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Variety of events on DePauw School of Music schedule
DePauw School of Music Events: Week of March 9-15
Fifth House Ensemble: Entrepreneurship Class
Tuesday, March 10
7:20 p.m.
Green Center, Room 0179
Melissa Snoza, executive director of Fifth House Ensemble, joins Dr. Bonnie Whiting's Entrepreneurship class as they identify and discuss ensembles that have successfully self-managed or hired external management, exploring strategies for Kickstarting professional ventures while in school, creating relationships with presenters and venues, and planning and communicating production/operations details to ensure successful projects.
Faculty Select Series Concert: Darcy McCoy, piano
with special guest, pianist John Clodfelter
Tuesday, March 10
7:30 p.m.
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
If you think you have to sit still and be quiet for an hour because this is a piano concert, think again! During DePauw Professor Darcy McCoy's sensory-friendly recital of Spanish and Latin American music, audience members are encouraged to move about, come and go, ask questions, sit on the stage and, most importantly, be comfortable as they experience the music of Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados and Grammy-nominated composer Roberto Sierra. For the grand duo-piano finale of Manuel Infante's Tres Danzas Andaluzas, McCoy will be joined by acclaimed colleague John Clodfelter.
Fifth House Ensemble: Grant Writing
Wednesday, March 11
8 a.m.
Green Center, Room 0178
Fifth House Ensemble visits Kristin Champa's grantwriting topics course to share strategies for identifying and building relationships with new potential funding partners, matching great projects to available opportunities and creating effective evaluation methods for performance and art education projects.
Recital Hour with Fifth House Ensemble: Public Speaking Primer
Wednesday, March 11
10:20 a.m.
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
Did you know that public speaking is the #1 fear of most Americans, ranking even higher than the fear of death? As musicians, we're increasingly called upon to speak from the stage. 5HE shares tips for connecting works of music to new audiences and for overcoming common obstacles that we all face when addressing a crowd.
Wednesday, March 11
6 p.m.
Almost Home Restaurant, 17 West Franklin Street
Artists-in-residence Fifth House Ensemble perform works by Miller and Beethoven, followed by School of Music trombonists Matt Skiba '16 and Chris Kaercher '18.
Horn Studio Recital: Students of Rob Danforth
Wednesday, March 11
7:30 p.m.
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
Fifth House Ensemble: Practicing 101
| Thursday, March 12 |
1:40 p.m.
Green Center, Room 1115
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice! But what do you do with that time to make it most effective, and how do you measure success? Whether you're preparing for a first rehearsal, a final performance, or an audition, learn practical strategies for making your practice sessions work at every stage.
Fifth House Ensemble: Song Writing Workshop
with Bobbie Lancaster and Ron Dye
Thursday, March 12
6 p.m.
Green Center, Room 1029
As classical performers, we are trained to expertly interpret the music of others, but may not be as comfortable writing our own or improvising with a group. Bring your instruments and join our invited guests for a songwriting circle, in which we'll learn to arrange and improvise on existing melodies and create a new tune together.
Green Guest Artist Concert: Maya Beiser, cello
A Classical Take on Classic Rock
Saturday, March 14
7:30 p.m.
Green Center, Kresge Auditorium
Described as a "cello goddess" (The New Yorker) with "the kind of magnetic panache usually reserved for rock stars" (New York Magazine), Maya Beiser gives the cello a modern makeover for her program at DePauw, putting a classical spin on classic rock "uncovers" by Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd and Kurt Cobain, along with newer works written especially for her. Uncovered, her latest CD, is getting impressive reviews, while Beiser and her band are wowing live audiences with their musical resourcefulness, multi-media and visually stimulating effects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhSHYYSI3Ec
Senior Degree Recital: Josh Levine, flute
| Sunday, March 15 |
1 p.m.
Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall
DePauw University Choirs: "American Folk"
Kristina Boerger, conductor
Sunday, March 15
3 p.m.
Green Center, Kresge Auditorium
Inspired by the musical traditions of North and South America and the Caribbean islands in between, this a cappella program includes folkloric tunes and traditions, music for the entertainment industry, art music for the concert stage and a variety of American hybrids of these influences: Negro Spiritual, Russian-Jewish melody cum Tin-Pan-Alley, Afro-Latin dance beats, Appalachian mountain tune, Atlantic Sea Shanty, shape-note and Shaker hymnody, Latin motet and more.