Visual and Performing Arts

Interim Chair: Steven A. Raucher, Ph.D.

Professors Emeriti: Elizabeth J. Moffitt, M.A., Hunter College; Ralf E. Carriuolo, Ph.D., Wesleyan University

Professor: Michael G. Kaloyanides, Ph.D., Wesleyan University

Associate Professor: Guillermo E. Mager, Ph.D., New York University

Assistant Professors: John Arabolos, M.F.A., Pratt Institute; Albert G. Celotto, M.A., Indiana University; Todd Jokl, M.A., University of Connecticut; Christopher Reba, M.A., State University of New York – Buffalo; Christy A. Somerville, M.A., California State University, Long Beach

Lecturers: Sarah Campernel, M.S., Colorado State University; Jason L. DeGroff, B.M., M.M.E., University of Massachusetts; Ricardo Febre, M.F.A., State University of New York – New Paltz; Victor Markiw, M.F.A., SUNY Purchase; Jesse Peck, M.A., Washington State University; Joseph Smolinski, M.F.A., University of Connecticut

Music

Coordinator: Michael G. Kaloyanides, Ph.D.

Music courses may be used to satisfy the arts core requirements.

The program in music is unique. Music is studied as a worldwide phenomenon, not defined simply in the western European art tradition. Students are encouraged to view music as a creation of all cultures and civilizations on both the folk and art levels, including our own urban and ethnic subcultures. Exposure to various music should lead students to specialization in a particular area as upper-class persons.

Since music is a performing art, students are expected to reach a satisfactory level of proficiency in either a traditional western instrument or one central to the particular culture in which they choose to specialize.

A degree in music qualifies students for professions as performers, composers, music publishers, critics and journalists, teachers, curators, and librarians. Combining music with other fields, graduates may enter the fields of concert and ensemble management and sound engineering areas. There are, of course, countless performance opportunities for instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers. Vocations such as music publishing, recording sales and promotions, and music criticism and journalism are also available to graduates with a degree in music. Students may also pursue careers in music education, not only as teachers in schools and conservatories but also as curators and librarians.

Performance/Practice and Recording Facilities

In addition to traditional performance and practice rooms, the following special areas are equipped for the use of students enrolled in the music industry and sound recording programs.

Our recording studios are designed as both teaching and professional recording environments. Both control rooms offer comfortable seating for students as well as providing excellent views of the consoles, computer screens, and associated technology.

Studio A

Advanced recording seminar classes take place in our newest facility, an all-digital computer-based studio running Digidesign’s Pro-Tools TDM system, the industry standard for professional recording studios. Additional equipment includes a Yamaha 56-input digital console, Roland music workstation, Yamaha MOTIF synthesizer, and Universal Audio microphone pre-amplifiers.

Studio B

The multitrack recording technology classes take place in a second recording facility. Equipment includes a 24-track analog and two 8-track digital recorders for a total of 40 tracks; a 40-input/32-monitor console for a total of 72 inputs in mix mode; an Apple Macintosh computer running Digidesign’s Pro-Tools system; an extensive selection of outboard (signal processing) equipment; and MIDI gear, including synthesizer, drum machine, and an AKAI music production center.

Studio C

Recording fundamentals classes take place in a third recording facility with a 16-input/16-monitor console, a digital multitrack recorder, a computer with digital audio and MIDI sequencing capabilities, assorted signal processing equipment, and MIDI synthesizer and drum machine.

Workstations

Our digital mixing workstation contains Tascam multitrack recorders and a digital mixing board, a Macintosh computer running Digidesign’s Pro-Tools, and assorted signal processing gear.

Additional workstations can be rolled into classrooms for the Recording Fundamentals and the Sound Synthesis/MIDI classes.

Visual Arts

Coordinators: Interior Design, Christy Somerville; Art, Digital Art and Design and Graphic Design, Todd S. Jokl, M.F.A.

Study of the visual arts provides an opportunity for self–realization and gives the individual a perception of his or her relationship to society. Foundational courses in the basics of two- and three-dimensional design, color, and drawing, plus work in major disciplines such as painting, sculpture, and the use of computers as a design tool provide the student with the necessary vocabulary for effective visual communication.

Knowledge of the development of art throughout human cultural evolution from the cave era to present day is provided through studies in art history and the contemporary art scene. Thus, equipped with a working vocabulary of visual form and a sense of art history, students progress toward the goal of making a mature visual statement in their chosen field.

University of New Haven art programs provide preparation for graduate study or career opportunities in fields related to art, graphic design, interior design, and architecture.

Students in all B.A. art programs listed below must complete at least 121 credits. These courses must include the core requirements for the University and the required courses as listed for each program.