Faculty Emeritus News

Professor Emeritus Dr. Joel Feigin releases New Album of Music for Chamber Orchestra with Toccata Classics

Professor Emeritus Joel Feigin

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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

Professor Emeritus Jeremy Haladyna

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.