The students and faculty of the Music Program will hold a Fall Recital on Friday from 12:30-2 p.m. in Griffith Fine Arts and Humanities Building, Room 200. It also will be available via livestream at this link.
Performances will include piano, clarinet, voice, music production and mariachi.
The OLLU Music Program will host a series of concerts in April as part of its Community Music Hour Recitals. All recitals are free and open to the public.
Recital #1
Who: Holgen Gjoni on cello and John Noel Roberts on piano
What: “An Easter Meditation”
When: Wednesday, April 5, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Where: Annunciation Chapel (located in Regan Hall)
About the Artists:
Holgen Gjoni, cello (guest artist)
Hailed for his “seriousness and depth of an authentic concert soloist,” Holgen Gjoni has been steadily gaining a reputation as one of the most sought-after cellists of his generation and has performed as a soloist and recitalist throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He has been praised internationally by critics for his “technique, beauty of sound and emotional projection,” “tempestuous musical sensibility, marked by an ineffable luminosity of expression,” “an elite musician,” while the legendary Yo-Yo Ma writes of him as “a cellist of great talent.” Holgen Gjoni holds degrees from New England Conservatory, the Juilliard School, Boston Conservatory and National University of Music in Bucharest, having studied with Paul Katz (cellist of the Cleveland String Quartet), Bonnie Hampton (disciple of Pablo Casals and Zara Nelsova), Andrew Mark and Marin Cazacu.
John Noel Roberts, piano (OLLU faculty)
A committed pianist and teacher, John Noel Roberts has been appointed to music faculties both nationally and internationally. Formerly Artist in Residence and Head of music at the Western Australian Conservatorium of Music of the Edith Cowan University, Roberts has also served on the music faculties at Furman University, South Carolina; the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mercer University, Georgia; Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas; and Concordia College, Minnesota. Roberts presently serves on the adjunct piano faculty at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. Roberts has appeared as guest soloist with ensembles as the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Penang Festival Orchestra, Western Australian Symphony Orchestra, Charlotte Philharmonia Orchestra, Lima Ohio Symphony Orchestra, and the Macon Symphony Orchestra. Recently, he has performed on Friends of Alec Wilder Society concerts in New York City and has presented solo and collaborative recitals in Minnesota and Texas.
Recital #2
Who: The Graeme Francis Trio
What: “Pop Gets Jazzed”
When: Wednesday, April 12, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Where: Thiry Auditorium
About the Performance:
Graeme Francis, drums (guest artist)
Chris Villanueva, piano (guest artist)
Utah Hamrick, bass (guest artist)
We all experience pop music in some form or another on a daily basis – it is ubiquitous, and it often gets stuck in our heads, for better or for worse. Over the past century “popular” music has come to mean a lot of different things to different people, but it is worth noting that in the early 20th century, pop music often meant jazz. And from jazz, we get the dominant popular music formula of “singer plus a band”, the infectious pulse that makes us dance, and it even forms the basis for those face-melting guitar solos we so enjoy! This lecture-recital is a welcoming multimedia experience, featuring interactive discussions and exciting live performances of music from across the popular music spectrum. Featuring music that reflects pop music’s gradual shift from early jazz, to rock and roll, to 80’s synth-pop, to current hip hop and R&B, audience members will enjoy a fun, relaxed learning atmosphere that encourages participants of all ages to explore the many similarities between these musical genres.
University Choir Spring Concert
Who: University Choir
What: Spring Concert
When: Friday, April 21, 7 p.m.
Where: Annunciation Chapel (in Regan Hall)
https://youtube.com/live/9pijHQokmgM
Music Student and Faculty Recital
Who: Music Students and Faculty
What: Recital
When: Friday, April 28, 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Where: Griffith Center for the Arts, Room 200
The OLLU Music Program will present Lessons and Carols, an ecumenical Advent service, at 6:30 p.m. today in Sacred Heart Chapel. It will feature the choirs of OLLU, Musica Sacra San Antonio, and Northwood Presbyterian Church.
Lessons and Carols is an ecumenical Advent service inspired by the choral tradition of King’s College, Cambridge. Readings are centered around the birth and second coming of Jesus Christ, and are accompanied by anthems, hymns, and carols of the season. Biblical themes of social justice are brought to the forefront, and glorious music, both ancient and modern, rings through the world-class Sacred Heart Chapel.
Dr. Owen Duggan is the music director. Professor Mark Marty is the co-director and organist. Dr. William Benefield also is an organist.
Contact Dr. Jessica C. Hajek <jchajek@ollusa.edu> for more information or visit the OLLU Music Program Facebook page (https://fb.me/e/QWzHtQnz)
The OLLU Music Program’s Fall 2021 Recital Series continues on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. with Dr. Jacquelyn Mata and Erin McAdams presenting a recital of sacred songs by women composers in Sacred Heart Chapel. Dr. Mata, a mezzo soprano, and McAdams, a pianist, will highlight the works of lesser-known composers, including women of color.
The recital is connected to a larger and ongoing research project focusing on the compilation of lesser-known sacred solo songs for use by sacred music programs with the goal of offering a greater diversity of options in sacred solo programming.
For more details and livestreaming information:
https://www.ollusa.edu/cas/programs/music/community-music-hour/index.html
OLLU’s Mariachi de los Santos was recently invited by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) to be one of the featured pre-recorded musical performances at the HACU President’s VIP Cultural Presentation Event to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the association’s founding in San Antonio. The presentation will take place virtually on Oct. 26 from 5-6 p.m. This event will pay tribute to HACU’s founders and integrate an educational component highlighting the Hispanic culture and the tradition of the Day of the Dead, a celebration of life.
HACU was founded in 1986 with 18 institutions seeking to advance opportunities for Hispanic Serving Institutions and the students they serve – with Our Lady of the Lake University as a HACU founding institution and the first home to the association. For more information about attending the virtual event, visit the HACU website.
