Classical Guitarist, Composer, Educator, Online Teacher
September and October were such busy months to keep up with Dr. Alan Goldspiel’s activities so we decided an October Highlight Roundup was in order. Festival of Voices Finale Concert On September 30, 2019, Dr. Alan Goldspiel provided guitar accompaniment for the High School Honor Choir’s performance of Lake Isle of Inisfree by Ola Gjeilo… Continue reading October Roundup
On Tuesday, September 17th, Professors Alan Goldspiel, Melanie Williams, Lori Ardovino, and Laurie Middaugh set off on an adventure to promote the pursuit of music careers and the University of Montevallo to students at Boaz High School and Snead State Community College.
June 9-19, 2019 - Postignano, Italy Dr. Alan Goldspiel was honored to be invited to the 2019 Convivio Conference in Postignano, Italy as a Visiting Artist in June. Convivio's website describes the conference as such: "Convivio unites artists, university professors, and professionals from all walks of life for a unique conference experience in a hilltop hamlet… Continue reading Convivio 2019 Welcomes Visiting Artist Alan Goldspiel To Postignano, Italy
March 11, 2019 The Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham (known as the Magic City) invited The Magic Shtetl Klezmer Band to take part in their Faculty Recital on Monday, March 11th in their Hess-Abroms Recital Hall. The Magic Shtetl Klezmer Band consists of Alan Goldspiel (guitar), Robert Janssen (clarinet and saxophone), Ron Alexander… Continue reading The Magic Shtetl Klezmer Band Performs At Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Nothing beats winter weather better than a trip to sunny Florida and the College Music Society’s 40th Annual Chapter Conference provided Dr. Alan Goldspiel and Joe L. Alexander the opportunity to not only perform a few of their compositions but also a chance to feel the sun again.
The end of 2018 proved to be a busy one for Classical Guitarist/Composer/Educator, Dr. Alan Goldspiel. Filled with performances, World Premiers, and Klezmer music, the last four months of the year found Goldspiel’s music being performed from Alabama to Vancouver, Canada and everywhere in between. On September 23rd, Goldspiel headed the Magic Shtetl Klezmer Band… Continue reading 2018 Year-End Review
Dr. Alan Goldspiel traveled to Nashville, TN to attend 2018 Summer NAMM as a 2018 NAMM Foundation/CMS GenNext Fellow. Goldspiel was awarded The NAMM Foundation-College Music Society Grant back in May as one of fourteen music faculty members nationwide chosen to participate in the CMS-NAMM Summer Fellows Program for Music Faculty. The CMS-NAMM Summer Fellows… Continue reading NAMM GenNext, Nashville – June 28-30, 2018
June 10-15, 2018 On June 10th the Department of Music at the University of Montevallo celebrated the 15th annual week-long Young Musicians’ Camp. Each year the camp provides young musicians between the ages of 11-18 years old the opportunity to create and perform music on a university campus while working directly with professional faculty artists. During the… Continue reading Young Musicians’ Camp 2018
On May 7th, 2018, Dr. Alan Goldspiel was awarded The NAMM Foundation-College Music Society Grant. The grant designates Goldspiel as a “2018 NAMM Foundation/CMS GenNext Fellow.
Dr. Alan Goldspiel, Chair and Professor of Music at the University of Montevallo was inducted into Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity as a Distinguished Member-Friend of the Arts.