The Shepherd School of Music
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The Shepherd School of Music in the News
2012 Fischoff CompetitionThe Senior Wind Division Bronze Medal ($1,000) was awarded to the Noctua Wind Quintet, who currently study at the Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, Houston, Texas. Ensemble members include Kayla Burggraf (flute), Michelle Pan (oboe), Nicolas Chona (clarinet), John Turman (horn) and Thomas Morrison (bassoon). The group is coached by Richie Hawley, Professor of Clarinet.
http://bit.ly/KiOmcj Wellesley Symphony performs Mother's Day tribute to Jascha Heifitz
Cho-Liang Lin, professor of violin, is mentioned in an article about a performance by violinist Lisa Park.
http://tinyurl.com/7xfj98c For the Love of Music presents 'Songs, Dances and Dreams for Viola and Piano'
Alumna Kathryn Christensen '06 will perform in Bisbee, Ariz., May 19-20.
http://www.svherald.com/content/tempo/2012/05/10/263626 Stay up to date with all the latest breaking developments
Shepherd School Media Mentions
JAMES TURRELL SKYSPACE TO OPEN TO PUBLIC JUNE 14
Towering above a 12-foot-high grass berm just east of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, the pyramid-like work of art will provide two light shows each day – one at sunrise and one at sunset – in conjunction with the arc of the sun. Visitors seated on the skyspace’s lower and upper viewing areas will gaze up at the 72-by-72-foot white roof, which offers a view of the sky through a 14-by-14-foot opening. Lights projected on the ceiling will change colors as the sun rises and sets, and these will impact the color of the sky as seen by visitors.
SHEPHERD SCHOOL PRESENTS FINAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT OF THE SEASON
Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music will close its spring season April 20 with a performance by the symphony orchestra, the Rice Chorale, Houston Masterworks Chorus and the Sam Houston State University Chorale. The concert will be at 8 p.m. at Rice University in Alice Pratt Brown Hall’s Stude Concert Hall.
RICE'S SHEPHERD SCHOOL OF MUSIC ANNOUNCES WORLD PREMIERE OF BOLCOM'S 'NINTH SYMPHONY: A SHORT SYMPHONY IN ONE MOVEMENT'
In honor of Rice University's centennial, The Shepherd School of Music is presenting the world premiere of American composer William Bolcom’s "Ninth Symphony: A Short Symphony in One Movement," commissioned for the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra. The work is approximately 15 minutes in length and is scored for full symphony orchestra. The piece will be premiered in concerts at Rice Oct. 11 and 12 as part of the university’s Centennial Celebration.