West Virginia University Calendar

Piano Competitions

• High School (Jazz and Classical) -first prize $1000 each; 2nd prize $500 each
• College (Jazz and Classical) – first prize $1500 each; 2nd prize $750 each

The $65 application fee and application materials must be received by midnight May 8, 2013. The application is the only registration requirement for competitors.

Special Guests

Ann Schein Carlyss, Classical

Ann Schein, master teacher and artist, has performed with renowned conductors George Szell, James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Sir Colin Davis in orchestras around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the London Philharmonic, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. As a student of Arthur Rubenstein and Dame Myra Hess, her long and distinguished career includes

• Concert tours of Brazil with Jessye Norman
• Performances in more than 50 countries
• Performances at the White House
• Recorded on Ivory Classics and MSR classics
• Artist at Aspen since 1984 (hear Ann play Chopin 4th Ballade, Aspen 2012)
• Served on the jury of the Irving S. Gilmore Keyboard Festival
• Received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore
• Featured as the 20th century artist in the recent book “Five Lives in Music: Women Performers, Composers, and Impresarios from the Baroque to the Present” by Cecelia Hopkins Porter
• Her first recordings, made when she was 18 and 19, established her as “one of the premiere Chopin pianists of our time”

Dan Haerle, Jazz

• Inducted in 2003 into International Association of Jazz Educators Hall of Fame in Toronto. This association honors individuals whose musical contributions and dedication to jazz ed over the past 25 years have created new directions and curricular innovations for jazz ed worldwide.
• Awarded as a “LEJEND of Jazz Education” by the Jazz Ed Network in 2012, Louisville KY
• Tours of US/Canada/Europe with Stan Kenton Band, Clark Terry Quintet
• Clinician/Artist at University of North Texas; CO, KS, Australia, Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, South Korea, and Thailand
• Published numerous jazz textbooks and materials used throughout the country
• Performed with Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny and others
• Faculty at University of North Texas 1977-2002
• Numerous recordings as leader and sideman; as well as Jamey Aebersold playalongs

2012 Special Guest Leon Fleisher working with students in a master class.

General Info

WVU Piano Faculty

The festival June 24-28, 2013 will explore the many ways Jazz and Classical music intersect and influence each other. In addition to competitions in jazz and classical music for high school and college pianists, teachers and students can participate in workshops, master classes, and panel discussions given by WVU Faculty and invited professionals from across the US. Special guest artists include Classical artist Ann Schein and jazz artist Dan Haerle. “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music” festival schedule will explore rags, etudes, improvisation, blues, and two piano performances as well as chamber music, Eastern European compositions, and issues of the current job market. Three registration segments will offer flexibility in pricing and time commitment. Students who submit the competition application do not need to register through the WVU continuing education site.

Public school teachers have the option of registering for 3 credits.

Participants, students as well as teachers, may register at continuinged.wvu.edu.

Piano Competitions

• High School (Jazz and Classical) -first prize $1000 each; 2nd prize $500 each
• College (Jazz and Classical) – first prize $1500 each; 2nd prize $750 each

The $65 application fee and application materials must be received by midnight May 8, 2013. The application is the only registration requirement for competitors.

Special Guests

Ann Schein Carlyss, Classical

Ann Schein, master teacher and artist, has performed with renowned conductors George Szell, James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Sir Colin Davis in orchestras around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the London Philharmonic, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. As a student of Arthur Rubenstein and Dame Myra Hess, her long and distinguished career includes

• Concert tours of Brazil with Jessye Norman
• Performances in more than 50 countries
• Performances at the White House
• Recorded on Ivory Classics and MSR classics
• Artist at Aspen since 1984 (hear Ann play Chopin 4th Ballade, Aspen 2012)
• Served on the jury of the Irving S. Gilmore Keyboard Festival
• Received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore
• Featured as the 20th century artist in the recent book “Five Lives in Music: Women Performers, Composers, and Impresarios from the Baroque to the Present” by Cecelia Hopkins Porter
• Her first recordings, made when she was 18 and 19, established her as “one of the premiere Chopin pianists of our time”

Dan Haerle, Jazz

• Inducted in 2003 into International Association of Jazz Educators Hall of Fame in Toronto. This association honors individuals whose musical contributions and dedication to jazz ed over the past 25 years have created new directions and curricular innovations for jazz ed worldwide.
• Awarded as a “LEJEND of Jazz Education” by the Jazz Ed Network in 2012, Louisville KY
• Tours of US/Canada/Europe with Stan Kenton Band, Clark Terry Quintet
• Clinician/Artist at University of North Texas; CO, KS, Australia, Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, South Korea, and Thailand
• Published numerous jazz textbooks and materials used throughout the country
• Performed with Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny and others
• Faculty at University of North Texas 1977-2002
• Numerous recordings as leader and sideman; as well as Jamey Aebersold playalongs

2012 Special Guest Leon Fleisher working with students in a master class.

General Info

WVU Piano Faculty

The festival June 24-28, 2013 will explore the many ways Jazz and Classical music intersect and influence each other. In addition to competitions in jazz and classical music for high school and college pianists, teachers and students can participate in workshops, master classes, and panel discussions given by WVU Faculty and invited professionals from across the US. Special guest artists include Classical artist Ann Schein and jazz artist Dan Haerle. “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music” festival schedule will explore rags, etudes, improvisation, blues, and two piano performances as well as chamber music, Eastern European compositions, and issues of the current job market. Three registration segments will offer flexibility in pricing and time commitment. Students who submit the competition application do not need to register through the WVU continuing education site.

Public school teachers have the option of registering for 3 credits.

Participants, students as well as teachers, may register at continuinged.wvu.edu.

