Music Faculty News
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DR. MARY MONTGOMERY KOPPEL
Assistant Professor of Music - Composition, Music History, Instrumentation & Arranging, Songwriting for Worship.
Mary Montgomery Koppel's newest piece, "Mother of Exiles," will be premiered by Lorelei Ensemble on June 10 (8 p.m.) and June 11 (4 p.m.) in Marsh Chapel at Boston University.
Montgomery Koppel shares - "On January 29 of this year, Beth Willer reached out to me to ask if I would be interested in setting the inscription on the Statue of Liberty for Lorelei Ensemble. In America's current political and cultural climate, I can think of no poem more timely and timeless. I said yes immediately. I aimed in my setting to convey the simple but powerful message in the comforting, nurturing tone of Emma Lazarus' original poem. Let us all remember these words, striking and compelling now as they were back in 1883 when they were first heard and read, as calling us to empathy, charity and openness. For my part, I will be donating all proceeds from the creation of the piece to the International Rescue Committee. I invite you to join me in supporting efforts to help those in need around the world."
Lorelei Ensemble 2016-17 Season
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DR. JAMIE HILLMAN
Director, Men's Choir, College Choir; Voice and Music Education Faculty Member
Dr. Hillman led a professional development session on conducting and vocal/choral warmups for public school teachers throughout the Northeast Professional Educator Network. This was the 2nd Annual NPEN Conference, held on November 8, 2016 at Chelmsford High School, Chelmsford, MA.
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DR. JAMIE HILLMAN
Director, Men's Choir and College Choir; Voice and Music Education Faculty Member
Dr. Hillman presented an interest session on choral/vocal technique at the Vermont Music Educators Association Conference on Monday, October 10, 2016. The VMEA Conference takes place at the Killington Resort, in Killington VT with over 200 music educators in attendance.
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DR. SARITA KWOK
Department Chair, Artist in Residence; Faculty - violin, chamber music, musicianship
Sarita Kwok's latest CD, Interchange, featuring violin and piano duos of the 20th century (works by Prokofiev, Janacek, Ravel and Stravinsky) was released world-wide in February, 2016 by the German label GENUIN classics. She is joined on the recording by her regular collaborator, pianist and Yale University School of Music faculty member, Wei-Yi Yang. The CD is available on iTunes and Amazon.