2020-21
The destination of choice for arts patrons in Northeast Georgia.
AT PIEDMONT COLLEGE
Greetings from the Fine Arts at Piedmont!
I am pleased to announce the Fine Arts schedule of events for 2020-2021 and that the Arts at Piedmont are alive and well! Our beautiful Fine Arts facilities, including the new Conservatory of Music, make Piedmont a regional destination for quality arts events, and demonstrate our commitment to arts education and the local community.
Through times of uncertainty, the restorative power of the Arts gives us the means to enjoy a richer life, and that power is so much more profound when we can experience the Arts together. So, we are committed to providing public events this year with strict guidelines for the artists and patrons. Please see information in this booklet directing you to websites explaining those guidelines established for your health and safety.
Your support, even during the pandemic, provides our students with the quality opportunities they need and helps us to prepare the finest in exhibits, concerts, and shows.
Come connect with us and be a part of what makes artistic endeavor worthwhile.
I look forward to seeing you at some of our events.
Dr. C. Wallace Hinson Associate Dean of Fine Arts, Professor of Music
WHAT’S INSIDE
visit www.piedmont.edu/ events-protocol
All events are subject to change; please visit www.piedmont.edu/ fine-arts-events for updates.
Cheryl Goldsleger: Limits ~ Illusions
Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art
Spring 2020
SEASON SCHEDULE 2020-21
Sept. 10–Oct. 1
Linda Anderson & Ken Woodall
Thursday, Sept. 10 5–7PM Reception
Oct. 15–Nov. 12
2020 Fellow Exhibition: Amanda Jane Burk & Drema Montgomery
Thursday, Oct. 15 5-7PM Reception
Jan. 14–Feb. 11
Maryam Palizgir
Thursday, Jan. 14 5–7PM Reception
Feb. 25–March 25
Marie T. Cochran: Notes of an Affrilachian Daughter in the Era of COVID-19
Thursday, Feb. 25 5–7PM Reception
May 6–Aug. 19
Michael Ross
Thursday, Aug. 19 5–7PM Reception
All art exhibits are at the Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art, unless otherwise noted. See page 11 for more information.
Orpheus Men’s Ensemble Spring 2020
FALL SCHEDULE 2020
Sunday, August 30 4:00PM Piedmont Camerata
Thursday, October 29 5:00PM Cantabile
Tuesday, November 3 7:30PM Piedmont Conservatory Strings
Thursday, November 12 7:30PM Piedmont College Singers
Sunday, November 15 4:00PM Chamber Ensembles
Thursday, November 19 7:30PM Wind Ensemble Partnership
Monday, November 23 7:30PM 32nd Annual Service of Lessons and Carols
Broadcast only. No live audience.
The facility houses 27 Steinway pianos. The hand-crafted instruments, widely considered the finest in the world, are synonymous with prestige and quality. The pianos and Piedmont’s designation as an All-Steinway School were made possible through a $1.5 million gift by an anonymous donor.
SPRING SCHEDULE 2021
Sunday, January 31 4:00PM Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi, piano
Thursday, February 25 7:30PM ensemble 4.1
Tuesday, March 2 7:30PM Andrea M. Price, soprano. Benji Stegner, piano
Thursday, March 25 7:30PM Piedmont College Singers
Tuesday, March 30 5:00PM Cantabile
Thursday, April 8 7:30PM Piedmont Conservatory Strings
Sunday, April 11 4:00PM James F. Mellichamp, organ
Thursday, April 15 7:30PM Wind Ensemble Partnership
Saturday, April 17 7:30PM Chamber Ensembles
Saturday, April 24 7:30PM Great Composers Concert $$ Sunday, May 23 4:00PM Piedmont Camerata
SEASON SCHEDULE 2020-21
Thursday - Saturday, Sept. 10-12 7:30PM Trojan Women Mainstage Theater $$ Sunday, Sept. 13 2:00PM
Thursday - Saturday, Nov. 19-21 7:30PM The Edge of Peace Mainstage Theater $$ Sunday, Nov. 22 2:00PM
Thursday - Saturday, Feb. 18-20 7:30PM OKLAHOMA! Mainstage Theater $$ Sunday, Feb. 21 2:00PM
Thursday - Saturday, April 15-17 7:30PM 1959 Pink Thunderbird Mainstage Theater $$
Sunday, April 18 2:00PM
All theatre productions are performed in the Swanson Center, unless otherwise noted.