Piano Competitions

• High School (Jazz and Classical) -first prize $1000 each; 2nd prize $500 each
• College (Jazz and Classical) – first prize $1500 each; 2nd prize $750 each

The $65 application fee and application materials must be received by midnight May 8, 2013. The application is the only registration requirement for competitors.

Special Guests

Ann Schein Carlyss, Classical

Ann Schein, master teacher and artist, has performed with renowned conductors George Szell, James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Sir Colin Davis in orchestras around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the London Philharmonic, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. As a student of Arthur Rubenstein and Dame Myra Hess, her long and distinguished career includes

• Concert tours of Brazil with Jessye Norman
• Performances in more than 50 countries
• Performances at the White House
• Recorded on Ivory Classics and MSR classics
• Artist at Aspen since 1984 (hear Ann play Chopin 4th Ballade, Aspen 2012)
• Served on the jury of the Irving S. Gilmore Keyboard Festival
• Received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore
• Featured as the 20th century artist in the recent book “Five Lives in Music: Women Performers, Composers, and Impresarios from the Baroque to the Present” by Cecelia Hopkins Porter
• Her first recordings, made when she was 18 and 19, established her as “one of the premiere Chopin pianists of our time”

Dan Haerle, Jazz

• Inducted in 2003 into International Association of Jazz Educators Hall of Fame in Toronto. This association honors individuals whose musical contributions and dedication to jazz ed over the past 25 years have created new directions and curricular innovations for jazz ed worldwide.
• Awarded as a “LEJEND of Jazz Education” by the Jazz Ed Network in 2012, Louisville KY
• Tours of US/Canada/Europe with Stan Kenton Band, Clark Terry Quintet
• Clinician/Artist at University of North Texas; CO, KS, Australia, Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, South Korea, and Thailand
• Published numerous jazz textbooks and materials used throughout the country
• Performed with Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny and others
• Faculty at University of North Texas 1977-2002
• Numerous recordings as leader and sideman; as well as Jamey Aebersold playalongs

2012 Special Guest Leon Fleisher working with students in a master class.

General Info

WVU Piano Faculty

The festival June 24-28, 2013 will explore the many ways Jazz and Classical music intersect and influence each other. In addition to competitions in jazz and classical music for high school and college pianists, teachers and students can participate in workshops, master classes, and panel discussions given by WVU Faculty and invited professionals from across the US. Special guest artists include Classical artist Ann Schein and jazz artist Dan Haerle. “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music” festival schedule will explore rags, etudes, improvisation, blues, and two piano performances as well as chamber music, Eastern European compositions, and issues of the current job market. Three registration segments will offer flexibility in pricing and time commitment. Students who submit the competition application do not need to register through the WVU continuing education site.

Public school teachers have the option of registering for 3 credits.

Participants, students as well as teachers, may register at continuinged.wvu.edu.

Piano Competitions

• High School (Jazz and Classical) -first prize $1000 each; 2nd prize $500 each
• College (Jazz and Classical) – first prize $1500 each; 2nd prize $750 each

The $65 application fee and application materials must be received by midnight May 8, 2013. The application is the only registration requirement for competitors.

Special Guests

Ann Schein Carlyss, Classical

Ann Schein, master teacher and artist, has performed with renowned conductors George Szell, James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Sir Colin Davis in orchestras around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the London Philharmonic, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. As a student of Arthur Rubenstein and Dame Myra Hess, her long and distinguished career includes

• Concert tours of Brazil with Jessye Norman
• Performances in more than 50 countries
• Performances at the White House
• Recorded on Ivory Classics and MSR classics
• Artist at Aspen since 1984 (hear Ann play Chopin 4th Ballade, Aspen 2012)
• Served on the jury of the Irving S. Gilmore Keyboard Festival
• Received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore
• Featured as the 20th century artist in the recent book “Five Lives in Music: Women Performers, Composers, and Impresarios from the Baroque to the Present” by Cecelia Hopkins Porter
• Her first recordings, made when she was 18 and 19, established her as “one of the premiere Chopin pianists of our time”

Dan Haerle, Jazz

• Inducted in 2003 into International Association of Jazz Educators Hall of Fame in Toronto. This association honors individuals whose musical contributions and dedication to jazz ed over the past 25 years have created new directions and curricular innovations for jazz ed worldwide.
• Awarded as a “LEJEND of Jazz Education” by the Jazz Ed Network in 2012, Louisville KY
• Tours of US/Canada/Europe with Stan Kenton Band, Clark Terry Quintet
• Clinician/Artist at University of North Texas; CO, KS, Australia, Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, South Korea, and Thailand
• Published numerous jazz textbooks and materials used throughout the country
• Performed with Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny and others
• Faculty at University of North Texas 1977-2002
• Numerous recordings as leader and sideman; as well as Jamey Aebersold playalongs

2012 Special Guest Leon Fleisher working with students in a master class.

General Info

WVU Piano Faculty

The festival June 24-28, 2013 will explore the many ways Jazz and Classical music intersect and influence each other. In addition to competitions in jazz and classical music for high school and college pianists, teachers and students can participate in workshops, master classes, and panel discussions given by WVU Faculty and invited professionals from across the US. Special guest artists include Classical artist Ann Schein and jazz artist Dan Haerle. “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music” festival schedule will explore rags, etudes, improvisation, blues, and two piano performances as well as chamber music, Eastern European compositions, and issues of the current job market. Three registration segments will offer flexibility in pricing and time commitment. Students who submit the competition application do not need to register through the WVU continuing education site.

Public school teachers have the option of registering for 3 credits.

Participants, students as well as teachers, may register at continuinged.wvu.edu.

