{"id":212235,"date":"2022-06-27T11:21:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T15:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/?page_id=212235"},"modified":"2023-08-02T16:38:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T20:38:02","slug":"cali-residencies-22-23","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/cali-residencies-22-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Cali Immersive Residency 2022-23"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>A reimagined professional residency program held at Montclair State University&#8217;s John J. Cali School of Music.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The week-long residencies included a rotation of eight top-rated artists and ensembles. Each residency contributed to an ongoing exploration of the ever-changing landscape of music, introducing students to a future that would be, at times, less traditional. Through the multiple opportunities to learn and collaborate with guest artists, students broadened their understanding of their future musical careers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Co-presented with Kaufman Music Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/06\/CMYK-Square-PMS-200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2021\/06\/CMYK-Square-PMS-200.jpg\" alt=\"Kaufman music center\" width=\"84\" height=\"83\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/03\/Cali_MSU_Combined_21_22.png\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/03\/Cali_MSU_Combined_21_22-1024x344.png\" alt=\"Cali School of Music logo\" width=\"202\" height=\"68\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Enjoy highlights from the 2022-23 Season.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: Cali Immersive Residency Program 2022-23 Highlights\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iEAnZ-xvBNM?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/cali-residencies\">Join us for our 2023-24 Season!<\/a><\/span>\n<h2><span class=\"pre-heading\">Our 2022-23 Guests<\/span><br \/><\/h2>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-fourth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/5.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/5.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column three-fourths\">\n<p><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><strong>HIP HOP AND R+B WEEK <\/strong>Oct 2\u20137<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonbworld.com\">JON B.<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/6vunRaBya0Sx6CMJZAlHTZ\">RAHZEL<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nwith Special Guests <strong>Toni Blackman, Dr. Elliot Gann, and Amir Issaa<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Don\u2019t miss this deep dive Hip Hop and R&amp;B Residency week where you will be immersed in beatboxing, rapping, and R&amp;B.\u00a0 Join us as we explore the intersections of Hip Hop in education, activism, and healing through a variety of performances, workshops, lectures, and community cyphers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-fourth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/4.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/4.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column three-fourths\">\n<p><strong>SUN OCT 2<br \/>\nHip Hop + R&amp;B Week Kickoff Concert<\/strong><br \/>\nwith Residency Guests:\u00a0<strong>Jon B<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Rahzel<br \/>\n6PM Alexander Kasser Theater<br \/>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/tix\/1631\/event\/1290976\">Free Tickets<\/a><\/span><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join two of the most exciting artists in the Hip Hop and R&amp;B world for this \u201cnot to be missed\u201d Kickoff Concert. \u00a0During this concert, <strong>Jon B.<\/strong> and <strong>Rahzel<\/strong> will perform not only solo but also with Cali students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonbworld.com\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Hip Hop and R&plus;B Week Bios<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Rozell Manely Brown<\/strong>\u00a0is an American beatboxer and rapper, formerly a member of the Roots.\u00a0<strong>Rahzel<\/strong> is known for an ability to sing or rap while simultaneously beatboxing, as evidenced in his performances of &#8220;Iron Man&#8221; and his signature song &#8220;If Your Mother Only Knew&#8221;, a hidden track on Make the Music 2000. His talents are showcased in various solo projects as well as on Ben Harper&#8217;s 2000 single &#8220;Steal My Kisses.&#8221; He also provided his own voice on video games SSX and SSX Tricky. Rahzel was featured on the album True Love by Toots and the Maytals, which won the Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Reggae Album, and showcased many notable musicians including Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Trey Anastasio, Gwen Stefani \/ No Doubt, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, Manu Chao, The Roots, Ryan Adams, Keith Richards, Toots Hibbert, Paul Douglas, Jackie Jackson, Ken Boothe, and The Skatalites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grammy Nominated songwriter, producer, vocalist, and instrumentalist <strong>Jon\u00a0B.<\/strong> brought a distinctive focus on smooth melodies to contemporary R&amp;B. Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and raised in Pasadena, California, Jon B. (short for Jonathan Buck) was the son of a professor of music and a concert pianist. Influenced by music found in his grandparents\u2019 record store, he began combining the spirit of \u201870s soul with hip-hop-inspired productions on his 1995 debut album, <em>Bonafide<\/em>. It peaked on Billboard\u2019s R&amp;B Albums chart at number 24, led by the Top Ten R&amp;B single \u201cSomeone to Love,\u201d a duet with prime influence Babyface, and went gold. His second album, 1997\u2019s <em>Cool\u00a0Relax<\/em>, continued the emphasis on hip-hop soul and featured two of his biggest singles in <em>They\u00a0Don\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0<em>Know<\/em> and the <strong>Tupac Shakur<\/strong>-assisted <em>Are\u00a0U\u00a0Still\u00a0Down<\/em>. As a result, the set sold over a million copies, thus earning it platinum certification. During the following decade, Jon B. released three more albums &#8212; <em>Pleasures\u00a0U\u00a0Like<\/em>(2001), <em>Stronger\u00a0Everyday <\/em>(2004), and <em>Helpless\u00a0Romantic<\/em> (2008). In 2011, the singer <em>returned with Comfortable\u00a0Swagg;<\/em> an appearance from DJ Quik was payback for several contributions to Quik\u2019s <em>The\u00a0Book\u00a0of\u00a0David<\/em>, released earlier in the year. Also an accomplished songwriter for other artists, he penned material for the likes of <strong>Maxi Priest, For Real, After 7, Spice Girls, Az Yet,<\/strong> and <strong>Toni Braxton.