Spring 2021
Week One: Recording 101
Friday – April 2, 2021
2:00-3:00 PM
Zoom Link
Have you found yourself recording from home more frequently due to the pandemic? Do you ever wonder what is the best, yet most cost effective, home recording equipment? Where is the best place to record in your home? What is the best way to set up a room for recording? Join us in a discussion about these questions and more!
This week’s faculty panel:
Lance Miller
Jasper Walton
Tyler Abbott
Week Two: Self-Managing an Active Performance Career
Friday – April 9, 2021
2:00-3:00 PM
Zoom Link
Would you like advice on how to self-manage your performance career? How should we navigate getting performance gigs? What are some ways to stand out in order to be invited as a guest performer? Join us as we discuss these questions and more with Dr. Wonkak Kim!
This week’s speaker:
Wonkak Kim
Week Three: Arts Admin: A View Through the Lens of Performers
Friday – April 16, 2021
2:00-3:00 PM
Zoom Link
Join us for an exciting discussion with active Arts Administrators from the Eugene community. We will discuss building a career in arts admin while maintaining a performance career, opportunities in arts admin for composers and performers, and balancing the scale between a full time arts admin job and actively performing. We hope to see you there!
Guest Artist Panel:
Michael Anderson, Principal Clarinet – Eugene Symphony; Director of Artistic Administration – Oregon Bach Festival
Daren Fuster, Executive Director – Oregon Mozart Players
Kathie Hsieh, Patron Engagement Manager – Eugene Symphony
Week Four: Uncovering Lost Treasures, with Lara Downes
Friday – April 23, 2021
2:00-3:00 PM
Zoom Link
In this session, Ms. Downes will speak about her experience uncovering a set of previously undiscovered music by composer Florence Price and many other composers of color, and her collobaration with scholars and publishers to make this music widely available to professionals and students.
This week’s Guest Artist:
Lara Downes
Week Five: Public Speaking Workshop, with Melissa Ngan
Friday – April 30, 2021
2:00-3:00 PM
Zoom Link
Do you struggle with or feel nervous about public speaking? This session for you! Join us and Melissa Ngan for our Public Speaking Workshop!
This week’s Guest Artist:
Melissa Ngan
Week Six: Composition Workshop, with Trotter Visiting Professor, Nan Schwartz
Friday – May 7, 2021
2:00-3:00 PM
Zoom Link
Are you interested in having your music workshopped by our Guest Artist, Nan Schwartz? This session is perfect for you. Even if you are not submitting pieces for the workshop, all can benefit from this wonderful session! To submit a piece for consideration, please send an email to Jay Kenton at jkenton@uoregon.edu.
This week’s Guest Artist:
Nan Schwartz
Week Seven: Intro to Networking
Friday – May 14, 2021
2:00-3:00 PM
Zoom Link
This week we will discuss various aspects and avenues of networking. Our diverse panel has experience networking in many different contexts and they are excited to share tips and tricks on best networking practices with you!
This week’s Faculty Panel:
Jacqueline Cordova-Arrington
Camille Ortiz
David Riley
Rob Kyr
Week Eight: Intro to Conferences
Friday – May 21, 2021
2:00-3:00 PM
Zoom Link
Interested in presenting at a conference, but you’re not quite sure where to start? This week, we will discuss how to best write a conference proposal, come up with a topic, and build an effective presentation. Whether you’re a performer, composer, scholar, teacher, or all of the above, this intro to conferences will provide inspiration.
This week’s panel:
Fritz Gearhart
Akiko Hatakeyama
Grace Ho
Justin Stanley
Week Nine: Starting and Managing a Professional Chamber Ensemble
Friday – May 28, 2021
2:00-3:00 PM
Zoom Link
Join us and Wyatt True from the Delgani String Quartet in a discussion on how they formed their quartet and proceeded to establish themselves as a professional ensemble. He will also discuss how they manage themselves as an ensemble and will give invaluable advice to our students on self-managing an active chamber group.
This week’s Guest Artists:
Delgani String Quartet
Week Ten: Conference Run-Through Presentations
Friday – June 4, 2021
2:00-3:00 PM
Zoom Link
Have you been invited to present at a conference over the summer? Share your presentation or performance with us! To have your submission added to the roster, please email Grace Ho at gradmus@uoregon.edu.