Piano Competitions

• High School (Jazz and Classical) -first prize $1000 each; 2nd prize $500 each
• College (Jazz and Classical) – first prize $1500 each; 2nd prize $750 each

The $65 application fee and application materials must be received by midnight May 8, 2013. The application is the only registration requirement for competitors.

Special Guests

Ann Schein Carlyss, Classical

Ann Schein, master teacher and artist, has performed with renowned conductors George Szell, James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Sir Colin Davis in orchestras around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the London Philharmonic, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. As a student of Arthur Rubenstein and Dame Myra Hess, her long and distinguished career includes

• Concert tours of Brazil with Jessye Norman
• Performances in more than 50 countries
• Performances at the White House
• Recorded on Ivory Classics and MSR classics
• Artist at Aspen since 1984 (hear Ann play Chopin 4th Ballade, Aspen 2012)
• Served on the jury of the Irving S. Gilmore Keyboard Festival
• Received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore
• Featured as the 20th century artist in the recent book “Five Lives in Music: Women Performers, Composers, and Impresarios from the Baroque to the Present” by Cecelia Hopkins Porter
• Her first recordings, made when she was 18 and 19, established her as “one of the premiere Chopin pianists of our time”

Dan Haerle, Jazz

• Inducted in 2003 into International Association of Jazz Educators Hall of Fame in Toronto. This association honors individuals whose musical contributions and dedication to jazz ed over the past 25 years have created new directions and curricular innovations for jazz ed worldwide.
• Awarded as a “LEJEND of Jazz Education” by the Jazz Ed Network in 2012, Louisville KY
• Tours of US/Canada/Europe with Stan Kenton Band, Clark Terry Quintet
• Clinician/Artist at University of North Texas; CO, KS, Australia, Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, South Korea, and Thailand
• Published numerous jazz textbooks and materials used throughout the country
• Performed with Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny and others
• Faculty at University of North Texas 1977-2002
• Numerous recordings as leader and sideman; as well as Jamey Aebersold playalongs

2012 Special Guest Leon Fleisher working with students in a master class.

General Info

WVU Piano Faculty

The festival June 24-28, 2013 will explore the many ways Jazz and Classical music intersect and influence each other. In addition to competitions in jazz and classical music for high school and college pianists, teachers and students can participate in workshops, master classes, and panel discussions given by WVU Faculty and invited professionals from across the US. Special guest artists include Classical artist Ann Schein and jazz artist Dan Haerle. “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music” festival schedule will explore rags, etudes, improvisation, blues, and two piano performances as well as chamber music, Eastern European compositions, and issues of the current job market. Three registration segments will offer flexibility in pricing and time commitment. Students who submit the competition application do not need to register through the WVU continuing education site.

Public school teachers have the option of registering for 3 credits.

Participants, students as well as teachers, may register at continuinged.wvu.edu.

Piano Competitions

• High School (Jazz and Classical) -first prize $1000 each; 2nd prize $500 each
• College (Jazz and Classical) – first prize $1500 each; 2nd prize $750 each

The $65 application fee and application materials must be received by midnight May 8, 2013. The application is the only registration requirement for competitors.

Special Guests

Ann Schein Carlyss, Classical

Ann Schein, master teacher and artist, has performed with renowned conductors George Szell, James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Sir Colin Davis in orchestras around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the London Philharmonic, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. As a student of Arthur Rubenstein and Dame Myra Hess, her long and distinguished career includes

• Concert tours of Brazil with Jessye Norman
• Performances in more than 50 countries
• Performances at the White House
• Recorded on Ivory Classics and MSR classics
• Artist at Aspen since 1984 (hear Ann play Chopin 4th Ballade, Aspen 2012)
• Served on the jury of the Irving S. Gilmore Keyboard Festival
• Received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore
• Featured as the 20th century artist in the recent book “Five Lives in Music: Women Performers, Composers, and Impresarios from the Baroque to the Present” by Cecelia Hopkins Porter
• Her first recordings, made when she was 18 and 19, established her as “one of the premiere Chopin pianists of our time”

Dan Haerle, Jazz

• Inducted in 2003 into International Association of Jazz Educators Hall of Fame in Toronto. This association honors individuals whose musical contributions and dedication to jazz ed over the past 25 years have created new directions and curricular innovations for jazz ed worldwide.
• Awarded as a “LEJEND of Jazz Education” by the Jazz Ed Network in 2012, Louisville KY
• Tours of US/Canada/Europe with Stan Kenton Band, Clark Terry Quintet
• Clinician/Artist at University of North Texas; CO, KS, Australia, Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, South Korea, and Thailand
• Published numerous jazz textbooks and materials used throughout the country
• Performed with Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny and others
• Faculty at University of North Texas 1977-2002
• Numerous recordings as leader and sideman; as well as Jamey Aebersold playalongs

2012 Special Guest Leon Fleisher working with students in a master class.

General Info

WVU Piano Faculty

The festival June 24-28, 2013 will explore the many ways Jazz and Classical music intersect and influence each other. In addition to competitions in jazz and classical music for high school and college pianists, teachers and students can participate in workshops, master classes, and panel discussions given by WVU Faculty and invited professionals from across the US. Special guest artists include Classical artist Ann Schein and jazz artist Dan Haerle. “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music” festival schedule will explore rags, etudes, improvisation, blues, and two piano performances as well as chamber music, Eastern European compositions, and issues of the current job market. Three registration segments will offer flexibility in pricing and time commitment. Students who submit the competition application do not need to register through the WVU continuing education site.

Public school teachers have the option of registering for 3 credits.

Participants, students as well as teachers, may register at continuinged.wvu.edu.

