Opera: June 9-12

World-premiere production of the new opera by Griffin Candey with libretto by OBIE-Award-winner Caridad Svich. Based on Garcia Lorca’s last play of the same name, this opera with an all-female cast and bi-lingual Spanish/English libretto is co-commissioned by Baldwin Wallace University and Cleveland Opera Theater. Tickets required, information coming soon.

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Cast List

Posted April 19, 2022

Read about the cast and stage management team

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Newfound passion and purpose are at the heart of these music educators, who found exciting opportunities to use their career skills.

Star-studded podcast series features story and music by Baldwin Wallace grad

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The multitalented Chris Porter ’06 ignored advice to choose composing or writing and developed both as a BW undergrad.

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Kiersten Hopko is an incoming first-year from Parm

Kiersten Hopko is an incoming first-year from Parma, Ohio.

A double major in Music Education and Music Therapy, Kiersten says she is most excited to come to the BW Conservatory this Fall to “learn from some of the best teachers ever and to be surrounded by so many passionate people”!

Are you entering the BW Conservatory in the Fall? Send us a DM for a chance to be featured!

Congratulations to the BW Conservatory of Music Cl

Congratulations to the BW Conservatory of Music Class of 2022!
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As we wrap up the last week of the semester, we wa

As we wrap up the last week of the semester, we want to give another congratulations to our Senior Honors group this year.

They performed and presented an amazing celebration last weekend that we were so proud to see.

Congrats:

Audrey Hare
Alexa Smith
Ben Webster
Lindsay Miller
Maddie Mascia
Jacob Kaminski
Emily Szillat
Lorenzo Rivera
Alex Drews
Andrew Faria
David Drettwan
Anna Burr

We look forward to watching your careers grow and seeing where life takes you next!

Take Note 📣 The following events have been can

Take Note 📣

The following events have been canceled:

• Music Theatre Freshman Showcase
• Music Theatre Sondheim Celebration

Thank you for your understanding.

Tomorrow, the BW Treble Choir and BW Women's Choru

Tomorrow, the BW Treble Choir and BW Women's Chorus join forces to present a “truly exciting venture”!

"Our ensembles will combine for a multi-generational performance that will feature over 70 musicians on stage together,” explains Dr. Jami Lercher, director of the Treble Choir. "Conductor Lisa Miragliotta and I began dreaming about this partnership last spring and we are so glad to see it come to fruition."

The choruses will perform a specially-created edition of the Schubert Mass in G which was edited for treble voices by Ohio-native, Ivan Trusler. The program also includes Melissa Dunphy’s Wild Embers which “infuses vocal percussion with a folk-style sound to bring the poetry of Nikita Gill to life,” and other features.

“Treble Choir had exposure to styles of music from virtually every era this spring as we prepared Baroque works for the Bach Festival Church service, Classical music for Schubert’s mass, a Romantic French chanson for our portion of the concert, and contemporary works by women-identifying composers written in the last 2 years,” says Dr. Lercher. “Singers have remarked on how much they enjoyed the diversity of styles, content, and technique and it’s made for a very engaging semester!

Look forward to an evening celebrating the beauty of treble voices in a variety of musical contexts.

Join us this Friday, April 29 at 8pm in Gamble Auditorium. Live stream is also available.

This Thursday is Ovation Day! We are excited to ce

This Thursday is Ovation Day! We are excited to celebrate all of our students who are participating in various ways throughout the day.

To wrap up the day, at 7pm we will host a Student Composers Forum, featuring the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra, who will perform world premieres of works written by BW Music Composition majors and conducted by student apprentice conductors.

Head over to Gamble after your day off of classes and celebrate the hard work these Conservatory students have put into their music all year!

More information is available at the link in our bio.

Maestra is a new, student-produced musical written

Maestra is a new, student-produced musical written by music education senior Abby Bilson. Her summer scholars research project with Dr. Kuntz focused on female composers of the Baroque era, and this musical uplifts the voices of women who were and are being excluded from the western music historical narrative.

Fusing music elements of Jazz, Baroque Opera, and Contemporary Pop Music with extensive historical research, Maestra aims to promote advocacy and awareness of Women in the Arts, proving that women did and still do write, perform, and conduct.

Catch Maestra the Musical this Thursday as part of Ovation, 3:15pm in Kleist!

And be sure to follow the team on Instagram @maestramusicalbw.

Brava!

Starting in the 2022-2023 school year, we are thri

Starting in the 2022-2023 school year, we are thrilled to welcome our new Director of Orchestral Studies, Maestro Douglas Droste!

Maestro Droste earned a BME at The Ohio State University and a MM in Orchestral Conducting at Texas Tech University.

His vision for a collegiate orchestra program is “one that gives a foundation to students in all majors. It includes a healthy rehearsal process that sets the example for music education majors, performances on a professional level that help prepare performance majors, and diverse repertoire to enlighten composition majors.”

Maestro Droste is committed to an inclusive environment in the orchestra program and programming that features repertoire by underrepresented composers.

Maestro Droste helped create the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Residency at the BSU School of Music, and he has led innovative collaborations such as a full production of “The Nutcracker” and Peter Loyer’s “Ellis Island” with the Ball State University Department of Theatre & Dance.

We are excited to welcome you to campus and as a Yellow Jacket, Maestro Droste!

EDIT: Event will take place inside the Student Act

EDIT: Event will take place inside the Student Activities Center!

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Come and enjoy a chance to play traditional West African and Afro-Cuban music with professional instruction in the Strosacker Union Tent.

This Community Drum Day will take place TOMORROW at 3pm.

No experience necessary and all instruments are provided. It will be fun and educational!

Check out our Africa West highlight to see the last Community Drum Day to get a feel for what it's like. Experience BW community through music!

(Rain location is the SAC. Contact Prof. Josh Ryan for details jryan@bw.edu.)

Hint: it's a lot.

Ask your friends if they are having a recital this weekend and you will probably come across at least one "yes"! #AprilRecitalBonanza

Plus, we've got recitals on the books from faculty members Dr. Khari Joyner + Dr. Julian Ross, Percussion Ensemble, and BW Singers. Also Lightning Thief x5. So many good choices! 🤩

Our final Convocation of the year is in 24 hours!

Let's congratulate the chamber groups who are performing tomorrow, Thursday at 3:05pm:

Hannah Reinschmidt, violin
Alivia Gaskins, violin
Rei Sakurai, piano

Emily Dyko, flute
Jayden Norman, oboe
Bradley Kramer, clarinet
Derek Schraufstetter, bassoon
Aiden Call, horn

Genevieve Cecile, flute
Bonnie Vigil, violin
Andy Jeoung, viola
Artie Ross, cello

Dante Freund, violin
Blake Collins, violin
Sarah Nichols, viola
Hannah Ross, cello
Yanling Zhang, piano

As always, livestream link is on our Conversation website. See you there!

Need a break from that end-of-semester hustle and

Need a break from that end-of-semester hustle and bustle? Here's a Tuesday night treat for you:

Join the BW Jazz Ensemble and conductor Dr. Gabriel Piqué for a concert tonight at 7pm.

Watch the Livestream while you study, or be in their energy in Gamble auditorium. Either way, you'll be glad you did.