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PERFORMANCE / EXHIBITION GUIDE / SPRING 2016
WELCOME TO YOUR UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Thank you for taking a moment to explore the University Center for the Arts’ spring 2016 performance and exhibition guide, in which you will find an astonishing variety of events…all of which enhance the mission of the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University. At CSU, we provide students with the opportunity to experience the full scope of live performance elements in the magnificent University Center for the Arts (UCA). Whether it is on stage, behind the scenes, as audience members, or in master classes with guest artists, CSU students are exposed to the inherent cultural diversity that makes the visual and performing arts an integral part of a well-rounded college experience. Diversity in programming also enhances the audience experience at the UCA, and I am confident that the spring 2016 array of performances, guest lectures, and exhibitions will provide a seemingly bottomless well of inspiration for all. As you peruse the guide, I encourage you to consider attending at least one event that may seem innovative or unusual… take a leap on the wild side! Opportunities to try something new include Boy (a play by Diana Son), which runs from Feb. 5–17; It Could Be Anything New Music Ensemble on Sunday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, April 17; Reefer Madness, The Musical, which runs from April 20 – May 6; and the annual Spring Dance Concert, which is presented April 8, 9, 15, and 16 and features the cutting-edge work of guest choreographer Judy Bejarano. More traditional, but certainly not less innovative in its time is The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, presented by the Ralph Opera Center March 31 – April 3. Another great opportunity to hear CSU students at their finest will be the annual Concerto Competition Finals on Feb. 10, when four outstanding CSU music students perform with the University Symphony Orchestra. In addition to these highlights, throughout the semester CSU students are front and center on UCA stages performing a highly eclectic body of work, including original compositions by CSU faculty and students, as well as music by Leonard Bernstein, Franz Schubert, Christopher Rouse, George Gershwin, John Cage, Igor Stravinsky, Hyo-woon Woo, and Astor Piazzolla. The Classical Convergence Series, co-presented by CSU and the Lincoln Center, features the incredible duo of Igudesman & Joo, two classical musicians who incorporate comedy, popular culture, and theatre into a unique and entertaining evening. Tickets for this one will go fast… so act soon! In addition to the Classical Convergence Series, the spring season involves many other guest artist and CSU faculty concerts as well as the annual Rocky Mountain Saxophone Summit Potpourri Concert and the CSU Alumni Dance Concert.
Dan Goble
Dan Goble Director, School of Music, Theatre and Dance
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TICKETS Online Sales: CSUArtsTickets.com Ticket Office: Griffin Lobby, University Center for the Arts (UCA) Ticket Office Hours: M-F, 3:30-5:30 p.m., and 60 minutes prior to performances Phone: (970) 491-ARTS (2787) / Email: CSUArts@colostate.edu Group rate: 15% off on ten or more tickets, applied at the time of purchase  Tickets may be purchased online or at the UCA Ticket Office until 30 minutes after curtain. Printat-home tickets are available online. All tickets are subject to a $1 ticket fee for online, phone and at-the-door purchases. At-the-door and phone purchases will incur a $3 processing fee per order. Online ticket purchase is highly recommended to avoid lines and the processing fee.
THEATRE / DANCE TICKET INFORMATION
No charge/CSU students, $8/youth (under 18), $18/adult (unless otherwise indicated)
RALPH OPERA CENTER TICKET INFORMATION
No charge/CSU students, $1/youth (under 18), $19.50/adult (unless otherwise indicated)
MUSIC TICKET INFORMATION
No charge/CSU students, $1/youth (under 18), $12/adult (unless otherwise indicated) Music Flex Pass: Receive admission to all CSU music events for just $55 with the 2016 Spring Music Flex Pass, providing significant savings over buying individual tickets. Visit the Ticket Office, or purchase online to take advantage of this offer. Flex passes may not be used for the Classical Convergence Series, and those tickets are available through the Lincoln Center at www.lctix.com. Youth Ticket Program: we encourage attendance of youth and families by offering a $1 ticket for youth (under 18). Free Recitals: Guest Artist recitals, vocal and instrumental area recitals, student recitals, and select ensemble concerts are FREE and open to the public; look for events marked FREE throughout this guide. Visit MUSIC.colostate.edu for the student recital schedule. In the event of a cancellation, notifications will be posted online.
CSU STUDENT TICKET INFORMATION RAMCard is your ticket to the UCA! Full-fee paying students (enrolled in six or more credits) can receive one (1) no-charge ticket to all music, theatre, and dance department events at the UCA. Tickets are available online, by phone, or in in-person at the UCA Ticket Office, both in advance or at-the-door. A valid RAMCard must be presented for ticket redemption, and tickets are not transferable. Tickets are limited to one (1) per student for each performance/series of performances (i.e. multiple theatre or dance performances of the same show). Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Excludes Classical Convergence and community produced events.
COMMITMENT TO CAMPUS / FREE TICKETS FOR CSU EMPLOYEES Through the University’s Commitment to Campus initiative, all CSU faculty and staff can receive one pair of free tickets, each academic year, to School of Music, Theatre and Dance performances at the University Center for the Arts. Tickets are available online, by phone, or 3
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PURCHASE POLICY All sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Seating after the start of any performance is at the discretion of the house manager. Photography and recording of performances are strictly prohibited. Food and beverages prohibited in all theatres. If the performance is disturbed, parents with disruptive children may be asked to excuse themselves without refund.
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SPRING PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW MUSIC PERFORMANCES Classical Convergence / The Minguet Quartet
January 28, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Virtuoso Series Concert / Mendelssohn Trio February 1, 7:30 p.m. Virtuoso Series Concert / John Seesholtz / Tiffany Blake / Chris Reed February 8, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA ORH, UCA
University Symphony Orchestra Concert Concerto Competition Finals
February 10, 7:30 p.m.
Voice Area Recital / FREE
February, 10, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Colorado All-State Orchestra
February 13, 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Virtuoso Series Concert / Gary Moody
February 15, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Wind Symphony Concert / Chris Van Hof
February 19, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Guest Artist / Christine Rutledge / Tim Burns / FREE
February 17, 6 p.m.
ORH, UCA
It Could Be Anything New Music Ensemble
February 21, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Jazz Ensembles Concert / Marshall Gilkes
February 24, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Sinfonia Concert
February 25, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Classical Convergence / Igudesman & Joo
February 25, 7:30 p.m.
