Here are a couple interesting articles that discuss the usefulness (career-wise) of humanities majors:
“English Majors’ Communication Skills In Demand”
“A Philosophy Degree Can Lead to a Great Career”
“Why You Should Not Go to Law School”
Four scholarships are available that Chatham music students should check out:
Charlotte Gratz Kisseleff Fund
Pittsburgh Jazz Society/Howard Gendell MD Scholarship
Don Brockett Memorial Scholarship
Vladimir R. Bakaleinikoff Memorial Fund Scholarship
Check out this interesting article that identifies some of the skills that studying music builds, which are infinitely useful in myriad other endeavors!
In honor of Chatham Global Focus Year of Scandinavia, the Chatham Music Program presents Scandinavian Music Festival: The Nordic Sound.
Friday Afternoon Musicale
Musicales are held at 4:00 pm in James Laughlin Music Center.
September 21: Musical Horizon: Beethoven, Schumann and Gareth Farr; Henry Wong Doe, piano
October 19: Romantic Giants: Schubert and Schumann; Sha Wang, Piano
November 16: The Nordic Sound: Denmark, Music by Kuhlau, Gade, Nielsen, Langgaard; Walter Morales, piano
January 18: The Nordic Sound: Sweden, Music by Berwald, Sjögren, Stenhammar, Petersen-Berger; Walter Morales, piano
February 15: Music for Flute, The Nordic Sound: featuring music by Finish and Danish composers; Deidre Huckabay, flute, and the Pittsburgh Trillium Ensemble
March 22: The Nordic Sound: featuring music of Scandinavian composers, Students of the Music Program
April 19: The Nordic Sound: Norway, Music by Halvorsen, Grieg, Sinding, Tellefsen; Walter Morales, piano
Chamber Music series
Performances are held in the James Laughlin Music Center, unless stated otherwise.
Admission is $15. Free for Chatham students, faculty and staff.
September 30, 7:00 PM: Reminiscences: A retrospective from Caccini to Tchaikovsky plus “8 Reminiscences” by Robert Schultz (the Pittsburgh premiere); Tina Faigen, piano
January 6, 7:00 PM: New Music and Great Classics: works by Alia Musica composers plus Webern, Ligeti and Martinu; Arabesque Winds and Freya String Quartet
February 2, 7:00 PM: Duets: Music for Viola and Piano, Featuring Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147 by Dmitri Shostakovich; Erina Goldwasser, viola, and Jerald Lee, piano
April 9, 7:00 PM: Duets: Music for Cello and Piano, Featuring Sonata Op. 19 for Cello and Piano by Sergei Rachmaninov; Michael Lipman, cello, and Yeeha Chiu, piano
Faculty/ Guest Artist Recital series
Performances are held in the James Laughlin Music Center, unless stated otherwise.
Sunday October 28, 3:00 PM: The Nordic Sound: Music by Jean Sibelius, Carl Nielsen and other Scandinavian composers; Roger Zahab, violin, and Walter Morales, piano
November 18, 3:00 PM: Duets: Music for Two Pianos, Featuring 20th and 21st century works by Barber, Bowles, Debussy and James Romig (world premiere); Ashlee Mack and Katie Palumbo, piano
January 25, 7:00 PM, Campbell Memorial Chapel: The Nordic Sound: Vocal music by composers from Iceland, Finland, and Norway; Keith Reed, bass-baritone, and Walter Morales, piano
March 3, 7:00 PM: Multiple Perspectives: Music by Mozart (D minor Piano concerto, K 466), Benjamin Britten and John Cage; Pauline Rovkah, piano, and University of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Roger Zahab, conductor
Sunday Vocal series
Performances are held at 3:00 p.m. Campbell Memorial Chapel
Sunday September 9: Handel Arias and Duets
Sunday November 4:The Nordic Sound: A Hommage to Kirsten Flagstad, the Great Norwegian Soprano
Sunday March 10:Celebrating Wagner’s Nordic Tales
Sunday April 21: The Best of Verdi’s Otello
Chatham Choir
Cabaret Benefit: October 20, 7:00 p.m., James Laughlin Music Center
Candlelight: December 7 at 8:00 p.m., Campbell Memorial Chapel
Chatham Choir in “Singing City”: April 20 at 7:30 p.m., Petersen Events Center, University of Pittsburgh
Music Student Recitals
Performances are held at 7:00 p.m. in Campbell Memorial Chapel
December 10
April 22
Cedar Point is having auditions for musicians and other positions at Point Park University, Saturday December 3, 10AM-2PM in Lawrence Hall Studio 204. Check their website or call 419-627-2388 for more details!
