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Alessi Ushers in UO Trombone Week
 
July 9, 2015—This summer the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance is honored to host the Joseph Alessi Seminar, an annual workshop and performance series for trombonists and trombone enthusiasts. 
 
Local concertgoers are invited to four public trombone events in the historic Beall Concert Hall on the UO campus, including a solo recital by the renowned Alessi himself on Wednesday, August 5.
Supporting Faculty = Supporting Students
 
June 27, 2015—Since its creation in 1996, the University of Oregon’s Philip H. Knight Professorship, which was endowed by the Nike founder himself, has fostered the advancement of scholarship and creativity in many university departments.
 
Four music professors have benefited from Knight’s generosity.
Clear as a Beall
June 15, 2015—Thanks to a generous gift by supporters Phyllis, BEd ’56, and Andrew Berwick, BBA ’55, Beall Concert Hall is getting the attention she deserves.
Dossin recognized with Faculty Excellence Award
 
June 9, 2015—Alexandre Dossin, associate professor of piano performance and piano literature, is one of fourteen UO faculty members selected as recipients of the 2015-16 Fund for Faculty Excellence Awards in recognition of their research, teaching and leadership.
 
Fund for Faculty Excellence recipients receive a one-time salary stipend of $20,000, or may elect to receive the award as researc
Burt Bacharach visits University of Oregon
June 5, 2015—On Thursday, June 4, University of Oregon music students were treated to a full day of events featuring a legendary composer and performer. Burt Bacharach, six-time Grammy Award-winner and three-time Academy Award-winner, spent the day at the UO School of Music and Dance, engaging with students and faculty.
Shner recognized with Distinguished Teaching Award
 
May 27, 2015—Idit Shner, associate professor of saxophone and jazz studies, has been presented with a University of Oregon 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award, the Thomas F. Herman Award for Excellence in Pedagogy. 
 
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Chamber Choir Places 2nd
May 26, 2015—The UO Chamber Choir has placed second in the Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir Competition, a major European choral much festival.
Walking the Green Carpet
May 22, 2015—On January 16, 2015, the SOMD hosted a reception at the Hilton in downtown Eugene to honor Oregon-based SOMD alumni, and to celebrate the annual conference of the Oregon Music Education Association.
Alumna Profile: Grammy-Winner Alison Bjorkedal
May 19, 2015—SOMD alumna Alison Bjorkedal (BMus ‘03), along with her colleagues in the Los Angeles-based new music Partch Ensemble, was awarded Best Classical Compendium at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2015.
The World on a String
Musical student ambassadors take the UO name global