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Singer of the Year / FREE
February 27, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Virtuoso Series Concert / K. Dawn Grapes
February 29, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Voice Area Recital / FREE
March 1, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Symphonic Band Concert / Peter Sommer
March 2, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Harp Ensemble Concert
March 2, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Concert Choir and Chamber Choir Concert
March 4, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
GCH, UCA
Concert Orchestra with Concert Choir Concert / FREE Margaret Miller, Viola
March 5, 2 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Concert Band Concert / FREE
March 6, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Virtuoso Series Concert / Chris Van Hof
March 7, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Guest Artist / E-MEX Ensemble / FREE
March 8, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Guest Artist / David Tayloe / Christopher Reed / FREE
March 9, 6 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Virtuoso Series Concert / Rachel Ellins
March 21, 7:30
ORH, UCA
Classical Convergence / Paul Huang, Violin
March 23, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Rocky Mountain Saxophone Summit Concert / FREE
March 26, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Virtuoso Series Concert / Wesley Ferreira
April 4, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Zinnia Quartet Concert / Graduate String Quartet
April 5, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Jazz Combos Concert
April 6, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Guest Artist /Jeremy Wilson / FREE
April 7, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Men’s Chorus and University Chorus Concert
April 8, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
All-West Honors HS Trombone Choir Concert / FREE
April 8, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Student Chamber Music Showcase / FREE
April 11, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Wind Symphony Concert
April 12, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Voice Area Recital / FREE
April 12, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Keyboard Area Recital / FREE
April 14, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Classical Convergence / Borromeo String Quartet
April 15, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Pre-College Chamber Music Festival Concert
April 16, 3 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Percussion Ensemble Concert / Adam Blackstock / FREE
April 16, 6 p.m.
It Could Be Anything New Music Ensemble
April 17, 7:30 p.m.
Virtuoso Series Concert / Andrew Jacobson
April 18, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Guest Artist / Piano Quartet / FREE
April 20, 6 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Jazz Ensembles Concert / PHS Jazz Ensemble
April 21, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Woodwind Area Recital / FREE
April 22, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
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PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW | SPRING 2016
Freshman Voice Studio Recital / FREE
April 23, 2 p.m.
Middle School Outreach Ensemble Concert / FREE
April 23, 6:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA GCH, UCA
World Percussion Concert
April 24, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Virtuoso Series Concert / Tiffany Blake Virtuoso Series Concert / Faculty Chamber Music
April 25, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
April 26, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
University Symphony Orchestra and Combined Choral Concert / Michelle Stanley
April 28, 29, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Concert Orchestra and Concert Band Concert / Andrew Jacobson / FREE
May 1, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Violin Studio Recital / FREE
May 2, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Horn Studio Recital / FREE
May 3, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Polaris String Quartet Concert / Graduate String Quartet
May 4, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Symphonic Band Concert
May 5, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Violin Studio Recital / FREE
May 5, 7:30 p.m.
ORH, UCA
Conducting Seminar Final Concert
July 23, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
RALPH OPERA CENTER PERFORMANCES The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
March 31, April 1, 2, 7:30 p.m.
GCH, UCA
The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
April 3, 2 p.m.
GCH, UCA
Opera Scenes and Arias Workshop / FREE
May 6, 7, 7:30 p.m.
RRH, UCA
Spring Dance Tea / CSU Dance Majors / FREE
March 31, 3:30 p.m.
UDT, UCA
Spring Dance Concert
April 8, 9, 15, 16, 7:30 p.m.
UDT, UCA
Spring Dance Concert
April 9, 16, 2 p.m.
UDT, UCA
Alumni Dance Concert / CSU Dance Alumni and Guests
April 29, 30, 7:30 p.m.
UDT, UCA
DANCE
THEATRE PERFORMANCES Annual Freshmen Project / Good Kids by Naomi Iizuka / FREE March 3, 4, 5, 7:30 p.m.
ST, UCA
Boy by Diana Son February 5, 6, 12, 13, 7:30 p.m.
ST, UCA
Boy by Diana Son February 7, 14, 2 p.m.
ST, UCA
Reefer Madness the Musical
UT, UCA
April 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30,
by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney Reefer Madness the Musical
April 24, May 1, 2 p.m.
UT, UCA
May 12, 6:30 p.m.
UT, UCA
by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney Rock Band Project / FREE
ORH ORGAN RECITAL HALL
GCH GRIFFIN CONCERT HALL
LC LINCOLN CENTER
RH RUNYAN HALL
IRH INSTRUMENT REHEARSAL HALL
UDT UNIVERSITY DANCE THEATRE
UT UNIVERSITY THEATRE
UCA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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CLASSICAL CONVERGENCE SERIES Building on the classical concert programs of both organizations, the co-produced season features world-class performers and ensembles, performing at the University Center for the Arts and the Lincoln Center. lctix.com or (970) 221-6730
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The Minguet Quartet with Andreas Klein, Piano Thursday, January 28, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Griffin Concert Hall, UCA The Minguet Quartet is among one of the most well-received string quartets internationally, and performs at major concert venues worldwide. The quartet focuses on the Classical and Romantic repertoires, as well as contemporary music, and promotes the latter by premiering numerous compositions of our own times. They team up with distinguished German pianist, Andreas Klein, for a truly incredible performance. Ticket’s: $22/public, $10/student Igudesman & Joo Thursday, February 25, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Lincoln Center Aleksey Igudesman and Hyung-ki Joo are two classical musicians who have taken the world by storm with their unique and hilarious theatrical shows, which combine comedy with classical music and popular culture. Their clips on YouTube, to date, have gathered over 35 million hits, and the duo has appeared on television in numerous countries. Equally comfortable performing in classical concert halls, as well as in stadiums in front of crowds of 18,000, their collective dream is to make classical music accessible to a wider and younger audience. Tickets: $22, $25/public, $10/student Paul Huang, Violin Wednesday, March 23, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Organ Recital Hall, UCA Hailed by the Washington Post as “an artist with the goods for a significant career,” TaiwaneseAmerican violinist Paul Huang is quickly gaining reputation for his eloquent music making, distinctive sound, and effortless virtuosity. Tickets: $20/public, $10/student Borromeo String Quartet Friday, April 15, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Griffin Concert Hall, UCA The visionary performances of the Borromeo String Quartet have established it as one of the most important string quartets of our time. Audiences and critics alike champion the Borromeo's ability to bring back the contemporary fire to often-heard repertoire, while making even the most challenging new music approachable. Tickets: $22/public, $10/student
