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Lied Center of Kansas
Spring 2009
Lied Center Staff Copywriter, Publications & Media Manager Marisa Bregman
Marketing Assistants Christy Allen Niki Thiessen
Associate Director Doug Wendel
Graphic, Web Designer/ Production Manager Ian Cahir
Graphic Designer Lindsay Tippett
Accountant Deb Kraushaar
Webmaster Jesse D’Angelo
Executive Director Tim Van Leer Associate Director Karen Lane Christilles
Audience Services Coordinator Allen Wiechert Administrative Assistant Sammie Messick Director of Education Anthea Scouffas Director of Development Megan Poindexter Development Assistant Sara Katich Technical Director Ann Hause Associate Technical Director Andrew Hause Assistant Technical Director Tim Smith Associate Director of Marketing Brad Knauss Grant Writer DaMaris B. Hill
Director of Ticketing Services Jeri Glynn Assistant Director of Ticketing/ Database Manager Kim Adams Maintenance Supervisor Joe Clemons Building Attendants Monte Garren Neil Lewis Jia Lun Liao Pam Robertson
Student Assistants Assistant Ticket Office Managers Renee Henke Lindsay Shelton Tim Spencer Ticket Office Assistants Antonia Bolger Coulter Heinz Ryan Naylor Emily Siefert
House Managers Kirby Anderson Technical Office Assistant Alyssa Wrightsman Technical Assistants Meaghan Baumann Andrew Blann Erin Brown Emily Copeland Matt Eaton Dylan Fulmer Jacob Fund Darci Goddard Cam Jacques Jennifer Kirmer Ellie Kleinwort Adam Knoernschild Beth Marstall Rachel Morris Erin Niedenthal Taylor Romick Danny Ryan Hayley Shanks Elena Sherman Jake Sommerfeld Hailey Stallbaumer Andrea Valdivia Adam Van Horn Pippin Williamson Beth Zupec
Ticket Services Lied Center Ticket Office University of Kansas 1600 Stewart Drive, Lawrence, KS 66045-7502 Phone: 785-864-2787 TDD: 785-864-2777 Fax: 785-864-5450 Hours: Weekdays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and two hours before curtain time for all Lied Center Series performances. • Tickets are available in person at the Lied Center Ticket office or via telephone at the phone numbers above. Tickets are also available online through the Lied Center Web site at lied.ku.edu, at the University Theatre Ticket Office in Murphy Hall and at the SUA Office in the Kansas Memorial Union. • The Lied Center Ticket Office is equipped to help patrons who require special accommodations. • Please inform the Ticket Office if you will be attending with an assistance animal so we can provide the best seating solutions for you and your companion. • The Lied Center has partnered with the historic Eldridge Hotel to create unique upgrades for special occasions. Call the Ticket Office and ask about Lied Center special services at least 48 hours prior to the performance.
Group Tickets
Group tickets are available for Lied Center Series performances. Benefits include price discounts, block seating, promotional materials, educational presentations, free bus parking and more. For information, call the Lied Center Ticket Office.
Student and Children’s Tickets
Half-price tickets are available to University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University students, as well as to K–12 students and children. Please note that the number of half-price tickets may be limited for some Lied Series events.
A Note to Parents
Parents should use discretion in deciding which events are appropriate for their children. Performances with adult content will be identified in the Performing Arts Guide and online. Information on Lied Series performances is always available through the Ticket Office and at the Lied Center Web site, lied.ku.edu. Due to fire regulations, all patrons, regardless of age, must have a ticket to enter the auditorium. This includes infants or children sitting on an adult’s lap.
Exchange Policy
In the event you are unable to attend a performance, tickets can be exchanged for another Lied Series performance in the 2008-09 season. Change requests must be made at least two weeks prior to the event and are subject to a $2 per ticket exchange fee. Patrons are responsible for the difference if the exchange results with payment due. Patrons forfeit the surplus if the exchange results in an overage. Exchanges are free for Lied Series Subscribers and Friends of the Lied with two weeks notice.
Accessibility The Lied Center has accessible entrances, restrooms and seating options (accessible seating is available upon request when ordering tickets). Our accessible-seating areas include spaces that can accommodate wheelchairs and companions, and auditorium seats with flip-up arms.
Sign Interpretation
Sign-language interpretation services can be provided for Lied Series events that use speaking as the primary mode of communication. Please request this
service from the Ticket Office at least two weeks prior to the performance date. Infrared assistive listening devices are available in the main lobby. These devices provide amplification for all Lied Center events. To use the amplification system, tune headsets to Channel 1.
Audio Description & Special Programs for the Sight-Impaired In partnership with KU’s Audio-Reader
General Information Starting Time for Concerts
Please allow ample time for parking and event traffic around the Lied Center. Ushers will seat latecomers at an appropriate time in the program in order to minimize audience disturbance and/or meet specific artist requests.
Inside the Performance Hall
Cough Drops
Cough drops are available upon request from house managers and ushers.
No Smoking
University of Kansas policy prohibits smoking in the Lied Center.
Please turn off or silence cellular phones and other electronic devices during performances. Food and drink are not allowed in the performance hall. Cameras and recording devices are strictly prohibited in the auditorium.
Parking
Coat Rooms & Public Telephone
Refreshments are available in the main lobby during intermission. Refreshments are not permitted in the performance hall.
Coat rooms are located to the east and west of entrances to the performance hall in the main and upper lobbies. A courtesy telephone for local calls is located in the entrance immediately west of the Ticket Office. The courtesy telephone is wheelchair accessible.
Restrooms/Drinking Fountains
In the main lobby, men’s restrooms are located on the east side and women’s are located on the west side. In the upper lobby, men’s and women’s restrooms are located on both the east and west sides of the auditorium. Drinking fountains are located on the main floor and upper lobbies, as well as on the east and west side lower lobbies.
Network, recorded program notes for all Lied Series performances are available on infrared broadcast through an assistive-listening system beginning 30 minutes prior to each event and during intermission. Real-time audio description is also available for some performances. To arrange for this service, contact the Ticket Office or Audio-Reader Network (785-864-4600) at least two weeks prior to the performance. Both recorded program notes and audio descriptions are broadcast through
Lied Center parking is free. Reserved parking is available to Friends of the Lied at the Benefactor level and above.
Refreshments
Usher Corps & Volunteers
Volunteers are welcome to usher and assist Lied Center staff with presentations and events during the performance season. If you would like information on becoming a volunteer, please call the Lied Center Audience Services Coordinator at 785-864-2790.
Lied Center Rental Information The Lied Center has a number of spaces available that are perfect for your next conference or meeting. For information, please call 785-864-3469.
Channel 2 of the infrared assistive-listening devices. These devices are available in the main lobby at the Lied Center. Large-print and Braille programs are available for Lied Series events upon request. To arrange for this service, contact the Ticket Office at least two weeks before the performance. To request any of these services, call the Ticket Office at 785-864-2787 (voice), or 785-864-2777 (TDD).
Beyond the Stage: Lied Center Education and Engagement
Chiara String Quartet's Performing Arts 3to5 presentation for children from area preschools.
Pre- and Post-Performance Discussions
Join us for a number of pre- and post-performance opportunities to explore this season's art and artists, including performance discussions, Coffee & Conversation, pre-performance dinners ($) and online chats. Please check the Lied Center Web site, lied.ku.edu, for designated dates and times.
Artists Residencies, Master Classes and Workshops
Many Lied Center Series artists offer master classes and workshops for KU, Haskell Indian Nations University and area public school students. Artist residency events are also offered for the community.
Lied Center Online: lied.ku.edu
In addition to performance and engagement activity information, the Lied Center Web site also hosts school performance study guides for the 2008-09 season and archived guides from previous seasons.
Lied.Art.Teach
The Lied Center developed this initiative to help establish and grow a corps of state teaching artists to assist school districts and arts organizations across Kansas with art education opportunities. The program provides free Kennedy Center teaching seminars to participating artists.
Performing Arts 3to5
Performing Arts 3to5 introduces young children, ages 3 to 5, to intimate, accessible and fun performing arts experiences at the Lied Center as well as classroom activities and a workshop for teachers.
LiedLink
This online guide links KU and Haskell courses with Lied Center performances and helps to enhance learning by exposing university communities to high quality, diverse art and artists.
School Performances
The Lied Center offers daytime, school-only performances chosen specifically for students in grades K-12. These performances open the door to the performing arts and support classroom curriculum and arts-in-education. The Lied Center Education department develops study guides and lesson plans for each school performance.
Teachers Summer Workshop
The Teachers Summer Workshop takes place in downtown Lawrence and includes seminar sessions relating to Lied Center school performances. Each free workshop focuses on techniques to integrate the arts into K-12 school curriculum. This program is supported in part by the Douglas County Community Foundation.
Lied Center Lobby Exhibits
Throughout the season, Lied Center lobby exhibits provide additional context to performances. Exhibits are open during Ticket Office hours, intermission, and before and after performances.
Education Collaborations
The Lied Center and Lawrence Public Schools are founding members of the Partners in Education Program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The partnership team participates in collaborative efforts to make the arts integral to education.
Adventures in Imagination
The Lied Center’s LEAP partnership with the Lawrence Public Schools and U.S. Bank creates opportunities through the arts that enhance reading, writing, critical thinking and creative expression for students and teachers in the community. The partnership was named the 2005-06 LEAP Achievement Partner. For information about Lied Center education events, please refer to the Education and Engagement section on the Lied Center Web site: lied.ku.edu.
