Music Department Special Events
Friday, October 11, 2019
CHORAL WORKSHOP: LORELEI ENSEMBLE
2 p.m. | Phillips Recital Hall
Lorelei Ensemble workshop with Gordon College choirs.
FREE ADMISSION (open to the public)
Friday, November 8, 2019
MASTER CLASS: MICHAEL MERAW, baritone
2 p.m. | Phillips Recital Hall
Department of Music voice majors perform in a master class for baritone, Michael Meraw, Artistic Director of the Undergraduate Opera Studio at New England Conservatory.
FREE ADMISSION (open to the public)
Friday, February 7, 2020
CHAMBER MUSIC MASTER CLASS: NEAVE TRIO
2 p.m. | Phillips Recital Hall
Gordon chamber music students perform in a master class for the Neave Trio.
FREE ADMISSION (open to the public)
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Thursday, February 27, 2020
SPECIAL LECTURE: DR. ER-GENE KAHNG
The Legacy of Florence Price and the Landscape of Classical Music in the 21st Century
7:30 p.m. | Phillips Recital Hall
In recognition of Black History Month, and in collaboration with the Gordon College Multicultural Initiatives Office, the Department of Music hosts violinist, researcher and professor Er-Gene Kahng. Dr. Kahng's scholarship and work as a performer has focused on the advocacy for the music of African-American composer Florence Price. Her recording of Price’s violin concerti has been cited and praised by sources such as The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker and The New York Times as an important contribution to American classical music, and has aired on programs like NPR’s Songs we Love, and APM’s Performance Today.
Dr. Kahng's visit will address the legacy of Florence Price, and the ways in which the classical music industry is being reshaped by efforts to (re)examine its canon, its participants and its modus operandi.
FREE ADMISSION (open to the public)
Friday, February 28, 2020
MASTER CLASS: JAMES DEMLER, baritone
2 p.m. | Phillips Recital Hall
Join us for a voice master class with baritone, James Demler. Professor Demler serves on the voice faculty of Boston University.
FREE ADMISSION (open to the public)
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Friday, March 20, 2020
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC CONVOCATION: CYNTHIA STEELE
Department of Music Alumna, Music Education '95
10:25 a.m. | Phillips Recital Hall
Join us for a conversation with Gordon music alumna, Cynthia Steele. A dynamic and experienced arts management professional, Ms. Steele is about to step into a new role as Executive Director of the National Society of Arts and Letters. She has previously served as the orchestra manager of the National Symphony Orchestra (Kennedy Center), and the Director of Operations/Artistic Administrator of The Florida Orchestra.
Free (open to the public)
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Monday, April 6, 2020
CHAMBER MUSIC MASTER CLASS: SHARON WEI, viola
7 p.m. | Phillips Recital Hall
Join us for a chamber music master class with violist, Sharon Wei. Professor Wei serves on the faculty of the Don Wright School of Music, Western University, Ontario. She is a founding member of the innovative piano quartet, Ensemble Made in Canada, and has formerly served on the faculty of Yale University and Stanford University.
FREE ADMISSION (open to the public)