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	Music of Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oregon's music scene is most active in Portland and the college town of Eugene.
		Eugene had a thriving local music scene in the early 1990s that slowly died out in the early 2000s as many of the local musicians became frustrated with the lack of interest in the scene from outside entities.
		Annually the Ernest Bloch Music Festival, a composers' symposium and showcase for progressive and contemporary music, is executed in Newport Oregon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Oregon (1305 words)

	Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States bordering the Pacific Ocean, California, Washington, Idaho, and Nevada.
		Oregon City was the first incorporated city west of the Rockies and later, the first capital of the Oregon Territory, from 1848 to 1852, when the territory capital was moved to Salem, Oregon.
		Oregon claims the D River is the shortest river in the world, while the American state of Montana makes the same claim of the Roe River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oregon (3925 words)

	Music Lessons \| Oregon Music Academy LLC
		The Oregon Music Academy provides one-on-one lessons, group instruction, and ensemble experiences in violin, viola, cello, bass, piano, guitar, and bass guitar.
		Oregon Music Academy lessons are the best way to start playing an instrument.
		The Oregon Music Academy believes it is never too late to begin or continue learning music.
	www.oregonmusicacademy.com /lessons (438 words)

	Southern Oregon University - Dept. of Music
		The Department of Music faculty are dedicated to promoting a positive, student-centered environment in which students - by performance, creative activity, research, scholarship, and teaching opportunities - develop the skills, independence of thought, and discipline to fulfill their musical aspirations.
		The Department of Music offers music majors and minors an integrated curriculum of study designed to teach the varied skills necessary for a professional career in music, and to develop the student’s understanding and appreciation for the art of music.
		The recital hall is the center of activity for music students, providing abundant opportunities to perform and attend performances by fellow classmates and world-class musicians.
	www.sou.edu /music (483 words)

	Future Music Oregon - Jeffrey Stolet, Director
		Jeffrey Stolet joined the University of Oregon faculty in 1988 and is currently a Philip H. Knight Professor of Music and director of the Music Technology programs in the School of Music.
		Stolet received a Ph.D. in Music Theory from the University of Texas at Austin where he studied electro-acoustic music with Russell Pinkston, Karl Korte, and Barton McLean.
		At the University of Oregon, Stolet has developed the curriculum for a Bachelor of Science in Music Technology degree, a Master of Music in Intermedia Music Technology, and the curriculum for Intermedia Music Technology as a Secondary Area for music students pursuing doctoral degrees.
	darkwing.uoregon.edu /~fmo/stolet.html (312 words)

	Accent on Living: Oregon's Culture Festivals
		The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is just one of the many summer culture festivals in a state that is known for its rugged coasts and interior wilderness.
		The Highway 101 drive on Oregon's Southern Coast is a wealth of lighthouses and dramatic landscape.
		Besides music, the area is known for the trout, salmon and perch that inhabit the area waters making it a great fishing spot.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0803/is_4_45/ai_72997218 (1171 words)

	University of Oregon School of Music and Dance: About Us: Robert Kyr
		He is chair of the composition department, and director of the renowned Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium (www.iwagemusic.com), as well as the Music Today Festival, a biennial series of concerts and events that celebrate new music from around the world.
		At Oregon, Kyr has developed new models for teaching composition, integrating theory, performance practice, and composition into a single, focused curriculum at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
		The composition program at Oregon is presently one of the largest in the United States—a thriving community of 50 composers.
	music.uoregon.edu /About/bios/kyrr.html (711 words)

	University of Oregon School of Music and Dance: About Us: Anne Dhu McLucas
		She served as Dean of the University of Oregon from School of Music from 1992-2002.
		While her performance career led in the direction of Baroque and Classical chamber music, her musicological studies began to focus on the traditional folk music of Britain, Ireland, and America.
		From 1980-1987 she was an assistant professor at Harvard University, teaching a variety of music history and American music courses, and co-teaching a seminar in ethnomusicology.
	music1.uoregon.edu /About/bios/mclucasa.html (1114 words)

	Oregon Coast Music Association Coos Bay, Oregon (Classical Music) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Oregon Coast Music Association was established in 1979 to present an annual classical music festival of the highest professional caliber and to support a varied range of year-round music performances and activities.
		Over the years the Oregon Coast Music Festival has grown from a three-day Haydn Celebration to a two-week bonanza of music including classical, jazz, folk, dance, choral, concert band, blues, chamber, and some rather eclectic offerings.
		The centerpiece of the festival is the highly acclaimed Festival Orchestra which performs under the batons of Music Director and Conductor James Paul and Associate conductor Jason Klein.
	www.ohwy.com /or/o/orcoasma.htm (181 words)

