http://www.scu.edu/music/Blog.cfmAnnouncements and event updatesblogWed, 21 Oct 2009 10:09:39 PSTrkathner@scu.edu (Music Department)Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:18:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/music/Blog.cfm?c=5851<p><invalidtag http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></invalidtag> <invalidtag name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"></invalidtag> <invalidtag name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"></invalidtag> <invalidtag name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"></invalidtag> <link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\RKathner\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtml1\01\clip_filelist.xml" /><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning /> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas /> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables /> <w:SnapToGridInCell /> <w:WrapTextWithPunct /> <w:UseAsianBreakRules /> <w:DontGrowAutofit /> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><InvalidTag classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style type="text/css"> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#606420; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} p {mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--></p> <p>Music Major, <strong>Sally Mitchell</strong> has been commissioned by the <st1:placename w:st="on">SCU</st1:placename>&nbsp;<st1:placename w:st="on">Ignation</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype> to compose a choral work commemorating the the legacy of the Jesuit martyrs who were assassinated at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Central American</st1:placename></st1:place> in 1989.<o:p></o:p></p> <p>This work,&nbsp;<i style="">Plegaria<em> de Liberaci&oacute;n</em></i> (<em>Prayer of Liberation</em>), will be premiered on November 5th by the SCU&nbsp;Chamber Singers as part of a <a href="http://www.scu.edu/visitors/speakerseries.cfm/index.cfm">President Speaker Series</a> lecture by Jon Sobrino, S.J.<o:p></o:p></p> <p>This piece is also being featured as part of the SCU&nbsp;New Music Festival, with a performance on Friday Nov 6th (<a href="http://www.scu.edu/cas/music/nmf2009.cfm">http://www.scu.edu/cas/music/nmf2009.cfm</a>).<o:p></o:p></p> <p>For more information on Sally and this composition, please visit <a href="http://www.scu.edu/ignatiancenter/events/conferences/slmitchell.cfm">http://www.scu.edu/ignatiancenter/events/conferences/slmitchell.cfm </a><o:p></o:p></p>rkathner@scu.edu (Rob Kathner)http://www.scu.edu/music/Blog.cfm?c=5851http://www.scu.edu/music/Blog.cfm?c=5851Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:47:32 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/music/Blog.cfm?c=5662<p>Supertonic! SCU's premiere a cappella group is holding auditions Friday Oct 9th, 4.30 - 6.20pm in the Music Building. </p> <p>Audition requirements are 16-32 bars of any popular vocal music.</p> <p>Contact Monique Hafen ( mhafen@scu.edu) for more information.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>rkathner@scu.edu (Rob Kathner)http://www.scu.edu/music/Blog.cfm?c=5662http://www.scu.edu/music/Blog.cfm?c=5662Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:47:00 PSThttp://www.scu.edu/music/Blog.cfm?c=5349<p>SCU announce a brand new Concert Band program starting in the Fall of 2009.</p> <p>We are looking for interested students who would like to be part of a new band tradition at SCU.</p> <p>More information can be found <a href="http://cms.scu.edu/cas/music/band.cfm"><strong>HERE</strong></a> or from the Music Dept office.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>rkathner@scu.edu (Rob Kathner)http://www.scu.edu/music/Blog.cfm?c=5349http://www.scu.edu/music/Blog.cfm?c=5349