Arsenic and Old Lace
Directed by John F. Spiegel
Spring 2020
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS 2020-21
Sept. 10–
Oct. 1
KEN WOODALL & LINDA ANDERSON
Linda Anderson is a self-taught folk artist whose work includes paintings and assemblage sculptures. Anderson lives in Clarkesville, Georgia, and her work has been exhibited at MOCA GA, the Asheville Art Museum, and the Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio. Demorest-based folk artist Ken Woodall returned to his childhood love of art after running a drive-in theatre and working as a sales representative. His work has been shown in many prestigious U.S. museums, including New York’s Salmangundi Art Club, the Bascom Center for the Arts, and the Morris Museum of Art.
Oct. 15–
Nov. 12
2020 FELLOW EXHIBITION:
AMANDA JANE BURK & DREMA MONTGOMERY
Amanda Jane Burk and Drema Montgomery are 2020-21 Art Department Fellows. Burk uses traditional printmaking methods to make works on paper. She founded and co-owned the print shop Double Dutch Press in Athens from 2012 to 2016. A native of northeastern Alabama, Montgomery makes richly detailed work that addresses social identity. Her paintings, sculptures, and installations reference the aesthetics of the South and Appalachia.
Jan. 14–
Feb. 11
MARYAM PALIZGIR
Maryam Palizgir is a multidisciplinary Iranian artist and educator who lives and works in the U.S. Interested in vision and perception, her work draws from Persian, Islamic, and Modernist art and architecture. Palizgar received her MFA from Georgia State University in 2018. She exhibits work nationally and internationally.
Feb. 25–
March 25
MARIE T. COCHRAN: NOTES OF AN AFFRILACHIAN DAUGHTER IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
Born in Toccoa, Georgia, Cochran is an artist, curator, writer, and educator. Her work highlights the historic and contemporary contributions of African Americans to Appalachian culture. In 2011, she developed the Affrilachian Art Project, using a term developed by Frank X. Walker. In conjunction with her exhibition at the MSMA, Cochran will be featured as the keynote speaker for the 2021 Lillian E. Smith Center’s bi-annual symposium on the Demorest campus.
May 6 –
Aug. 19
MICHAEL ROSS
Athens-based painter Michael Ross spent his formative years in Norway, Finland, and Washington D.C. After living in San Francisco for many years, he earned an MFA from the University of Georgia. His paintings range from contemporary history paintings to lush landscapes. Ross’ work is featured in private collections and galleries in the US and Europe.
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS 2020-21
Aug. 30 & May 23
4:00PM
PIEDMONT CAMERATA
The college’s resident professional piano quintet, Piedmont Camerata, now in its seventh season, has earned rave reviews as one of the finest chamber ensembles in the region. In their first performance in the new Conservatory of Music, the group performs a variety of works from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
Oct. 29 & March 30
5:00PM
Nov. 3 & April 8
7:30PM
CANTABILE
Cantabile, the Conservatory’s 10-voice, elite vocal ensemble, performs a variety of works from the 16th century to the present.
PIEDMONT CONSERVATORY STRINGS
Come hear the first performance of the Piedmont Conservatory Strings, under the direction of Heather Strachan. This group combines players from the community and local colleges in the performance of significant works for string orchestra.
Nov. 12
7:30PM
PIEDMONT COLLEGE SINGERS
The Piedmont College Singers perform a variety of works from the Renaissance to the present on the theme of “light.”
Wallace Hinson, conductor; Louise Bass, organ.
