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 Péter Erdei at the European Cantors Association 14th Convention. Stern’s “Blessings and Praises” CD—comprising five biblical compositions—was released in October 2023.
Posted Mar. 27, 2023