	Camp Crescendo - Idaho and Oregon Summer Music Camps for Children
		Individual attention is given to every music camper to insure that they feel comfortable as well as allowing the "budding musician" a chance to find new ways to enjoy music!
		Talent shows by the music campers, as well as the staff, allow the campers to observe the natural progression of musical talent.
		CAMP CRESCENDO Oregon is limited to 100 music campers per session.
	www.campcrescendo.com (267 words)

	Music Libraries in Oregon
		SPECIAL FEATURES: Some original pieces in German, music written and played by a nineteenth-century marching band associated with a German religious communal society in Aurora, OR, 1856-1883.
		SPECIAL FEATURES: Collection includes early Edison and 1904 Victrola phonographs and other family musical items preserved in a museum context; books are in storage and not readily available to the public.
		SPECIAL FEATURES: Primarily church music and hymnology, with nearly 100 different types of hymnals and "The Library of Religion in America" microfiche set, which includes works dating back to the colonial period (approximately 50 works are music-related).
	www.lib.washington.edu /msd/music_directory/or.htm (1124 words)

	Mike Haines' Christian Music Ministry, Portland, Oregon
		His music and lyrics have been described as comfortable, silly, worshipful, fun, with a way of connecting the message to everyday experiences.
		You may visit The Music pages to listen to samples of the music Mike has written down...
		Mike currently lives in Tualatin, Oregon, where he is Husband to his Wife Kathy, Daddy to his son Nathan, born July 2004, and worship leader at Community of Hope in Wilsonville, Oregon.
	www.myfriendmike.com (444 words)

	Medford, Oregon Citylink Theatres (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Since 1962, it's been years of music under the stars in the historic goldrush town of Jacksonville.
		Internationally renowned soloists, quartets, and ensembles perform classical music in Music Recital Hall on the Southern Oregon State College campus.
		Oregon Shakespeare Festival operates three Tony-Award Winning Shakespearean theatres: The Elizabethan, The Angus Bowmer Theatre, and The Black Swan.
	www.oregoncitylink.com /medford/theatre.htm (443 words)

	OMTA - Oregon Music Teachers Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Oregon Music Teachers Association (OMTA) is a professional organization dedicated to fostering excellence in music education.
		Our members are the concert artists of today and tomorrow, the faculty members of the finest music schools and the private music teachers who build the foundation of America’s music scene.
		OMTA is an affiliate of Music Teachers National Association—the oldest professional organization of music teachers in the United States.
	www.oregonmta.org (178 words)

	Ashland Chamber Music Workshops - Southern Oregon University
		The music library is one of the most outstanding anywhere, the superb coaches are friendly and dedicated, and the setting is spectacular.
		The coaching staff is comprised of musicians from throughout the United States who are extremely talented chamber music performers and experienced chamber music teachers.
		Evenings are free for free-lancing, using personal music or that of our extensive library; or for enjoying the famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival, other theater, live music, art galleries, or shopping.
	www.sou.edu /music/acmw (191 words)

	Oregon Music Events
		Riffs is a musical outreach; an attempt to show how the balance between structure and improvisation is a shared value between jazz and classical music, and to challenge everyone on stage to stretch beyond their comfort zones to create exciting musical works.
		The Cascade Head Music Festival has been called, "A little jewel in the form of a festival—small enough to be supported by the area but high enough in quality to qualify as a world class artistic endeavor." This classical chamber music series returns to Lincoln City for the 19th year.
		This music camp is held at North County Recreation Center and is recognized as one othe premier bluegrass music camps in the country.
	www.all-oregon.com /musicevents.htm (7786 words)

	Oregon Ambassadors of Music to perform
		The group’s 269 student musicians, representing 80 Oregon high schools, and 32 staff members leave on a 16-day goodwill tour on July 1.
		David Becker, Lewis & Clark College senior lecturer in music and director of bands, is musical director of the tour, responsible for recruiting students, hiring staff and preparing the music.
		He selected an elite group of 160 band and choir students from 52 Oregon high schools for the first tour in summer 1995.
	www.lclark.edu /cgi-bin/shownews.cgi?0992973660.1 (328 words)

	Home Page
		Founded in 1995 in Beaverton, Oregon, South West Music School is a 501c-3 non-profit community music school, dedicated to providing the highest quality musical education and ensemble performance opportunities for all.
		South West Music School serves over 250 students and 120 summer music campers by 30 teachers, and has an administrative part-time office staff and an Executive Director.
		Thara Memory, Director of the American Music Program, was inducted into the Oregon Jass Hall of Fame, February 26, 2006 by the Oregon Jass Society.
	www.swmusicschool.org (229 words)