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toniblackmanpresents.com\">Toni\u00a0Blackman<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is an award-winning artist whose steadfast work and commitment to hip hop led the U.S. State Department to select her as an American Cultural Specialist and one of the first Hip Hop Envoys. She recently served in Benin this past June. Her past tours have included Senegal, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Africa, southeast Asia and Brazil. She has traveled to 47 countries performing, speaking and teaching. So far, Toni has co-produced versions of Invisible Woman, a project conceived in the Congo, in Kinshasa, Kampala, Nairobi and Cotonou. Her Afro-Hip-Hop music collaborations preceded the current trend and Toni hopes to share the music in 2020. Honored as a DOVE Real Woman for her work building the self-esteem of girls, Toni is an Echoing Green Fellow, an Open Society Institute\/Soros Fellow, creator of The Cypher Workshop (also known as the Freestyle Union) and Rhyme like a Girl, and author of <em>Inner-Course<\/em>, a collection of poetry and inspirational prose, released on Villard\/Random House (2003).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Elliot Gann, PSY.D.<\/strong> A clinical psychologist\/psychotherapist by training, producer\/beat maker and DJ, Dr. Gann has been teaching in Oakland and San Francisco Bay Area schools, community and juvenile justice settings for over a decade, and the past six years he has done this work with his non-profit organization, Today\u2019s Future Sound (TFS).\u00a0 As Executive Director and lead instructor, his work with TFS has taken him across the globe teaching, presenting, consulting, organizing, performing and advocating for the use and inclusion of Hip Hop culture and beat making\/music production in these settings in North and South America, Africa, Asia and Australia working with more than 40,000 youth. Additionally, Dr. Gann continues to provide national and international consultation and professional development on therapeutic and educational applications of Hip Hop beat making and culture in a variety of settings, as well as presenting regularly at a variety of universities, institutions and conferences in the U.S. and globally. Working at a grassroots level with local artists, promoters and activists, he has organized \u201cbeat battle\u201d fundraisers and engaged local Hip Hop scenes across the world and used this as a tool to recruit artists to become active in mentoring and teaching youth Hip Hop beat making and performance in their communities. In January of 2015, he joined the U.S. State Department and UNC Chapel Hill\u2019s joint \u201cNext Level\u201d program to do conflict resolution and cultural diplomacy in Dakar, Senegal, and since then hasn\u2019t stopped traveling doing similar cross-cultural work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Born and raised in Rome by an Italian mother and an Egyptian father, <strong>Amir Issaa<\/strong> is an internationally renowned hip-hop artist who has creatively collaborated with several artists over the decades. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GB4MngjiiBY\"><em>Non respiro<\/em><\/a> (I can&#8217;t breathe), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZHUw8zd0FrY\">Ius Music<\/a>, and other songs on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amirissaa.com\/biography\/\">Amir&#8217;s webpage<\/a>. He is also a passionate social activist and educator committed to the BLM agenda in Italy. As part of his activism, Amir regularly holds rap writing workshops in schools, prisons, and colleges around the world. Amir is also an author: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiarelettere.it\/libro\/vivo-per-questo-amir-issaa-9788861909717.html\">Vivo per questo<\/a>\u00a0(2017), his personal and artistic autobiography, is a testament to the challenges and imagination of the second generation in Italy, while his second book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.addeditore.it\/catalogo\/educazione-rap\/\">Educazione Rap<\/a> (2021), looks at rap as a poetic linguistic exercise as well as a shared experience of social impact across borders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amirissaa.com\/biography\/\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Hip Hop and R&plus;B Week Schedule<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><em>Please join us. Reservations not required unless indicated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MON OCT 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1-3PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Beatboxing Masterclass with RAHZEL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1-3:00 PM | Room 122 School of Communications\u00a0(Students Only)<br \/>\n<strong>Composer Practicum with Jon B. with a Focus on Production, Beat Making\/Recording<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2:30-5PM | Room 122 School of Communications (Students Only)<br \/>\n<strong>Digital Music Production with Jon B.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6:00 PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cali Conversations with RAHZEL hosted by\u00a0Director Anthony Mazzocchi<br \/>\nRahzel <\/strong>is not simply a beatboxer but is a master of linguistics, and vocal traditions from African diasporic musicianship. Rahzel is one-of-a-kind and audiences will be in awe of his ability to be a one person band all with his voice. This presentation will be interactive and cover the history, linguistics, and musicianship of his vocal prowess.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/tix\/1631\/event\/1290977\">Free Event Reservations Required<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>8:00PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Amir Issaa, Afro-Italian Rapper in Performance with Q&amp;A<\/strong><br \/>\nSpecial Guest Amir Issaa, Afro-Italian rapper and social activist will perform in collaboration with MSU\u2019s Inserra Chair in Italian and Italian American Studies. Amir is a passionate human rights activist and his music and poetry reflect this. Amir will conduct a Q&amp;A at the end of the performance, giving audiences an opportunity to gain deeper insight into his artistry.