Lied Center Education Program Partners
Grant Partners
Events and programs in the 2008-09 season are funded in part by grants from the following organizations:
This event program is supported in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, and by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The Lied Center is grateful for the support of the University of Kansas Student Senate, whose contributions make half-price tickets for KU and Haskell Indian Nations University students possible.
Grateful Acknowledgments The Lied Foundation Trust
The Lied Center of Kansas opened on September 28, 1993, and was built through the generosity of the Lied Foundation Trust. It is dedicated to Ernst F. Lied’s parents, Ernst M. and Ida K. Lied. Ernst F. Lied attended the University of Kansas from 1923 to 1925 and later graduated from the University of Nebraska. Upon his death, Christina Hixson was appointed as Trustee of the Lied Foundation Trust.
The Lied Performance Fund Endowment
Lied Foundation Trustee Christina Hixson, a woman of extraordinary vision and leadership, has established a permanent endowment fund for making Lied Center programs accessible to the people of Kansas. The Lied Center and KU Endowment Association acknowledge the following benefactors who have made major contributions to the Lied Performance Fund in response to the challenge grants provided by the Lied Foundation:
Irvine and Ellen Hockaday Dick and Kathleen Raney A. Scott and Carol L. Ritchie Richard and Jeanette Sias
Louis L. and Adelaide C. Ward Robert K. and Dale Jellison Weary Dean and Marjean Sparling Werries
Lied Performance Fund Board of Governors Christina M. Hixson, Las Vegas, Nevada Robert E. Hemenway, Chancellor, Lawrence Maurice Bryan, Ottawa Francois Henriquez, Lawrence
June Jones, Lawrence Karen Schumacher Mize, Salina Bruce Schwyhart, Winfield Dale Seuferling, KU Endowment
Special Thanks
We are grateful for the many people who share the Lied Center’s goal of providing people from all walks of life with rich and diverse performing arts experiences. Through the KU Endowment Association, tax-deductible gifts may be made to continue achieving this goal. The following endowed programming and education funds have been established to support the Lied Center:
Evie Brinkman Memorial Education Fund Jerry and Jacki Hannah Family Fund Clyde and Marty Nichols Performing Arts Fund Frances Wright Strickland Program Fund Lied Center Arts Education Fund Lied Center Commissioning Fund Lied Center Innovations Fund
In Support of Chamber Music: J. Anthony Burzle Fund Lena M. Stranathan Fund Raymond Stuhl Fund Eugene A. and C. Florence Stephenson Fund
The electronic sign at Bob Billings Parkway/15th Street and Iowa Street is a generous gift from Ross and Marianna Beach and Douglas County Bank. The Steinway concert grand piano at the Lied Center is a gift of the Paul Ross Charitable Foundation.
From the Executive Director Welcome. The Lied Center of Kansas is celebrating its 15th anniversary this season; it’s a pleasure to have you with us. In 1993, the Lied Center opened with a musical performance of The Secret Garden. The classic tale tells the story of a young girl who discovers a neglected garden. Through ingenuity and imagination, she brings the garden back to life and at the same time, brings new energy and vitality to the people around her. Like the chronicles in The Secret Garden, each new event at the Lied Center becomes a unique journey filled with inherent opportunities to make new and different discoveries about the performing arts and ourselves. What will your own voyage include and what will your destination be? Over the last 15 years, the Lied Center has cultivated a significant garden of performing arts experiences. We continue to do so this season with the Lied Center-commissioned show, Tree of Life – Origins and Evolution. This special presentation is the product of a two-year collaborative Creative Campus project, culminating in an exciting evening of music, dance and theatre in April 2009. The journey to this extraordinary performance has begun — I look forward to having you on the expedition. I want to thank you for traveling with us this season. I hope you’ll embrace both the expected and the unexpected along the way. No matter who you are or where you want to go, your Lied Center experience has begun…because live performance is indispensable to the mind and spirit.
Sincerely,
Tim Van Leer, Executive Director Lied Center of Kansas
From the Dean In concert with Executive Director Tim Van Leer and on behalf of the School of Fine Arts, I’d like to welcome you to the Lied Center of Kansas. Because the arts have such a powerful capability to educate, the Lied Center makes significant contributions to the life of KU. The arts exercise and broaden the capacities of our senses; test and hone our ability to concentrate and focus; expand the intensity of our interpretive activity; produce experiences that are unavailable through any other means of communication; and take abstract ideas and images and give them life. All of these developmental pathways—if we strive to use them as participants and as audience observers—can lead to new strategies for living our lives differently and perhaps for the better. Great art works an audience to the bone. A great audience demands the challenge. The composition of an audience is much more than a group that is willing to show up in large numbers and show their reaction to and appreciation for what is on the stage. An audience is a complex mix of receptive members, willing to work hard to capture what the arts promise to deliver. Since 1993, the Lied Center has been fortunate to have such a capable and eager group to perform the difficult, joyous labor that enables the arts to execute their many functions. We welcome your dedication again this season.
Cordially,
John Gronbeck-Tedesco Interim Dean of Fine Arts
C
r e a t i v e TREE OF LIFE a m p u s Creativity – Origins and Evolution
Members of the Tree of Life project gathered in May 2008 to celebrate, in part, two oak trees planted in front of the Lied Center to commemorate the two-year project.
In fall 2007, the Lied Center of Kansas, along with University of Kansas partners, embarked on a two-year project entitled Tree of Life: Creativity – Origins and Evolution, which will culminate this spring, April 24-25. The project has brought faculty and touring artists including David Balakrishnan, founder of the Turtle Island String Quartet, together to support the commissioning and creation of a new artistic work. In response to an interdisciplinary research investigation, the project has allowed associated educational opportunities including courses, lectures and exhibits for the community and the campus. This project is made possible in part by a grant from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Creative Campus Innovations Grant Program, a component of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. This project also received support from the Argosy Foundation. The Lied Center’s project represents an interdisciplinary collaboration with its academic partners: the Hall Center for the Humanities, The Commons (a research partnership between the Biodiversity Institute, the Spencer Museum of Art and the Hall Center for the Humanities), University Dance Company and University Theatre, Kansas Space Grant Consortium, Center for Science Education. The project is supported with funding from the Office of the Chancellor; Office of the Provost; KU Center for Research; Office of the Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and Office of the Dean, School of Fine Arts.
Friends of the Lied
traveling to new destinations and making the journey possible for others Your gift to the Friends of the Lied provides opportunities for our community • Free school performances and half-price tickets for children • Education and engagement opportunities with performing artists and students of all ages • Support for the increasing cost of presenting world-class performances
You can benefit from traveling with the Friends of the Lied, too! • Ticket discounts • Priority seating • Access to exclusive Friends of the Lied activities • Recognition in the Lied Center program • Reserved parking
No matter who you are or where you want to go, your experience has begun...
because the performing arts are indispensable to the mind and spirit
Include the Friends of the Lied in your itinerary! lied.ku.edu 785-864-2787
2008-09 Season Events Laurie Anderson's HOMELAND Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m. NPR’s Neal Conan and Ensemble Galilei National Geographic Live! First Person: Stories from the Edge of the World Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m. ODC/Dance in The Velveteen Rabbit Sept. 21, 2 p.m.
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra Nov. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.
Soweto Gospel Choir Nov. 9, 2 p.m.
Imani Winds, Josephine Baker: "A Life of Le Jazz Hot” Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m.
Boston Brass & The Brass All-Stars Big Band A Stan Kenton Christmas Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Wu Man and Friends Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m.
Branford Marsalis and Alexander String Quartet Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. REVOLUTION: Sweat. Dance. Rock & Roll. Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m. Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company A Quarreling Pair Oct. 10, 7:30 p.m. Brasil Guitar Duo Oct. 12, 2 p.m. The Harlem Quartet Oct. 26, 2 p.m.
The Pajama Game Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m. Golden Dragon Acrobats March 25, 7 p.m. Calder Quartet April 2, 7:30 p.m.
Metta Quintet, Stolen Moments: 100 Years of Jazz Jan. 16, 7:30 p.m.
Ain’t Misbehavin’ starring Ruben Studdard April 4, 7:30 p.m.
Kansas City Symphony Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m.
Philip Glass, An Evening of Chamber Music April 7, 7:30 p.m.
Interpreti Veneziani Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Theatre Works The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m.
Tree of Life – Origins and Evolution featuring Turtle Island String Quartet April 24 & 25, 7:30 p.m.
The University of Kansas • School of Fine Arts and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Music and Dance • KU Wind Ensemble • University Dance Company Department of Theatre and Film • University Theatre • The Hall Center for the Humanities The Commons (a research partnership between the Biodiversity Institute, the Spencer Museum of Art and the Hall Center for the Humanities) • Kansas Space Grant Consortium The Center for Science Education • Lied Center of Kansas present
This project is made possible in part by a grant from the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Creative Campus Innovations Grant Program, a component of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. As substantiation of the importance and significance of the Tree of Life presentation, the Lied Center was one of only eight institutions to receive this grant. KU project support provided by Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost, School of Fine Arts, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, KU Center for Research. David Balakrishnan’s residency was sponsored, in part, by The Hall Center for the Humanities with a Simons Public Humanities Fellowship. The Simons Public Humanities Fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Simons family of Lawrence and a National Endowment for the Humanities Challenge Grant.
The project received support for the composition from the Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund. This event is being recorded for later broadcast on KPR. This event is sponsored in part by the Lied Performance Fund. Audio-description services and recorded program notes are provided through a partnership between the Lied Center and Audio-Reader Network.
