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to the second-floor entrance will be
demolished and replaced with a
much more functional, safe, and
attractive approach. Also, we are
making plans and raising funds for a
renovation of Daniel Recital Hall
next summer that will provide addi-
tional space for classes, rehearsals,
the Music Media Center, and the
Piano Laboratory.
We hosted our National Association
of Schools of Music Visiting Evalu-
ators in March. They provided a
detailed report that affirms our mis-
sion and operations and provides
insightful guidance on improve-
ments that will continue to strength-
en our program.
I hope you will enjoy the articles
about the year that is past and catch
the hopeful enthusiasm of our fu-
ture!
We have just closed the book on
the 2011-2012 academic year and
it was a busy and successful one
for us! We saw an increase in the
quality and number of freshman
music majors this year and will
retain 63% of them into the sopho-
more year. This is a vast improve-
ment over the 33% retention rate
from the freshman to sophomore
year in 2011. So far, the fall 2012
freshman class of music majors
looks very promising. We have
awarded this incoming class the
highest number of large music
scholarships in the last eight years.
We presented excellent concerts
and recitals this year featuring an
array of musical styles from the
last 500 years of music history. For
the fourth year in a row, our aver-
age concert attendance increased.
Students and area residents recog-
nize the quality of our programs
and make attendance at them a
priority.
The Department of Music
launched a Facebook page this
year that is called Music at Chow-
an. So next time you’re on Face-
book, be sure to “like” us so you’ll
be able to see what’s going on
around here, listen to recent com-
positions and performances, and
communicate with us.
Daniel Hall has become a much
more comfortable building due to
the excellent HVAC system that
was installed last summer. Also,
classrooms are brighter because of
the new lighting and ceilings that
were installed. This summer, the
porch, planters, and steps leading
From the Department Chair
I N S I D E
T H I S I S S U E :
Meherrin
Chamber Orchestra
2
Pep Band Per-
forms At CIAA
Tournament
2
Alumni
Updates 2
Choral Area
News 3
Alex Welch
Wins
Composition
Award
3
Music
Education: Making a
Difference
4
Music
Education
Students
Attend NCMEA
Conference
4
Faculty
Highlights
5
Music
Industry News 5
Friends of
Music Report
6
Friends of
Music at Chowan
7
Department of
Music Events 2012—2013
8
S U M M E R 2 0 1 2
Upbeat! News from the Chowan University Department of Music
V O L U M E 3 - I S S U E 1
The 2011-2012 music events certainly had something to offer for all tastes – from those who enjoy the sounds of
a virginal or a jazz favorite, to those who’d rather hear some electro-acoustic beeps or the pounding of trashcans. Since an exhaustive list of concert highlights would take hours to read, let’s quickly revisit just a few moments
from the many meaningful musical experiences offered this year.
Starting things off was the Faculty Gala, where we heard Dr. Guthrie on the viola da gamba and Dr. Parker sing-
ing works by Jacques Ibert and Albert Hay Malotte. This wasn’t the only pastiche-style concert of the semester, as the Christmas at Chowan concert offered diverse selections from Vivaldi played by Michelle Jacobson to a
new choral work by James Green, Class of 1990.
The faculty members were busy with their own concerts as well, preparing three solo recitals over the course of the year. Mrs. Pressnell’s solo piano recital was first, where she played a mammoth Schubert sonata and a Bol-
com work employing some percussive extended techniques. Dr. Guthrie’s solo harpsichord recital offered the
audience a chance to hear a myriad different fugue styles from the immensely difficult and awe-inspiring Art of
Fugue by J.S. Bach. Dr. Moser finished the year off with a joint concert with Dr. Niky Hughes from High Point
University, setting minimalist piano music to an evening of performance art.
