BSMA Season Brochure 2021-22 by Florida Gulf Coast University

2021/22 SEASON BROCHURE

SEASON AT A GLANCE All dates are subject to change or capacity limitations For up-to-date information, visit FGCU.EDU/BSMA

AUGUST

THU 19 + Friends on Earth: Gretel Eisch, Harvey Littleton, Andy Owen and Hollis Sigler THU 26 $ Woodwind Quintet FRI 27 + Erwin Eisch: Heaven Starts on Earth

SEPTEMBER THU 16

Wind Orchestra

SUN 19 $ Jeanie Darnell, soprano THUR 23

Symphonic Band

SUN 26

Jazz Ensemble

NOVEMBER WED

Fjelstul Art Lecture with Patrick Dougherty

SUN

Jazz Ensemble

MON

Wind Chamber Ensembles

TUE

Percussion Chamber Ensembles

TUE 16

Symphonic Band

THU

Wind Orchestra

FRI 19

String Chamber Ensembles

TUES 30 + Choir & Symphony Orchestra: Joyful & Triumphant

DECEMBER OCTOBER SAT 2

$ Misook Yun, soprano & Ryu-Kyung Kim, mezzo-soprano with Chansik Youn, piano

SUN 10 Chamber & University Choirs & Women’s Chorale FRI 15 + SAT

Spencer Gillespie: Formal Fluidity

$+ Hansel and Gretel

WED 20 $

An Evening of Jazz

SUN 24

Symphony Orchestra

FRI 29 $ + The Misanthrope

THU

Piano Ensembles

FRI

20th (Almost) Annual Pottery Sale

FRI

15th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser

SUN

5 + Michael Baron & Priscila Navarro, duo piano

FRI

10 + Senior Projects, Fall 2021

ON THE COVER AND THROUGHOUT THE SEASON BROCHURE: Details from BSM&A events, performances and exhibitions; Detail from artist Lucas Century’s Water Symphony, a mural that can be found in the Music Building Lobby. Consisting of 75 2x2 foot tiles, its patterns are inspired by the flow of tidal waters Century sees on his evening walks along the beach on Sanibel Island.

JANUARY FRI

APRIL

Purvis Young: This is the Life I See

SUN 3 Beethoven Champagne Signature Concert

SAT 22

Kevin Chance & Eun-Hee Park, piano duo

WED

Percussion Chamber Ensembles

FRI 28

+ Travis Somerville: Burden of Consequences

THU

Wind Orchestra

SUN 30

Krzysztof Biernacki, baritone

FEBRUARY THU

SAT

Wind Orchestra $

Frank Almond, violin

THUR 10

Symphonic Band

FRI

Chamber Choir

SUN 13

THU 17

Santiago Rodriguez, piano Jazz Ensemble

FRI 18 $ + On Baile's Strand SUN

Symphony Orchestra

SUN

Ryan Little, horn

Wind Orchestra

FRI 4 + Pat Collins: Action, Reaction, Interaction THU 17

Happy 100th Birthday Piazzolla!

FRI 25 + 24th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition SAT

An Evening of Mozart

TUE 29

Emerging Artist Series at Sanibel Music Festival

SAT

Wind Chamber Ensembles

MON 18 +

Digital Media Design Senior Projects, Spring 2022

TUE 19

Symphonic Band

FRI 22 +

Senior Projects, Spring 2021

FRI 22 $ + Stories of Spoon River FRI 22 University Choir & Women’s Chorale SAT 23

Symphony Orchestra

SUN 24

Jazz Ensemble

MON 25

Piano Ensemble

THU 28

Chamber Choir

MAY SUN

MARCH THU

TUES 12

String Chamber Ensembles

1 $ Maxim Lando, piano

KEY Art Gallery Exhibitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Art & Design Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Nisita Concert Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 & Music Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Music - Student Ensembles Series. . . . . . 29 Theatre Performances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 $ TICKETED EVENT

+ MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES

INSPIRE | CREATE | PERFORM CHANGING LIVES THROUGH THE POWER OF THE ARTS Dear Friends, Welcome to the 2021-2022 artistic season at the Bower School of Music & the Arts. We are delighted to welcome you back on campus for a new and exciting year. Regardless of the extraordinary disruptions and global challenges experienced in recent months, the Bower School of Music & the Arts continues to achieve inspiring results in its academic mission, maintains an excellent reputation, and thrives in the face of unprecedented change. I am pleased to share an entire season of concerts, art exhibitions, and theater performances with you. All events feature outstanding artists, world-class faculty, and special student performances taking place on campus, online, and in our community. Despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic, various forms of creative endeavors continue to be a defining attribute of the human experience and remain critical to a comprehensive liberal arts education. Each presentation, experienced either in person or online, promises new discoveries, fresh perspectives for our audiences, and transformational learning opportunities for our students. As we get used to the new reality, we maintain a sense of flexibility and readiness for whatever unforeseen circumstances may come our way. Our events may require some precautions, special accommodations, or additional preventive measures to make sure we can safely enjoy a new performance season. I kindly ask for your patience and I count on your full cooperation. Regardless of the chosen delivery mechanisms, or necessary precautions, presenting unique content to our audiences remains our paramount mission. We embark on a new academic year with a renewed sense of energy, caution, and optimism. I want to express my appreciation and thank our donors, patrons, and audience members for their ongoing support of our programs. Your generosity is fundamental to our success and is greatly appreciated in these uncertain times. Thank you for being an integral part of our artistic journey. We count on your support, and we hope to see you on campus, online, and in our community! Welcome back!

Dr. Krzysztof Biernacki

Director, Bower School of Music & the Arts

ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS Monday - Friday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm The FGCU Art Galleries will be closed during all University holidays and breaks, and for the summer.

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Gretel Eisch, Shadow Search, 2001; Vitreograph, 22 ½ x 28 in; 2020.0001.0019; Gift of Carol L. Shay, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

FRIENDS ON EARTH: GRETEL EISCH, HARVEY LITTLETON, ANDY OWEN AND HOLLIS SIGLER ARTLAB

In conjunction with the exhibition Erwin Eisch: Heaven Starts on Earth, a selection of vitreographs (prints from glass plates) from four artists who created work in Littleton Studios are on display. Contemporary vitreography was developed and established as a printmaking medium by Erwin Eisch's dear friend, Harvey Littleton, at Littleton Studios in Spruce Pine, NC. Littleton along with Erwin Eisch founded the international studio glass movement. Gretel Eisch, known for her sculpture and woodcuts, creates lyrical images that are poetic statements of the human condition. Hollis Sigler also speaks of the human condition in her profound series of vitreographs alluding to her battle with breast cancer. FGCU Art Professor Andy Owen’s works are based on observing the dynamics of nature while immersed in a variety of landscapes. Sponsored by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public Media

AUGUST 19 THROUGH

SEPTEMBER 30

ART

ERWIN EISCH: HEAVEN STARTS ON EARTH WASMER ART GALLERY

Erwin Eisch is an international artist known for his figurative/expressionistic work in a variety of mediums. As a founder of the international studio glass movement he was one of the first artists to use glass purely as a means of expression in Europe. His innovations and creative spirit have broadened the potential for the medium to be used by countless artists. This retrospective exhibition is the first of its kind in Florida and features his work in glass, printmaking and painting. Eisch’s work celebrates the joy of living and the human potential. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; WGCU Public Media; Erwin and Gretel Eisch and Carol L. Shay

THROUGH

NOVEMBER 10

Erwin Eisch, Full Moon Has Passed (detail), 1992; Vitreograph, 30 x 22 in.; 2020.0001.0010; Gift of Carol L. Shay, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

Artist talk: Thursday, September 16, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

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AUGUST 27

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Spencer Gillespie, Rsc, 2019; Oil and acrylic on hanging canvas, 75 x 40 in.

SPENCER GILLESPIE: FORMAL FLUIDITY ARTLAB

Spencer Gillespie graduated from FGCU in 2017 and recently completed her MFA at Colorado State University. This solo exhibition features a body of work exploring how identity performs within the realms of aesthetics through process and material selection. The paintings allow us to ask how a provisional approach fits within the continued legacy of abstraction and how identity is embodied through action and mark making rather than representational form. Sponsored by the FGCU Alumni Association; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public Media

OCTOBER 15 THROUGH

NOVEMBER 10 Artist talk: Thursday, October 14 5:00 - 7:00 pm

WASMER ART GALLERY

Faculty Mentor: Mary Voytek At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of selfgenerated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists. Each senior art major in the exhibition designs and creates a unique installation that combines their technical skills and conceptual vision.

