SMTD教师、学生和校友新闻

OU theatre professors Karen Sheridan and Beth Guest 获得了密歇根百老汇世界颁奖典礼的提名. 谢里丹被提名为戏剧类最佳男配角(Rain on Fire)及最佳音乐剧配角(Ragtime). Guest被提名为音乐剧最佳配角。The Magnificent Seven). In addition, OU student Casey VanDyke was nominated for Best Performer in a Musical for their performance in Planet Ant’s Firebringer，其中也有其他十大菠菜台子的学生.

10月25日至29日，芭蕾舞演员 Lauren Anderson — one of the first African American dancers to become a principal for a major dance company, the Houston ballet — was in residence at Oakland University for a “Dance Showcase” sponsored by the Judd Family Endowed Fund.

OU Music Faculty Member Terry Herald 在11月11日的MI Big Show广播节目中，迈克尔·帕特里克·谢尔斯接受了采访. 并分享了他对披头士新歌发行的见解、想法和感受. 你可以在这里收听采访: http://bit.ly/3QM5b7j

OU alum Braeden Haggarty, 他在2022年获得了十大菠菜台子音乐剧专业的美术学士学位, 导演了奇佩瓦谷高中的音乐剧《十大菠菜台子》,” which opened on Nov. 10. 除了哈格蒂外，欧大校友 Lily Slayton 也参与了制作，还有 Isabella Pacifico她主修传媒，辅修舞蹈，负责编舞.

Oakland University alum Alex Benoit was cast in The Notebook musical on Broadway. The Notebook 这部经典电影是根据畅销小说改编的新音乐剧吗.

Michael Noble, 多次国际钢琴比赛的冠军, presented an evening of virtuosic piano repertoire and Masterclass to the OU community on Nov. 瓦纳独奏厅15号.

The 奥克兰管乐团和交响乐团 11月11日举行了今年的最后一场音乐会. 21 in Varner Hall. 音乐会的特邀指挥达米恩·克拉彻.

Oakland University alum Jeffery Cobb’s (MM，指挥)11月11日演出《十大菠菜台子》合唱新编曲. 出席前第一夫人罗莎琳·卡特的追悼会. 柯布是一位非常成功的作曲家、编曲家和指挥家，住在特拉弗斯城. 他的作品已在世界各地演出, 包括十大菠菜台子, 并赢得了几个著名的比赛. 他曾在美国各地担任客座指挥.S.包括在卡内基音乐厅. Cobb is a professor of music, choral director, and chair of Fine Arts at Northern Michigan College.

The 金灰熊爵士歌手 在12月13日举行了他们的假日歌舞表演.

万花筒剧场举办苗族传统舞蹈工作坊，由 Tuger Xiong, on Dec. 7 in Varner Hall.

十大菠菜台子音乐、戏剧和舞蹈学院举办了 World Music Concert on Dec. 8 in Varner Recital Hall.

开放大学以一场教师独奏会拉开了2024年的序幕 Jeffery Heisler, I-Chen Yeh, and Adam Estes on Jan. 5 in Varner Recital Hall. 独奏会的特色是新曲目，可以免费参加.

博鳌亚洲论坛的学生 Rileigh Bautel, Yeshua Hardy, and Tuger Xiong 加入SMTD音乐剧教员 Teri Hansen 作为伴唱歌手在12月11日与兰辛交响乐团的演出中. 17, 2023. “没有比看着你的学生成功更好的礼物了……除了, perhaps, 当你和他们一起表演的时候看着他们,” said Hansen. “教师能够为学生提供这样的机会，这是一份礼物. 它使每个人都受益，并扩大了我们的开放网络社区.” Professor Hansen appears regularly with symphony orchestra and toured for years under the baton of Marvin Hamlisch (Boston Pops, Kennedy Center). They hope to establish an ongoing Broadway Pops series with SMTD students and the Oakland Symphony Orchestra.

十大菠菜台子音乐、戏剧和舞蹈学院在77届奥运会上有很好的代表^th Annual 中西部乐队和管弦乐队诊所, which took place Dec. 20-22 in Chicago, Ill. 每年12月，公开大学的教职员工，包括 Dr. Pam Klena and Michelle Tschirhart教授, join the 18,000+ attendees at this invaluable conference that focuses on music education through an array of clinics, exhibits and concerts.

OU aum Devin Jackson-Price performed in Ain’t Too Proud该剧在底特律的费舍尔剧院(Fisher Theatre)巡回演出至12月11日. 23.

