2008 Department of Music Awards
The Music Department has given out several awards to their students for outstanding acheivements. Christa Fortin (BM '09) was awarded the Presser Award. Heather Taylor, (BM '08) was given the Excellence in Student Teaching Award (Instrumental) and Matthew Locke (BM '08) was awarded the Excellence in Student Teaching Award (Vocal General).
The Outstanding Student in Music Therapy award was given to Bree Gordon (BM, '08). The Excellence in Musical Performance Award was given to Brittney Stanton (BM '08) and Matthew Wegman (BM '08). The Jeanne Troy Book Awar was given to Andrea D'Angelo (BM '08). The Excellence in Music History Awqard was given to Julia Broman ('09). The Excellence in Music Theory Award was awrded to Rebecca Perlman (BM '08) and the Rayonond Shiner Jazz ward was given to Stephanie Tommasone.
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Summer Study
Evan Meccarello (violin performance) has been accepted to be a Conducting Associate at the Conductors Institute of South Carolina beginning May 31, 2008.
2008 National Association of Singing Eastern Division Prize Winners
Nicholas Gerling, student of Dr. Kimberly-Upcraft Russ, and Zachary Ligas, student of Dr. Robert Strauss, were prizewinners in the National Association of Teachers of Singing Eastern Division Regional Competition. Mr. Gerling won 2nd place in the Sophomore Men's Category, while Mr. Ligas won the third place prize in the same category. The National Association of Teachers of Singing is the largest organization for singers in the United States. The Eastern Division includes the states of New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, as well as parts of Canada.
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2008 Outstanding Adult Student Award
Carol Allen, a current music education student has been selected as one of the three recipients of the 2008 Outstanding Adult Student Award at Nazareth College. This award is based on the success in balancing college study with other adult resposibilities to family, careeer, job and/or community.
2007-2008 NCSO Concerto/Aria Winners
Nazareth College Department of Music is proud to announce the winners of the 2007-2008 NCSO concerto/Aria Winners
Evan Meccarello , violin, is a student of Dr. David Hult
Christine Voldan, clarinet, is a student of Brian Walrich
Sarah Chasey, mezzo soprano, is a student of Amy Cochrane
The winners will be featured in the Nazareth College Symphony Orchestra Concert on February 29, 7:30 p.m. at Linehan Chapel with Nancy Strelau, conductor
Honor Mention
The judges would also like to recognize the outstanding performances of John Delmonico, cello, student of James Kirkwood and Tasha George-Hinnant, piano, student of Dr. James Douthit.
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Student won Scholarship
Lindsey Everitt won the 2007 Irma Carey Wilson Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs.
Internship
Nick Cicero (BA '09) was selected to be a Public Relations and Marketing Intern for the Glimmerglass Opera House in Cooperstown, New York, for the summer of 2008.
Honors Recital
Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded to present Honors Recitals in 2007.
Dana Acee, flute- Ellice Amendolare, voice
- Andrea D'Angelo, voice
- Ken Hastings, guitar
- Matthew Locke, voice
- Stephanie McKay, saxophone
- Jacqueline Nichols, voice
- Scott Paeplow, voice
- Leigh Steinman, piano
- Brittney Stanton, flute
- Matthew Wegman, voice
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Internship with Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra
Nazareth College Department of Music Student, Jason Kaminsky, has been awarded an internship with the Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra, a 91-member symphony orchestra made up of primarily high school students from the Upstate New York region. Jason will coach the double bass section throughout the 2005-2006 season. HYSO is the most advanced orchestra of the 5-tier youth orchestra program at the Hochstein School of Music and Dance in Rochester, New York, and has most recently toured Austria (200) and France (2004). The group made their Carnegie Hall debut in 2002 and will present concerts in Germany and the Czech Republic in April, 2006. The Hochstein Youth Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Nancy Strelau.
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Summer in the City
In the summer of 2005 175 New York state college students completed "Summer in the City", a collaborative effort between the New York City Department of Education and the colleges of New York State. Participants completed a six-week internship as assistant teachers in summer school and received extensive professional development. Students from the Nazareth College of Music included: Jeffrey Hoffman, Andrew Mark, David Savine.
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Music Major Receives Shiner Jazz Award
Nazareth College graduate Jeffrey Hoffman, who earned his bachelor's in music education this May, recently received the 2005 Raymond Shiner Jazz Award. It is a cash scholarship to help with the cost of private music study. Hoffman was chosen because of his talent and motivation
in the area of jazz. Hoffman, of Medina, will use the scholarship to continue his trumpet and piano studies with Paul Smoker at Nazareth. Hoffman says, "Paul has been very influential on my playing and in helping me gain a foundation to teach jazz myself."
While at Nazareth, Hoffman performed with the college's Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Combo, Nazareth Concert Band, and Chamber Brass. He also studied trumpet under Steven Marx at Nazareth, and played in a six-piece jazz combo outside of school with Nazareth alumni and students. He's performed with the East Rochester "Sing Out" pit band, Medina Alumni Big Band, Lake Plains Big Band, and as the pit director of the front ensemble with the Medina High School Marching Band.
The award was established in 2000 in memory of world-class jazz musician Raymond Shiner, a leading woodwind specialist in New York City for 20 years. A 1946 graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Shiner played shows on Broadway (including West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof) and was an original member of the Sauter-Finegan Jazz Orchestra. He played many recording sessions and live radio broadcasts, performing live with legends including Miles Davis, Stan Getz, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, and Quincy Jones. His daughter, Kristen Shiner-McGuire, director of Percussion Studies at Nazareth, created the award in honor of her father.
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MENC
The mission of MENC: The National Association for Music Education is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all. Here at Nazareth College, we pride ourselves on having a very active and involved Chapter of MENC. This year, as in the past few years, we have had a surge in enrollment of new members and students eager and willing to learn more about the field of music education. Some activities that we have done include: an annual car wash, student recitals at the Motherhouse and a softball game against the Music Therapy Club. Our big event of the year remains the Spring Conference. This year it is in Providence, but next year, we are looking forward to the Conference being in Minnepolis, Minnesota.
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Music Therapy Club
The Music Therapy Club is an active part of the Nazareth College community. The club provides numerous opportunities for all majors. It offers insight as to what music therapy is, ways to be involved with music in the community, and a whole lot of fun! The club gives students the opportunity to pursue their interests in music therapy outside the classroom. With meetings every two or three weeks, club members are able to stay on top of what is going on in the music therapy world on a student and professional level.
Music therapy club provides information about upcoming regional and national conferences and offers an opportunity to attend these conferences. Some exciting events put on by the music therapy club are the annual "Night of Jazz", which is a semi-formal event with live music, and an annual mini-conference where professional music therapists come to present on a wide variety of topics pertaining to music therapy. The Music Therapy Club also joins with MENC for various events throughout the year.
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