Our ensembles were busy this year, too, preparing concerts as diverse as any university. The Meherrin Chamber
Orchestra provided the community with two successful premieres: Dr. Amy Wethington’s A Little Water Music
and Dr. Guthrie’s Meherrin Symphony No. 2. Dr. Parker’s choirs, in addition to touring around the state, com-
bined for the Choral Showcase concert entitled, What A Wonderful World, presented at Chowan and at the Suf-
folk Center for Cultural Arts, where the audiences were treated with works from around the globe, including Isra-
el, Zambia, Italy and Scotland. Finally, Mr. Butrico organized the very enjoyable Prism concert, where members
of the Chowan Winds performed a variety of music in equally varied array of ensembles, from bossa nova to
flute choirs, marimba to garbage cans. continued on page 5
A Year of Memorable Performances
Dr. Gregory Parker
Alumni Updates
Meherrin Chamber Orchestra The Meherrin Chamber Orchestra presented two concerts this
year in Turner Auditorium. The fall 2011 concert featured Con-
certmistress Michelle Jacobson as soloist in Vivaldi’s
“Autumn” Concerto from the Four Seasons, and the world
premiere performance of Amy Wethington’s original 2011 sym-
phony, A Little Water Music.
A Little Water Music is a
three-movement work that
depicts biological themes
connected with life in water.
The first movement begins
in a mountain stream and
leads us down the mountain
to the second movement - a
manatee habitat (Manatee
Song). Finally, we end in
the ocean in the third move-
ment entitled “Waves.”
A Little Water Music
I. Carried Along by Stream Currents
II. Manatee Song
III. Waves
The spring 2012 concert featured Concertmistress Michelle
Jacobson as soloist in Vivaldi’s “Winter” Concerto from the
Four Seasons, and the world premiere performance of James M.
Guthrie’s Meherrin Symphony No 2, a neo-classical four-
movement work.
Meherrin Symphony No. 2
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Adagio
III. Scherzo
IV. Rondo
Next year the orchestra plans to complete the Vivaldi cycle with
Michelle performing the “Summer” Concerto. We are also
looking forward to a new composition by Bruce Moser, and
works by J. S. Bach, W. A. Mozart and many others.
Here’s what some of our graduates are doing. What about you? Email us at [email protected] to let us know where you are and what you are up to!
Josiah Antill, Class of 2011, has been working in Campus Ministries at Chowan and recently went on the Spring Break Cuba Mis-sion Experience. In June he will become an assistant in Whitaker Library. This coming August, Josiah will begin commuting to Campbell Divinity School to work on a Master of Divinity degree. He continues to play piano and sing for churches in the area. He is constructing a website at http://sites.google.com/site/nightpilgrimmusic/ and invites you to look him up! Maria Cox, Class of 2011, just completed work on the Rod Lumpkin worship CD entitled “The Intimate Realm”, which is available on iTunes, CD Baby, and Amazon.com. She has begun working with a manager and has performed a number of solo gigs. She has been offered the opportunity to perform overseas with the band Groovefactor. If she accepts, she will leave in mid-July on a six-month tour of Asia and the Middle-East. Chris Jernigan, Class of 2009, resides in Aulander. He is still employed at Halifax County Schools as an elementary music teacher and he plans to begin an elementary guitar program for the 2012-2013 school year. Ashley Hamrick, Class of 2007, is the music teacher at Davidson Elementary School in Davidson and David Cox Elementary School in Charlotte. The Davidson Elementary Honors Chorus was selected to perform the National Anthem for some Davidson College basketball games this year and six of her Honors Chorus students were chosen for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District-Wide Elementary Honors Chorus. Ashley was included in the Biltmore Who’s Who in North American Education for 2012. James E. Green, Class of 1990, is now the In-House Music Editor at Hinshaw Music Company in Chapel Hill. In 2012, His “Gloria a Dios” was released by Hinshaw Music and his “Cherokee Rose” and a new SATB version of “Morning Song (Cherokee Amazing Grace)” were released by Walton Music. The three-part version of “Morning Song (Cherokee Amazing Grace)” has become the ninth-best-selling title in the 62-year history of Walton Music Company. James has begun making and playing Native-American flutes. You can hear him play “Meditations” on one of his flutes at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itXzHWxoHi4.
The Department of Music has an Alumni Survey available. If you would be willing to help us out by completing one, email us and we’ll send it to you. It’s quick and easy!
P A G E 2
Pep Band Performs At CIAA Tournament 2011-2012 was an academic year full of many
exciting firsts; the first graduating class from the
Master of Education (M.Ed.) program, record
enrollment, and the construction of new student
housing.
Another first was the Chowan University Pep
Band’s attendance at the CIAA Basketball Tour-
nament in Charlotte. Thanks to the generous
financial support from the university, this trip
was made possible.
