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The University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music

2 days ago

Fred Fox School of Music alumnus Douglas-Jayd Burn is excited to return to the stage with Richmond Ballet as part of their September Studio performances from September 15th to the 29th. He will perform music by Enrique Granados and Franz Schubert that will accompany the choreography of Mate Szentes and Ma Cong. There are options for both in-person and virtual attendance, and more information is available at .

Douglas-Jayd Burn graduated from the University of Arizona in 2018 with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance. He expressed that he misses his alma mater, and sends warm greetings to all of us, students, alumni, faculty and staff!

A native of Richmond, Virginia, Douglas-Jayd Burn began serious musical study at age 18 and now holds degrees in piano performance from the University of Arizona (DMA 2018), the Hartt School (MM 2013), and Virginia Commonwealth University (BM 2007), studying with John Milbauer, David Westfall, and Dmitri Shteinberg respectively, and also studying organ with Ardyth Lohuis. He has appeared in master classes with Eric Larsen, Sonia Rubinsky, and Edward Newman. He has served as an instructor at the University of Arizona under the guidance of Lisa Zdechlik, and as a Teaching Fellow at the Hartt School. Burn also adjudicated for the 2020 Reno Tahoe Piano Competition and the Tucson Music Teachers Arizona Study Program in 2017.

Burn maintains an active career as a pianist and chamber artist. In Europe and the United States, he has performed with members of the Zürich Opera Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Deutsch Oper Berlin, Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Symphony Orchestra, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, and Richmond Symphony Orchestra. He was selected as the Academy Fellow Pianist for the Talis Festival’s 2018 and 2019 seasons. Burn has performed with Richmond Ballet and accompanied works choreographed by Jerome Robbins, Mate Szentes, and Ma Cong. As an organist, he is in frequent demand for both worship and concert settings throughout Virginia. He is currently the Organist/Music Assistant at Huguenot Road Baptist Church, and has previously served as Director of Music and Organist at the Unitarian Society of Hartford and Chester Presbyterian Church.

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The University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music

3 days ago

We are delighted to announce Bolton Guitar Studies Virtual Series' event for this week featuring renown German luthier Antonius Müller.

This event is scheduled for Friday, September 18th at 11 a.m. (PST). The meeting will last one hour and a half, where Antonius will share his thoughts on guitar making and his own work. A Q&A segment will take place towards the end of the session.

To access the meeting simply go to the Bolton Guitar Studies website and click on the link for the Zoom meeting, found below the flyer:

The password to enter this virtual class will be sent by email to all interested parties. If you would like to be a part of this virtual class, please email Ana Maria Iordache (anamariaiordache@email.arizona.edu) and let her know your name and affiliation. ... See MoreSee Less

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The University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music

3 days ago

Nuestra herencia hispana está llena de carácter, familia y comunidad, que está enlazado con nosotros para ser Wildcats de por vida. Nosotros nos esforzamos cada día para celebrar nuestra rica herencia en nuestro campo universitario. GATOS POR VIDA!

Our Hispanic Heritage is a vibrant thread of character, family and community, woven into our being like Wildcats for life. We strive to celebrate the rich heritage of our campus each day. GATOS POR VIDA! ... See MoreSee Less

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The University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music

4 days ago

Congratulations to DMA student Sinamar Respicio, who has been invited to serve as the World Musics and Cultures Repertoire and Resources Chair for the Arizona Chapter of American Choral Directors Association! Thank you for your service to the profession and for representing University of Arizona on the state board. ... See MoreSee Less

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The University of Arizona Fred Fox School of Music is with Erin Plisco and Thomas Wininger.

1 week ago

Congratulations to Fred Fox School of Music alumni Thomas Wininger (Distinguished Graduate Student 2019) and Erin Plisco (Distinguished Graduate Student 2017) on their recent marriage! Both Wininger and Plisco graduated with the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Arizona.

This fall, Dr. Wininger begins his tenure as Director of Choral Activities/Assistant Professor of Music at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he oversees the choral program, directs three choirs, and teaches choral conducting and choral literature. Prior to his appointment at MSU, he served as Director of Choral Activities at Thiel College in Pennsylvania.

Last summer, Dr. Plisco (Associate Director of Choral Studies at Missouri State University) served as visiting conducting faculty for the three-summer MM in choral conducting program at Simpson College (Iowa), and toured to Ireland with the MSU Chamber Choir as part of the Limerick Sings Choral Festival. She was recently appointed the SSAA Choirs Repertoire & Resource Chair for the Southwestern division of the American Choral Director’s Association (ACDA), in addition to holding a similar post with the Missouri ACDA chapter. She has accepted invitations to present at both the National ACDA Conference (Dallas, Texas) and the Oxford Conducting Institute International Conducting Studies Conference (University of Oxford) in the spring of 2021. Also in the spring of 2021, Dr. Plisco will become the first woman in the school's history to conduct the MSU President's Concert (Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" with the MSU combined choirs and symphony orchestra). ... See MoreSee Less

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