BRIAN COFFILL
CONDUCTOR
"Quite impressive. A thoughtful, persuasive mind at work."
- David Katz, Chief Judge,The American Prize Foundation
News
The Randolph-Macon Chamber Orchestra Returns To Campus
The Randolph-Macon Chamber Orchestra will present "Songs of Darkness, Songs of Light" on October 29, 2021, as part of R-MC's Family Weekend festivities.
Randolph-Macon Chamber Orchestra Invited To Perform At Conference
The Randolph-Macon Chamber Orchestra has been invited to share its creative artistry through a concert performance at the 2022 CBDNA Southern Division Conference.
The Randolph-Macon Chamber Orchestra Commissions Allison Loggins-Hull
"The Loop," commissioned in Spring 2021 as part of a consortium led by And We Were Heard, will have its R-MC premiere in Spring 2022 at the Blackwell Reopening Gala.
The Randolph-Macon Chamber Orchestra Commissions JoAnne Harris
"Dimension," commissioned in Fall 2020 as part of a consortium led by And We Were Heard, will have its R-MC premiere in Spring 2022 at the Blackwell Reopening Gala.
Randolph-Macon Music Program Forms Official Partnership With Boulanger Initiative
The Randolph-Macon Music Program has been named a Boulanger Initiative Education Partner.
VMEA Presentation: Flexibility Is Key
"Flexibility Is Key: Creative Strategies for the Post-COVID Classroom & Rehearsal," presented at the Virginia Music Educators Association Spring Professional Development Conference.
New Randolph-Macon Course: MUSC 381 - "From Hildegard to Hip-Hop," Race, Gender, and Representation in Music
Brian Coffill will be teaching a brand-new music course at Randolph-Macon College in Spring 2021: MUSC 381 - "From Hildegard to Hip-Hop," Race, Gender, and Representation in Music, focusing on marginalized stories, systems and systemically-oppressed musicians, and music both on the margins and in the mainstream. This course is open to both music majors and non-majors.
Winner - Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award for Orchestral Programming
Brian Coffill has been awarded the 2019-2020 Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award for Orchestral Programming from the American Prize Foundation, a national award highlighting the creative programming with the Randolph-Macon Chamber Orchestra.
The Randolph-Macon Chamber Orchestra Commissions Composer Michael Gandolfi
A new flexible arrangement of the seminal work "Vientos y Tangos," commissioned in late 2019 in a consortium led by CBDNA, will have its R-MC premiere in Spring 2022 at the Blackwell Reopening Gala.
Music Education Undergraduate Research Fund Mentorship
"What makes Professor Coffill a great mentor is that he was always there to help me if I needed it, but he also pushed me to figure things out on my own..."
Research Presentation at National Baseball Hall of Fame
Juried Research Presentation at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
The Randolph-Macon Chamber Orchestra Commissions Omar Thomas
A vibrant new arrangement of the folksong "Shenandoah," commissioned in fall 2018 in a consortium led by the University of Maryland, will have its R-MC premiere in Spring 2022 at the Blackwell Reopening Gala.
Events
District New Music Coalition "New Music DC 2021” Conference
The George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
Academic Panel Discussion
"New Music & New Paradigms: An Honest Conversation On The Future of Collegiate Ensembles"
With Dr. Michael Nickens, George Mason University (Virginia), Dr. Joseph Scott, College of the Holy Cross (Massachusetts), Dr. David Wacyk, Saint Martin’s University (Washington).
Randolph-Macon Chamber Orchestra
& Jazz Improvisation Laboratory
Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, Virginia
Ensemble Performance
"Songs of Darkness,
Songs of Light"
Thomas Tallis, Why fum'th in sight, arr. Danyew
Samuel Vriezen, Ensemble
Johann Sebastian Bach Sarabande in E Minor, arr. Rabinowitz
Henry Purcell, Chacony
Jamey Aebersold, The Roving Third
R-M Jazz Improvisation Laboratory - Tune To Be Named Later
Clara Wieck Schumann, Wenn ich ein Vöglein wär', arr. Coffill
Steve Reich, Clapping Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento No. 6 in C, K. 188, arr. Coffill
Jennifer Jolley, Lichtweg/Lightway, arr. Bove
Traditional, When The Saints Go Marching In, arr. McNeill
VMEA Professional Development Conference
November 18-20, 2021
Norfolk Waterside Marriott
Norfolk, Virginia
Virginia Music Educators Association
Student Composition Festival
Brian Coffill, Chair
Showcasing and celebrating the creativity and compositional talents of K-12 and collegiate music students from across the Commonwealth of Virginia. View Festival website.
