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Kai Winding in New York, ca. January 1947. » UA composer places 3rd in American Prize competition UA musicians win awards, travel near and far UA's Jazz Trombone Group won the 2013 Kai Winding Jazz Trombone Ensemble Competition of the International Trombone Association and was invited to give the featured performance at the association's festival in Columbus, Georgia, in July. The international competition is one of the most prestigious awards in the trombone field. Recent winners have included ensembles from the University of Illinois, Rutgers University, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, the University of North Texas, and the Juilliard School of Music. The UA ensemble won second place in the same competition in 2011 and 2012. Under the direction of UA Professor Jack Schantz, the UA Jazz Trombone Group was also invited to perform in May at the German Music Festival 2013 in Chemnitz, Akron's sister city. The festival is the largest in Germany, drawing some 15,000 participating musicians and 150,000 visitors. UA music professor and composer Daniel McCarthy has achieved third place nationally in the professional division of the 2013 American Prize in Orchestral Composition for his work titled Turn the Page for orchestra and electric guitar solo. McCarthy was selected from applications reviewed this spring from across the United States. He chairs the Composition and Theory Section in the UA School of Music. USA Today describes his music as "intriguing, inviting, shimmering…" Alumnus donates collection centered on 18th century social critic and artist The UA student musicians are: n n n n n n n n Sam Blakeslee — Columbus, Ohio Max Brady — Akron, Ohio Alex Davies — Natrona Heights, Pa. Brian Griffin — Parma, Ohio Jason Hadgis — Wadsworth, Ohio Liz Hough — Canton, Ohio Greg Kern — Jamison, Pa. Sam McKenzie — Mazzulla, Mont. Visit www.soundcloud.com/ua-jazz-trombone-group to hear sound clips of the ensemble. Beer Street and Gin Lane (1751) UA Alumnus Dr. James Chisman '58, has donated his extensive archive of works by and about 18th century artist William Hogarth to UA's Mary Schiller Myers School of Art. The impressive collection includes hundreds of prints, four bound folios, more than 500 books, canvases, ceramic figures based on Hogarth prints, and more – all now housed in a completely remodeled room in Folk Hall, home of the Myers School of Art. The collection is an invaluable resource for artistic appreciation and scholarly study. UA's Myers School of Art is in the process of placing the holdings online for even greater access. William Hogarth, 1697-1794, was an English painter, engraver, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist. His works ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series on what he called "modern moral subjects."Speaking at the dedication ceremony in August, Chisman explained the origins of his passion for Hogarth. Members of the Jazz Trombone Group are, from left in the back row: Greg Kern, Liz Hough, Max Brady and Jason Hadgis. In the front row, from left, are Alex Davies, Sam McKenzie, Sam Blakeslee and Brian Griffin "I'd always liked the social agitation of author Charles Dickens and Hogarth had the same appeal for me," he said. 15

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