WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE - A mother from New Jersey roams the hills of Lockerbie Scotland, looking for her son’s remains which were lost in the crash of Pan Am 103. She meets the Women of Lockerbie, who are fighting the U.S. Government to obtain the clothing of the victims found in the plane’s wreckage. The women, determined to convert an act of hatred into an act of love, want to wash the clothes of the dead and return them to the victim’s families. The Women of Lockerbie is loosely inspired by a true story, although the characters and situations in the play are purely fictional. Written by Deborah Brevoort, the play is described as a poetic drama about the triumph of love over hate. [more info and tickets]

GOD OF CARNAGE - By Yasmina Reza, this piece is drenched in conflict, immaturity, and awkward circumstances. Carnage is a “dark” comedy about two adult couples meeting with each other to discuss a dispute between their children. This play is about how “infantile” someone can become when defending themselves, or others. [more info and tickets]

UNDER THE LIGHTS - Back for the seventh year, this Piccolo favorite highlights original student works. A series of 10-minute plays, Under the Lights features winners of the Franklin B. Ashley Playwriting and the Todd McNerney Student Playwriting Awards. Join us for an evening celebrating the voices and ideas of the next generation of writers. [more info and tickets]

SPARK - A free staged reading of the 2013 Todd McNerney Play writing Competition winner, Spark by Caridad Svich. Caught in the aftermath of war, three sisters face poverty and trauma, and must find a way to carry on. This play, attributed to US veterans, employs faith, love, war and healing to discover the ultimate strength of family. [more info and tickets]

BUNKER 13 - Bunker 13 is an improvised comedy revolving around five soldiers in the Vietnam War. As Sarge, Joker, Rhino, Mick and “Z” rest and refit in their bunker the audience gains an insight into their hopes, fears and experiences through hilarious improvised dialogue, flashbacks and trips “downrange” into the jungle. [more info and tickets]

THE PINK COLLAR COMEDY TOUR - The Pink Collar Comedy Tour returns! Don’t miss Erin Judge, Abbi Crutchfield, Carrie Gravenson and CofC alum Kaytlin Bailey as they bring their cutting edge, hilarious stand-up comedy back to Charleston. They debuted here last year and have since traveled to more than a dozen cities, bringing laughter and fun to audiences all across the U.S. Hang onto your day job and enjoy a night of hilarious, world class comedy with the women of Pink Collar! [more info and tickets]

LAST TRAIN TO NIBROC – Piccolo veterans, the Collective Collaborative Players (Stelle di Domani ’10 and ’12) return with their production of Arlene Hutton’s charming and heart–tugging, The Last Train to Nibroc (previously performed at PS in 2000). The story of two young people, Raleigh and May, who meet on a train returning to the mountains of Kentucky, Nibroc explores with grace, wit, and humor the development of their relationship against the backdrop of the turbulent 1940s. [more info and tickets]

MAD GRAVITY – A free staged reading of the 2013 Todd McNerney National Play writing Competition runner-up, Mad Gravity, by William Missouri Downs. Mad Gravity takes us to a home where every conversation is a performance and an attempt to create “reality theatre.”  While two Dada performers host their conservative guests in their home/theatre, the performance gets eerie when they find out an astronomical-sized problem is heading their way. [more info and tickets]

SCHEDULE:

Saturday, May 25 – Outstanding Seniors Sing! [buy tickets]
Ashley Fabian – Purcell–We Sing to Him, Sweeter than Roses; Handel–La Farfalletta; Beach-Take, O Take Those Lips Away
Cat Richmond – Brahms–Geheimnis, Jucche!, Serenade, Vergebliches Ständchen
Kori Miller – Schubert-Gretchen am Spinnrade, Wanderer’s Nachtlied; Vaughan Williams–Silent Noon, Love’s Last Gift
Jordan Boyd – Copland–Simple Gifts, Little Horses, At the River (Old American songs)

Monday, May 27 – College of Charleston Concert Choir [buy tickets]
Conducted by Robert Taylor. This concert takes place at the Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul, 126 Coming St.