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/tix\/1631\/event\/1290978\">Free Event Reservations Required<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>TUE OCT 4<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">11:15am-12.55pm | Leshowitz Recital Hall<strong> PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Secrets to Audio Production with Jon B.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Focus on production, b<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">eatmaking and recording<\/span><\/p>\n<p>4:30-5:30PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall (Students Only)<br \/>\n<strong>Toni Blackman Workshop: Using voice, words, and group energy for transformation<\/strong><br \/>\nRapper, entrepreneur, entertainer, motivational speaker, and healer. Toni Blackman has been immersed in vocal freestyling from the early days of Hip Hop and has developed a way of working and inspiring people through her work in vocal cyphers.\u00a0 A vocal cypher uses improvisation to share stories and songs with a group of others in a circle environment. Toni will work closely with our Music Therapy and Music Education students to share her experiences as a cypher leader and how to use voice, words, and group energy for transformation.<\/p>\n<p>7-8:30PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall (Students Only)<br \/>\n<strong>Toni Blackman will lead the Graduate Teaching Popular Music Class<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WED OCT 5<br \/>\n<\/strong>1:30PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Cali Midweek Series with Toni Blackman<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Toni Blackman<\/strong> is a renaissance woman! Rapper, entrepreneur, entertainer, motivational speaker, and healer. She has been immersed in vocal freestyling from the early days of Hip Hop and has developed a way of working and inspiring people through her work in vocal cyphers. Toni share her experiences as a cypher leader and how to use voice, words, and group energy for transformation. She will perform with Cali students, demonstrating her techniques of freestyle rapping and poetry.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/tix\/1631\/event\/1290979\">Free Event Reservations Required<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>THU OCT 6<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4:30-6PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span>Sample This: The Foundations of Sampling and It\u2019s Legacy on Beatmaking and Music Production<br \/>\nDr. Elliot Gann,<\/strong> Director of Today\u2019s Future Sound, is a psychologist and beat producer who works internationally bringing music technology to youth and adults in a variety of settings. Dr. Gann will discuss the history of Hip Hop sampling, provide demonstrations, and get audience participation. He will share his experience in cultivating beat cultures to help manifest the inherent health and educational benefits of Hip Hop across a wide variety of communities around the world.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">7-9:30PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall (Students Only)<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\nWorkshop with Elliot Gann with MUTC 101 Students\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FRI OCT 7<br \/>\n<\/strong>5:00-10:00PM | Montclair State Outdoor Amphitheater <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Grand finale event with Elliot Gann<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>#BEATCYPHERNJ\u00a0+ CLASH OF THE\u00a0TITANS BEAT BATTLE:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Brown Jewel VS.\u00a0PS TheGreat<br \/>\nS3oul C1ty VS.\u00a0Ivonne<br \/>\nJVH VS.\u00a0Urban Acoustics<br \/>\nYTC VS.\u00a0JHersheyland<\/p>\n<p><strong>FEAT TIMESTRETCH ON THE DECKS<\/strong><br \/>\nHosted by Phillipdrummond,\u00a0Quis Chandla (Dr. X Dr.), and Myster-E<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIVE\u00a0BEAT\u00a0SETS\u00a0FROM\u00a0#GLOBALBEATCYPHER FAM:<br \/>\n<\/strong>Seneca B<br \/>\nCryptic One<br \/>\nChaix<br \/>\nYTC<br \/>\nD3sign3r<br \/>\nDr3ams<br \/>\nDrMistalow<br \/>\nPhilthydrummond\u00a0(aka Dr. Elliot Gann)<br \/>\nLandos<br \/>\nbmoons<br \/>\nMadzoki<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIVE PERFORMANCE BY:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nQuis Chandla<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-fourth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/3.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/3.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column three-fourths\">\n<p><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cavanistringquartet.com\">CAVANI QUARTET <\/a><\/strong>Oct 31\u2013Nov 6<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonbworld.com\"><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leading American String Quartet <strong>Cavani Quartet<\/strong> is thrilled to shape the musical lives of the next generation through seminars that feature audience engagement and a \u201cteam -work\u201d approach to rehearsal techniques. Join us as Cavani motivates all with their dedication to interact with all audiences, striving for empathy and connectivity between cultures and nations.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Cavani Quartet Bio<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>The Cavani Quartet<\/strong>\u2019s musical career maintains an energetic balance between performing masterpieces by traditional composers; collaborating with living composers; and creating new programming that joins multiple disciplines, such as visual art, poetry, and dance.The quartet\u2019s motivation to interact with all audiences enhances their approach to performing, teaching and mentoring.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The empathy and connectivity of chamber music is recognized by the Cavani Quartet as a metaphor for the kind of communication that we should always strive for.