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- University News Archive - UA ��Ƶlogo /news-archive/tag/dena-kay-jones/ UA ��Ƶlogo Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:47:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 New diversity plan launched with Spanish-inspired concert /news-archive/2016/10/13/new-diversity-plan/ Thu, 13 Oct 2016 14:47:59 +0000 /news/?p=65434 ...]]> The initiative is focused on building a positive and welcoming culture for everyone on UALR’s campus. UALR Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Zulma Toro opened the event with an affirmation for the audience. “We want diversity and inclusion at UALR to inspire you. We want you to be free to be and express yourself like musicians do through their music,” Toro said. Jones, a faculty member in the music department of the University of Texas at El Paso, performed works by composers Joaquin Rodrigo, Enrique Granados, and Isaac Albéniz. During the recital, titled, “Images of Spain,” historical images and English and Spanish captions accompanied each composition, providing visual interpretations of songs like “A l’ombre de Torre Bermeja” (The Shadow of the Tower Bermeja) and the famous “Danza ritual del Fuego” (Dance of Fire). Jones, a native of Illinois, is a soloist, chamber musician, and recording artist who specializes in Spanish piano music of the 20th century and has performed throughout the United States, Spain, Italy, Mexico, and Canada. “The artist we welcome here tonight is a great example of someone who has embraced the culture and language of others,” Toro said. “When you take the time to embrace someone who is different from you, you open yourself up to a wide range of possibilities, ideas, and values.” UALR boasts one of the most diverse student population in any four-year institution in Arkansas. According to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education , 22 percent of UALR students are African American, while 6 percent identify as Hispanic or Latino. Dr. Toro insists diversity and inclusion must go beyond numbers. “At UALR, we value and respect every individual regardless of his or her accent, dialect, gender, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation,” she said. The recital was hosted by the UALR Department of Music under the direction of Dr. Linda Holzer and sponsored by the UALR Office of the Provost. For more information, visit the UALR Diversity and Inclusion Plan website. In the upper right photo, Dena Kay Jones, a member of the music faculty at the University of Texas at El Paso, performed a solo piano recital at the University of Arkansas at ��Ƶlogo on Friday, Oct. 7, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building.]]> Pianist Dena Kay Jones to perform “Images of Spain” Oct. 7 /news-archive/2016/09/26/images-of-spain/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 13:30:06 +0000 /news/?p=65216 ...]]> The program, “Images of Spain,” will feature masterpieces by some of Spain’s finest composers, including Joaquin Rodrigo, Enrique Granados, and Isaac Albéniz. The performance will include movements from Manuel de Falla’s ballet, “El Amor Brujo” (The Bewitched Love). The concert concludes with the famous “Danza ritual del Fuego” (Dance of Fire) by Artur Rubinstein. Jones joined the music faculty of the University of Texas at El Paso in 2002, where she is the piano area coordinator and professor of applied piano and chamber music studies. She holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree of music in piano performance from the University of Illinois. She has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States and in Mexico, Spain, Italy, and Canada. Her solo performances include recitals at El Centro Municipal de Las Artes in Juarez, Mexico, the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Concert Series in Canada, I Due Archi Music and Art Club in Vasto, Italy, and the For the Love of Music Series in Bisbee, Arizona. Jones participated in the Festival Internacional de Música de Tecla Española in Spain in 2007 and 2013. Most recently, she participated as a piano solo and chamber musician in the 2016 Orfeo Music Festival in Italy. Jones has focused her performances and research on the Spanish piano repertoire. She was awarded a grant from the Spanish Embassy in conjunction with U.S. universities for a Spanish music CD recording project. Picked up by the classical recording label Centaur Records, her debut album “” was released in October 2007. Admission to the concert is free. For more information, contact Linda Holzer at 501.569.3294 or lrholzer@ualr.edu.]]>