Program Part One - The Cultural Tree: Tree of Spirituality, Myth and Stories Part Two - The Scientific Tree: Tree of All Life, Technology and Science Part Three - The Intertwined Tree: Tree of Respect, Life and Hope This performance is performed without an intermission Collaborators and co-creators of Tree of Life - Origins and Evolution David Balakrishnan - Composer Dennis Christilles - Text Muriel Cohan and Patrick Suzeau - Choreography Matt Jacobson - Media Artist Mark Reaney - Scenic Design and Virtual Reality Delores Ringer - Costume Design Del Unruh - Lighting Design Scott Weiss - Director KU Wind Ensemble John Staniunas - Director Karen Lane Christilles - Artistic Producer and Creative Campus Project Director PERFORMING ARTISTS Turtle Island Quartet David Balakrishnan, violin, baritone violin Mads Tolling, violin Jeremy Kittel, viola Mark Summer, cello Acting Ensemble Alyson Cripps Elizabeth Elliott Tali Beth Friedman
Spencer Hess Holdren Ryan Klamen Jacquelyn Koester
Spencer Lott Darwin Luján Maggie Parker
Jake Smith Mackenzie L. Wiglesworth
University Dance Company Soloist: Brianna Cooper Patrick Suzeau Kelli Divincen Ali Ainsworth Kerrie Emig Kendra Brown Tim Flattery Nora Burt Annie Frazier
Nick Handberg Kelsey Hays-Lenihan Libby Ingram Wyatt Meriwether Mary Sheldon
Amanda Shriwise Jordan Wright with Michelle Heffner-Hayes
KU Wind Ensemble Piccolo Ann Armstrong
Bass Clarinet Quin Jackson
Patrick Hunninghake William Muñoz James Henry Claire Smith George Brahler Orlando Ruiz Peixiang Li
Flute Laura Marsh* Alyssa Boone Samantha Johns Emma Casey Oboe Katie Phillips Bailey Vazquez English Horn Lindsey Knox
Bassoon Ryan Fessinger* Taylor Smith Michael Davis Eric Killen Clarinet Corinne Ong* Lesley Williams Rebecca Faulkner Pete Henry Gary Fair Larkin Sanders Emily Glaser Shirin Abvabi
Alto Saxophone Bryan Cremer* Crystal Alexander Tenor Saxophone Joel Wagoner Baritone Saxophone Keri Wing Trumpet Nitai Pons*
French Horn Allison Akins* Lauren Kerrick* Michael Cooper Kyra Sims Megan Starrett Katie Lowman
Trombone David Ferneau* Jeremy Dowden Jason Settlemoir Kyle Martin Carol Lowman, bass Cheng-Wu Chu, bass
Euphonium Ben McMillan
Timpani Greg Haynes
Kimberlyn Angelo Calvin Dugan
Tuba Bo Atlas* Charles Page Travis Hendra
Percussion Cory Hills* Ben Shellhaas Shane Nickels
* Principal
About Creative Campus and Tree of Life – Origins and Evolution The Creative Campus initiative began following the March 2004 American Assembly at Columbia University, which examined the factors that characterize effective partnerships in education and the arts. Present at the table was Sandra Gibson (President & CEO of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters); from that point on, a new area in presenting on university campuses began. In 2006 the Association of Performing Arts Presenters with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation initiated The Creative Campus Innovations program to move the conclusions and recommendations drawn from the American Assembly into action across the country. The goals of the Lied Center of Kansas have long been centered on the same themes articulated by the Creative Campus Innovations program “generating imaginative and inspiring activities that benefit campuses, fortify artists and arts institutions, educate students and stimulate audiences.” Therefore, we began a dialogue with campus partners to put forward a project that would integrate not only our work, but also the work of our academic partners across the entire academy. In the spring of 2007 the Lied Center of Kansas and KU was one of eight campuses recognized with a project grant and embarked on a two-year project titled Tree of Life: Creativity—Origins and Evolution. The project brought resident and touring artists together to support the commissioning and creation of a new artistic work in response to an interdisciplinary research investigation. During the Creative Campus project, faculty and students from the sciences, humanities and fine arts came together to exchange ideas and share information through an extraordinary dialogue that served as inspiration for the creation of the new, groundbreaking interdisciplinary performance you will see this evening. The background research for the collaboration began in a faculty colloquium in the spring 2008. Then artistic collaborators began working on defining the ideas which resonated with them, and synthesized their individual responses into a collective work. They centered the work on the inherent questions they found being asked in academic research, presented and found particular inspiration from a conversation with Dr. Leonard Krishtalka, Director, Biodiversity Institute & Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. The Tree of Life is not just one tree, but three, and as with most metaphors is seeking to articulate fundamental principles from a human perspective. In this work the artists are exploring Tree of Life – Origins and Evolution as an “Overture of Ideas - How did we get here?” Thank you for joining us on our journey, because with all our collaborative partners on this project you are the most important – our audience. We look forward to your response to what for many, has been a labor of love. And in the immortal words of Shakespeare: If we offend, it is with our good will That you should think we come not to offend. But with good will, to show our simple skill, That is the true beginning. Of our end…
Tree of Life – a tone poem text by Dennis Christilles
First Movement In the beginning sounds a single voice And waters moved by winds no eye can see And in a grain of sand a gift of choice – A garden – in the center stands the tree. Its roots dig down in patterns through the dark Its branches burst above in fields of light With all the world above, beyond, below Signs of hope in leaf and bark And stories sung in shades both frail and bright Listening, knowing what a tree must know. Those stars and heavens flew much closer then Not friends, but more familiar gods at play Their steps and touch in pleased perfection when Those voices sought and found our willing clay. From life forgotten life eternal sings A song of certain faith beneath the skin Deep down the root, deep turning in the earth Soft shouting god of things And is it that or this I hear begin And end soft breath of death so soft a birth? Well-known that sacred song so still and sweet That candle call of warmth from new lit flame That light that cracks the dark in fast retreat Ah, yes, a dark and light we’ve yet to name. We stand and shiver naked in the mist In wonder without shame or fear of death And we are all at first we know or see Yet sharp – no movement missed As sight and sound though soft give voice to breath And soon to form the word – the song – the Tree. Second Movement Speak not of souls – of singing souls, speak not! Your dreams are of the dark and sung in blind Devotion born of fear and best forgot. Tear out from sleep – illusion left behind! You know, a bridge of steel can bear no weight If nuts and bolts are only prayers and songs Look down the road from east to west and see The nothings you create! No singing ghosts, no heavy breath of wrongs And rules; no god or shady sacred tree! Speak not of dreams – of signs in signs unread! Our past is only past, but left deceived By words those voices thunder -- doom and dread! But, see, yet still the lonely truth believed
Sure business for the sure of heart and mind. How many suffered for a truth to tell More pure than myth and mumblings in the mist? Still this and that entwined Might seem a path to Heaven or to Hell And heads may turn when in a garden kissed. Speak not of gods – of miracles and grace! Of what is written of the dark and bright Of devils in the dark with smiling face -The truth will come and catch you in the night! And, yes, there’s still so much unknown, it’s true And questions that have yet to find a voice, But doors once opened cannot close again, And minds when opened, too, May see and hear and with just cause rejoice For reason and what’s next and then and then… Third Movement And then pitched up on paper battlegrounds The souls and saints and other masks of light Well-armed with canons – singing swords of sounds Against the haunted, honey rule of night. So sweet that music stilled by colder minds But we, now we, yes, what are we to do? Our faith is more than facts. It gives us breath And comforts – many kinds To live a life that must be lived, it’s true! As true as truth, we live our lives to death. And then, what then? What broken hand may halt, Bring back to life a land, this earth, our home? No theory flamed of air nor fiddling fault Will lead us back from where we yearn to roam. We lust for conflict, walking dead with pride In brittle bones so smug in our belief A fish is crawling, little feet, so sure Another only crucified By argument -- our world has gone to grief In tears, left out our planet now left poor. Of what is written of the wrong and right Of what is spoken of the unknown past Neglect of nature finds us within sight With hands of empty air, the first and last -The tree of life, alone, a sighing ghost As dying we distract and disagree With this and that – ah, yes, a host of things Of all that matters most, But little in the end. So where were we When we awoke and heard the morning sing?
