Department of Music Blog

The Men’s Glee Club just completed their first European tour since 1990.

The group is pictured here in front of St. Stephen’s Basilica, Budapest.

This portrait was taken at a performance at the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Szentendre, Hungary.

Congratulations to the  Men’s Glee Club and director Richard Teaster for a successful tour!

Michael Stephens (composition and theory) has been appointed Assistant Professor of Music at Chadron State College in Nebraska.  The primary responsibility of the position is to teach applied woodwinds;  other duties will include teaching theory and aural skills, directing a band or bands, and teaching jazz studies.

Stephens successfully defended his dissertation this spring and will graduate with his PhD in August.

Read the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s review of Mathew Rosenblum’s RedDust.

And PG critic Andrew Druckenbrod’s preview is available here.

Peter Kope, Kristin McClintock-LeBeau and Jeff Davis of Attack Theatre dance to Mathew Rosenblum’s music in front of Kurt Ralske’s video scribbles.

FEATURING PERFORMANCE BY ATTACK THEATRE AND VIDEO ART BY KURT RALSKE

PITTSBURGH, PA (January 26, 2007)—Jonathan Eaton is no stranger to the world premiere, having staged the world premiere of several boundary-breaking operas in Pittsburgh during his tenure. Opera Theater takes it one step further as the 2006-2007 season comes to an exhilarating end with the world premiere of RedDust, an ‘opera electronica’ by Mathew Rosenblum, not only by premiering the work, but by having commissioned it with Sequitur Ensemble of New York. The opera features video art by Kurt Ralske and choreography and dance performance by Attack Theatre. Under the direction of Opera Theater Artistic Director Jonathan Eaton, the opera opens at the Andy Warhol Museum on Friday, May 18 and runs through Sunday, May 20. Tickets are available through ProArts, either by visiting www.proartstickets.org or calling 412-394-3353. Group discounts are available. (more…)

On April 29, our graduating seniors and their families enjoyed a pre-commencement brunch with music department faculty and staff.

Pictured from left to right: (front row) Andrew Levin, David Hidek, Amy Feinstein, Emily Cain, Adam Rook, (back row) Tony Kovatch, Andrej Savol, Eric Roth, Phillip Lamperski, and John Goldsmith (Undergraduate advisor, Senior Lecturer in Music).

Best wishes to all our graduates for a happy and rewarding future!