Britten-Jubilate Deo, Festival Te Deum
Brahms-Warum ist das Licht gegeben
Tormis-Helletused
Esenwalds-O Salutaris Hotias, Northern Lights
Johann Michael Bach-Sei lieber tag willkommen
Robert Decormier,arranger-Let Me Fly
W.C. Handy/arr. Hall Johnson-St. Louis Blues

Tuesday, May 28 - Strings Attached!  [buy tickets]
Corelli – Trio Sonata in d minor, Op. 3, No. 5
Jordan Elum and Zoe Whittaker, violins;
Zachary Litchfield, cello; Martin Dawson, harpsichord

Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) – Navarra (Danza espagnole), Op. 33 for two violins and piano
Jordan Elum and Henry Cain-violins

Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op. 20, No. 1

Rachel Yi, violin, and Chee-Hang See, piano

Mendelssohn – String Quartet No. 2 in a minor, 1st movement-Adagio, Allegro

Yuhong Tu and Jordan Elum, violins; Antonio Alvarado, viola; Shelby Bowden, cello

Wednesday, May 29 - Piano Recital by Diego Suarez  [buy tickets]
Bach-Busoni-Chaconne
Schumann-Fantasie
Brahms- Variations on a Theme of Paganini

Thursday, May 30 – Beethoven and Chopin  [buy tickets]
Yutong Tu, violin & Chee-Hang See, piano – Beethoven-Sonata for violin and piano in c minor
Emily Tran, piano – Chopin-Scherzo in C sharp minor
Bach-Toccata in E minor, BWV 914
Matthew Griswold, piano – Chopin-Ballade in G minor

Friday, May 31 - A French Affair!  [buy tickets]
Nathan Matticks – Duparc-Phydilé, Extase, Chanson Triste
Ashley Fabian – Debussy-Quatres Chansons de Jeunesse (Pantomime, Claire de lune, Pierrot, Apparition)
Jordan Boyd – Poulenc- Le Bestiaire (Le dromadaire, La chevre du thibet, La sauterelle, Le dauphin, L’ecrevisse, Le carpe
Clare Elich – Debussy-Fleur des Bles; Gounod-Ce que je suis sans toi
Emily Tran, piano – Debussy-Claire de lune
Kori Miller – Debussy-Beau Soir, Mandoline; Liszt-Oh, quand je dors

Saturday, June 1 - College of Charleston Opera Scenes  [buy tickets]
Excerpts from recent productions of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Shakespeare revue Brush Up Your Shakespeare, plus some other surprises

Monday, June 3 – Songfest!  [buy tickets]
Joseph Ford – Schumann-Ich grolle nicht, Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen; Obradors-Del cabello mas sutil; Rorem-The Lordly Hudson
Laura Owens – Charles-When I Have Sung My Songs to You; Bononcini-Per la gloria d’adorarvi; Schubert-Seligkeit
Samantha Mazzola – Brahms-Vergebliches Ständchen; Rachmaninoff- К детям (K detyam)—To the Children; Duke-Last Word of a Bluebird
Clare Elich – Debussy-Fleur des Bles; Schumann-Widmung; Hoiby-Where the Music Comes From
Cherise Sickles – Bellini-Ma rendi pur contento; Schubert-Wanderer’s Nachtlied; Della Joio-How do I love Thee
Savannah Shelby – R. Strauss-Ich trage meine Minne; Berlioz-Villanelle (Les Nuits d-Été); Vaughan Williams – Silent Noon

Tuesday, June 4 - College of Charleston Jazz Combo  [buy tickets]
Jazz classics and original compositions – Andy Childs-saxophone, Gary “Trey” Cooper-piano, Brett Belanger-bass, Jon Peace-drums

Wednesday, June 5 - Violin/Guitar/Cello/Piano  [buy tickets]
Francois Couperin (1688-1733) – Duo for two cellos
Vivement
Agreablement
Sarabande
Chaconne
legere
Gayment
Unusdian Errandonea and Shelby Bowden, cellists

Luigi Legnani (1790-1877) – Fantasia
Ulyana Machneva, guitar

Johannes Brahms – Sonata for Viola and Piano
Antonio Alvarado, viola, and Chee-Hang See, piano

Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840) – Sonata Concertata in A major, op 61
Allegro spiritoso
Adagio assai espressivo
Rondeau
Yuhong Tu, violin and Gregory Guay, classical guitar

Astor Piazzola (1921-1992) – History of Tango
Yuhong Tu, violin, and Gregory Guay, classical guitar

Thursday, June 6 – Piano Recital by Matthew Griswold  [buy tickets]

Friday, June 7 - Tan and See Piano Duo  [buy tickets]
Amy Tan & Chee-Hang See, pianos

Saturday, June 8 – College of Charleston Opera – Arias and Broadway Songs  [buy tickets]

]]> http://blogs.cofc.edu/sota/2013/05/17/yas/feed/ 0 http://blogs.cofc.edu/sota/2013/05/09/awards/ http://blogs.cofc.edu/sota/2013/05/09/awards/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 18:05:05 +0000 mccauleyn http://blogs.cofc.edu/sota/?p=2046 The School of the Arts celebrates the accomplishments of all of its graduates. The School will honor the achievements of a select group of students who have demonstrated excellence in their respective disciplines. The Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 10 will recognize those who have set a standard for their peers as well as those who will follow in their footsteps. The event will begin with a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. in the lobby of the Simons Center for the Arts, followed by the ceremony at 9 a.m. in the Recital Hall. (54 St. Philip Street)

The School will also recognize alumni who have made significant professional and personal contributions to their communities since graduating from the College of Charleston. These alumni are leaders in the arts, business, philanthropy and other areas who honed their skills through the study of the arts at the College and now share their talents and their resources with others.