Meet the Collaborators David Balakrishnan, composer We were all given such a wonderful opportunity with this task—brimming with possibilities of heroic achievement and grave disaster! For my part, I can say with all sincerity that this has turned out to be the single greatest challenge of my creative life. Almost 30 years ago, when I was in the process of evolving the very concepts the Turtle Island Quartet is based on, I dreamed of a future where the ensemble would be considered the most important string quartet of its time. Though clearly grandiose fantasies of a young musician yet untested by the realities of the world, I give myself credit for having the vision to see that beyond the superficial novelty of a string quartet playing jazz tunes, there lay the potential to make artistic statements of the deepest and most noble sort. Tree of Life, with its incredibly ambitious and wide-ranging scope, marks the biggest step yet towards reaching a tipping point of artistic quality where the fanciful dreams of youth could actually become a legitimate consideration. Of course this may not pan out in quite that way, and it will be for others to judge. But what a great chance! No matter what, I will always treasure my time spent at KU, bouncing off and brainstorming amongst these amazingly talented creative artists, brilliant scientists and renowned scholars that make their home here, evolving the fragments and seeds of ideas that have since blossomed into the musical component of this fabulous bit of shrubbery. Tree of Life is now ready for climbing, all aboard! Dennis Christilles, text author I set out to assimilate some of the ideas and opinions that had been expressed in last spring’s “Tree of Life” seminar, and make them my own. The first phase of this was to write a short play that was presented by actors within the context of the seminar. This play, Walking Tree at Midnight, concerned itself with transformation and the creation of two trees of life. It was written in verse with choral odes to emulate the structure of ancient Greek drama. Ancient Greek tragedy is believed to have developed from longer choral odes, called dithyrambs, which were sung by a large chorus of performers. I wanted to write a dithyramb, or at least my version of such a thing, as the script of Tree of Life. The first part represents a spiritual view. The second part evokes modern, more scientific voices. Stewardship of our planet is the theme of the third part. There are issues surrounding the theory of evolution that have proven to be divisive in the past and the present. My script attempts to draw those lines in the sand, but also to suggest that perhaps the things that push us apart are not as important as the things of this world that might bring us together. Muriel Cohan/Patrick Suzeau, choreographers As dancers, we probe each day to find a balance, pulling all the threads of our being into the physical moment. We dare to go off center, to fall and find our way back to the vertical. Each day is a struggle and a revelation. Our daily training teaches us to negotiate with the laws of gravity and centrifugal force. It challenges us to bring our inner landscapes into dialogue with the general space. Overconfidence can pitch us forward. Fear or hesitation can strangle the fulfillment of the movement. With this daily practice, the dancer learns what it means to inhabit the body; he is able to connect to the audience’s physical/visceral experience of being alive. This collaborative project, brainstorming with other artists and scholars about the origin of life has been deeply enriching. The process of bringing it all into the realm of movement is an ecstatic challenge. Here in this realm, the dialogue reverberates. Matt Jacobson, media artist Ars sine scientia nihil est. Art without knowledge is nothing. --Jean Mignot As a professor and a media artist, I have always been a firm believer in the collaborative strengths of art and knowledge, working together in the mind and hands and heart of an artist to help make sense of an increasingly complex and chaotic world. My particular artistic practices require skills in
advanced technologies beyond the dreams of any Renaissance painter, but I still follow their classic artistic ideas and ideals to make images and tell stories. Every project I have ever collaborated on has depended upon the interaction of mind and spirit, of art and science. Tonight’s show is no exception. Mark Reaney, scenic and virtual reality designer Through the use of real-time, computer-generated scenery, projected onto the stage with its variety of surfaces, I have used abstractions of nature to serve as metaphors in Tree of Life. The first scene is that of a forest consisting of cultural icons from around the world and throughout history. Each icon is a different representation of the idea of a tree central to a certain culture. The second scene is a primordial ocean which springs the biological tree of life with all its branches of life forms as they evolve on our planet. The third scene is that of a single tree, abstracted from both cultural and scientific symbols for life on earth. Delores Ringer, costume designer What an amazing evolution it has been, the birthing and growth of this Tree of Life production. The research and reading about theories and controversies surrounding evolution have been fascinating and have led me to new ideas and ways of thinking, which will be reflected in my future creative work. Listening to his music and talking to David Balakrishnan has been a joyful experience in and of itself. The various modes of expression of the collaborators, our shared dreams, our misgivings, and our idealistic desire that all theories and beliefs can be tolerated and mutually beneficial make this tree, our tree, a tree of hope. John Staniunas, director In the theatre we nurture and grow ideas into tangible performances. Much like the planting of a seed (the idea) that grows to a strong tree (the performance), working on Tree of Life - Origins and Evolution has been a journey of self-discovery, imagination and investigation into areas that are not always comfortable for an artist. Ultimately, the tree that we have planted has strong roots in both science and the humanities, and is rich with deep understanding about sustaining our planet, through music, dance, acting, scenery, costumes, lighting, film...a total theatre experience. And in the end, the performance will merely become an echo of what we have all learned together. Scott Weiss, KU Wind Ensemble director In April 2007 I accepted the offer to join the University of Kansas faculty as Director of Bands and conductor of the KU Wind Ensemble and within just a few days I received an invitation to become part of this project. As a wind conductor with a passion for new music, the chance to premiere a new work for string quartet and wind ensemble was simply too enticing to pass up. The opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from across the campus made it all the better! To be certain, it has been very rewarding to be involved in this unique and exciting collaboration. Meet the Turtle Island Quartet Its name derived from creation mythology found in Native American Folklore, the Turtle Island Quartet (TIQ), has been a singular force in the creation of bold, new trends in chamber music for strings, since its inception in 1985. Winner of the 2006 and 2008 Grammy for best classical crossover album, Turtle Island fuses the classical quartet esthetic with contemporary American musical styles, and by devising a performance practice that honors both, the state of the art has inevitably been redefined. Cellist nonpareil Yo-Yo Ma has proclaimed TIQ to be “a unified voice that truly breaks new ground – authentic and passionate – a reflection of some of the most creative music-making today.” The Quartet’s birth was the result of violinist David Balakrishnan’s brainstorming explorations and compositional vision while completing his master’s degree program at Antioch University West. The journey has taken Turtle Island through forays into folk, bluegrass, swing, be-bop, funk, R&B, new age, rock, hip-hop, as well as music of Latin America and India …a repertoire consisting of hundreds of ingenious arrangements and originals. It has included over a dozen recordings on labels such as Windham Hill, Chandos, Koch and Telarc, soundtracks for major motion pictures, TV and radio cred-
its such as the Today Show, All Things Considered, Prairie Home Companion and Morning Edition; feature articles in People and Newsweek magazines; and collaborations with famed artists such as clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera, vibraphonist Stefon Harris, guitar legends including Leo Kottke and the Assad brothers, The Manhattan Transfer, pianists Billy Taylor, Kenny Barron and Ramsey Lewis, the Ying Quartet and the Parsons Dance Company. Another unique element of Turtle Island is their revival of venerable improvisational and compositional chamber traditions that have not been explored by string players for nearly 200 years. At the time of Haydn’s apocryphal creation of the string quartet form, musicians were more akin to today’s saxophonists and keyboard masters of the jazz and pop world, i.e., improvisers, composers and arrangers. Each Turtle Island member is accomplished in these areas of expertise as well as having extensive conservatory training as instrumentalists. One result of this dedication can be seen in Turtle Island’s phenomenal international appeal, particularly in Europe where chamber music remains a vital facet of life. What was once termed ‘alternative’ chamber music now firmly inhabits the mainstream. Turtle Island members refine their skills through the development of repertory by some of today’s cutting edge composers, through performances and recordings with major symphonic ensembles, and through a determined educational commitment. Turtle Island Quartet promises to be the string quartet for the next century. David Balakrishnan (violin, baritone violin) graduated from UCLA with a bachelor of arts in music composition and violin and earned a masters degree in music composition at Antioch University West. The Turtle Island founder developed a revolutionary compositional style – based on the principle of stylistic integration applied to bowed string instruments – that has earned him two Grammy nominations (in the instrumental arrangement category, for his string quartet adaptations of Dizzy Gillespie’s A Night In Tunisa, and the jazz ballad You’ve Changed, featuring clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera) as well as numerous composing grants, both from private sources such as conductor Marin Alsop, who commissioned his piece for violin and orchestra, Little Mouse Jumps, as well as national service organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts and Meet The Composer foundations. In 2005 he received a MTC/ASOL “Music Alive” three-year extended residency with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, for which he is composing six orchestral works. The NCO also commissioned Balakrishnan’s composition Darkness Dreaming, which premiered in April 2004 with guitarists Sharon Isbin and John Jorgenson. His piece, Spider Dreams (1992), has been widely performed and recorded throughout the world by a diverse array of musical organizations, including a live recording by Turtle Island with the Detroit Symphony conducted by Neeme Järvi on Chandos Records. A 2002 commission awarded by a consortium of presenters headed by the Lied Center of Kansas resulted in a string octet entitled Mara’s Garden Of False Delights, which is featured on Turtle Island’s Grammy-winning Telarc release, 4+Four. His most recent commission is again from the Lied Center, after the theatre received a Creative Campus grant from the Duke Foundation. Balakrishnan is composing a full-length work involving theatre, dance, poetry, video and Turtle Island with the KU wind ensemble. The performance is an artistic response to the social issues concerning the various theories of evolution, both scientific and cultural, entitled Tree of Life. Mark Summer (cello) is a founding member of Turtle Island and is widely regarded, thanks not least to his phenomenal percussion and pizzicato techniques, as one of the outstanding cellists of our time. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music, and a recipient of their 2007 Distinguished Alumnae award, Summer was a tenured member of the Winnipeg Symphony for three years, before leaving the orchestra to perform in several Canadian contemporary and Baroque ensembles, as well as his own group, The West-End String Band. Asked to perform at the Winnipeg Folk Festival in 1985, the group went on to record Summer’s original music for CBC Radio. That same year, Summer visited the Bay Area where he was invited by David Balakrishnan to help form the quartet. Summer continued to touch base with his classical roots, performing with the Chamber Symphony