DECEMBER 10

ART

SENIOR PROJECTS, FALL 2021

THROUGH

DECEMBER 17 Artist talk: Thursday, December 9 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; and WGCU Public Media

Krista Robbins, Untitled (detail), 2007; Ceramic installation of 100 figures, each approximately 6 x 2 x 3 in

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ART

PURVIS YOUNG: THIS IS THE LIFE I SEE ARTLAB

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In 2009, the FGCU Art Galleries first presented its collection of Purvis Young’s work to the university and community as a celebration of a gift from Miami’s Rubell Family Collection. This year, in celebration of African American talent, history and art, the galleries are presenting Purvis Young’s work in two arenas: the FGCU ArtLab and the Black History Museum of Fort Myers.

Purvis Young worked with materials that he found, recycled, put together, recreated and constructed. His contextually uncluttered approach to art made no assumptions about what should or should not be used to produce his works, or how such materials should be combined. Born in 1943 in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood, Young is most associated with the Overtown neighborhood where he settled in his 20s. Young’s work touched on social and racial themes, depicting the struggles and joys of Miami’s poor black community, but the story he recorded in paint is the story of everywhere. His concerns were universal. His view from the street was the view of the people. Heads, figures, animals and icons appear within the abstractions of his layered and complex compositions. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public Media Purvis Young, American (1943 – 2010), Untitled (Horses and Figures), c. 1985-1999; Paint on board, 19 x 35 x 25 in.; 2010.0001.0028; Gift of Rubell Family Collection, Collection of FGCU Art Galleries

JANUARY 14 THROUGH

FEBRUARY 17 Artist talk: Thursday, January 13 5:00 - 7:00 pm

ART

TRAVIS SOMERVILLE: BURDEN OF CONSEQUENCES WASMER ART GALLERY

Social injustice and the economic and political structures that perpetuate oppression, racism in America, the refugee crisis and the current global political environment, are all issues that have been subjects in Travis Somerville’s work. He often uses stereotypical and confrontational racial imagery for its nostalgic familiarity, asking the viewer to confront their internal feelings about racism and class struggle. Somerville grew up in the Southern United States in the tumultuous 1960's and 70's surrounded by the Southern gentility that harbored underlying racism and hostility. These social dualities, contradictions and hypocrisies are exposed in his work paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations. Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public Media

JANUARY 28 THROUGH

MARCH 3 Artist talk: Thursday, January 27 5:00 - 7:00 pm

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Travis Somerville, Year of Our Lord, 2020; Acrylic, collage, and gesso on found truck tarp, 118 x 123 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Maus Contemporary

ART Pat Collins, Action Reaction Interaction, 2020; Mixed media collage composition designed for projection, 14 x 26 in.

PAT COLLINS: ACTION, REACTION, INTERACTION

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ARTLAB

Pat Collins looks for public art opportunities to create projects involving viewer participation, to expand the visibility of art in the community. Combining the carnivalesque with social commentary, Collins works with stencils, silhouettes and cutouts of varying materials. She layers and juxtaposes these elements to activate the space as a stage for a cast of characters and symbols. The challenges of communication in daily life and the emotions they trigger fill the landscape of images. Sponsored by Gene and Lee Seidler; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public Media

MARCH 4 THROUGH

APRIL 7

Artist talk: Thursday, March 3 5:00 - 7:00 pm

WASMER ART GALLERY

Students working in sculpture, drawing, digital media, printmaking, painting and ceramics submit their finest works for this annual juried exhibition. Up to 70 works of art, demonstrating students’ accomplishments and experiments, will be featured. The jurors for the exhibition are area arts professionals.

MARCH 25

ART

24TH ANNUAL JURIED STUDENT ART EXHIBITION

THROUGH

APRIL 7

Awards ceremony: Thursday, March 24 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul; The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero; Method & Concept; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and WGCU Public Media

Ariel Collins, Orange Durag #1 (detail), 2020; Acrylic on canvas, 26 x 36 in.

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SENIOR PROJECTS, SPRING 2022 WASMER ART GALLERY AND ARTLAB Faculty Mentor: Patricia Fay At the end of their studies, art majors are required to develop and present a coherent body of self-generated work. This exhibition combines their knowledge of techniques and concepts while drawing on research of historical and contemporary artists. Each senior art major in the exhibition designs and creates a unique installation that combines their technical skills and conceptual vision.