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WORKSHOPS, MASTER CLASSES & SPECIAL EVENTS
Master classes, featuring the world’s finest performers in their genre, provide hands-on instruction in an open, informal setting, and are open to the public. Workshops offer continued specialized training. Enjoy a variety of quality events designed for middle and high school students by CSU and state organizations. Information: music.colostate.edu/workshops-camps Colorado All-State Orchestra Saturday, February 13, Griffin Concert Hall, UCA Philharmonic Orchestra, 4 p.m.; Symphonic Orchestra, 6 p.m. This annual event features top instrumentalists from around the state. Concerts are ticketed. Information: coloradoallstateorchestra.org Middle School Outreach Ensemble (MSOE) February 3 – April 20; Final Concert: April 23, 6:30 p.m., UCA An inspirational large ensemble experience with an artistic goal of premiering new works for middle school band students rooted in social justice. The concert theme, “American Consciousness,” features five new works for band by CSU composition students. In addition to the great instruction that students receive in their middle school band program, MSOE provides ensemble and individualized instruction from CSU faculty, music education majors, and select high school band students. Cost: $15. Registration required. Contact: E.Johnson@colostate.edu Music Audition / Visit Day February 19, 20, 27, UCA Audition days are for students wishing to pursue an undergraduate music major or minor degree at CSU. Auditions simultaneously function as admission consideration as well as scholarship consideration through the School of Music, Theatre and Dance. Registration required: music. colostate.edu or call (970) 491-5529. Rocky Mountain Saxophone Summit Saturday, March 26, 9 a.m. – 9 p.m., UCA The daylong event features clinics, performances, and master classes by professionals and professors from all along the Front Range, with special guest Debra Richtmeyer from the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign. The FREE event concludes with a concert at 7:30 p.m. Contact: Peter.Sommer@colostate.edu All-West Honors High School Trombone Choir April 7–8, UCA New for high school aged trombonists, the event features solo recitals by Jeremy Wilson of Vanderbilt University and CSU Trombone Professor Chris Van Hof, as well as master classes and exhibits. The FREE event includes a solo recital on April 7, 7:30 p.m., and culminates with a collaborative concert on April 8, 7:30 p.m. Open to all western state trombone players by audition. Contact: Christopher.Van_Hof@colostate.edu
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WORKSHOPS, MASTER CLASSES & SPECIAL EVENTS | SPRING 2016
Colorado Bandmasters Association State Concert Band Festival Monday, April 11 and Tuesday, April 12, all day, Griffin Concert Hall, UCA The festival showcases Colorado’s outstanding concert bands, giving them the opportunity to perform in a superb concert hall and to be critiqued by some of the nation’s finest music educators. Performances are FREE and open to the public. Information: coloradobandmasters.org Borromeo String Quartet Master Class Saturday, April 16, 10:30 a.m. Organ Recital Hall, UCA The acclaimed quartet gives a master class to the Pre-College Chamber Music Festival quartets. FREE and open to the public. Contact: Ron.Francois@colostate.edu
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culture at Colorado State University. Your gift will help make possible: • region’s exhibitions and performances, The best high school string quartets from the pre-college program will perform after two days of intensive sessions with the acclaimed • guest lecturers and visitingBorromeo artists, String Quartet. Ticketed concert: CSUArtsTickets.com • purchase of items for the University’s permanent collections, Percussion Festival • events Ensemble showcasing the breadth of human cultural endeavor, and, With guest Adam Blackstock • enhance the cultural awareness of the CSU community. Saturday, April 16, all day, UCA
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The annual festival features several Colo. high school ensembles, guest artist Adam Blackstock, advancing.colostate.edu/2085 associate professor of Percussion Studies at Troy University and principal timpanist with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, and the CSU Percussion Ensemble. During the day, guest clinicians work with high school ensembles during master classes and clinics. The day concludes with a FREE concert at 6 p.m. Registration for the daytime event is required. Contact: Eric.Hollenbeck@colostate.edu
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MUSIC PERFORMANCES
Virtuoso Series Concert
Mendelssohn Trio Monday, February 1, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA The Trio (Erik Peterson, violin; Barbara Thiem, cello; Theodor Lichtmann, piano) was formed in 1988 and is named for Thiem’s great grandfather, Franz von Mendelssohn, a nephew of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and an important supporter of artists and musicians in the Berlin of the early 20th century. The program features works by Ernest Bloch, Josef Suk, and Franz Schubert.
Virtuoso Series Concert
John Seesholtz, Baritone; Tiffany Blake, Soprano; and Christopher Reed, Piano Monday, February 8, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA CSU voice faculty, Dr. John Seesholtz, Dr. Tiffany Blake, and Professor Chris Reed, give an engaging recital of solo and collaborative art song in the German lieder tradition. University Symphony Orchestra Concert Concerto Competition Finals Wednesday, February 10, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA The University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Maestro Wes Kenney, hosts the 2015-2016 Concerto Competition Finals featuring CSU’s finest soloists. This year’s ‘star search’ finalists are: Landon Adams and Ben Justis, percussion, performing Avner Dorman’s Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! (Spices); Paola Zamario, violin, performing Aram Khachaturian’s Concerto for Violin (Mvt. 1); and Rachelle Crowell, flute, performing Christopher Rouse’s Flute Concerto. These soloists, chosen through audition for the annual highly competitive competition, compete for monetary awards. In addition to the solo showcase pieces, the orchestra performs George Gershwin’s Catfish Row.
Voice Area Recital / FREE Wednesday, February, 10, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA The recital of Romantic era art song, in the German lieder tradition, features CSU voice students performing ensemble and solo pieces, as well as faculty and students from CSU’s German Club reciting poetry.
Virtuoso Series Concert
Gary Moody, Bassoon Monday, February 15, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA A long time ago, from a galaxy far, far away... Gary Moody, professor of Bassoon, revisits pieces not performed since his college days, as well as bassoon and contrabassoon pieces new to his repertoire. “On the day after Valentine’s Day, I’m spending the evening with my bassoon, the other love of my life!” 12
