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UO Musicians Put a Kick in “Capoeira”
EUGENE, Ore.—(July 24, 2013)—The University of Oregon School of Music and Dance was instrumental in the creation of the music behind “Capoeira: Fly Away Beetle,” an award-winning documentary recently released for online download and rental. The film’s score was composed by Brian McWhorter, associate professor of trumpet at the University of Oregon.
Walter Kennedy's Choreography featured in N.Y. Musical
The upcoming New York Musical Theatre Festival production of Swiss Family Robinson: A Musical Adventure will feature choreography by UO Associate Professor Walter Kennedy. The production will run for five performances from July 9 through 17, at the new Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street in New York City.
Grant published in top journal

Assistant Professor of Music Theory Roger Mathew Grant has been published in the spring 2013 issue of Music Theory Spectrum, the top journal in the field of music theory.