Nicole Buetti

Heaven & Earth – Portland Columbia Symphony (Nov. 11 & 13)

October 30, 2022

UP faculty and staff are invited to Portland Columbia Symphony’s “Heaven & Earth” concert and the premiere of “Quasar–Elegy for Viola and Orchestra,” composed by Nicole Buetti, of UP’s performing & fine arts department. The piece will be performed by the incredible, Grammy-nominated artist, Brett Deubner. This concert will also feature two other premieres and will conclude with Leonard Bernstein’s symphonic suite from “West Side Story.” Student tickets are half price, only $15.

PREMIERE: Friday, November 11 (Veteran’s Day), at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Portland

ENCORE: Sunday, November 13, at 3 p.m. at Gresham High School Auditorium, Gresham

Meet The Instruments!

April 9, 2021

Nicole Buetti, performing and fine arts, has been collaborating with the Portland Columbia Symphony on a very special, educational community outreach program called “Meet the Instruments.” This unique web-based series has been developed as both a way to engage elementary-aged children during the pandemic as well as employ local musicians who continue to be largely without work. It combines her original music compositions and puppet characters with members of Portland Columbia Symphony. The 16-part series introduces young listeners to the instruments of the orchestra through fun and engaging songs, stories, and personalities. It launched on Friday, March 12, at this link and will be continuing with a new episode being uploaded every Friday through June 25.

Please contact Buetti at buetti@up.edu for more information.

Three faculty members from International Languages and Cultures participated in the 121st annual conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), November 7-10 in Palm Springs, CA. Verena Hutter served as presiding officer and chair of both sessions on Austrian Studies. Maria Echenique presented “La Bolivia de Giorgina Levi.” Matthew Warshawsky presented “Una diáspora sefardita dentro de Sefarad: el exilio y la añoranza en la poesia de Moseh ibn Ezra.” He was also elected to serve a three-year term as a member-at-large of the PAMLA Executive Committee.

Andrew Eshelman, Philosophy, published “Religious Realism and Useful Fictions.” International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. October, 2024.

Paige Hall, Chemistry, was awarded an M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Prize for her Analytical-Inorganic-Physical-Computational Chemistry Poster. November, 2024.

Andrew Guest, Psychological Sciences and UP Core, presented “Teaching To Spark Intellectual Curiosity: Realities and Possibilities for a Sample of College Athletes.” North American Society for the Sociology of Sport conference. Chicago, Illinois. November 1, 2024. The presentation was based on collaborative research with Stephanie Salomone, Mathematics and Engineering, and Shaz Vijlee, Engineering.

Don Norton, Performing and Fine Arts, published “30-Minute Practice Routines for Classical and Jazz Saxophone.” DANSR/Vandoren Educational Resources for Musicians (online). November 22, 2024.

The Choral Arts Ensemble of Portland, with Dr. David De Lyser, Performing and Fine Arts, serving as Artistic Director/Conductor, will perform on All Classical Portland 89.9 KQAC on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 3 p.m. This will be the inaugural performance of the Roger O. Doyle Choral Series as part of All Classical’s Thursdays @ Three radio program. Dr. Roger O. Doyle was a UP Professor Emeritus (Performing and Fine Arts, retired 2010, passed away 2012) who conducted both the University of Portland Singers and the Choral Arts Ensemble for over 30 years.

David Fuentes, Nursing & Health Innovations, published “Leveraging Collective Expertise, Wisdom, and Guidance through Mastermind Teams.” Co-authors: Hughes JA, White A, Kuo G, Parmar J. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. January, 2024.

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