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Wind Symphony Concert Symphonies of Winds and Percussion With guest Chris Van Hof, Trombone Friday, February 19, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA Throughout the 2015-1016 season, the CSU Wind Symphony celebrates some of the outstanding cornerstones written for winds and percussion. Join the band, directed by Dr. Rebecca Phillips, for Alan Hovhaness’ Symphony No. 4 conducted by graduate conductor Michael Bowles, along with works by Bernstein, Rodrigo, and Barber. In addition, CSU faculty artist Dr. Christopher Van Hof, trombone, performs the consortium premiere of Dana Wilson’s Concerto for Trombone and Wind Orchestra. It Could Be Anything New Music Ensemble Sunday, February 21, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA It Could be Anything, CSU’s New Music Ensemble, embodies the spirit of the new music culture and is dedicated to performing innovative, collaborative, and exciting works of living composers, as well as the important contemporary works from composers of the recent past. Under the direction of Dr. Wesley Ferreira and Professor Andrew Jacobson, this concert features many engaging works including John Cage’s “Living Room Music.” Jazz Ensembles Concert With guest Marshall Gilkes, Trombone Wednesday, February 24, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA The Jazz Ensembles share the stage with the great trombonist and composer, Marshall Gilkes, who has performed with great big bands around the world including the Maria Schneider Orchestra and the WDR Big Band. His most recent recording, “Koln,” features excellent and inventive arranging for big band. Jazz Ensembles I and II, under the direction of Peter Sommer and Wil Swindler, invite you to this special evening featuring this amazing improviser and composer! Sinfonia Concert Friday, February 26, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA Under the direction of Maestro Wes Kenney, the select chamber orchestra – ranging from 10–40 members – performs music from the Baroque to contemporary while specializing in the Classic period music of Mozart and Haydn. This concert features Igor Stravinsky’s Danses Concertantes and Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s “Much Ado About Nothing” Suite. Singer of the Year / FREE Saturday, February 27, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA This popular annual competition features CSU’s top undergraduate vocal students competing for over $50,000 in scholarship monies including the top Singer of the Year Award, the Charles and Reta Ralph Undergraduate Scholarship, the Most Improved Award, and the James McDonald Memorial Scholarship. The awards are based on the students’ vocal performance and on progress toward their degree. 13
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Virtuoso Series Concert
K. Dawn Grapes, Flute Monday, February 29, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA Enjoy an evening of contemporary chamber music for flute featuring K. Dawn Grapes and CSU colleagues, including Tim Burns, piano; Rachel Ellis, harp; Margaret Miller, viola; Peter Sommer, saxophone; Adam Torres, piano; and guest artists Cary Dodson, clarinet and Joe McConathy, organ. Featuring the music of Tatiana Nikolaeva and Charles Koechlin, and new works by James David and Vince di Mura. Voice Area Recital / FREE Tuesday, March 1, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA A recital featuring students from CSU’s voice studios, including the Freshman Voice Studio. Symphonic Band Concert With guest Peter Sommer, Saxophone Wednesday, March 2, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA The Symphonic Band, directed by Dr. Richard Frey, continues the 2015-2016 school year with Night Dreams, a program inspired by the darkness and shortened days of winter. Graduate conductor Chase Morin conducts Frank Ticheli’s Rest, and the highlight of the program will be CSU faculty Peter Sommer tackling David Biendenbender’s challenging and emotional work, Dreams in the Dusk, for solo alto saxophone and wind band. Harp Ensemble Concert Wednesday, March 2, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA The concert features a new arrangement of Por Una Cabeza for harp ensemble by Professor Rachel Ellins, as well as student arrangements including Katie Miksch’s arrangement of music from the video game Halo and Rachel Franklin’s arrangement of Arwen’s Vigil by The Piano Guys. The concert also includes a new work entitled The Gypsy in My Soul by Steven Rosenhaus, The Dyades by Bernard Andres, Spanish Dance No. 1 by Enrique Granados, and The Dances Sacred and Profane by Claude Debussy featuring senior performance major, Sara Schmidt. Concert Choir and Chamber Choir Concert Friday, March 4, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA The Concert Choir, directed by Dr. Ryan Olsen, performs a variety of music written to showcase women’s voices including Brahms’ Op. 11: four songs for women’s choir, two horns, and harp, and select movements from “Anne Frank: A Living Voice” by Linda Tutas Haugen. The Chamber Choir, directed by Dr. James Kim, performs sacred works by international composers including a double choir motet, “Faire is the Heaven” by William Harris, “Singet dem Herrn” by Hugo Distler, and “Gloria Cum Sancto Spiritu” by a female Korean composer, Hyo-woon Woo. In addition, a selection of American spirituals arranged by Moses Hogan and Jack Halloran are also on the program.
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MUSIC PERFORMANCES | MARCH 2016
Concert Orchestra with Concert Choir Concert / FREE Remembrance With guest Margaret Miller, Viola Saturday, March 5, 2 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA The choir and orchestra, directed by Dr. Ryan Olsen, combine to perform “Anne Frank: A Living Voice” by Linda Tutas Haugen. This choral song cycle for women’s choir and strings traces the emotional journey Anne Frank underwent as she tried to comprehend the events of the Holocaust during World War II. Using Frank’s own words, the piece goes through a range of emotions from fear, confusion, heartbreak, hope, and even the optimism and joy of a young adolescent. Often performed with a string quartet, this is the first time that the piece will be performed with a chamber string orchestra. Viola Professor Margaret Miller joins the orchestra, directed by Leslie Stewart, for Hindemith’s Trauermusik. Concert Band Concert / FREE Sunday, March 6, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA The 100-member ensemble, directed by Dr. Erik Johnson, performs standard American concert band literature. This concert features music inspired by nature and the outdoors, with works by contemporary American composers including John Mackey, Frank Ticheli, and Julie Giroux.
Virtuoso Series Concert
Chris Van Hof, Trombone Mixtape Vol. 1 With guests Tim Burns, Piano; Dawn Kramer, Trumpet; Dan Watt, Trombone; and Amanda Tatara, Bass Trombone Monday, March 7, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA Featuring the trombone in a variety of settings and styles, CSU faculty Dr. Chris Van Hof’s recital is the first in a series drawing inspiration from the ‘mix tapes’ of his late 80s/early90s youth. Including music by Astor Piazzolla, Herbert L. Clarke, Robert Suderberg, and Colorado composers James David and Dan Watt, the program ranges from the modern (a brand-new composition by David featuring the trombone accompanying itself with a laptoptop), to the traditional (a fun Victorian duo for trumpet and trombone), to the cinematic (Watt’s tour-de-force “Cerberus” for three trombones).
Virtuoso Series Concert
Rachel Ellins, Harp The Many Colors of the Harp With guests Tiffany Blake, Soprano; Barbara Thiem, Cello; and Tonya Jilling, Harp Monday, March 21, 7:30, Organ Recital Hall, UCA The concert features solo works for harp in different styles and chamber music for harp with cello and with voice, and several two-harp duets. The program includes Mateo Albeniz’ classical era piece Sonata en Re, Bernard Andres’ contemporary work Absidioles, Ellins’ own arrangement of Por Una Cabeza by Charles Gardel, Ravel’s Impressionist era piece, 5 Greek Melodies, and Caroline Lizotte Raga’s Writer 2006, where each musician plays the harp and percussion instruments at the same time! 15
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Rocky Mountain Saxophone Summit Potpourri Concert / FREE CSU faculty Peter Sommer, Dan Goble, Tim Burns With guests Debra Richtmeyer, University of Illinois, and saxophone professors from UW, CU, UNC, DU, and MSU Saturday, March 26, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA A special event celebrating Adolphe Sax’s great invention, the Rocky Mountain Saxophone Summit features special guests from along the Front Range as well as Debra Richtmeyer from the University of Illinois-UrbanaChampaign. Please join us for this concert capping off a day of clinics, master classes, and performances.
