Architecture to Help the Third World
http://www.miller-mccune.com/health/archive-says-home-is-where-the-health-is-29857/
The online sheet music library
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2011/04/25/internet-music-online.html?ref=rss
Turning US Home Prices into Opera. On the radio.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/04/27/135737940/the-case-shiller-index-sung-as-opera
Geniuses Explain How Genius Works
http://www.theatlantic.com/special-report/how-genius-works/
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Exhibit of Graduating and Emerging Artists @ University of Utah (SLC: May 6 - 20)
The University of Utah, Department of Art & Art History is proud to present the Graduating and Emerging artists in a special exhibition that debuts the best visual art the U of U has to offer.
The show will be open the 6th of May, 7th of May, 13th of May, and will also be open during Salt Lake's Gallery Stroll on the 20th of May.
Art Space Commons
800 S. 423 W. Ste. #B103 & #B111
The party starts at 6pm and goes until you leave.
The show will Juried by Amanda Beardsley and Scotti Hill
Art & Art History Graduating Seniors showing work -
Spencer Buchanan
Anthony Olson
Chris Chambreau
Catherine Sargent
Lawrence Boye
Megan Hansen
Laura Jeffress
Meggie Troili
Taylor Livingston
Brittney Johnson
Michael Handley
Paul Winter
The show will be open the 6th of May, 7th of May, 13th of May, and will also be open during Salt Lake's Gallery Stroll on the 20th of May.
Art Space Commons
800 S. 423 W. Ste. #B103 & #B111
The party starts at 6pm and goes until you leave.
The show will Juried by Amanda Beardsley and Scotti Hill
Art & Art History Graduating Seniors showing work -
Spencer Buchanan
Anthony Olson
Chris Chambreau
Catherine Sargent
Lawrence Boye
Megan Hansen
Laura Jeffress
Meggie Troili
Taylor Livingston
Brittney Johnson
Michael Handley
Paul Winter
Capital facilities requests open for 2012 legislative session (Deadline: June 1)
For immediate release
April 25, 2011
Capital facilities requests open for 2012 legislative session
Online submissions due June 1, 2011
Arts organizations and museums seeking state assistance for capital facilities projects are invited to submit their requests by June 1, 2011 for the 2012 legislative session. The online applications are available now at www.dccgrants.org. Each project will be reviewed by either the Utah Arts Council Board of Directors or the Office of Museum Services Advisory Board and prioritized according to the goals of the applicant, the public benefit of the proposed project and the strategic value of the project’s partnerships. The prioritized list will then be considered by the governor’s office and the state legislature for the 2013 fiscal year state budget.
In 2009 the Utah State Legislature enacted H.B. 236 in 2009 which provided this new mechanism for communities and community-based cultural organizations to request financial assistance from the state for capital projects and charged the Utah Arts Council and Office of Museum Services boards with the responsibility of reviewing arts organization and museum projects.
Prioritization of an application is not a guarantee of funding; that decision is ultimately up to the legislature. However, it does provide the governor’s office and legislative fiscal analysts another level of review by subject matter experts.
For more information about capital facilities requests, contact Wendi Hassan at whassan@utah.gov, 801.860.6396 or visit www.artsandmuseums.utah.gov.
About the Utah Division of Arts & Museums
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is a division of the Utah Department of Community and Culture with a goal to promote innovation in and the growth of Utah’s arts and culture community. The Division provides funding, education, and technical services to individuals and organizations statewide so that all Utahns, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic status, can access, understand, and receive the benefits of arts and culture. Additional information about programs and services can be found at www.artsandmuseums.utah.gov or by calling 801.236.7555.
April 25, 2011
Capital facilities requests open for 2012 legislative session
Online submissions due June 1, 2011
Arts organizations and museums seeking state assistance for capital facilities projects are invited to submit their requests by June 1, 2011 for the 2012 legislative session. The online applications are available now at www.dccgrants.org. Each project will be reviewed by either the Utah Arts Council Board of Directors or the Office of Museum Services Advisory Board and prioritized according to the goals of the applicant, the public benefit of the proposed project and the strategic value of the project’s partnerships. The prioritized list will then be considered by the governor’s office and the state legislature for the 2013 fiscal year state budget.
In 2009 the Utah State Legislature enacted H.B. 236 in 2009 which provided this new mechanism for communities and community-based cultural organizations to request financial assistance from the state for capital projects and charged the Utah Arts Council and Office of Museum Services boards with the responsibility of reviewing arts organization and museum projects.
Prioritization of an application is not a guarantee of funding; that decision is ultimately up to the legislature. However, it does provide the governor’s office and legislative fiscal analysts another level of review by subject matter experts.
For more information about capital facilities requests, contact Wendi Hassan at whassan@utah.gov, 801.860.6396 or visit www.artsandmuseums.utah.gov.
About the Utah Division of Arts & Museums
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is a division of the Utah Department of Community and Culture with a goal to promote innovation in and the growth of Utah’s arts and culture community. The Division provides funding, education, and technical services to individuals and organizations statewide so that all Utahns, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic status, can access, understand, and receive the benefits of arts and culture. Additional information about programs and services can be found at www.artsandmuseums.utah.gov or by calling 801.236.7555.
News: YOUTH RUN SPY HOP RECORDS TO RELEASE UTAH SINGER/SONGWRITER JOEL BROWN’S FIRST ALBUM
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Virginia Pearce, virginia@spyhop.org 801-532-7500
YOUTH RUN SPY HOP RECORDS TO RELEASE UTAH SINGER/SONGWRITER JOEL BROWN’S FIRST ALBUM
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (April 25, 2011) — Spy Hop Records, one of the countries few entirely youth produced record labels, is set to release its first album of the year. Singer/songwriter Joel Brown, who was paralyzed at the age of nine, has been working with the label since last year on his deeply personal collection of songs titled “In Retrospect”. Brown will perform on May 10th at University of Utah’s Dumke Recital Hall to launch the album.
The 22-year-old University of Utah junior has been writing songs and performing locally since he was fifteen. Joel draws heavily on personal experience for his honest lyrics and emotionally charged performances and he’s got quite a few unique childhood memories to draw from. At the age of nine, Joel moved with his newly divorced mother to Magna, Utah from Maryland and a few months later was in a car accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down.
“As a youth produced record label, it’s so important that we get to work with young, talented artists to create something worthwhile,” said Spy Hop Records producer Gabby Huggins about signing Brown. “We saw Joel perform at a Spy Hop records organized showcase in December of 2009 and all agreed that he had that unique talent we were looking for.”
His songs, among other things, address growing up in a wheelchair and life without a visible father and are sung with a sometimes painfully open heart. In “Lullaby”, Joel sings an earnest serenade to his single mother, "Why is your pillow crying? Maybe it’s lonely like you”. In song after song, Brown showcases some seriously honest songwriting.
“The most important and hardest element in writing a song is simply having something to say,” said Brown. “Once you have that, you just play”.
Joel will perform on May 10th, 2011 at 7:30pm at University of Utah’s Dumke Recital Hall, 1375 E. President's Circle, Salt Lake City, UT Admission is free.
Preview “In Retrospect” here: www.myspace.com/joeltbrown or http://spyhop.org/spyhoprecords/
The album will be available for purchase for $10 at the release concert or on ITunes, Amazon and CD Baby.
About Spy Hop Records
Spy Hop Records is a class offered under the Loud & Clear Audio Program of Spy Hop Productions. The program was created in 2008 with a goal of creating an independent, artist-driven record label that produces, distributes, and promotes unsigned bands from the Salt Lake area.
