Congratulations to Rob Frear who was elected to the Executive Committee of the Academic senate. He takes on an important and time consuming position and ensures that the arts have a voice heard in the senate leadership. Please congratulate and thank him.

The BCCM family lost two long-time members recently.

Hans Lampl conducted the CSULB orchestra from 1956-1983. He was also the resident conductor of the Rio Hondo Orchestra for 12 years, and was most well know for his work in opera and musical theater. Dr. Lampl received his DMA from USC and published a book, “Turning Notes into Music : An Introduction to Musical Interpretation.”

Doug Strawn met the Carpenters when they were students at CSULB. As he was quoted, he performed with them “from the garage to the Lear jets.” After leaving the Carpenters in 1979, he joined the Disney Corporation as a project promoter and rose to Director of Entertainment. Among the many duties he performed at Disney was being the official voice of Donald Duck for Walt Disney Attractions. He later became a successful motivational speaker.

John Van Houten Performed a Solo Recital this Last week at the Southwestern Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference  (SWRTEC) Also gave a Masterclass on the “Development of the Shift” for the Low Register of the Tuba.  Performed in His Tuba Quartet, “Rolling Thunder”

Both Dr. Alan Shockley and Dr. Adriana Verdie received RSCA (Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity) Awards. Dr. Shockley will receive one class off in the fall and Dr. Verdie will receive one class off in the spring to work on their projects.

John Barcellona gave master class to the flute students at Los Angels County HS of the Arts in late April.

Jeff Jarvis will adjudicate in the City of Industry at the Workman High School Jazz Festival on April 27, and the Valhalla Jazz Festival (San Diego) on May 4th. Jarvis will conduct the Hart District All-Star Jazz Band in Stevenson Ranch this coming May 17-18.

Craig Richey was interviewed on the “Live With Keya and Dave” show on KBeach Radio (which is the University Radio station) last week. He spoke about the Cheney Documentary, his work as a film composer, and life at Cole Conservatory.

Dr. Alicia Doyle (Musicology) presented a workshop at the SAI Province Day event on April 13 entitled “Singing Authentic Melodies: An Examination of the Complex History of Chant Performance Practice.”  Province Day was attended by members of SAI from central and southern California, and Nevada.

On April 11, Faculty cellist David Garrett performed a recital of unaccompanied works at the Laguna Art Museum on the Laguna Beach Live Series. Garrett also played works for cello and piano by Beethoven and Rachmaninoff in Glendale for the Second Saturday series.