IML Newsletter
Greetings from the Institute for Music Leadership! September 2008
Dear Eastman Students, Faculty and Staff,
Welcome to the 2008/09 school year! We hope you had a wonderful summer and are ready for an exciting year. To find out what is new in our office and also what projects we have coming up this year, visit our website: http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/projects.php. Also, don’t miss our upcoming events listed below!
Best wishes for a successful year,
The Staff of the Institute for Music Leadership
Upcoming IML Events
Fulbright Informational Meeting
Friday, September 5, 2008
5:00 PM
Miller Center Room 320 (Third floor conference room)
NOW is the time to start thinking about applying for these lucrative travel/ study grants that can take you almost anywhere in the world. All 2008-09 applicants must attend. All potential future applicants are strongly encouraged to attend. Questions? Visit the ESM Fulbright Information website at http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/careers/fulbright.php or Email Professor Steingrover at rsteingrover@esm.rochester.edu
Orchestra Musicians Forum: Polyphonic Conference of Key Orchestra Musician Leaders
Monday, September 8, 2008
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Ciminelli Lounge in the Student Living Center
This conference of orchestra musician leaders brings together the chairpersons of 22 of the largest orchestras in the country to discuss the Orchestra Musician Forum website, Polyphonic.org--its impact on the orchestra world since its inception two and one half years ago and its future direction. To the best of our knowledge this is the first time this group of musicians, who are elected by their respective orchestras, has been assembled in such a meeting. The conference is facilitated by Paul Boulian, who has worked extensively in the areas of strategy, leadership and accelerated change processes for both corporate and nonprofit entities. Paul has worked with symphony orchestra organizations to design and implement facilitated change processes since 1993.
Open to ESM faculty and staff only. In conjunction with this conference, master classes are being held as noted below. Please note location -- master classes are NOT being held in Ciminelli.
Polyphonic Conference Master Classes
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Double Bass, Master Class location: ESM 442
(J. B. VanDemark, professor)
Burke Shaw, Houston Symphony
Bruce Ridge, North Carolina Symphony
Bassoon, Master Class location: ESM Annex 708
(John Hunt, professor)
Jonathan Sherwin, The Cleveland Orchestra
Brad Buckley, Saint Louis Symphony
Robert Wagner, New Jersey Symphony
Harp, Master Class location: ESM 320
(Kathleen Bride, professor)
Kathy Kienzle, Minnesota Orchestra
Horn, Master Class location: ESM Annex OSL 101
(Peter Kurau, professor)
Joseph Rounds, Pittsburgh Symphony
Mark Houghton, Ft. Worth Symphony
Dave Angus, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
Jon Garland, Syracuse Symphony
Tuba, Master Class location: ESM Annex 707
(Don Harry, professor)
James Akins, Columbus Symphony
Gary Ofenloch, Utah Symphony
Trumpet, Master Class location: ESM Annex 710
(Jim Thompson, professor)
Brian Rood, Kansas City Symphony
ALP Info Session & Pizza Party
Thursday, September 11, 2008
6:00 PM
ESM Room 120
Want to learn more about the Arts Leadership Program and talk to current ALP students in an informal setting? Don't miss the ALP Pizza Party!
ALP Applications are Due!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
4:00 PM
Don’t forget! All applications are due no later than 4 pm.
Eastman Weekend
October 16-19, 2008
Don’t miss all the exciting events going on during Eastman Weekend! For more information, visit http://esm.rochester.edu/eastmanweekend/
Office of Careers and Professional Development
Sign up for the Gig Service!
The Eastman School of Music is known in the Rochester community for providing excellent musicians for local events and occasions. The Office of Careers and Professional Development operates an online gig database which posts local employment opportunities submitted to us from the community, from one-time gigs to recurring appointments. To take advantage of this service, students must first register through the Office. Visit the Gig Service to download a registration form (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
On-Campus Jobs
Many student employment opportunities are publicized through the University of Rochester's Student Job Board in coordination with our office and the River Campus Careers Center. Here you can find Eastman positions, as well as links to those at the various departments of the University, including Strong Memorial Hospital, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Memorial Art Gallery.
Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is pleased to announce the Kauffman Dissertation Fellowship Program, an initiative of great significance to the faculty and students of your institution. During the 2008-2009 academic year, the Kauffman Foundation will award up to 15 Dissertation Fellowship grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A. or other doctoral students for the support of dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship. Recipients may use the grant to pay for costs associated with their dissertation, including data collection and analysis, databases, specialized hardware/software, and travel.
This initiative will help launch a cohort of world-class scholars into this young and exciting field, thus laying a foundation for future scientific advancement. We hope that the findings generated by this effort will be translated into knowledge with immediate application for policy makers, educators, service providers and entrepreneurs.
For complete information, visit the following link which contains a downloadable RFP: http://www.kauffman.org/kdfp/. The deadline to submit proposals is Wednesday, October 1, 2008.
Catherine Filene Shouse Arts Leadership Program
Recruiting for ALP has begun!
If you are a member of the Class of 2010 or a newly matriculated graduate student, now is the time to apply. Applications are due Tuesday, September 16, 2008. For more information on the program and to learn how to apply, visit http://www.esm.rochester.edu/iml/alp/join.php
Accomplishment Page
Visit our new Accomplishments web page to get the scoop on grants, awards and other opportunities our ALP students and alumni have taken advantage of through ALP.
ALP on Facebook
Join the Arts Leadership Program Facebook page and take advantage of some networking opportunities. Sign into Facebook (you must be a member), search for “Arts Leadership Program” group and ask to be invited!
New on Polyphonic.org
Interview with James Undercofler
In 2007, after only nine months as the president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra, James Undercofler is interviewed by Greg Sandow. Orchestra Spotlight on The Philadelphia Orchestra. The Philadelphia Orchestra – that name says it all. Click here for pictures, interviews and to listen to an excerpt from Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique from their album.
Book Reviews by Yvonne Caruthers
Don’t miss book reviews written by Yvonne Caruthers on The Soloist by Steve Lopez and Artists in Exile by Joseph Horowitz.
As the first center of its kind in the country, the Institute for Music Leadership (IML) is a vital hub for creating, sharing, and implementing cutting-edge ideas and programs that will ensure the vitality and relevance of music in the 21st century.