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Music
Assistant Professor
Kaye, Chair
Associate Professor Butler
Lecturers Binger and Kemmerer
Adjunct lecturers Aregood, Baal, W. Butler, Cullen, Drey,
Earnest, Greenspan, K. Kemmerer,
Lentz
Music Department Phone: 610-921-7715
Music Department
As an important part of a liberal arts education,
academic courses in music give students the opportunity to improve
their appreciation and understanding of music. Performing instrumental
and choral ensembles provide the opportunity to deepen musical skills
through live performance. Credited instrumental ensembles include
the Concert Band and String Chamber Orchestra. From these, non-credited
ensembles, including Jazz Band and smaller woodwind, brass, percussion
and string ensembles, are formed. Credited choral ensembles include
the Concert Choir and Women’s Chorale. A select Chamber Choir
(non-credited) is formed by invitation of the director. Performances
by all ensembles take place on and off campus.
Full-time and adjunct music faculties provide
applied lessons in piano, voice, guitar, woodwinds, brass, percussion,
strings and organ. Practice rooms with pianos are available for
all students in the Center for the Arts. For organists, the Maier
Memorial Pipe Organ, installed by the Schantz Organ Company, is
located in Memorial Chapel. An electronic music studio and recording
studio are available for both courses and independent study.
Combined areas of concentration and special programs
within the Music Department provide students the opportunity to
combine general liberal arts studies with more in-depth study of
music performance, music history or music business. Music combines
easily with most concentrations and provides students with a strong
base of core courses that enable them to continue their studies
at the graduate level or to enter the job market. The music programs
(minors) are designed to supplement students who are concentrating
in areas other than music.
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Faculty
- Andrew Kaye, department chair, assistant professor, B.A.
University of California at Berkeley; M.A and Ph.D. Columbia University
- Rebecca Gass Butler,associate professor. B.M. Oberlin
College; M.M. Temple University
- Adlai Binger, director of choral music, lecturer in music,
voice. B.S. Gettysburg College
- Kristel Pfeil Kemmerer, instructor in music, lecturer
in education, and low brass. B.B. Ithaca College; M.M. Ithaca
College
- Kathy Aregood, voice
- Michael Baal, choral assistant
- Bill Butler, percussion
- Dave Cullen, guitar
- Julie Drey, woodwinds
- JoAnn Earnest, classroom music, piano
- Bert Greenspan, strings
- Ken Kemmerer, low brass
- Jeffrey Lentz, voice
Events
and Concerts
- Student concerts are free and open to the public.
No tickets are necessary.
- Albright Concert Series offers a variety of
music events throughout the year.
- Music Department concerts and Concert Series events are
listed in the Albright Events
Calendar.
- For tickets, subscription series information or questions,
call the Performing Arts Box Office at 610-921-7547.
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