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A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN Welcome to another fantastic year of the Ouachita Arts Series! Ouachita is in its fourth season of presenting world-class artists that entertain and amaze our audiences with remarkable artistic endeavors by Ouachita students, faculty and guest artists. This year’s Arts Series will bring world-class performers, musicians, art exhibitions and productions. The season will open with the National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artists Winners Happy Dog Duo. We also are excited to host the New York Classical Players chamber orchestra. Two national touring art exhibitions be on campus this year, Hometown Teams and Between the Shadow and the Light: An Exhibition Out of South Africa. Ouachita’s School of Fine Arts will complement the Art Series with a wide array of music concerts, recitals and an opera production; theatrical plays, musicals and dramas; and both faculty and senior art exhibits. You can find more information on these events at www.obu.edu/finearts or by following us on Facebook. Whether you are visiting us as a season ticket holder, a member of the Friends of Fine Arts or just for a single event, your presence and partnership are invaluable. I hope you will join us for an exciting year of musical excellence. Dr. Gary Gerber, D.M.A. Dean of Ouachita’s School of Fine Arts
MUSIC
Duo Piano
Happy Dog Duo
Carter Harlan
Duo Piano includes pianists Lei Cai and Shao Xiao Ling. Both Cai and Ling have presented numerous solo and chamber concerts and earned awards internationally and in the U.S., in additional to teaching. Ling serves as an assistant professor, teaching piano performance and chamber music, at the University of Aveiro in Portugal, where she also earned her doctorate and BME degrees. She earned a master’s degree from the Rotterdam Conservatory in the Netherlands. Cai serves as professor of music at Ouachita. He trained at Shanghai Conservatory of Music and earned his doctorate at Florida State University.
For more than a decade, Eric Tran and Nathan Cheung have performed fourhands originals, transcriptions and classics alike with a focus on bringing humor and joy to the classical music world. Happy Dog Duo has been performing together since they were in middle school. Eric and Nathan both attended Stanford University and majored in music with concentrations in piano performance and composition. They both studied piano with Thomas Schultz and composition with Jaroslaw Kapuscinski and Erik Ulman. As of 2015, Eric has finished his M.M. at the San Francisco Conservatory, and Nathan is currently pursuing his M.M. at the Eastman School of Music.
Percussionist Carter Harlan is an Arkansas native and a proud Ouachita alumnus. Active as a solo and chamber musician, Harlan has performed at multiple Percussive Arts Society International Conventions, first as a member of the inaugural All-Star International Percussion Ensemble and most recently as a member of the award-winning University of Central Arkansas Percussion Group. Also active as an educator, Harlan teaches applied percussion lessons, coaches chamber ensembles and instructs undergraduate music courses at the University of Central Arkansas, where he is currently completing his Master of Music degree.
Dr. Yoosun Kang
New York Classical Players
Yoosun Kang currently serves as a professor of music at Chung-Ang University in South Korea, teaching applied piano and piano literature. Kang holds degrees in piano performance from Yonsei University at Seoul, South Korea; Indiana University at Bloomington; and the University of Cincinnati. Since 2010, Kang has been a founding music director of Ensemble Galant, which is designed to promote classical music. In addition to her active schedule as a soloist, collaborative artist, master-class clinician and lecturer, she is a member of Piano Society of Korea, as well as a member of the oard of Directors at the Korean Association of Piano Pedagogy.
The New York Classical Players is a dynamic and versatile chamber orchestra composed of young musicians committed to bringing free, high-level concerts to diverse audiences in the greater New York City metropolitan area. A non-profit organization, New York Classical Players was founded on the belief that access to excellence in music is an essential human right. As led by Music Director and Founder Dongmin Kim, New York Classical Players offers the power and excitement of the orchestral repertoire as well as the intimacy and flexibility of chamber music.
VISUAL ARTS
Between the Shadow and the Light: An Exhibition Out of South Africa This a cross-cultural exhibit that explores the history, social wounds and ongoing reconciliation efforts of South Africa. In June of 2013, 20 artists and educators from American Christian universities and six African countries – Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Zimbabwe – gathered in South Africa for two weeks of living, learning and creating together. They undertook an intensive program engaging South Africa and the remarkable role of art and artists within its history, culture and contemporary reality. The resulting exhibit signals the way artists walk between shadow and light, the creative voices that offer the hope of resistance, remembrance, reconciliation, representation and revisioning. The exhibit is co-sponsored by The Lilly Fellows Program for Humanities and the Arts, The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and The Nagel Institute of Calvin College.