Virtuoso Series Concert
Wesley Ferreira, Clarinet Clarinet Kaleidoscope With special guests Jeff Anderle, clarinet; Tim Burns, piano; and more Monday, April 4, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA Guest clarinetist from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Jeff Anderle, joins CSU faculty clarinetist Wesley Ferreira for an evening of solo and chamber clarinet music. CSU faculty Tim Burns, piano, joins the duo on a new double concerto for Bb clarinet and bass clarinet by composer Noah Taylor. Zinnia Quartet Concert CSU’s Graduate String Quartet Tuesday, April 5, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA One of two graduate quartets at CSU, the Zinnia String Quartet presents a program of great string quartet literature. Members: Ji Hye Chung, violin; Elizabeth Lenz, violin; Joy Holz, viola; and Lydia Hynson, cello. Jazz Combos Concert Wednesday, April 6, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA Join the Jazz Combos for an evening of small group jazz and improvisation, highlighting student arrangements and compositions. The concert features Jazz Combos I, II and III under the direction of Shilo Stroman and Eli Cagen. Men’s Chorus and University Chorus Concert Facets of Love Friday, April 8, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA The Men’s Chorus and University Chorus combine to perform a concert celebrating the various aspects of love through song. Love of homeland, love of faith, first loves, romantic love, lost love, and love between parent and child are all represented through the pieces on this program.
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MUSIC PERFORMANCES | APRIL 2016
All-West Honors High School Trombone Choir Concert / FREE Notes from Vienna Friday, April 8, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA The memorable concert features guest soloist Jeremy Wilson – formerly of the Vienna Philharmonic and now on faculty at Vanderbilt University – and a host of high school trombonists performing alongside the CSU Trombone Choir and Low Brass Choir. Inspired by Mr. Wilson’s time in Vienna, the program features music exclusively by composers associated with the city including Bruckner, Mahler, Strauss, and Korngold. This “blowout” concert, conducted by Dr. Chris Van Hof, features the debut of the All-West Honors High School Trombone Choir with the full force of the CSU Trombone Studio. Student Chamber Music Showcase / FREE Monday, April 11, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA The concert features select student groups performing string and wind chamber music. Wind Symphony Concert Symphonies of Winds and Percussion: Gould! Tuesday, April 12, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA Throughout the 2015-2016 season, the CSU Wind Symphony, directed by Dr. Rebecca Phillips, celebrates some of the outstanding cornerstones written for winds and percussion. Join us for our final performance of the season, featuring faculty artist Dr. John McGuire, horn, performing James Beckel’s Glass Bead Game, based on Herman Hesse’s novel. Graduate conductor Georgianna Oswald conducts Grainger, and the Wind Symphony closes with a celebration of Morton Gould’s West Point Symphony! Voice Area Recital / FREE Tuesday, April 12, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA A recital featuring students from CSU’s voice studios, including the Freshman Voice Studio. Keyboard Area Recital / FREE Thursday, April 14, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA Students from the studios of Janet Landreth and Joel Bacon present classic and modern literature for piano and organ. Percussion Ensemble Festival Concert With guest Adam Blackstock, Percussion Saturday, April 16, 6 p.m., Instrumental Rehearsal Hall, UCA The 4th annual festival concert features percussion ensembles from Colorado high schools, guest Adam Blackstock, associate professor of Percussion Studies at Troy University and principal timpanist with the Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra, and the CSU Percussion Ensemble. A terrific finish to a terrific day of percussion!
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APRIL 2016 | MUSIC PERFORMANCES
It Could Be Anything New Music Ensemble Sunday, April 17, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA Under the direction of Dr. Wesley Ferreira and Professor Andrew Jacobson, this concert features unique “open score” pieces as well as some of the most creative works by CSU student composers.
Virtuoso Series Concert
Andrew Jacobson, Oboe With Anne Breeden, piano Monday, April 18, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA CSU faculty Andrew Jacobson gives his first solo recital at CSU, performing W.A. Mozart’s Oboe Quartet in F major, Francis Poulenc’s Sonata for Oboe and Piano, and more. Jazz Ensembles Concert With guests Poudre High School Jazz Ensemble Thursday, April 21, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA CSU Jazz Ensembles I and II, directed by Peter Sommer and Wil Swindler, are joined by Corry Petersen, and the Poudre High School Jazz Ensemble, for a swinging collaboration between students from the university and the region in our continuing High School Invitational tradition. Woodwind Area Recital / FREE Friday, April 22, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA Students from the woodwind area and the studios of Wesley Ferreira, clarinet, Andrew Jacobson, oboe, Gary Moody, bassoon, Peter Sommer, saxophone, and Michele Stanley, flute, present classic and modern literature for chamber groups and soloists. Freshman Voice Studio Recital / FREE Saturday, April 23, 2 p.m., Organ Recital Hall A recital featuring students from the Freshman Voice Studio. World Percussion Concert Sunday, April 24, 7:30 p.m. Griffin Concert Hall, UCA Get excited for some warmer weather with CSU’s Steel Drum Ensembles and the George Hamilton Ragtime Marimba Band.
Virtuoso Series Concert
Tiffany Blake, Soprano Monday, April 25, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA CSU faculty Dr. Tiffany Blake gives a recital featuring art song. Praised by Opera News Online for her “…truly virtuoso performance…immaculate tone, good support and breath to spare,” Dr. Tiffany Blake, received her D.M.A. in Vocal Performance with a minor in Opera Stage Direction from the Eastman School of Music, where she also earned her M.M. and was awarded the prestigious Performer’s Certificate. 18
MUSIC PERFORMANCES | APRIL / MAY 2016
Virtuoso Series Concert
Faculty Chamber Music With guest Michael Davis, Violin Tuesday, April 26, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA The CSU music faculty collaborates to present a delightful evening of chamber music including Leoš Janáček’s wind sextet, Erwin Schulhoff’s Concertino for Flute, Viola & Double-bass, and Joseph Haydn’s Op. 76 string quartet with violinist Michael Davis. University Symphony Orchestra and Combined Choral Concert With guest Michelle Stanley, Flute Thursday, April 28 and Friday, April 29, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA CSU faculty Dr. Michelle Stanley joins the orchestra for Carl Nielsen’s Flute Concerto, which was written for Holger Gilbert-Jespersen of the Copenhagen Wind Quintet in 1926. The concert continues with a special collaboration between the full CSU orchestra and choirs. Enjoy a symphonic offering on a grand scale when over 200 CSU student musicians perform Sergei Prokofiev’s Alexander Nevsky Cantata, composed in 1938 for Sergei Eisenstein’s film by the same name. Concert Orchestra and Concert Band Concert / FREE Inspired by Italy With special guest Andrew Jacobson, Oboe Sunday, May 1, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA The orchestra, directed by Leslie Stewart, opens the concert with Antonio Vivaldi’s L’Estro Armonico in D minor, featuring the Zinnia Graduate String Quartet. Faculty soloist Andrew Jacobson joins the ensemble for Alessandro Marcello’s Oboe Concerto, and the orchestra portion concludes with Prelude and Fugue for Orchestra by Italian-American composer, Vittorio Giannini, whose students at the Manhattan School of Music included Herbie Hancock. The 100-member band, directed by Dr. Erik Johnson, performs music inspired by water in many forms, with works by contemporary composers including Johan de Meij and Eric Whitacre. Violin Studio Recital / FREE Monday, May 2, and Thursday, May 5, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA Violin students of Ron Francois perform a variety of pieces from the standard repertoire for violin. Horn Studio Recital / FREE Tuesday, May 3, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA Students from the studio of John McGuire present classic and modern literature for horn. Polaris Graduate String Quartet Concert Wednesday, May 4, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA The string area welcomes the graduate string quartet to the UCA stage. The members come from a variety of locations, and bring a passion for chamber music to the Fort Collins community. 19
