/news-archive/tag/songwriters-showcase/ UA 糖心视频logo Mon, 01 Oct 2018 13:00:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 /news-archive/2018/10/01/robert-boury/ Mon, 01 Oct 2018 13:00:48 +0000 /news/?p=72033 ... Recital to honor retiring UA 糖心视频logo resident composer 聽]]> The University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo and the Department of Music will host 鈥淭he Music of Robert Boury鈥� on Sunday, Oct. 14, as a farewell recital to Dr. Boury, who will retire in December after 37 years of teaching music. The recital will begin at 3 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building and will be performed by guest artist and pianist Norman Boehm, a music professor at Hendrix College, and Suzanne Bannister, soprano. Admission is free and open to the public. The program includes Sonatina for Piano, Carnations for Voice and Piano, Portrait of Chopin for Piano, Songs of Nature and Love (premiere), and selected piano pieces, including two ragtime pieces and three Lost Waltzes. Dr. Boury, professor of music history and composition, will retire in December. 鈥淒r. Bob,鈥� as his students call him, will be remembered for great teaching and for writing the music for 鈥淯ALR Spirit,鈥� the university鈥檚 alma mater. Since 1986, Boury has hosted the annual Songwriters Showcase for students enrolled in his songwriting class and for songwriters in the community. He has also been a composer-in-residence in K-6 schools in North 糖心视频logo as well as Booker T. Washington Elementary and Rockefeller Elementary schools in 糖心视频logo and Mount St. Mary Academy. He has composed many art songs, piano and chamber pieces, three symphonies and most recently, three children’s operas. Currently, he is creating works based on the names of God in the Bible, titled 聽鈥淒ialogue.鈥�  ]]> /news-archive/2017/10/12/local-artists-featured-32nd-annual-songwriters-showcase/ Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:00:41 +0000 /news/?p=68208 ... Local artists to be featured in 32nd annual Songwriters Showcase]]> The University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo鈥檚 聽Department of Music invites the campus and community to enjoy the unique sounds of students and local composers during its 32nd annual Songwriters Showcase on Friday, Oct. 20. The free event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall of the Fine Arts Building. This year鈥檚 special guest will be , a group originally configured in Northwest Arkansas, that鈥檚 known for its compelling, one-of-a-kind sound. Its musical arrangements, inspired by early horror, suspense, and science fiction films, feature a combination of acoustic instruments, vintage electronic hardware, and sonic novelties. Members of The Shadow Ensemble include Ryan Cockerham, conductor and violinist; Jake Henbest, synthesizer, vocalist, and percussionist; Jordan Seres, keyboardist, synthesizer, and vocalist; Alicia Contreras, wind instrumentalist; and Nery Rivas, electric guitar player and percussionist. Parking will be available in Lot 8 behind the UA 糖心视频logo Fine Arts Building. For more information, contact Robert Boury, professor of music and composer in residence, at 501-569-3294 or rxboury@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2017/02/16/ua-little-rock-songwriters-showcase/ Thu, 16 Feb 2017 20:59:01 +0000 /news/?p=66280 ... Local artists to be featured in Songwriters Showcase]]> The University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo will premiere new music by students and songwriters from the community during the 31st Songwriters Showcase with special guest artists Darci Carlson and Bonnie Montgomery.聽 The free program starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall of the UA 糖心视频logo Fine Arts Building. The event is organized by composer in residence Robert Boury. Featured local composers and songwriters include Sarah Hastings, Ella Schee, Michael Heavner, John Lee Roberts, and Christopher Loper. Charles Law, UA 糖心视频logo Percussion Ensemble director, will play Robert Boury鈥檚 鈥淕olden Apples of the Sun鈥� on vibraphone, celebrating Boury鈥檚 35th year of teaching at UA 糖心视频logo. Darci Carlson was nominated for Outlaw Female at the Ameripolitan Music Awards in 2015, 2016, and again in 2017. She has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with such national acts as Shooter Jennings, The Supersuckers, Bob Wayne and The Outlaw Carnies, Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers, and Dale Watson. A multi-faceted artist, Arkansas native聽Bonnie Montgomery has an聽artistic vision that聽transcends classification聽and genre. A classically trained singer whose southern roots run deep, Montgomery has taken her raucous, high-art spin on golden-era country/western music through the U.S. and Europe. Montgomery鈥檚 composition of the modern folk opera, 鈥淏illy Blythe,鈥� about the childhood of Bill Clinton, earned the attention of publications such as The New Yorker, The Economist, The聽Huffington聽Post, and the London Daily Telegraph. Performance company Opera Ithaca premiered the production in April 2016. Parking will be available in Lot 8 behind the UA 糖心视频logo Fine Arts Building. For more information, contact Boury at 501.772.5618 or rxboury@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2016/10/20/songwriter-showcase/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 13:55:47 +0000 /news/?p=65501 ... Songwriter Showcase celebrates resident composer鈥檚 35th year of teaching]]> The University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo will premiere new music by students, songwriters from the community, and resident composer Robert Boury during the 30th annual Songwriters Showcase.聽 The free program starts at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall of the Fine Arts Building. The subjects of the compositions are diverse and colorful. From David Jukes鈥� optimistic alto pep-talk, to Susan Gail Robbins鈥� mysterious etudes, the evening will show creative minds in action at UALR. Other composers and songwriters scheduled to contribute include Sarah Hastings, Alex Hampo, Chris Loper, and Mallory Baker. Charles Law, UALR Percussion Ensemble director, will premiere Robert Boury鈥檚 鈥淕olden Apples of the Sun鈥� on vibraphone, celebrating Boury鈥檚 35th year of teaching at UALR. Parking will be available in Lot 8 behind the UALR Fine Arts Building. For more information, contact Boury at 501.772.5618 or rxboury@ualr.edu.]]>