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In
the News Archive - Year:
December 6, 2004 School Zone: By Warren Gerds "I think it says a great deal about how UWGB is open to the many kinds
of scholarship that go on here," said Grosso, a 19-year member of the
faculty.
Often, scholarship means study, investigation research, papers and books.
Grosso directs percussion groups, often composing rock 'em, sock 'em music
for them. She plays percussion instruments and continually searches for
new sounds.
"Applied scholarship, creative work — that is our scholarship,"
Grosso said. "It doesn't have to be standard research ending up in a journal
article that we always think of — publish or perish."
Grosso is the first music faculty member to be awarded a named professorship.
"It says a lot about people's understanding about what their colleagues
across campus do," she said. "I'm really honored. I didn't have a 300-page
book in my file. My scholarship includes performing and it includes composing
and it includes conducting."
Grosso is familiar to Green Bay Symphony Orchestra concertgoers. She
has played percussion in the orchestra for many years.
Started in 1980, the Frankenthal Professorship comes with an annual
sum of money for three to five years. The recipient retains the title
for life.
Grosso is formulating her goals surrounding the Frankenthal. Among her
ideas are studying and taking lessons from someone on an elevated level,
bringing in artists and composers for performances and buying materials
to customize her vibraphone.
"One of the things I discovered is I really need a set of bars that
I can drill into and really experiment on," she said.
Grosso also received the UWGB Founders Association Award for Excellence
this fall.
The two awards inspired a piece that will be played in concert Friday.
It's "Rhythm Chant FF," to celebrate the Founders and Frankenthal honors.
Also new is "The Recovery," another bit of inspiration she will play
with her trio, ILIO.
It's about her return to being percussionist and teacher full time after
fitting in administrative duties for eight years. The inspiration exacted
effort.
"In the last six weeks, I probably spent — with all the going to
the hardware store, junk yards and various places looking for new sounds,
and composing and entering the piece into computer — probably about
180 hours on it."
It's the first time — and last — Grosso has written about
herself. It's stressful, she said.
Of note Her degrees: bachelor's (UWGB), master of fine arts in percussion performance
(California Institute of the Arts), doctor of musical arts (University
of Iowa).
Grosso will be recognized at a reception Friday following a concert
as well as at UWGB commencement ceremonies Dec. 18.
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