Voice /music/ en From 欧美口爆视频 Boulder to Denver鈥攁 music extravaganza /music/2023/04/11/cu-boulder-denver-music-extravaganza <span> From 欧美口爆视频 Boulder to Denver鈥攁 music extravaganza</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-04-11T00:00:00-06:00" title="Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - 00:00">Tue, 04/11/2023 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/music/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/screen_shot_2023-04-10_at_10.32.57_pm.png?h=d88e814d&amp;itok=eBoLQhn5" width="1200" height="600" alt="Boettcher concert hall"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/96" hreflang="en">Alumni</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/124" hreflang="en">Community Engagement</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/104" hreflang="en">Composition</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/106" hreflang="en">Conducting</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/116" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/138" hreflang="en">Students</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/429" hreflang="en">Voice</a> </div> <span>Marc Shulgold</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"> </p><div class="align-left image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/music/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/screen_shot_2023-04-10_at_10.32.57_pm.png?itok=SQ1Ic1X1" width="750" height="558" alt="Boettcher concert hall"> </div> </div> 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be a circus,鈥 Gary Lewis remarks with a slight chuckle. The director of orchestral studies at the 欧美口爆视频 Boulder College of Music is only half-kidding as he describes the college鈥檚 long-awaited return to Boettcher Concert Hall which he鈥檒l lead on May 2, closing out the academic year. With an admission-free concert boasting a combined chorus of 200, an orchestra of 85 and a guest appearance by 150 promising young musicians, maybe it <em>will</em> be a circus.<p dir="ltr">But why not go big, after all this lost time? COVID forced us to abandon our <a href="https://cupresents.org/performance/1670526117/cu-music/cu-at-boettcher/" rel="nofollow">欧美口爆视频 at Boettcher</a> series in 2020鈥攊t normally runs every other year. 鈥淲e鈥檇 planned to do Verdi鈥檚 鈥楻equiem鈥 back then,鈥 Lewis recalls. 鈥淩ather than perform it this year, we decided to do Carl Orff鈥檚 鈥楥armina Burana鈥 with the biggest forces we can muster. We鈥檒l be involving all the 欧美口爆视频 Boulder choirs, including the Festival Choir鈥攁 欧美口爆视频 entity consisting of students and singers from the greater community.鈥 Those familiar with 鈥淐armina鈥 know it as a major challenge for huge chorus and orchestra (in this case, the 欧美口爆视频 Symphony Orchestra)鈥攁nd as a serious test for three soloists. Lewis voices full confidence in his vocal trio. 鈥淭wo are staff and faculty members, tenor Javier Abreu and baritone Andrew Garland. And the soprano is a marvelous graduate student, Dawna Rae Warren,鈥 he says.</p><p dir="ltr">Orff鈥檚 spectacular oratorio may be the headliner, but this concert will also deliver a news-making world premiere commissioned by the Dr. C.W. Bixler Family Foundation鈥攖he Symphony No. 3 by renowned composer Carter Pann, 欧美口爆视频 Boulder professor of composition. Subtitled 鈥淥n The Importance of Our Democracy,鈥 the five-movement, 17-minute work was completed in just the last few months, according to Lewis. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a charming work, with some incredible grooves and wonderful rhythms.鈥&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">鈥淵es, there鈥檚 some angst in it,鈥 he adds, referring to the political underpinning. 鈥淏ut it stands on its own. Carter will be at the concert and he鈥檒l say something about the meaning of the symphony. I talked to the players about it when we started to work on the piece.鈥</p><p dir="ltr"> </p><div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/music/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/carter_pann_and_brian_mason.jpg?itok=zEM7aJyH" width="750" height="500" alt="Carter Pann (left) dedicated his Symphony No. 3 to his close friend, Brian Scott Mason (right)"> </div> </div> As its subtitle suggests, Pann does not shy away from current events. In a program note, he expresses his anxieties 鈥渨ith current insurgent, anti-democratic forces at the highest levels of government.鈥 For the composer, the symphony simply portrays 鈥渁 sense of personal insecurity.鈥&nbsp; Lewis felt that politics have always had a place in orchestral music. And they鈥檝e had a place in his repertory at 欧美口爆视频 Boulder. 鈥淲e鈥檝e played the Shostakovich Fifth (Symphony) and William Grant Still鈥檚 Afro-American Symphony, and those expressed very strong political views,鈥 he says.<p dir="ltr">Any controversy will disappear after Pann鈥檚 symphony when the Boettcher stage fills with 150 gifted young musicians from El Sistema鈥檚 music-training program. 鈥淲e had invited some of them to join us a few years ago,鈥 Lewis says. 鈥淏ut we鈥檝e never had this many. We鈥檒l probably fill up every corner of the stage. Most of them will have to play standing up. They鈥檒l offer a few short selections and then we鈥檒l all finish with (Beethoven鈥檚) 鈥極de to Joy.