Spy Hop Records is a yearlong experience that provides its teen participants with the unique opportunity to run an independent youth-produced, record label. Participants in Spy Hop Records actively seek out and develop local youth talent, while focusing on a variety of business and creative skills, including recording, marketing and retail management, and art design. Participants collaborate, while earning a stipend, to create and release four albums by local young musicians, including the Musicology band. www.spyhoprecords.com
About Spy Hop Productions
Spy Hop Productions is a nonprofit youth media arts and education center whose purpose is to empower youth to express their voice and with it create positive change in their lives, their community, and the world. Our mission is to encourage free expression, self-discovery, critical and inventive thinking, and skilled participation via the big screen, the airwaves, and the web. Recognized by the White House as one of the top arts and humanities based organizations in the country, Spy Hop was chosen as a finalist for the 2010 National Arts and Humanities Youth Award given by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. www.spyhop.org
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Virginia Pearce
Spy Hop Productions
Director of Marketing & Community Partnerships
801-532-7500
virginia@spyhop.org
empoweringyouththroughmultimedia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Virginia Pearce, virginia@spyhop.org 801-532-7500
YOUTH RUN SPY HOP RECORDS TO RELEASE UTAH SINGER/SONGWRITER JOEL BROWN’S FIRST ALBUM
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (April 25, 2011) — Spy Hop Records, one of the countries few entirely youth produced record labels, is set to release its first album of the year. Singer/songwriter Joel Brown, who was paralyzed at the age of nine, has been working with the label since last year on his deeply personal collection of songs titled “In Retrospect”. Brown will perform on May 10th at University of Utah’s Dumke Recital Hall to launch the album.
The 22-year-old University of Utah junior has been writing songs and performing locally since he was fifteen. Joel draws heavily on personal experience for his honest lyrics and emotionally charged performances and he’s got quite a few unique childhood memories to draw from. At the age of nine, Joel moved with his newly divorced mother to Magna, Utah from Maryland and a few months later was in a car accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down.
“As a youth produced record label, it’s so important that we get to work with young, talented artists to create something worthwhile,” said Spy Hop Records producer Gabby Huggins about signing Brown. “We saw Joel perform at a Spy Hop records organized showcase in December of 2009 and all agreed that he had that unique talent we were looking for.”
His songs, among other things, address growing up in a wheelchair and life without a visible father and are sung with a sometimes painfully open heart. In “Lullaby”, Joel sings an earnest serenade to his single mother, "Why is your pillow crying? Maybe it’s lonely like you”. In song after song, Brown showcases some seriously honest songwriting.
“The most important and hardest element in writing a song is simply having something to say,” said Brown. “Once you have that, you just play”.
Joel will perform on May 10th, 2011 at 7:30pm at University of Utah’s Dumke Recital Hall, 1375 E. President's Circle, Salt Lake City, UT Admission is free.
Preview “In Retrospect” here: www.myspace.com/joeltbrown or http://spyhop.org/spyhoprecords/
The album will be available for purchase for $10 at the release concert or on ITunes, Amazon and CD Baby.
About Spy Hop Records
Spy Hop Records is a class offered under the Loud & Clear Audio Program of Spy Hop Productions. The program was created in 2008 with a goal of creating an independent, artist-driven record label that produces, distributes, and promotes unsigned bands from the Salt Lake area.
Spy Hop Records is a yearlong experience that provides its teen participants with the unique opportunity to run an independent youth-produced, record label. Participants in Spy Hop Records actively seek out and develop local youth talent, while focusing on a variety of business and creative skills, including recording, marketing and retail management, and art design. Participants collaborate, while earning a stipend, to create and release four albums by local young musicians, including the Musicology band. www.spyhoprecords.com
About Spy Hop Productions
Spy Hop Productions is a nonprofit youth media arts and education center whose purpose is to empower youth to express their voice and with it create positive change in their lives, their community, and the world. Our mission is to encourage free expression, self-discovery, critical and inventive thinking, and skilled participation via the big screen, the airwaves, and the web. Recognized by the White House as one of the top arts and humanities based organizations in the country, Spy Hop was chosen as a finalist for the 2010 National Arts and Humanities Youth Award given by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. www.spyhop.org
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Virginia Pearce
Spy Hop Productions
Director of Marketing & Community Partnerships
801-532-7500
virginia@spyhop.org
empoweringyouththroughmultimedia
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Job: Marketing Director/Office Manager @ Ririe Woodbury Dance Company
Contemporary dance company seeks a dynamic, personable, candidate with experience in graphics design, audience development and marketing.
Job Description: Organization: Established in 1964, the Company works to further contemporary dance as an accessible and valued art form, through performances of original and commissioned works, and dance education for all ages. Ririe-Woodbury serves more than 65,000 artists and audience members each year.
The position offers an opportunity to work in a small, nationally renowned arts organization. You will work closely with other arts groups, educators, government entities, local businesses, and philanthropic organizations. It is an opportunity to work with a company that makes a positive contribution to the arts community.
Responsibilities: This position offers a variety of responsibilities, including: developing and implementing marketing and public relations strategies for season performances, fundraisers, educational events, and workshops; basic graphic design; writing and directing web content; supervising print material production, mail & email lists, and ticketing; managing photo, video, and print collateral libraries; and managing office supplies and computers.
Preferred Qualifications: Two years marketing experience; a Bachelor’s Degree in marketing/communications or applicable liberal arts field; strong writing skills a must; computer proficiency in all MS Office applications, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator; experience with social media; knowledge in computer troubleshooting appreciated; planning and multitasking skills; and the ability and willingness to work on a variety of projects in a small group with overlapping responsibilities.
How to Apply: Send resume, writing and design work samples and three references, all as .pdf attachments, via email to:
Ashley Babbitt
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
Subject: Marketing Director Application
Email: info@ririewoodbury.com
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
Closing Date: Until filled
Website: www.ririewoodbury.com
Salary: $30,000 - $35,000 DOE. Health benefits i
Contact:
Contact Name: Ashley Babbitt
Email: info@ririewoodbury.com
Job Description: Organization: Established in 1964, the Company works to further contemporary dance as an accessible and valued art form, through performances of original and commissioned works, and dance education for all ages. Ririe-Woodbury serves more than 65,000 artists and audience members each year.
The position offers an opportunity to work in a small, nationally renowned arts organization. You will work closely with other arts groups, educators, government entities, local businesses, and philanthropic organizations. It is an opportunity to work with a company that makes a positive contribution to the arts community.
Responsibilities: This position offers a variety of responsibilities, including: developing and implementing marketing and public relations strategies for season performances, fundraisers, educational events, and workshops; basic graphic design; writing and directing web content; supervising print material production, mail & email lists, and ticketing; managing photo, video, and print collateral libraries; and managing office supplies and computers.
Preferred Qualifications: Two years marketing experience; a Bachelor’s Degree in marketing/communications or applicable liberal arts field; strong writing skills a must; computer proficiency in all MS Office applications, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator; experience with social media; knowledge in computer troubleshooting appreciated; planning and multitasking skills; and the ability and willingness to work on a variety of projects in a small group with overlapping responsibilities.
How to Apply: Send resume, writing and design work samples and three references, all as .pdf attachments, via email to:
Ashley Babbitt
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company
Subject: Marketing Director Application
Email: info@ririewoodbury.com
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!
Closing Date: Until filled
Website: www.ririewoodbury.com
Salary: $30,000 - $35,000 DOE. Health benefits i
Contact:
Contact Name: Ashley Babbitt
Email: info@ririewoodbury.com
Level 1 Education Presenter @ The Living Planet Acquarium
Level 1 Education Presenter -Deliver engaging, high-energy educational presentations to visitors on a variety of topics while safely handling animals.
