Musical Theater
Leslie Odom Jr. won this award for his role in Hamilton.
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
Dr. Payne's primary instrument after guitar is...
Trombone
What word means to pluck the strings of the stringed instrument?
Pizzicato
What percussion instrument is also known as a thumb piano?
A kalimba
Who is the Best-Selling Female Artist with over 300 million sales?
Madonna
Julie Andrews played this character in My Fair Lady on Broadway but was replaced by Audrey Hepburn for the movie.
Eliza Doolittle
This accompanist and faculty member has a background in percussion.
Amanda Arrington
Which 2 standard Wind Band instruments are rarely seen in orchestra music?
Euphoniums and Saxophones
What country does a sitar originate from?
India
This hornist joined the Berlin Philharmonic in 2001, becoming the first female in the brass section.
Sarah Willis
Who played Anita in the old version of West Side Story?
Dr. Pickering has 7 or so kids. What is his nickname for the youngest boy?
Taco
What was the original instrumentation for a string quartet?
2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello
When you stop a horn with your hand, what happens to the pitch?
It goes up by half a step
This composer's music was performed at the 2021 Presidential Inauguration.
Julie Giroux
What character did Marlon Brando play in the movie of Guys and Dolls?
Sky Masterson
Mrs. Dr. Maxwell got her master's degree in what instrument?
Flute
What smaller European country houses the oldest orchestra in the world?
Denmark
The soundtrack to Black Panther used this traditional African Drum for T'Challa's theme.
The Talking Drum
This famous woman in music taught (and allegedly had an affair) with Johannes Brahms.
Clara Schumann
The Phantom of the Opera takes place in this actual opera house.
The Palais Garnier (The Paris Opera House)
Which faculty member's spouse used to be part of an Army Band?
Dr. Guffey
Which orchestra premiered Dvorak's New World Symphony at Carnegie Hall?
The New York Philharmonic
What is the instrument "uilleann"?
Ireland's great pipes - bagpipes
Who was the very first opera singer to sing at a Super Bowl?