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ASU students make sure the music therapy plays on for clients at home

For an older person with dementia, a rousing rendition of big-band music might stir some memories. And when that older person claps or sings along, the brain connection is even stronger. That’s one...
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Fighting ‘dehumanization’ with the humanities

The year 2020 has proven to be one full of heartache, fear and anger. Social injustices that have existed in the U.S. for generations are now being thrown into sharp relief. What can the humanities...
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ASU Sun Devil Marching Band’s video cheers on Sun Devil Nation

The Arizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band, School of Music and Sun Devil Athletics banded together to create a virtual performance of the fight song to show support and build encouragement...
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Frozen in time: A film student's creative response to the pandemic

As a new member of Herberger Institute Professor Daniel Bernard Roumain ’s DBR Lab , ASU film student Keegan Carlson was looking forward to performing with the lab at National Sawdust in Brooklyn,...
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Barrett Honors College recognizes five Outstanding Graduates at May 2020 virtual convocation

Every student in Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University is talented and special in their own way. In every class there are many accomplished students with skills in a vast array of...
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Herberger Institute students to premiere work on Facebook Live

Seven Arizona State University artists will showcase new works as part of ASU Gammage’s Digital Connections Facebook live series on Wednesday, May 6. Composer and storyteller Cole Travis, dance...
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Music professor to perform world premiere of saxophone concerto by Grammy-nominated composer

Christopher Creviston , associate professor in Arizona State University's School of Music and internationally renowned saxophonist, will perform the world premiere of Concerto for Soprano...
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ASU School of Music professor publishes landmark book on ethnomusicology

From the temples of Bali to the depths of the Amazon jungles, ethnomusicologists have traveled around the globe to journal humanity’s relationship with music. Ted Solís , professor of ethnomusicology...
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ASU voice professor releases first solo and duo recording

Stephanie Weiss , assistant professor of voice in the ASU School of Music, recently released her first solo and duo recording, “ Sacred & Profane: Duo Au Courant Performs Song Cycles of Daron...
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ASU School of Music announces new director of wind ensembles

Jason Caslor, associate professor and associate director of bands and orchestras in the ASU School of Music, will take the helm as director of ASU wind ensembles beginning fall 2019. Caslor , an ASU...
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New ASU music composition professor combines iconic sounds to create new meanings

Composer Alex Temple has joined the Arizona State University School of Music in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts as an assistant professor of music composition. “I have taught a...
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ASU's Daniel Bernard Roumain: The sheer fear of creating new and innovative work

Daniel Bernard Roumain’s work as a composer and performer focuses on fostering awareness of and conversations about complex social issues. An Institute Professor in Arizona State University's...
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ASU opera singer rebuilds her voice and discovers new artistic path

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2020 graduates . ASU graduate student Stephanie Sadownik, DMA in voice performance, started suffering from undiagnosed...
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Persistence pays off for ASU School of Music graduating student

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2020 graduates . Annie Villalobos Vincent has been waiting 20 years to achieve her dream and receive her college...
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ASU graduate student discovers passion for teaching music

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2020 graduates . After completing her Bachelor of Arts degrees in music and psychology, and having taught private...
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Graduating pianist has learned the keys to success

Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2020 graduates . Pianist Gavin Laur, who is earning his Bachelor of Music in keyboard performance with a concentration...
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ASU School of Music doctoral student wins prestigious symphony competition

Arizona State University School of Music doctoral student Nathaniel De la Cruz recently won first prize in the prestigious Coeur d'Alene Symphony National Young Artists College Strings...
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ASU graduating student combines music, science as a 21st-century musician

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2019 commencement . Felix Herbst refuses to settle on one path. The 21st-century musician is a violinist, vocalist and arranger-composer...
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ASU music theater and opera alumna returns to ASU Gammage

Arizona State University School of Music alumna Caelan Creaser returns to ASU to represent the "Frozen" North American Tour . Creaser, who earned a bachelor's degree in musical theater...
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Herberger Institute alumni, faculty receive grants from Arizona Commission on the Arts

The Arizona Commission on the Arts awarded grants to 31 artists throughout the state, including two faculty members and six alumni from Arizona State University's Herberger Institute for Design...
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Music alums selected for national arts leadership and artistic development programs

Two Arizona State University School of Music alumni have been selected to participate in the Sphinx Organization’s national arts leadership and artistic development programs dedicated to transforming...
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Music alum wins Canadian Screen Award for best original song

Arizona State University School of Music alumnus Joshua Hill is the recipient of the 2018 Canadian Screen Award for best original song for his work on the 2017 animated feature film “ The Breadwinner...
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ASU School of Music doctoral graduate wins prestigious dissertation award

Carolyn Rose Rynex, Arizona State University School of Music alumna, was awarded the prestigious 2017 Julius Herford Dissertation Prize from the American Choral Directors Association for her doctoral...
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ASU music alumnus appointed assistant professor at Ithaca College

David Earll, Arizona State University School of Music alumnus, has been appointed assistant professor of tuba and euphonium at the Ithaca College School of Music in New York, beginning fall 2018....
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