The Other Graduation
The think-outside the box music career series.
The Other Graduation 2021
The Other Graduation with Iva Ugrčić
The Other Graduation with Iva Ugrčić
The Other Graduation with Iva Ugrčić
Sunday, Feb 14, 2020 2 PM DATE IS TENTATIVE AT THIS POINT
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"My first contact with the flute occurred while I was returning from my ballet lesson (I attended ballet classes for eight years). While I was taking off my rigid ballet shoes in the classroom at the school of music where the classes were held, a young flute professor entered the room. It was the first time I heard those sounds that were so mesmerizing to me. My fascination with the sound and the beauty of this instrument was instantaneous —love at first sight. Those mere few minutes were enough to make me give up ballet lessons and start learning to play the flute. I cannot express the pleasure and thrill which I felt upon the first real contact with my instrument. That magic has continued all my life!"
© 2020 by Iva Ugrčić
The Other Graduation with Juraj Kojš
The Other Graduation with Iva Ugrčić
The Other Graduation with Iva Ugrčić
Sunday, Feb 7, 2020 2:00 PM
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"My name is Juraj Kojš, and I am an artist from Slovakia and USA, exploring the fields of music, sound art, poetry, mixed media, multimedia, theater and technologies as a maker and performer. Producing other people’s works, doing scholarly research and teaching also give me joy, while living in Miami, FL.
My works received awards at Europe—A Sound Panorama, Miami New Times Best Off Award, Eastman Electroacoustic Composition and Performance Competition and the Digital Art Award. Miami New Times described my muscle-powered multimedia Neraissance as “striking and unforgettable,” and MiamiArtzine called Signals “enthralling and immersive.” Miami Herald praised Bang for the Train as “the most profound…unexpected and enjoyable.”
Organizations that commissioned works from me include The Quiet Music Ensemble, Miami Light Project, Deering Estate Chamber Ensemble, Meet the Composer, Harvestworks, Miami Theater Center, MDC LIve Arts, Deering Estate and Vizcaya Museum & Gardens. Currently, I am an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at University of Miami’s Frost School of Music."
Juraj Kojš
Break(out) (through) Career Advice
The Other Graduation with Iva Ugrčić
Break(out) (through) Career Advice
Sunday, Feb 7 and 14, 2020 4:40 PM
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After 25+ years in arts management and producing jobs, Tricia made a huge career and life change for herself and now works with those who want to do the same. With an Advanced Diploma in Coaching and a BS in Theatre Management, Tricia now works full-time in the Career Development office of the School of Visual Arts, coaches with Promark outplacement firm, and meets with private clients.
Tricia Ross
Tricia Ross Coaching
Tricia on LinkedIn
Tricia Ross Coaching
The Other Graduation 2020
The Other Graduation with Lara St. John
The Other Graduation with Lara St. John
The Other Graduation with Lara St. John
Thu, Feb 13, 2020 6:00 PM
7 West 81st Street, New York, NY, 10024
Violinist Lara St. John discusses her musical career path and performs favorite pieces from her repertoire.
Join us for this informal part-talk, part-performance event.
Violinist Lara St. John will share stories from her extensive career as a violinist, film producer and editor, new music ambassador, and advocate for victims of sexual abuse in the classical music world.
Lara also will perform her favorite pieces.
Free admission, seating limited.
Doors open at 6 PM. Light refreshments served.
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The Other Graduation with Mari Kimura
The Other Graduation with Lara St. John
The Other Graduation with Lara St. John
Fri, Feb 14, 2020 6:00 PM
7 West 81st Street, New York, NY, 10024
Violinist/Composer Mari Kimura plays her favorite pieces and talks about her amazing career
Join us for this informal part-talk, part-perfomance event.
Violinist/Composer Mari Kimura will share stories from her extensive career as a performer, composer, technologist and innovator, including her motion sensor MUGIC™ and her legendary subharmonics.
Mari also will perform her favorite pieces, including the Valentine's Day-appropriate Bossa Nova piece l Iove you
Free admission, limited seating.
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The Other Graduation with Margaret and Vasko
The Other Graduation 2019
Jan 17 2019 - MARGARET LANCASTER
Jan 17 2019 - MARGARET LANCASTER
Jan 17 2019 - MARGARET LANCASTER
Please join us for the 4th Installation of the NYSCA supported, ground-breaking lecture-concert series
with the “New-music luminary", flutist Margaret Lancaster
545 West 52nd Street 8th Floor, NYC
Program:
6 - 8 PM
Margaret Lancaster will share insights into her multi-faceted career as a musician, multimedia artist, actor, dancer and more, mixed with live performances of her diverse repertoire.
8 - 9 PM
Open/free-flow chat with the artist. Career coach Tricia Ross will join us to offer advice to young musicians.
All this in our signature 'casual in format, but never in content' setting.
Free admission - donations encouraged ($15 suggested)
General seating. Drinks and snacks available for purchase.
Jan 24 2019 - VASKO DUKOVSKI
Jan 17 2019 - MARGARET LANCASTER
Jan 17 2019 - MARGARET LANCASTER
Please join us for the 4th Installation of the NYSCA supported, ground-breaking lecture-concert series
with the Multidisciplinary Performing ARTist, clarinetist Vasko Dukovski
545 West 52nd Street 8th Floor, NYC
Program:
6 - 8 PM
Vasko Dukovski will share insights into his career as a Multidisciplinary Performing ARTist and composer with live performances of his diverse repertoire, including his own compositions.
8 - 9 PM
Open/free-flow chat with the artist. Career coach Tricia Ross will join us to offer advice to young musicians.
All this in our signature 'casual in format, but never in content' setting.
Free admission - donations encouraged ($15 suggested)
General seating. Drinks and snacks available for purchase.
About
The Other Graduation is a NYSCA supported, ground-breaking lecture - concert series designed to help young musicians who have recently graduated or are about to graduate understand the broad variety of possible career choices as professional musicians in the contemporary art and music world. Often trained in a formal, closed setting, focused on excelling in their own discipline and in a very traditional way and a classroom or studio setting within an educational institution, students graduate inadequately prepared for the ‘real world’ careers. As an active and somewhat unconventional educator (preference to hands-on approach, constantly changing and fluent curricula and lesson plan, small groups or individual coaching and mentoring, implementation of technology, insisting on collaborations, and in general, against all and any rigidity), Paracademia’s director and founder, Milica Paranosic has had numerous exposure to students, young musicians, music lovers who wanted to engage more that just on a hobby level, as well as those desiring a career change. Frequently, most did not know what their choices were. The range and dynamic of contemporary music professions has changed, and is continuing to change drastically. New professions are literally ‘invented’ every day. They are typically not mentioned, much less explored in traditional schools. Thinking ‘outside the box’ may not be popular or preferable in everyone’s opinion; however, it may be necessary in order to succeed in our already challenging and competitive profession.
Past Seasons - 2017
Our inaugural season presented:
March 25th 2017 @2pm with Andrea Fisher
April 8th 2017 Ta-Ka-Di-Mi Duo @2pm with Glen Velez and Loire Cotler
May 6th 2017 @ 11am with Martha
June 10th 2017 @2pm with Ken Butler
Gallery MC, 549 West 52nd Street 8th Floor
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