Nov. 19 & April 15
7:30PM
WIND ENSEMBLE PARTNERSHIP
Under the baton of Anand Sukumaran, newly appointed Assistant Professor of Music, the Piedmont College Wind Ensemble combines with the finest high school players in the region to perform great works for symphonic band.
Nov. 15
4:00PM & April 17
7:30PM
Nov. 23
7:30PM
CHAMBER ENSEMBLES
The Piedmont Winds, Jazz Band, Woodwind Ensemble, and other musicians perform works for chamber ensembles. Vicki Pinson, Anand Sukumaran and Dianasue Walton, directors.
32 ND ANNUAL SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS
The Annual Service of Lessons and Carols is one of the region’s most beloved events celebrating Christmas. Now in its 32nd year, the Piedmont Chorale, under the direction of Bobby Ivey, Brass Choir, and the Sewell Organ are featured on this special program of readings, carols, and choir anthems to begin the Christmas Season.
Broadcast only. No live audience. Go to www.piedmont. edu/fine-arts-events for more information.”
ABOUT THE MUSIC | EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
Jan. 31
7:30PM
JERI-MAE G. ASTOLFI, PIANO
Dr. Jeri-Mae G. Astolfi, Piedmont College Artist-in-Residence and internationally acclaimed pianist, presents a concert of important piano works.
Feb. 25
7:30PM
ENSEMBLE 4.1
Repeatedly praised by critics around the world for its communicative powers and the intoxicating atmosphere they create, the Germanbased ensemble 4.1 performs original masterworks and rarely performed compositions for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, and piano.
March 2
7:30PM
ANDREA M. PRICE, SOPRANO
BENJI STEGNER, PIANO
Dr. Andrea M. Price, Associate Professor of Music at Piedmont College, performs lieder, art song, and operatic arias with Piedmont alumnus and former instructor, Dr. Benji Stegner on piano.
March 25
7:30PM
PIEDMONT COLLEGE SINGERS
The Piedmont College Singers and strings, in their 28th year under the direction of Wallace Hinson, present a concert of contemporary works.
April 11
4:00PM
JAMES F. MELLICHAMP, ORGAN
Dr. James F. Mellichamp, president of the college and member of the music faculty, performs a concert of great works for organ in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his first organ recital in 1971.
April 24
7:30PM
GREAT COMPOSERS CONCERT $$
The Piedmont Chorale, Orchestra, and soloists perform the iconic Symphony No. 9 by the great Ludwig Van Beethoven. Known for the familiar “Ode to Joy” melody, the Ninth Symphony is a triumphant, visionary creed for humanity that transcends national and cultural boundaries.
Piedmont’s $10.1 million Conservatory of Music includes a new concert hall with adjustable acoustics, a grand foyer, acoustically isolated teaching studios, classrooms, student practice rooms, a digital music suite, music library/conference room, student/faculty lounges, and auxiliary spaces.
About the Shows
EVENT DESCRIPTIONS 2019-20
Sept. 10–12
7:30PM
Sept. 13
2:00PM
TROJAN WOMEN $$
Directed by Bill Gabelhausen
Trojan Women is widely considered the greatest anti-war play ever written. It remains both timeless and timely, a poignant meditation on the aftermath of battle. The play revolves around Hecuba, the fallen queen of Troy, and her grief at the loss of her city and her family at the conclusion of the Trojan War. The former Queen has her daughter, Cassandra, by her side along with her daughter-in-law, Andromache. Enter Helen of Troy, the cause of the war, as she pleads for her life to her husband Menelaus. Through dance and music, the chorus of enslaved Trojan women mirrors the sorrow of the loss of Troy and ultimately their own freedom.
Nov. 19–21
7:30PM
Nov. 22
2:00PM
THE EDGE OF PEACE $$
Directed by Kathy Blandin
The Edge of Peace is the third and final play in the Ware Trilogy, written by acclaimed playwright Susan Zeter. Set in Ware, Illinois in 1945 the last days of World War II, this theatre for young audience piece examines the impact on a family and a community after a local young man has been declared missing in action. With a sense of hope, humor and longing, this play with inspire audiences of all ages.