The School of the Arts has a long-standing relationship with the Spoleto USA and Piccolo Spoleto Festivals. For many years, School of the Arts faculty have taught specialized Spoleto classes at the College of Charleston, introducing the arts to students in conjunction with the Festivals’ performances. Hart and Taylor have performed, or had their original compositions performed, for Piccolo Spoleto on numerous occasions. McNerney has served as Theatre Coordinator for Piccolo Spoleto for over a decade and currently coordinates the Stelle di Domani Series. The Halsey Institute has coordinated exhibitions with both Festivals; this year’s exhibit, part of Spoleto Festival USA, is Rebound: Dissections and Excavations in Book Art by Long-Bin Chen.

Additionally, School of the Arts faculty, students and alumni perform in Festival concerts and productions every year, including the Department of Music’s own Young Artists Series and the Department of Theatre and Dance’s Stelle di Domani Series, both of which involve award-winning students performing alongside well-established guests and alumni.

The Friends of the School of the Arts promotes and supports the School of the Arts’ departments and programs, and also strengthens the relationships amongst the School, the College, the community, and other academic and cultural groups.

Learn how to set up your own equipment (e.g., for gaming, or for art) at a presentation by Jared LeClaire, who will demonstrate the software and equipment used by the modern projection designer.

Recognizing that projections and video design have become an increasingly prominent element in stage design, the Department of Theatre and Dance & the Department of Computer Science: Computing in the Arts have partnered to bring this guest to campus.

LeClaire studied scenic design and projection design at the University of West Georgia.  His work has been recognized at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival and he was invited to participate in the Stagecraft Institute in Las Vegas.

R WE WHO R WE mixes the free theft/collage style of Girl Talk with the raw noise of Merzbow. Philip White’s mixer feedback, controlled through a homemade rig of circuits and low-fi electronics, conjures the sound world of legendary experimental musician David Tudor, but becomes something entirely new when fused with the production aesthetics of pop pioneer Dr. Luke. Ted Hearne’s voice – inflamed, athletic and powerfully stark, with the operatic drama of a latter day Jeff Buckley, the experimentalism of Mike Patton and party chic of Ke$ha herself – does battle with his own auto-tune. A tribute and commentary to both classic and ephemeral artists of the pop landscape, R WE WHO R WE uses pop music like graffiti uses public space, exploiting the tension between theft and tribute, like collage artist John Oswald did 30 years ago with his seminal and mischievous Plunderphonic.

On Sunday, April 14, the College of Charleston Wind Ensemble, led by David Heywood, will perform music by the “British March King” Kenneth Alford, Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” a tribute to the massacre of Native American Indians at Wounded Knee by Roland Barrett, music from the Disney/Pixar film “The Incredibles” and more. The concert will take place at 4 p.m., in room 234 of the Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Center for the Arts, 161 Calhoun St.

Mature themes and language.

Emmett Robinson Theatre in the Simons Center for the Arts
April 11–14 and 18–21, 2013
7:30 p.m., Sundays at 3 p.m. only

General admission   $15
Senior citizens & College of Charleston students, faculty & staff   $10

Box Office: 843.953.5604 or oleksiakm@cofc.edu

Check out the FaceBook page for more information:  https://www.facebook.com/CofCTheatreAndDance

Zoe Whittaker, a violin performance student who has been actively involved in supporting CMF behind-the-scenes as an intern, looks forward to the opportunity to take to the stage, combining a “live” performance with a good cause. “Opportunities such as these shape and help me grow as a musician,” says Zoe, “teaching me the importance of stage presence and emotional connectivity with the audience. Performing with my professor and other music students allows me to learn, participate and gain musical experience outside the classroom,” she adds.

Tickets are $25 each ($5 with student I.D.) and can be purchased online at http://music.cofc.edu or by calling (843) 953-0935 or emailing charlestonmusicfest@gmail.com. Tickets will also be sold at the door (cash and check only) one hour before curtain, based on availability. Reservations are strongly recommended. For more information, visit CharlestonMusicFest.com.

Charleston Music Fest is co-directed by College of Charleston music professors Lee-Chin Siow (violin) and Natalia Khoma (cello), to inspire their students and the community with high quality chamber music performances by world-class artists, including this season’s cellist Peter Stumpf, pianist Beatrice Long and violinist Nazar Pylatyuk.