List of Lists: Worst Love Songs
This entry was curated by faculty members of the University of St. Thomas’ Music Department. The contributors wish to remain unnamed, lest they offend any ears and be struck in the heart by arrows of...
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Humans of St. Thomas: Sarah Lynch
I first spotted Sarah Lynch, a sophomore music education major at the University of St. Thomas, lugging a guitar case across a parking lot on south campus. The 2015-16 academic year was coming to a...
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Professional Notes for March 10, 2017
Dr. David Deavel, Catholic Studies Department, College of Arts and Sciences, and Logos, and Dr. Catherine Deavel, Philosophy Department, College of Arts and Sciences, are the authors of “Preserving the...
View ArticleHumans of St. Thomas: Jonathon Shields
Perhaps it was in part because my wife and I had been binge-watching “Parks and Recreation” on Netflix in the days leading up to my meeting junior Jonathon Shields, but several things about the music...
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Professional Notes for May 4, 2017
Elise Amel Dr. Elise Amel and Dr. Britain Scott, Psychology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, are the writers of an article, “Beyond the Roots of Human Inaction: Fostering Collective Effort...
View ArticleSenior Strides: Gavin Linnihan
University of St. Thomas senior Gavin Linnihan will take his music business major to downtown Minneapolis after he graduates. Linnihan has been a part-timer at In The Groove Music, an audio production...
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Class of ’17 in the Spotlight
We’ve written a lot about you, Class of 2017, and that’s because you’ve given us plenty of great reasons. In the ranks of seniors graduating this weekend, we have students who earned the Chief’s Award...
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Professional Notes for May 22, 2017
Bruce Gleason Dr. Bruce Gleason, Music Department, College of Arts and Sciences, conducted the Owatonna Symphony Orchestra April 30, at St. John Lutheran Church in Owatonna in a program of works by...
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Professional Notes for June 30, 2017
Dave Deavel Dr. David Deavel, Center for Catholic Studies, is the author of a review of the first biography of Frances Chesterton, wife of G.K. Chesterton, which was published in Wheaton University’s...
View ArticleLiturgical Choir to Sing for Christmas Midnight Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica
The University of St. Thomas Liturgical Choir has been invited to sing for the Christmas Midnight Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Dec. 25, 2016, with Pope Francis presiding. The Sistine Chapel...
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Professional Notes for April 20, 2016
William Cavert Dr. William Cavert, History Department, College of Arts and Sciences, is the author of “Urban Pollution and The Country and the City,” published in Global Environment: A Journal of...
View ArticleChoir Auditions Will Be Held May 6
The St. Thomas choirs will hold auditions Friday, May 6, for students who are not currently enrolled in a choir and would like to sing in fall 2016, and for students who would like to sing in a...
View ArticleNew Music Elective Offered for Fall 2016
Beginning fall semester 2016, students can earn free elective credit by enrolling in a new course, MUSN 196.02: Indonesian Gamelan Ensemble. The class will meet Thursday evenings from 5:15-7:15 p.m....
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Professional Notes for May 18, 2016
Shersten Johnson Dr. Shersten Johnson, Music Department, College of Arts and Sciences, presented a paper titled “Performance Gestures and Idealized Listening in the Met’s Pasquale HD Production” at the...
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Professional Notes for Aug. 8, 2016
Carole Bagley Carole Bagley, Organizational Learning and Development Department, College of Education, Leadership and Counseling, has two recent publications: “The Role of Social Media as a Tool for...
View ArticleConcert Organist and Chartres Competition Winner Dexter Kennedy to Perform...
Concert organist and competition winner Dexter Kennedy will present the season’s first concert of the University of St. Thomas’ Organ Artist Series on Sunday, Oct. 9, at 3 p.m. in the Chapel of St....
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Professional Notes for Oct. 3, 2016
Stephen Brookfield Dr. Stephen Brookfield, Department of Leadership, Policy and Administration, College of Education, Leadership and Counseling, announces that his new book, co-authored with Stephen...
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Professional Notes for Nov. 1, 2016
Candace Chou Dr. Candace Chou, College of Education, Leadership and Counseling, was invited to serve on the Fulbright Senior Scholar Regional Review Committee, which met Oct. 14 in Washington, D.C....
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Chris Kachian: The Human Meaning of Music (Audio)
Much has changed throughout human history, but one constant is our affinity for music. Why is it that something with no definitive evolutionary value has managed to remain such an important focus of...
View ArticleSinging the Praises of Voices Less-often Heard
As we were wrapping our interview, Sarah Schmalenberger asked if she was what I had been expecting. The question, at the time, gave me pause. The short answer: no. The longer answer: Schmalenberger is...
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