鈥欌</p><p dir="ltr">This is an opportunity for hundreds of young musicians to strut their stuff before a big audience in a big concert hall. It鈥檚 a huge deal, with a large crowd expected. Governor Jared Polis has been invited. 鈥淲e want to get people aware of the College of Music,鈥 Lewis concludes. 鈥淲e鈥檙e trying to expand our reach.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">鈥淲e are so proud of the product. I鈥檝e been at 欧美口爆视频 Boulder for 15 years and it鈥檚 an honor for me to work here.鈥</p><p dir="ltr"><em>Professor of Conducting + Director of Orchestral Studies Gary Lewis will direct <a href="https://cupresents.org/performance/1670526117/cu-music/cu-at-boettcher/" rel="nofollow">欧美口爆视频 at Boettcher</a>鈥攁 gathering of forces from the College of Music鈥攐n Tuesday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Boettcher Concert Hall at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Admission is free, no tickets required. 欧美口爆视频 at Boettcher is funded by the <a href="/music/giving" rel="nofollow">Dean鈥檚 Annual Fund</a>.&nbsp;</em></p><p dir="ltr">Above right photo:&nbsp;Carter Pann (left) dedicated his Symphony No. 3 to his close friend, Brian Scott Mason (right), 鈥渨ho has revealed himself as a touchstone of balanced integrity in my life.鈥 Mason, a 欧美口爆视频 alumnus, is currently the District Attorney of Adams and Broomfield counties in 欧美口爆视频. In 2016, he officiated Pann鈥檚 wedding.</p><p dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>In addition to Carl Orff鈥檚 鈥淐armina Burana鈥 and our collaboration with El Sistema 欧美口爆视频, the College of Music鈥檚 upcoming 欧美口爆视频 at Boettcher concert will feature the world premiere of composer Carter Pann鈥檚 new work: his five-movement, 17-minute Symphony No. 3鈥撯淥n The Importance of Our Democracy.鈥</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 11 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8446 at /music Alumna Mindy Watkins: 鈥淭ry everything鈥 /music/2022/12/13/alumna-mindy-watkins-try-everything <span>Alumna Mindy Watkins: 鈥淭ry everything鈥</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-12-13T00:00:00-07:00" title="Tuesday, December 13, 2022 - 00:00">Tue, 12/13/2022 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/music/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/screen_shot_2022-12-13_at_12.08.07_pm.png?h=640222b0&amp;itok=Pww9vaTq" width="1200" height="600" alt="Mindy Watkins singing and playing guitar"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/96" hreflang="en">Alumni</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/429" hreflang="en">Voice</a> </div> <a href="/music/kathryn-bistodeau">Kathryn Bistodeau</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"> </p><div class="align-left image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/music/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/screen_shot_2022-12-13_at_12.07.57_pm.png?itok=QawCARgj" width="750" height="753" alt="鈥漈uesday鈥檚 Child鈥 album cover"> </div> </div> <a href="https://mindywatkinsmusic.com/" rel="nofollow">Mindy Watkins</a> (BM 鈥95) released her first album鈥斺淭uesday鈥檚 Child鈥濃攊n February.<p dir="ltr">鈥淭uesday鈥檚 Child鈥 was years in the making, with songs written over the last two decades inspired by everything from a cross-country move to losing a family member. Watkins wrote the songs herself on acoustic guitar, then recorded them with the help of producer John Keane who also added supplementary instrumental tracks, like mandolin or drums.</p><p dir="ltr">鈥淚t was really fun to experience the recording process and hear my songs literally change into almost a completely different format just by adding instrumentation,鈥 shares Watkins.&nbsp;</p><p>The album also pulls inspiration from artists Watkins loved growing up, like Joni Mitchell and Neil Young.</p><p dir="ltr">鈥淎ll in all, I like to consider the album singer-songer rock 鈥榥鈥 roll. And there鈥檚 a little taste of country in there,鈥 Watkins says. 鈥淢y influences are blues and rock 鈥榥鈥 roll and jazz and broadway and opera鈥擨 credit being a classically trained singer and having been involved in so much musically throughout college to being really versatile now.鈥</p><p dir="ltr">She adds, 鈥溑访揽诒悠 changed my life. It was one of the greatest decisions that I ever made for myself. And I鈥檓 still friends with so many people that I went to college with.鈥&nbsp;</p><p> </p><div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/music/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/screen_shot_2022-12-13_at_12.08.07_pm.png?itok=Qi8fs4_r" width="750" height="754" alt="Mindy Watkins singing and playing guitar"> </div> </div> Since graduating, Watkins has worked in all aspects of the performing arts including costumes, lighting, sound, stage management and performing herself. She now teaches voice, guitar, piano and ukelele in her private studio in Illinois. Recording and releasing an album has always been a dream of hers and getting her songs out in the world has been a 鈥渕ind-blowing鈥 experience.<p dir="ltr">鈥淢y thing, as a kid, was sitting in front of my record player pulling out liner notes, listening to the whole album front to back, A to B, and reading the lyrics along with it,鈥 Watkins recalls. 