We bid a fond farewell to
Gonzalo Farias, who has served as our Interim Accompanist since September, and
we plan to welcome Matthew Gladden as our new Accompanist.
Currently
a DMA candidate in Vocal Coaching and Accompanying at the U of I, Matthew has
served as a pianist/organist for the First United Methodist Church of Urbana,
he currently accompanies The Singing Men of WGNN, and he has also been an
accompanying assistant at the U of I. In addition, he owns Gladden Music LLC (www.methodbooks.com),
which sells instructional books to piano teachers. Prior to moving to Champaign
in 2009, Matthew served as a pianist in various churches
in Oregon, Colorado, and Washington, and he was the winner of a number of musical
awards.
Many
thanks to members of the Accompanist Search Committee: Marsha Clinard, Axel
Gehrmann, Tanja Hodges, Frank Knowles, and Matt Sheppard.
-- Millie Davis, Chair
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