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Events

Organ Studio Recital

Friday, May 3, 2024 12:00pm
Voxman Music Building
Organ Studio Recital The students of Gregory Hand will perform. This concert is free and open to the public. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31055
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Layers of Meaning: Teaching Instrumentation and Texture

Friday, May 3, 2024 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Music schools across the English-speaking world are attempting to become more broadly inclusive of different types of musics and students. This talk considers why theorists should—and how we can—incorporate timbre analysis into an undergraduate theory curriculum, and how this can contribute to a more equitable theory curriculum. I present some practical lessons and assessments and identify areas where timbre might fit most easily into a traditional or a modular curriculum. Timbre...

DMA III Recital: Natália Terra, double bass

Friday, May 3, 2024 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building
DMA III Recital: Natália Terra, double bass The concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31056 This concert is free and open to the public.

Optional Recital: Intersection Acapella

Friday, May 3, 2024 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Optional Recital: Intersection Acapella  This concert is free and open to the public.
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