LSU: a Top-Ten destination for tuba/euphonium study

LSU is tied for 8th place with the Eastman School of Music and Juilliard School in a survey by a University of Arizona graduate student that ranks the top 10 tuba/euphonium studios in the country for graduate studies.   The survey was sent to all the teachers at institutions in the United States where a graduate degree is offered in tuba and/or euphonium.

The tuba/euphonium professor at LSU is Joseph Skillen.

The survey was undertaken by Suke Nakata and is dated 2011.

 
Congratulations Prof. Skillen.

International Clarinet Association Exec. Comm. visits LSU

The Intertnational Clarinet Association will be staging their ClarinetFest® 2014 in Baton Rouge at LSU. The festival host will be Prof. Robert DiLutis.


As Dean of the College of Music and Dramatic Arts, I can assure all attendees that they will enjoy their visit and; a) Want to stay longer, and/or b) Plan a trip back.

International Clarinet Association Executive Committee, with Robert DiLutis (far left)

NYT Review: Lisette Oropesa (LSU, '06) at The MET

"The lyric soprano Lisette Oropesa brought a gleaming voice and beguiling grace to Miranda."


Bravo Lisette!!!


New York Times Review, January 1, 2012


http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/arts/music/the-enchanted-island-at-the-metropolitan-opera-review.html?pagewanted=all

Lisette Oropesa, left, as Miranda and Anthony Roth Costanzo as Ferdinand.

Credit: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times

Explaining Music Education's Impact on the Brain: A New Monthly Series from Music Empowers Foundation

Explaining Music Education's Impact on the Brain: A New Monthly Series from Music Empowers Foundation

Happy Holiday's from the CMDA at LSU!!!

Piano recital culminating dissertation research of online piano lessons

From the Studio of Rebecca Bellelo

I invite you to a piano recital culminating my dissertation research of online piano lessons on Saturday, December 17th, at 2:00 in the LSU School of Music, Room 115. This recital will feature traditional face-to-face piano students, as well as distance piano students, all of whom have studied with me for the past 7 months. Located in Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and British Columbia, these distance students will join us by Skype and demonstrate the keyboard-to-keyboard connection we've utilized for lessons. The face-to-face students will play before a live audience. The entire recital will be streamed online at the following link:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lsu-school-of-music

Prof. James Byo and digital media staffer Joey Watson

Prof. Gregory Sioles

Rebecca Belleo briefs her charges.

Joey Watson operating the live stream

LSU Opera students--grateful for scholarships from BROG

Baton Rouge Opera Guild (BROG) Scholarship Students from the LSU Opera program.

From the left: Joel Mathias, Megan Barrera, Penelope Shumate, Robyn Lamp, Vincent Turregano, Chelsea Miller, Nathan Walker, Gregory Gallagher, Sean Matassa.

Christopher O'Riley and LSU Symphony in Dallas Feb. 25th, 2012

Christopher O'Riley with the LSU Symphony Orchestra

Christopher O'Riley with the LSU Symphony Orchestra

New York Times: The Year in Classical Music

The Year in Classical Music