Thursday, March 1, 2018
Philadelphia Orchestra Rehearsal Madison Molnar, Sophomore All music majors had the opportunity to attend a Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra rehearsal and open forum by the principal bass player. It was a required for freshman and sophomore music majors as a part of the aural skills curriculum. The principal bass player discussed a method of teaching that is prominent in Europe. The orchestra, directed by conductor Cristian Macelaru, performed Beethoven’s Symphony Number 5 in F major, they rehearsed a low brass concerto written by Jennifer Higdon, as well as Dances of Marossezek by Zoltan Kodaly, and Brahms Hungarian dances. Soloists Nitzon Haroz, Matthew Vaughn, both on trombone, Blair Bollinger, on bass trombone, and Carol Jantsch as the tuba soloist, were showcased in Jennifer Higdon’s newly released Concerto for Low Brass. Nitzon hails from Israel, and after holding a variety of positions as principal and assistant principal at a variety of the world’s top orchestras. Carol Jantsch is the principal tuba player for the Philadelphia symphony orchestra and has been since 2006. She won this position during her senior year in college becoming the world’s first female tuba player in a major symphony orchestra. The low brass was in the spotlight during this performance. A section that typically provides the foundation for the orchestra, became the main melodic focus. It opened with a beautiful melodic passage that showed the softer side of the low brass. The allegro section highlighted articulation you wouldn’t think possible from a tuba player. It was a spectacular thing to experience as a trombone player. This trip is open to all Immaculata students, so don’t miss out next year. For ticket information contact Sister Kathleen.
Adjunct Spotlight Paige Gale, Senior This month’s adjunct faculty spotlight goes to Mr. Stephen Campitelli. Mr. Campitelli received his Bachelor of Music from Penn State and his Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance from the Boyer College of Music at Temple University. Here at IU, Mr. Campitelli teaches private piano lessons to students of various skill levels and is the director of Immaculata’s Piano Ensemble. He also accompanies the instrumental performances during student recitals and he accompanies all of the incoming freshmen’s auditions. In the Fall of 2016, he was the featured soloist with the Immaculata Symphony Orchestra, performing Saint-Saens “Piano Concerto No. 5.” It really exemplified his technical and expressive talents. All of the students and staff really appreciate his dedication to this department.
Music Education Club/ PCMEA Chapter News Alyssa Wiltbank, Junior; Alexis Reavill, Junior; Kristin Goldstein, Senior; Kailee McWilliams, Sophomore; Carrie Hawbaker, Freshman; Madison McGrogan, Freshman Next month, the Music Education Club is hosting a ukulele workshop for its members on March 19th from 3:30-4:20pm in the Music Hall. We encourage music majors and non-music majors to join us! We will be learning how to play basic chords and how to apply them to popular songs. We will also be handing out resources for anyone interested in teaching the ukulele. Also, stay tuned for more information about our first fundraiser! The Music Education Club is currently planning an off-campus fundraiser at Kiwi Frozen Yogurt (details TBA). We are definitely looking forward to it! Lastly, we are planning to attend the PMEA Annual State Conference at the Lancaster Marriott and Convention Center from April 19-22. The registration window is still open for PCMEA members online. If you would like to attend this professional development opportunity and join PCMEA, please contact Alyssa Wiltbank, Music Education Club/PCMEA Chapter President, at awiltbank@mail.immaculata.edu. We are always accepting new members throughout the semester so please consider joining us! "Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue."-Plato
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Music Therapy Club Kristiana Wodzinski, Senior This month the IU music therapy club celebrated music therapy week. The goal of this week was to advocate for music therapy, to share our music with the community and to raise funds for the Mid-Atlantic Region Music Therapy Conference in April. On Sunday February 25, members of the club gathered in Memorial Hall to share our songs and voices at our semi-annual open mic and poetry slam. The event lasted about an hour and half. It was full of songs from several different genres. Everyone that came to the open mic performed a song for the group. Our instrument “hide and seek” took place on Monday February 26. Music therapy students Krista Quinn, Emma Richey and Breanna Tocci hid instruments all over campus. All of the instruments had a music therapy “fun fact” attached to it. Students that found the instruments were able to keep them. The music therapy club hopes that we can spread the joy of music making across campus. The music therapy week concluded with a bake sale on Wednesday February 28. We want to thank everyone who stopped and offered donations. The music therapy club continues to host club meetings by weekly, and will meet the first week after spring break. We have some fun plans for rest of the semester! Come to the meetings or read our minutes to find out!
Upcoming Dates and Concerts • • • •
Ms. Dolores Ferraro, a voice teacher here at IU, will be performing in a Chamber Music Recital on Sunday, March 11 at 4:00 PM in Memorial Hall. She will be performing alongside pianist, Leah Mellman Bowes, clarinetist, Jeannine Weber, and bassoonist, Peter Schoenbach. Piano Proficiencies will take place on the following dates in March: o Thursday, March 22 – 12:00PM-2:00PM o Friday, March 23 – 2:00PM-4:00PM Katelyn Reichle is performing March 9th at Duffer’s Tavern from 9:00PM-12:30AM, March 16th at Duffer’s Mill from 7:00PM-11:00PM, and March 30th at Bogey’s Bar from 8:00PM-11:00PM The Symphony Orchestra’s Concerto Concert is Saturday, March 24 at 7:30 PM in the Great Hall.