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Symphonic Band Concert Thursday, May 5, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA Join the Symphonic Band, directed by Dr. Richard Frey, for their final concert of the 2015-2016 school year. The program features Dr. Wesley Ferreira as clarinet soloist in the consortium premiere of David Maslanka’s Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble. The program also features graduating Master’s degree conducting student Michael Bowles, and concludes with a work befitting a concert on Cinco de Mayo! Conducting Seminar Final Concert Saturday, July 23, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA The Summer Conducting Seminar continues its fun tradition, in collaboration with Opera Fort Collins Apprentice Artists, of presenting a delightful concert version of a popular operetta. The piece is directed by working music educators from around the country earning a Master’s degree in Music Education with a Specialization in Conducting through this unique program. $10/public
GUEST ARTIST SERIES / FREE Eric Sammut, Percussion Tuesday, February 2, 6 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA Christine Rutledge, Viola, with Tim Burns, Piano Wednesday, February 17, 6 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA E-MEX Ensemble from Essen, Germany Tuesday, March 8, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA David Tayloe, Tenor, with Christopher Reed, Piano Wednesday, March 9, 6 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA Naomi Seidman, Flute, with Jonathan Dexter, Cello Wednesday, March 30, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA Kemal Gekic, Piano Tuesday, April 6, 6 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA Jeremy Wilson, Trombone Wednesday, April 7, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA Piano Quartet: Angella Ahn, Violin; Carrie Krause, Violin; Margaret Miller, Viola; Julia Cory Slovarp, Cello; and Julie Gosswiller, Piano Wednesday, April 20, 6 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA
STUDENT RECITALS / FREE Each semester, CSU music students perform recitals from various instrumental areas. For a full schedule of these events, please visit Music.colostate.edu. Student recitals are free and open to the public. 20
SUMMER CAMPS | SUMMER 2016
SUMMER CAMPS AT THE UCA CSU offers a wide range of summer experiences! Fees are associated with each program and registration is required. Details, registration, and schedules can be found at theatre. colostate.edu and music.colostate.edu, or by emailing the contacts listed. Many programs have concerts or presentations that are free and open to the public. Kids Do It All: Summer Music-Theatre Camp 6 one-week sessions for 2016: June 6-11, June 13-18, June 20-25, June 27-July 2, July 11-16, July 18-23 Day camp leads youth (ages 7–12) through the entire theatre process resulting in original plays created and performed by the students. Contact: Maile.speetjens@colostate.edu Organ Week: June 5–10 The camp features prominent organists instructing high school students interested in beginning or expanding their organ study. Festival concerts are free and open to the public. Contact: Joel.Bacon@colostate.edu Pre-College Percussion Camp: June 9–10 Instruction for high school students on mallets, timpani, snare drum, and drum set, and preparing/auditioning for acceptance as a collegiate music major. Contact: Eric.Hollenbeck@ colostate.edu LIFT Clarinet Academy: June 13–17 Unique focus on the musical, technical, and artistic goals of each participant. Through planning prior to the academy, individualized programs ensure a musical boost for each high school and adult student. Contact: Wesley.Ferreira@colostate.edu Aries Composers Workshop: June 13–17 The high intensity course for high school students and adults includes instruction in music composition, music arranging and orchestration, notation, music theory, and aural skills. Contact: James.David@colostate.edu Drum Major & Leadership Academy: June 15–18 Emphasizing conducting, peer teaching, and team building skills, the Academy prepares drum majors and section leaders for enhanced roles in their school band program. Contact: Richard.Frey@colostate.edu Dalcroze-based Eurhythmics Course: June 15–24 Teaching the relationship between movement and music, the college-level course engages the entire being; facilitating the spirit of play in a discovery-based, imaginative fashion, analysis and theory follow practice. Contact: Bonnie.Jacobi@colostate.edu Creative Musical Movement Camp: June 21–22 Two fun days focused on music and movement for ages 5-8. Contact: Bonnie.Jacobi@ colostate.edu Colorado Kodály Institute: July 18–30 Designed for elementary, secondary, and independent music educators, the unique program combines online curriculum with hands-on experience and features the annual Institute residency. Contact: Bonnie.Jacobi@colostate.edu Children’s Singing Camp: July 25–27 A fun day-camp of singing games, choir, folk dancing, keyboard improvisation, and movement with sessions for 1st – 6th graders. Contact: Bonnie.Jacobi@colostate.edu 21
RALPH OPERA CENTER PERFORMANCES The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Presented by the Ralph Opera Center Directed by Tiffany Blake and Conducted by Wes Kenney Thursday, March 31, Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 3, 2 p.m. Griffin Concert Hall, UCA Mozart's most famous comic opera! Mozart’s musical genius for melody is married with a witty and wry libretto by his frequent collaborator, librettist Lorenzo da Ponte. The action unfolds at break neck – and frequently confusing – speed as the valet, Figaro, attempts to make his beloved Susanna his wife, much to the chagrin of the Count Almaviva, who is determined to bed her before she is wed. Opera Scenes and Arias Workshop / FREE Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7, 7:30 p.m., Runyan Rehearsal Hall, UCA
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An integral part of the Ralph Opera Center season, the workshop is an opportunity for students to perform repertoire from pieces not often staged in their entirety. Directed by Dr. Tiffany Blake, the scenes concert is a class project that culminates in the performances of solos, duets, trios, and ensembles from operatic literature.
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DANCE PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS Visit and Audition Day for Prospective Dance Students Friday, February 5, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. UCA Meet the dance faculty and explore degree options, audition for the dance major and scholarships, take master classes in modern and ballet technique, attend an informal performance, and tour the University Center for the Arts. Registration required: Dance.colostate.edu or call (970) 491-2675. Master Class with Body Traffic / FREE Tuesday, February 16, 11 a.m. – 12:40 p.m., Dance Studio 101 The master class is open to public; non-CSU dancers should register. Contact: Linda.Parent@ colostate.edu. Sponsored by the Fort Collins Lincoln Center Dance Series. Spring Dance Tea / FREE Featuring CSU Dance Majors Thursday, March 31, 3:30 p.m. University Dance Theatre, UCA For what has become a spring tradition, join us for this informal performance event featuring CSU dance majors. Refreshments included. Master Class with Northwest Dance Project/FREE Tuesday, April 19, 11 a.m. – 12:40 p.m., Dance Studio 101 The master class is open to public; non-CSU dancers should register. Contact: Linda.Parent@ colostate.edu. Sponsored by the Fort Collins Lincoln Center Dance Series. Alumni Dance Master Classes, Lectures/Presentations/FREE Featuring CSU Dance Alumni and Guests April 27-29, check dance.colostate.edu for times. University Dance Theatre, UCA
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CSU dance alumni from across the country return to share their teaching and related career expertise in master classes and lectures/presentations. Open to the public.