Piano Competitions

• High School (Jazz and Classical) -first prize $1000 each; 2nd prize $500 each
• College (Jazz and Classical) – first prize $1500 each; 2nd prize $750 each

The $65 application fee and application materials must be received by midnight May 8, 2013. The application is the only registration requirement for competitors.

Special Guests

Ann Schein Carlyss, Classical

Ann Schein, master teacher and artist, has performed with renowned conductors George Szell, James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Sir Colin Davis in orchestras around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the London Philharmonic, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. As a student of Arthur Rubenstein and Dame Myra Hess, her long and distinguished career includes

• Concert tours of Brazil with Jessye Norman
• Performances in more than 50 countries
• Performances at the White House
• Recorded on Ivory Classics and MSR classics
• Artist at Aspen since 1984 (hear Ann play Chopin 4th Ballade, Aspen 2012)
• Served on the jury of the Irving S. Gilmore Keyboard Festival
• Received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore
• Featured as the 20th century artist in the recent book “Five Lives in Music: Women Performers, Composers, and Impresarios from the Baroque to the Present” by Cecelia Hopkins Porter
• Her first recordings, made when she was 18 and 19, established her as “one of the premiere Chopin pianists of our time”

Dan Haerle, Jazz

• Inducted in 2003 into International Association of Jazz Educators Hall of Fame in Toronto. This association honors individuals whose musical contributions and dedication to jazz ed over the past 25 years have created new directions and curricular innovations for jazz ed worldwide.
• Awarded as a “LEJEND of Jazz Education” by the Jazz Ed Network in 2012, Louisville KY
• Tours of US/Canada/Europe with Stan Kenton Band, Clark Terry Quintet
• Clinician/Artist at University of North Texas; CO, KS, Australia, Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, South Korea, and Thailand
• Published numerous jazz textbooks and materials used throughout the country
• Performed with Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny and others
• Faculty at University of North Texas 1977-2002
• Numerous recordings as leader and sideman; as well as Jamey Aebersold playalongs

2012 Special Guest Leon Fleisher working with students in a master class.

General Info

WVU Piano Faculty

The festival June 24-28, 2013 will explore the many ways Jazz and Classical music intersect and influence each other. In addition to competitions in jazz and classical music for high school and college pianists, teachers and students can participate in workshops, master classes, and panel discussions given by WVU Faculty and invited professionals from across the US. Special guest artists include Classical artist Ann Schein and jazz artist Dan Haerle. “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music” festival schedule will explore rags, etudes, improvisation, blues, and two piano performances as well as chamber music, Eastern European compositions, and issues of the current job market. Three registration segments will offer flexibility in pricing and time commitment. Students who submit the competition application do not need to register through the WVU continuing education site.

Public school teachers have the option of registering for 3 credits.

Participants, students as well as teachers, may register at continuinged.wvu.edu.

Piano Competitions

• High School (Jazz and Classical) -first prize $1000 each; 2nd prize $500 each
• College (Jazz and Classical) – first prize $1500 each; 2nd prize $750 each

The $65 application fee and application materials must be received by midnight May 8, 2013. The application is the only registration requirement for competitors.

Special Guests

Ann Schein Carlyss, Classical

Ann Schein, master teacher and artist, has performed with renowned conductors George Szell, James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Sir Colin Davis in orchestras around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the London Philharmonic, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. As a student of Arthur Rubenstein and Dame Myra Hess, her long and distinguished career includes

• Concert tours of Brazil with Jessye Norman
• Performances in more than 50 countries
• Performances at the White House
• Recorded on Ivory Classics and MSR classics
• Artist at Aspen since 1984 (hear Ann play Chopin 4th Ballade, Aspen 2012)
• Served on the jury of the Irving S. Gilmore Keyboard Festival
• Received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore
• Featured as the 20th century artist in the recent book “Five Lives in Music: Women Performers, Composers, and Impresarios from the Baroque to the Present” by Cecelia Hopkins Porter
• Her first recordings, made when she was 18 and 19, established her as “one of the premiere Chopin pianists of our time”

Dan Haerle, Jazz

• Inducted in 2003 into International Association of Jazz Educators Hall of Fame in Toronto. This association honors individuals whose musical contributions and dedication to jazz ed over the past 25 years have created new directions and curricular innovations for jazz ed worldwide.
• Awarded as a “LEJEND of Jazz Education” by the Jazz Ed Network in 2012, Louisville KY
• Tours of US/Canada/Europe with Stan Kenton Band, Clark Terry Quintet
• Clinician/Artist at University of North Texas; CO, KS, Australia, Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, South Korea, and Thailand
• Published numerous jazz textbooks and materials used throughout the country
• Performed with Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny and others
• Faculty at University of North Texas 1977-2002
• Numerous recordings as leader and sideman; as well as Jamey Aebersold playalongs

2012 Special Guest Leon Fleisher working with students in a master class.

General Info

WVU Piano Faculty

The festival June 24-28, 2013 will explore the many ways Jazz and Classical music intersect and influence each other. In addition to competitions in jazz and classical music for high school and college pianists, teachers and students can participate in workshops, master classes, and panel discussions given by WVU Faculty and invited professionals from across the US. Special guest artists include Classical artist Ann Schein and jazz artist Dan Haerle. “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music” festival schedule will explore rags, etudes, improvisation, blues, and two piano performances as well as chamber music, Eastern European compositions, and issues of the current job market. Three registration segments will offer flexibility in pricing and time commitment. Students who submit the competition application do not need to register through the WVU continuing education site.

Public school teachers have the option of registering for 3 credits.

Participants, students as well as teachers, may register at continuinged.wvu.edu.

Piano Competitions

• High School (Jazz and Classical) -first prize $1000 each; 2nd prize $500 each
• College (Jazz and Classical) – first prize $1500 each; 2nd prize $750 each

The $65 application fee and application materials must be received by midnight May 8, 2013. The application is the only registration requirement for competitors.

