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University Wind Symphony, Orchestra Concert, Oct. 3

September 25, 2015

The University Wind Symphony and Orchestra will open the 2015-2016 concert season with a free performance on Saturday, October 3, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. All faculty, staff, students, and the public are welcome. The Wind Symphony features violin instructor Kevin Lefohn performing the American premiere of Peter Adams’ Concerto Burlesca for violin […]

Filed Under: 09-28-2015, Academics, Events, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Performing and Fine Arts, University Orchestra, University Wind Symphony

UP Wind Symphony Invited to 2015 Oregon Music Education Conference

October 13, 2014

The University Wind Symphony has been invited to perform at the 2015 Oregon Music Education Association conference in Eugene, Ore., in January 2015, according to Patrick Murphy, performing and fine arts. The wind symphony was selected through a blind audition process, and this will be the first time a UP instrumental ensemble has ever performed […]

Filed Under: 10-13-2014, Academics, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Oregon Music Education Association, Patrick Murphy, Performing and Fine Arts, University Wind Symphony

Wind Symphony, Orchestra Concert, Nov. 23

November 15, 2013

The University of Portland Wind Symphony and Women’s Chorale will perform in concert on Saturday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. The photography of Ansel Adams will be celebrated in a new composition by Steve Danyew entitled “The World Alive,” featuring the Wind […]

Filed Under: 11-18-2013, Academics, Events, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Ansel Adams, Performing and Fine Arts, University Wind Symphony, Women's Chorale

Wind Symphony, Orchestra Concert

September 30, 2013

The University of Portland Wind Symphony and Orchestra will perform in concert on Saturday, October 5, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. In an all-Russian program, the Orchestra will feature student concerto competition winner Cem Inan playing Rachmaninoff Concerto no. 1, as well as selections […]

Filed Under: 09-30-2013, Events, Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Performing and Fine Arts, University Orchestra, University Wind Symphony

Wind Symphony, Orchestra Concert

February 25, 2013

The University Wind Symphony and Orchestra will present “Heart, Healing, and Hope,” dedicated to health care organizations, and the classic tale of Peter and the Wolf, on Sunday, March 3, at 5 p.m., in Buckley Center auditorium. The concert is free and open to all. Wind Symphony musical selections will include a world premiere by […]

Filed Under: Performing & Fine Arts Tagged With: Performing and Fine Arts, Thom Greene, University Orchestra, University Wind Symphony

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Susan Mcdaniel and Nicole Hanig, Music, will be performing on the concert series “Chatter PDX” on June 1 at 10:30 a.m. at the Pacific Center with Hilary Oseas, viola and James Shields, clarinet, both of the Oregon Symphony. There will also be spoken word from former professional football player and writer, Marcus Lattimore, in the hour-long concert. Tickets and information at ChatterPDX.

Maureen Briare, Nursing & Health Innovations, published Fountain of Life Mass Setting, with a special dedication to the priests and brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross at the University of Portland. GIA Publications. Released April, 2025 

Mohammadhadi Hajilou, Engineering, presented “Effect of fuel size, ignition energy, and wind speed on smoldering to flaming transition of Douglas fir lumber.” Co-presenters: R. Spring, N. Bolden, A. Henry, T. Rowley, A. Burton. 14th US Combustion Meeting, Boston, MA. March 16-19, 2025. Hajilou also published “Fire Whirl Emissions and Burning Rates for Crude Oil Slicks of Varying Thickness.” Co-authors: J. Dowling, W. Cui, M. Gollner. Fuel, 393 138482 (2025).

Kiya Riverman, Environmental Science, was awarded a grant for $489,935.00 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense, for her research “Impacts of spatial-temporal precipitation, snowpack properties, and snowmelt variability on alpine landscapes and runoff.” February 15, 2025.

Christina Astorga, Theology, served as a Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Moral Theology. February 26 – July 7, 2019. Astorga also served as the Head of the Local Arrangement Committee for the Catholic Theological Society of America. June 13, 2024 – June 15, 2025

Mohammad Arbabian, Business, published “Optimal Inventory Management Policies When Supply Is Bundled.” 9th North American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Washington D.C. June, 2024. Arbabian also published “Evaluating the Role of 3D Printing in Decentralized Supply Chains: A Stackelberg Framework for Optimal Manufacturing Decisions.” 15th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. February, 2025.

Aziz Inan, Engineering, has been credited for his research on palindrome dates in multiple news outlets including: USA Today, NDTV, NBC New York, News9live, Courier Journal, 13newsnow.com, Ozarksfirst.com, Inquirer.net, Austin American-Statesman, and The News of Israel.

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