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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.
October 20, 2014—Sharon J. Paul, professor of music and chair of the UO’s Vocal Performance and Choral Arts area, is a 2014-15 Fund for Faculty Excellence awardee.
October 15, 2014—A performance of Chilean Andean music by Phusiri Marka will serve as the capstone event to a month of festivities at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
October 10, 2014—Prospective SOMD student eager to learn more about the admissions process are invited to join us in the month of October at any of these college fairs.
October 7, 2014—It’s back! On Sunday, Oct. 26, the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance will present the fourth annual Halloween SpookTastic! low brass concert, an annual, family-friendly event.
September 25, 2014—Associate Professor of Horn Lydia Van Dreel has released a new solo album. Entitled New Millennium Music for Horn, the album consists of a collection of works composed between 2004 and 2012.
September 22, 2014—If you’re trying to say something big, it requires an attention-grabbing method of communication.
 
September 22, 2014—The University of Oregon’s premier ChamberMusic@Beall concert series—known throughout Oregon for bringing renowned live chamber musicians to the ears of Willamette Valley music-lovers—is gearing up for its 2014-15 season. 
 
Six ensembles will take the stage in historic Beall Concert Hall during the UO’s 2014-15 academic year, ranging from chamber ensembles, to a viol
EUGENE, Ore.—(August 27, 2014)—The University of Oregon’s Suzuki Strings program will offer beginning violin and cello lessons for children ages four to six years old, with the fall lessons season beginning on September 16 from 6-8 p.m.
 
August 14, 2014—Robert Kyr, Philip H. Knight Professor of Composition and Theory, is profiled currently on National Public Radio’s Deceptive Cadence blog.