Today is an exciting day in the School of Music as we are welcoming several new woodwind instructors. You won't find a finer collection of people to blow air through a pipe in this province! Our new roster includes:
Brian James - Oboe
Jack Chen - Flute
Eileen Walsh - Clarinet
Christopher Palmer - Bassoon
Tristan DeBorba - Saxophone
If you see them wandering around the halls, please welcome them (and help them figure out where they are going).
I also would like to welcome Laura Harris, our new part-time musicologist who will be teaching some of the music history courses, thus allowing me to preserve some semblance of sanity this year!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Welcome!!
Welcome back to all of our returning students. This looks like it's going to be a terrific year! And welcome to our HUGE new class of first-year students. We were thrilled with the auditions and are really happy that so many chose to attend Acadia. There is a lot to update you on so here goes:
1) First of all, my blogging over the past few years has been really lame. I would deserve a D- for my efforts. I'm going to attempt to post blog submissions at least once per week this year. At the end, feel free to email me a (hopefully higher) grade. So please check back here often and subscribe to the blog.
2) Welcome Assembly and Barbecue - we will have our welcome assembly this Thursday, September 9 at 1130 in Denton Hall. As usual, the assembly will feature great student performances, an introduction of the faculty, a presentation by the SAMS council, and profound words of wisdom from yours truly. This will be followed by a barbecue outside of Denton Hall. All students are required to attend.
3) We kicked out the percussionists! This summer we officially took over the rest of the Festival Theatre Building. First thing we did was kick those pesky percussionists out of Denton. Now they will have a lot more space to crash and bang. Mark Adam has also moved his office down there so the hair-to-faculty ratio has gone way down! In addition to the percussion studio, the wind ensemble, symphonic band, new horizons band, and jazz big band have also moved their rehearsals and performances to the FTB. We now have way more space in Denton for offices and storage, and the stage will be much easier to book. Please stop down and see the percussionists occasionally so it doesn't get too "Lord of the Flies" down there!
OK I'm getting bored. I'll update you on some more stuff in my next blog post. For now, I hope you have a great year! Stop by and say hi when you get a chance. You know where to find me!
JJH
1) First of all, my blogging over the past few years has been really lame. I would deserve a D- for my efforts. I'm going to attempt to post blog submissions at least once per week this year. At the end, feel free to email me a (hopefully higher) grade. So please check back here often and subscribe to the blog.
2) Welcome Assembly and Barbecue - we will have our welcome assembly this Thursday, September 9 at 1130 in Denton Hall. As usual, the assembly will feature great student performances, an introduction of the faculty, a presentation by the SAMS council, and profound words of wisdom from yours truly. This will be followed by a barbecue outside of Denton Hall. All students are required to attend.
3) We kicked out the percussionists! This summer we officially took over the rest of the Festival Theatre Building. First thing we did was kick those pesky percussionists out of Denton. Now they will have a lot more space to crash and bang. Mark Adam has also moved his office down there so the hair-to-faculty ratio has gone way down! In addition to the percussion studio, the wind ensemble, symphonic band, new horizons band, and jazz big band have also moved their rehearsals and performances to the FTB. We now have way more space in Denton for offices and storage, and the stage will be much easier to book. Please stop down and see the percussionists occasionally so it doesn't get too "Lord of the Flies" down there!OK I'm getting bored. I'll update you on some more stuff in my next blog post. For now, I hope you have a great year! Stop by and say hi when you get a chance. You know where to find me!
JJH
Monday, March 29, 2010
The School of Music will be holding two weeks of exciting summer programs as part of our Summer Music Academy!
The concert band camps will be held from July 11-16. These camps accommodate musicians of varying ages and levels of ability. The camps will once again be run by Ardith Haley and will feature an impressive roster of faculty.
We have redesigned our summer jazz program as an intensive workshop experience. The jazz workshop will be directed by Mark Adam from Acadia and Paul Tynan from St. FX and will feature an impressive faculty including Dave Staples, Tom Easley, and special guest Mike Murley!
This year we are also starting a summer string festival. This is targeted mainly to high school and undergraduate string players and will feature intensive lessons and coaching sessions, ensemble work, and chamber and solo performing opportunities. The festival will be directed by Symphony Nova Scotia Concertmaster and Acadia violin instructor Robert Uchida. Faculty will include Norm Adams, principal cello from Symphony Nova Scotia, and Dave Stewart from the University of Ottawa.
Finally, we hold a new guitar camp. This will feature opportunities for guitarists to study classical, jazz, or popular guitar styles. The camp will be Directed by Ken Davidson and the faculty will be announced soon.
The jazz, string, and guitar programs will run July 4-9.
Stay tuned for more information!
Jeff
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