of San Francisco, the Oakland Symphony, Oakland Ballet and the contemporary music ensemble, Earplay. In the 23 years since embarking on an improvisational musical odyssey, Summer has continued to develop a unique and multi-timbered style, which incorporates virtuoso jazz soloing, distinctive bass lines and extensive percussive techniques adapted from the guitar, bass and drums. He has been the subject of feature articles in Strings and Bass Player magazines, and has published two pieces for solo cello, one of which, Julie-O, has been performed by cellists all over the world. In addition to composing and performing with Turtle Island, Summer performed for several years in a trio with clarinet virtuoso Paquito D’Rivera, participating in the trio’s 2005 Grammy-nominated recording The Jazz Chamber Trio. Summer has been recorded for numerous motion picture soundtracks and performed and appeared on albums with singers Linda Ronstadt, Toni Childs, guitarist Jeff Tamelier of Tower of Power, saxophonist Kirk Whalum and guitarist Will Ackerman. His more notable cello exploits include performing the Brahms Clarinet Trio in a sandstone grotto by the banks of the Colorado River in Moab, Utah and a performance on Taos Mountain at 11,000 feet on a cello made of ice. Mads Tolling (violin) has received Denmark’s Sankt Annae’s Award for musical excellence as well as grants from Queen Margaret, the Sonning Foundation and the Berklee Elvin Jones Award. He regularly tours and records with the acclaimed bassist Stanley Clarke and has performed with Joe Lovano, Al DiMeola, Lenny White and Gerry Brown. Tolling grew up in Copenhagen, Denmark and moved to the U.S. at age 20 to pursue the study of jazz. He studied under violinist Matt Glaser, and he graduated summa cum laude from Boston’s Berklee College of Music in 2003. While still attending Berklee, the renowned jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty recommended Tolling to join Stanley Clarke’s band. Since then, he has performed more than 100 concerts with Clarke worldwide, including the Newport Jazz Festival and Hollywood Bowl. Besides his activities as a performer, Tolling is an accomplished composer, bandleader and recording artist. In 2006 he founded Mads Tolling Trio, and his most recent album, Speed of Light features six original compositions recorded with top jazz musicians in his hometown of San Francisco. Out of his three previous recordings of original material, one features former Jazz Messenger pianist, JoAnne Brackeen. Tolling has recorded with vibraphonist Dave Samuels, appears on RMB singer Teena Marie’s album La Dona and plays an integral part of Clarke’s latest recording Toys of Men. Tolling has been a thriving force in the educational aspects of jazz and improvisation. He has been active as a Yamaha clinician and has been involved in workshops, coaching and master classes throughout Canada and the U.S. He was recently invited as a performer and clinician to the 34th International Viola Congress in Montreal, Canada. In his spare time Tolling enjoys golfing, tennis and hiking. In 1999, together with his father, he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Jeremy Kittel (viola) is the newest member of Turtle Island and is rapidly earning a reputation as one of the nation’s most creative young musicians. The 2000 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion and Junior National Champion of 1998 and 1999, Kittel also qualified for international competition in Irish fiddle for four consecutive years. In 2003 he competed in the first ASTA Alternative Styles Competition, winning the Alfred Award for best improvisation, the Mark O’Connor Award of Merit and IAJE Award for best jazz performance. Since then, Jeremy has been awarded the Daniel Pearl Memorial Violin, the 2004 Detroit Music Award for outstanding acoustic instrumentalist, 2005 and 2006 Detroit Music Awards for outstanding folk artist, 2006 Detroit Music Awards for outstanding jazz album and outstanding jazz composer and the ASTA Alternative Strings Award for music traditions. Kittel graduated from the University of Michigan at age 20, earning its highest musical honor, the Stanley Medal, and has a master of music from Manhattan School of Music. Kittel has performed at more than 1,000 concerts and festivals over the past few years including the Kennedy Center, A Prairie Home Companion, the Ryder Cup opening ceremony and Carnegie Hall.
Kittel has appeared as guest artist with the Vancouver Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic and the Republic of Strings, and has taught at many camps and schools such as the International Music Academy in the Czech Republic and Mark O’Connor Fiddle Camps. His first album, Celtic Fiddle, was called “one of the top 20 Celtic albums of 2000” by the radio show Celtic Connections. His second album, Roaming, took second place for best Celtic instrumental album in a competition of 10,000 albums. His most recent recording, Jazz Violin won the 2006 Detroit Music Award for outstanding jazz recording. Collaborators - Biographies Dennis Christilles, associate professor of theatre and film and a resident designer for the University Theatre, has been a member of the KU faculty since 1994. A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in theatre from Southwest Texas State University and his doctorate from KU. Last summer he directed Agamemnon for the KU Summer Theatre in Greece program in Katohi, Greece. He has also directed such KU productions as The King Stag, Through the Looking Glass, The Odyssey, A Congress of Women, and Talley’s Folly, to name just a few. His KU design credits include such productions as Anna in the Tropics, The Odyssey, Pageant, Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story, Othello, The Trojan Women, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Dennis’ area of academic interest is in both classical and contemporary Greek theatre. He is the program director for the KU Summer Theatre in Greece and the Theatre and Art in Prague Study Abroad programs. Muriel Cohan, KU associate professor of dance, teaches modern dance technique, composition, repertory, dance for children, and approaches to world dance. She began her performing career as a teenager with the Philadelphia Dance Theatre. On arriving in New York, she appeared in the works of Mary Anthony and Ann Sokolow, among others. Muriel is the co-founder and co-artistic director of the Cohan/Suzeau Dance Company which has toured internationally to critical acclaim. An awardwinning choreographer, her works have been performed by the Mary Anthony Dance Theatre in New York, Grupo Axis in Brazil, Grupo Signos in Mexico, the Kansas City Ballet, and university dance programs across the country. Cohan/Suzeau grants and choreography fellowships include: The Daniel Goldstein Fund, the Kansas Arts Commission, The Ohio Arts Council, Baruch College Fund, N.Y., the Goldstein Foundation, and Nancy Spero and Leon Golub. Their most recent international credits include: the Nanyang Academy in Singapore, the Seni Kebangsaan Academy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the Stamping Ground Festival in Australia. Cohan/Suzeau is on the touring programs of the Kansas Arts Commission and the Heartland Arts Fund. Visit Muriel Cohan’s Web site for more information and pictures: HYPERLINK “http://cohansuzeau.com” www.cohansuzeau.com. Matt Jacobson is associate professor of theatre and film at KU, primarily teaching film and video production classes. Teaching at KU since the fall of 1999, Matt received his master of fine arts in film and video production from the University of Southern California. He worked in the film and video industry in Los Angeles for seven years before joining the faculty at his undergraduate alma mater, the California State University at Los Angeles. He has received awards recognizing his teaching accomplishments at KU, including the Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence in 2004 and the Center for Teaching Excellence Award for Undergraduate Departmental Teaching Excellence in 2002. Matt is also a cinematographer, producer and director, with over 50 feature film and video credits. As Director of Photography, Matt has worked on three Kevin Willmott films, The Only Good Indian, which was selected for Sundance in January 2009. Matt also shot a feature-length documentary, Bukowski: Born Into This, which screened at the 2003 Sundance Festival, and was released theatrically in 2004. He is a frequent collaborator with theatre faculty, producing several original video projects for incorporation into such shows as The Waltz Project, The Magic Flute and Lulu. Mark Reaney is professor of theatre and film and former artistic director of the University Theatre. He received his master of fine arts degree in scenic design from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and taught for three years at the University of Tulsa before moving to KU in 1987. With more than 150 design credits, Mark is a winner of national and international awards for scenic design and a pioneer in the use of computer graphics in theatre design. Mark established the Institute for the Exploration of Virtual Realities, a research group actively exploring the links between real-time computer simulations and theatrical performance. Mark has staged five VR productions at KU, including
