Miami University Department of Music

12/20/2024

As we are putting the finishing touches on the fall semester and all is quite here in Presser. We want to say congratulations to those who gradutated this past week, and we wish you all the best of luck in your future endeavors.

We also want to wish our students, families, alumni and friends, Happy Holidays! We will see you next year!

12/16/2024

Miami University: The Premier Destination for Exceptional Music Education!

17 Senior music education students presented their final capstone project this week to over 20 faculty and staff from Miami University’s College of Creative Arts, College of Education, Health, and Society, and the Career Center. A culmination of coursework throughout their time at Miami, they presented a professional website that conveyed their current and future vision of being a music educator. We wish our students the best of luck as they head into student teaching next semester!

12/12/2024

On Tuesday, Dr. Pergram (bassoon) presented a chamber music concert with Department of Music students. Held at Faith Lutheran Church in Oxford, students performed various musical styles and concluded with holiday music by the Miami University Double Reed Club!

12/10/2024

As we are wrapping up the end of the semester. We want to wish our students good luck with their exams and juries!

12/06/2024

'Tis the season for Christmas caroling in the lobby of Presser Hall!

12/06/2024

Closing out the semester with one more Freshman Friday!

Mallory Green is an Instrumental Music Education major specializing in Trumpet. She comes to us from Princeton High School in Cincinnati. The reason she chose to come to Miami is because "the campus is beautiful and I've wanted to go to Miami from some time". She has been enjoying making new friends and the opportunities that she has had.

Thank you for being with us Mallory!

12/04/2024

A recent video project by the Miami University Percussion Ensemble performing "M.A.Y. In the Backyard" by Ryuichi Sakamoto. This piece was featured on the fall Percussion Ensemble concert which took place on November 12th.

M.A.Y. In the Backyard, by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Arranged for percussion ensemble, performed by the Miami University Percussion Ensemble.

12/04/2024

If you are looking for something to do this Friday, Miami University Chamber Singers and Miami University Choraliers are having their annual "Candlelit Voices" collaborative holiday concert Friday December 6th: first performance starts at 7 PM, the second performance starts at 9 PM both are in Kumler Chapel.

Tickets can be purchased through the link to the performance calendar ~~

https://miamioh.edu/cca/departments/music/performance-calendar.html

12/02/2024

"New World Symphony's I Dream a World Festival, the annual celebration dedicated to showcasing the contributions of Black artists in music, returns to the New World Center in February 2025 for its fourth consecutive year, presenting a fusion of art, music and cultural reflection."

Miami University Department of Music's own Dr. Tammy Kernodle is featured as one of the trailblazing women of today's leaders.

Check out the article posted by SocialMiami for more information!

New World Symphony’s I Dream a World Festival, the annual celebration dedicated to showcasing the contributions of Black artists in music, returns to the New World Center in February 2025...

12/02/2024

Happy last week of classes!

We have a few performances this week, so keep an eye on the performance calendar. Tonight is the Miami Choral Collective's debut performance at Hall Auditorium at 7:30 PM. More information is linked below if you are interested.

They were also featured in the Oxford Free Press, so take a moment to read that article as well!

https://events.miamioh.edu/event/miami-choral-collective-concert?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=Miami+University+Calendar&_ga=2.217410590.982756007.1733156832-2019525943.1724860133

https://www.oxfreepress.com/miami-choral-collective-students-oxford-live-music/

A new choir is made up of both Oxford residents and Miami students and faculty is set to hold its debut concert soon.

11/22/2024

Come out on December 9, at 7:15 in Studio 88, to see what the CCA 331 Acting for the Musical Stage has in store for their final showcase performance!

11/22/2024

Miami University Percussion faculty Michael LaMattina and Pat Schleker performed Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 this past weekend (11/16-17) with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra under conductor Marin Alsop.

Upcoming performance for Mr. LaMattina includes:

Dayton Philharmonic's "Elf" in concert (11/22-23)

Upcoming performance for Mr. Schleker includes:

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra performing the music of Manuel deFalla, Beethoven, and Giminez (11/22-23)

11/21/2024

Today, we were blown away by LatinUSA's program at our Departmental Convocation. It featured our very own Professor Michael LaMattina (percussion), along with Randy Villars and Rich Begel. Thanks for warming us up on this snowy afternoon!

11/18/2024

This past Friday, November 15th, Stephen Ullery (adjunct professor of double bass) traveled back to his Alma Mater, Eastman School of Music, to give a masterclass. Mr. Ullery has 3 former students at Eastman, 2 of which are Miami University Alumni - Karly Ison (first year MM) and Julie Yang (third year DMA).

This is his 3rd masterclass at Eastman and we hope that he has many more!

11/15/2024

Please join us on Friday November 22 and Saturday November 23 at 7:30 PM for Grand Night!

A cast of twenty-four vocalists are joined by the region's finest jazz musicians in a cabaret of music from Broadway and Cinema. The "Great American Songbook" is a loosely defined term for the canon of the most important popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century. Grand Night: The Big Band Era is a production of Miami Opera Theater and directed by Benjamin Smolder.

Leading up to this, we have quite a few Student Recitals as well! Check out our performance calendar to see what's coming up:
https://miamioh.edu/cca/departments/music/performance-calendar.html

11/15/2024

Excited for another Fabulous Freshman Friday!

This week we have Karma Fecher. She is an Instrumental Music Education and Harp Performance double major with a minor in Arts Management. She is from Cincinnati, Ohio and went to high school at the School for Creative and Performing Arts. Karma says that the faculty, community, and beautiful campus is what brought her to Miami and one aspect that she is enjoying in her early Miami experience is the people she has met through music education and connecting with faculty.

We are glad to have you!

11/13/2024

"We are looking forward to our upcoming Candlelit Voices concerts on Friday December 6 at 7 and 9 pm!

Professor Shawn Fenton came to work with Chamber Singers on one of the earliest kinds of our nation’s choral music designed to teach music reading - Shapenote! We hope you join us to hear a wide range of musical idioms and traditions across the centuries and the globe!"

- Dr. Reina Dickey, Director of Miami University Chamber Singers

Check out some of the pictures and videos from class last week!

11/11/2024

Attention Brass Players! There is a summer workshop opportunity on campus in June 2025. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Brass Institute Orchestral Fellowship Program offers "incredible access to professional musicians and daily excerpt coaching, mock auditions, master classes on a variety of audition and job retention topics, section playing, and a large brass ensemble for public performances".

There is also a High School Academy Program happening at the same time, so there is an opportunity for everyone!

More information regarding these programs and how to audition is provided in the link below:

https://miamioh.edu/cca/performing-arts-series/cincinnati-symphony-brass-institute/index.html