The 萨克斯管四重奏 new album (Re)Mix, 由Avner Dorman作曲, Alfred Schnittke, and Bill Ryan, won the Silver Medal in Contemporary Classical Performance and Music Production from the Global Music Awards.

十大菠菜台子音乐、戏剧和舞蹈学院将欢迎加纳艺术家 Jerome Balsab 晚上8点有一场特别演出.m. on Friday, Feb. 23日在密歇根州庞蒂亚克的庞蒂亚克小艺术剧院. 他将由教授陪同 Mark Stone 十大菠菜台子教授 Michael Vercilli 西弗吉尼亚大学的教授 Tijan Dorwana来自加纳的著名盖尔表演者和乐器制造者. 该活动免费参加，由贾德家庭捐赠基金赞助. “感谢已故加纳吉尔先驱伯纳德·沃马的工作, gyil木琴已经成为一种真正的全球性打击乐器,” said Stone, 十大菠菜台子世界音乐和打击乐教授. “杰罗姆·巴尔萨布在加纳继续伯纳德的重要工作, North America, and beyond; cultivating the instrument’s rich musical heritage.“你可以找到更多的信息 here.

Oakland University’s “Kaleidoscope Cabaret今年是他们第二年的演出. 今年的主题是“我们镜头下的美国”.“机票信息将很快公布. Kaleidoscope Cabaret’s mission is to highlight the voices of OUSMTD students within the global majority. 这个歌舞表演将以来自 Hamilton, Encanto, American Idiot, and more! 导演:萨丽塔·阿尔瓦拉多，舞台管理:翠西·布朗和贝克斯·帕帕齐安. 海报/图片:Crystal Orser. 1月27日下午3点观看“我们镜头下的美国”.m. and 8 p.m., and January 28 at 3 p.m. 在瓦纳实验室剧院.

Dr. Pamela  Klena was recently made an honorary member of the board for MSBOA (Michigan Band and Orchestra Association and will be recognized at the state Michigan Music Conference, 将于1月25日至27日在大急流城举行. “我很荣幸能加入这个才华横溢的团队, innovative Michigan music educators within the Michigan Band and Orchestra Association (MSBOA),” Klena said. “我很感激有这个机会向他学习, 支持并与我们优秀的乐器教育家合作. 我的基本信念是，我们, 十大菠菜台子的教职工, 是我们密歇根社区的活跃分子吗. 我们可以一起为学生提供有意义的音乐创作机会. I offer my sincere gratitude to the Michigan Band and Orchestra Association members and Executive Board. 我期待着和你一起度过很多很多硕果累累的岁月!Klena是十大菠菜台子的音乐助理教授, 她是十大菠菜台子交响乐团的指挥, 教授器乐教育方法课程, 教授研究生指挥, 并监督实习教师. She also serves as the faculty advisor for the Oakland University Nu Zeta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, 国际音乐兄弟会的鼓励, 培养和支持音乐艺术. Additionally, she serves as a faculty advisor for the Oakland University Collegiate Chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).

Melissa Hoag, 音乐理论副教授, was recently named co-editor of the Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy by the Gail Boyd de Stwolinski Center for Music Theory Pedagogy. 该杂志每年出版一期，其中包括研究文章, 对书籍和教科书的评论, 还有音乐理论导师的资源. 霍格教授最近的其他活动包括出版 拓展经典:音乐理论课堂上的黑人作曲家 (Routledge, 2022), and being named Chief Reader-Designate for the College Board’s Advanced Placement Exam in Music Theory. 霍格最近还当选为音乐理论协会执行委员会成员.

OU’s Antonio Vettraino, Kai Stidham, and Sam VanKampen performed in A Christmas Carol11月和12月在梅多布鲁克剧院上演. 与维特拉诺、斯蒂汉姆和范坎彭同台的是戏剧副教授 Anthony Guest and Thomas Mahard, a special lecturer in theatre, who reprised role as Ebenezer Scrooge in the popular production. A Christmas Carol was directed by Terry W. Carpenter 迈克尔·邓肯负责音效设计.

Dr. Ben Fuhrman’s piece, "Blue Echoes, Reflected" for mandolin and 8-channel live electronics has been programmed at the Electronic Music Midwest festival, 大学音乐协会五大湖会议, 还有MoxSonic音乐节, 所有这些都将在2024年3月举行.

Madison Wiley, 她是Milica Govich Vukasovich“相机高级表演”课程的研究生, 在即将播出的《十大菠菜软件》中饰演Lexie. 她是2023年音乐剧专业的毕业生.

