Santa Clara University

Music Department News

• SCU Student Composer Commision

  Music Major, Sally Mitchell has been commissioned by the SCU Ignation Center to compose a choral work commemorating the the legacy of the Jesuit martyrs who were assassinated at the University of Central American in 1989.

  This work, Plegaria de Liberación (Prayer of Liberation), will be premiered on November 5th by the SCU Chamber Singers as part of a President Speaker Series lecture by Jon Sobrino, S.J.

  This piece is also being featured as part of the SCU New Music Festival, with a performance on Friday Nov 6th (http://www.scu.edu/cas/music/nmf2009.cfm).

  For more information on Sally and this composition, please visit http://www.scu.edu/ignatiancenter/events/conferences/slmitchell.cfm

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• Supertonic! Auditions

  Supertonic! SCU's premiere a cappella group is holding auditions Friday Oct 9th, 4.30 - 6.20pm in the Music Building.

  Audition requirements are 16-32 bars of any popular vocal music.

  Contact Monique Hafen ( mhafen@scu.edu) for more information.

   

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• SCU Announces a New Concert Band Program!

  SCU announce a brand new Concert Band program starting in the Fall of 2009.

  We are looking for interested students who would like to be part of a new band tradition at SCU.

  More information can be found HERE or from the Music Dept office.

   

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