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amirissaa.com\/biography\/\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Cavani Quartet Schedule<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><em>Please join us. Reservations not required unless indicated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>MON OCT 31<br \/>\n<\/strong>5-7PM |\u00a0Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The Art of Collaboration: Chamber Music Rehearsal Techniques and Teambuilding Seminar\u00a0with The Cavani Quartet<\/strong><br \/>\nJoin the internationally renowned <strong>Cavani String Quartet<\/strong> for an outside-the-box presentation about creating and maintaining a collaborative and productive rehearsal or work environment. This interactive session features a variety of sublime music from the 18th through the 21st century, from Beethoven to Bruno Mars. The quartet will offer an inspiring and interactive presentation using chamber music as a catalyst to explore topics such as generative team building , the ability to listen, react, how to alternate between leadership and supportive roles, elements of conflict resolution and group cohesion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TUE NOV 1<br \/>\n<\/strong>2:30pm-3:30PM | Feliciano School of Business Building SBUS 101 <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>The Art of Collaboration: Building Empowered and Collaborative Teams by Applying Principles of Chamber Music Pedagogy with The Cavani Quartet\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>Join the internationally renowned <strong>Cavani String Quartet<\/strong> for an outside-the-box presentation about creating and maintaining a collaborative and productive rehearsal or work environment. This interactive session features a variety of sublime music from the 18th through the 21st century, from Beethoven to Bruno Mars. The quartet will offer an inspiring and interactive presentation using chamber music as a catalyst to explore topics such as generative team building , the ability to listen, react, how to alternate between leadership and supportive roles, elements of conflict resolution and group cohesion. cavani.org. A recent review form a Weatherhead School of Management MBA student:<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>\u201cThis was easily my favorite Case MBA experience thus far! The team dynamics of the quartet resonated for me in my current workplace. It is quite amazing to observe a self-organizing team in action. I imagine it requires a ton of vulnerability by each member of the team. I also think the quartet demonstrated the value and importance of time spent together iterating on their craft as a high-functioning unit. I feel like new and different neurons were firing in my brain when\u00a0observing team dynamics while listening to world-class music! Thank you for this wonderful opportunity; I loved it!\u201d<\/em> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/weatherhead.case.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/30\/mba-students-participate-in-experiential-workshop-with-the-cavani-string-quartet\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>4-5PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<br \/>\nChamber\u00a0Coaching<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WED NOV 2<br \/>\n<\/strong>10-12PM\u00a0| Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<br \/>\nChamber Coaching<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1:30PM <span style=\"color: #333333\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC TICKETED EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cali Midweek Concert &#8220;Careers in Music&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/tix\/1631\/event\/1290993\">Free Event\u00a0Reservations Required<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>THU NOV 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1-3PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall (students only)<br \/>\n<strong>Compositions Practicum Composer Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FRI NOV 4<br \/>\n<\/strong>11-1PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Chamber Music\u00a0Performance Masterclass<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SAT NOV 5<br \/>\n<\/strong>7:30PM | Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY<br \/>\n<strong>PUBLIC TICKETED EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The\u00a0Cavani\u00a0Quartet\u00a0Bridges Concert<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org\/mch\/event\/bridges-cavani-string-quartet\/\">Tickets $30 at Merkin Concert Hall<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-fourth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/2.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/2.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column three-fourths\">\n<p><strong><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhiannongiddens.com\">RHIANNON GIDDENS <\/a><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Nov 8\u201310<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A MacArthur \u201cGenius Grant\u201d recipient, the acclaimed musician <strong>Rhiannon Giddens<\/strong> uses her art to excavate the past and reveal bold truths about our present.\u00a0 During this residency, Giddens will unpack what it means to be a musician and a composer and how to empower the next generation to break free of Western chains, challenging what has always been done.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Rhiannon Giddens Bio<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The acclaimed musician <strong>Rhiannon Giddens<\/strong> uses her art to excavate the past and reveal bold truths about our present. A MacArthur \u201cGenius Grant\u201d recipient, Giddens co-founded the Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, and she has been nominated for six additional Grammys for her work as a soloist and collaborator. Giddens\u2019s lifelong mission is to lift up people whose contributions to American musical history have previously been erased, and to work toward a more accurate understanding of the country\u2019s musical origins. Giddens is featured in Ken Burns\u2019s Country Music series, where she speaks about the African American origins of country music. She is also a member of the band Our Native Daughters with three other black female banjo players, and co-produced their debut album Songs of Our Native Daughters (2019), which tells stories of historic black womanhood and survival.