Special Guests

Ann Schein Carlyss, Classical

Ann Schein, master teacher and artist, has performed with renowned conductors George Szell, James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Sir Colin Davis in orchestras around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the London Philharmonic, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. As a student of Arthur Rubenstein and Dame Myra Hess, her long and distinguished career includes

• Concert tours of Brazil with Jessye Norman
• Performances in more than 50 countries
• Performances at the White House
• Recorded on Ivory Classics and MSR classics
• Artist at Aspen since 1984 (hear Ann play Chopin 4th Ballade, Aspen 2012)
• Served on the jury of the Irving S. Gilmore Keyboard Festival
• Received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore
• Featured as the 20th century artist in the recent book “Five Lives in Music: Women Performers, Composers, and Impresarios from the Baroque to the Present” by Cecelia Hopkins Porter
• Her first recordings, made when she was 18 and 19, established her as “one of the premiere Chopin pianists of our time”

Dan Haerle, Jazz

• Inducted in 2003 into International Association of Jazz Educators Hall of Fame in Toronto. This association honors individuals whose musical contributions and dedication to jazz ed over the past 25 years have created new directions and curricular innovations for jazz ed worldwide.
• Awarded as a “LEJEND of Jazz Education” by the Jazz Ed Network in 2012, Louisville KY
• Tours of US/Canada/Europe with Stan Kenton Band, Clark Terry Quintet
• Clinician/Artist at University of North Texas; CO, KS, Australia, Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, South Korea, and Thailand
• Published numerous jazz textbooks and materials used throughout the country
• Performed with Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny and others
• Faculty at University of North Texas 1977-2002
• Numerous recordings as leader and sideman; as well as Jamey Aebersold playalongs

2012 Special Guest Leon Fleisher working with students in a master class.

General Info

WVU Piano Faculty

The festival June 24-28, 2013 will explore the many ways Jazz and Classical music intersect and influence each other. In addition to competitions in jazz and classical music for high school and college pianists, teachers and students can participate in workshops, master classes, and panel discussions given by WVU Faculty and invited professionals from across the US. Special guest artists include Classical artist Ann Schein and jazz artist Dan Haerle. “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music” festival schedule will explore rags, etudes, improvisation, blues, and two piano performances as well as chamber music, Eastern European compositions, and issues of the current job market. Three registration segments will offer flexibility in pricing and time commitment. Students who submit the competition application do not need to register through the WVU continuing education site.

Public school teachers have the option of registering for 3 credits.

Participants, students as well as teachers, may register at continuinged.wvu.edu.

Piano Competitions

• High School (Jazz and Classical) -first prize $1000 each; 2nd prize $500 each
• College (Jazz and Classical) – first prize $1500 each; 2nd prize $750 each

The $65 application fee and application materials must be received by midnight May 8, 2013. The application is the only registration requirement for competitors.

Special Guests

Ann Schein Carlyss, Classical

Ann Schein, master teacher and artist, has performed with renowned conductors George Szell, James Levine, Seiji Ozawa, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, and Sir Colin Davis in orchestras around the world, including the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the London Philharmonic, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. As a student of Arthur Rubenstein and Dame Myra Hess, her long and distinguished career includes

• Concert tours of Brazil with Jessye Norman
• Performances in more than 50 countries
• Performances at the White House
• Recorded on Ivory Classics and MSR classics
• Artist at Aspen since 1984 (hear Ann play Chopin 4th Ballade, Aspen 2012)
• Served on the jury of the Irving S. Gilmore Keyboard Festival
• Received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore
• Featured as the 20th century artist in the recent book “Five Lives in Music: Women Performers, Composers, and Impresarios from the Baroque to the Present” by Cecelia Hopkins Porter
• Her first recordings, made when she was 18 and 19, established her as “one of the premiere Chopin pianists of our time”

Dan Haerle, Jazz

• Inducted in 2003 into International Association of Jazz Educators Hall of Fame in Toronto. This association honors individuals whose musical contributions and dedication to jazz ed over the past 25 years have created new directions and curricular innovations for jazz ed worldwide.
• Awarded as a “LEJEND of Jazz Education” by the Jazz Ed Network in 2012, Louisville KY
• Tours of US/Canada/Europe with Stan Kenton Band, Clark Terry Quintet
• Clinician/Artist at University of North Texas; CO, KS, Australia, Germany, Scotland, England, Sweden, South Korea, and Thailand
• Published numerous jazz textbooks and materials used throughout the country
• Performed with Chris Connor, Mel Torme, Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny and others
• Faculty at University of North Texas 1977-2002
• Numerous recordings as leader and sideman; as well as Jamey Aebersold playalongs

2012 Special Guest Leon Fleisher working with students in a master class.

General Info

WVU Piano Faculty

The festival June 24-28, 2013 will explore the many ways Jazz and Classical music intersect and influence each other. In addition to competitions in jazz and classical music for high school and college pianists, teachers and students can participate in workshops, master classes, and panel discussions given by WVU Faculty and invited professionals from across the US. Special guest artists include Classical artist Ann Schein and jazz artist Dan Haerle. “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music” festival schedule will explore rags, etudes, improvisation, blues, and two piano performances as well as chamber music, Eastern European compositions, and issues of the current job market. Three registration segments will offer flexibility in pricing and time commitment. Students who submit the competition application do not need to register through the WVU continuing education site.

Public school teachers have the option of registering for 3 credits.

Participants, students as well as teachers, may register at continuinged.wvu.edu.

Guest Lecturer: E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

The WVU National Science Foundation Interdisciplinary Graduate Research & Education Traineeship (NSF IGERT) program is hosting guest lecturer E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., professor of physics at the University of Minnesota, on Thursday, May 23.

