News

Dance Africa Founder to Step Down
January 8, 2015—Rita J. Honka, founder of the University of Oregon’s Dance Africa program, is stepping down from her role as company director.
Research Spotlight: Marian Smith, Musicology
January 5, 2015—Marian Smith, professor of musicology and music history, tells us about unearthing forgotten choreography.
Alum Gans-Morse profiled by Oregon Quarterly
December 16, 2014—Ethan Gans-Morse, a 2013 alumnus and composer of the new opera The Canticle of the Black Madonna, is profiled in the winter 2014 issue of Oregon Quarterly.
 
The article details Gans-Morse’s process in creating and premiering his opera at the UO School of Music and Dance, his relationships with composition faculty member Robe
Music Today Festival 2017

April 2017—Starting Wednesday, April. 19, the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance will premiere the Music Today Festival, a biannual celebration of the music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

Chamber Choir is Germany-bound
December 2, 2014—The University of Oregon Chamber Choir is once again headed overseas, this time to Marktoberdorf, Germany!
Singin’ in the Rain
Women’s Choral Society Celebrates 80 Years of UO Scholarships
Dossin invites audience to join him “In Beall with Brahms”
November 17, 2014—On Monday, Dec. 1, a premier performer in the Willamette Valley music scene will launch one of his most ambitious projects to date. 
 
Alexandre Dossin, University of Oregon associate professor of piano performance and piano literature, will launch “In Beall with Brahms,” a concert cycle featuring the complete chamber works with piano by Johannes Brahms, a first for the University of Oregon. The Dec. 1 concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Grose profiled by The Brass Herald
November 5, 2014—Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium Michael Grose is profiled in the October 2014 issue of The Brass Herald, a British publication.
 
The article details Grose’s experiences studying under the iconic wind and brass pedagogue
Salon-style Dance Concert spotlights Choreographers
November 3, 2014— The University of Oregon’s Department of Dance is pleased to present the 2014 Fall Feature Dance Concert.
Halls to Conduct Veterans Day Concert
October 27, 2014—In what is fast becoming an annual tradition, the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance is pleased to welcome Oregon Bach Festival artistic director Matthew Halls back to Beall Concert Hall for a special concert.