APRIL 22 THROUGH

MAY 6

Artist talk: Thursday, April 21 5:00 -7:00 pm

Sponsored by The Layden Family Foundation; The Smith Family Foundation of Estero and WGCU Public Media

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Tai Goggins (‘17, Art) and Jacq Sanabria (‘16, Art) in the Wasmer Art Gallery, Photograph by Caitlin Rosolen de Jesus (’18, Art)

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– FJELSTUL ART LECTURE –

PRIMITIVE WAYS IN AN ACCELERATED WORLD PATRICK DOUGHERTY U. TOBE RECITAL HALL, MUSIC BUILDING

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 - 6:00 pm

Light reception to follow in the Arts Complex Lobby Over the past thirty years internationally acclaimed environmental sculptor Patrick Dougherty has produced a body of work that includes more than 310 large-scale “Stickwork” sculptures, assembled onsite from Scotland to Japan to Australia, and all over the United States. In November 2021 he will be creating a site-specific sculptural installation at the Naples Botanical Garden, and this lecture offers the opportunity to hear the artist discuss his journey from a childhood affinity for sticks to decades spent creating larger-than-life woven structures that enchant and beguile visitors. Born in Oklahoma in 1945, Patrick Dougherty grew up in North Carolina, where he roamed the woods as a child. He began grade school dressed in coat and tie and aspired to follow his dad into the medical field. However, at thirty years of age, he heard the call of the wild and enrolled in the art department at the University of North Carolina. In the early 1980’s, he combined his carpentry skill with a love of nature and began to build sculptures using tree saplings as construction material. His work quickly evolved from single pieces on conventional pedestals to monumental-scale environmental works. Sponsored by Alice and Dean Fjelstul In partnership with the Naples Botanical Garden Left to right: Childhood Dreams, 2007, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, AZ. Photo: Adam Rodriguez; Close Ties, 2006, Scottish Basketmakers Circle, Dingwall, Scotland. Photo: Fin Macrae; Patrick Dougherty, photo courtesy Biltmore/Rachael MacIntosh.

ART & DESIGN SPECIAL EVENTS

The 2019 FGCU Empty Bowls Team / Photos by James Greco

15TH FGCU EMPTY BOWLS FUNDRAISER FGCU ARTS COMPLEX COURTYARD

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3

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Intended start time 11:30 am

In these challenging times, helping our neighbors in need with food insecurity has never been more important. Now in its 15th year, the FGCU Empty Bowls Fundraiser is committed to the ongoing adaptation of our fundraising formula to make sure we all come together to support the food pantry at our partner organization, Interfaith Charities of South Lee. In one form or another, there will be bowls and soup, potters and students, and the friends, colleagues and community participants that make it happen. For more info and timing, stay tuned on www.facebook.com/FgcuEmptyBowls

Helping our neighbors one bowl at a time

BELOW: FGCU Sculpture Professor Mary Voytek with alumni student exhibitors Maria (Jijon) Steiner (‘15, Art) and Jordan Blankenship (‘17, Art)

20TH (ALMOST) ANNUAL POTTERY SALE FGCU ARTS COMPLEX COURTYARD

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

After a necessary pause last year, in 2021 we are happy to celebrate the 20th edition of the FGCU Pottery Sale featuring the work of area potters and FGCU faculty, students and alumni, made possible through twenty years of partnership with the United Arts Council of Collier County. Free coffee with the artists at 10 am.

COHEN STUDENT UNION, RM 214

DMD Senior Projects is an exhibition of graduating students from the Digital Media Design major. Senior Projects is a showcase of innovative and creative student work and is a platform for the emerging talent and fresh thinking of these young designers. The students are working across multiple media including interactive design, video production, animation, video game design, graphic design, photography and illustration. The works in this exhibition are a celebration of their talent and the exhibition is an important step towards careers in the design industry.

APRIL 18 THROUGH

APRIL 22 Opening reception: Monday, April 18 5:00 -7:00 pm Works on display:

APRIL 19 THROUGH

APRIL 21

11:00 am - 5:00 pm

ART & DESIGN SPECIAL EVENTS

DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN SENIOR PROJECTS, SPRING 2022

Ana Quintana, Monsters don’t have to be scary (character designs), 2021. Digital Illustration, 18 x 24 in.

