The College of Visual and Performing Arts is an academic college of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA. Harrisonburg is an Independent city in Rockingham County Virginia. The colleges include three schools: the School of Art and Art History, the School of Music, and the School of Theatre and Dance. The College also includes the Madison Art Collection, and the Institute for Visual Studies.
The College's majors were originally part of the College of Arts and Letters. On June 24, 2005, the Board of Visitors approved the Madison College Proposal, which created the College of Visual and Performing Arts out of the College of Arts and Letters. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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School of Art and Art History
The school offers undergraduate majors in art history, studio art, graphic design, interior design, and industrial design. Minors are offered in studio art and art history.
School of Theatre and Dance
The school offers three undergraduate concentrations: theatre, dance, and musical theatre. Minors are offered in theatre and dance.
School of Music
The school offers majors in music performance, music education, music industry, and composition. Minors are offered in music, jazz studies, and music industry. The School of Music became an All-Steinway School in 2005. [1]
Marching Royal Dukes
The Marching Royal Dukes are the school's official marching band. A marching band is in the broadest terms a group of performers that consist of instrumental Musicians and sometimes dance teams / color guard who generally perform Formed in 1972 (same as the football team), the "MRD's" perform at halftime and post-game at all home football games, and travel with the team occasionally to perform at away and post-season games. In 1994, the MRD's were the recipients of the Sudler Trophy, the highest honor available for a college marching band, and was the first ensemble from a school with a I-AA football team to do so. The John Philip Sousa Foundation is a Non-profit foundation dedicated to the promotion of band music internationally [2]
The MRD's are one of the largest collegiate marching bands in the nation, with 365 members as of 2006. [3] Nicknamed "Virginia's Finest", they have performed at venues such as the inaugurations of Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the NFC title game between Washington and Dallas in 1983, Bands of America Grand National Championships in 1988 and 1991, and the 2001 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [3] In the past decade, the band has taken trips to Europe during the school's winter break, featuring Athens, Dublin, and Monoco. [3]
The typical MRD's show consists of three pieces, spreading across different genres, from jazz and funk to musicals and movie themes, however, nearly every show includes a patriotic piece, and the second piece always features the Dukettes, the university's dance team. Much of the ensemble's repertoire is arranged by JMU alumnus Larry Clarke.
Marching band is offered as a two-credit applied music class at JMU, whereas most other universities it is solely an extracurricular activity. MRD's tryouts are open to all students.
In addition to performances at football games, the Marching Royal Dukes record a new CD every year with selected songs from their show music, as well as stands tunes performed at football games. Every fall break the MRD's host Parade of Champions, a high school marching band competition, inviting bands from across the state and beyond to perform and receive scores.
The MRDs have had a far-reaching impact on other programs in the state, including alumnus William Pease, who now directs the Cavalier Marching Band at the University of Virginia, and former director Brantley T. The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research Douglas, who now directs the Christopher Newport University marching band. Christopher Newport University, or CNU, is a liberal arts university located in Newport News Virginia.
JMU Brass Band
The JMU Brass Band is one of only a few collegiate brass bands in the United States. Formed in the Fall of 2000, the band has twice been named the North American Brass Band Association (NABBA) Honors Section Champion (2004, 2005), and is currently the 2007 NABBA Champion Section Runner-up. [4] The group maintains an active performance schedule throughout the academic year, performing regularly both on and off campus. Most recently, the band was a featured ensemble at the 2004 Virginia Music Educators Conference in Norfolk, Virginia and the 2006 Great American Brass Band Festival in Danville, Kentucky. The Great American Brass Band Festival is a Music festival held annually in Danville Kentucky since 1990. The ensemble has been host to a number of guest artists including euphonium virtuoso Steven Mead, YBS Band solo horn Sheona White, baritone soloist Katrina Marzella and trumpet soloists Vince DiMartino and Allen Vizzutti. Sheona White was the solo Tenor Horn player of the YBS and the Foden's Richardson Band as well as horn tutor at the University of Salford, where she also gained her Allen Vizzutti (born September 13, 1952) is an American Trumpeter, Composer and music educator The band has also worked with prominent brass band conductors Stephen Bulla, Philip Sparke, James Curnow and Douglas Yeo. Douglas Yeo is bass trombonist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, where he holds the John Moors Cabot Bass Trombone Chair
Pep Band
During the basketball season, the JMU Pep Band performs at all home games, both men's and women's. A pep band is an ensemble of Instrumentalists who play at functions or events with the purpose of entertaining and "pepping" up a crowd If either team plays in a postseason tournament, the band travels with them as well. The Pep Band is open to all members of the marching band, and has twice been named “Best Pep Band in the East” by Eastern Basketball Magazine. [3]
References
- ^ James Madison University (August 4, 2005). Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "All-Steinway, All The Time — Thanks To Music Lover's $1 Million Gift". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2006-10-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal.
- ^ The John Philip Sousa Foundation Sousa. Retrieved on 2006-10-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal.
- ^ a b c d JMU School of Music: Ensembles: Marching Royal Dukes. Retrieved on 2006-10-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal.
- ^ "Results: NABBA 2006", 4barsrest.com, April 2, 2006. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2006-10-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. (English)
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