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Nicole Hanig

Core Matters: Fine Arts, History, and Math

Three new essays have been posted on the Teaching & Learning site as part of the Core Matters series, which offer richly thoughtful explanations of the role each discipline plays in our University core curriculum. Learn about a discipline you might not yet have pondered: Nicole Leupp Hanig and Mead Hunter discuss Fine Arts 207; Brad Franco explores history; and Stephanie Salomone explains the role of mathematics.

Previous essays have covered literature, environmental science, chemistry, and psychology.

“Angel of the Amazon,” A New American Opera, Feb. 23

All are invited to a free performance of Angel of the Amazon, a new American opera by Evan Mack, on Saturday, February 23, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The opera presents the riveting story of Sr. Dorothy Stang and her 2005 martyrdom as she worked to help the poor in the Brazilian rainforest, and features UP faculty member Nicole Hanig in a supporting role. Co-sponsored by performing and fine arts and the Garaventa Center. For ADA accommodations or more information: x7228 or pfa@up.edu.

Lyric Theater Workshop Final Exam: Come Hear Us Sing!

The Lyric Theater Workshop Class will be having its final exam on Monday, December 10 (today, people!) at 4:10 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall.  The concert will feature staged scenes from music theater and opera and will last about one hour. Please join us if you are able. If you have any questions, contact Nicole Hanig, performing and fine arts, at hanign@up.edu.

UP Hosts National Association of Teachers of Singing Competition

The University recently hosted the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) classical competition for high school and college students from all of Oregon and Southwestern Washington, according to Nicole Hanig, performing and fine arts. UP senior Catherine Jacobs won first place in her division and then won first amongst all college students, earning her a spot in a master class alongside the Portland Opera Young Artists with international tenor Lawrence Brownlee in April, sponsored by Friends of Chamber Music.

 UP senior, Madeleine Tran won third place in her division. Both students have qualified to participate in the West coast regional competition and will have the chance to proceed to the national level. Students Tori Jacobs, Allyson Odem, McKennah Thornton, Lupita Zamora Rezendiz, Natalie Werner, and Alissa Henderson also participated.
For more information contact Hanig at x7805 or hanign@up.edu.

Jan. 24 Music at Midweek: Duo Odéon

Violin-piano team Duo Odéon, formed in 2014 by violinist Hannah Leland and pianist Aimee Fincher, will perform for Music at Midweek on Wednesday, January 24, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. All are welcome.

Leland and Fincher were completing their doctoral studies at Arizona State University when their mutual passion for twentieth century and contemporary music brought them together. Now they perform, research, and present the music of the American composer George Antheil along with other early twentieth century American composers. Their mission is to bring underperformed, often unpublished, music to new audiences in  inviting and unconventional environments.

For more information contact performing and fine arts at pfa@up.edu or x7228.

Come Watch PFA Students’ Final (Singing) Exams!

Please join performing and fine arts students and faculty for the Lyric Theater Workshop final exam, arguably the only final exam compelling enough to observers to warrant an audience. Students will perform solos from music theater beginning at 4:10 p.m. on Monday Dec. 11.  The performance will most likely last an hour. For more information contact Nicole Hanig, performing and fine arts, at x7228 or hanig@up.edu.

Come Watch PFA Students’ Final (Singing) Exams!

singersPlease join performing and fine arts students and faculty for the Lyric Theater Workshop final exam, arguably the only final exam compelling enough to observers to warrant an audience. Students will perform solos from music theater and opera beginning at 4:10 p.m. on Monday, December 12.  The performance will most likely last an hour. For more information contact Nicole Hanig, performing and fine arts, at x7228 or hanig@up.edu.

Music at Midweek: Stephen Lancaster, Baritone

stephen_lancaster_headshot_2013_green-copyBaritone Stephen Lancaster will perform on Wednesday September 21, in Mago Hunt Recital Hall from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. His performance, part of the Music at Midweek series, is free and open to all.

Lancaster is an associate professor of voice at the University of Notre Dame. He has been featured in venues around the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Chicago Cultural Center, Chiang-Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Centro Cultural de Belém, Petit Palau de la Música Catalana, and Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall.

For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.

Music At Midweek

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The next Music at Midweek performance will feature baritone Allen Saunders of Northern Arizona University and pianist Jeffrey Peterson of Baylor University performing music by American composers on Wednesday, March 16, at 12:30 p.m., in Hunt Center Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to all.

For more information contact Nicole Hanig, performing and fine arts, at 7228 or hanign@up.edu.

UP Singers Shine in Vocal Competition

NATSsingersThe University of Portland hosted the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Cascade Classical Auditions on January 29-30. The annual vocal competition is for high school and college students from Oregon and Southwest Washington, with the largest categories comprising lower college women (freshmen and sophomores) and upper college women (juniors and seniors). The competition attracted 160 students from the NATS Cascade Chapter to the UP campus, and competitors from the University of Portland music program included three first place winners.

  • Lower College Women: Maddie Tran, sophomore, first place; Alissa Henderson, freshman, second place
  • Upper College Women: Lauren Kulesa, senior and Taylor Kendig, junior, tied for first place; Nicole Benavente, senior: third place
  • Upper College Men: Tanis Gonzaga-Guzman, junior, third place

All those listed will continue to the regional round in March, and those who go on from there will compete at the NATS National Convention in Chicago in July.

For more information contact Nicole Hanig, performing and fine arts, at 7858 or hanig@up.edu.