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Harriman-Jewell Series--special offer on concerts during MMTA conference
Monday, October 30, 2006
The Harriman-Jewell Series invites MMTA Conference participants to reserve the BEST AVAILABLE SEATS for $25 each (regularly $55) for any or all of the following downtown Kansas City presentations. (These performances occur on the weekend of the conference.)

NOTE: THIS OFFER EXPIRES AT NOON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3.

Please call the Harriman-Jewell Series at (816) 415-5025 and state your affiliation with the MMTA Conference when reserving your tickets. Then your tickets will be available for pick up at the MMTA Conference registration table on the William Jewell College campus.

MOSCOW STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Friday, November 10, at 8 p.m.
Folly Theater, 12th and Central Sts., Kansas City, Mo.

Formed in 1943, the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra is considered one of the best examples of a revered Russian cultural tradition. "The audience
was so enraptured" said one concert review, "that it seemed to hold its collective breath between movements." Maestro Pavel Kogan became music director in 1989, and has expanded their repertoire while staying true to ensemble's Russian heritage. The orchestra's planned program includes Smetna's Vltava; Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D, Op.35, (20-year-old Stefan Jackiw, violin soloist); and Dvorak's Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World."

CLASSICAL SAVION
Tap-dancer Savion Glover with classical and jazz musicians on stage:
Saturday, November 11, at 8 p.m.
Sunday, November 12, at 3 p.m.
Folly Theater, 12th and Central Sts., Kansas City, Mo.
Program: works and excerpts by Vivaldi, Dvorak, Bach, Bartok, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn and Glover (same or similar program for both performances)

Dance icon Savion Glover taps into classical masterworks for his recent inspiration: Classical Savion. As a chamber ensemble plays classical standards upstage, Glover taps out virtuosic transcriptions downstage. The master tapper "brings out the jazz" at the close of the program with his take on Sousa entitled Stars and Stripes Forever 4 Now. "This wasn't dancing to music, or with music; it was dancing as music," said the Oregonian in a September 2006 review.

For more information about the performances, please visit the series web page.

All the best,

Tim Ackerman
Harriman-Jewell Series
William Jewell College
www.harriman-jewell.org
816-415-5025

Map of route from William Jewell to the Folly Theater.



posted by Brent Hugh at 10/30/2006 09:42:00 PM | 0 comments
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2006 MTNA Composition winners from Missouri announced
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Here are the results of the 2006 MTNA State Student Composition Competition, from MTNA composition chair Mara Gibson:
We had a very competitive year with a total of 13 student composers.

Young Artist winner: Katie Andres, "Moodswings"
Teacher: Marcia Spence

Senior winner: Jamie Harshbarger, "Psalm 4"
Teacher: Kathy Miller

Junior winner: Victoria Yu, "A Dream of Nature"
Teacher: Mabel Kinder

Elementary winner: Blaise Rebman, "Headphone Harold"
Teacher: Mara Gibson

Additionally, based on adjudicator's extremely positive comments and some VERY close scores, three honorable mentions were awarded:

Beth Mitchell (elementary)
Teacher: Mara Gibson

Elizabeth Salley (junior)
Teach: Kathy Miller

Joshua Hey (senior)
Teacher: Mara Gibson

This years outstanding adjudicators included Chen Yi of the University of Missouri at Kansas City, Amy Williams of the University of Pittsburgh and Xiao-ou Hu, the 2006 Missouri State Commissioned Composer Winner.

posted by Brent Hugh at 10/28/2006 11:47:00 AM | 0 comments
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Fite Family Young Artist Piano Competition March 3-4, 2007 in Springfield
Sunday, October 22, 2006
The twelfth annual FITE FAMILY YOUNG ARTIST PIANO COMPETITION for pianists ages 14-18 will take place on March 3-4, 2007 on the campus of Missouri State University.

For more information or an application form contact Peter Collins, coordinator, at (417) 836-5548 or email PeterCollins -at- MissouriState.edu.

posted by Brent Hugh at 10/22/2006 12:29:00 AM | 0 comments
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