Raise Your Voice: A Social Justice Recital Exploring Violence Against Women Through the Ages

Date: 04/24/2013

Laura Hynes turns her D.M.A. recital into a unique performance titled Raise Your Voice, exploring issues of Violence Against Women through the ages via art song, text, dance and staging. The event was sponsored by a Community Engagement grant through the School of Music, and by the Aurora Center for Advocacy and Education.

Singers Laura Hynes, Beth Bayley, Elizabeth Windnagel, Sara Yoder, and Lauren Feider were joined by dancer Samantha Phillippi - the currently reigning Miss Minneapolis, guitarist Maja Radovanlija, and pianist Mijin Choi.

Repertoire includes songs by Libby Larsen, David Evan Thomas, William Bolcom, Kurt Weill, Leonard Bernstein, Germaine Tailleferre, Benjamin Britten, Jake Heggie, Aaron Copland, Ben Moore, and Reynaldo Hahn.

Listen to Laura Hynes (D.M.A candidate, voice, student of Adriana Zabala) discuss this event on Classical Minnesota Public Radio.

Students Engage Seniors Through Arts Connection!

This summer, some of the School of Music's graduate students will bring their talents to seniors. The goal of the Arts Connection Recitals is to bridge the gap between college-aged musicians and the elderly through two performance opportunities, increasing the quality of life for seniors through interpersonal relationships and live music performance and creating opportunities for students to study and perform additional repertoire, in the context of building relationships with senior citizens.

Building Connections with Cooperating Teachers

Dr. Keitha Hamann, Professor of Music Education, hosted a reception for cooperating K-12 music teachers who have worked with School of Music music education students. The event honored their contribution to the development of School of Music students, and offered an opportunity for both teachers and School of Music faculty to converse and work together to improve the student teaching experience.