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Trombone Alum Joins DePauw University Faculty
Trombonist Joseph Aumann is proud to join the music faculty at DePauw University, with the 2023-24 school year, teaching trombone and euphonium.
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Career excellence in music education: UW-Eau Claire alumna Carrie Lane Gruselle
With a 46-year music education career under her belt, Carrie Lane Gruselle now enjoys prolific roles as a composer, arranger and transcriber of musical scores taught in public schools nationwide, and her impact on young music students is clear.
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Music Education Alum Recognized at 2023 CMA Awards
In May 2023, the Chaska School administration informed Eric Songer (UWEC Music Education, 1997) of his acceptance as one out of thirty recipients of the CMA Music Teachers of Excellence Award.
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UW-Eau Claire Concert Choir to Perform at WMEA
UW-Eau Claire Concert Choir was selected to perform at the Wisconsin Music Educators Association State Conference. They will perform Thursday, Oct. 26 at 11:30 am in the Monona Terrace Convention Center Hall.
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Faculty feature: Dr. Jeffery Crowell
Dr. Jeffery Crowell, professor of music at UW-Eau Claire, also is a member of the Pana Percussion Quartet, winner of a 2023 Emmy Award in June for the song "Sprial," composed by one of the group's members.
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UW-Eau Claire Music Professor Wins Emmy
At the 49th Annual Pacific-Southwest Emmy Awards Alex Stopa’s original composition, "Spiral" , received 3 Emmy nominations, winning 2 of these in the categories of ‘Arts and Entertainment’ and ‘Director – Short Form Content.’
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Atlanta Freedom Bands features UWEC Student Composer
Gwenyth Lark's composition "Through the Asteroid Belt" premiered center stage at the Atlanta Freedom Bands 30th Anniversary Concert in June 2023.
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Hanson Memorial Fund offers unique benefit to students
Established back in the 1970s, the Madeline and Caroline Hanson Memorial Fund contributes to a more inclusive Music and Theatre Arts Department, offering low interest loans to students for the purchase of musical instruments that do not need to be paid ba
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Inaugural Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival offers students arts education outside the classroom
With its inaugural season premiering the summer of 2023 at Pablo Center of the Confluence, preparation for the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival is well underway. According to Pablo Center’s website, “the festival will feature an exquisite blend of artistic
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Strings attached: Nurturing talent at UWEC guitar program
Meet Felipe Vargas Magdaleno, a guitar professor who discovered his passion for music at the age of 14 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Growing up with limited access to music education compared to the United States, Vargas learned from his community and friends,
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Bands tour creates experiences for high school composer
This spring, both of our Music and Theatre Arts Department concert band ensembles went on their annual spring semester tour for recruitment outreach - expanding to regional Wisconsin and Minnesota schools. But, this tour presented a new, unique experience
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Recording Arts Certificate offers diverse curriculum
The Recording Arts Certificate is an interdisciplinary curriculum that addresses diverse interests in both sound and technology. The curriculum offers a foundation in musicianship, design, and recording technology, and opportunities for students to pursue
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Jazz Fest 2023: A photo recap of the 57th festival
A storied collaboration between UW-Eau Claire and Eau Claire Jazz Inc. pulled off another massively successful event in April as Eau Claire Jazz Fest 2023 took over the campus and downtown Eau Claire, filling halls, streets and venues with music.
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Nursing program and outside-the-classroom experiences prepare new grad for career in health care
UW-Eau Claire has prepared Leah Bettcher well for a career in health care thanks to its excellent nursing program, connections to nearby hospitals and countless opportunities to build her leadership and other soft skills.
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Conductor Nobu Yasuda inspired by students' desire to learn
“You should have a dream but just do your daily stuff, your basic stuff. If you do that, you might get somewhere. But if you don’t do that, you won’t get anywhere.
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Music & Theatre Alumni Spotlight: Camila Mennitte Pereyra, BM-Applied Instrumental
Mennitte Pereyra is a freelance drummer and composer based in Chicago, far from where she was born and raised in Argentina. She attended UW-Eau Claire on a full scholarship to study music.