School of Music
U N C G
School of Music
U N C G
The UNCG School of Music has been recognized for years as one of the elite
music institutions in the United States. Fully accredited by the National
Association of Schools of Music since 1938, the School offers the only
comprehensive music program from undergraduate through doctoral study in
both performance and music education in North Carolina. From a total
population of approximately 14,000 university students, the UNCG School of
Music serves nearly 600 music majors with a full-time faculty and staff of more
than sixty. As such, the UNCG School of Music ranks among the largest Schools
of Music in the South.
The UNCG School of Music now occupies a new 26 million dollar music building
which is among the finest music facilities in the nation. In fact, the new music
building is the second-largest academic building on the UNCG Campus. A large
music library with state-of-the-art playback, study and research facilities houses
all music reference materials. Greatly expanded classroom, studio, practice
room, and rehearsal hall spaces are key components of the new structure. Two
new recital halls, a large computer lab, a psychoacoustics lab, electronic music
labs, and recording studio space are additional features of the new facility. In
addition, an enclosed multi-level parking deck is adjacent to the new music
building to serve students, faculty and concert patrons.
Living in the artistically thriving Greensboro—Winston-Salem—High Point “Triad”
area, students enjoy regular opportunities to attend and perform in concerts
sponsored by such organizations as the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, the
Greensboro Opera Company, and the Eastern Music Festival. In addition,
UNCG students interact first-hand with some of the world’s major artists who
frequently schedule informal discussions, open rehearsals, and master classes at
UNCG.
Costs of attending public universities in North Carolina, both for in-state and out-of-
state students, represent a truly exceptional value in higher education.
For information regarding music as a major or minor field of study, please write:
Dr. John J. Deal, Dean
UNCG School of Music
P.O. Box 26167
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402-6167
(336) 334-5789
On the Web: www.uncg.edu/mus/
Pamela Ryan
viola
Seth Beckman
piano
Guest Recital
Sunday, December 5, 2004
5:30 pm
Organ Hall, School of Music
Program
Sonata for Viola and Piano in G minor, BWV 1029 Johann Sebastian Bach
Vivace (1685-1750)
Adagio
Allegro
Seven for the Flowers Near the River Stephen Paulus
i. The riverside flowers are driving me crazy (b.1949)
ii. Flowers in crowds, shoals, galaxies
iii. A few here where the river is deep and the bamboo quiet
iv. Flowers lost in smoke
v. Flowers engulfing the path: thousands weighing the branches
vi. Butterflies move pause move pause: it's a dance
vii. You flowers have pity on a white-haired man
La Campanella Niccolò Paganini
(1782-1840)
arr. Primrose
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The hall is equipped with a listening assistance system.
Patrons needing such assistance should contact an usher in the
lobby.
Pamela Ryan, violist, is Associate Professor of Viola and Coordinator of the String Area at the
Florida State University (FSU) School of Music. She is also principal violist of the Tallahassee
Symphony and the Southwest Florida Symphony in Ft. Myers/Sanibel Island. She serves as artist
faculty member at the Schlern International Music Festival in the Dolomites region of Italy in 2004
and 2005. Past faculty artist positions include the Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival in
Vermont, the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, the Bowdoin Chamber Music Festival in Maine,
and the Idyllwild Chamber Music Workshop in California. She has performed with the Bowling
Green String Quartet in Carnegie Weill Hall and in Mexico City and on National Public Radio, and
has recently collaborated as guest of the Amelia Island Chamber Music Festival, with director
Chris Rex, principal cellist of the Atlanta Symphony. She has also collaborated with
internationally recognized artists such as Robert Spano, Emanuel Hurwitz, Christian Tetzlaff, and
Zara Nelsova. Ryan has performed across the USA and in Europe, and as recitalist at the 25th
International Viola Congress of the American Viola Society in Austin, Texas. As concerto soloist,
she has appeared with the Aspen Philharmonia Orchestra, as winner of the Aspen Young Artist
Concerto Competition, with the Tallahassee Symphony, the Clifton (Cincinnati) Chamber
Orchestra, the Conservatory of Brooklyn College (CUNY) Orchestra, the Petersburg Virginia
Symphony, the FSU University Symphony, FSU Faculty Chamber Orchestra, the FSU Wind
Ensemble, and the Bowling Green State University Symphony Orchestra. Active in new music,
she has premiered many works written for her and has received critical praise for “superb
technique and musicianship” in the American Record Guide. While completing her doctorate at
the Cincinnati College-Conservatory, she studied with, and served as a teaching assistant to,
Masao Kawasaki, was winner of the Geraldine B. Gee Viola Fellowship and played as a
substitute member of the Cincinnati Symphony. Previously, she studied viola with Paul Doktor,
Karen Tuttle, and Itzhak Perlman (in two years of masterclasses), and chamber music with
members of the Juilliard, American, and LaSalle String Quartets. She has received research
grants and awards for excellence in college teaching. Ryan has published articles in The
American String Teacher and in the Journal of the American Viola Society. She served as the
President of the American String Teachers Association Florida Unit and served as a national
executive board member of the American Viola Society. In addition to the United States, Ryan's
present students come from Brazil, Cuba, Korea, Lithuania, Turkey, and Venezuela. Her former
students hold performing and teaching positions in professional orchestras and universities on
three continents.
Seth Beckman, pianist, has been heard in recital throughout the United
States and Europe, in solo and chamber music performances alike. He
joined the School of Music at Florida State University in 2002, where he
serves as Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate
Studies. Dr. Beckman enjoys an active career as administrator, pianist,
and pedagogue. As a performer, he has been featured on live radio and
television broadcasts. Recent performances include concerts in Kiev,
Ukraine and West Germany. In 2004, he made his debut in Weill Recital
Hall at Carnegie Hall, performing with violinist Beth Newdome. He is also
a published author, with articles on performing and pedagogy appearing in
such journals as American Music Teacher. As an adjudicator, Dr.
Beckman frequently assists in this capacity with competitions sponsored
by local, regional, and national organizations. He is a Nationally Certified
Teacher of Music, as administered by MTNA (Music Teacher's National Organization). He
received the Doctor of Arts and Master of Music degrees from Ball State University, and received
his bachelors degree from Saint John's University (MN). Dr. Beckman received additional,
substantive training at the Aspen Music Festival and School. Prior to coming to Florida State
University, Dr. Beckman served as Assistant Director of the School of Music at the University of
Illinois (Urbana-Champaign). He has also served as Chairperson for the Department of Music at
Bemidji State University (MN), and was a member of the keyboard faculties of Stephen F. Austin
State University (TX) and Manchester College (IN). His primary teachers have included Robert
Palmer, John Perry, Ann Schein, and Edward Turley.