The Adding Machine, Wings, Tesla Electric, Dinosauras! and The Magic Flute, and collaborated with the University of Kent at Canterbury, England, to produce the 2000 VR production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Mark’s latest University Theatre credits include scenic design for The Music Man, the Kansas Summer Theatre production of Starting Here, Starting Now and The Skin of Our Teeth. Delores Ringer has been a member of the KU theatre design faculty since 1984. She holds a master of fine arts degree from Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor’s degree in drama from Hanover College. In addition to designing for the University Theatre, Delores has designed for the English Alternative Theatre, University Dance Company, the Cohan-Suzeau Duet Company, the American Heartland Theatre and the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival. During her KU tenure, Delores has advocated for plays by and about women, directing Fen, The Gut Girls, Between Pancho Via and a Naked Woman, Variations on a Theme by Clara Schumann, The Heidi Chronicles, The Love of the Nightingale, The Medea Myth, an all-female production of Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi. Delores has designed for the American Heartland Theatre, the Nebraska Shakespeare Festival, The Utah Shakespeare Festival and theatres and dance companies in Chicago and Portland, Ore. She taught at Barat College, Lewis and Clark College and Boise State University. She has studied with Augusto Boal, Ping Chong, Suzanne Lacey and Rachel Rosenthal. In the summer of 2003, she attended the LaMama International Directing Symposium at Spoletto, Italy. John Staniunas, associate professor and chair of the Department of Theatre and Film, has taught at KU since 1997, spearheading a new program in musical theatre. He is also a professional director and choreographer with a long list of credits from regional and university theatres, staging more than 125 musicals and plays from original works to classics. Most recently he directed The Music Man and the world premiere of The Girl, the Grouch and the Goat for the University Theatre. Other credits include directing/choreographing in Kansas City, Wisconsin and California, among others. John is a professional actor; a member of the Actor’s Equity Association since 1985. His most recent performance was The Scarlet Pimpernel at the New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park. John is the co-author of Between Director and Actor: Strategies for Effective Performance with Mandy Rees of CSU-Bakersfield. John is also the associate editor for The Encyclopedia of Stage Plays into Film and holds two degrees from the University of Arizona. He has taught at the University of Florida, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, University of California at Davis and the University of WisconsinMadison. John is a Fulbright scholar/artist who spent 2005 in Lithuania teaching musical theatre, acting and directing techniques. Patrick Suzeau, KU professor of dance, has performed with Les Ballets Modernes du Canada and Theatre de Danse Contemporaine in Montreal, and various groups and television work in Mexico. In New York City he performed for Mary Anthony, Pearl Lang and Anna Sokolow, among others, in off-Broadway theatres and toured as a solo artist for the national Affiliate Artists program. In collaboration with Muriel Cohan he founded the COHAN/SUZEAU Dance Company that has performed nationally and abroad to critical acclaim. COHAN/SUZEAU tours with the support of the NEA Regional Touring Program and the Kansas Arts Commission Touring Program. COHAN/SUZEAU received a Phoenix award for artistic contribution to the city of Lawrence. The company’s recent international appearances include Bulgaria, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. COHAN/SUZEAU spent spring 2007 in Lithuania on a Fulbright Fellowship performing Dia de los Muertos, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy and the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. When in New York City the Juilliard-trained Suzeau taught at the Alvin Ailey School, Dennis Wayne’s Dancers School, BarryKlein studio, Mary Anthony studio and the Cohan/Suzeau studio. Patrick has been a guest artist at countless U.S. universities. A Certified Laban Movement Analyst, Suzeau teaches ballet, modern dance, Bharata Natyam, ideokinesis and choreography. Del Unruh is professor of theatre and film at KU. In addition to his KU design work, he maintains an active professional design practice in the Kansas City area and his work has been seen on the stages of the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, American Heartland Theatre, and Dinner Playhouse Inc. He received the Kansas City Best Of Theatre Award for best set design twice, in 1989 for How The Other Half Loves and in 1990 for Blithe Spirit. Del’s design work has also been featured in many regional, national and international design exhibitions. Del has many KU designs to his credit, including the productions of A Flea in Her Ear, The Shape of Things, The Maids, Hay Fever, An Army of One and The Marriage of Figaro. An acknowledged authority on American and Czechoslovakian stage
design theory, Del is a contributing editor to Theatre Design & Technology, the journal of the United States Institute For Theatre Technology. He has received the Herbert Greggs Award for excellence in writing for TD&T three times and has also had two books published. Scott Weiss is the Director of Bands and associate professor of music at KU where he conducts the KU Wind Ensemble, directs the graduate program in wind conducting, guides all aspects of the university wind band program and serves as the Music Director and Conductor of the KUKC Youth Wind Symphony. Scott is the national recipient of the American School Band Directors Association/ United Music Instruments Award for outstanding conducting and teaching, and has received a University Merit Award for distinguished teaching from Lamar University. He holds an undergraduate degree from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music as well as both a master’s and a doctoral degree from the University of Illinois. A strong proponent of new music, Scott has commissioned and premiered several new works. In 2004 he received a grant to present his research on Paul Hindemith’s Symphony in B flat in Oberwölz, Austria and he is published in Alta Musica. Scott has guest conducted with The United States Army Band (Pershing’s Own) in Washington, D.C., and has presented clinics throughout North America. Acknowledgements KU Project Partners: The Creative Campus project represents an interdisciplinary collaboration with partners: The Lied Center, Department of Music and Dance, Department of Theatre and Film, the Hall Center for the Humanities, The Commons (a research partnership between the Biodiversity Institute, the Spencer Museum of Art and the Hall Center for the Humanities), University Dance Company, University Theatre, Kansas Space Grant Consortium and the Center for Science Education. KU Project Support: School of Fine Arts, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, KU Center for Research, Office of the Provost, Office of the Chancellor Creative Campus Steering Committee Lied Center Tim Van Leer, Executive Director, Lied Center Karen Christilles, Associate Director, Lied Center & Creative Campus Project Director Doug Wendel, Associate Director, Lied Center Anthea Scouffas, Director of Education, Lied Center Jeanette Blackmar, Grant Writer Center for Science Education Joe Heppert, Ph.D. Director, Center for Science Education & Chair, Department of Chemistry Janis Lariviere, M.S. Associate Director, Center for Science Education Bob Hagen, Research Associate, Kansas Biological Survey & Courtesy Faculty member, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department of Music & Dance, University Dance Company Muriel Cohan, Associate Professor of Dance, Department of Music & Dance Patrick Suzeau, M.A. Associate Professor of Dance, Department of Music & Dance Department of Theatre & Film, University Theatre John Staniunas, M.F.A., Chair, Department of Theatre and Film Kathy Pryor, Managing Director of Theatre, Budget Officer, Department of Theatre and Film Mark Reaney, M.F.A., Professor, KU Theatre and Film Department & former Artistic Director University Theatre The Commons Victor Bailey, Ph.D., Director, Hall Center for the Humanities Kristine Latta, Associate Director, Hall Center for the Humanities
Leonard Krishtalka, Ph.D., Director, Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, Co-Director of The Commons, Professor in Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Saralyn Reece Hardy, Director, Spencer Museum of Art Jordan Yochim, Assistant Director of the Biodiversity Institute and Acting Director, The Commons Hall Center for the Humanities Victor Bailey, Ph.D., Director, Hall Center for the Humanities Kristine Latta, Associate Director, Hall Center for the Humanities Guest Artist David Balakrishnan, Composer, violin, founder of Turtle Island String Quartet Sciences Jeffrey Aubé, Ph.D., Professor Medicinal Chemistry Rick Hale, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering Chris Haufler, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Arts and Humanities Paul Stevens, Assistant Professor, Department of Music Scott Weiss, Ph.D., Director of Bands and Associate Professor, Department of Music Carol Ann Carter, M.F.A., Professor, Department of Art Iris Smith Fischer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of English Michael Zogry, Ph, D., Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies Social Sciences John Hoopes, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology Research Centers Deb Teeter, University Director, Office of Institutional Research and Planning Daniel Bernstein, Director, Center for Teaching Excellence Special thanks to Che Butterfield, John McCluskey and Oldfather Studios. A note of thanks to Nikki Thiessen and Amina Omega Gordon who created video. Special thanks to Jim Jewell and KU Media Productions. The Tree of Life performance work is the artist’s own interpretations of ideas and research, the performance is not meant to directly reflect any one researcher’s work—we would like to thank our research collaborators for sharing their areas of expertise and joining us in this process. Research Collaborators – Spring 2008, Hall Center for the Humanities Faculty Colloquium: The Tree of Life. Co-Directors: Leonard Krishtalka, Director Biodiversity Institute & Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology; and Victor Bailey, Director, Hall Center for the Humanities & Distinguished Professor of History. • Brian Daldorph, English “’On the Tree of Life I Carved My Initials with a Knife’: Creative Writing at Douglas County Jail” • Gregory T. Cushman, History, “The World Tree, the River of Life, and Ecological Understanding in Hungary and Coastal Peru Before and After Christianization” • Bruce Lieberman, Geology/Biodiversity Research Center and E.O. Wiley, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology “Discovering the Tree of Life” • Cory Hills, Music & Dance (graduate student) “Wonderful Life: A Musical Exploration of Evolution” • Beverly Mack, African & African-American Studies “Ibn Arabi’s Universal Tree and the Four Birds” • Steven Padget, Architecture “Christopher Wren, Christian Cabala and the Tree of Life” • Erin Finzer, Spanish & Portuguese (graduate student participant) “Grafting Mestizaje: Sublime Poetics and the Maya World Tree in Guatemala’s Romelia Alarcón de Folgar” • Anna Neill, English “Evolutionism and the ‘Modern Ache’ in the Novels of Thomas Hardy” • Dennis P. Christilles, Theatre & Film “Walking Tree at Midnight”
Production Staff Stage Manager Assistant Scenic Designers Assistant Costume Designer Lighting Assistant Composition Assistant Choreography Assistant Student Assistant
Beth Zupec Staci Ashcraft James Diemer Kaitlin Voelker Robert Figueira Joe Eidson Mandy Shriwise Robbie Gordy
Production Crews Scenery and Properties Debbie Diesel Garrett Kelly Renee Morgan J.T. Nagle.
