Mt. Edgecumbe student Noah Andrew is shown playing Radiohead s Creep via an online video during the Southeast Region V Musical Festival last week. Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The annual Southeast Region V Music Festival drew hundreds of student musicians for an event held online this year because of COVID-19 concerns.
Hosted by Sitka High School, the event included most high schools across Southeast and locations across the country, with more than 600 students submitting video presentations that their peers watched via Zoom video conferencing.
Sitka High School music director Mike Kernin said student participants attended virtual workshops with Grammy award winners and were adjudicated by professional composers and musicians.
Pacific Lutheran University cutting 3 dozen faculty, majors
TACOMA (AP) Pacific Lutheran University will cut three dozen full-time positions to stabilize its budget after a months-long review by faculty of potential reductions.
The cuts will eliminate majors in German and Nordic Studies, minors in Classical Studies, German and Norwegian, and the Master of Science in Finance degree, The News Tribune in Tacoma reported.
Pacific Lutheran University cutting 3 dozen faculty, majors
April 12, 2021
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Pacific Lutheran University cutting 3 dozen faculty, majorsPacific Lutheran University
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) Pacific Lutheran University will cut three dozen full-time positions to stabilize its budget after a months-long review by faculty of potential reductions.
The cuts will eliminate majors in German and Nordic Studies, minors in Classical Studies, German and Norwegian, and the Master of Science in Finance degree, The News Tribune in Tacoma reported. While difficult, this work is an essential step in our strategic plan, and will allow PLU to remain true to its mission,” president Allan Belton said in a statement.
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Apr 9, 2021
A series of virtual experiences celebrating the lives and works of underrepresented composers will be showcased at the State University at Fredonia School of Music’s second annual Robert Jordan Piano Festival during April.
Named in the memory of Professor Emeritus Robert Jordan, who taught at the School of Music from 1980 to 2004, the festival will feature solo and collaborative piano music written by diverse/underrepresented composers, including women, African Americans and members of the LGTBQ community.
All festival events will be virtual and free to the public, but online registration is required to receive Zoom links. The registration link is docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMjTpQFmbt0AnjHzgRp3y9kxcTxgmQW638LwZxfOuvfkX4Kw/viewform