Job Description: Company: The Living Planet Aquarium (TLPA)
Position: Level 1 Education Presenter
2 part-time positions
Mon-Thur 8:30am-2pm shift with every other weekend on call
Mon-Thur 2pm-7:15pm shift with every other weekend on call
Compensation: $9.00/hr
Reports to: Director of Education
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Understand, support and share with others TLPA’s mission and vision.
• Deliver engaging, high-energy educational presentations to visitors on a variety of TLPA topics.
• Interact effectively with TLPA visitors of all ages in a positive and pleasant manner.
• Safely handle a variety of animals (spiders, snakes, insects, lizards, etc.) with a comfortable demeanor.
• Prepare, manage and utilize presentation supplies and materials appropriately.
• Represent TLPA at special and promotional events as needed.
• Additional duties as assigned by Director of Education.
Qualifications Necessary to Perform the Job:
• Dynamic public speaking skills – performing arts experience a plus
• Experience interacting with children and youth, small groups and/or large audiences
• Confident ability in handling animals, especially reptiles, insects and spiders
• Knowledge of marine biology, zoology and/or ecology with willingness to increase knowledge through ongoing training and professional development
• Model outstanding work ethic, manage own schedule and be dependable and punctual
Physical Demands of the Job:
• Involves standing for long periods of time.
• Must be able to occasionally lift 30 pounds.
• Must have the energy to maintain a high-energy, positive presentation style for duration of shift.
Special working conditions:
• Requires handling a variety of animals in a safe manner.
• Must interact with diverse populations.
• Schedule includes being on call every other weekend.
• TLPA employees wear issued uniforms and adhere to dress code standards.
How to Apply: Submit cover letters and resumes to hr@thelivingplanet.com.
Closing Date: When filled
Website: www.thelivingplanet.com
Salary: $9.00 hour
Contact:
Contact Name: Tannen Ellis
Email: hr@thelivingplanet.com
Job Description: Company: The Living Planet Aquarium (TLPA)
Position: Level 1 Education Presenter
2 part-time positions
Mon-Thur 8:30am-2pm shift with every other weekend on call
Mon-Thur 2pm-7:15pm shift with every other weekend on call
Compensation: $9.00/hr
Reports to: Director of Education
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Understand, support and share with others TLPA’s mission and vision.
• Deliver engaging, high-energy educational presentations to visitors on a variety of TLPA topics.
• Interact effectively with TLPA visitors of all ages in a positive and pleasant manner.
• Safely handle a variety of animals (spiders, snakes, insects, lizards, etc.) with a comfortable demeanor.
• Prepare, manage and utilize presentation supplies and materials appropriately.
• Represent TLPA at special and promotional events as needed.
• Additional duties as assigned by Director of Education.
Qualifications Necessary to Perform the Job:
• Dynamic public speaking skills – performing arts experience a plus
• Experience interacting with children and youth, small groups and/or large audiences
• Confident ability in handling animals, especially reptiles, insects and spiders
• Knowledge of marine biology, zoology and/or ecology with willingness to increase knowledge through ongoing training and professional development
• Model outstanding work ethic, manage own schedule and be dependable and punctual
Physical Demands of the Job:
• Involves standing for long periods of time.
• Must be able to occasionally lift 30 pounds.
• Must have the energy to maintain a high-energy, positive presentation style for duration of shift.
Special working conditions:
• Requires handling a variety of animals in a safe manner.
• Must interact with diverse populations.
• Schedule includes being on call every other weekend.
• TLPA employees wear issued uniforms and adhere to dress code standards.
How to Apply: Submit cover letters and resumes to hr@thelivingplanet.com.
Closing Date: When filled
Website: www.thelivingplanet.com
Salary: $9.00 hour
Contact:
Contact Name: Tannen Ellis
Email: hr@thelivingplanet.com
Job: Manager of Annual Giving @ UMFA
Manage all aspects of museum membership programs, individual giving donor programs, and events. Min BS/BA and fund raising experience required.
Job Description: Directs or assists with development activities for a university department/college including cultivating donors and prospective donors, soliciting gifts, and assuring appropriate acknowledgment of all contributions. Organizes or assists with the solicitation strategies of donors. Oversees campaign activities such as special events, communications, personal associations, and membership in community organizations.
Prepares proposals by performing research, coordinating with department board members, meeting with potential donors and writing the proposals. Coordinates volunteer services and acts as a liaison with volunteer advisory boards, department administrators, donors, university development office, and community organizations. Manages database and file of all donor transactions and related development information.
Coordinates publicity for development events by determining the most effective advertising medium and approach. Prepares or approves public service announcements, interviews, and other media and press releases. Plans or assists with planning receptions, press releases and other forms of donor recognition. May visit potential and actual donors with or without the Department Chair, Dean or Director. May represent the department /college or University at various community meetings and events.
The incumbent has the authority to work independently on proposals after consultation with Supervisor, the Department Chair, Dean or Director and within the guidelines set by university policies and procedures. May supervise and make hire/salary recommendations for lower level development staff. The major challenge in this position is securing donations from a limited number of potential donors in an ever-competing environment. Thorough research and preparation must be performed in order to target possible funding sources and to develop a core group of consistent supporters.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree
How to Apply: Qualified applicants submit application online at employment.utah.edu/staff JobID 43283
Closing Date:
Website:
Salary:
Contact:
Contact Name: Lisa Arnette
Email: lisa.arnette@umfa.utah.edu
Job Description: Directs or assists with development activities for a university department/college including cultivating donors and prospective donors, soliciting gifts, and assuring appropriate acknowledgment of all contributions. Organizes or assists with the solicitation strategies of donors. Oversees campaign activities such as special events, communications, personal associations, and membership in community organizations.
Prepares proposals by performing research, coordinating with department board members, meeting with potential donors and writing the proposals. Coordinates volunteer services and acts as a liaison with volunteer advisory boards, department administrators, donors, university development office, and community organizations. Manages database and file of all donor transactions and related development information.
Coordinates publicity for development events by determining the most effective advertising medium and approach. Prepares or approves public service announcements, interviews, and other media and press releases. Plans or assists with planning receptions, press releases and other forms of donor recognition. May visit potential and actual donors with or without the Department Chair, Dean or Director. May represent the department /college or University at various community meetings and events.
The incumbent has the authority to work independently on proposals after consultation with Supervisor, the Department Chair, Dean or Director and within the guidelines set by university policies and procedures. May supervise and make hire/salary recommendations for lower level development staff. The major challenge in this position is securing donations from a limited number of potential donors in an ever-competing environment. Thorough research and preparation must be performed in order to target possible funding sources and to develop a core group of consistent supporters.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree
How to Apply: Qualified applicants submit application online at employment.utah.edu/staff JobID 43283
Closing Date:
Website:
Salary:
Contact:
Contact Name: Lisa Arnette
Email: lisa.arnette@umfa.utah.edu
JOB: Part-Time Receptionist/Clerical Assistant @ UHC
Utah Humanities Council
Part-Time Receptionist/Clerical Assistant
Job Description
The Receptionist serves as the initial contact for public inquiries, provides clerical assistance to other staff, and facilitates day-to-day operations.
Responsibilities:
• develop basic knowledge of all UHC programs, publications, and staff positions
• assist telephone callers and office visitors in a friendly and helpful manner
• take accurate and complete telephone messages
• sort and distribute mail
• monitor, replenish, and organize office supplies and stationery
• handle daily mail and photocopying requests
• arrange for equipment maintenance and repair
• monitor and arrange for office cleaning
• provide word processing and clerical assistance to staff
• assist other staff in organizing, preparing, and distributing project materials
• arrange and take rsvp’s for occasional programs and meetings
Qualifications:
Required:
• work experience as receptionist, clerical staff, and/or office management
• computer proficiency in all MS Office applications
• excellent communication skills (telephone and in person)
• excellent command of written and spoken English
• attention to detail
• ability to multi-task
• dependability
• positive attitude
Desirable:
• bilingual in Spanish and English
• database experience
• nonprofit office experience
• experience in computer troubleshooting
Hours: 10-15 hours/week
Pay: $10/hour
Closing date: May 6, 2011
Part-Time Receptionist/Clerical Assistant
Job Description
The Receptionist serves as the initial contact for public inquiries, provides clerical assistance to other staff, and facilitates day-to-day operations.
