Music

Associate professor Stephen A. Futrell, Elon's director of Choral Activities, made his sixth appearance as guest featured vocalist with the Eastern Kentucky University Orchestra at its annual “Pops in the Park” concert on Aug. 21, 2010.

Thomas Erdmann, professor of music, had three 6,000-word articles featured on the cover of the September/October 2010 issue of Saxophone Journal.

Omri Shimron, assistant professor of music, will be the featured pianist in a new work by composer David Lipten. It will be released commercially on the Ablaze label later this fall.

The Elon University Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of associate professor Jon Metzger, completed this month a performance tour of The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. The 18-piece jazz ensemble played at international festivals and schools, gave jazz improvisation workshops, and showed their versatility by also performing two classical music chamber concerts.

Associate professor Stephen A. Futrell, director of choral activities at Elon University, presented at the Arizona chapter of the American Choral Directors Association State Conference (Four Corners Choral Workshop) held June 17-19 in Flagstaff, Ariz., at Northern Arizona University.

Thomas Erdmann, a professor of music, had three 6,000-word articles published and featured on the front cover of the July/August 2010 issue of Saxophone Journal.

Polly Cornelius, a lecturer of music, was invited to present and perform works by Libby Larsen at the Duffy Composers Institute on May 26, 2010.

Rising senior music technology major Jacob Danieley has been accepted into the Nashville Songwriters Association International Song Camp.

Polly Cornelius, a lecturer of music, was a featured guest soloist with the Winston-Salem Symphony Orchestra on May 16 & 18 at the Stevens Center in Winston-Salem.