Schwob Student & Mentor in Top-Five of Tower Day Presenters

Congratulations to Stephanie Erdman and Dr. Kristen Hansen, Award Winner & Mentor in the Tower Day Top-Five Presentations for Undergraduate Research. There were 76 Presentations and Exhibits, with seven of those presentations from the Schwob School of Music.

Stephanie's presentation description:

An Analysis of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, 
Op. 36, Mvt II
My presentation will examine the form of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36, Mvt. II, detailing the organization of the key centers, motivic relationships, and orchestrational techniques. I will demonstrate the complexity of the form using diagrams and musical examples to underline my findings.

Congratulations to our other presenters and mentors:

Presenters: Jonathan Mashburn, Brandon Smith, Jordan Walsh, James Klausmeyer & the Schwob School of Music Percussion Ensemble.
Mentored By: Dr. Paul Vaillancourt

Presenter: Ford Fourqurean
Mentored By: Dr. Kristen Hansen

Presenter: Ford Fourqurean
Mentored By: Dr. Andree Martin

Presenter: Cedricia Thomas
Mentored By: Dr. Matthew McCabe

Presenter: Johan Warburton
Mentored By: Ms. Anna M. Dodd

Presenter: Jonathan Smith
Mentored By: Dr. Alfred Cohen

Piano Studio Clean Sweep at GMTA

Professor Alexander Kobrin, L. Rexford Whiddon Distinguished Chair in Piano, and his students walked away with all of the honors at the state-level Georgia Music Teachers Association upper college division piano competition held at the Schwob School of Music on April 13, 2013. Full competition results:

GMTA College Auditions 2013

OPCR - Outstanding Performer Conference Recitalist

OCPR - Outstanding Performer Conference Recitalist, 1st alternate

OPCR - Outstanding Performer Conference Recitalist, 2nd alternate

OP - Outstanding Performer

AE - Award of Excellence

HM - Honorable Mention

Lower College

Geneva Stonecipher (M. Thomas) OPCR

Janelle Hendrickson (S. Naylor) OPCR, 1st alt.

Mackenzie Marr (R. Zimdars) OPCR, 2nd alt.

Emma Lin (R. Zimdars) OP

Katherine Kemp (S. Naylor) AE

Eric Zhang (K, Helfen) AE

Andy Dang (R. Henry) HM

Timothy Jones (P. Bennett) HM

Soyoun Sheehan (S. Yun) HM

Middle College

Diane Turner (J. Vasquez) OPCR

Jessica Sheehan (G. Haydon) OPCR, 1st alt.

Bethany Sewell (G. Haydon) 2nd alt.

Angela Anzai (S. Yun) AE

Yuxi Liu (P. Jefcoat) AE

Steven Bicknell (S. Yun) HM

Upper College

Tzu-yi Chen (A. Kobrin) OPCR

Alina Sarkisyan (A. Kobrin) OPCR, 1st alt.

Tatiana Muzanova (A. Kobrin) OPCR, 2nd alt.

Mari Ito (A. Kobrin) OP

Ksenia Kurenysheva (A. Kobrin) OP

Music students selected for CSU research forum

Tower Day is a showcase for undergraduate student research in all disciplines that is sponsored by the CSU Honors Program.  This year's event will be held on Tuesday, April 16 on the Main Campus. http://research.columbusstate.edu/undergrad/towerday/

Lecture & Performance The Ragtime Music of G.H. Green
Presenters: Jonathan Mashburn, Brandon Smith, Jordan Walsh, James Klausmeyer & the Schwob School of Music Percussion Ensemble. 
This presentation by the CSU Percussion Ensemble will include a discussion about various aspects of George Hamilton Green's life, the style of Ragtime music, and a performance of four of his rags. 
Mentored By: Dr. Paul Vaillancourt

Debussy's Premiere Rhapsody: A Motivic and Structural Analysis
Presenter: Ford Fourqurean
This project analyzes Claude Debussy's Premiere Rhapsody for Clarinet and Piano and examines the impact of motivic construction on the form. Inspection of the motivic interplay offers new insight into Debussy's construction of the work.
Mentored By: Dr. Kristen Hansen 