Responsibilities:
• develop basic knowledge of all UHC programs, publications, and staff positions
• assist telephone callers and office visitors in a friendly and helpful manner
• take accurate and complete telephone messages
• sort and distribute mail
• monitor, replenish, and organize office supplies and stationery
• handle daily mail and photocopying requests
• arrange for equipment maintenance and repair
• monitor and arrange for office cleaning
• provide word processing and clerical assistance to staff
• assist other staff in organizing, preparing, and distributing project materials
• arrange and take rsvp’s for occasional programs and meetings
Qualifications:
Required:
• work experience as receptionist, clerical staff, and/or office management
• computer proficiency in all MS Office applications
• excellent communication skills (telephone and in person)
• excellent command of written and spoken English
• attention to detail
• ability to multi-task
• dependability
• positive attitude
Desirable:
• bilingual in Spanish and English
• database experience
• nonprofit office experience
• experience in computer troubleshooting
Hours: 10-15 hours/week
Pay: $10/hour
Closing date: May 6, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Verdi's "Falstaff" @ Utah Opera (SLC: May 14 - May 22)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: April 25, 2011
MEDIA CONTACT: Hilarie Ashton
Public Relations Manager
(801) 869-9027, hashton@usuo.org
UTAH OPERA PRESENTS VERDI’S “FALSTAFF”
SALT LAKE CITY –Utah Opera will present a classic comedy, Verdi’s “Falstaff,” at the Capitol Theatre on May 14, 16, 18 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. and May 22 at 2:00 p.m.
Verdi’s opera follows Falstaff, a saucy womanizer who, seeking to better his own fortunes, attempts to woo two wealthy matrons, and gets his comeuppance at the hands of those he first sought to trick. Verdi's voice finds its most brilliant expression in this delightful comedy.
The character Falstaff made his first appearance in Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” history plays, and quickly became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. Verdi’s “Falstaff” employs the memorable character to incite a comedic plot taken from another of the Bard’s classic plays, “The Merry Wives of Windsor.”
Cast members include Steven Condy as Falstaff, Cynthia Clayton as Alice, Michael Chioldi as Ford and Aaron Blake as Fenton, Directed by Christopher Mattaliano. The Utah Symphony will accompany each performance, conducted by Robert Tweten. The opera will be sung in Italian with English supertitles.
With two twenty-minute intermissions, approximate final curtain time will be 10:15 p.m. for evening performances and 4:45 p.m. for the matinee.
Paul Dorgan will deliver a free Opera Preview Lecture on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the 4th floor meeting room of the Salt Lake City Library. Dr. Dorgan studied at the Dublin College of Music, and spent two summers at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He continued his piano studies at Ohio State University, which conferred on him a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts. Dr. Dorgan has worked with Cincinnati Opera, L’Opéra du Montréal, Opera Columbus, Utah Opera, Opera Memphis and Tampa Opera. He has published articles, and many American opera companies use his supertitle translations. He has adjudicated for the Metropolitan Opera Auditions and for NATS.
Utah Opera Principal Coach Carol Anderson will offer an Opera Prelude Lecture, free of charge, in the orchestra seating level of Capitol Theatre one hour before curtain of each performance.
Utah Opera Artistic Director Christopher McBeth will hold a Q&A session, free of charge, immediately following each performance in the Founders room on the mezzanine level at Capitol Theatre (50 West 200 South).
Tickets for the performances range from $15 to $85 and can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office or by visiting www.usuo.org. Students can purchase discounted tickets with a student ID. Season ticket holders and those desiring group discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Ticket prices will increase $5 when purchased on the day of the performance.
Falstaff
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi, Libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor & Henry IV
CAST:
Dr. Caius A. J. Glueckert*
Falstaff Steven Condy
Bardolfo Todd Miller
Pistola Branch Fields
Meg Page Cynthia Hanna
Alice Ford Cynthia Clayton
Nannetta Sharin Apostolou
Dame Quickly Melissa Parks
Ford Michael Chioldi
Fenton Aaron Blake**
Innkeeper Scott Noel
ARTISTIC STAFF:
Conductor Robert Tweten
Director Christopher Mattaliano
Set Designer Wolfram Skalicki
Costume Designer Susan Memmott-Allred
Lighting Designer Nicholas Cavallaro
Wigs and Make-up Designer Jennifer Lloyd
Chorus Master Susanne Sheston
Musical Preparation Carol Anderson, Laurie Rodgers, Willem van Schalkwyk*
Stage Manager Daniel Sokalski
Assistant Stage Manager Amy Soll
* Utah Opera Resident Ensemble Artist
** Former Utah Opera Resident Ensemble Artist
SYNOPSIS:
ACT I - Sir John Falstaff, the portly rascal of Windsor, sits in the Garter Inn with his “bad companions” Bardolfo and Pistola. When Dr. Caius enters to accuse the three of abusing his home and robbing him, Falstaff dismisses the charges with mock solemnity. He then up braids his friends for being unable to pay the bill. Seeking to better his fortunes, Falstaff plans to woo wealthy matrons Alice Ford and Meg Page. He produces love letters to both, but his henchmen decide their ethics forbid them from delivering the notes. Falstaff gives them to a page boy instead and lectures his cronies on honor as he chases them from the inn. In her garden, Alice and her daughter, Nannetta, talk to Meg and Dame Quickly, soon discovering that Falstaff has sent identical letters. Outraged, they resolve to punish him, then withdraw as Ford arrives with Caius, Fenton, Bardolfo and Pistola, all warning him about Falstaff’s designs. Briefly alone, Nannetta and Fenton steal kisses until the women return, plotting to send Quickly to Falstaff to arrange a rendezvous with Alice. Next Nannetta and Fenton are interrupted by Ford, who also plans to visit Falstaff. As the women reappear, all pledge to take the fat knight down a peg or two.
ACT II - At the inn, Falstaff accepts Bardolfo and Pistola’s feigned penitence for their mutiny. Soon Quickly curtseys in to assure the knight that both Alice and Meg return his ardor. Arranging a meeting with Alice, Falstaff rewards Quickly with a pittance and then, alone, preens himself. The next visitor is Ford, disguised as “Master Brook” and pretending an unrequited passion for Alice. Employed to break down the lady’s virtue,
Falstaff boasts that he already has set up a tryst and steps out to array himself. Ford, unable to believe his ears, vows to avenge his honor. Regaining his composure when Falstaff returns, he leaves arm in arm with the fat knight. In Ford’s house, Quickly tells Alice and Meg about her visit with the knight at the inn. Nannetta does not share in the fun: her father has promised her to Caius. The women reassure her before hiding, except for Alice, who sits strumming a lute as her fat suitor arrives. Recalling his salad days as a slender page, he is cut short when Quickly announces Meg’s imminent approach.
Falstaff leaps behind a screen, and Meg sails in to report that Ford is on his way over in a fury. Quickly confirms this, and while Ford and his men search the house, Falstaff takes refuge amid the dirty linen in a laundry basket. Slipping behind a screen, Nannetta and
Fenton attract attention with the sound of their kissing. While Meg and Quickly muffle Falstaff’s cries for air, Ford sneaks up on the screen, knocks it over and pauses briefly to berate the lovers as the chase continues upstairs. Alice orders servants to heave the basket into the Thames, and then leads her husband to the window to see Falstaff dumped into the muddy river.
