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Student Ensemble Recordings
Ensemble Name Recording

MSU Wind Symphony

Kevin L. Sedatole, conductor

Symphonic Metamorphosis on themes by Carl Maria Von Weber, by Paul Hindemith Selection from IV. March

MSU Chorale

David Rayl, conductor

Bogoroditse Devo, by Sergei Rachmaninoff - Lyrics

MSU Opera Theatre

Melanie Helton, stage director; Raphael Jimenez, conductor

Selection from Candide by Leonard Bernstein - "Make Our Garden Grow"

MSU Jazz Orchestra I

Rodney Whitaker, director

Eye of the Hurricane, by Herbie Hancock

MSU Musique 21 (new music ensemble)

Raphael Jimenez, music director/conductor

Sinfonian Burocratica ed Amazónica, by Paul Desenne Selection from Guasarana (third movement)

MSU Symphony Orchestra

Leon Gregorian, Music Director/Conductor
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 ("Eroica"), by Ludwig van Beethoven Selection from IV. Finale. Allegro molto. Poco Andante. Presto

MSU International Chamber Soloists

Dmitri Berlinsky, director

Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 8, “l’inverno” (Winter) by Antonio Vivaldi Selection from I. Allegro non molto

Student woodwind chamber group

Melissa Kritzer, bassoon; Yoojin Jung, harp; Sarah Miles, flute; Gretchen Morse, oboe; Stephanie Wernli, clarinet

Pastorales de Noel by Andre Jolivet L Vierge et L'enfant

Student piano trio

Kang-Ho Jeon, violin; Victor Coo, cello; Sangmi Lim, piano

Trio for Piano and Strings No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67, by Dmitry Shostakovich Selection from II. Allegro con brio
Faculty Recordings
Faculty Photo Faculty name and title Recordings
Suren Bagratuni

Suren Bagratuni

Professor of Cello and Co-Chair of the String Area

Dmitri Berlinsky

Dmitri Berlinsky

Associate Professor of Violin

Jan Eberle

Jan Eberle

Associate Professor of Oboe

Janine Gaboury

Janine Gaboury

Associate Professor of Horn

Derrick Gardner

Derrick Gardner

Assistant Professor of Jazz Trumpet

Randy Gelispie

Randy Gelispie

Instructor of Jazz Drums

Leon Gregorian

Leon Gregorian

Professor of Music, Director of Orchestras, Head of Graduate Orchestral Conducting Program

Jere Hutcheson

Jere Hutcheson

Professor of Composition

Richard Illman

Richard Illman

Associate Professor of Trumpet

Harlan Jennings

Harlan Jennings

Associate Professor of Voice (Baritone)

Joseph Lulloff

Joseph Lulloff

Professor of Saxophone and Area Chair of Woodwinds

  • Interplay;Channel Crossings © 1997; soprano and alto saxophones and piano
  • America's Millennium Tribute to ADOLPHE SAX, Volume V; Arizona University Recordings, Contemporary and Performer Series © 1981; tenor saxophone
  • America's Millennium Tribute to ADOLPHE SAX, Volume VI; Arizona University Recordings, Contemporary and Performer Series © 2000; alto saxophone
  • America's Millennium Tribute to ADOLPHE SAX, Volume VII; Arizona University Recordings © 2000; saxophone
  • Milhaud Creation Du Monde; An Arabesque DIGITAL Recordins Z6569 © 1987; Jazz Compositions and other works
  • Maslanka Concertos; Albany Records © 2000; Concerto for Alto Sazophone and Wind Ensemble
  • Joseph Lulloff, plays the saxophone music of...Colgrass, Dahl and Ruggiero; Arizona University Recordings © 2000; Saxophone recordings
Deborah Moriarty

Deborah Moriarty

Professor of Piano and Chair of the Keyboard Area

Ava Ordman

Ava Ordman

Associate Professor of Trombone and Chair of the Brass and Percussion Area

Diego Rivera

Diego Rivera

Instructor of Jazz Studies, Saxophone, and Improvisation

Rick Roe

Rick Roe

Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano

Charles Ruggiero

Charles Ruggiero

Professor of Composition and Music Theory

  • Interplay; Channel Crossings © 1997; Composition by Charles Ruggiero; soprano and alto saxophones and piano
  • America's Millennium Tribute to ADOLPHE SAX, Volume V; Arizona University Recordings, Contemporary and Performer Series © 1981; Composed by Charles Ruggiero; tenor saxophone
  • America's Millennium Tribute to ADOLPHE SAX, Volume VI; Arizona University Recordings, Contemporary and Performer Series © 1930; Billy Strayhorn composition arranged by Charles Ruggiero;
Richard Sherman

Richard Sherman

Professor of Flute

Philip Sinder

Philip Sinder

Professor of Tuba and Euphonium

Mark Sullivan

Mark Sullivan

Associate Professor and Chair of the Composition Area

Walter Verdehr

Walter Verdehr

Professor of Violin

Rodney Whitaker

Rodney Whitaker

Professor of Double Bass and Director of Jazz Studies

Sunny Wilkinson

Sunny Wilkinson

Assistant Professor of Vocal Jazz

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