Dr. Dahlberg will present, “An Investigation of Magnetic Reversal at Almost the Nanoscale.” This presentation will explore field-induced magnetic reversal in stadia-shaped particles on the order of hundreds of nanometers wide and about twice that in length.

The presentation will take place at 2:30 p.m. in Room G09 in White Hall.

Dr. Dahlberg’s primary research interests are in magnetism. His research program involves a substantial effort in spin transport in magnetic multilayers and films and ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic exchange coupling.

Dahlberg is the Director of the Magnetic Microscopy Center (MMC) at the University of Minnesota. The MMC applies magnetic force microscopy techniques to a variety of outstanding physics problems such as the dynamics of single domain magnetic particles, micromagnetics of domain structures and magnetic logic devices.

For more information about Dr. Dahlberg’s presentations, please contact Donna Mathess at dmathess@hsc.wvu.edu.

Guest Lecturer: E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

The WVU National Science Foundation Interdisciplinary Graduate Research & Education Traineeship (NSF IGERT) program is hosting guest lecturer E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., professor of physics at the University of Minnesota, on Friday, May 24.

Dr. Dahlberg will present, “Science and Society,” which will discuss the current “scientific state” of our society.  He will also describe The Physics Force — a group of University of Minnesota physics and astronomy professors, along with high school teachers, who perform a physics circus of dynamic and entertaining demonstrations for area school children and the general public with the goal of popularizing physics. 

The presentation will take place at 2:30 p.m. in Room G09 in White Hall.

Dr. Dahlberg’s primary research interests are in magnetism. His research program involves a substantial effort in spin transport in magnetic multilayers and films and ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic exchange coupling.

Dahlberg is the Director of the Magnetic Microscopy Center (MMC) at the University of Minnesota. The MMC applies magnetic force microscopy techniques to a variety of outstanding physics problems such as the dynamics of single domain magnetic particles, micromagnetics of domain structures and magnetic logic devices.

For more information about Dr. Dahlberg’s presentations, please contact Donna Mathess at dmathess@hsc.wvu.edu.

Summer Classical & Jazz Keyboard Festival & Competition 2013

June 24-28, 2013

There will be no cooler place than the WVU Creative Arts Center in June when internationally acclaimed pianists Dan Herle (jazz) and Ann Schein (classical) will be special guests for the WVU Keyboard Festival and Competition, to be held June 24-28.

Titled “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music: a Piano Festival for Students and Teachers,” the event will explore the many ways jazz and classical music intersect and influence each other. The festival will feature workshops, teacher panels, clinics, concerts and master classes, as well as piano competitions for both high school and college students in the areas of jazz and classical music, with prizes that include WVU scholarships, substantial cash awards and opportunities to perform in the festival’s classes and concerts.

The registration deadline for the piano competitions is June 1.

Summer Classical & Jazz Keyboard Festival & Competition 2013

June 24-28, 2013

There will be no cooler place than the WVU Creative Arts Center in June when internationally acclaimed pianists Dan Herle (jazz) and Ann Schein (classical) will be special guests for the WVU Keyboard Festival and Competition, to be held June 24-28.

Titled “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music: a Piano Festival for Students and Teachers,” the event will explore the many ways jazz and classical music intersect and influence each other. The festival will feature workshops, teacher panels, clinics, concerts and master classes, as well as piano competitions for both high school and college students in the areas of jazz and classical music, with prizes that include WVU scholarships, substantial cash awards and opportunities to perform in the festival’s classes and concerts.

The registration deadline for the piano competitions is June 1.

Summer Classical & Jazz Keyboard Festival & Competition 2013

June 24-28, 2013

There will be no cooler place than the WVU Creative Arts Center in June when internationally acclaimed pianists Dan Herle (jazz) and Ann Schein (classical) will be special guests for the WVU Keyboard Festival and Competition, to be held June 24-28.

Titled “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music: a Piano Festival for Students and Teachers,” the event will explore the many ways jazz and classical music intersect and influence each other. The festival will feature workshops, teacher panels, clinics, concerts and master classes, as well as piano competitions for both high school and college students in the areas of jazz and classical music, with prizes that include WVU scholarships, substantial cash awards and opportunities to perform in the festival’s classes and concerts.

The registration deadline for the piano competitions is June 1.

Summer Classical & Jazz Keyboard Festival & Competition 2013

June 24-28, 2013

There will be no cooler place than the WVU Creative Arts Center in June when internationally acclaimed pianists Dan Herle (jazz) and Ann Schein (classical) will be special guests for the WVU Keyboard Festival and Competition, to be held June 24-28.

Titled “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music: a Piano Festival for Students and Teachers,” the event will explore the many ways jazz and classical music intersect and influence each other. The festival will feature workshops, teacher panels, clinics, concerts and master classes, as well as piano competitions for both high school and college students in the areas of jazz and classical music, with prizes that include WVU scholarships, substantial cash awards and opportunities to perform in the festival’s classes and concerts.

The registration deadline for the piano competitions is June 1.

Summer Classical & Jazz Keyboard Festival & Competition 2013

June 24-28, 2013

There will be no cooler place than the WVU Creative Arts Center in June when internationally acclaimed pianists Dan Herle (jazz) and Ann Schein (classical) will be special guests for the WVU Keyboard Festival and Competition, to be held June 24-28.

Titled “The Intersection of Jazz and Classical Music: a Piano Festival for Students and Teachers,” the event will explore the many ways jazz and classical music intersect and influence each other. The festival will feature workshops, teacher panels, clinics, concerts and master classes, as well as piano competitions for both high school and college students in the areas of jazz and classical music, with prizes that include WVU scholarships, substantial cash awards and opportunities to perform in the festival’s classes and concerts.