鈥淟uckily, vinyl has made a resurgence. It鈥檚 really fun just knowing that other people who might share that passion can pull out the vinyl, listen to the songs and read the lyrics.鈥</p><p dir="ltr">Watkins鈥 advice for current students echoes the <a href="/music/about-us" rel="nofollow">College of Music鈥檚 vision</a> to develop universal musicians鈥攄on鈥檛 limit yourself, try everything. 鈥淚t鈥檚 so easy for people to quit or get frustrated because it鈥檚 not happening now,鈥 she reflects. 鈥淪o yeah, never give up. Try everything. Stick your feet in all the puddles. Get in there!鈥</p><p dir="ltr"><em>鈥淭uesday鈥檚 Child鈥 is available on all streaming platforms.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>College of Music alumna Mindy Watkins released her first album, 鈥淭uesday鈥檚 Child,鈥 earlier this year. Discover what inspired the album and the path she took to get there!<br> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 13 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 8255 at /music Annual Holiday Festival celebrates community comeback /music/2021/12/01/annual-holiday-festival-celebrates-community-comeback <span>Annual Holiday Festival celebrates community comeback</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-12-01T00:00:00-07:00" title="Wednesday, December 1, 2021 - 00:00">Wed, 12/01/2021 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/music/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/img_3929_3.jpg?h=84071268&amp;itok=g1cdl0c7" width="1200" height="600" alt="MFAL"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/521" hreflang="en">Brass percussion</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/124" hreflang="en">Community Engagement</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/445" hreflang="en">DEI</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/132" hreflang="en">Events</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/116" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/513" hreflang="en">Grad Students</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">Staff</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/134" hreflang="en">Strings</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/138" hreflang="en">Students</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/491" hreflang="en">Undergrad Students</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/429" hreflang="en">Voice</a> </div> <a href="/music/mariefaith-lane">MarieFaith Lane</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"> </p><div class="align-left image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/music/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/img_3929_3.jpg?itok=l3wpwyeZ" width="750" height="563" alt="MFAL"> </div> </div> For many locals, the holiday season begins with the College of Music鈥檚 annual <a href="https://cupresents.org/performance/2381/cu-holiday-festival/holiday-festival-2021/" rel="nofollow">Holiday Festival</a> featuring several of our ensembles鈥攆rom the Holiday Festival Orchestra and the 欧美口爆视频 Chamber Singers to our West African Highlife Ensemble.<p dir="ltr">As a current graduate student studying violin performance and pedagogy鈥攚hile serving as communications assistant for our college鈥攊t鈥檚 been rewarding to be a part of the behind-the-scenes preparations to launch this large-scale community event, Dec. 3-5. College of Music faculty and my fellow students have worked incredibly hard in rehearsals鈥攅specially since fall break鈥攖o deliver high quality performances this weekend. And the college鈥檚 communicators, marketers and box office staff have worked tirelessly, collaborating with different departments to creatively promote our Holiday Festival to interested audiences.</p><p dir="ltr">I鈥檓 honored to be concertmaster鈥攖he leader of the first violin section working closely with the conductor鈥攖his holiday season. I鈥檓 excited to be a part of this warm and entertaining holiday tradition presenting many beautiful arrangements of holiday favorites. One piece I particularly enjoy playing is 鈥淐hristmas Overture鈥 by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, an Afro-English composer. The most easily recognizable carol themes referenced in the overture include 鈥淕od Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,鈥&nbsp;鈥淕ood King Wenceslas鈥 and 鈥淗ark! The Herald Angels Sing.鈥</p><p dir="ltr">With the college鈥檚 dedication to expanding <a href="/music/diversity-equity-inclusion" rel="nofollow">diversity, equity and inclusion</a> in everything we do, it鈥檚 been wonderful to work on a program that features repertoire from composers of all backgrounds, including works by historically underrepresented composers.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">This year more than ever, I鈥檓 grateful for the opportunity to perform live for in-person audiences. I鈥檝e been talking with community members who are counting down to this concert-filled weekend鈥攍ike me, many people are eager to return to some semblance of normalcy, including going to concerts and celebrating the holiday spirit together.