratulations Class of 2012!

The Department of Music’s Class of 2012 breathed a sigh of relief as the spring semester, along with their undergraduate careers, came to a successful end. Graduating seniors gathered with faculty and staff from the music department for a brunch and brief presentation to celebrate the completion of their academic programs and to offer encouragement for the future.

Fela Sowande Singers Perform Sacred Music by Nigerian Composers

The debut of the Fela Sowande Singers, led by music department alum Oyebade Dosunmu, will take place at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Tuesday night, April 10 at 8 p.m. The singers will perform a concert of sacred music by Nigerian composers.

Jonghee Kang's Music on PSO Student Composer Readings

Congratulations to Pitt graduate composer Jonghee Kang who has been selected as a participant in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's 8th Annual Student Reading. The reading session takes place on Saturday March 31st at Heinz Hall at 10 p.m. The PSO will read Kang's work Will You Take Me Home (When the Spring Wind Blows)? along with music by composers from Carnegie Mellon, Duquesne, and West Virginia Universities.

2012–13 University of Pittsburgh-BNY Mellon Jazz Scholarship

Applications are now available for the 2012–13 University of Pittsburgh-BNY Mellon Jazz Scholarship. A $5,000 scholarship will be awarded to a full-time undergraduate student who will be enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in September of 2012. The scholarship is divided between the Fall and Spring terms. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of performing ability as demonstrated by an audition tape/CD. Completed applications must be returned by Monday, May 7, 2012. Download the application.

Glee Club Spring Tour

Pitt's campus is already getting quiet as students head out of town for spring break, but that doesn't mean we don't have great concerts to offer. The Men's Glee Club will tour Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois throughout the week, so don't miss this opportunity to hear them if they're coming to your area. Here's the complete itinerary:

Benjamin Pachter's Mellon Fellowship Travels

Ethnomusicology PhD candidate Benjamin Pachter is currently in the midst of a busy travel schedule while conducting fieldwork for his dissertation. A current recipient of the Andrew W.

Course Offering: Romani Music, Culture, & Human Rights

EXTENDED DEADLINE: Feb. 3, 2012

 Travel to the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, & Austria! May 20–June 5, 2012

 

Success for Bomi Jang

PhD student Bomi Jang’s composition, Three Little Pieces for Piano, was performed as part of a solo piano recital by Pablo Amorós at The XVIII Ciclo de Music Contemporanea de Malaga on January, 16, 2012 (Malaga, Spain).

Pitt Men’s Glee Club to Perform with Bach Choir, Oakland Girls Choir

The Pitt Men’s Glee Club will join the Bach Choir and Oakland Girls Choir for a pair of concerts this February.  Titled Con·sol·i·da·tion, the concerts will take place in Alumni Hall at the University of Pittsburgh on Saturday February 4, 2012 at 8 p.m. and Sunday February 5, 2012 at 2 p.m. The pieces selected for this concert embrace a variety of styles spanning three centuries of music.

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