	Oregon Symphony: Community Music Partnership (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Too often, however, its presence in Oregon's rural communities was fleeting at best, making a lasting impact on music and music education virtually impossible.
		In 2001, Oregon Symphony staff, musicians, board, and past community partners undertook a comprehensive review of its statewide presence to answer the question: "What does the 'Oregon' in the Oregon Symphony mean?" One result was the creation of a program designed to challenge communities' understandings of how the arts enrich schools and the broader community.
		The Community Music Partnership is a music residency program that focuses the Symphony's resources on one rural or remote Oregon community of 30,000 people or less.
	www.orsymphony.org /edu/comm_cmp.html (284 words)

	Portland State Department of Music \| Home
		Located in the heart of Portland's thriving Cultural District, the Department of Music prepares students for a wide range of careers in music.
		We offer both traditional and innovative musical studies, including classical performance, jazz performance, music history, theory, conducting, composition and music education.
		Choose between the conservatory structure of the BM degree or the broader BA and BS degrees.
	www.pdx.edu /music (172 words)

	The Atlanta Journal and Constitution: POP MUSIC: PREVIEW: Oregon: 8 p.m. Sunday. $15. Variety Playhouse, 1099 Euclid ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Atlanta Journal and Constitution; 2/13/1998; Weird" is Ralph Towner's assessment of the Oregon instrumentation.
		Weird" is Ralph Towner's assessment of the Oregon instrumentation.
		In fact, the power of the Oregon recipe, cooked up 28 years ago, and inspired by the fermenting free music scene in Manhattan, N.Y., has transcended its ingredients.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:5367402&refid=holomed_1 (244 words)

	OMEA Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		All types of programs were considered, from band to choir to general music, elementary to secondary, under-funded to highly-funded, large or small.
		Oregon Music Educators Association promotes excellence in music education and serves the professional needs of music educators.
		The Oregon Music Education Association is a nonprofit educational association whose purpose is to provide professional in-service educational experiences through district and state conferences, clinics and journals for music educators and music students in Oregon's schools.
	www.oregonmusic.org /home (704 words)

	OREGON COAST MUSIC ASSOCIATION; 2002 Festival Calendar
		Annual Oregon Coast Music Festival begins Saturday, July 12 and continues for two full weeks, to Saturday, July 26 offering classical, jazz, and popular music in a beautiful Oregon Coast setting where the great Northwest forest meets the blue Pacific Ocean.
		Build your dream castle in the sand of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.
		Recreational attractions abound on the southern Oregon Coast -- charter boat fishing, forest hikes, tide pool exploring and beachcombing, sight-seeing along the harbor Boardwalk, picnics at nearby State Parks, the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, museums, shops, prime birdwatching sites -- all within a short and scenic drive from Coos Bay / North Bend.
	www.coosnet.com /music/calendar.html (294 words)

	Oregon Summer Music Camps
		Camp Crescendo Oregon is located 45 minutes from Portland in the heart of the Willamette Valley.
		Our Oregon music camp site is five minutes North of Salem on the campus-like grounds of Bethel Park.
		Music Campers enjoy luxury accommodations in Oregon with a motel/hotel like setting.
	www.campcrescendo.com /campground_or.html (123 words)

	The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts
		The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts is supported in part by grants from The Oregon Arts Commission & the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Arts Foundation of Western Oregon Fund at The Oregon Community Foundation.
		The result is a musical and spiritual alchemy that has touched a worldwide audience representing every corner of the religious, cultural and ethnic landscape.
		Starting with winter term classes, the Oregon Ballet Academy will be located on the 3rd floor of The Shedd in its new permanent home.
	www.ofam.org (520 words)

	University of Oregon School of Music and Dance: Related Links
		The Zimbabwean Music Festival is an annual celebration of Zimbabwean music and culture.
		Early Music America (EMA) is the not-for-profit service organization for the field of historical performance in North America.
		A collection of outlines on various topics in Western music history from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
	music1.uoregon.edu /RelatedLinks/resources.html (461 words)

	Music in Oregon
		Note: These are web sites of music schools, primarily in higher education, in Oregon.
		There are other schools in Oregon that currently do not have web sites for their music departments.
		Leslie Bennett at the University of Oregon, and they will be added.
	libweb.uoregon.edu /music/musor.html (179 words)

	Amazon.com: Voices from the Oregon Trail: Music: Various Composers,The Trail Band,Phil Neumann,Cal Scott,Gayle ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Their albums capture this music superbly (though capturing that evening would be impossible).
		Includes music ranging from the spirit of adventure to the despair of weary travelers.
		I would also recommend this CD for musical groups who would be inspired to take a period in history and create music in the spirit of the music of that time.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000005NJ3?v=glance (668 words)

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