连续第三年， David Gram's Directing students and Kitty Dubin's Playwriting students collaborated on a special event, this year entitled, "Where Do We Go From Here?" Eight 10 minute plays, 除了一篇以外都是由俄勒冈州立大学戏剧写作专业的学生写的, 于12月8日至9日在瓦纳实验室剧院演出. 这个活动非常成功，为学生主管提供了机会, student playwrights, 还有学生演员来展示他们的才华. 今年演出的学生剧作家包括: Sarita Alvarado, Lori Eaton, Kennedy Vernengo, Alessia Fionda, Antonio Vettraino, and Anna DeValois Konno. 

Dr. Alta Marie Boover's new album Of Time and Love (Centaur Records 2023) was featured in American Record Guides latest issue "Critics Choice: Best of 2023" This album was made in collaboration with Mary Siciliano, piano, 约翰·亚历山大·麦迪逊, 由特里·哈罗德录制和制作. 它以法国作曲家尼古拉斯·巴克里的莎士比亚十四行诗的首演录音为特色, 根据美国唱片指南“Ms. 布尔以极具深度和细微差别的迷人音调旋转.” Of the Loeffler Quatres Poèmes; “Ms. Boover expresses joie de vivre 她也表达了悲剧. 她的唱功一流，富有表现力，对歌词敏感.2024年3月，他和奥巴马博士一起. 德雷克·丹茨勒，她将在日本东京举行的国际学术论坛上发表演讲 教育工作者的声音健康 & Public Speakers.

Thayer Jonutz, 舞蹈副教授, was selected as the 2023 President's Colloquium honoree for his research on choreography and performance. 他说:“我是音乐、戏剧和舞蹈领域首次获得这一殊荣。. Jonutz也被选中表演他的最新作品, “Hammer and Nail,在12月的总统座谈会上. “Presenting my research in the ballroom spaces in the OC required a huge team effort from many experts to transform a non-theatre setting into an immersive experience,” he said. “整个活动超出了我作为艺术家的预期.” This month, Jonutz will be travelling to Utah to teach a variety of master classes and perform “Hammer and Nail” at Brigham Young University and Utah Valley State University. “Both graciously invited me to interact with their students for a weeklong residency,” he said. 乔努茨也受到了凯特·麦克马斯特的邀请, 毕业于公开大学舞蹈系，现任阿尔玛学院临时舞蹈主任, 在二月底教两天的课，并向她的学生展示“锤子和钉子”. “Eventually, 我的愿景是把《十大菠菜软件》翻译成西班牙语, 这样我就可以去哥斯达黎加分享我在那里的工作,” he said. “I have been communicating back and forth with faculty from the Universidad Nacional about my coming there for a week of teaching and sharing my work.”

Mahki Murray, 他在十大菠菜台子主修小提琴表演和音乐教育, began his student teaching internship this semester at Troy High School with Orchestra Director Wendy Stuart. Murray will be assisting Stuart in teaching four Orchestras and an after-school Fiddle group. He will also be working with her in all administrative duties needed to maintain the program, 包括MSBOA的工作任务, 老师家长座谈会, 奥兰多的迪斯尼之旅, an Orchestra Banquet, and numerous concerts. “我已经开始沉浸在特洛伊高中的文化中, 我期待着从这个久负盛名的项目中学到尽可能多的东西,” Murray said. “我期待着从她身上获得尽可能多的智慧. Stuart. I am also excited to bring my ideas to Troy High and to challenge myself to develop them further. Finally, I look forward to developing new relationships with my students and giving them reasons why music is so special through my teaching.” PHOTO

Emily Watta她是一名器乐教育专业的学生. 在核桃溪中学. 瓦塔将由詹妮弗·福戈罗斯指导, 谁教了20多年的弦乐团, 并将协助, and eventually teaching, the 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th 为乐团分级，指挥曲目，教授器乐技巧. She will also be working with music teacher, Jeff Danner, to gain experience in the choir classroom. “I am excited to build my skills as a string teacher and to create music with beginning musicians,” Watta said. “It’s fun to help young students learn new techniques and develop their musicianship in their first few years of music- making. Most of these students have never fully realized what they could be capable of on their instruments, and I am lucky enough to be in a position to help them discover their musicianship and creative possibilities. I am realizing now more than ever that there is still a lot for me to learn about music and string techniques. 虽然开始音乐教育事业是一项艰巨的任务, I am fortunate to have the opportunity to work with great mentors and wonderful students to support my education.”