In this issue:
MSU School of Music Newsletter
 Spirit of the West
 Portland Cello
Project
 Pat Sheridan in
“Tuba Kick Off”
School of Music
Montana State University
P.O. Box 173420
Bozeman MT 59717-3420
Tel: (406) 994-3562
Fax: (406) 994-6656
Location: Howard Hall
Interim School Director
Greg D. Young
[email protected]
Administrative Officer
Kim Eggemeyer
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Administrative Associate
Whitney Salo
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September 2013
From the Editor
Welcome back, musicians!
For the first-year students:
Welcome to your School
of Music. Now an
earthquake-safe building
speckled with some new
windows, Howard Hall is
ready to begin a new
school year. Even this
early in the year, there are
so many exciting things
going on— Spirit of the
West marching band has
hit record membership,
there is a recital this week
featuring three of our
outstanding faculty,
Portland Cello Project is
performing in Reynolds
Recital Hall, and the most
successful tuba soloist in
the world is playing with
the Wind Symphony and
the marching band— all
within the next two
weeks! As you juggle
practicing and studying
this semester, be sure to
keep your eye on the
concert schedule; not
only is there a mandatory
minimum, but as music
Kaitlyn Agnew
majors you should want Music & Mathematics
to attend as many as
possible, right? Best of
season arrives! I look
luck in your classes,
forward to seeing you all
studios, and performance
in the halls of Howard this
ensembles. Try to find
year.
time to get outside and
enjoy the remainder of the
warm weather Bozeman
has to offer before ski
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Spirit of the West Marching Band
Band Camp August 19-24
The College of Arts and
Architecture’s Spirit of
the West Marching
Band started all-days
an entire week before
classes began. With a
record of 130 members,
and over half of those
freshman, SotW is the
largest student
organization on campus.
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Portland Cello Project
Created in 2007, the
Portland Cello Project (PCP)
is an internationally
performing cello ensemble
recognized for playing
across all genres of music,
especially those not written
for cello. With varying stage
set-ups and unique musical
collaborations, PCP shows
are unique and inventive.
Their three-fold mission of
performing anywhere, playing
anything, and including all
musical communities is
succeeded as their immense
repertoire ranges from Jay-Z
to Dave Brubeck to video
game themes. The Portland
Cello Project comes to
Reynolds Recital Hall on
Sept. 8 and features Jolie
Holland, an American
singer and performer,
who, like PCP, combines
elements of various
musical genres.
The concert begins at
7pm. Tickets are $15
available at Cactus
Records.
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Wind Symphony and Spirit of the West features
Patrick Sheridan in “Tuba Kick Off”
As the world’s only full-time tuba soloist, Patrick Sheridan has an extensive performance
schedule exceeding 75 concerts annually. Aside from a busy performance life, Patrick is a
dedicated educator, composer, arranger, instrumental design consultant, and a frequent
guest conductor. He is also co-author of the internationally successful breathing program,
The Breathing Gym, a method used very regularly in the School of Music. Patrick is on
music faculties at Arizona State University and UCLA. The Wind Symphony will be
performing two pieces with him in the “Tuba Kick Off” concert: The Strait of Hormuz,
which he co-composed, and the Tuba Bee. Spirit of the West marching band will feature
him as the Wizard of Oz in the September 14 football game halftime field show, Champ
Goes to Oz. “Tuba Kick Off” is September 13 at 7:30pm in Reynolds Recital Hall. Tickets
are $10 general and $5 students.
Upcoming Concerts
September 7: Julia Cory, Angella Ahn, and Julie Gosswiller - Faculty Recital
8: Portland Cello Project and Jolie Holland
13: Tuba Kick Off
22: Sunday Night Multimedia Series
October
5: Alumni Homecoming Choral Recital (Holy Rosary Church)
5: Muir String Quartet
12: Rediscovery of the Northern Rockies
14: Fall Choral Concert
17: MMEA Host Night Concert
18: MMEA All-State Concert
19, 20: Mark O’Connor String Method Seminar
31: Dr. T & The Bozebones - A Scary Good Halloween Brass
Recital and show
November 1: Jazz
5: Cello Ensemble Concert
8: Mike Videon & Zach Manger - Faculty Recital
15: Lab Jazz and Brass Choir
20: Guitar Studio Recital
22: MSU Symphony Orchestra
School of Music Newsletter
September 2013
Kaitlyn Agnew, editor
[email protected]
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