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Named Artistic Director of Silkroad in 2020, Giddens is developing a number of new programs for the organization, including one inspired by the history of the American transcontinental railroad and the cultures and music of its builders. She recently wrote the music for an original ballet, Lucy Negro Redux, for Nashville Ballet (premiered in 2019), and the libretto and music for an original opera, Omar, based on the autobiography of the enslaved man Omar Ibn Said for the Spoleto USA Festival (premieres in 2022).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an actor, Giddens had a featured role on the television series Nashville.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amirissaa.com\/biography\/\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Rhiannon Giddens Schedule<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><em>Please join us. Reservations not required unless indicated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOV 8<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11am-12noon | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Composition Practicum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1:30-2:20 \u00a0<em>Students Only<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Jazz Theory\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2:30-3:45 <em>Students Only<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Jazz Arranging\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4:15-5:45pm | Leshowitz Recital Hall <em>Students Only<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Vocal Accord \u00a0\u201ccry no more\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>6:30pm | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<br \/>\nCali Conversations with Rhiannon Giddens and\u00a0Director\u00a0Tony Mazzocchi<br \/>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/tix\/1631\/event\/1290998\">Free Event\u00a0Reservations Required<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOV 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>11-12 |\u00a0Room 201 <em>Students Only<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>\u201cWorkshop scenes from Omar\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0in 201 <em>Students Only<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1:30pm | Leshowitz Recital Hall<strong><br \/>\nCali Midweek Concert with Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi<br \/>\n<\/strong>Original compositions featuring collaboration with students: vocal and strings.<br \/>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/tix\/1631\/event\/1290999\">Free Event Reservations Required<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>3.30-5pm | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Vocal Masterclass\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOV 10<br \/>\n<\/strong>11:15-12:45pm | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Vocal Masterclass<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-fourth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/6.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/06\/6.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column three-fourths\">\n<p><strong><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carolineshaw.com\">CAROLINE SHAW <\/a><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Feb 6\u201311<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pulitzer Prize and Grammy-winning composer\/multi-instrumentalist <strong>Caroline Shaw<\/strong> brings her genre-crossing creativity to Montclair State University for a week of innovative performances, collaborative\u00a0composition, and conversation about her contemporary artistry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shaw represents a \u201cnew \u00a0indie spirit starting to emerge among classical musicians.\u201d\u00a0\u2014<em>The Atlantic<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Caroline Shaw Bio<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Caroline Shaw<\/strong> is the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize in Music for Partita for 8 Voices (Roomful of Teeth), and she works often in collaboration with others, as producer, composer, violinist, and vocalist. 2022 will see many new releases (check her website) Caroline has written over 100 works in the last decade, for Anne Sofie von Otter, Dav\u00f3ne Tines, Yo Yo Ma, Ren\u00e9e Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, LA Phil, Philharmonia Baroque, Seattle Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Aizuri Quartet, The Crossing, Dover Quartet, Calidore Quartet, Brooklyn Rider, Miro Quartet, I Giardini, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Ariadne Greif, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Britt Festival, Vail Dance Festival, and many others. She has produced for Kanye West, Rosal\u00eda, Woodkid, and Nas. Her work as vocalist or composer has appeared in several films, tv series, and podcasts including The Humans, Bombshell, Yellowjackets, Maid, Dark, Beyonce\u2019s Homecoming, jeen-yuhs: a Kanye Trilogy, Dolly Parton\u2019s America, and More Perfect. (CS 2022)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amirissaa.com\/biography\/\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Caroline Shaw Schedule<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>MON FEB 6<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><strong>Chamber Music Class with Caroline Shaw<br \/>\n<\/strong>11AM-12:30PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>John J. Cali School of Music graduate voice\u00a0majors, <strong>Camryn Dewar, Sonia Fortezza,<\/strong> and <strong>Helena Waterous<\/strong> will be featured in a Master Class with <strong>Caroline Shaw.\u00a0<\/strong>Songs by Caroline Shaw to be performed include <em>Aurora Borealis <\/em>and <em>Bed of Letters.\u00a0<\/em>Hear from Caroline Shaw about her inspiration for this song repertoire.\u00a0 <em>All are welcome and encouraged to attend!