September 10, 2012
Laszlo Marosi will travel to Cordoba, Argentina to conduct the “Symphonic Winds of the Teatro Libertador” in two evening concerts, September 23 and 28, in Cordoba’s main concert hall. The international program also will include the Argentinian premiere of “Homenaje a Paco Campillo” by Vicente Moncho and the world premiere of “Concierto para Arpa y…
August 27, 2012
Theatre students Michael Dritto and Samantha Salerno created a promotional video about Theatre UCF’s 2012-13 season. It premiered at an annual reception for theatre patrons and aired again for theatre students at an all-department assembly on the first day of fall classes. The video not only informs the public about the upcoming season but also…
July 17, 2012
Amber Farish, an undergraduate student of UCF’s Voice program, has been awarded a $2000 Scholarship for the 2012/13 academic year by Sigma Alpha Iota Philanthropies, Inc. The award, in honor of Phyllis Dobbins Holt, was awarded to only three students in the country. From SAI: “There were many outstanding applications for Undergraduate Scholarships, and we…
July 16, 2012
Rachelle Jenkins, a 2011 UCF graduate with a BM in Horn Performance, is featured at the 2012 Aspen Music Festival on a Student Spotlight Banner. Rachelle is in her third season at the Aspen Music Festival and holds a New Horizon Fellowship, the most prestigious student award given at the festival. Rachelle is currently a…
June 19, 2012
UCF Opera director Thomas Potter travels to Germany to teach at Music Theater Bavaria this summer to teach voice, German diction, the International Phonetic Alphabet, and to assist in the directing of several opera scenes. Additionally, Professor Potter will be singing a 90 minute guest artist recital in the Blaue Quelle Performance Hall in Erl, Austria, home of the Tiroler Festival…
May 23, 2012
Laszlo Marosi, Ph.D. will travel to Mexico to direct the Orquestra Sinfonica de la Universidad de Guanajuato in a June 1st concert of works by Erkel, Liszt, Berlioz, Beethoven and Brahms. This fully professional ensemble, while affiliated with Guanajuato University, is the city’s pre-eminent orchestra.
May 4, 2012
The UCF Music Department recognizes the 2012 Special Music Scholarship winners and Pi Kappa Lambda inductees. Pi Kappa Lambda is an honors society for undergraduate students, graduate students, and professors of music in higher education. 2012 Performance Excellence Award Winner Joshua Herrington 2012 Presser Foundation Scholarship Winner Nick Buonanni 2012 John R. Quello Memorial Music…
April 9, 2012
Each summer, Theatre UCF brings three productions to its stages. In 2012, the University of Central Florida program is presenting No Sex Please, We’re British; Deathtrap; and Spike Heels. No Sex Please, We’re British is a comedy by Anthony Marriott and Alistair Foot. A straight-laced newlywed couple innocently order Scandinavian glassware and but receive an…
April 2, 2012
Ayako Yonetani will perform with the Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo as they present their first American tour. As a part of a celebration for the Japan-U.S. Cherry Blossom Centennial, the group will play at the Verizon Hall in Philadelphia on April 27, National Gallery in Washington, Harvard University’s Sander’s Theater in Boston on May 1, and…
March 27, 2012
Ayako Yonetani recently performed in Panama at an event commemorating the one-year anniversary of Japan’s Tsunami/Earthquake. Yonetani played the famous Bach Chaconne from Solo Partita No. 2. The Japanese Embassy hosted the event on March 9, 2011 at the Museo del Canal. Guests included the Vice President of Panama, the Cultural/Science Minister of Panama, and…