The registration deadline for the piano competitions is June 1.

Guest Lecturer: E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

The WVU National Science Foundation Interdisciplinary Graduate Research & Education Traineeship (NSF IGERT) program is hosting guest lecturer E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., professor of physics at the University of Minnesota, on Thursday, May 23.

Dr. Dahlberg will present, “An Investigation of Magnetic Reversal at Almost the Nanoscale.” This presentation will explore field-induced magnetic reversal in stadia-shaped particles on the order of hundreds of nanometers wide and about twice that in length.

The presentation will take place at 2:30 p.m. in Room G09 in White Hall.

Dr. Dahlberg’s primary research interests are in magnetism. His research program involves a substantial effort in spin transport in magnetic multilayers and films and ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic exchange coupling.

Dahlberg is the Director of the Magnetic Microscopy Center (MMC) at the University of Minnesota. The MMC applies magnetic force microscopy techniques to a variety of outstanding physics problems such as the dynamics of single domain magnetic particles, micromagnetics of domain structures and magnetic logic devices.

For more information about Dr. Dahlberg’s presentations, please contact Donna Mathess at dmathess@hsc.wvu.edu.

Guest Lecturer: E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

The WVU National Science Foundation Interdisciplinary Graduate Research & Education Traineeship (NSF IGERT) program is hosting guest lecturer E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., professor of physics at the University of Minnesota, on Thursday, May 23.

Dr. Dahlberg will present, “An Investigation of Magnetic Reversal at Almost the Nanoscale.” This presentation will explore field-induced magnetic reversal in stadia-shaped particles on the order of hundreds of nanometers wide and about twice that in length.

The presentation will take place at 2:30 p.m. in Room G09 in White Hall.

Dr. Dahlberg’s primary research interests are in magnetism. His research program involves a substantial effort in spin transport in magnetic multilayers and films and ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic exchange coupling.

Dahlberg is the Director of the Magnetic Microscopy Center (MMC) at the University of Minnesota. The MMC applies magnetic force microscopy techniques to a variety of outstanding physics problems such as the dynamics of single domain magnetic particles, micromagnetics of domain structures and magnetic logic devices.

For more information about Dr. Dahlberg’s presentations, please contact Donna Mathess at dmathess@hsc.wvu.edu.

Guest Lecturer: E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

The WVU National Science Foundation Interdisciplinary Graduate Research & Education Traineeship (NSF IGERT) program is hosting guest lecturer E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., professor of physics at the University of Minnesota, on Friday, May 24.

Dr. Dahlberg will present, “Science and Society,” which will discuss the current “scientific state” of our society.  He will also describe The Physics Force — a group of University of Minnesota physics and astronomy professors, along with high school teachers, who perform a physics circus of dynamic and entertaining demonstrations for area school children and the general public with the goal of popularizing physics. 

The presentation will take place at 2:30 p.m. in Room G09 in White Hall.

Dr. Dahlberg’s primary research interests are in magnetism. His research program involves a substantial effort in spin transport in magnetic multilayers and films and ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic exchange coupling.

Dahlberg is the Director of the Magnetic Microscopy Center (MMC) at the University of Minnesota. The MMC applies magnetic force microscopy techniques to a variety of outstanding physics problems such as the dynamics of single domain magnetic particles, micromagnetics of domain structures and magnetic logic devices.

For more information about Dr. Dahlberg’s presentations, please contact Donna Mathess at dmathess@hsc.wvu.edu.

Guest Lecturer: E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

The WVU National Science Foundation Interdisciplinary Graduate Research & Education Traineeship (NSF IGERT) program is hosting guest lecturer E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., professor of physics at the University of Minnesota, on Thursday, May 23.

Dr. Dahlberg will present, “An Investigation of Magnetic Reversal at Almost the Nanoscale.” This presentation will explore field-induced magnetic reversal in stadia-shaped particles on the order of hundreds of nanometers wide and about twice that in length.

The presentation will take place at 2:30 p.m. in Room G09 in White Hall.

Dr. Dahlberg’s primary research interests are in magnetism. His research program involves a substantial effort in spin transport in magnetic multilayers and films and ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic exchange coupling.

Dahlberg is the Director of the Magnetic Microscopy Center (MMC) at the University of Minnesota. The MMC applies magnetic force microscopy techniques to a variety of outstanding physics problems such as the dynamics of single domain magnetic particles, micromagnetics of domain structures and magnetic logic devices.

For more information about Dr. Dahlberg’s presentations, please contact Donna Mathess at dmathess@hsc.wvu.edu.

Guest Lecturer: E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., University of Minnesota

The WVU National Science Foundation Interdisciplinary Graduate Research & Education Traineeship (NSF IGERT) program is hosting guest lecturer E. Dan Dahlberg, Ph.D., professor of physics at the University of Minnesota, on Friday, May 24.

Dr. Dahlberg will present, “Science and Society,” which will discuss the current “scientific state” of our society.  He will also describe The Physics Force — a group of University of Minnesota physics and astronomy professors, along with high school teachers, who perform a physics circus of dynamic and entertaining demonstrations for area school children and the general public with the goal of popularizing physics. 

The presentation will take place at 2:30 p.m. in Room G09 in White Hall.

Dr. Dahlberg’s primary research interests are in magnetism. His research program involves a substantial effort in spin transport in magnetic multilayers and films and ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic exchange coupling.

Dahlberg is the Director of the Magnetic Microscopy Center (MMC) at the University of Minnesota. The MMC applies magnetic force microscopy techniques to a variety of outstanding physics problems such as the dynamics of single domain magnetic particles, micromagnetics of domain structures and magnetic logic devices.