DANCE PERFORMANCES | SPRING 2016
Spring Dance Concert TWO WEEKENDS! Friday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 9, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 16, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. University Dance Theatre, UCA This concert represents artistry, passion, and excitement at CSU with many original works by faculty, students, and special guests in a variety of styles of classical and contemporary dance. The Spring 2016 Guest Faculty Choreographer is Judy Bejarano, artistic director of IMPACT Dance Company. Judy Bejarano began creating work under the name of IMPACT Dance in 1995, and has since received over a dozen grants and awards for outstanding quality and innovation in the field. A member of the CSU dance faculty, her work explores “life issues” and uses personal narrative to explore universal experience. Topics for IMPACT projects have included immigration, body image, identity, grief, loss, and finding home. Bejarano also enjoys creating quirky and humorous work, examining the human experience through movement and spoken word. With work described as “…existing in the poignant space where comedy and tragedy intersect,” Bejarano is often commissioned to teach and set choreography regionally and nationally, and she continues a rich relationship with performances and workshops for Pathways Hospice that began in 2005. Alumni Dance Concert Featuring CSU Dance Alumni and Guests Friday, April 29 and Saturday, April 30, 7:30 p.m. University Dance Theatre, UCA CSU Dance Alumni from across the country return to share their professional performance and choreography in an electric evening of innovative dance.
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SPRING 2016 | THEATRE PERFORMANCES
THEATRE PERFORMANCES
In this workshopped production of Diana Son’s Boy, a bright cartoon of her newest play, an “everyman” couple conspires at the birth of their fourth daughter to announce they finally have a son, and they raise the baby as a boy. They call her Boy. This seems to work, until Boy begins to develop characteristics of Girl. Son, the Korean-American playwright of Stop Kiss and Satellites, writes with a striking, storybook tone, which runs like a backbone through the play. The play, now in a draft that, until now has been unproduced, is funny, touching, and explores gender like it has never been explored before.
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Boy by Diana Son Directed by Walt Jones Nightly: February 5, 6, 12, 13, 7:30 p.m. Matinee: February 7 and 14, 2 p.m. Studio Theatre, UCA
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Reefer Madness the Musical by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney Directed by Garrett Ayers Nightly: April 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 7:30 p.m. Matinees: April 24 and May 1, 2 p.m. University Theatre, UCA And once the reefer has been destroyed We'll start on Darwin and Sigmund Freud And sex depicted on celluloid And communists and queens! When danger’s near Exploit their fear—The end will justify the means! A musical send-up of the cult favorite 1936 propaganda film (also released as Tell Your Children, Doped Youth, and Love Madness), this over-the-top cautionary tale shows how innocent teenagers will turn from cocoa-sipping sweethearts into demons instantly with one puff of the green stuff, following the devil’s path through robbery, manslaughter, suicide, madness, hallucinations, murder, and (yes) zombies to the electric chair. Not appropriate for uptight squares, pompous narcs, priggish flat-earthers, and, quite possibly, your children.
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SPRING 2016 | THEATRE SPECIAL EVENTS
SPECIAL EVENTS Visit Day for Prospective Theatre Students Friday, February 12, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. UCA Attend classes; observe a performance; audition for admission, placements, and scholarships; explore degree options; meet with faculty members and current students; and tour the facilities. Registration required at Theatre.colostate.edu. Or call (970) 491-2675. Annual Freshmen Project: Good Kids by Naomi Iizuka / FREE Directed by Laura Jones March 3, 4, and 5, 7:30 p.m. Studio Theatre, UCA Something happened to Chloe after that party last Saturday night. Something she says she can't remember. With everyone at school talking and tweeting, who's telling the truth? Whose version of the story do you believe? And what does that say about you? Inspired by the Steubenville rape case of 2012. Rock Band Project / FREE Thursday, May 12, 6:30 p.m. University Theatre, UCA Join the TH264 Lighting Design 1 class and Professor Price Johnston as they showcase a unique approach to teaching lighting, sound, and projection design by utilizing Harmonix’s video game, Rock Band. See how the article “How I Did That: Rock and Load with Rock Band” – Live Design Magazine, May 2011, has spawned scores of universities across the country to create their own iteration of the project. This simulated Rock and Roll concert will make you forget it’s a university lighting class final.
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GALLERIES / EXHIBITIONS UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM Watch for a bigger and better art museum! The University Art Museum will be closed during the spring and summer of 2016 to complete our expansion and the renovation of existing exhibition spaces. When the museum re-opens in the late summer/early fall of 2016, visitors will find five new galleries, a “living room/learning center” that will serve as a flexible space for reading and research, workshops, classes and receptions, and expanded visitor amenities. Opening exhibitions will feature the new Hartford-Tandstad collection, primarily European artworks from the late Renaissance through the 19th century; highlights from our extensive African art and Native American art collections; and a solo exhibition by noted contemporary photographer Patrick Nagatani. The museum is also developing a sculpture garden. Visible from inside the new expansion, the sculpture garden will continue to grow and is an ideal place to study, have lunch, and enjoy art in the outdoors. Join us for our grand re-opening festivities. Celebrate this important addition to Fort Collin’s cultural landscape. Watch for updated information over the spring and summer months on our website, Artmuseum.colostate.edu or call (970) 491-1989.
Linny Frickman, director; Torleif Tandstad, art collector and museum donor; and Dorothy Horrell, chair of the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System, break ground on the University Art Museum expansion.
