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Merling Trio premieres new work by Peter Scott Lewis

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… Trio KALAMAZOO—The Merling Trio, recognized as one of today’s premier ensembles, will appear in concert at … are available from Miller Auditorium at millerauditorium.com/som or by calling (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858. … of "Surviving a Storm" by Peter Scott Lewis. The work was commissioned by the School of Music as part of its 100th …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5352

Fisk Jubilee Singers share traditional spirituals

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… Wednesday, Feb. 15 , in Western Michigan University's Dalton Center Recital Hall. General admission tickets are $12, … They are available at the door and through the Miller Auditorium Ticket Office at millerauditorium.com/som , (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858. Formed in 1871 …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/126

Finalists for honors college associate dean make public presentations

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… including a reception following, is scheduled for 2 to 3:30 p.m. Presentation schedule Dr. Gunther Hega , … professor and associate chair in the Department of History, Wednesday, Feb. 8. Dr. Carla Koretsky , professor of … as assistant professor of geosciences at WMU in 2000, becoming associate professor in 2005 and professor in 2011. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2012/02/129

University Percussion Ensemble closes concert series

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… concert series at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The performance will be preceded by … are available from Miller Auditorium at millerauditorium.com/som or by calling (269) 387-2300 or (800) 228-9858. … ensemble will premiere WMU alumnus Dennis DeSantis' "Buck," commissioned by the Percussion Ensemble and the School of …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/03/5851

Gold Company presents annual Sneak Preview concert

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… Gold Company presents annual Sneak Preview concert Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Gold Company was the only U.S. ensemble invited to perform at this summer's Choralies Festival in France. …

https://wmich.edu/news/2013/10/10651

Broadway producer picks WMU theatre student's song for contest

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… Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Watson KALAMAZOO—A Tony Award-winning Broadway producer has chosen a Western … for the musical. Both students are from Darien, Ill. The competition Watson will perform "Scared of Falling" … and Natalie Weiss. There were only 10 songs selected to compete for the $500 cash prize and most were written by New …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/01/13122

Shirley A. Ray obituary

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… retired from the University in 1991. She was assistant director of what was then called Handicapped Student Services at … time of her retirement. She remained active with the WMU community after her retirement, often attending campus … by two sons and four grandchildren. Ray was born in Washington, D.C., in 1926, married Hal Ray in 1952 and had lived in …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/03/45853

Longtime WMU music professor, internationally known composer dies

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… Longtime WMU music professor, internationally known composer dies Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … Curtis Curtis-Smith , an internationally known contemporary composer and pianist who taught at Western Michigan … home in Kalamazoo. He was 73. Curtis Curtis-Smith Washington native Curtis-Smith joined the faculty in 1968 as an …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19619

New music ensemble, Birds on a Wire, presents 'A Strange Magic'

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… "A Strange Magic" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20 , in the Dalton Center Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the … The program will feature two works by School of Music composers. The ensemble will perform Christopher Biggs ' … "A Special Magic, String Quartet No.2." The award-winning composer will be in attendance for the performance. Graduate …

https://wmich.edu/news/2018/02/45250