December 17, 2015
When Nicky Wood walks onto the stage at the CFE Arena to collect his degree on Friday, he may be one of the few University of Central Florida graduates who won’t be nervous. Wood, a 20-year-old theatre studies major, is more at home on stage than anywhere. And after commencement, he’ll move straight into a…
November 20, 2015
by Deanna Ferrante, Central Florida Future Almost every performer has dreams of stardom, rubbing shoulders with Hollywood’s hottest and appearing on television and movie screens across the country. For some former Theatre UCF performers, those dreams have become realities. Working in entertainment fields nationwide, some former students have gone on to dance on New York…
October 28, 2015
Just as men have been, women drum majors have been making both waves and soundwaves through their leadership skills across America for almost 40 years. Since 2014, UCF’s Nicole Nowotny has been bringing passion on and off the field through her conducting style. Currently majoring in Psychology, it is clear that she thrives off of…
October 23, 2015
Collega-Menti: Live from Palermo was recently released on CD, featuring the Bellini Conservatory Symphony Orchestra directed by Laszlo Marosi. Published by Wicky EMW of Milan, Italy, it is the third album release of 2015 featuring Marosi. Marosi recorded with the orchestra which is based in Sicily. The program contains music from contemporary Italian composer Nunzio…
September 30, 2015
On Saturday, October 3, flutist Nora Lee Garcia will perform a recital entitled “Music of the Americas” with guitarist Rene Izquierdo at the University of Central Florida Rehearsal Hall at 8:00 p.m. The recital celebrates Latin heritage and includes music from Cuba, Brazil, and Argentina. Garcia, who is of Puerto Rican descent, says she likes…
August 26, 2015
Nora Lee García was recently invited to perform with Keith Koons and George Weremchuk at the ClarinetFest Madrid, Spain in July 2015. Recently García presented and performed at the National Flute Convention 2015 held in Washington, D.C. August 2015. Her graduate senior student Ariana Stark was the Assistant Coordinator at the Young Artist Competition 2015…
August 26, 2015
Eladio Scharrón and Laszlo Marosi are pleased to announce their recently released album Héroes. The recording presents more than thirty years of works premiered, commissioned by, or dedicated to Scharrón by an international group of composers including Antonio Ruiz-Pipó, Jorge Morel, Alberto Rodríguez-Ortiz, UCF’s Stella Sung, and others. In addition, Ruiz-Pipó’s Third Concerto for Guitar…
August 26, 2015
This summer, members of the UCF Marching Knights went through vigorous training to be physically ready for the season while braving the scorching heat, even training during a downpour. There’s nothing that can stop the UCF Marching Knights from performing at the first half-time show of the season on September 3. If there is one…
June 16, 2015
Chung Park joins the University of Central Florida Music faculty as the new Director of Orchestras, where he will be conducting the orchestra and teaching string music education. Park is no stranger to higher education, having worked at Appalachian State University, Idaho State University and the University of Miami. His musical education was attained at…
June 5, 2015
John Shafer has been cast in the third season of Lifetime’s critically-acclaimed hit series “Devious Maids.” Executive produced by Marc Cherry and Eva Longoria, Devious Maids follows five maids with ambitions and dreams of their own while working for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. Shafer will play the role of Alan Foreman, a…