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DSU Music Faculty Highlights

• Dr. Andrea Cheeseman, Associate Professor of Woodwinds, gave the world premiere of Messy by Dr. Mark Snyder, Assistant Professor of Music Production and Technology, at the fall Mississippi Music Teachers Association Conference.
• Dr. Shelley Collins, Assistant Professor of Flute, was featured as a piccolo soloist with the Delta State University Wind Ensemble at the Mississippi Bandmasters Clinic in Tupelo in December 2008.
• Dr. Teri A. Herron, Assistant Professor of Voice, attended the January 2009 International Conference on Arts and Humanities where she presented two papers; Songs of the Courtesans: The Social and Musical Impact of Professional Women Musicians in 16th & 17th Century Venice and Tango: Stereotypical Expressions of the Popular Within the Art Music Canon.
• Dr. Douglas Mark, Assistant Professor of Low Brass, has been invited to serve as Artist/Clinician at Mississippi State University’s 2009 Brass Day. On February 28th, he joined members of the "President's Own" United States Marine Band in presenting performances and masterclasses.
• Dr. Christopher Meerdink, Assistant Professor of Voice, attended the National Opera Association convention in Washington D.C. where he performed on the concert From This Moment On, A Cabaret of Cole Porter. Dr. Meerdink joined professional opera singers and colleagues from major universities around the country on this performance.
• Dr. Jung-Won Shin, Assistant Professor of Piano, was invited to present a quest artist recital and master class by Murray State University in Kentucky on November 16 and 17, 2008. The recital was part of the Keyboard Music Festival hosted by the Department of Music of Murray State University. A review on Shin’s recital is available here.
• On November 11, 2008, Dr. Karen Fosheim, Professor of Piano, and Dr. Christopher Meerdink performed 3 Songs of the War by Charles Ives. Dr. Shelley Collins joined the duo for the third song, “He Is There!” The performance was entitled Peace in Flanders Fields: A Commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of the Conclusion of the First World War.