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Composition \/ Vocal Practicum\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Q&amp;A<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span>1PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Caroline Shaw discusses her work as an interdisciplinary composer and performer, featuring excerpts of her Pulitzer Prize-winning music<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>WED FEB 8<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cali Midweek Series:<br \/>\nCali Conversations w<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>ith Caroline Shaw hosted by Director Anthony Mazzocchi<\/strong><br \/>\n1:30PM Leshowitz Recital Hall<strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/tix\/1631\/event\/1291023\">Free Event Reservations Required<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>SAT FEB 11<br \/>\n<\/strong>7:30PM | Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY<br \/>\n<strong>TICKETED EVENT<br \/>\nCaroline Shaw<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org\/mch\/event\/bridges-caroline-shaw\/\">Tickets $30 at Merkin Concert Hall<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<em>$15\u00a0student tickets are available by phone or in person. Call the box office at 212 501 3330.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Pulitzer Prize and multiple Grammy Award-winning vocalist, violinist, composer and producer Caroline Shaw explores her interest in songs and songwriting with performances of her own songs along with arrangements and original songs by students from Kaufman Music Center and the John J. Cali School of Music.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROGRAM<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Music by Caroline Shaw:<\/strong><br \/>\nEntracte (string quartet)<br \/>\nBy and By<br \/>\nAurora Borealis<br \/>\nBed of Letters<br \/>\nSolitaire<br \/>\nIn Manus Tuas (solo viola)<br \/>\nImprovisation<br \/>\nOther Song<\/p>\n<p><em>This performance features a short guest appearance by students from Kaufman Music Center and the John\u00a0J. Cali School of Music.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-fourth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/12\/Voces8.Residency.SocialMedia.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/12\/Voces8.Residency.SocialMedia.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/12\/Voces8.Residency.SocialMedia.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column three-fourths\">\n<p><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voces8.com\">VOCES8 <\/a><\/strong>Feb 15\u201317<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">VOCES8 Bio<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The British vocal ensemble <strong>VOCES8<\/strong> is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertoire both in its a cappella concerts and in collaborations with leading orchestras, conductors and soloists. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble&#8217;s performance and education ethos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amirissaa.com\/biography\/\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">VOCES8 Schedule<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><strong>WED FEB 15<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Cali Midweek Concert:<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>with VOCES8<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interactive performance-oriented presentation for Cali School students, faculty, and the general public.<br \/>\n1:30-2:20PM Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/tix\/1631\/event\/1291064\">Free Event Reservations Required<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Cali Conversations w<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>ith VOCES8 hosted by Director Anthony Mazzocchi<\/strong><br \/>\n2:30-3:30PM Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Illuminating the VOCES8 experience. Moderated by Cali School of Music Director Anthony Mazzocchi<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vocal Jazz Workshop<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Vocal jazz techniques\/style with\u00a0Vocamotion <\/strong><em>(students only)<\/em><br \/>\n5-6:30PM Leshowitz Recital Hall<\/p>\n<p><strong>THU FEB 16<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Student Composition Readings <\/strong><em>(students only)<\/em><br \/>\n4:30<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211;<\/span>6PM <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leshowitz Recital Hall\u00a0<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VOCES8 Entrepreneurial Workshop<br \/>\n<\/strong>1\u20132PM \u00a0Feliciano School of BusinessSBUS Room 101<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018What does it mean to be an entrepreneur today? What does it mean to be successful? What could the choices you make mean for you and the world around you in the future?\u00a0For Paul and Barnaby Smith, their answers to these questions, coupled with their love for their art, have led them on a journey spanning eighteen years that started with an idea and founding VOCES8 with a group of friends. It led to being leaders in their musical sphere, a global career in many of the most famous concert halls in the world, \u00a0with hundreds of millions of views and streams online, a string of No. 1 albums, a Grammy nomination, numerous awards, and the VOCES8 Foundation established as a charity in the US, U.K. and France, reaching 40,000 young people every year. \u00a0Come and ask questions, discuss ideas and explore how some of these stories could make a difference to the way you think as you plan your future career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FRI FEB 17<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>VOCES8 Workshop<br \/>\nwith<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>University Singers and High School Students<\/strong> <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n1-4PM Our Lady of the Lake<br \/>\n32 Lakeside Avenue<br \/>\nVerona, NJ 07044<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>VOCES8 Concert: 7:30\u20139PM<br \/>\nwith\u00a0Guest Artists University Singers<br \/>\nHeather J. Buchanan, <em>conductor\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n(no intermission)<br \/>\nDoors open 6:30 pm<br \/>\n<strong>Our Lady of the Lake<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>32 Lakeside Avenue<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Verona, NJ 07044<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/Kasser\/1631\/event\/1303571?productionidlist=196971,196972\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/Kasser\/1631\/event\/1303571?productionidlist=196971,196972\">TICKETS<\/a><br \/>\nGPS directions for parking: <\/strong>parking lots are at 31 Montrose Ave. and 46 Lakeside Ave. