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Production and Events Manager Dr. Anthony Garcia ‘16 shares his experience as an LGBTQ+ Employee with Daily Nexus
The Daily Nexus interviewed UC Santa Barbara faculty and staff members on UC Santa Barbara’s Out List about their experiences within the field of higher education as members of the LGBTQ+ community. For the article, the Department of Music’s Production and Events Manager and alumnus, Dr. Anthony Garcia ‘16, spoke about how his decision to join the Out List and publicly come out came from the importance of representation for his identity as a bisexual man. “I felt it was important for me to come out publicly...because I have a sort of belief that no one’s really that straight, or that much on any end of the spectrum, to be honest,” shared Dr. Garcia. “I think it’s important that we recognize that there are more examples of the in-between and where people fall on the spectrum.”
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Professor Emeritus Dr. Joel Feigin releases New Album of Music for Chamber Orchestra with Toccata Classics
Professor Emeritus Dr. Joel Feigin released his latest album, Joel Feigin: Music for Chamber Orchestra, on Friday, July 2 with Toccata Classics. The album includes Aviv: Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (2009); Surging Seas for string orchestra (2012); and Mosaic in Two Panels (1997) for string orchestra; as well as Two Songs from Twelfth Night (2013), excerpted from Feigin’s opera Twelfth Night. Based on Shakespeare’s comedy, Twelfth Night received its West Coast premiere in 2015 by UC Santa Barbara Opera Theatre, and was hailed as a “glittering masterpiece” by critic Dan Kepl. The production received First Place in the National Opera Association’s Production Competition in Division II.
The Absolute Sound reviews Professor Emeritus Jeremy Haladyna’s latest album Pok-ta-Pok
A review of Faculty Emeritus Jeremy Haladyna’s latest album, Pok-ta-Pok: Sky Games from the Mayan Cycle, was featured in the October 2021 issue of The Absolute Sound, a recognized source of expert reviews and commentary on high-performance audio and music. Released via Centaur Records in early April 2021, Pok-ta-Pok is Haladyna’s third album, and features all original music by Haladyna, with performances by UC Santa Barbara Professor of Flute Jill Felber, alumna vocalist Allison Bernal (Bachelor of Music, 2011), and cellist Virginia Kron, who has appeared as a guest soloist at UC Santa Barbara’s Primavera Festival. Haladyna retired from UC Santa Barbara in June 2019, after serving over 25 years on the Composition faculty.
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