Music

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 The International Trumpet Guild Journal.

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.

Thomas Erdmann, professor of music, had three 6,000-word articles featured on the front cover of the May/June 2011 issue of Saxophone Journal.

Victoria Fischer Faw was featured guest artist for the spring meeting of the Chicago Area Music Teachers Association April 13-15, presenting a lecture-recital and a series of masterclasses about Bartok's music.

Omri Shimron , an assistant professor of music, received a last-minute invitation to participate in an 8-hand, two-piano recital at St. Petersburg College in Florida on Friday, April 8, a performance that included works by Purcell, Bach, Mozart, Dvorak, Schubert, Grainger and Sousa.

Thomas Erdmann, a professor of music, had his 6,000-word article, "A Conversation With Jazz Singer Norma Winstone," published in the Spring 2011 issue of WomenArts Quarterly Journal.

Polly Cornelius presented at "The ART of Public Memory" conference held at UNC-Greensboro on Saturday, April 9.

Elon Director of Choral Activities and associate professor Stephen A. Futrell appeared as featured guest vocal soloist with the National Youth Choir at Carnegie Hall on April 3.

On April 1-2, three senior music majors participated in the National Association of Teachers of Singing mid-Atlantic regional conference and competition at Shennandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Va.