An Analysis of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36, Mvt II
Presenter: Stephanie Erdman
My presentation will examine the form of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36, Mvt. II, detailing the organization of the key centers, motivic relationships, and orchestrational techniques. I will demonstrate the complexity of the form using diagrams and musical examples to underline my findings. 
Mentored By: Dr. Kristen Hansen

Johann and Carl Stamitz: Impact on the Clarinet's Development
Presenter: Ford Fourqurean

This presentation will explore Johann and Carl Stamitz's impact on the clarinet's formation and acceptance into the modern orchestra through examination of Johann's early adoption and Carl's dissemination of his prolific works for clarinet to a wider audience in Europe.
Mentored By: Dr. Andree Martin

Physiological and Psychological Effects of Music
Presenter: Cedricia Thomas

Within this presentation, I will discuss the purpose of music, evolutionary aspects of music/early stages of music, and the emotional response of music, which will discuss parts of the brain that are responsible for the feelings felt by human beings, as music affects the body and mind and can act as a form of therapy.

Mentored By: Dr. Matthew McCabe

The Development of the Modern Valved Horn: A Hunting Instrument Gone Solo
Presenter: Johan Warburton

My research explores the origin and subsequent evolution of the horn from a humble hunting instrument to its current role as an orchestral and solo instrument, and the impact of this developmental process on contemporary horn composition.
Mentored By: Ms. Anna M. Dodd

Writing for the Orchestra; A Contemporary Look at Student Composition
Presenter: Jonathan Smith

I have explored the nature of composition for the contemporary symphony orchestra through the composition of an original piece for the medium which culminated in a reading of the work by the Columbus State University Philharmonic Orchestra. 
Mentored By: Dr. Alfred Cohen

 

CSU horn quartet wins competition at Southeast Horn Workshop

A CSU horn quartet won the Quartet Competition at the Southeast Horn Workshop, held this year at Virginia Commonwealth University, March 8-10, 2013. The quartet played works of Bach and Heiden and, as a result of their winning, performed on the closing recital of the workshop. Quartet members are: Eric Hawkins, Maggie Tatum, Cristian Cantu, and Johan Warburton. They are students of Anna Dodd.

Schwob Students accepted to 2013 summer and graduate programs

Schwob School students are receiving their acceptance letters for graduate school and summer studies:

Pianist Hsin-I Huang has been accepted to the M.M. program at NYU. 

Bassoonist Bogdan Dumitriu and Violinist Jing Yang have been accepted to the Yale graduate school. 

Hornist Bo Dungan has received a graduate assistantship at Rutgers. 

Kristen Meyers, a student of Earl Coleman has been accepted to the graduate programs at The University of Missouri-Columbia (with a graduate teaching fellow), Southern Methodist University, and The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. 

Clarinetist Manuel Ramos was accepted to Indiana, Northwestern, and the Manhattan School of Music. He will be attending Northwestern University on full scholarship.

Alexander Brosseau, graduate student of Professor Earl Coleman, has been accepted in the summer program of the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) in Graz, Austria. 

Bjorg Hilmarsdottir, student of Dian Lawler-Johnson, will be attending the International Music Festival of the Adriatic (IMFA) this summer. 

Brianna Gilliam, student of Dian Lawler-Johnson, will attend the Festival of International Operas of the Americas in Brazil this summer, performing the role of Praskowia in Lehar's The Merry Widow. 

Trombonists Cathy Schule and Trey English were both accepted to Hot Springs summer music festival with full scholarships.  Alex Tanner was first alternate for the festival.

Junior vocal performance major, Randi Short, was awarded a scholarship to the 2013 Torggler Summer Institute, at Christopher Newport University in Virginia. Randi is a student of Dian Lawler-Johnson.

Kristen Meyers, from Houston, TX, has accepted a full tuition scholarship and assistantship at Southern Methodist University for the coming academic year.  She was also accepted into graduate programs at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro and the University of Missouri-Columbia where she was granted similar offers.  Kristen had the lead our operetta and opera the past two years and has been a winner every year in Georgia NATS. Kristen is a student of Professor Earl Coleman, Curry Eminent Faculty Scholar Chair in Voice.

Guitarist Colin Fullerton has received a scholarship to attend the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado this summer. He is a student of Andrew Zohn.

Trombonist Cathy Schule has been accepted to the Marrowstone Music Festival this summer with a Fellowship (full scholarship including room and board.) She is a student of Dr. Bradley Palmer.

