2011-2012 Annual Report
Department of Music Highlights & Opportunities
•The music Department produced over 80 concerts and recitals in 2011-2012 •New courses in the music education area, taught by Dr. Thomas Herb, will replace the block in our music education degree •Dr. Adam Lambert will begin his tenure as the Band Director at SUU this fall •The SUU Percussion Ensemble was selected as the featured performer at the Utah Music Educators Convention •SUU voice students travelled to Las Vegas to participate in the National Association of Teachers of Singing and had 6 division winners, 3 second place finishes, 4 third place finishes, and 5 honorable mentions •Senior vocal performance major, Greg Watts, performed the roll of Fiorello in the High Desert Opera Company’s production of the Barber of Seville
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•Junior percussion major, Lydia Bradshaw, semi-finalist in the Southern California Marimba Competition, was awarded the William F. Ludwig J. Scholarship to attend PASIC in the fall •We have a job placement record of over 90% among our music education graduates. Among those recently hired are Mike Wallace in Parowan, Nicole Christensen, Summit Academy High School in the Salt Lake Area, Matt McClellan at Whitehorse H.S., Aubrey Shirts at the Salt Lake School of Performing Arts, Brandon Larsen in Grantsville, Tana Jenson in Price and Bethany Brinton in Wyoming