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Music at Midweek

Music at Midweek: Rhythmic Workshop

September 27, 2019

The next Music at Midweek event will feature TaKeTiNa, a rhythmic workshop with Mary Kogen (pictured) and Jacob Stein, on Wednesday, October 2, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. All are welcome to attend. According to Kogen’s website, “TaKeTiNa invites everyone to be a beginner again. It lets people re-experience the resilience […]

Filed Under: 09-16-2019, 09-30-2019, Academics, Music at Midweek, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Music at Midweek, Performing and Fine Arts, TaKeTiNa

Music at Midweek: The Alexander Technique, Sept. 25

September 20, 2019

The September 25 Music at Midweek event will be “Introduction to Alexander Technique,” with Rebecca Robbins, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. The event is free and open to all. Robbins will speak on the Alexander Technique, invented by Frederick Matthias Alexander (1869-1955). An account of Alexander’s self-experimentation and discovery is related in […]

Filed Under: 09-23-2019, Academics, Music at Midweek, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Music at Midweek, Performing and Fine Arts

Music at Midweek: Laura Loge & Steven Luksan

September 6, 2019

The next Music at Midweek performance will feature soprano Laura Loge and pianist Steven Luksan on Wednesday, September 11, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to all. For more information contact performing and fine arts at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.

Filed Under: 09-09-2019, 09-09-2019, Academics, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Music at Midweek, Performing and Fine Arts

Music at Midweek: Voice Technique Master Class, March 27

March 22, 2019

The next Music at Midweek will feature a master class lecture on “Contemporary and Commercial Voice Technique” by Matthew Edwards on Wednesday, March 27, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Music at Midweek is free and open to all. Edwards is one of the leading voice teachers for commercial and musical theatre […]

Filed Under: 03-25-2019, Academics, Music at Midweek, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Matthew Edwards, Music at Midweek, Performing and Fine Arts

Music at Midweek: Dan Balmer & Friends, March 20

March 15, 2019

The next Music at Midweek will feature a jazz combo, Dan Balmer and Friends, on Wednesday, March 20, 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Music at Midweek is free and open to all. Balmer is a renowned guitarist who has worked with the Tom Grant Band in the 1990s, on world tours with […]

Filed Under: 03-18-2019, Academics, Music at Midweek, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Dan Balmer & Friends, Music at Midweek, Performing and Fine Arts

Music at Midweek, March 13: XX Digitus Duo

March 8, 2019

This week’s Music at Midweek event will feature the piano duo, XX Digitus Duo, on Wednesday, March 13, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. The performance is free and all are welcome. Made up of Maria Garcia and Momoko Muramatsu, XX Digitus Duo is based in Portland and has gained wide acclaim […]

Filed Under: 03-11-2019, Academics, Music at Midweek, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Music at Midweek, Performing and Fine Arts, XX Digitus Duo

Music at Midweek, Feb. 27: Glazier & Ugorich

February 22, 2019

This week’s Music at Midweek featured Jackie Glazier on clarinet and Ivan Ugorich on piano on Wednesday, February 27, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Music at Midweek is free and open to all. Glazier is an active soloist, chamber musician, orchestral clarinetist, pedagogue, and advocate of new music. She was appointed […]

Filed Under: 02-25-2019, Academics, Music at Midweek Tagged With: Ivan Ugotrich, Jackie Glazier, Music at Midweek

Music at Midweek: Composer Evan Mack, Feb. 20

February 15, 2019

The next Music at Midweek will feature composer Evan Mack lecturing about his compositional process on Wednesday, February 20, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Music at Midweek is free and open to all. Mack is an American composer, librettist, and pianist. He is highly esteemed as a gifted composer by music […]

Filed Under: 02-18-2019, Academics, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Evan Mack, g, Music at Midweek, Performing and Fine Arts

Music at Midweek: Jonathan Govias Lecture, Feb. 6

February 1, 2019

The next Music at Midweek will feature orchestral faculty candidate Jonathan Govias lecturing on music history at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Free and open to all. For more information contact performing and fine arts at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.

Filed Under: 02-04-2019, Academics, Music at Midweek, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Jonathan Govias, Music at Midweek, Performing and Fine Arts

Music at Midweek: Orchestral Candidate César Leal, Jan. 30

January 25, 2019

This week’s Music at Midweek will feature a music history lecture by PFA orchestral candidate César Leal on Wednesday, January 30, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. The lecture is free and open to all. For more information contact PFA at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.

Filed Under: 01-28-2019, Academics, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Cesar Leal, Music at Midweek, Performing and Fine Arts

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Larry Larsen, Performing and Fine Arts, designed the scenery for the production of In Clay for the Broadway Rose Theatre Company. The one woman musical tells the story of French ceramics artist Marie Berthe Cazin and is playing at the theater’s new stage space in downtown Tigard from January 23 – February 15, 2026.

Nicole Harvey, Nursing & Health Innovations, presented “Leveling Up Music History: Teaching Video Game Music in Online and Classroom Settings.” Co-presenter: Tellock, J. Presented at the Music and Gaming Symposium: Super MAGFest 2026. National Harbor, Maryland. January, 2026.

Simon Aihiokhai, Theology, published “‘Ordinary Time is a Period of Altruistic Living.’ Reflections on the Readings for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time. January 18, 2026.” VoiceAfrique.org. January 17, 2026.

Corey S. Pressman, Public Health & Wellness, will be the featured artist in a solo exhibition of works entitled Aletheia. Presented by Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, the exhibition will be on view from January 30 through April 27, 2026. An artist reception will be held on Sunday, February 8 at 11:30 a.m. and is open to the public.

Naveen Gudigantala, School of Business, presented “Beyond zero-shot: Enhancing LLM financial complaint classification with relevancy-driven RAG-based few-shot prompting.” Presented at the 59th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, January 9, 2026.

Susan McDaniel, Performing & Fine Arts, performed as the pianist for the visual album GILGAMESH, now available on all streaming platforms and YouTube. GILGAMESH is the contemporary retelling of an ancient tale and explores themes of friendship and mortality, incorporating song, dance, and film. Featuring music by J. Scott Brubacher and libretto by David James Brock, with direction and production by Four/Ten Media, the project is the result of a decade-long, interdisciplinary collaboration. The performers are baritone Stephen Lancaster, pianist Susan McDaniel, and dancer/choreographer Kyle Marshall (as Enkidu), with additional artistic collaborators Edo Tastic (creative designer), Daniel Stein (audio producer), and Bill Maylone (audio engineer). View the Visual Album, Behind the Scenes footage, and learn more About the Project.

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