The tournament was exciting on many levels;
the women’s basketball team advanced to
the semi-final round before bowing out to the
eventual conference champion, as well as
being in attendance for First Lady Michelle
Obama’s visit.
Perhaps the most important outcome from
these three days was the heightened sense of
pride in Chowan University by the students,
and the general excitement around the instru-
mental music area. That enthusiasm is conta-
gious and will prove invaluable as the pro-
gram continues to grow.
P A G E 3 Choral Area News Chowan Singers presented nineteen
concerts during the year. In addition to
performances on campus, the choir
sang for school and church groups
throughout central and eastern North
Carolina. We presented eleven concerts
over the six days of our spring tour,
including our first performances in
North Carolina community colleges.
Enthusiastic audiences welcomed us to
Johnston Community College in Smith-
field and Coastal Carolina Com-
munity College in Jacksonville.
Cantare undertook a bold experi-
ment this year in the form of
moving rehearsals to 8:00 am on
Wednesdays and Fridays. Close
scrutiny of the University’s
schedule of classes revealed that
the 8:00 am time slot would have
the fewest class conflicts (big
surprise, right?). Also, it would
mean that the students chosen to
sing in Cantare would have to
possess a strong desire to be in
the group in order to haul them-
selves out of bed for an eight o’clock
rehearsal. The experiment was a huge
success and this edition of Cantare was
the best one yet! The group sang very
well all year long and excelled in the
performance of their jazz selections.
Chowan Chorus continued to provide a
great opportunity for students and area
residents to lift their voices together in
song. Student participation in the choir
was excellent and more community
members joined our ranks. The Chorus
sang very well in its performances on the
Christmas Choral Concert and the
Spring Choral Showcase.
Dr. Parker was once again invited to
lead the North Carolina Baptist Singers
Fall Retreat at Caraway Conference
Center in September. This is a wonderful
group of talented and dedicated singers
from Baptist churches all over the state.
In addition to the retreat, he had the priv-
ilege of serving as a guest conductor of
their October 24 concert at Unity Baptist
Church in Gastonia and at their Novem-
ber 7 concert at the Annual Meeting of
the Baptist State Convention of North
Carolina in Greensboro.
We ended our year by taking the Choral
Showcase Concert on the road to the
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts on
April 24. A very receptive audience of
338 people gathered in the beautiful
Birdsong Theater to hear our presenta-
tion of “What a Wonderful World”, a
concert featuring a wide array of musi-
cal offerings from around the globe. We
will perform at the Suffolk Center once
each year and excitement is already
building towards our presentation of
Handel’s Messiah there on
December 4. We anticipate a
sold-out house!
Finally, we announced our
plans to take Chowan Singers
on a concert and sightseeing
tour of Ireland in March 2013.
In conjunction with World
Cultural Tours, we have devel-
oped an outstanding itinerary
that will take us from Belfast
to Dublin, down the Boyne
River Valley, and to the an-
cient Hills of Slane and Tara
as we take in the wonders of the Emer-
ald Isle. The choir will present full con-
certs in Belfast and Dublin as well as a
noonday program at St. Patrick’s Cathe-
dral, the national cathedral of Ireland.
Chowan Singers at Olive Chapel Baptist Church in Apex
Dr. Parker directs the North Carolina Baptist Singers
Choral Showcase
Alex Welch Wins Composition Award Alex Welch was a first place winner in the Arnold Salop Memorial Composition Contest spon-sored by the Southeastern Composers’ League. Founded in 1950, the Southeastern Composers' League is an organization comprised of new classical and electronic art music composers and scholars located throughout the southeastern United States. It is one of the oldest organizations of its kind in America. The annual contest is open to full-time undergraduate students who study with faculty members who are members of the SCL. Alex studies composition with SCL member, Dr. James M. Guthrie, Associate Professor of Music. Welch won the contest with a percussion trio entitled Hypnogogia which was performed for the first time at the New Music Concert on November 17, 2011 in Daniel Recital Hall. Alex received a cash award, a performance of his composition at the annual SCL Conference, and recognition as a composer throughout the Southeastern United States. A native of Charlotte, Alex is a senior majoring in Music with an Emphasis in Music Industry.