VMEA Professional Development Conference
November 18-20, 2021
Norfolk Waterside Marriott
Norfolk, Virginia
Virginia Music Educators Association
Professional Development Conference
Juried Academic Presentation
Maximizing Musicianship Through Flexibility
Encouraging music educators to utilize "flexible thinking" to provide their students with opportunities to creatively explore new repertoire through imaginitive reinterpretation, shared improvisation, musical games, chamber groups, and more.
Randolph-Macon Chamber Orchestra
& Jazz Improvisation Laboratory
Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, Virginia
Ensemble Performance
"Winter Showcase"
Daniel Bernard Roumain, Hip-Hop Etudes
Christina Rusnak, Auladidae
Amy Beach, Pastorale
Percy Grainger, Walking Tune
"Blind Tom" Wiggins, Sewing Song
Valerie Coleman, Umoja
W. C. Handy, St. Louis Blues
Ren Guang, Colorful Clouds Chasing The Moon
Ensemble Performance
GreenSpring Fall Concert
Thomas Tallis, Why fum'th in sight, arr. Danyew
Clara Wieck Schumann, Prelude & Fugue, Op. 16, No.3, arr. Coffill
Maurice Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin
Sergei Prokofiev, Symphony No. 1, "Classical"
Blackwell Center for the Performing Arts
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, Virginia
Pre-Concert Lecture
with RSO Conductor Emanuele Andrizzi
"Bach & Schumann"
Johann Sebastian Bach, Flute Concerto in D Minor
Robert Schumann, Symphony No. 3, "Rhenish"
2022 CBDNA
Southern Division Conference
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Ensemble Performance
"Songs of Darkness,
Songs of Light"
Clara Wieck Schumann, Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, Op. 16, No. 3, arr. Coffill (1845/2020) - R-MC Commission
Omar Thomas, Shenandoah, arr. Coffill (2019/2021) - R-MC Commission
Christina Rusnak, Alaudidae (2020)
JoAnne Harris, Dimension (2021) - R-MC Commission, Consortium Premiere
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento in C, K. 188/240b (Selections), arr. Coffill (1773/2021) - R-MC Commission
Samuel Vriezen, Ensemble (2008)
Michael Colgrass, Old Churches (2002),
Giovanni Santos, La Moto, from Three Latin American Dances, arr. Wacyk (2019/2021),
Thomas Tallis, Third Mode Melody, arr. Danyew (c.1561/2020)
Allison Loggins-Hull, The Loop, (2021) - R-MC Commission, Consortium Premiere
Randolph-Macon Chamber Orchestra
& Jazz Improvisation Laboratory
Blackwell Center for the Performing Arts
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, Virginia
Ensemble Performance
"Spring Concert I"
Blackwell Center for the Performing Arts
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, Virginia
Pre-Concert Lecture
with RSO Music Director Valentina Peleggi
"Mahler's Fourth"
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 4, arr. for chamber orchestra by Klaus Simon
Randolph-Macon Chamber Orchestra
& Jazz Improvisation Laboratory
Blackwell Center for the Performing Arts
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, Virginia
Ensemble Performance
"Blackwell Re-Opening Gala"
Henry S. Thompson, Alma Mater
Lewis & Weaver, Jacket Pep
Clara Wieck Schumann, Prelude & Fugue, Op. 16, No. 3, arr. Coffill
Kelijah Dunton, Stillwater, arr. Coffill
JoAnne Harris, Dimension - R-MC Commission (R-MC Premiere)
Allison Loggins-Hull, The Loop - R-MC Commission (R-MC Premiere)
Michael Gandolfi, Nuevos Vientos y Tangos - R-MC Commission (R-MC Premiere)
Omar Thomas, Shenandoah, arr. Coffill - R-MC Commission (R-MC Premiere)
Blackwell Center for the Performing Arts
Randolph-Macon College
Ashland, Virginia
Pre-Concert Lecture
with RSO Conductor Nicholas Hersh
"Mozart & More"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bassoon Concerto