Hometown Teams: How Sports Shaped America The traveling exhibition Hometown Teams captures the stories that unfold on the neighborhood fields and courts, the underdog heroics, larger-than-life legends, fierce rivalries and gut-wrenching defeats. For more than 100 years, sports have reflected the trials and triumphs of the American experience and helped shape the national character. This project gives communities an opportunity to share these stories, celebrate local legends and collect memorabilia from the community. Hometown Teams has been made possible at Ouachita by the Arkansas Humanities Council. It is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and State Humanities Councils nationwide. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress.
Ouachita Collection
Small Works on Paper
Ouachita’s Department of Visual Arts will host an exhibit featuring selections from the university’s permanent collection, including original works by prominent artists Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran. Moran and Bierstadt have both had works displayed in the White House, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art; pieces by these artists were donated to Ouachita by Dr. Loyde Hudson in 2014. Prints of photographs from Andrè Kertèsz, a HungarianAmerican photographer, will also be featured, along with prints by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and George Rouault. The Kertèsz prints were a gift from the Allen Tillery family of Hot Springs, Ark.
Now in its 31st year, Small Works on Paper is a juried visual art exhibition that showcases artwork no larger than 18 x 24 inches by Arkansas artists who are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry, an online gallery showcasing the artwork of Arkansas artists. The Small Works on Paper exhibition travels to 10 venues throughout the state in a yearlong show, offering Arkansas artists an opportunity to showcase their artwork to patrons all over the state. An out-of-state juror selects a maximum of 40 pieces of artwork to tour with the exhibition.
Guest Artist Series
Music NFMC Young Artists Concert
Festival of Christmas
Faculty Showcase
Steel Band: Fall Concert
Happy Dog Duo, Eric Tran and Nathan Cheung Monday, September 11, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Tuesday, September 12, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Guest Artist Dr. Yoosun Kang, Piano Tuesday, October 3, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Guest Artist New York Classical Players Chamber Music Recital Wednesday, October 4, 3:00 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Women’s Chorus & Ouachita Singers: Fall Concert Tuesday, October 10, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Faculty Recital: Ryan Lewis, Percussion Monday, October 16, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Friday-Saturday, December 1-2, 7:30 p.m. Jones Performing Arts Center Tickets: $12
Monday, December 4, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
A Service of Lessons and Carols Tuesday, December 5, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Ouachita Band Reunion
Friday-Saturday, February 23-24 Jones Performing Arts Center
Guest Artist Carter Harlan, Percussion Tuesday, February 27, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Wind Ensemble: Spring Concert Tuesday, March 6, 7:30 p.m. Jones Performing Arts Center
Wind Ensemble: Fall Concert
Symphonic Band: Spring Concert
Chamber Ensemble: Fall Concert
Jazz Band: Spring Concert
Thursday, November 2, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Thursday, March 15, 7:30 p.m. Jones Performing Arts Center
Jazz Band: Fall Concert
Percussion Ensemble: Spring Concert
Monday, November 6, 7:30 p.m. Jones Performing Arts Center
Monday, April 9 , 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Opera: Speed Dating Tonight!