ACT III - At sunset outside the inn, Falstaff bemoans his misadventure while downing a mug of warm wine. His reflections are halted by Quickly, who insists that Alice still loves him and proves it with a note appointing a midnight rendezvous in Windsor Park. Alice, Ford, Meg, Caius and Fenton sneak in as Falstaff enters the inn with Quickly, who tells him the gory tale of the Black Huntsman’s ghost, often seen in Windsor Park at midnight. Alice and the others take up the story, plotting to frighten Falstaff by dressing up as wood sprites. In moonlit Windsor Forest, Fenton sings of love and receives a monk’s costume for the masquerade; Nannetta is queen of the fairies, Meg a nymph and Quickly a witch. Everyone takes off as Falstaff lumbers in, got up as a huntsman and wearing antlers. Scarcely has he greeted Alice than Meg warns of approaching demons. As the knight cowers, Nannetta calls the forest creatures to their revels. They torment Falstaff until he begs for mercy. When the conspirators unmask, Sir John takes it like a sport. Ford betrothes Caius to the queen of the fairies (now Bardolfo in disguise) and unwittingly blesses Nannetta and Fenton. Ford too has been duped, but he can forgive as well, and Falstaff leads the company in declaring the world is but a jest.
BIOS:
Christopher Mattaliano (Oregon)
Stage Director
Most recently at Utah Opera, I Pagliacci / Carmina Burana
Recently:
Hugo Weisgall’s Esther, New York City Opera;
L’Heure Espagnole / L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, Portland Opera;
Pagliacci / Carmina Burana, Portland Opera;
The Barber of Seville, Portland Opera;
Rigoletto, Portland Opera
Upcoming:
Candide, Portland Opera
Robert Tweten (Santa Fe)
Conductor
Most recently at Utah Opera, Don Giovanni
Recently:
Tosca, Edmonton Opera;
Die Zauberflote, Sarasota Opera;
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Calgary Opera
Upcoming:
Gianni Schicchi/I Pagliacci, Calagry Opera;
Fidelio, Edmonton Opera;
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Vancouver Opera
Sharin Apostolou (New York)
Nanetta
Utah Opera Debut
Recently:
L‘Enfant et les Sortilèges, Portland Opera;
Dido and Aeneas, Macau International Music Festival-China;
Norma, Caramoor Festival
Upcoming:
Tanglewood Institute Fellow
Aaron Blake (California)
Fenton
Most recently at Utah Opera, Gianni Schicchi
Recently:
Anna Bolena, The Dallas Opera;
Roméo et Juliette, The Dallas Opera;
Rigoletto, The Dallas Opera
Upcoming:
Idomeneo, Opera San Jose;
Lucia di Lammermoor, The Dallas Opera;
Elixir of Love, Utah Opera
Michael Chioldi (New York)
Ford
Most recently at Utah Opera, Lucia di Lammermoor
Recently:
Nixon in China, Long Beach Opera;
Hamlet, Washington National Opera;
Salome, Saito Kinen Festival, Matsumoto, Japan;
Le Nozze di Figaro, Macau International Music Festival, China
Upcoming:
Messe Sollenelle, Monte Carlo, Monaco and Nice, France;
Lucia di Lammermoor, Washington National Opera
Cynthia Clayton (California)
Alice Ford
Most recently at Utah Opera, Tosca
Recently:
Madama Butterfly, Houston Grand Opera;
Tosca, Houston Grand Opera;
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Reno Philharmonic
Upcoming:
Il Trovatore, Opera Grand Rapids
Steven Condy (Pennsylvania)
Falstaff
Most recently at Utah Opera, Don Pasquale
Recently:
The Pirates of Penzance, Arizona Opera;
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Opera on the James;
Tosca, Houston Grand Opera
Upcoming:
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Boston Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera of San Antonio
Branch Fields (New York)
Pistola
Most recently at Utah Opera, Gianni Schicchi
Recently:
Dessau’s Passover in Exile, American Symphony Orchestra
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Opera on the James
La Bohème, Dicapo Opera Theatre
Upcoming:
South Pacific, Utah Festival Opera
Boris Godunov, Utah Festival Opera
Albert J. Glueckert (Oregon)
Dr. Caius
Most recently at Utah Opera, La Boheme
Recently:
Current Resident Ensemble Artist with Utah Opera;
Young Artist with The Santa Fe Opera;
Les Contes des Hoffmann, The Santa Fe Opera;
Die Zauberflöte, San Francisco Lyric Opera;
Wozzeck, Ensemble Parallel
Upcoming:
Silent Night, Minnesota Opera;
Werther, Minnesota Opera;
Resident Artist with Minnesota Opera;
Boris Godunov, Utah Festival Opera
Cynthia Hanna (South Carolina)
Meg Page
Utah Opera Debut
Recently:
Salome, Ariadne auf Naxos, Carmen, Washington National Opera;
Madama Butterfly, Savonlinna Opera Festival, Opera North;
Debussy's La Damoiselle elue, Mozart's Requiem, Bernstein's Mass, Utah Symphony
Upcoming:
Idomeneo, Florentine Opera;
Lucia di Lammermoor, Dallas Opera;
Tesori's A Blizzard in Marblehead (world premiere), Carmen, Glimmerglass Opera
Todd Miller (Utah)
Bardolfo
Most recently at Utah Opera, Gianni Schicchi
Recently
Solo Recital at the Assembly Hall on Temple Square
Britten's Saint Nicholas Utah Choral Artists
Messiah Tenor Soloist Utah Voices
Melissa Parks (New York)
Dame Quickly
Most recently at Utah Opera, The Gondoliers
Recently:
Le Grande Macabre, New York Philharmonic;
Sweeney Todd, Teatro Communale di Bologn;
The Mikado, Michigan Opera Theatre;
The Marriage of Figaro, Madison Opera
Upcoming:
Cunning Little Vixen, New York Philharmonic;
The Medium, Michigan Opera Theatre;
The Marriage of Figaro, Michigan Opera Theatre.
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Hilarie Ashton
Public Relations Manager
801.869.9027 office
801.335.9387 cell
Date: April 25, 2011
MEDIA CONTACT: Hilarie Ashton
Public Relations Manager
(801) 869-9027, hashton@usuo.org
UTAH OPERA PRESENTS VERDI’S “FALSTAFF”
SALT LAKE CITY –Utah Opera will present a classic comedy, Verdi’s “Falstaff,” at the Capitol Theatre on May 14, 16, 18 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. and May 22 at 2:00 p.m.
Verdi’s opera follows Falstaff, a saucy womanizer who, seeking to better his own fortunes, attempts to woo two wealthy matrons, and gets his comeuppance at the hands of those he first sought to trick. Verdi's voice finds its most brilliant expression in this delightful comedy.
The character Falstaff made his first appearance in Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” history plays, and quickly became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I. Verdi’s “Falstaff” employs the memorable character to incite a comedic plot taken from another of the Bard’s classic plays, “The Merry Wives of Windsor.”
Cast members include Steven Condy as Falstaff, Cynthia Clayton as Alice, Michael Chioldi as Ford and Aaron Blake as Fenton, Directed by Christopher Mattaliano. The Utah Symphony will accompany each performance, conducted by Robert Tweten. The opera will be sung in Italian with English supertitles.
With two twenty-minute intermissions, approximate final curtain time will be 10:15 p.m. for evening performances and 4:45 p.m. for the matinee.