For more information about Dr. Dahlberg’s presentations, please contact Donna Mathess at dmathess@hsc.wvu.edu.

The 2013 NECV provides an exciting opportunity for Extension staff working on issues related to volunteerism to learn and share resources with colleagues and collaborators across the nation. The conference brings together the resources of the land-grant system with county and state Extension faculty who build and sustain effective volunteer programs.

Join us for an exciting line up of international volunteerism speakers, peer-reviewed presentations and proceedings, group general sessions and networking.

The planning team of the 2013 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism has secured Tom McKee as the opening session Keynote speaker.

The 2013 NECV provides an exciting opportunity for Extension staff working on issues related to volunteerism to learn and share resources with colleagues and collaborators across the nation. The conference brings together the resources of the land-grant system with county and state Extension faculty who build and sustain effective volunteer programs.

Join us for an exciting line up of international volunteerism speakers, peer-reviewed presentations and proceedings, group general sessions and networking.

The planning team of the 2013 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism has secured Tom McKee as the opening session Keynote speaker.

The 2013 NECV provides an exciting opportunity for Extension staff working on issues related to volunteerism to learn and share resources with colleagues and collaborators across the nation. The conference brings together the resources of the land-grant system with county and state Extension faculty who build and sustain effective volunteer programs.

Join us for an exciting line up of international volunteerism speakers, peer-reviewed presentations and proceedings, group general sessions and networking.

The planning team of the 2013 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism has secured Tom McKee as the opening session Keynote speaker.

The 2013 NECV provides an exciting opportunity for Extension staff working on issues related to volunteerism to learn and share resources with colleagues and collaborators across the nation. The conference brings together the resources of the land-grant system with county and state Extension faculty who build and sustain effective volunteer programs.

Join us for an exciting line up of international volunteerism speakers, peer-reviewed presentations and proceedings, group general sessions and networking.

The planning team of the 2013 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism has secured Tom McKee as the opening session Keynote speaker.

The 2013 NECV provides an exciting opportunity for Extension staff working on issues related to volunteerism to learn and share resources with colleagues and collaborators across the nation. The conference brings together the resources of the land-grant system with county and state Extension faculty who build and sustain effective volunteer programs.

Join us for an exciting line up of international volunteerism speakers, peer-reviewed presentations and proceedings, group general sessions and networking.

The planning team of the 2013 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism has secured Tom McKee as the opening session Keynote speaker.

The 2013 NECV provides an exciting opportunity for Extension staff working on issues related to volunteerism to learn and share resources with colleagues and collaborators across the nation. The conference brings together the resources of the land-grant system with county and state Extension faculty who build and sustain effective volunteer programs.

Join us for an exciting line up of international volunteerism speakers, peer-reviewed presentations and proceedings, group general sessions and networking.

The planning team of the 2013 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism has secured Tom McKee as the opening session Keynote speaker.

The 2013 NECV provides an exciting opportunity for Extension staff working on issues related to volunteerism to learn and share resources with colleagues and collaborators across the nation. The conference brings together the resources of the land-grant system with county and state Extension faculty who build and sustain effective volunteer programs.

Join us for an exciting line up of international volunteerism speakers, peer-reviewed presentations and proceedings, group general sessions and networking.

The planning team of the 2013 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism has secured Tom McKee as the opening session Keynote speaker.

The 2013 NECV provides an exciting opportunity for Extension staff working on issues related to volunteerism to learn and share resources with colleagues and collaborators across the nation. The conference brings together the resources of the land-grant system with county and state Extension faculty who build and sustain effective volunteer programs.

Join us for an exciting line up of international volunteerism speakers, peer-reviewed presentations and proceedings, group general sessions and networking.

The planning team of the 2013 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism has secured Tom McKee as the opening session Keynote speaker.

The 2013 NECV provides an exciting opportunity for Extension staff working on issues related to volunteerism to learn and share resources with colleagues and collaborators across the nation. The conference brings together the resources of the land-grant system with county and state Extension faculty who build and sustain effective volunteer programs.

Join us for an exciting line up of international volunteerism speakers, peer-reviewed presentations and proceedings, group general sessions and networking.

The planning team of the 2013 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism has secured Tom McKee as the opening session Keynote speaker.

The 2013 NECV provides an exciting opportunity for Extension staff working on issues related to volunteerism to learn and share resources with colleagues and collaborators across the nation. The conference brings together the resources of the land-grant system with county and state Extension faculty who build and sustain effective volunteer programs.

Join us for an exciting line up of international volunteerism speakers, peer-reviewed presentations and proceedings, group general sessions and networking.

The planning team of the 2013 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism has secured Tom McKee as the opening session Keynote speaker.

The 2013 NECV provides an exciting opportunity for Extension staff working on issues related to volunteerism to learn and share resources with colleagues and collaborators across the nation. The conference brings together the resources of the land-grant system with county and state Extension faculty who build and sustain effective volunteer programs.

Join us for an exciting line up of international volunteerism speakers, peer-reviewed presentations and proceedings, group general sessions and networking.

The planning team of the 2013 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism has secured Tom McKee as the opening session Keynote speaker.

The 2013 NECV provides an exciting opportunity for Extension staff working on issues related to volunteerism to learn and share resources with colleagues and collaborators across the nation. The conference brings together the resources of the land-grant system with county and state Extension faculty who build and sustain effective volunteer programs.

Join us for an exciting line up of international volunteerism speakers, peer-reviewed presentations and proceedings, group general sessions and networking.

The planning team of the 2013 National Extension Conference on Volunteerism has secured Tom McKee as the opening session Keynote speaker.