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MUSIC

NISITA CONCERT SERIES AND MUSIC SPECIAL EVENTS Sponsored by Maurizio and Laura Nisita

All performances take place in the U. Tobe Recital Hall in the Music Building, unless otherwise noted. Tickets can be purchased online at fgcu.edu/concerts and are $10 for the general public or $7 for students. Please refer to the website for the most up-to-date information regarding dates, times, locations, occupancy and safety protocols. FGCU.EDU/CONCERTS

MUSIC

Kristen Sonneborn

Judy Christy

Paul Votapek

Ryan Little

WOODWIND QUINTET SUZANNE KIRTON, FLUTE JUDY CHRISTY, OBOE

PAUL VOTAPEK, CLARINET

KRISTEN SONNEBORN, BASSOON RYAN LITTLE, HORN

WITH MICHAEL BARON, PIANO Michael Baron

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 7:30 pm Woodwind music at its finest! The five principal woodwind musicians from the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra will perform works for a woodwind quartet. They will then be joined by pianist Michael Baron for a performance of Francis Poulenc’s magnificent Sextet for Piano and Winds.

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Suzanne Kirton

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MUSIC

JEANIE DARNELL, SOPRANO MICHAEL BARON, PIANO

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 3:00 pm

Soprano Jeanie Darnell and pianist Michael Baron, founding faculty members of the Bower School of Music, have performed recital programs collaboratively throughout the United States, South America, and Europe for fifteen years. They will delight you with a program of art songs and opera arias. A special feature to the program will be a comparison between the original Chopin mazurkas for solo piano and the Pauline Viardot arrangements for voice and piano.

Jeanie Darnell and Michael Baron

Misook Yun

Ryu-Kyung Kim

Chansik Youn

MISOOK YUN, SOPRANO RYU-KYUNG KIM, MEZZO-SOPRANO CHANSIK YOUN, PIANO SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 7:30 pm

Drawing upon nearly one thousand years of Korean cultural history and its spirit, an evening of Korean art songs will be presented by two Korean female vocalists, Dr. Misook Yun and Dr. RyuKyung Kim. This lecture-concert program will blend not only their soaring soprano and mezzo voices but also beautiful Korean poetry and folk tunes with Western-influenced 20 th and 21st centuries musical compositions. This concert will be a unique cultural experience for many music lovers. FGCU alumnus Chansik Youn (‘19, Music) will collaborate on the piano.

MUSIC

AN EVENING OF JAZZ

GERALD AUGUSTIN, TENOR SAXOPHONE BRANDON ROBERTSON, DOUBLE BASS GERALD LAW, DRUMS

WITH MICHAEL BARON, PIANO SUZANNE KIRTON, FLUTE

TROY JONES, PERCUSSION Gerald Augustin

Joel Law

Brandon Robertson

Gerald Law

Troy Jones

Suzanne Kirton

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20 7:30 pm A fun evening of jazz and jazz inspired pieces. Emmy Nominated and BSM Faculty member Brandon Robertson will present a variety of new original music from his quartet. Joining him in this performance will be Gerald Augustin on Tenor Saxophone, Joel Law on piano, and Gerald Law on drums. Suzanne Kirton, principal flutist of the Naples Philharmonic will join Michael Baron, piano and Troy Jones, percussion for Claude Bolling’s ever-popular Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio.

Michael Baron

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JOEL LAW, PIANO

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MICHAEL BARON & PRISCILA NAVARRO, PIANO DUO SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 3:00 pm

In celebration of their new French music CD and as a preview of their Carnegie Hall concert, Michael Baron and Priscila Navarro (’15, Music) present masterpieces for piano duo. Reserve your tickets early for these two audience favorites in what is sure to be a spectacular concert.

KEVIN CHANCE & EUN-HEE PARK, PIANO DUO SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 7:30 pm

Kevin Chance, professor at the University of Alabama, and Eun-Hee Park professor at the University of Montevallo, Alabama present an exciting program of works for two pianos. Both brilliant soloists, together they share the passion and beauty in the masterpieces for two pianos that they perform. This concert presents a special opportunity to hear two brilliant pianists performing on matching 9-foot grand Steinway concert pianos.

MUSIC

KRZYSZTOF BIERNACKI, BARITONE Michael Baron, piano

Join baritone Krzysztof Biernacki and pianist Michael Baron for a masterworks recital featuring outstanding selections from 19th and 20th-century art song repertoire. Dr. Biernacki appeared in principal roles with opera companies and symphony orchestras in North America and Europe and is an accomplished recitalist performing a wide range of vocal repertoire in numerous languages. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the artist who also serves as the Director of the Bower School of Music & the Arts.