P A G E 4
Faculty Highlights
Music Education: Making a Difference
“Embrace the community and provide for those in need.” That’s the mantra of Chowan’s Music Education students. As most music teachers will likely attest, public school music programs have a great many needs. Unfortunate-ly, modest budgets make it nearly impossible to meet those all-important needs. With that in mind, the Chow-an University chapter of NAfME (National Association for Music Education) set out to raise funds for an area public school music program, while also doing a service project for the Murfreesboro community. On Saturday, March 31st members of our NAfME stu-dent chapter held a free car wash at Colonial Pharmacy
on Main Street in Murfreesboro. With the help of music education students Spencer Adams, Vaughn Byrd, Cal-vin Carter, Frankie Daniels, Charly Sparks, Juan Win-stead, and faculty sponsor Michael Butrico, the organi-
z a t i o n washed 62 cars and raised a total of $553.60 through dona-tions and sponsorships over a period of six hours. Quite impres-sive, indeed! This year’s recipient was Chowan Uni-versity music alumnus, Chris Jernigan, Class of ‘09. During the April
Instrumental Showcase concert, Mr. Jernigan was invited to the stage and presented a check for full amount raised through the car wash. Mr. Jernigan plans to use the money to purchase eleven new gui-tars to use in his teaching positions at Aurelian Springs and Hollister Ele-mentary Schools in Hali-fax County. Congratula-tions to NAfME students for a job well done, and to Chris Jernigan for the fine work he does in support of his students!
April and with the Tar River Symphonic
Band in November. He attended the North
Carolina Music Educators Association
Conference in November. He and his wife,
Alessandra, welcomed Matthew Francesco
Butrico into the world on December 29.
James M. Guthrie, Associate Professor
of Music, attended an online webinar pre-
ented by Kevin Becka, Technical Editor of
Michael Butrico, Associate Professor
of Music, made two presentations during
the year: “Trombone Slide Technique:
The Use of the Natural Slur” for North
Carolina Trombone Day at Salem Col-
lege in October and “Appearance Emo-
tionalism: Interpretations of Life through
Music” at the Roanoke Canal Museum in
March. He performed with the Tar River
Philharmonic Orchestra in October and
Mix Professional Audio and Music Pro-
duction Magazine, entitled "Digital
Converters for Today's Studio". He
completed the requirements for the Spe-
cialist Studio Production Certificate
from the Berklee College of Music dur-
ing the summer of 2011. He will serve
as a judge for the Rosen-Schaffel
Young Artist Competition at Appalachi-
an State University in July.
Music Education Students Attend NCMEA Conference
Seven music education students from Chowan University’s Department of Music attended the North Carolina Music Edu-
cation Association (NCMEA) conference in Winston-Salem, NC. Those selected to go were Spencer Adams, Vaughn
Byrd, Calvin Carter, Frankie Daniels, Kenton Jolliff, Mark Puckett, and Juan Winstead.
NCMEA’s annual Conference provided our future music educators with an opportunity to participate in sessions focused
on various topics relating to the field of music education. The exhibits provided by music businesses, software providers,
colleges and universities, fundraising, camps, and touring and performance venues gave them a chance to see both estab-
lished products as well as materials just appearing on the market.
Thank you to the Friends of Music for your support that made this experience possible!
Music Industry News P A G E 5
Gregory Parker, Professor of Music,
performed at the Lasker Summer Music
Festival in July and attended the Ameri-
can Choral Directors Association South-
ern Division Conference in March. His
article, “Incorporating Improvisation
into Your Choral Rehearsal” was pub-
lished in the May edition of The Caroli-
na Caroler, journal of the North Caroli-
na Chapter of the American Choral Di-
rectors Association.
Bruce Moser, Assistant Professor of
Music, presented a lecture on the Chowan
Salon series entitled “John Cage: Minimal-
ist?” He has been selected to present this
lecture at the nief-norf Research Confer-
ence at Furman University in July. He
served as a judge for the Young Artists
Association Piano Competition at Mere-
dith College in March.
Paula Pressnell, Artist in Residence,
presented a solo piano recital at
Gatesville United Methodist Church in
September. Also in September, she at-
tended a piano workshop at Music &
Arts in Chesapeake, Virginia, featuring
clinician, Robert Vandall. In January,
she made a presentation on the intersec-
tion of faith and career for the youth of
Murfreesboro Baptist Church.