Paul Dorgan will deliver a free Opera Preview Lecture on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the 4th floor meeting room of the Salt Lake City Library. Dr. Dorgan studied at the Dublin College of Music, and spent two summers at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He continued his piano studies at Ohio State University, which conferred on him a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts. Dr. Dorgan has worked with Cincinnati Opera, L’Opéra du Montréal, Opera Columbus, Utah Opera, Opera Memphis and Tampa Opera. He has published articles, and many American opera companies use his supertitle translations. He has adjudicated for the Metropolitan Opera Auditions and for NATS.
Utah Opera Principal Coach Carol Anderson will offer an Opera Prelude Lecture, free of charge, in the orchestra seating level of Capitol Theatre one hour before curtain of each performance.
Utah Opera Artistic Director Christopher McBeth will hold a Q&A session, free of charge, immediately following each performance in the Founders room on the mezzanine level at Capitol Theatre (50 West 200 South).
Tickets for the performances range from $15 to $85 and can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office or by visiting www.usuo.org. Students can purchase discounted tickets with a student ID. Season ticket holders and those desiring group discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Ticket prices will increase $5 when purchased on the day of the performance.
Falstaff
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi, Libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare’s Merry Wives of Windsor & Henry IV
CAST:
Dr. Caius A. J. Glueckert*
Falstaff Steven Condy
Bardolfo Todd Miller
Pistola Branch Fields
Meg Page Cynthia Hanna
Alice Ford Cynthia Clayton
Nannetta Sharin Apostolou
Dame Quickly Melissa Parks
Ford Michael Chioldi
Fenton Aaron Blake**
Innkeeper Scott Noel
ARTISTIC STAFF:
Conductor Robert Tweten
Director Christopher Mattaliano
Set Designer Wolfram Skalicki
Costume Designer Susan Memmott-Allred
Lighting Designer Nicholas Cavallaro
Wigs and Make-up Designer Jennifer Lloyd
Chorus Master Susanne Sheston
Musical Preparation Carol Anderson, Laurie Rodgers, Willem van Schalkwyk*
Stage Manager Daniel Sokalski
Assistant Stage Manager Amy Soll
* Utah Opera Resident Ensemble Artist
** Former Utah Opera Resident Ensemble Artist
SYNOPSIS:
ACT I - Sir John Falstaff, the portly rascal of Windsor, sits in the Garter Inn with his “bad companions” Bardolfo and Pistola. When Dr. Caius enters to accuse the three of abusing his home and robbing him, Falstaff dismisses the charges with mock solemnity. He then up braids his friends for being unable to pay the bill. Seeking to better his fortunes, Falstaff plans to woo wealthy matrons Alice Ford and Meg Page. He produces love letters to both, but his henchmen decide their ethics forbid them from delivering the notes. Falstaff gives them to a page boy instead and lectures his cronies on honor as he chases them from the inn. In her garden, Alice and her daughter, Nannetta, talk to Meg and Dame Quickly, soon discovering that Falstaff has sent identical letters. Outraged, they resolve to punish him, then withdraw as Ford arrives with Caius, Fenton, Bardolfo and Pistola, all warning him about Falstaff’s designs. Briefly alone, Nannetta and Fenton steal kisses until the women return, plotting to send Quickly to Falstaff to arrange a rendezvous with Alice. Next Nannetta and Fenton are interrupted by Ford, who also plans to visit Falstaff. As the women reappear, all pledge to take the fat knight down a peg or two.
ACT II - At the inn, Falstaff accepts Bardolfo and Pistola’s feigned penitence for their mutiny. Soon Quickly curtseys in to assure the knight that both Alice and Meg return his ardor. Arranging a meeting with Alice, Falstaff rewards Quickly with a pittance and then, alone, preens himself. The next visitor is Ford, disguised as “Master Brook” and pretending an unrequited passion for Alice. Employed to break down the lady’s virtue,
Falstaff boasts that he already has set up a tryst and steps out to array himself. Ford, unable to believe his ears, vows to avenge his honor. Regaining his composure when Falstaff returns, he leaves arm in arm with the fat knight. In Ford’s house, Quickly tells Alice and Meg about her visit with the knight at the inn. Nannetta does not share in the fun: her father has promised her to Caius. The women reassure her before hiding, except for Alice, who sits strumming a lute as her fat suitor arrives. Recalling his salad days as a slender page, he is cut short when Quickly announces Meg’s imminent approach.
Falstaff leaps behind a screen, and Meg sails in to report that Ford is on his way over in a fury. Quickly confirms this, and while Ford and his men search the house, Falstaff takes refuge amid the dirty linen in a laundry basket. Slipping behind a screen, Nannetta and
Fenton attract attention with the sound of their kissing. While Meg and Quickly muffle Falstaff’s cries for air, Ford sneaks up on the screen, knocks it over and pauses briefly to berate the lovers as the chase continues upstairs. Alice orders servants to heave the basket into the Thames, and then leads her husband to the window to see Falstaff dumped into the muddy river.
ACT III - At sunset outside the inn, Falstaff bemoans his misadventure while downing a mug of warm wine. His reflections are halted by Quickly, who insists that Alice still loves him and proves it with a note appointing a midnight rendezvous in Windsor Park. Alice, Ford, Meg, Caius and Fenton sneak in as Falstaff enters the inn with Quickly, who tells him the gory tale of the Black Huntsman’s ghost, often seen in Windsor Park at midnight. Alice and the others take up the story, plotting to frighten Falstaff by dressing up as wood sprites. In moonlit Windsor Forest, Fenton sings of love and receives a monk’s costume for the masquerade; Nannetta is queen of the fairies, Meg a nymph and Quickly a witch. Everyone takes off as Falstaff lumbers in, got up as a huntsman and wearing antlers. Scarcely has he greeted Alice than Meg warns of approaching demons. As the knight cowers, Nannetta calls the forest creatures to their revels. They torment Falstaff until he begs for mercy. When the conspirators unmask, Sir John takes it like a sport. Ford betrothes Caius to the queen of the fairies (now Bardolfo in disguise) and unwittingly blesses Nannetta and Fenton. Ford too has been duped, but he can forgive as well, and Falstaff leads the company in declaring the world is but a jest.