FRANK ALMOND, VIOLIN Michael Baron, piano

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 7:30 pm For 25 seasons, Frank Almond was the Concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He held similar positions with the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. A prizewinner of the Paganini and Tchaikovsky competitions, his most recent series of recordings, A Violin’s Life, chronicles the history and lineage of his current violin, the 1715 Lipiński Stradivarius. The instrument has direct ties to Giuseppe Tartini, Edvard Grieg, Johannes Brahms, and Robert and Clara Schumann. A concert not to be missed.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 30 3:00 pm

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MUSIC

SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ, PIANO

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13 3:00 pm

Santiago Rodriguez has been called “a phenomenal pianist” (The New York Times) and “among the finest pianists in the world” (The Baltimore Sun). His international career was launched in 1981 when he won the Silver Medal at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. He has performed internationally with leading orchestras, including the London Symphony, the Dresden Staatskapelle, the Yomiuri-Nippon Symphony Orchestra of Japan, the Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Baltimore, and National Symphony Orchestras, and the American Symphony Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall in New York. One of today’s foremost interpreters of the music of Sergei Rachmaninov, Santiago Rodriguez has performed all of the composer’s major piano works in concert.

RYAN LITTLE, HORN

Michael Baron, piano

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 3:00 pm Ryan Little, Principal Horn of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra and Instructor at the Bower School of Music joins pianist Michael Baron in a recital of rare gems form the horn repertoire. This is a rare opportunity to hear a master of this beautiful and difficult instrument perform lyrical and virtuoso pieces in the acoustically exquisite U. Tobe Recital Hall. A concert not tobe missed.

MUSIC

JODI DESALVO, PIANO

THOMAS CIMARUSTI, ACCORDION/BANDONEON

THURSDAY, MARCH 17 7:30 pm

Come enjoy an evening of tango music as members from the Bower School of Music faculty, including Thomas Cimarusti, and guest artists, including Jodi DeSalvo, celebrate the 100th birthday of legendary tango composer, Astor Piazzolla. The program will feature various works from Piazzolla's prolific catalogue of works, including songs, solo pieces, and chamber pieces that feature the bandoneon, accordion, violin, piano, and a special surprise direct from Argentina. The night promises to transport you to the dance halls of Buenos Aires and the sensual sounds that so characterize the music

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HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY PIAZZOLLA!

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Photo by Matt Dine

MAXIM LANDO, PIANO SUNDAY, MAY 1 3:00 pm

18-year-old American pianist Maxim Lando makes his third bi-annual appearance on the Nisita Series where he has consistently sold out and wowed his audiences with his brilliant performances. Recent accomplishments include winning the 2020 Young Artist Award and the Young Artists International Auditions. Mr. Lando has performed with major orchestras of the world including symphonies of Pittsburgh, Toronto, Vancouver and Hawaii, Russia’s Mariinsky Theater Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony, Russian National Orchestra, Bolshoi Symphony, Moscow Philharmonic, Kazakh State Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, and China’s NCPA Orchestra.

MUSIC SPECIAL EVENTS

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HANSEL AND GRETEL

Bower School of Music, in collaboration with Opera Naples The Wang Opera Center, 2408 Linwood Ave., Naples

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 / 7:00 pm SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 / 3:00 pm

Hansel and Gretel will be an encore performance of Opera Workshop’s production in May 2021, and is being presented at the lovely Wang Opera Center in Naples. Tickets can be purchased in person or online at operanaples.org and are $15-$60, or $8 for students

EMERGING ARTIST SERIES AT THE SANIBEL MUSIC FESTIVAL Sanibel Congregational U.C.C., 2050 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel

TUESDAY, MARCH 29 / 11:00 am TUESDAY, APRIL 5 / 11:00 am

Sanibel Music Festival’s 2nd Annual Emerging Artist Series will once again feature the strings of the Bower School of Music. Last season, Dr. Kyle Szabo brought three string student ensembles to perform outdoors on Sanibel, and will continue the new tradition in 2022! Be sure to check the Festival’s website or ours for updates and ticketing information. sanibelmusicfestival.org

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Champagne Signature c o n c e rt

BEETHOVEN CHAMPAGNE SIGNATURE CONCERT MICHAEL BARON, PIANO GLENN BASHAM, VIOLIN ADAM SATINSKY, CELLO

PAUL VOTAPEK, CLARINET

SUNDAY, APRIL 3 / 3:00 pm

U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus In celebration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday, the Myra & Van Williams Distinguished Professor in Music, Pianist Michael Baron joins musicians from the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra Glenn Basham, Concertmaster; Adam Satinsky, Principal Cello and Paul Votapek, Principal Clarinet to explore chamber music works of the immortal Beethoven in deeply moving performances.