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">Gregory Gentry, who conducts the 欧美口爆视频 Chamber Singers, puts it this way: 鈥淏oth our students and staff are proud that we鈥檙e able to come back to this community tradition that was silenced last year because of the pandemic. The Holiday Festival has been and continues to be a gift to not only our students and campus community, but the broader community as a whole.鈥</p><p dir="ltr">See you at Macky Auditorium this weekend!</p><p dir="ltr"><em>Photo: MarieFaith Lane, front and center, is concertmaster of this year's Holiday Festival</em><em>.</em></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>MarieFaith Lane, a current graduate student and Holiday Festival 2021 concertmaster, offers a first-person perspective on the spirit of this weekend鈥檚 community event.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 01 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 7411 at /music Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration opens doors /music/2021/07/20/graduate-certificate-arts-administration-opens-doors <span>Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration opens doors</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-07-20T21:53:49-06:00" title="Tuesday, July 20, 2021 - 21:53">Tue, 07/20/2021 - 21:53</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/music/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/mary_kettlewell_headshot.jpg?h=5a621e4e&amp;itok=0J7Auvjk" width="1200" height="600" alt="Mary Kettlewell"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/477"> alumni </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/96" hreflang="en">Alumni</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/467" hreflang="en">Certificate in Arts Administration</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/429" hreflang="en">Voice</a> </div> <span>Eric Hansen</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"><em>This summer, we鈥檙e shining the spotlight on alumni of our Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration. Enjoy our previous spotlight on <a href="/music/2021/06/23/recent-alum-launches-career-boulder-phil" rel="nofollow">Luis Granda</a>.</em></p><p dir="ltr"> </p><div class="align-left image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/music/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/mary_kettlewell_headshot.jpg?itok=etdSA9De" width="750" height="938" alt="Mary Kettlewell"> </div> </div> Voice performance graduate Mary Kettlewell (MM 鈥18) applauds the <a href="/music/academics/graduate-advising/graduate-certificate-arts-administration" rel="nofollow">Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration</a> for opening doors to her new position as program administrator at the Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA), a small state government commission in Austin dedicated to funding arts organizations in Texas.&nbsp;<p dir="ltr">鈥淚t鈥檚 the reason I was hired,鈥 says Kettlewell, who previously earned bachelor of arts degrees in music and psychology at the University of Missouri Columbia. 鈥淎nd now, I have the satisfaction of going to work every day knowing that I鈥檓 part of the reason that arts organizations in my area receive funding and are able to commission new works, create new outreach programs and provide artistic opportunities to underserved populations in Texas.鈥</p><p dir="ltr">Continues Kettlewell, 鈥淩eviewing applications is one of my favorite things I do at TCA. I need to know what to look for and what should be included, and I need to identify red flags and send constructive criticism back to applicants.鈥&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">She describes grantwriting projects from Joan McLean Braun鈥檚 Introduction to Arts Administration class as invaluable experience that helped her develop skills she relies on daily. Braun serves as entrepreneurial lecturer, as well as executive director of 欧美口爆视频 Presents and assistant dean for concerts and communications.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">鈥淛oan is a goddess of arts administration,鈥 says Kettlewell when asked who inspires her. 鈥淪he taught important professional skills that typically aren鈥檛 part of your average college lecture.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">鈥淭he stories she shared from her personal experiences emphasized the importance of not only being able to work on a team, but also appreciating your team members. She recounted 鈥榓dmin emergency鈥 stories from her career and how she and her team addressed them鈥攖he entire class found her very inspiring.鈥</p><p dir="ltr">Kettlewell further credits SoYoung Lee鈥檚 Sustainable Arts Organizations: Forecasting and Fundraising class for providing the instruction and resources needed to create unique fundraising templates she can use in her job. Lee is executive director of the Rocky Ridge Music Center in Boulder.</p><p dir="ltr">鈥淎nother value of the program is the network I gained,鈥 adds Kettlewell. 鈥淲e created a Facebook group to come together, ask each other for advice and celebrate each other's accomplishments.