Costumes Ashley Hoyle Hannah JoBeth Roark Sarah Puña Shannon Terry
Lighting Robert Figueira Ben Faires Lizzie Hartman Tom Medved Ben Sullivan
Video Production Brock Goetz Muriel Green Ryan Lammers Derek Sellens
Sound Brad Norman
Digital Effects Supervisor Derek Sellens
Video Documentary Bobby Amey Grant Babbitt Matt Hrovat Ashley Miner Dustin Pickman Evan Thies Lobby Exhibit Rapa-Nui Gustafson-Ika Sean Hall Lyle Hansen Michael Mannhard Eugenia Ortiz Moodie Younis
Lied Center Lobby Exhibit The Tree of Life lobby display highlights the visual aspects of work by KU students who created pieces around the Creative Campus Initiative. The displays highlight work by Eugenia Ortiz, KU Fine Arts graduate student specializing in sculpture and Creative Campus Student Grant Projects partners: Sean Hall (Theatre), Lyle Hansen (Architectural Studies), Michael Mannhard (Architecture), Moodie Younis (Architecture), and Rapa-Nui Gustafson-Ika (Industrial Design and Metalsmithing). Also highlighted are the artists who have created tonight’s work, Tree of Life – Origins and Evolution. Tree of Life Project Highlights Fall 2007: October • Pre-Project Faculty Survey to set a baseline understanding of faculty’s attitudes towards and current involvement in interdisciplinary teaching and research. • Creative Campus Brown Bag Discussions at the Commons Coordinator: Ruth Ann Atchley, Ph.D., Associate Professor Cognitive Psychology Creative Campus: What’s in it for me? - Daniel Bernstein, Director Center for Teaching Excellence. Topic: Creative Campus and Teaching - Steve Warren, Interim Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies. Topic: Creative Campus and Research Funding • Center for Science Education sponsored brown bag lunches on teaching evolution at KU Spring 2008 • Summit on Creativity at the Commons Co-Directors: Ruth Ann Atchley, Ph.D., Associate Professor Cognitive Psychology and Jeffrey Aubé, Ph.D., Professor Medicinal Chemistry
Summer 2008 • Creative Team Production Sessions • Center for Science Education Summer Workshop for regional teachers and students Fall 2008 • Interdisciplinary Student Learning Community Course: Tree of Life - exploration of research and creativity in Science and Arts. Guest speakers included: - Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Ph.D., Professor, Mathematics, Research: Mathematics & Science Education - Joseph Steinmetz, Ph.D., Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Professor, Psychology & Molecular Bioscience - Craig Huneke, Ph.D., Henry J. Bischoff Chaired Professor, Mathematics, Research Interest: Commutative Algebra, Algebraic Geometry Spring 2009 • Creative Campus Lecture Series - Liz Lerman - Founding Artistic Director of Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, choreographer, performer, writer and educator. - Steven J. Tepper, Associate Director, the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy and Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Vanderbilt. • Honors Lecture Series at the Commons - Chakaia Booker, Independent artist/Malborough Gallery Chelsea, NY. - Dr. Janetta McCoy, Associate Professor of Interior Design at Washington State University - Dr. Tara McPherson, Associate Professor of new media, television, and popular culture at the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. - Bruce Mau, Designer - Dr. R. Keith Sawyer, Associate Professor of Education at Washington University • March 7 & May 24, 2009 – Partner Project: Trees & Other Ramifications: Branches in Nature & Culture, Central Court and The Commons @ Spooner Hall. In addition, the exhibition will involve world-renowned sculptor Patrick Dougherty as artist-in-residence during May, when he will create a tree-branch sculpture at The Commons @ Spooner Hall. • April 2009, Creative Campus Student Grant Program Projects - Future Life Forms – Project Partners; Jackie Bowin (Theatre and Film) and Matt Schott (Physics) This Undergraduate Research Project will explore the potential of future life forms based on scientific theory that express the needs and limitations of the human body and ways these limitations may be overcome using examples from current biological life forms. - An Evolution of Perception (Work In Progress) Project Partners; Sean Hall (Theatre), Lyle Hansen (Architectural Studies), Michael Mannhard (Architecture), Moodie Younis (Architecture), Rapa-Nui Gustafson-Ika (Industrial Design and Metalsmithing) The project will consist of a series of happenings translated through dance which will represent key elements in the history of architecture and will be tied to the ideological attitudes of mankind towards nature. The mediums we will use will consist of visual arts including dance, sculptures, and others culminating in an instillation at the Lied Center.
2008-2009 Friends of the Lied Update This list includes individuals and businesses that have initiated or renewed their Friend of the Lied membership since the original list was published. INDIVIDUAL Friend Ray C. Beaumont Lynn M. Bretz Alita Y. Cooper Danny & Jim Drury Frances L. Fischer David Garfield Suzanne & Verlin Gilbert Stephen Johnson & Debbie Goldberg Bennett & Kerilyn Griffin The Hacker family Carl & Janann Jones Paul & Joy Laird Sara Katich & Tom Maples Carolyn & Fred Madaus Charles & Laurie McLane-Higginson SanDee & Jerry Nossaman William Sharp & Sonya Lancaster Bill & Judy Shunk Dr. & Mrs. Mill Spencer Paul & Annie Stevens Sue Suhler Glenna Weir Kathy Willis Saunny
Contributor Anonymous (2) Jeff & Christina Bandle Jim & Yun Butler George & Gloria Byers Janice & Robert Cobb Carladyne K. Conyers Donna Ginther & Rodger Erickson Captain & Kitty Gray Gary & Kay Hale Steve & Debra Hedden Larry & Susan Krische Katherine Pryor & Jim Peterson Purna & Sunita Rao Henry D. Remple, Ph.D. Patrick Suzeau & Muriel Cohan Bill & Kathryn Tuttle Sarah Chapell Trulove & James Woelfel Sponsor Stephen J. Craig Matt & Becky Foerschler Stephen & Bobbie Gish Carol & Dave Kyner Barbara & Dick Meidinger Mary Ross Valentino & M. Elizabeth Stella Thomas N. & Edith L. Taylor
Patron Lynn & Lafaun Anderson Chris & Kay Drahozal Lenoir D. Ekdahl Rob & Jeannine Hallam Piersol Foundation, Inc. Alan Rhodes Benefactor Ross & Marianna Beach Al & Pat Campbell Robert S. & Charlotte A. Mueller Keith & Margi Pence Jeannot & Todd Seymour BUSINESS Friend Kizer-Cummings Jewelers, Inc. Rockhill and Associates, L.C.C. Patron A-S-K Associates Benefactor Liz Karr Catering, Inc.
A Salute to VIPs to Our our VIPs We proudly recognize our Very Important Partners, not only for their essential financial contributions, but for their enthusiastic promotion of their sponsored performances and, in turn, the Lied season to their customers, employees and the community. Their commitment to the performing arts allows us to provide education activities with our visiting artists for youth and adults in Lawrence and throughout Kansas through lectures, master classes, workshops and school performances. We honor our VIPs throughout the season on our electronic sign and with applause at their special performances. We hope you will also thank them when you visit their businesses. For more information regarding our VIP program, contact our Director of Development, Megan Poindexter: 785-864-2788.
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L.A. TheatreWorks in The Great Tennessee Monkey Trial
Golden Dragon Acrobats
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Boston Brass & The Brass All-Stars Big Band
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
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Branford Marsalis and Alexander String Quartet
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Branford Marsalis and Alexander String Quartet
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Soweto Gospel Choir
Interpreti Veneziani
ODC/Dance in The Velveteen Rabbit
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Metta Quintet
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Peter Ostroushko & The Heartland Band Free Outdoor Concert
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Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Ain't Misbehavin'
A Our Salute to our Media Sponsors A Salute to Media Sponsors Our Media Sponsors provide underwriting for our performances. Their contributions provide invaluable support for advertising, promotions and marketing. For more information on being a media sponsor, please call 785-864-2794.
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Laurie Anderson's HOMELAND
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The Pajama Game
From the President of the Friends of the Lied On behalf of the Friends of the Lied, I’m pleased to welcome you to the Lied Center of Kansas. Each trip to this beautiful facility represents a new opportunity to connect to the performing arts. Some of the performances may seem like old friends to you, while others invite you to stretch your imagination and appreciation. This season’s offerings range from classical music and traditional Broadway to modern dance and a troupe of Chinese acrobats. It truly is a feast for the senses. Working with the talented Lied Center staff, the Friends of the Lied is proud to support arts and education in our community and across the state. The Friends help underwrite Lied Center programming and provide funding for educational programs that touch more than 15,000 K-12 students each year. For many of the students who work with artists or attend performances, this is their first contact with the performing arts, and it’s our privilege to help provide that introduction. In our busy lives, the Lied Center provides an ongoing invitation to step outside our daily routines and experience the arts. Performances can delight, soothe, challenge or surprise. You can leave the auditorium with a smile on your face or a question on your mind. You can be humming a tune or marveling at the sheer talent you’ve just witnessed. In a world of increasingly complex communication, there is something special about the performing arts. Every live performance is a shared experience between the artists and their audience. It is a special moment in time that will never be repeated the same way twice. Thank you for coming to the Lied Center. We hope you’ll enjoy this performance and come back to visit us often. Sincerely,
Ann Gardner President, Friends of the Lied
Friends of the Lied Special thanks go to the Friends of the Lied for their generous support of the Lied Center. Nearly 1,000 dedicated individuals and businesses provide annual contributions that allow us to present outstanding artists – on the Lied Center stage and at education and engagement events in Lawrence and throughout the state. Gifts from the Friends of the Lied also subsidize ticket prices and help keep them affordable. Our Friends promote the Lied Center to their friends and colleagues, faithfully attend performances throughout the year, and generate enthusiasm in the community for the Lied Center and its mission of making the arts accessible to the people of Kansas. We proudly recognize and thank our 2008-09 Friends of the Lied throughout the season in our event programs. For more information about the Friends of the Lied, please contact the Lied Center Director of Development, Megan Poindexter: 785-864-2788.
2008-09 Friends of the Lied Board EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Honorary President: Christina Hixson President: Ann Gardner Ex Officio: John Gronbeck-Tedesco President Elect: Susan Williams Past President: Paul Stevens Treasurer: Jackie Bogner 2008-09 Campaign Chair: Devon Kim 2009-10 Campaign Chair: Nelson Krueger
KU STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES Student Senate President: Adam McGonigle Student Representative: Ben Cohen SUA Presidents: Bill Walberg SUA Cultural Arts Chair: Grace Sha SUA Representative: Suni Haberland
BOARD MEMBERS Nancy Biles Noelle Fox Janet Hamburg Susan Henderson Tami Lee Hughes Don Johnston Matt Krische Larissa Long John Lungstrum Ken Martinez
Cindy Maude J.J. O'Toole-Curran Purnaprajna (Purna) Erin Spiridigliozzi Lori Tapahonso Jeff Weinberg Craig Weinaug Scott Weiss Norm Yetman
2008–09 Friends of the Lied BUSINESS FRIENDS Very Important Partner Aquila Barber Emerson, L.C. Boston Financial Data Services Capitol Federal Savings CornerBank Douglas County Bank Hill's Pet Nutrition INTRUST Bank Lawrence Journal-World Payless ShoeSource Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community SUA (Student Union Activities) The Eldridge U.S. Bank Education Program Sponsor Hy-Vee
Fellow ($2,500-$4,999) P1 Group, Inc. (formerly Huxtable) Benefactor ($1,000-$2,499) Best Western of Lawrence Bigg's Barbecue Haase and Long, Inc. Holiday Inn – Lawrence, Paddy O'Quigley's Pub and Grille* Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suite – Lawrence Holland Technologies, Inc. (Tom and Barbara) Lacy Steel Company, Inc.