The Music Industry Club attended several informative webinars in the fall semester, including
Mixing Drums with Yoad Nevo, Producing and Mixing Country with Joe West, and Waves
Plugins with Eddie Kramer.
Kramer has been behind the boards for the biggest names in music - The Rolling Stones, Traffic,
Peter Frampton, Carly Simon, Joe Cocker, Johnny Winter, David Bowie, The Beatles, and Bad
Company, just to name a few.
Four music industry students presented electro-acoustic compositions at the Spring New Music Concert in
Daniel Hall. They composed the music using Propellerhead’s new Reason 6 Digital Audio Workstation
software, a featured program of study in the Computer Applications for Music course.
Presentations included: Alex Welch, Apoptosis (Winner of Best Musical Performance, Chowan University
Student Research Conference, 2012), Jordan Harrell, Branches, Courtney Baggett, Waves, and Tyrell Gal-
lop (aka Biscuit) presented The White Heron.
The guest Music Industry Day speaker this year was Nikki Marshall of Red Clay Clearances in
Atlanta, Georgia. She spent time with the music industry students and answered many questions
about the legal side of the music industry, copyright law and how to obtain clearances for music
for use in video, film, television and games.
Our guest Music Industry Day presenter for next year will be songwriter Shane Adams, who will give a concert featuring his
original songs as the culmination of his day with us on February 7, 2013.
Shane Adams, a Berklee College of Music alumnus ('95), entered the music business by making tape copies at Lyle Lovett's
music publisher. A few years later he contributed to the 1999 Grammy marketing campaign for Jack
Jones at Honest Entertainment. He ran two successful publishing companies (as Creative Director with
Harold Shedd and as Vice President with Mike O'Rear Publishing) before co-founding the internet record
label, Songwriter Records, as CEO. Most recently, Shane served as Creative Director/Catalog Manager
for Sea Gayle Music in Nashville. He is currently producing several songwriters, writing film scores, and
teaching songwriting and lyric writing courses for the Berklee College of Music’s online school.
Memorable Performances continued from Page 1. Ensembles were not the only place in which our students shined this year, as many of them prepared solo performances themselves. Two
seniors presented recitals in culmination of their tenures here. Mark Puckett’s performance of Beethoven’s Pathetique and Alex Welch’s
performance of Tenney’s Having Never Written a Work for Percussion were both quite stirring. In addition to the countless memorable
performances during Thursday’s Performance Labs, multiple students presented world premieres of their own electro-acoustic composi-
tions, including Welch, Lauren Snyder, Courtney Baggett, Tyrell Gallop, and Jordan Harrell.
Finally, in addition to the performances by the local talent, our department brought in some out-of-towners as well. To celebrate the
bicentennial of Franz Liszt’s birth, Paul Hanson and Joanne Kong presented a smattering of two-piano works, including some transcrip-
tions of his beloved Symphonic Poems. Also, the David Esleck Trio excited the audience with some familiar jazz standards, hymn ar-
rangements, and even a jazz-version of a movement from a Beethoven symphony.
These moments barely scratch the surface of the numerous musical experiences this year. It is our hope that the diversity of musical of-
ferings will only increase, and that you will be able to share even more of them with us next year.
Niki Marshall with students
Friends of Music Report
2011-2012 was a very successful year for the Friends of Mu-
sic at Chowan. The generous support of our donors is making
a dramatic impact on the Department of Music! Funds raised
this year have sent students to conferences, purchased instru-
ments and software, hired professional musicians, launched a
new music scholarship, and increased the corpora of existing
music scholarship funds.
