Lowry awarded AMT Article of the Year."Emerging Trends and Issues and Their Impact on the Individual Music Teacher," by Douglas Lowry, was selected as the 2004 American Music Teacher Article of the Year. Featured in the April/May 2004 issue, this article was part of AMT's "Visions" series and based on a keynote speech Lowry gave at the 2003 Summit for MTNA Leadership. Lowry is dean of the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Its origins come from two sources: the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, formed in 1867 as part of a girls' finishing school, and the College of Music of Cincinnati, which opened in 1878. and is the Thomas James Kelly Professor. Prior to this position, Lowry served as associate professor of conducting, winds and percussion, music director of the Thornton Wind Sympnony and chair of the conducting studies department at the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission Flora L. Thornton Flora L. Thornton is the widow of Tex Thornton. She is known for her philanthropic activity in the Los Angeles area, including her support of the USC Thornton School of Music (which was re-named in her honor after she contributed $25 million in 1999), the Los Angeles Music Center, School of Music, where he went on to become an associate dean. He was a pre-concert lecturer for the Pacific Symphony Orchestra and co-host of The Xerox Corporation's Music from USC for KUSC Radio. He also was music director for the International Music Day in Chiba. Japan, and has conducted orchestras at Mount St. Mary's Mount St. Mary's may refer many institutions. Mount St. Mary's College may be:
Lowry was founding music director and conductor of the Peninsula Chamber Orchestra in Palos Verdes California, and frequently appears as a guest conductor and clinician of orchestras and wind ensembles throughout the U.S. Lowry's recent compositional premieres include Exordium ex·or·di·um n. pl. ex·or·di·ums or ex·or·di·a A beginning or introductory part, especially of a speech or treatise. [Latin, from ex Nobile, commissioned by Paavo Jarvi and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra As the fifth-oldest orchestra in the United States, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has a legacy of fine music making as reflected in its performances in historic Music Hall, recordings, and international tours. ; Children's Tale for Violin, Narrator, and String Orchestra With the Starling Chamber Orchestra; Three Scandalous Dances for Clarinet, Piano and String Quartet and Five Minutes at a Very High Altitude (chamber orchestra for Music from Angel Fire," The Blue Mazda, a cabaret for soprano, piano, cello, percussion and brass, recorded by Grammy-winning producer Andreas Neubronner on Summit Records; incidental music for the plays King Lear and One for the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park The Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park was founded in 1959 by college student Gerald Covell, and was one of the first regional theatres in the United States. Located in Eden Park, the first play premiered at the Playhouse on October 10, 1960 was Meyer Levin's Compulsion. ; and background music for the Michael Davis multimedia installation at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles. Lowry holds a bachelor of music degree from the University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. and earned master of music degrees in orchestral conducting and trombone performance from the University of Southern California. Since 1989, the AMT Article of the Year Award has been given annually to recognize outstanding contributions to MTNA's professional journal. The members of the AMT Editorial Committee select an article from those printed during a calendar year. Articles are judged based on the applicability to the readership, timeliness and originality. |
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