Gathering Blue
Directed by Kathy Blandin
Fall 2019
Feb. 18–20
7:30PM Feb. 21
2:00PM
OKLAHOMA! $$
Directed by Bill Gabelhausen
Musical Direction by Wallace Hinson
In 1942 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II joined forces for the very first time to create the musical theatre classic, Oklahoma! Set in the Western Territory just after the turn of the century we witness a love story between Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a beautiful farm girl, set against a backdrop of turbulent rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys, proving that the road to true love is never as smooth as we wish.
April 15–17
7:30PM
April 18
2:00PM
1959 PINK THUNDERBIRD $$
Directed by John Spiegel
1959 Pink Thunderbird is actually a combination of two one-act plays, Lone Star and Laundry and Bourbon.
Written by James McClure, the plays examine the lives of small-town America in Texas in the post-Vietnam era. Laundry and Bourbon opens as Elizabeth’s day of folding laundry is interrupted by her best friend Hattie who loves to gossip about the many secrets that make small-town life so interesting. But wait! Here comes Amy Lee, with a secret that could send their worlds spinning! Lone Star, set in the backyard of a small-town Texas bar, we meet Roy, back home after serving in the Vietnam War, and his younger brother Ray. Ray worships his older brother and loves to hear his tales from abroad. Enter Cletis with news that could turn everyone’s world upsidedown. This hilarious comedy of small-town life is sure to bring a smile of recognition to everyone’s faces!
VENUES & TICKETS
ART
Mason-Scharfenstein
Museum of Art (MSMA)
Smith-Williams Gallery
Mason Galleries
All art events are free and open to the public. piedmont.edu/msma
Museum Hours:
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mon - Sat
VISUAL ARTS & MUSEUM
Chris Kelly
706-778-8500 ext. 1307
ckelly@piedmont.edu
MUSIC
Chapel
Concert Hall, Conservatory of Music
All Music events are free and open to the public unless marked with $$ . See schedule at piedmont.edu/fa for up-to-date information.
THEATRE
Swanson Center Mainstage Black Box Arrendale Amphitheater
For information about our shows and any online ticketing options visit www.piedmont.edu/fa.
To purchase tickets call the Box Office at 706-778-8500 x1355.
MUSIC
Wallace Hinson
706-778-8500 ext. 1211 whinson@piedmont.edu
Please visit www.piedmont.edu/events-protocol for information on our safety policity for attending events on campus.
THEATRE
Bill Gabelhausen
706-778-8500 ext. 1320 wgabelhausen@piedmont.edu
Tickets for music and theatre events, when required, are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors; and $5 for Black Box Theatre shows, unless otherwise noted.
All Piedmont College faculty, staff, and students enjoy free attendence to all Fine Arts events.
FRIEND OF THE ARTS
Your investment in the Fine Arts at Piedmont College provides our students with a robust academic experience that prepares them for a career in the arts, as well as quality programming for the local community. Friends of the Arts play a vital role in funding guest artists, student trips, and enhanced learning opportunities that may not otherwise be available. Thank you for your continued generosity and support of the Fine Arts!
WAYS TO DONATE
1 Donate online at piedmont.edu/join-FOTA
2 Mail a check to Piedmont College PO Box 429 | Demorest, GA 30535
Note Friends of the Arts in the memo line.
3 Contact Pam Fountain at 706-894-4249 or pfountain@piedmont.edu 2019-20 GIVING LEVELS Platinum: $10,000+
Gold: $1,000 - $9,999 Silver: $500 - $999
Bronze: $250 - $499
Patron: $100 - $249
Review our benefits at piedmont.edu/friendsof-the-arts For theatre events, Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze members must contact the theatre box office at 706-778-3000 ext.1355 to reserve tickets.