Welcoming our New Faculty
James Patrick Miller, Director of Wind Ensembles, received his D.M.A. in conducting at the University of Minnesota. He holds the M.M. degree in conducting from Ithaca College and a B.M. in music education magna cum laude from St. Olaf College in Minnesota. |
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In 2003, Miller won the American Choral Directors Association National Conducting Competition at the graduate level, and has led university and public school ensembles as guest conductor in seven states. He has been involved in commissioning more than 30 new works over the last 10 years.
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Tony Thornton, Director of Choral Ensembles, holds a D.M.A. in Choral Conducting & Historical Musicology from the University of Arizona, an M.M. from Louisiana State University and a B.M. from Westminster Choir College of Rider University. |
Trained first as a singer, Dr. Thornton has performed as a tenor soloist throughout the US, Europe & Asia, and sang for seven years with the Grammy-Award winning Robert Shaw Festival Singers. As a member of the Westminster Choir, he recorded with Leonard Bernstein, Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado & Zubin Mehta.
As a guest conductor & clinician, Thornton has worked with over 150 choruses and has held teaching positions at California State University-Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College & Pomona College. Thornton also served as the Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Choral Artists and the Tucson Masterworks Chorale. He is the author of The Choral Singer's Survival Guide (giamusic.com), is the General Editor of The Julius Herford Collection (forthcoming), and he maintains a choral series in his name at Colla Voce Music.
John Bottomley, Lecturer in Tuba & Euphonium, is due to complete his D.M.A. in Tuba Performance from The Ohio State University in 2009. He holds a M.M. in Orchestral Performance (tuba) from the Manhattan School of Music and a B.M. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 1993, he has taught at institutions including: |
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Miami University/Ohio, Wright State University, The Ohio State University and Kent State University.
He has performed in the Richmond, Columbus and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestras and has been a finalist for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Colorado Symphony. His Manhattan Brass Quintet won first place at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.
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Save the Date:
Music Alumni Reunion 2009
Friday, October 16,
Homecoming Weekend &
Multiband Pops Concert
* Come back to campus, see old friends, meet faculty & students.
* Activities begin in the Music Wing in the afternoon, followed by dinner at the University Club & the Multiband Pops Concert.
* Bring a friend, partner, spouse-we welcome guests.
* Check this website later in the summer for more details.
* Let us know if you plan to come, via email or phone, 413-545-0018
* Make your hotel reservations soon; hotel space is very limited at Homecoming time.
* A block of rooms is on hold until September 17 for Music Alumni at the Hampton Inn in Hadley. To make your reservation call: 1-800-HAMPTON or 413-586-4851. Ask for the Music & Dance Department rooms or use the Group Code: RMD. The cost is $170 per night + tax for a room holding up to four people; the cost includes a buffet breakfast. The Inn requires a 2-night stay.
SEE YOU IN OCTOBER!
Upcoming Concerts
Sankofa Dance Festival: June 20-27
Jazz in July concerts/lectures: July 6-17
September 11-13: New Music Festival
September 26: Band Day
October 6: Jazz Ensemble I/Chapel Jazz
October 8: University Orchestra
October 16: Multiband Pops Concert
October 22: Symphony Band/Wind Ensemble
November 1: 5th Annual String Day
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November 7: Double Reed Symposium
November 14: Choral Spectrum
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