BIOS:
Christopher Mattaliano (Oregon)
Stage Director
Most recently at Utah Opera, I Pagliacci / Carmina Burana
Recently:
Hugo Weisgall’s Esther, New York City Opera;
L’Heure Espagnole / L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, Portland Opera;
Pagliacci / Carmina Burana, Portland Opera;
The Barber of Seville, Portland Opera;
Rigoletto, Portland Opera
Upcoming:
Candide, Portland Opera
Robert Tweten (Santa Fe)
Conductor
Most recently at Utah Opera, Don Giovanni
Recently:
Tosca, Edmonton Opera;
Die Zauberflote, Sarasota Opera;
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Calgary Opera
Upcoming:
Gianni Schicchi/I Pagliacci, Calagry Opera;
Fidelio, Edmonton Opera;
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Vancouver Opera
Sharin Apostolou (New York)
Nanetta
Utah Opera Debut
Recently:
L‘Enfant et les Sortilèges, Portland Opera;
Dido and Aeneas, Macau International Music Festival-China;
Norma, Caramoor Festival
Upcoming:
Tanglewood Institute Fellow
Aaron Blake (California)
Fenton
Most recently at Utah Opera, Gianni Schicchi
Recently:
Anna Bolena, The Dallas Opera;
Roméo et Juliette, The Dallas Opera;
Rigoletto, The Dallas Opera
Upcoming:
Idomeneo, Opera San Jose;
Lucia di Lammermoor, The Dallas Opera;
Elixir of Love, Utah Opera
Michael Chioldi (New York)
Ford
Most recently at Utah Opera, Lucia di Lammermoor
Recently:
Nixon in China, Long Beach Opera;
Hamlet, Washington National Opera;
Salome, Saito Kinen Festival, Matsumoto, Japan;
Le Nozze di Figaro, Macau International Music Festival, China
Upcoming:
Messe Sollenelle, Monte Carlo, Monaco and Nice, France;
Lucia di Lammermoor, Washington National Opera
Cynthia Clayton (California)
Alice Ford
Most recently at Utah Opera, Tosca
Recently:
Madama Butterfly, Houston Grand Opera;
Tosca, Houston Grand Opera;
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Reno Philharmonic
Upcoming:
Il Trovatore, Opera Grand Rapids
Steven Condy (Pennsylvania)
Falstaff
Most recently at Utah Opera, Don Pasquale
Recently:
The Pirates of Penzance, Arizona Opera;
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Opera on the James;
Tosca, Houston Grand Opera
Upcoming:
Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Boston Lyric Opera, Lyric Opera of San Antonio
Branch Fields (New York)
Pistola
Most recently at Utah Opera, Gianni Schicchi
Recently:
Dessau’s Passover in Exile, American Symphony Orchestra
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Opera on the James
La Bohème, Dicapo Opera Theatre
Upcoming:
South Pacific, Utah Festival Opera
Boris Godunov, Utah Festival Opera
Albert J. Glueckert (Oregon)
Dr. Caius
Most recently at Utah Opera, La Boheme
Recently:
Current Resident Ensemble Artist with Utah Opera;
Young Artist with The Santa Fe Opera;
Les Contes des Hoffmann, The Santa Fe Opera;
Die Zauberflöte, San Francisco Lyric Opera;
Wozzeck, Ensemble Parallel
Upcoming:
Silent Night, Minnesota Opera;
Werther, Minnesota Opera;
Resident Artist with Minnesota Opera;
Boris Godunov, Utah Festival Opera
Cynthia Hanna (South Carolina)
Meg Page
Utah Opera Debut
Recently:
Salome, Ariadne auf Naxos, Carmen, Washington National Opera;
Madama Butterfly, Savonlinna Opera Festival, Opera North;
Debussy's La Damoiselle elue, Mozart's Requiem, Bernstein's Mass, Utah Symphony
Upcoming:
Idomeneo, Florentine Opera;
Lucia di Lammermoor, Dallas Opera;
Tesori's A Blizzard in Marblehead (world premiere), Carmen, Glimmerglass Opera
Todd Miller (Utah)
Bardolfo
Most recently at Utah Opera, Gianni Schicchi
Recently
Solo Recital at the Assembly Hall on Temple Square
Britten's Saint Nicholas Utah Choral Artists
Messiah Tenor Soloist Utah Voices
Melissa Parks (New York)
Dame Quickly
Most recently at Utah Opera, The Gondoliers
Recently:
Le Grande Macabre, New York Philharmonic;
Sweeney Todd, Teatro Communale di Bologn;
The Mikado, Michigan Opera Theatre;
The Marriage of Figaro, Madison Opera
Upcoming:
Cunning Little Vixen, New York Philharmonic;
The Medium, Michigan Opera Theatre;
The Marriage of Figaro, Michigan Opera Theatre.
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Hilarie Ashton
Public Relations Manager
801.869.9027 office
801.335.9387 cell
May @ the Utah Museum of Fine Art (SLC)
Media contact:
Shelbey Peterson, 801-585-1306
Shelbey.Peterson@umfa.utah.edu
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
May 2011
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS:
salt 3: Cyprien Gaillard
May 26 – August 21, 2011
salt 3: Cyprien Gaillard is the third in the UMFA's new series of exhibitions that showcase the work of contemporary artists from around the world. The films and installations of French artist Cyprien Gaillard (b. 1980) examine contemporary landscapes and architectural ruins of the recent past, engaging with artistic traditions of Romanticism and Land Art. His work will be featured in this year’s Venice Biennale.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Highlights of the Collection Tour
First Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm and all Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 pm • Free with paid admission
Explore the UMFA galleries through a thirty-minute tour with a trained docent. No pre-registration necessary.
Mother’s Day Sale
Wednesday, May 4 • 4-7:30 pm • FREE
Find one-of-a-kind gifts for one-of-a-kind mothers at the UMFA’s annual Mother’s Day Sale! Join us as we invite some of our favorite local consignment artists for a fun-filled shopping day. Browse through art-inspired jewelry, pottery, cards, and hand-made gifts that mom will love, and enjoy free gift-wrapping!
"Robert Smithson and the Spiral Jetty: the Center and the Circumference"
Wednesday, May 11 • 7 pm • FREE
Don't miss this lecture by Hikmet Sidney Loe, author of the forthcoming book The Spiral Jetty and Rozel Point: Rotating Through Time and Place (Utah State University Press, 2012).
Third Saturday for Families: Backpacks
Saturday, May 21 • 1-4 pm • FREE
Use the UMFA’s current exhibition, Don Olsen: Abstracts from Nature, to inspire the creation of your own backpack. Olsen made abstract expressionist works using volume, color, and shapes taken from nature. What kinds of colors and shapes will your backpack boast? Third Saturdays are funded in part by the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks fund.
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
Collecting Knowledge: Renaissance Cabinets of Curiosity
On view through May 15, 2011
Collecting Knowledge: Renaissance Cabinets of Curiosity explores items that were typically found in cabinets of curiosity in sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe, including prints, books, scientific instruments, and objects obtained through travel. Organized by four graduate students from the University of Utah Department of Art and Art History, this exhibition examines the people who created cabinets of curiosity, their strategies for classifying and grouping items, and how they used this knowledge to make sense of their world.
Helen Levitt Photographs
On view through June 12, 2011
One of the great photographers of the twentieth century, Helen Levitt took the activity of city streets as her primary subject, paying special attention to the children for whom the street served as a playground. This presentation of photographs drawn from the UMFA's collection includes representative works from the late 1930s and early 1940s–when Levitt emerged as a key member of the New York School photographers–as well as later photographs from her long and accomplished career. Together these works highlight Levitt's astonishing capacity for capturing lyrical and mysterious moments in the everyday life of the city. This exhibition is presented with support from Albion Financial Group.
The Smithson Effect
On view through July 3, 2011
Experience The Smithson Effect, the most ambitious contemporary art exhibition ever organized by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Through sculpture, video, photography, installation, and sound art, this exhibition will introduce visitors to twenty-three of the world’s leading contemporary artists whose work is influenced by the legacy of artist Robert Smithson (1938-1973). Best known for his pioneering earthworks–the most famous is Spiral Jetty in Utah’s Great Salt Lake–Smithson’s significance extends beyond his remarkable interventions into the landscape. The Smithson Effect brings together work by an array of international artists whose practices have been critically shaped by Smithson’s art and ideas. This exhibition is generously presented by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation.
Don Olsen: Abstracts from Nature
On view through August 15, 2011
This special exhibition commemorates the 100th birthday of abstract Utah artist Don Olsen (1910-1983). A student of Hans Hoffmann, Olsen created abstract expressionist works using volumes, colors, and shapes derived from nature. Through large-scale paintings spanning more than forty years, Don Olsen: Abstracts from Nature will highlight prominent works from the artist’s oeuvre.
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Utah Museum of Fine Arts
University of Utah
Marcia & John Price Museum Building
410 Campus Center Dr
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
(801) 581-7332
Museum Hours
Tuesday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am–8 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 11 am–5 pm
Closed Mondays and holidays
Visit our website: umfa.utah.edu
General Admission
UMFA Members FREE
Adults $7
Youth (ages 6-18) $5
Seniors & Students $5
Children under 6 FREE
U students, staff & faculty FREE
Higher education students in Utah FREE
Thanks to the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks fund, the UMFA opens its doors for FREE on the first Wednesday and third Saturday of the month.