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11336/1193944-325.stm
Current and prospective Chatham music students should read about this scholarship opportunity, which is available to help fund your fourth year of music study:
Vladimir R. Bakaleinikoff Memorial Fund
and also this opportunity which is only open to Chatham and Point Park performing arts students (including music!):
Interested in performing with a symphony orchestra?
Chatham students are able to audition for the University of Pittsburgh’s orchestra. Audition information is posted here: http://www.music.pitt.edu/blog/2011-ensemble-auditions110823
Contact Professor Rovkah or Dr. Boyd if you would like more information!
Friday Afternoon Musicale
Musicales are held at 4:00 pm in James Laughlin Music Center.
September 16: Haydn, Bartok and Debussy; Yeeha Chiu, piano
October 21: Romanticism in Costa Rican Piano music Featuring composers Alejandro Monestel and Julio Fonseca; Walter Morales, piano
November 18: Beethoven, Brahms and Messiaen; Shirley Yoo, piano
January 20: Contemporary viola music by Benjamin Britten, Akin Euba, Elizabeth Maconchy, Jeffrey Nytch, and Roger Zahab; Roger Zahab, viola
February 17: Music for Guitar by J.S. Bach, Andrew York and Robert Maggio; Matthew Korbanic, guitar
March 16: Students of the Music Program; Program TBA
April 13: Brahms and Prokofiev; Gerald Lee, piano
Faculty/Guest Recital series
Performances are held in the James Laughlin Music Center, unless stated otherwise.
September 9, 7:00 pm, Campbell Memorial Chapel: Dimitrie Lazich, baritone
September 11, 3:00 pm, Campbell Memorial Chapel: Memorial concert performed by Chatham music faculty and guest artists
September 23, 2:00 pm, Campbell Memorial Chapel: Andrés Cárdenes, violin (Benefit concert)
October 30, 7:00 pm, James Laughlin Music Center: Ripieno Chamber Orchestra; Conducted by Federico Garcia: Four Mozart solo concertos, featuring some of Pittsburgh’s top young performers, both as soloists and in the accompanying ensemble
February 5, 7:00 pm, James Laughlin Music Center: Alia Musica Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh’s composer collective performs music of our time and place
Sunday Afternoon Vocal series
Performances are held at 3:00 p.m. in James Laughlin Music Center, unless stated otherwise.
September 18: Verdi Heroines featuring soprano Kelly Lynch accompanied by pianist Walter Morales
October 2: Spiritual Journey in Art Song featuring soprano Charlene Canty and pianist Inessa Beylin
November 6: Neapolitan Songs and Opera Favorites featuring tenor Robert Frankenberry and pianist Walter Morales
January 8: Music by Pittsburgh composers Reza Vali, Roger Zahab and Robert Schultz; Featuring flutist Alberto Almarza, soprano Kelly Lynch and pianist Walter Morales
February 12: An Italian Valentine featuring the best of Verismo opera ; Featuring soprano Amelia D’Arcy, soprano Kelly Lynch and tenor Robert Frankenberry with pianist Walter Morales
March 18: The Great Puccini!; An amazing array of guest soloists will perform the Season Grand Finale featuring Puccini’s most famous arias and duets.
Chamber Music at Chatham
Performances are held at 7:00 PM in James Laughlin Music Center, unless stated otherwise.
September 25, 7:00 pm: Music by Gabriel Faure, Tison Street, Ton That Tiet, Judith Weir and Roger Zahab; Roger Zahab violin & Robert Frankenberry, piano
October 15 at 4:00 pm: “Hot World Chamber Music”: From Harlem Stride to Tango; The Ortner-Roberts Duo
March 17: From Bach to Brazil; Isaac Steiner, piano with Lilly Abreu, soprano
Music Student Recitals
Performances are held at 7:00 p.m. in Campbell Memorial Chapel
December 12
April 16
Chatham University Choir
Cabaret Benefit October 22, 2011 7:00pm, Welker
Candlelight December 2, 2011 8:00pm Chapel
Spring Concert April 15, 2012 7:00pm Chapel
