Music

The world premiere recording of Steve Heitzeg's song, "Is Everybody Else Alright?" performed by Polly Butler Cornelius, soprano, and Victoria Fischer Faw, piano, in September 2008 at Elon, was placed in the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston on March 2.

Jon Metzger, associate professor of music, adjudicated and performed at the Essentially Ellington Regional High School Jazz Festival in conjunction with Jazz at the Lincoln Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Feb. 25.

Elon Director of Choral Activities Stephen A. Futrell, along with vocal music majors Josh Carswell and Jesse Palmer (both members of the Elon Camerata), have been invited to sing in the vocal ensemble appearing with Ben Folds for his performance in Raleigh, NC with the North Carolina Symphony on March 25, 2010 at Maymandi Concert Hall.

Thomas Erdmann, professor of music, recently published three articles on teh March/April 2010 issue of Saxophone Journal.

Elon Director of Choral Activities Stephen A. Futrell appeared as guest conductor for the Cleveland County High School All-County Chorus in Kings Mountain, N.C. The two-day clinic culminated with a performance on Feb. 22 at the Kings Mountain High School Auditorium.

Several Elon music and music theatre students participated in the NC National Association of Teachers of Singing Classical Competition on Friday, Feb. 19, at UNCG.

Thomas Erdmann, a professor of music, has had his fifth book published. How Jazz Trumpeters Understand Their Music is a collection of 27 interviews with the world's best jazz trumpeters, including Freddie Hubbard, Donald Byrd, Enrico Rava, Kenny Wheeler, Tomasz Stanko, Mathias Eick, Tim Hagans, Eddie Henderson and Terence Blanchard.