Steel Drum: Spring Concert
Monday, October 30, 7:30 p.m. Jones Performing Arts Center
Thursday-Saturday, November 16-18, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, November 19, 2:30 p.m. Jones Performing Arts Center Tickets: $12
Percussion Ensemble: Fall Concert Monday, November 20, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 p.m. Jones Performing Arts Center
Monday, April 23, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Composers’ Symposium
Tuesday, April 24, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Concert Choir: Spring Concert Thursday, April 26, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Prism Concert
Monday, April 30, 7:30 p.m. Jones Performing Arts Center
Women’s Chorus & Ouachita Singers: Spring Concert Tuesday, May 1, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Guest Artist: Duo Piano Xiao Ling Shao & Cai Lei Thursday, May 3, 7:30 p.m. McBeth Recital Hall
Student Exhibit & Recitals
Student recitals are held throughout the fall and spring. Please visit www.obu.edu/boxoffice for the most current information on these events. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Theatre The Secret Garden
A musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. September 28-30 & October 2, 7 p.m. October 1, 2:30 p.m. Verser Theatre Tickets: $10
Blood Wedding
A tragedy by Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. November 1, 8 p.m. November 2-4 & 6, 7:30 p.m. November 5, 2:30 p.m. Verser Theatre Tickets: $10
Painting the Roses Red
A student-written musical prequel to Alice in Wonderland presented as part of the Ouachita Muse Project. February 15-17 & 19, 7:30 p.m. February 18, 2:30 p.m. Verser Theatre Tickets: $10
Seussical the Musical
A fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza by Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty that brings to life favorite Dr. Seuss characters. April 19-21, 7:30 p.m. April 22, 2:30 p.m. Jones Performing Arts Center Tickets: $12
Ten-Minute Play Festival
The culminating performances of the All Night Theatre Festival sponsored by Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Fraternity March 10, 7:30 p.m. Verser Theatre
Student-Directed One-Act Plays
December 7-8, 7:30 p.m. May 3-4, 7:30 p.m. Verser Theatre
Visual Art Ouachita Collection
Selections from Ouachita’s collection, including works by Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran. September 1-28 Rosemary (Gossett) Adams Galleries, Moses-Provine Hall
Guest Artist Exhibit: Small Works on Paper
A traveling juried exhibition showcasing Arkansas artists presented by the Arkansas Arts Council. October 5-27 Rosemary (Gossett) Adams Galleries, Moses-Provine Hall
Guest Artist Exhibit: Hometown Teams
A national traveling exhibition presented by the Smithsonian. October 28-December 9 Hammons Gallery, Mabee Fine Arts Center
Guest Artist Exhibit: Between the Shadow and the Light
An international traveling exhibition co-sponsored by The Lilly Fellows Program for Humanities and the Arts, The Council for Christian Colleges and
Universities and The Nagel Institute of Calvin College. January22-February 23 Hammons Gallery, Mabee Fine Arts Center
Juried Student Exhibit
Student works selected by a professional juror; sponsored by the OBU Art Club. March-April 2018 Hammons Gallery
Graduating Senior Exhibits
Student gallery exhibits are held throughout the fall and spring. Please visit www.obu.edu/boxoffice for the most current information on these events.
All events are free and open to the public. Regular gallery hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Additional receptions and workshops in conjunction with exhibits will be announced at a later date. Visit www.obu.edu/boxoffice for the most current information on these events.
Friends of Fine Arts M E M B E R S H I P I N F O R M AT I O N We appreciate your interest in the work of our programs. Now we want to invite you to take a further step and become a member of the Friends of Fine Arts. This group of dedicated donors inspires and encourages the creative endeavors of Ouachita’s arts students and faculty through contributions that directly support their ongoing work. Each tax-deductible gift funds student scholarships and special projects proposed by faculty to improve the quality of our performance and instructional environments When you join this valuable effort, we offer you the following as expressions of our gratitude: • First Look E-mails with the latest information about upcoming performances and exhibits as well as glances behind the scenes • Your name in our printed program inserts, thanking you for your support and noting your partnership in one of our giving societies: Artist’s Circle ($35), Director’s Circle ($100), Dean’s Circle ($500), President’s Circle ($1,000) and Visionary’s Circle ($5,000) • Access to our Season Ticket Packages and invitations to members-only events
PLEASE VISIT WWW.OBU.EDU/GIVE TO JOIN AND DESIGNATE “FRIENDS OF FINE ARTS”
Ticket Info FLEXIBLE SEASON T I C K E T PAC K AG E As a member of Friends of Fine Arts, this offering allows you to build your own season ticket experience! After you join the organization, you will receive a unique membership code to use when purchasing your season ticket package. After purchasing this package, please call the box office to select your actual performance tickets. This allows you to choose the night and seats that are best for you whenever you like. You can use all your tickets for one production or spread them out over the season. This package represents the lowest price you can get on our tickets. There is no limit to when or how many packages you may purchase, so join Friends of Fine Arts today to access this great deal! SEASON TICKET PACKAGE: 6 FOR $50 You may use your six tickets in any combination for: The Secret Garden, Blood Wedding, Speed Dating Tonight!: A Comic Opera in One Act, A Festival of Christmas, Painting the Roses Red (The Muse Project) and Seussical the Musical.
TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED ONLINE AT WWW.OBU.EDU/BOXOFFICE, BY PHONE AT 870-245-5555 OR IN PERSON AT OUR JONES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER LOCATION, MONDAY-FRIDAY, 1-5 P.M. FOR QUESTIONS OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, EMAIL BOXOFFICE@OBU.EDU.
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