| 2011-2012
Calendar of Events
University of Oregon
Jazz Studies Program
2011-12 Calendar of Events
(TENTATIVE)
Fall Term 2011
September
18 Jazz Faculty and GTFs/Staff Meeting (rm. 184) - Mandatory
- New GTFs (1:00 - 2:00 p.m.)
- All Faculty and GTFs - (2:00 - 4:00 p.m.)
- Jazz Faculty and GTF Dinner (6:00 p.m.)
20 SOMD Meeting for all GTFs and Faculty (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
21 Jazz Ensemble Auditions (Sign-up sheets on the jazz bulletin board in music bldg.)
- Saxophones (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
- Drum Set (7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.)
GTF Lunch in SOM Courtyard (noon)
New GTF Orientation Meeting (1:00 - 3:00 p.m.)
New Undergrad Music Major Orientation (3:00 - 4:00 p.m.)
Grad Theory and Aural Skills Entrance Exams (3:00 - 5:00 p.m.)
New Undergrad Jazz Major Meeting (4:00 - 5:00 p.m.) - Mandatory
Grad History Entrance Exams (7:00 - 9:00 p.m.)
22 Jazz Ensemble Auditions (Sign-up sheets on the jazz bulletin board in music bldg.)
- Trombones (1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
- Trumpets (3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.)
- Guitar (7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
- Bass (7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)
- Piano (8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.)
Undergrad Transfer Exam in Theory (9:00 - 11:00 a.m.)
New and Returning GTF Meeting (10:00 - noon) - Mandatory
Undergrad Transfer Exam in Aural Skills (noon - 2:00 p.m.)
23
New Transfer Students - Jazz Performance Exams (1:00 - 4:30 p.m., Rm. 184)
Sophomore and Junior Jazz Performance Barrier Exams (1:00 - 4:30 p.m., Rm. 184)
B.M. in Jazz Degree Auditions (1:00 - 4:30, Rm. 184) (admitted music majors only)
Latecomers JAzz Ensemble Auditions (1:00 - 4:30 p.m., rm. 184)
Undergrad Transfer Exam in Keyboard Skills (9:00 - 11:30 a.m.)
Undergrad Advising (8:30 a.m - 5:00 p.m.)
26 Fall Term Begins
Jazz Ensemble Audition Results Meeting (8:00 pm., Rm. 178)
27 Combos 1st rehearsal
28
Large Jazz Ensemble 1st Rehearsal
29
Jazz Faculty/GTF Staff Meeting (noon - 1:00 p.m.)
29 1st Jazz master Class (2:00 pm., Rm. 173)
30 Van Training Session (noon - 1:30 & 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.)
October
1 Mike Denny @ the Downtown Athletic Club
9
OJE Recording Session (10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
Jazz Dept. Picnic ( TBA)
21
Jazz Cafe' - GTF/Faculty Performances (7:30 p.m., rm. 190)
26 Jazz Band II & III Concert @ the Living Learning Center (7:30 p.m.)
November
3 Joe Manis, Dave Captein, Todd Strait Clinic @ Jazz Masterclass
4
Arrangers' Big Band Reading Session #1
Jazz Cafe' (7:30 p.m., rm. 190)
5
Mike Denny @ the Downtown Athletic Club
9
OJE @ N. Medford Jazz Festival (all day)
11
Jazz Cafe' (7:30 p.m., rm. 190)
18 Annual Fall Concert - UO Jazz Ensembles
w/ guest artist Renato Caranto, saxophone (8:00 p.m., Beall Concert Hall)
24, 25 Thanksgiving Break
30 - Dec. 3 Vijay Iyer, jazz composer/pianist - Visiting Trotter Professor Ethno/Jazz
December
1 Submit Downbeat Magazine CDs/Applications
2
Arrangers' Big Band Reading Session #2
3
Vijay Iyer Concert (Beall Hall)
Mike Denny @ the Downtown Athletic Club
5-9 Finals Week
6
3:15 - 5:15 OJE Final Rehearsal
5, 6
Jazz Juries (Private Studios)/
Winter Term Jazz Recital Hearings
8 Big Band Recording Session Set-up/Sound Check (noon - 4:00 p.m., rm. 184)
9,10 UO Big Bands Recording Session (rm. 184)
10 Deadline for submission of preliminary recordings to the Jazz Studies Program for M.M., or Doctoral Supporting Area degree consideration in Jazz Studies
10 Deadline for submitting applications for graduate degrees in music
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Winter Term 2012
January
1 Deadline for submission of preliminary recordings to the Jazz Studies Program for B.M. degree consideration in Jazz Studies
7
Mike Denny @ the Downtown Athletic Club
9
Winter Term Begins
15 Deadline for submitting applications for undergraduate degrees
13-15 OMEA Convention
16 MLK Holiday
20 Oregon Jazz Festival: 7:30 p.m. Concert at LCC Main Stage Performance Hall featuring:
U.O. Oregon Jazz Ensemble & LCC Jazz Ensemble w/
David Glenn, trombone; Dan Gailey, saxophone; Vern Sielert, trumpet
21 Oregon Jazz Festival: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at U.O. School of Music - MS, HS, and College Bands
7:30 p.m. Concert at LCC Main Stage Performance Hall featuring:
Guest Artist TBA
28 SOM Audition Day (Graduate Only)
February
4 SOM Audition Day (Undergraduate Only)
Mike Denny @ the Downtown Athletic Club
11 SOM Audition Day
17 Jazz Cafe' (7:30 p.m, rm. 190)
March
2 Annual Winter Concert - UO Jazz Ensembles w/guest artist: Dan Balmer, guitar
(8:00 p.m., Beall Concert Hall)
3
Mike Denny @ the Downtown Athletic Club
9
Jazz Cafe' (7:30 p.m, rm. 190)
16 Arrangers' Big Band Reading Session
19-23 Finals Week
19,20
Spring Term Jazz Recital Hearings
21
Big Band Recording Session Set-up/Sound Check (noon - 4:00 p.m., rm. 184)
22,23 UO Big Bands Recording Session (rm. 184)
26-30 Spring Break
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Spring Term 2012
April
2 Spring Term Begins
7
Mike Denny @ the Downtown Athletic Club
25-29 Reno Jazz Festival (OJE, Jazz Lab II, and 4 Combos)
May
2 Jazz Band II & III Concert @ the Living Learning Center (7:30 p.m.)
4 Jazz Cafe' (7:30 p.m., Rm. 190)
5
Mike Denny @ the Downtown Athletic Club
13-17 Guest Artist Residency - Guest Artist TBA
15
Guest Artist in Concert w/ UO Jazz Faculty and OJE (8:00 p.m., Beall Concert Hall)
18
Jazz Cafe' (7:30 p.m., rm. 190)
25 Annual Spring Concert - UO Jazz Ensembles (8:00 p.m., Beall Concert Hall)
30
Memorial Day Holiday
June
2 Mike Denny @ the Downtown Athletic Club
6, 8 Jazz Arranger's Reading Sessions
11-15 Finals Week
11, 12
Jazz Juries/Barrier Exams
B.M. in Jazz Studies Degree Auditions
(admitted music majors only)
14
Big Band Recording Session Set-up/Sound Check (noon - 4:00 p.m., rm. 184)
15,16 UO Big Bands Recording Session (rm. 184)
16 End of Year Jazz Picnic
18 Commencement
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