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2012-2013 Calendar of Events  

University of Oregon
Jazz Studies Program
2012-13 Calendar of Events
(TENTATIVE)

 

Fall Term 2012

September

15             Jazz Faculty and GTFs/Staff Meeting (rm. 184) - Mandatory
                           - New GTFs (noon - 2:00 p.m.)
                           - All Faculty and GTFs - (2:00 - 4:00 p.m.)
                           - Jazz Faculty and GTF Dinner (6:00 p.m.)
18              SOMD Meeting for all GTFs and Faculty (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)
19              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.)
                 New Undergrad Jazz Major Meeting (4:00 - 5:00 p.m.) - Mandatory
20             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.)
21             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 (4:30 - 6:30, Rm. 184)
                 Latecomers Jazz Ensemble Auditions (1:00 - 4:30 p.m., rm. 184)
24             Fall Term Begins
                 Jazz Ensemble Audition Results Meeting (8:00 pm., Rm. 178)
25-Oct. 1  Combos 1st rehearsal
26             Large Jazz Ensemble 1st Rehearsal
27             Jazz Faculty/GTF Staff Meeting (noon - 1:00 p.m.)
                 1st Jazz Master Class (2:00 pm., Rm. 173)
28              Van Training Session (noon - 1:30 & 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.)

October

7                Jazz Dept. Party @ The Jazz Station - GTF and Faculty Performances
11              UO Jam Session @ The Jazz Station
25              Terry Vosbein, guest artist w/ OJE, Jazz Band II, and Jazz Nonet (7:30 p.m. Beall Hall)
                  Soul Jazz w/ Carl Woideck @ The Shedd (7:30 p.m.)
26             Arrangers Big Band Reading Session #1
27             Bill Charlap Trio @ The Shedd (7:30 p.m.)

November

1                Application deadline for students taking Nov. 17th Early Auditions
2                UO Honors Combos Concert (7:00 p.m., rm. 190)
4                UO Combos @ The Jazz Stattion (7:30 - 9:00 p.m.)
9                Annual Fall Concert - UO Jazz Ensembles, w/ guest artist Paul Mckee, trombone
                       (7:00 p.m., Beall Hall)
10              Dick Hyman & Lindsay Deutsch @ The Shedd (7:30 p.m.)
16              UO Honors Combos Concert (7:00 p.m., rm. 190)
17              SOMD Early Audition Day
22, 23        Thanksgiving Break
26              Arrangers Big Band Reading Session #2
29              Recording Session Set-Up/Sound Check (Combos/Individuals)
30              Downbeat Magazine Recording Sessions (Combos/Individuals)

December

1 & 2         Downbeat Magazine Recording Sessions (Combos/Individuals)
2                UO Combos @ The Jazz Stattion (7:30 - 9:00 p.m.)
3-7             Finals Week
3, 4            Jazz Juries (Private Studios)/
                  Winter Term Jazz Recital Hearings
5                (3:15 - 5:15) OJE Final Time (Rehearsal in rm. 184)
6                Big Band Recording Session Set-up/Sound Check (noon - 4:00 p.m., rm. 184)  
7, 8            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
10 - 13       Combo/Big Band Mixing Session
15                Submit Downbeat Magazine CDs/Applications     

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Winter Term 2013

January

1                Deadline for submission of preliminary recordings to the Jazz Studies Program for B.M.                              degree consideration in Jazz Studies
7                Winter Term Begins
10              Jazz Dept. Meeting (w/GTFs) - noon
15              Deadline for submitting applications for undergraduate degrees
21              MLK Holiday
24              Jazz Dept. Meeting (w/GTFs) - noon
25              Oregon Jazz Festival: 7:30 p.m. Concert at Beall Concert Hall (UO) featuring:
                         U.O. Oregon Jazz Ensemble & LCC Jazz Ensemble w/ Ingrid Jensen
                         David Glenn, trbn; Dan Gailey, sax; Rob Tapper, trbn;, JamesMiley, pno
26              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:
                                      Ingrid Jensen, trumpet

February

2              SOM Audition Day (Graduate Only)
4              SOM Audition Day (Undergraduate Only)
7              Jazz Dept. Meeting (w/GTFs) - noon
8              UO Combos @ The Jazz Station (5:30 - 7:15 p.m.)
15-17       NAfME (Portland, Oregon)
21             Jazz Dept. Meeting (w/GTFs) - noon
22            UO Honors Combos Concert (7:00 p.m., rm. 190)
23            SOM Audition Day (Undergraduate and Graduate)
25            Annual Winter Concert - UO Jazz Ensembles w/guest artist:Seamus Blake, saxophone
                        (7:00 p.m., Beall Concert Hall)

March

2              NASA Conference Jazz Concert - OJE w/ guest artist Seamus Blake, saxophone
8              UO Honors Combos Concert (7:00 p.m., rm. 190)
13, 15      Arrangers' Big Band Reading Session
14            Jazz Dept. Meeting (w/GTFs) - noon (tentative)
15            UO Combos @ The Jazz Station (5:30 - 7:15 p.m.)
18-22       Finals Week
18,19       Spring Term Jazz Recital Hearings
25-29       Spring Break

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Spring Term 2013

April

1                 Spring Term Begins
4                 Jazz Dept. Meeting (w/GTFs) - noon
12               UO Combos @ The Jazz Station (5:30 - 7:15 p.m.)
21               UO Combos @ The Jazz Station (7:30 - 9:00 p.m.)
24               OJE Concert @ Tower Theater (Bend, Oregon)
24-28          Reno Jazz Festival   (OJE, Jazz Lab II, and 4 Combos)    
                   


May

9               Jazz Dept. Meeting (w/GTFs) - noon
10             UO Honors Combos Concert (7:00 p.m., rm. 190)
12-16        Guest Artist Residency - Guest Artist TBA
14             Guest Artist in Concert w/ UO Jazz Faculty and OJE (7:00 p.m., Beall Concert Hall)      
10             UO Honors Combos Concert (7:00 p.m., rm. 190)
24              Annual Spring Concert - UO Jazz Ensembles (7:00 p.m., Beall Concert Hall)
27              Memorial Day Holiday
29,31         Jazz Arranger's Reading Sessions 
31              UO Combos @ The Jazz Station (5:30 - 11:00 p.m.)            


June


6                Recording Session Set-Up/Sound Check (Combos/Individuals)
7,8,9          Honors Combos I & II Recording Sessions
10-14         Finals Week
10,11         Jazz Juries/Barrier Exams
                  B.M. in Jazz Studies Degree Auditions (admitted music majors only)
13              Jazz Dept. Meeting (w/GTFs) - noon
13              Big Band Recording Session Set-up/Sound Check (noon - 4:00 p.m., rm. 184)  
14,15         UO Big Bands Recording Session (rm. 184)  
16              End of Year Jazz Hang         
17              Commencement
17-20        Combo/Big Band Mixing Sessions

 

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