Tuned-In, a Preparatory scholarship program conceived and implemented by Preparatory Dean Carolee Stewart and Preparatory faculty member Dan Trahey (BM ’00, Tuba, Music Education) will be touring performing and presenting classes across the Northeast from June 21-24. Tour dates and events include: Wednesday, June 21, at Hudson Boulevard Park as part of Make Music NYC in New York City; Thursday, June 22, with School Concerts at The Harmony Project in Queens, N.Y.; and Friday, June 23, at New Haven Arts and Ideas Festival in New Haven, Conn.
Tag Archives: Music Education
David Morrocco Presents Quirky February Songs: Songs with a Twist for a ‘Fab Feb’ Afternoon Reply
In February, baritone David D. Morrocco (BM ’74, Music Education) presented “Quirky February Songs: Songs with a Twist for a ‘Fab Feb’ Afternoon” at Villa Assumpta in Baltimore as part of the Arts for Hearts’ Sake series founded by Ernest Ragogini (MM ’63, DMA ’75, Piano). Dr. Morrocco introduced each song with interesting and little-known background information and then accompanied himself on the piano, guitar, or accordion. In addition, Dr. Morrocco currently teaches full time at Notre Dame of Maryland University in the School of Education.
BSO’s OrchKids and Director Dan Trahey Featured by WYPR Reply
OrchKids, a Baltimore Symphony Orchestra outreach program directed by faculty member Dan Trahey (BM ’00, Tuba, Music Education), was featured in an piece by WYPR titled Opportunity can be everything. The piece highlights Orch Kids’ mission to provide an example for what students can achieve when they apply and believe in themselves through the study of music. Read the full article here.
Joe Buono Commissioned to Write Piece for Arkansas Trombone Workshop Reply
Joe Buono (BM ’13, MM ’15, Bass Trombone) has been commissioned by a consortium to write a piece for solo trombone and piano. The consortium includes members of orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, and Atlanta Symphony. The piece will be premiered at the Arkansas Trombone Workshop on February 25 by Dr. Cory Mixdorf.
Murry Sidlin’s Defiant Requiem Performed by Orchester Wiener Akademie and Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno Reply
September 20 at 7:30 pm Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín, a concert/drama created by Murry Sidlin (BM ’62, Music Education; MM ’68, Instrumental Conducting) about performances of Verdi’s Requiem by Jewish prisoners at the Terezín concentration camp, will be performed by Orchester Wiener Akademie and Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno at Konzerthaus Vienna.