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2023\/02\/Map.pdf\">Map<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The British vocal ensemble <strong>VOCES8\u00a0<\/strong>is proud to inspire people through music and share the joy of singing. Touring globally, the group performs an extensive repertoire. Versatility and a celebration of diverse musical expression are central to the ensemble\u2019s performance and education ethos.This concert is the culminating event in their 2023 Immersive Residency and includes guests artists the University Singers performing solo and collaboratively with Britten\u2019s <em>Hymn\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Virgin.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-fourth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/07\/AY22-23.Residency.Announcement.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/07\/AY22-23.Residency.Announcement.png\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/07\/AY22-23.Residency.Announcement.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column three-fourths\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianmcbride.com\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spring 2022\u2013<\/strong>Mar 13\u201314<\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Christian McBride Bio<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\"><br \/>\n<strong>Christian McBride<\/strong> is an eight-time GRAMMY-winning bassist, composer, and bandleader. He is the Artistic Director of the historic Newport Jazz Festival, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the TD James Moody Jazz Festival, and the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. McBride is also a respected educator and advocate for youth, and serves as Artistic Director of Jazz House KiDS and the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Summer Sessions. In addition to artistic directing and consistent touring with his ensembles, he hosts NPR&#8217;s \u201cJazz Night in America\u201d and &#8220;The Lowdown: Conversations With Christian&#8221; on SiriusXM. Whether behind the bass or away from it, Christian McBride is always part of the music. From jazz to R&amp;B, and pop\/rock and hip-hop\/neo-soul to classical, he is a luminary with one hand ever reaching for new heights, and the other extended in fellowship\u2014and perhaps the hint of a challenge\u2014inviting us to join him.\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Christian McBride Schedule<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><strong>MON MAR 13<br \/>\n<\/strong>2:30-3:45PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall<br \/>\n<strong>Reading session with Big Band<br \/>\n<\/strong>Jazz Bassist Christian McBride works with our Big Band reading through repertoire and offering expertise!<\/p>\n<p>4:15-5PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall<br \/>\n<strong>Graduate Jazz Combo<\/strong><br \/>\nArtist-in-Residence Christian McBride works with our Graduate combo on improvisation and group interplay offering performance tips<\/p>\n<p>5:15-6PM | Room 201<br \/>\n<strong>University Symphony Orchestra Visit<\/strong><br \/>\nChristian Offers Expert Advice on Performance<\/p>\n<p><strong>TUE MAR 14<br \/>\n<\/strong>1-2PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall<br \/>\n<strong>Cali Collective Visit<\/strong><br \/>\nThe members of Cali\u00a0Collective (string quartet, flute and horn) will play through their song arrangements for\u00a0bassist Christian McBride for valuable feedback and insights into the world of arranging.<\/p>\n<p>2-2:50PM | Room\u00a0230<br \/>\n<strong>Jazz Theory Visit<br \/>\n<\/strong>Hear Christian McBride discuss\u00a0important aspects\u00a0and his approach to Jazz Theory<\/p>\n<p>3-3:45PM | Room G55<br \/>\n<strong>University Singers Visit\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nChristian observes our vocalists prepping their music and offers insight!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-fourth\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2023\/03\/Decoda.web_.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2023\/03\/Decoda.web_.png\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2023\/03\/Decoda.web_.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Decoda Ensemble on stage\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column three-fourths\">\n<p><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decodamusic.org\">DECODA<\/a> \u00a0<\/strong>Mar 20\u201326<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an artist-led collective, <strong>Decoda<\/strong> seeks to create a more compassionate and connected world through music and training the next generation of musical artists to rethink and reimagine their role in society. \u00a0 As passionate advocates for music in communities crossing standard venues and economic thresholds, Decoda will explore and inspire students and concert attendees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Decoda Bio<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Decoda<\/strong> was founded in 2012 by musicians who first collaborated as members of Ensemble Connect, a two-year fellowship program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Institute in partnership with the NYC Department of Education. Its work as an ensemble has grown out of this collective training, which focused on developing skills as exemplary performers, dedicated teachers, and passionate advocates for music in communities around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Decoda\u2019s versatile musicians are equally committed to virtuosic performance and audience engagement. Its flexible instrumentation, from trios to large mixed ensemble, allows for unique, inspiring and engaging concert experiences for a vast array of audiences, from concert halls to schools, hospitals, and correctional facilities. As alumni of Ensemble Connect and in recognition of its members\u2019 ongoing success as artists, educators, and advocates for music, Decoda is the only independent ensemble to be recognized as an affiliate ensemble of Carnegie Hall. Our virtuosic musicians perform creative chamber music programs for curious audiences. Drawing from a dynamic continuum of styles, eras, and instrumentations, we seek to create inspiring musical experiences for all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amirissaa.com\/biography\/\"><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Decoda Schedule<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<p><strong>MON MAR 20<br \/>\n<\/strong>10AM-12PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall<br \/>\n<strong>Rehearsal<\/strong> <em>(students only)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1-3PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Composition Practicum \/ Readings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During this two hour session, members of Decoda will talk about their experiences with commissioning and working with some of today&#8217;s top composers around the world and play their favorite new works.