Here’s a list of this year’s accomplishments:
1. We purchased a new Yamaha P22 upright piano for prac-
tice room 108
2. We provided financial assistance for Frankie Daniels,
Vaughn Byrd, Juan Winstead, Calvin Carter, Kenton Jol-
liff, Mark Puckett and Spencer Adams to attend the North
Carolina Music Educators Association Conference in
Winston-Salem in November
3. We hired professional orchestral musicians for the Me-
herrin Chamber Orchestra concerts on November 29 and
April 17
4. We purchased the following instruments: a clarinet, con-
gas, bongos, a 14” djembe (African drum), and a shekere
(African rhythm instrument)
5. We launched the Daniel Hunt Music Scholarship fund
6. We had additional gifts made to existing music scholar-
ship funds
7. We received a Senftleben clavichord from Ernestine An-
derson of Scotland Neck
8. We received a 1798 copy of solo vocal works by British
composer William Jackson from alumnus John Long of
Mineral, VA
9. We purchased Reason 6 (music production software) for
the music industry program
10. We brought Nikki Marshall of Red Clay Clearances in
Atlanta, GA to campus for Music Industry Day in Febru-
ary
11. We purchased a number of replacement parts for string
and wind instruments
12. We brought Joann Kong and Paul Hanson to campus for
their duo-piano concert in August commemorating the
200th anniversary of the birth of Franz Liszt
13. We brought the David Esleck Trio to campus for a jazz
concert in February
2011-2012 Financial Report (June 1, 2011-April 30, 2012):
Total scholarship gifts $13,825.00
Mail Campaign gifts $15,057.00
Choir Tour gifts $3,838.87
Gifts in Kind $2,700.00
Total raised $35,420.87
Total Music Scholarship
Corpus Value $490,386.35
We would like to extend our gratitude to Jane Newsome of
Winton who served as the Honorary Chair of the 2011-2012
Mail Campaign and we welcome Betty Duke of Ahoskie as
the Honorary Chair of the 2012-2013 campaign.
Here are our goals for 2012-2013:
1. The purchase of new band and orchestra instruments
2. The purchase of software and hardware for the music edu-
cation and music industry programs
3. Financial assistance for music students to attend confer-
ences such as the NCMEA conference and the Alpha Chi
National Convention, as well as auditions sponsored by
such organizations as the Music Teachers National Associa-
tion and the National Association of Teachers of Singing
4. Continued support of the MCO. A quintet of professional
players costs approximately $1,400 per performance and
the orchestra presents two concerts per year. One perfor-
mance of a major choral-orchestral work costs approxi-
mately $6,000, and we plan on presenting Handel’s Messi-
ah at Chowan on December 3 and at the Suffolk Center for
Cultural Arts on December 4
5. Establish at least one new endowed scholarship in music
6. Bring soprano, Sharon Munden, to campus in October for a
masterclass and recital
7. Bring Christian singer/songwriter, Shane Adams to campus
in February for Music Industry Day and a concert
8. Add a computer workstation, projector, and sound system
to the Instrumental Rehearsal Room
9. Renovate Daniel Recital Hall during the summer of 2013 to
serve as a multipurpose space for classes, choral rehearsals,
recording, and performances. This project also includes
repurposing the current choral room as a Music Media Cen-
ter and Computer Laboratory, moving the Piano Laboratory
to a larger space so more digital pianos can be added, and
providing much-needed additional studio space for the mu-
sic industry program. The estimated cost of this project is
approximately $300,000. It is essential to the continued
growth and efficacy of the Department of Music.
10. Install sound-deadening material in the practice rooms
We have a vision for the Department of Music and the Friends
of Music organization is an invaluable partner in transforming
the vision into reality! We trust that all who have given to the
organization will continue their support, perhaps at even higher
levels. We encourage you to invite your friends to join you as
members of the Friends of Music so we can continue to broaden
our base of support. Let’s make 2012-2013 our best year yet!
P A G E 6
Cantare sings for the
Friends of Music Dinner on April 30
Friends of Music at Chowan
Donor Rev. and Mrs. Thomas H. Caulkins
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Christison, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Early
Mr. and Mrs. Edsel W. Farless
Alice Linda Hassell
Colin D. Jones
John L. Long
Rev. and Mrs. Ronald W. McSwain
Alvin C. Newsome
Robert J. Paciocco
William L. Pollard
Bruce R. Pulliam
Gertrude Revelle
Joseph Kelly Reynolds
Brenda S. Spruill
Brandon Zoch
Mission Statement
The Friends of the Chowan University Department of Music will undergird the Department’s work in training musicians and serving the university
community and the public through performances and study opportunities by promoting the Department and its events as well as raising funds for
its operation.