Patron ($500-$999) Callahan Creek, Inc. Capital City Bank Carlson Wagonlit Travel Central National Bank Commerce Bank Del Monte Pet Products Dr. Jim and Vickie Otten Emprise Bank Evan Williams Catering Gould Evans HMA Architects J&S Coffee Scotch Fabric Care Stephens Real Estate, Inc. Stevens and Brand LLP The University National Bank The Chiropractic Experience
Triad Leasing LLC/ Rent-To-Own Center Sponsor ($250-$499) Charles Kincaid, D.D.S. Community Mercantile Evelyn J. Senecal dba Ameriprise Financial Services Hair Experts Salon & Spa Kitchen and Bath Designs of Lawrence Lawrence Plastic Surgery, P.A. Local Burger Motorola Orchards Drug, L.C. Paisano's Ristorante* Penny's Concrete – Wm & Marlene Penny Sleepy Jean's Confections Susan G. Hall, D.D.S. The Bay Leaf Wiklund, Peterson, Krische & Van Horn D.D.S. Wink eyewear Friend ($100-$249) 23rd Street Brewery* Alvamar Inc. Apple Tree Homes, Inc. Au Marche Circle S Ranch Dance Gallery Downtown Barber – Jon Amyx Dr. Christine Hoang: Gentle Dentistry, P.A. First State Bank and Trust Free State Brewing Co.* Genovese Italian Restaurant* Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Halcyon House Bed and Breakfast Hamm, Inc. Hedges Insurance Inc. J. Hood, Booksellers Jane Bateman The Interiors Store Jayhawk Trophy Company Inc. Jeffrey C. Hambleton, DDS La Parilla Latin American Cuisine* La Tropicana Lawrence Printing & Design
Luminous Neon Art & Sign Systems, Inc. Marples Violins Mediterranean Market & Café* Mooberry Financial Management, LLC Owens Flower Shop Paul Werner Architects Petefish, Immel, Heeb and Hird, LLP Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home Stough & Catt Sunflower Bank, NA Teller's Restaurant University Inn Econo Lodge Zen Zero* *Bravo!Card Restaurants INDIVIDUAL FRIENDS Trustee ($5,000 and up) Barbara Nordling Fellow ($2,500-$4,999) Frank J. & Barbara Becker Catherine Holland Carolie & Bill Hougland Bob Moore Family Deb & Ron Teeter Benefactor ($1,000-$2,499) Kara Tan Bhala & Raj Bhala Nancy Biles & Erik Lundquist Beverly Smith Billings Judy & Dave Billings Jacqueline Bogner Carolyn & Del Brinkman Craig Huneke & Edith Clowes David & Karla Donnell Keith & Karen Ely Daphne Fautin & Bob Buddemeier Becky & Harry Gibson Phillip & Phoebe Godwin John & Carol Hampton Nancy Lindsey Helmstadter Dave & Gunda Hiebert Bob & Emily Honse Betsy & Maurice Joy Mark & Jill LaPoint Chuck & Mary Loveland George & Marilyn McCleary Richard Peters
Janet Riley Zuther Sabatini Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. S.J. Schaub Lucille Smith Erin & John Spiridigliozzi Bill & Kathy Stauffer Linda & John T. Stewart III Dr. Wayne & Lori Tilson Tim & Jerrye Van Leer Susan & Michael Williams Patron ($500-$999) Ken & Katie Armitage Tim & Kathy Bengtson Barbara & Fred Bishop Robert & Wilma Bowline Paul Carttar & Mary Francis Ellis Joyce Castle H. Hurst Coffman Suzanne L. & Joseph T. Collins Dudley & Janet Crow Mary-Elizabeth Debicki Robert & Katherine Dinsdale Kelly L. & Cheri Drake Laurence Draper Tyrone Duncan & Bozenna Pasik-Duncan Keith & Karen Ely Paul & Carol Enos Larry & Jacqueline Gadt Mrs. William Gilbert Ted & Nancy Haggart Saralyn & Randall Hardy Francois Henriquez & Laura Stephenson Dick & Sue Himes Sara & Chuck Holley Mary Lee & Ray Hummert David & Michele Johnson Don & Alice Ann Johnston James & Yvonne Keefer Judy & Nelson Krueger, Leading Edge Drs. Mary Pat & Michael Lange Drs. Steven & Mary Beth Leininger Linda & John Lungstrum Edward Martinko & Nancy Hale-Martinko Cindy & Mike Maude Eli & Mary Lou Michaelis Charles & Sondra Mosley Robert S. & Charlotte A. Mueller
Bob & Verna Pierson Drs. Lee & Tandy Reusssner Philip & Joanne Roudebush Gregory & Linda Schnose Philip Schrodt Del & Carol Shankel Pam & Dolph Simons, Jr. Lisa & Dolph Simons III Trisha & Dan Simons Robert & Mary Stephens Marilyn Stokstad Tod & Sidney Sutton Terry & Ellen Tracy Kevan & Gail Vick Jan & Dale Willey George & Eleanor Woodyard Lee F. Young Sponsor ($250-$499) Anonymous David & Mary Kate Ambler Dr. Justin & Jean Anderson Paul & Ruthann Atchley Rolf & Laura Borchert George & Mary Ann Brenner Robert D. & Sharon Brown Dr. Steven & Kathy Bruner Mary Ann & Jim Clark Thomas & Sarah Cloar Stephen Craig David B. & Mary Cory Peter & Virginia Curran Jacqueline Z. Davis Karen & Fred DeVictor Martin & Sallie Dickinson Gwen & Jerry Dobson Vicki & Joe Douglas William & Sharon Elkins John & Rosemary Elmore LaVerne & Marilyn Epp John & Ferry Evans Delmar D. & Evelyn M. Falen Don Fambrough Noelle & Jim Fox Karmie & Edna Galle Ann Gardner & Tom Gleason Sidney Garrett John & Ines Gilbert Helen Gilles, M.D. Byron & Mary Gilmore Jim & Mary Jane Grinter Sarah Haavik & Karl Altman Adele & Donald Hall Richard & Meredith Hann
Larry Hatfield Don & Jene Herron John & Sally Hudnall David & Diana Ice Mike & Kitty Johnson George Kaberline Don J. Kallos Mike & Elaine Kautsch John & Muff Kelly The Rev. & Mrs. David Kent Matthew F. Krische Harry W. Kroeger Betty Laird Susan & Stuart Levine Jerry & Jan Lewis Carl & Sammie Locke Jim & Larissa Long Jerry & Janet Magnuson Maria & P. Manalo James A. & Carrie Mandigo Suzanne & Robert McColl Kent & Jan McCullough Genevieve T. McMahon Ed & Marie Meyen John & Nancy Miles John & Rachel Miller Philip Montgomery Tony & Karen Mynsted Judy & Jerry Niebaum Michael & Susan Niedenthal Keith & Laura Nilles Lois Orth-Lopes & Steve Lopes Barbara Palmer Drs. Bobby & Eleanor Patton Lewis & Carolyn Phillips Megan & Chad Poindexter Kathleen & Richard Raney Bill & Erma Riley Scott & Linda Robinson Stitt & Connie Robinson John & Valerie Roper Mr. & Mrs. L. J. Rose Carole Ross Jerry & Mary Kay Samp Jennifer & Robert Sanner Dick & Barbara Schowen Steve & Carolyn Schroeder Jan & Bob Schwartz Dale & Marianne Seuferling Tim & Julie Shaftel Glee & Jerry Smith Margery Smith Jack & Barbara Stuber Mike & Pam Sullivan Kathy Suprenant & William Dentler
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Janette Roberts Jerry & Jane Rogers Doralee Rogier Mary & Del Ruff Marian Scheid Thomas & Deborah Schmidt Leonard M. Schneider Marvin & Kathleen Schulteis Larry G. Bensch & Arline J. Seely-Bensch Albert & Jane Sellen Jane A. Shulenburger Diana L. Siegal Diane Simpson Jack Skeels Esther M. Smith Lori & Robert Smith Katherine E. Stannard Norman & Kathryn Steffen George & Donna Stewart Alwilna Stoltenberg Myra Strother & Dennis Goodden Jane Stuever Calvin Sweeten Douglas Swenson Steve Jack & Randi Tveitaraas-Jack Olive J. Ubel David & Vicky Unruh Frances Van Blaricum Evan & Carol Ann Vernon Douglas Vickers & Dr. Suzanne Lange Lynn S. Villafuerte Jeanne Waisner Gary L. Warmker Perry & Janet Warren Marian Warriner Sandra & Allen Wiechert Gini Wigington James & Virginia Williams Lee Wilson Sarah Chapell Trulove & James Woelfel Wm & Sara Woods George & Carol Worth Nancy Steere Yacher Jerome & Shirley Yochim The Lied Center is grateful for gifts of all sizes.We apologize for any errors or omissions.