Sean Botkin, University of Northern Iowa School of Music faculty artist and associate professor of piano, was invited to perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on Aug. 2. The concert was held at the Ravinia Festival Pavilion in Highland Park, Ill., during the Ravinia Festival, the oldest outdoor music festival in the U.S. held every summer from June to September.
The University of Northern Iowa School of Music’s Wind Symphony traveled to northern Italy from March 8 through March 17. The group was invited to perform a series of six concerts throughout the region with concert sites in San Paolo d’Argon, Alzano Lombardo (Bergamo), Pontevico, Brescia, Costa Volpino and Arese (Milano). Concert venues included the PalaBrescia in Brescia, the Teatro Parrocchiale in Arese and the Basilica di San Martino in Alzano Lombardo.
Dr. Alison Altstatt has accepted our Assistant Professor of Musicology/Music History position. Alison has a Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of Oregon; M.A. in History from UC Berkeley, and BA in Asian Studies from UC Berkeley. She has served as a guest researcher at the Institut fur Musikwissenschaft Friedrich-Alexander Universtat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany. She has Master's Level Certification in Medieval Latin from the University of Toronto Center for Medieval Studies and Level I Certification in Kodaly.