Goals Support the Meherrin Chamber Orchestra
Establish music scholarships
Assist students and faculty with the expenses of participating in conferences, auditions, competitions, and tours
Assist the Department with the acquisition of instructional materials, equipment, and instruments
Assist the Department with the improvement of its facilities
Fund the performances of guest artists
Promote the Department of Music amongst prospective music majors and potential donors
Assist with the publicity of the Department’s events
Membership All people who love music and acknowledge its importance in our society are eligible for membership in the Friends of Music at Chowan. Mem-
bers receive the following benefits:
The fulfillment of knowing that you are making a positive impact on the University and the community
Recognition in a number of the Department of Music’s printed programs
Receipt of the Department of Music Newsletter
Receipt of the Department of Music Concert and Recital Calendar
An invitation to the annual Friends of Music Dinner
Membership Levels Student $20
Member $21-$99
Donor $100-$249
Contributor $250-$499
Patron $500-$749
Sustainer $750-$999
Benefactor $1000-$4,999
Philanthropist $5,000+
The Friends of the Chowan University Department of Music is a non-profit organization and all membership contributions are tax-deductible.
Please make checks payable to Chowan University.
For more information, please contact the Department of Music at 252-398-6236 or email [email protected].
P A G E 7
FRIENDS OF MUSIC
Member
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bridgers, Sr.
Elizabeth Francis-Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Norman G. Buskill
Betty Ann Gatrell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gosney
James M. Guthrie
Brownie Morgan Herbin
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Lewis
Lloyd Maxwell Long
Henry Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell H. Nicholson
Paula B. Pressnell
Dr. and Mrs. Charles J. Sawyer
Lesley Smith
Kay Mitchell Thomas
Jerry Yoder
Philanthropist
Jane Newsome
Julian Robertson
Charles B. Pond
Benefactor
Betty Rose Duke
Dan Hunt
Patron
Laurie Brook and Randy Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Bunch
James E. Farmer
Nancy Britton Lamm
Contributor Mr. and Mrs. Michael Butrico
Cecil S. Hollomon, Jr.
Lawrence W. Myers
Marvin Newsom
Dr. & Mrs. Gregory Parker
Sarah Virginia Parker
Department of Music
One University Place
Murfreesboro, NC 27855
Department of Music Events 2012—2013
September
8, Saturday, 7:00 pm – Church Choir Festival Concert, TA
13, Thursday, 7:30 pm – Faculty Gala Recital, TA
23, Sunday, 3:30 pm – Hampton Roads Wind Quintet, DRH
October
7, Sunday, 3:30 pm – NACUSA Concert, DRH
11, Thursday, 7:30 pm – Bruce Moser and Paula Pressnell
Faculty Piano Recital, TA
November
1, Thursday, 7:30 pm – Sharon Munden Guest Voice Recital, DRH
8, Thursday, 2:30 pm – New Music Concert, DRH
15, Thursday, 7:30 pm – Fall Choral Concert, TA
19, Monday, 7:30 pm – Chowan Winds Concert, TA
27, Tuesday, 7:30 pm – Meherrin Chamber Orchestra Concert, TA
December
2, Sunday, 3:30 pm – Christmas at Chowan, TA
3, Monday, 7:30 pm – Masterworks Concert, TA
4, Tuesday, 7:30 pm – Masterworks Concert, SCCA
February
7, Thursday, 7:30 pm, Shane Adams Concert, TA
21, Thursday, 7:30 pm, James M. Guthrie Faculty Harpsichord
Recital, DRH
March
7, Thursday, 7:30 pm, Chowan Singers and
Chowan Winds Concert, TA
21, Thursday, 7:30 pm, Bruce Moser Faculty Piano Recital, DRH
April
4, Thursday, 7:30 pm, Shelley Maddox Faculty Voice Recital, DRH
18, Thursday, 2:30 pm, New Music Concert, DRH
22, Monday, 7:30 pm, Choral Showcase Concert, TA
25, Thursday, 7:30 pm, Chowan Winds and Jazz Combo Concert, TA
30, Tuesday, 7:30 pm, Meherrin Chamber Orchestra Concert, TA
May
2, Thursday, 6:00 pm, Friends of Music Dinner, Chowan Room
Venues
DRH = Daniel Recital Hall
SCCA = Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts
TA = Turner Auditorium
We would love to have you in the audience for these events! Please note that the events calendar is subject to change. We will
send out concert cards at the beginning of each semester and post updated schedules on our website (www.chowan.edu). If you
have questions about an event, please call us at (252) 398- 6236 or email us at [email protected].
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