Meryl Mantione (MM ’84, DMA ’89)
Mantione retired from the School of Music at Ball State University in May 2021 after a 34 year teaching career.
Posted Mar. 27, 2023
Max Stern (DMA ’89)
Stern—composer, performer, conductor, musicologist and educator—pioneers biblical compositions blending contemporary idioms and genres. The Israel Music Institute released his “Retrospective” recording. Stern’s publication—“The Speech of the Angels: Thoughts on the Theory of Music A Philosophical Perspective”—explores the meaning of the Theory of Music from a humanistic perspective. Additionally, Stern was invited to Budapest, Hungary, to attend a performance of his composition “Prayer for Israel” by the Kecskemet Singing Circle under renowned conductor and Kodály method expert PĂ©ter Erdei at the European Cantors Association 14th Convention. Stern’s “” CD—comprising five biblical compositions—was released in October 2023.Ěý
Posted Mar. 27, 2023
Max Stern (DMA ’89)
Stern’s book—“”—has been published by Nova Academic Publishers. “It’s based on my reviews as music critic for The Jerusalem Post from 1988-2020,” says Stern. “If it were not for my studies at the ˛ĘĂń±¦µä College of Music, this book would never have been written. It was the coursework I did in American Music with Professor William Kearns—and the academic papers under Professor Karl Kroeger and Professor Richard Toensing—that gave me the skill and background in writing, critical thinking and evaluation to become a music critic.”
Posted Jun. 26, 2024