Works to be performed are:

• Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 24 “Spring” • Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 5, No. 2 • Clarinet Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11

• Piano Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1

The concert is at 3:00 pm and will be followed by a champagne reception. RSVPs are required for this concert, and contributions are encouraged. All proceeds benefit the Bower School of Music. This concert is sponsored by Richard S. Prescott & DJ Arnold and Monaise MacDonald. Information and reservations can be found online at: fgcu.edu/concerts/champagne

STUDENT ENSEMBLE CONCERT SERIES All concerts are free and open to the public. Please refer to the website for the most up-to-date information regarding dates, times, locations, occupancy and safety protocols. FGCU.EDU/CONCERTS

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CHORAL

The Chamber Choir is a select auditioned ensemble of mixed voices. The University Choir is a large ensemble of mixed voices and is open to all students. The Women's Chorale is a select, auditioned ensemble of treble voices. SUN OCTOBER 10 3:00 pm CHAMBER & UNIVERSITY CHOIRS & WOMEN’S CHORALE Naples United Church of Christ, 5200 Crayton Road, Naples

TUES NOVEMBER 30 4 & 7 pm CHOIR & SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: JOYFUL & TRIUMPHANT Moorings Presbyterian Church, 791 Harbour Drive, Naples Please consider an RSVP to this event by registering at fgcu.edu/joyfulandtriumphant

FRI

FEBRUARY 11

7:30 pm CHAMBER CHOIR

FRI

APRIL 22

7:30 pm UNIVERSITY CHOIR & WOMEN’S CHORALE

Naples United Church of Christ, 5200 Crayton Road, Naples

THURS APRIL 28

4:00 pm CHAMBER CHOIR

Bower Chapel, 130 Moorings Park Dr, Naples

The Symphony Orchestra is a 60 to 70-piece full ensemble performing standard symphonic repertoire. The Chamber Orchestra is a smaller ensemble of 15 to 20 players performing Baroque to Contemporary works. SUN

OCTOBER 24

3:00 pm

MUSIC

ORCHESTRA

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus

SUN

FEBRUARY 20

SAT

APRIL 23

3:00 pm

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

7:30 pm

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus

JAZZ

The Bower School of Music offers a variety of big band and combo experiences in the auditioned ensemble Flight: Jazz at FGCU SUN

SEPTEMBER 26

3:00 pm

JAZZ ENSEMBLE

SUN

NOVEMBER 7

3:00 pm

JAZZ ENSEMBLE

THURS

FEBRUARY 17

7:30 pm

JAZZ ENSEMBLE

SUN

APRIL 24

3:00 pm

JAZZ ENSEMBLE

U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus

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MUSIC BANDS

The FGCU Wind Orchestra and Symphonic Band perform the highest quality music composed and adapted for wind band. THUR

SEPTEMBER 16

7:30 pm

WIND ORCHESTRA

THUR

SEPTEMBER 23

7:30 pm

SYMPHONIC BAND

TUES

NOVEMBER 16

7:30 pm

SYMPHONIC BAND

THUR

NOVEMBER 18

7:30 pm

WIND ORCHESTRA

THUR

FEBRUARY 3

7:30 pm

WIND ORCHESTRA

THUR

FEBRUARY 10

7:30 pm

SYMPHONIC BAND

THUR

MARCH 3

7:30 pm

WIND ORCHESTRA

THUR

APRIL 7

7:30 pm

WIND ORCHESTRA

TUES

APRIL 19

7:30 pm

SYMPHONIC BAND

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U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus

Lehigh Senior High School, 901 Gunnery Rd., Lehigh Acres

U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus

MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL CHAMBER ENSEMBLES The Bower School of Music offers instrumental ensembles of modest size to perform chamber music. MON