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MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS | UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM SPRING 2016
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AVENIR MUSEUM OF DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING Now with textile treasures in two locations! 216 East Lake Street – University Center for the Arts-East 1400 Remington Street – University Center for the Arts, Room 115
EAST LAKE STREET Grand Opening of our new Lake Street location: Saturday, January 30, 2016 from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Regular Hours (following the January 30 opening event): Monday – Friday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed national and university holidays Three new Avenir Museum galleries feature the following exhibitions of textiles and dress, donated by dedicated museum supporters: Tiny Bits and Pieces January 30 – August 12 One hundred exquisite miniature quilts by Lucile Hawks Mr. Blackwell: Artist of Subtle Witchery January 30 – August 12 Opulent, original couture gowns by mid-20th century designer Richard Blackwell Layers of Meaning: Color and Design in Guatemalan Textiles January 30 – December 16 Traditional textiles from Guatemala beautifully distinguished by regional practice in weaving and ornamentation
REMINGTON STREET Avenir Gallery in the UCA 1400 Remington Street – Room 115 University Center for the Arts Regular Hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Closed national and university holidays. The Power of Maya Women’s Artistry January 30 – May 20 A traveling exhibition of contemporary work by Multicolores Guatemala, a rug-hooking artistic and economic cooperative of indigenous Maya women who support their families through sales of their beautiful and practical handwork
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MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS | AVENIR MUSEUM SPRING 2016
THURSDAY EVENING LECTURE SERIES 7 p.m., Avenir Museum, Classroom 157, 216 East Lake Street FREE and open to the public / Our galleries stay open from 5–7 p.m. on lecture evenings Our Spring 2016 evening lectures highlight the wide-range of the Avenir’s current exhibitions. Join us for this intriguing array of textile topics! March 10 – Mr. Blackwell: Artist of Subtle Witchery You’ve seen both the elegant and the provocative couture apparel on exhibition in the Richard Blackwell Gallery at the Avenir, and you know there must have been quite a creative and self-promoting personality behind the Hollywood name and the designer label “Mr. Blackwell.” Join us for a fascinating evening with long-time former Avenir Museum Curator Linda Carlson, who knew Mr. Blackwell personally. Linda will share reminiscences of their long friendship and collaboration, which has been such an enduring and valuable association for the Avenir Museum and Colorado State University. April 7 – The Power of Maya Women’s Artistry Textile artist Mary Anne Wise is founder and current vice president of Multicolores Guatemala, the Maya Women’s Rug Hooking Cooperative established in Sept. 2013, whose work is on exhibition in the Avenir Gallery in the UCA. She will talk about the Cooperative as a vital endeavor based on Maya textile and cultural history, which also creates artistic and economic opportunity for women from the highlands of Guatemala. Mary Anne has been featured in numerous magazines and publications, including Fiber Arts and American Craft. NOTE: Mary Anne Wise’s April 7 evening lecture is part of a four-day residency experience at the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising by members of Multicolores Guatemala, including a registration-only weekend workshop on April 9-10 where the artists from Guatemala will teach you to make your own hooked rug using recycled clothing. Please see the Avenir Museum website, beginning in mid-Feb., for further information, including workshop cost and registration: dm.chhs.colostate.edu/museum/
May 19 – Sew Many Pieces, 3000 and Counting Do you marvel at the minute piecework and hand quilting done by seamstress Lucile Hawks in the Avenir’s current exhibition Tiny Bits and Pieces? Join us for this exceptional evening with Jeananne Wright of Longmont, Colo., who will be here with 25 rare quilts from her own collection — each constructed of more than 3,000 pieces — to talk about quilt history and the incredible stories behind some of these creations. Jeananne is an internationally known quilt historian, lecturer, and certified quilt appraiser who has given over 350 quilt programs since 1996. She has one of the largest antique quilt collections in the country and generously shares them with her audiences. For additional information on the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising, please contact Director of Operations and Engagement Doreen Beard (970) 491-7122, Doreen.Beard@colostate.edu. 35
CLARA HATTON GALLERY Located in the Visual Arts Building on West Pitkin Museum Hours / Always FREE and open to the public Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Clara Hatton Gallery: Hatton.colostate.edu Form/Phenomenon January 31 – March 4 Artist talks are to be determined Opening Reception Thursday, February 4, 5–7 p.m. The exhibition Form/Phenomenon pairs two artists working with ceramics; the ephemeral installations of Linda Swanson with the minimal vessels of Whitney Lowe. Lowe, originally trained as a graphic designer, held a prominent position with the advertising firm Weiden and Kennedy, is now in his second career as a ceramist. His vessels emerge from this training and a love of Modernist architecture and design. His work is complex and understated and his forms reveal a sophisticated mind at work. While simple at first glance, careful study uncovers historical quotations and material play. Swanson began her career as a potter. As a student she lived in Japan and was inspired by the understated aesthetics of contemporary Japanese pottery. As she continued her study at Cal State Long Beach, her pots became increasingly reductive. She was also interested in researching Scandinavian Modernism and studied in Iceland where the landscape exerted a deep and lasting influence. Her work made a fundamental shift to installations made from unfired clay materials and porcelain “disks” finished with the complex phenomenon of crystalline glaze. Both artists employ a rigorous formal language that include rules and systems to inform or guide compositional decisions, their work diverges in its approach to ceramics itself, as either pots, fundamentally permanent and connected to human culture or as material, dynamic and continually in flux, fundamentally of the earth. This exhibition pairs two artists working with ceramics in ways that both intersect and diverge, illuminating both a shared sensibility and the range and expressive potential of the material itself.
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(LEFT) Faceted Totem, sculpture glazed ceramic, 13.25 x 10.25 x 8.5 in (RIGHT) Radial, 2013, sculpture glazed ceramic, 12.25 x 10.5 x 10.5 in by Whitney Lowe
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS | CLARA HATTON GALLERY SPRING 2016
Temperamental Earth by Linda Swanson
M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition: Sponsored by the University Art Museum at the Clara Hatton Gallery April 4 – May 4 Opening reception Friday, April 8, 5–7p.m. Graduating M.F.A. students Cara Coder, Kristen Bukowski, Colin Ruff, and Sam Swihart will show their thesis work in the Hatton Gallery. Juried B.F.A. Thesis Exhibition May 13 – August 26 Opening Reception Friday, May 13, 5–7p.m. As part of their capstone requirement, graduating B.F.A. students experience submitting work that is selected by an outside juror. This is a diverse exhibition showcasing excellent pieces, presented in a professional format, from every concentration area of the CSU Department of Art and Art History, including: Drawing, Fibers, Metalsmithing, Sculpture, Painting, Printmaking, Electronic Art, Pottery, Photography, and Graphic Design.
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CREATIVE WRITING READING SERIES Join the Department of English and the Organization of Graduate Student Writers through ASCSU for the Creative Writing Reading Series at CSU, featuring acclaimed writers reading a range of genres including fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Free and open to the public.
Steve Almond
Selah Saterstrom
Luke Dani Blue / Stephanie Lenox, February 25, 7:30 p.m., Hatton Gallery, Visual Arts Building Luke Dani Blue, the 2015 winner of Colorado Review’s Nelligan Prize, has short stories published in, or forthcoming from, Colorado Review, Fourteen Hills, and Bluestem. Stephanie Lenox will publish her second collection of poetry this fall, The Business, which was a winner of the Colorado Prize for Poetry. Steve Almond, March 3, 7:30 p.m., Lory Student Center, Cherokee Park Ballroom The acclaimed fiction and nonfiction writer Steve Almond has published ten books, the most recent of which is Against Football: One Fan’s Reluctant Manifesto. He also currently co-hosts Dear Sugar Radio, a podcast, with Cheryl Strayed. Selah Saterstrom, April 14, 7:30 p.m., Hatton Gallery, Visual Arts Building Selah Saterstrom is the author of The Meat and Spirit Plan and The Pink Institution, both from Coffee House Press. She teaches in the University of Denver’s Creative Writing Program.
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