鈥</p><p>In sum, the Certificate in Art Administration is a three-course, nine-credit credential that serves as a platform for building the skillsets essential to a successful career in arts administration鈥攊ncluding strategic planning, communications, fundraising and organizational management. Declares Kettlewell, 鈥淚 can鈥檛 communicate enough to 欧美口爆视频 Boulder students how valuable these courses are!鈥</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Voice Performance graduate Mary Kettlewell (MM 鈥18) applauds the Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration for opening doors to her new position as program administrator at the Texas Commission on the Arts.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 21 Jul 2021 03:53:49 +0000 Anonymous 7011 at /music Doubling up /music/2020/12/04/doubling <span>Doubling up</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-12-04T00:00:00-07:00" title="Friday, December 4, 2020 - 00:00">Fri, 12/04/2020 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/music/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/mara_2.jpg?h=b044a8f9&amp;itok=-BNdeXWk" width="1200" height="600" alt="Mara Riley"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/138" hreflang="en">Students</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/90" hreflang="en">Undergraduate</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/429" hreflang="en">Voice</a> <a href="/music/taxonomy/term/2" hreflang="en">Woodwinds</a> </div> <span>Olivia Lerwick</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p> </p><div class="align-left image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/music/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/mara_1.jpg?itok=2hf94ZXc" width="750" height="500" alt="Mara Riley"> </div> </div> One can often find this semester鈥檚 Outstanding Student, Mara Riley, in the College of Music practicing not just one, but two instruments. Originally accepted at 欧美口爆视频 Boulder for flute performance, Riley added voice performance to her studies during sophomore year and will graduate this fall with both degrees.&nbsp;<p>Although Riley鈥檚 parents are not professional musicians, music was emphasized at home, and Riley was always encouraged to pursue her musical interests. It鈥檚 not surprising, then, that she would be curious about voice when she came to 欧美口爆视频 Boulder.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淚 had always sung in choirs and even sang the national anthem at my high school graduation although I wasn鈥檛 studying voice at the time,鈥 Riley explains. 鈥淚 started taking voice lessons with a grad student my freshman year at 欧美口爆视频 just because I liked singing, and pretty soon after I started, they told me I should consider auditioning for the voice program the next year.鈥</p><p>Completing just one degree is an accomplishment; completing two requires twice as much work and even more support from one鈥檚 teachers.</p><p>鈥淚 feel so lucky having such supportive teachers,鈥 Riley says. 鈥淢any professors prefer that their students only study one instrument because they feel that studying a second would take away from the first, but [Professor of Flute] Christina Jennings and [Associate Professor of Voice] Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson have been so open and helpful with everything that I鈥檝e done here, and I鈥檓 so thankful for that.鈥</p><p>At first glance, flute and voice may seem like completely different studies, and in many ways they are. But Riley has found that they complement each other unusually well. Last year, she was able to sing the lead role of Mary Hatch in Eklund Opera鈥檚 production of 鈥淚t鈥檚 a Wonderful Life,鈥 then play principal flute for the spring opera 鈥淭he Marriage of Figaro.鈥&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淚 hadn鈥檛 really realized how much I loved opera until I got to be a part of those two productions,鈥 Riley points out. 鈥淚 learned so much from being able to work in two totally different parts of the operatic process. Singing Mary and playing for 鈥楩igaro鈥 will always be some of my best memories at 欧美口爆视频.鈥</p><p>Riley is currently auditioning for graduate schools in both voice and flute and hopes to find a program that will allow her to continue studying both.&nbsp;She could see herself performing professionally as both a flutist and a vocalist鈥攑ossibly even within the same company or ensemble.&nbsp;</p><p>Meanwhile, though, she has a rare six months or so to herself after graduation, something which might take a little getting used to.</p><p>鈥淚 love to hike and have completed seven fourteeners, so I鈥檓 hoping that I鈥檒l be able to take more time to get outside this next year and continue that,鈥 she says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 amazing being able to go to a school where you experience those kinds of things. I don鈥檛 know yet where I鈥檒l end up for grad school, but I hope that I鈥檒l have the room and support to be able to grow like I did at 欧美口爆视频. And the mountains of course. Those would be things I would really miss.鈥</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The Fall 2020 College of Music Outstanding Student performs not just in the orchestra pit, but on stage as well.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 04 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 6495 at /music