NOVEMBER 8

7:30 pm WIND CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

TUES

NOVEMBER 9

7:30 pm PERCUSSION CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

FRI

NOVEMBER 19

7:30 pm STRING CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

THUR

MARCH 31

7:30 pm STRING CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

WED

APRIL 6

7:30 pm PERCUSSION CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

TUES

APRIL 12

7:30 pm WIND CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus

ADDITIONAL STUDENT CONCERTS THUR

DECEMBER 2

7:30 pm PIANO ENSEMBLE

U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus

SAT MARCH 26 7:30 pm AN EVENING OF MOZART AN OPERA WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus

SUN MARCH 27 3:00 pm AN EVENING OF MOZART AN OPERA WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus

MON

APRIL 25

7:30 pm PIANO ENSEMBLE

U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus

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U. Tobe Recital Hall, Music Building, FGCU Campus

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THEATRE PERFORMANCES

The season is sponsored in part by Gene and Lee Seidler

All performances take place in TheatreLab in the Arts Complex. Tickets can be purchased online at fgcu.edu/theatrelab and are $10 for the general public or $7 for students. Please refer to the website for the most up-to-date information regarding dates, times, locations, occupancy and safety protocols. FGCU.EDU/THEATRELAB

THEATRE

BY MOLIERE TRANSLATED BY CURTIS HIDDEN PAGE DIRECTED BY DAN BACALZO

What value does the truth hold? Alceste fervently believes that honesty is always the best policy, but finds that not everyone agrees with him – including the woman he loves. This comedy of manners from 17th-century French playwright Moliere explores still-timely issues relating to truth, fidelity, and hypocrisy. Can an honest man find love and happiness in a world in which lying is expected, if not necessarily admired? Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

OCTOBER 29 THROUGH

NOVEMBER 7 OCTOBER 29 & 30 and NOVEMBER 5 & 6 at 7:30 pm OCTOBER 31 and NOVEMBER 6* & 7 at 2:00 pm * There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance

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THE MISANTHROPE

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ON BAILE'S STRAND BY W. B. YEATS

FEBRUARY 18 THROUGH

FEBRUARY 27

DIRECTED BY BARRY CAVIN

FEBRUARY 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 7:30 pm

Yeats’ poetic play uses ancient Celtic myths and traditional lore to explore all the meanings of passion, familial bonds, political ambition, and the futile drive to control nature.

FEBRUARY 20, 26* and 27 AT 2:00 pm

Cuchulain, a great warrior king, reluctantly swears loyalty to King Conchubar to consolidate a defense against a common enemy, Queen Aoife, with whom Cuchulain had once had a passionate affair. During the ceremony to make official the agreement between Cuchulain and Conchubar, a young stranger appears and requests to battle Cuchulain. The results from the fight cause Cuchulain to go mad and wage war against the waves of the ocean.

* There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

ADAPTED AND CO-DIRECTED BY FGCU STUDENTS AND FACILITATED BY KRISTIN MELLIAN

APRIL 22, 23, 29 and 30 at 7:30 pm

Every town has its secrets, but what happens when the souls of departed residents return to reveal them? In 1915, Edgar Lee Masters published a collection of free-verse first-person autobiographical epitaph poems expressing the lives, the grievances, and the manner of death of over two-hundred fictional residents of an imaginary town called Spoon River. Join FGCU's Creating New Theatre class for their devised work Stories of Spoon River based on and including poems from Masters’ Spoon River Anthology. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $7 for students and can be purchased at fgcu.edu/theatrelab

THROUGH

MAY 1

APRIL 24 & 30* and MAY 1 AT 2:00 pm * There will be a discussion with the cast and crew following this performance

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APRIL 22

THEATRE

STORIES OF SPOON RIVER

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CONTACT INFORMATION

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DIRECTIONS: From Ben Hill Griffin Parkway, turn onto FGCU Blvd. (FGCU's Main Entrance). Drive to the first stop sign and turn right. Follow the curve around to the next stop sign and turn left. There is a parking lot directly on the right and a parking garage on the left as soon as you turn at the stop sign.

} The Music Building and the Arts Complex are at the northern

end of the parking lot. Please park here for all events in the Music Building and the Arts Complex.

} TheatreLab and the Wasmer Art Gallery are in the Arts Complex. } The U. Tobe Recital Hall is in the Music Building on the right once you enter through the sliding glass doors.

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