Percussion Instructor Performs on John Luther Adams Upcoming Album
October 07, 2013 UCF Percussion Instructor Thad Anderson performs on an upcoming album release of John Luther Adams’ Inuksuit from Cantaloupe Music. Inuksuit, a CD-length work for 9 to 99 percussionists, has been called “the ultimate environmental piece” by the New York Times. The recording was made in the forest surrounding Guilford Sound...
López Cruz Lectures in Panama City
October 03, 2013 Humberto López Cruz was invited by Panamanian historian and critic, Professor Ricardo Ríos Torres to speak at the University of Santa María la Antigua and Exedra Books in Panama City, Republic of Panama. López Cruz presented lectures on impressions of Panamanian culture from Central Florida and on the last ten...
UCF Animated Shorts Honored at Central Florida Film Festival
October 02, 2013 The two short films written and produced by the class of 2013 Character Animation program were honored at the Central Florida Film Festival. Ember and Gaiaspora were named finalists for Best Animated Project. Ember won the award and was also a finalist for Best Florida Project and Paul Leder Best...
Studio Art Senior Featured in Sculpture Walk
October 01, 2013 The first large-scale public art sculpture by Lea Patrice Fales, University of Central Florida senior and Studio Art major, will be installed next month for the Museum of Florida Art’s 2013-2015 DeLand Sculpture Walk, along with eleven other artists. The opening reception is being held on October 17, 2013; everyone...
Theatre Graduate Student Writes and Directs Full Length Play
September 24, 2013 Theatre UCF graduate student Whit Emerson is presenting a new full length play in the UCF Performing Arts Center October 10-13. The comedy, titled All of Chinese Literature Condensed covers 10 major works of literature that contribute to modern day Chinese culture. The play is written in a style reminiscent...
Theatre Professor Receives Estill Voice Lifetime Achievement Award
September 16, 2013 Theatre professor Steven R. Chicurel, DMA, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Estill Voice International at the Sixth Estill World Voice Symposium at Harvard University, August 2013. The Estill Lifetime Achievement Award “recognizes outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of voice. Recipients of this award have...
UCF Animated Shorts Appear at SIGGRAPH, Film Festivals
September 16, 2013 Two short films produced by the SVAD Character Animation program are making multiple festival appearances. In July, Gaiaspora and Ember were displayed on the convention floor at SIGGRAPH 2013 in Anaheim. In addition, both films were accepted into the Central Florida Film Festival and AniMazing Spotlight! Festival in Los Angeles....
Zaho Authors Art is an Endangered Species
September 13, 2013 Art is an Endangered Species: A History of Western Art: Paleolithic – Romanesque, a new book from Margaret Ann Zaho, was recently released by Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. Featuring more than 200 illustrations, the book covers the early history of Western Art with a focus on visual literacy and the...
Film Grad Featured in Acclaimed Literary Journal
September 13, 2013 “Flamingo City,” a short story by UCF alum Giovanna Varela was recently published in Folio, a nationally recognized literary journal. Folio, founded in 1984 and based at American University in Washington, D.C., includes poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Folio is also known for interviews with prominent writers and has published...
Music Professor Jeremy Hunt Releases Apps
September 12, 2013 Jeremy Hunt has released four new educational apps to the Apple Store. His IPA Sing, French Diction, German Diction, and Italian Diction are instructional tools for singers. They are all currently available for iOS 6.1 or later on the Mac App store.
UCF Alum Works on Animated Features at Reel FX
September 04, 2013 UCF alum Greg Hulet is now working on major international films with Reel FX. After graduating cum laude in 2011 with a B.A. in Digital Media—Visual Language, Greg became a Layout Artist at Reel FX, one of the industry’s best special effects production houses. Greg says, “For almost a year...
Meet a Professor Coming to a Screen Near You
August 30, 2013 UCF English professor Pat Rushin calls himself an “overgrown student,” but to those in the film industry he’s better known as the writer behind the Venice Film Festival entry, The Zero Theorem. Originally written more than a decade ago, the film about a curious computer hacker is debuting at the...
Festive Colors of Caribbean Art to Fill UCF Gallery
August 30, 2013 An exhibition and lecture series about Caribbean art will be featured Sept. 5-27 at the UCF Art Gallery. The vibrant show has been curated with a multicultural focus that seeks to link the diverse populations of Florida and the Caribbean. The show, Caribbean Expressions: Art, Life & Culture, will showcase...
Science Magazine Publishes Essay by UCF Professor and Alumnus
August 30, 2013 Writing and Rhetoric Professor Melody Bowdon co-authored an essay with Erin Saitta (PhD Chemistry 2010 and Assistant Director of FCTL) and Tamra Legron-Rodriguez (PhD Chemistry 2013 and Rollins College faculty member) that was published today in Science Magazine. The essay and its attending online module have been honored with a...
Modern Language and Literatures Professor Published in Russian University
August 30, 2013 Modern Languages and Literatures assistant professor Alla Kourova’s monograph was recently published. It is titled “Using Cross-Cultural Projects in Teaching Foreign Languages: A research- based approach to design and implementation” and was published in Russia in July in the Smolensk University press. The monograph presents a detailed coverage of theory...
Hall Featured in WPA Juried Exhibition
August 30, 2013 The work of Scott F. Hall will appear in an upcoming Washington Projects for the Arts exhibit. Scott’s video art has been selected for inclusion in the WPA’s Experimental Media 2013 Video Screening Series. Screenings will be held on September 12 at the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., on September 23...
Drexler Joins Jazz Greats on New Album
August 28, 2013 Richard Drexler features prominently on Low Standards, the latest release from renowned jazz musician Jeff Berlin. Drexler plays piano and bass alongside Berlin, one of the world’s most influential electric bass players. They are joined by famed drummer Mike Clark. The album, along with Drexler’s performance, has been received warmly...
SVAD Students and Faculty Featured in Professional Artist Magazine
August 28, 2013 The latest issue of Professional Artist Magazine features an online course and book from E. Brady Robinson. The article also highlights UCF’s ART 5811 Professional Practice in Art, a fully online course developed and taught by Robinson. In this class, students learn professional practices that help prepare them for the...
Zemliansky Awarded a Council for Programs Grant
August 26, 2013 Pavel Zemliansky was awarded a grant from the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication. This grant program is intended to: Promote programs in technical and scientific communication Promote research pertaining to programmatic issues in technical and scientific communication, or Develop opportunities for the exchange of ideas and information...
Trumpet Student Wins First Place at Drum Corp Competition
August 26, 2013 Kyle Schmidt (B.M.E. Trumpet) won 1st Place in the Drum Corps International Individual and Ensemble Competition. The event was held during the DCI Grand Championships on August 7 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Schmidt was one of 37 brass soloists vying for first place. There were 16 trumpet players...