\u00a0 With a focus on woodwinds, the Cali Composers will have the chance to share and hear their most recent compositions performed by the Decoda Wind Quintet.<\/p>\n<p>3:30-5PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall<br \/>\n<strong>Rehearsal<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(students only)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>5-6PM | Room 201<br \/>\n<strong>Orchestra Flashmob Rehearsal<\/strong> <em>(students only)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TUE MAR 21<br \/>\n<\/strong>2:30-5PM | Room 201<br \/>\n<strong>Rehearsal<\/strong> <em>(faculty and students only)<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>6-7:30PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cali Pathways Program Improv\/Arranging Session\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7-9PM\u00a0| Room 230<br \/>\n<strong>Instrument Techniques<\/strong> <em>(students only)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WED MAR 22<br \/>\n<\/strong>10AM-12PM \u00a0| \u00a0Rooms G1, G2, G33, 430<br \/>\n<strong>Strings\/Piano Coaching<\/strong> <em>(students only)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>10:45-11:45AM Leshowitz Recital Hall <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Classroom Methods II<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In their visit to Classroom Methods II (MUED 321\/557), a course framed around general music methods and social justice, members of DECODA will facilitate a composition and\/or improvisation mini-project with students to further examine the potential of facilitating such projects with general music public school students.<\/p>\n<p>1:30PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall\u00a0<strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cali Midweek Concert<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tix.com\/ticket-sales\/Kasser\/1631\/event\/1291066?productionidlist=196973\">Free Reservations Required<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Decoda, a chamber music collective and Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall, shares a concert of newly-written works, including two world premieres by Benjamin Horne and Joseph Jones. Decoda members will also share a new work written specifically for this concert by Xiao Bao He, a composer currently incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility who has worked with Decoda members through their Music for Transformation Initiative. The program is rounded out by two short and evocative works by Joan Tower and Olivier Messaien.<\/p>\n<p>2:45-4:30PM\u00a0| Leshowitz Recital Hall\u00a0<strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cali Collective<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Decoda will lead the Cali Collective in an arranging project of songs written by participants from various workshops and residents of incarceration facilities.\u00a0 The songs will be arranged with the idea of creating interesting self-contained miniatures with cuts, compressions, expansions, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>5-7PM | LOCATION TBD <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Orchestra Flashmob\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The University Orchestra will gleefully lead a flash mob at an undisclosed location on campus, performing a short excerpt from Rimsky-Korsakov&#8217;s Scheherazade &#8211; a composition inspired by the tales of The Arabian Nights.<\/p>\n<p>7-8PM | Room G1<br \/>\n<strong>Instrumental Techniques: Strings II<\/strong> <em>(students only)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>7:30-9:30PM | Leshowitz Recital Hall\u00a0<strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Performance Entrepreneurship\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Members of Decoda will speak to the Performance Entrepreneurism class about how they defined their mission and founded their ensemble as an artist-led collective. In addition to performances of chamber music and training musicians, they will discuss their community-based residencies and creative projects, which are central to their work as an ensemble.\u00a0 Decoda comprises some of the busiest New York freelance musicians. They will also speak about how they balance their work and individual portfolio careers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THU MAR 23<br \/>\n<\/strong>10-11AM | Feliciano School of Business SBUS 101 <strong>PUBLIC EVENT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Entrepreneurial Workshop<br \/>\n<\/strong><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">In this session, Decoda members will talk about how they set up creative projects, share some footage from past projects, and give attendees the chance to take part in some creative work as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2:30-5PM | Room 201<br \/>\n<strong>Rehearsal\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FRI MAR 24<br \/>\n<\/strong>7:30PM | Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY<br \/>\n<strong>PUBLIC TICKETED EVENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Program<br \/>\n<\/strong>BENJAMIN HORNE\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0\u00a0Clarinet Quintet<br \/>\nIGOR STRAVINSKY\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0Symphonies of Wind Instruments<br \/>\nJOSEPH JONES\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0Wind Quintet<br \/>\nJOHN HARBISON\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0<em>Music for 18 Winds<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org\/mch\/event\/bridges-decoda\/\">Tickets $25 at Merkin Concert Hall<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>This performance features a short guest appearance by students from Kaufman Music Center and the John. 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