Thomas Erdmann, professor of music, had his 6,000-word article, <em>Tom Browne: Learning To Adapt</em>, published in the June 2012 issue of the <em>International Trumpet Guild Journal.</em>
Jesse Palmer, baritone, accompanied by Tyson Hankins, piano, will perform in Whitley Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Included in the program are works by Purcell, Mozart, Brahms, Ravel and Findlay.<br />
<em>Admission is free of charge.</em>
Wild Songs, the solo album debut of Polly Butler Cornelius in the Department of Music, has been released by Innova Recordings, the official label for the American Composers Forum.
Thomas Erdmann, professor of music, had three 6,000 word articles published and featured on the cover of the March/April 2012 issue of Saxophone Journal.
Josh Carswell '11, a graduate of Elon's music performance program, split the grand prize in the American Traditions Competition in Savannah, Ga., on Jan. 28.
Associate Professor and Artist in Residence Jon Metzger has completed work on a new recording of award-winning composer Doug Richard's Ben Seni Variations for 80-piece orchestra and nine jazz soloists at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.
Jon Metzger, associate professor of music, has completed a new CD recording with the John Brown Jazz Orchestra for a future release on Brown Boulevard Records.
Clay Stevenson, lecturer of music, has been asked to join a team of songwriters at Cobel Music to create personalized music that will be accessible to people of all income levels.
Polly Cornelius, senior lecturer in the Music Department, was a soprano soloist in five concerts at the Biltmore House Christmas Candlelight Evening in Asheville, NC on Wednesday, Nov. 23.
Associate professor Stephen A. Futrell in the Department of Music appeared as guest vocal soloist with the Spelman College Glee Club and Spelman College music faculty in an Oct. 17 tribute concert to Willie T. Johnson and the Golden Gate Quartet.
Polly Butler Cornelius, a senior lecturer in the department of music, was a guest soloist at the Norfolk Chamber Consort's 43rd season opening concert on Oct. 3, 2011 in Norfolk, Va. The concert was part of the Ludwig Diehn Series in cooperation with the Norfolk Chamber Consort and the ODU Literary Festival. Cornelius, a soprano, performed selected songs by renowned composer Paul Bowles.
The Sept. 1 performance of the Phoenix Piano Trio, consisting of music faculty members Victoria Fischer Faw, Meaghan Skogen and Dan Skidmore, was reviewed in the online arts journal <em>Classical Voice of North Carolina</em>.
The 18th Annual Arizona State University High School Choral Leadership Workshop featured editions of three classical period motets edited by associate professor of music and director of Choral Activities Stephen A. Futrell.
Professor of Music Thomas Erdmann had his most recent book, <em>How Jazz Trumpeters Understand Their Music</em>, reviewed in the October 2011 issue of the <em>ITG Journal</em>.
Thomas Erdmann, professor of music, had three 6,000-word articles featured on the cover of the September/October 2011 issue of <em>Saxophone Journal</em>.
Omri Shimron, assistant professor of music, was invited to present a lecture-demonstration at the Chautauqua Institution's Piano Department on July 26.
On Saturday, June 18, Polly Cornelius performed as a guest soprano soloist with the Imaginary Friends Ensemble at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Thomas Erdmann, professor of music, had three 6,000 word articles published and featured on the front cover of the July/August 2011 issue of <em>Saxophone Journal</em>.
Tony Sawyer, a lecturer and director of bands at Elon University, was awarded the national Paula Crider Award by the Tau Beta Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority at the Wind Ensemble's May 10 concert.
While at Duke University, associate professor Jon Metzger presented a lecture on the historically significant and influential jazz vibraphonists for a Jazz Masters Symposium, gave a master class for Jazz Studies students, and performed as the featured soloist with the Duke University Jazz Ensemble under the direction of John Brown.
Thomas Erdmann, a professor of music, had his article, "Crossing Borders, An Interview With Frank London," published in the June 2011 issue of <em>The International Trumpet Guild Journal</em>.
Associate professor of music Jon Metzger has been featured in an interview for Voice of America, the official broadcast institution of the United States federal government broadcast in 53 languages to an audience of 123 million people.