Trey English was accepted to the summer trombone program at Northwestern University where he will study with CSO trombonist Michael Mulcahy. 

Schwob musicians compete, place in national and international competitions

The Schwob School of Music had three winners at the Southern Division (nine states) Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) competitions held at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro on January 18-21.

• Mark Spradley, Young Artist Brass Competition, student of Brad Palmer
• Anna Vertypolokh, Senior Piano Competition, student of Alex Kobrin
• Branson Yeast, Young Artist String Competition, student of Wendy Warner 

These students competed in the national finals held in Anaheim, California, March 9-10, and all three of them placed:

• Mark Spradley, third place, Young Artist Brass Competition
• Anna Vertypolokh, second place, Senior Piano Competition and WINNER of the Chopin Prize
• Branson Yeast, third place, Young Artist String Competition

Our thanks to Yien Wang who accompanied both Mark and Branson, and heartiest congratulations to the students and their teachers!

Earl Coleman served as a member of the jury panel for the Vocal Competition national finals.

Tatiana Muzanova and Tzu-Yi Chen (students of Professor Alexander Kobrin) recently competed in the Van Cliburn preliminaries. Read this Ledger-Enquirer article about it online:

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/01/16/2346717/two-csu-students-get-a-chance.html

Alina Sarkisyan has been invited to Palm Desert, California to participate in the 2013 Virginia Waring International Piano Competition. Applicants are represented from 13 nations. Competition takes place March 24-April 1.

Colin Fullerton won first prize in the guitar division of the American String Teacher's Association (ASTA) national competition held in Merkin Hall, NYC. 

CSU singers excel at Georgia NATS auditions

The Vocal Arts Area at Schwob School of Music had 18 winners in the Georgia NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing) student auditions held in February at the Schwob School of Music. All four vocal studios were represented, a testament to the quality of teaching and breadth of the vocal program. These students placed in their categories:


1st Place Overall Category 13 (Advanced Women) KELLY GOODSON
(Student of Dr. Michelle DeBruyn)
1st Place Category 15 (Lower Level Adult Men) RANDALL PERKINS
(Student of Professor Earl Coleman)
1st Place Category 22 (Lower Level College Musical Theatre Men) MICHAEL MARSHAL
(Student of Professor Kimberly Cone)
1st Place Category 23 (Upper Level College Musical Theatre Women) KRISTEN MEYERS
(Student of Earl Coleman)
1st Place Category 24 (Upper Level College Musical Theatre Men) SEAN MEARA
(Student of Dr. Michelle DeBruyn)
1st Place Category 5B (First Year College Women) ABIGAIL BROWN
(Student of Professor Dian Lawler-Johnson)
1st Place Category 9A (Third Year College Women) JEANETTE LUNA
(Student of Professor Dian Lawler Johnson)
1st Place Category 9B (Third Year College Women) ASHLEY SELDON
(Student of Dr. Michelle DeBruyn)

2nd Place Category 7C (Second Year College Women) LAUREN URBINA
(Student of Dr. Michelle DeBruyn)
2nd Place Category 7A (Second Year College Men) ELSTON PEACOCK
(Student of Professor Earl Coleman)
2nd Place Category 11A (Fourth Year College Women) LYDIA JACKSON
(Student of Dr. Michelle DeBruyn)
2nd Place Category 12 A (Fourth Year College Men) MICHAEL JOHNSON
(Student of Professor Earl Coleman)
2nd Place Category 14 (Advanced College Women) KELLY GOODSON
(Student of Dr. Michelle DeBruyn)

3rd Place Category 5C (First Year College Women) ALEXANDRIA BECKHAM
(Student of Dr. Michelle DeBruyn)
3rd Place Category 7C (Second Year College Women) SAMANTHA DUBOIS
(Student of Dr. Michelle DeBruyn)
3rd Place Category 7D (Second Year College Women) JULIE BURNS
(Student of Dr. Michelle DeBruyn)
3rd Place Category 14 (Advanced College Men) PHILLIP MCINTYRE
(Student of Professor Earl Coleman)
3rd Place Category 23 (Upper Level College Women Musical Theatre) VICTORIA LEGGETT
(Student of Professor Kimberly Cone)