Shelbey Peterson, 801-585-1306
Shelbey.Peterson@umfa.utah.edu
Utah Museum of Fine Arts
May 2011
SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS:
salt 3: Cyprien Gaillard
May 26 – August 21, 2011
salt 3: Cyprien Gaillard is the third in the UMFA's new series of exhibitions that showcase the work of contemporary artists from around the world. The films and installations of French artist Cyprien Gaillard (b. 1980) examine contemporary landscapes and architectural ruins of the recent past, engaging with artistic traditions of Romanticism and Land Art. His work will be featured in this year’s Venice Biennale.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Highlights of the Collection Tour
First Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm and all Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 pm • Free with paid admission
Explore the UMFA galleries through a thirty-minute tour with a trained docent. No pre-registration necessary.
Mother’s Day Sale
Wednesday, May 4 • 4-7:30 pm • FREE
Find one-of-a-kind gifts for one-of-a-kind mothers at the UMFA’s annual Mother’s Day Sale! Join us as we invite some of our favorite local consignment artists for a fun-filled shopping day. Browse through art-inspired jewelry, pottery, cards, and hand-made gifts that mom will love, and enjoy free gift-wrapping!
"Robert Smithson and the Spiral Jetty: the Center and the Circumference"
Wednesday, May 11 • 7 pm • FREE
Don't miss this lecture by Hikmet Sidney Loe, author of the forthcoming book The Spiral Jetty and Rozel Point: Rotating Through Time and Place (Utah State University Press, 2012).
Third Saturday for Families: Backpacks
Saturday, May 21 • 1-4 pm • FREE
Use the UMFA’s current exhibition, Don Olsen: Abstracts from Nature, to inspire the creation of your own backpack. Olsen made abstract expressionist works using volume, color, and shapes taken from nature. What kinds of colors and shapes will your backpack boast? Third Saturdays are funded in part by the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks fund.
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
Collecting Knowledge: Renaissance Cabinets of Curiosity
On view through May 15, 2011
Collecting Knowledge: Renaissance Cabinets of Curiosity explores items that were typically found in cabinets of curiosity in sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe, including prints, books, scientific instruments, and objects obtained through travel. Organized by four graduate students from the University of Utah Department of Art and Art History, this exhibition examines the people who created cabinets of curiosity, their strategies for classifying and grouping items, and how they used this knowledge to make sense of their world.
Helen Levitt Photographs
On view through June 12, 2011
One of the great photographers of the twentieth century, Helen Levitt took the activity of city streets as her primary subject, paying special attention to the children for whom the street served as a playground. This presentation of photographs drawn from the UMFA's collection includes representative works from the late 1930s and early 1940s–when Levitt emerged as a key member of the New York School photographers–as well as later photographs from her long and accomplished career. Together these works highlight Levitt's astonishing capacity for capturing lyrical and mysterious moments in the everyday life of the city. This exhibition is presented with support from Albion Financial Group.
The Smithson Effect
On view through July 3, 2011
Experience The Smithson Effect, the most ambitious contemporary art exhibition ever organized by the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Through sculpture, video, photography, installation, and sound art, this exhibition will introduce visitors to twenty-three of the world’s leading contemporary artists whose work is influenced by the legacy of artist Robert Smithson (1938-1973). Best known for his pioneering earthworks–the most famous is Spiral Jetty in Utah’s Great Salt Lake–Smithson’s significance extends beyond his remarkable interventions into the landscape. The Smithson Effect brings together work by an array of international artists whose practices have been critically shaped by Smithson’s art and ideas. This exhibition is generously presented by the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation.
Don Olsen: Abstracts from Nature
On view through August 15, 2011
This special exhibition commemorates the 100th birthday of abstract Utah artist Don Olsen (1910-1983). A student of Hans Hoffmann, Olsen created abstract expressionist works using volumes, colors, and shapes derived from nature. Through large-scale paintings spanning more than forty years, Don Olsen: Abstracts from Nature will highlight prominent works from the artist’s oeuvre.
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Utah Museum of Fine Arts
University of Utah
Marcia & John Price Museum Building
410 Campus Center Dr
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
(801) 581-7332
Museum Hours
Tuesday–Friday: 10 am–5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am–8 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 11 am–5 pm
Closed Mondays and holidays
Visit our website: umfa.utah.edu
General Admission
UMFA Members FREE
Adults $7
Youth (ages 6-18) $5
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News: SUU Director To Open Show on London's West End
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 04/21/11
Michael French
Public Information Coordinator
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
PETER SHAM, SUU DIRECTOR OF THEATRE,
TO OPEN SHOW,
LEND ME A TENOR THE MUSICAL,
ON LONDON’S WEST END IN JUNE 2011
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: Following a critically acclaimed run at the Theatre Royal Plymouth in 2010, Lend Me a Tenor the Musical, the uproarious new musical comedy by Southern Utah University’s director of theatre, Peter Sham (book and lyrics) and frequent SUU Guest Artist Brad Carroll (music), will have its official West End opening at London’s Gielgud Theatre on June 15, 2011, following preview performances which begin on June 2, 2011.
Lend Me a Tenor the Musical, which received its world premiere at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in summer 2007, is a riotous, unpredictable explosion of mistaken identities and unexpected romance, based on the award-winning West End and Broadway hit comedy, Lend Me a Tenor, by Ken Ludwig.
With the announcement of this production, Bradley J. Cook, SUU’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, commented, “Peter is a great example of an SUU faculty member who inspires his students inside and outside the classroom. Lend Me a Tenor the Musical is also proof positive of the benefits of the unique partnership of SUU and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. This is really a remarkable accomplishment for Peter and everyone involved in the show.”
Set in 1934, the hilarious musical comedy revolves around the world’s greatest tenor Tito Merelli who has come to Cleveland, Ohio, to save its Grand Opera Company by singing Verdi’s Otello. When he is unexpectedly incapacitated, Max, the opera director’s meek assistant, is given the daunting task of finding a last-minute replacement. Chaos ensues - including a scheming soprano, a tenor-struck ingénue, a jealous wife, shrimp gone bad and the Cleveland Police department.
Matthew Kelly will star as ‘Henry Saunders’ (Executive Director of the Cleveland Grand Opera), Damian Humbley will star as ‘Max’ (Henry Saunders’ assistant, and the opera prompter), Michael Matus will star as ‘Tito Merelli, ‘Il Stupendo’ (the great Italian tenor), and Sophie-Louise Dann will star as ‘Diana Divane’ (Prima Donna of the Cleveland Grand Opera). Further casting will be announced.
Lend Me a Tenor the Musical is produced by Martin Platt and David Elliott, in association with Eileen and Allen Anes. This brand-new production is directed by Olivier Award-winning director Ian Talbot (High Society, Anything Goes) and choreographed by Tony Award-nominated choreographer Randy Skinner (42nd Street, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas). The production is designed by Paul Farnsworth, with lighting by Tim Mitchell, and sound by Terry Jardine and Nick Lidster. The musical supervisor is Tony Award winner Paul Gemignani and the musical director is Colin Billing.
Peter Sham is associate chair/director of theatre for Southern Utah University’s Department of Theatre Arts & Dance. In addition to Lend me a Tenor the Musical, Peter is the author of the musicals, Toyland, It’s a Dog’s Life: Man’s Best Musical; and the plays, Shakespeare’s Moby Dick, a classical adaptation of Herman Melville's American masterpiece, and A Christmas Carol: On the Air among others. A veteran regional actor for over 30 years, he has performed at such places as The Asolo Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and has been a principal member of the Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival for over 11 seasons. Peter is a graduate of the University of Delaware’s nationally acclaimed Professional Theatre Training Program.
Brad Carroll is a recognized regional director, music director and composer whose work has taken him all over the US as well as to Europe, Japan and the UK. He is co-creating a musical stage adaptation of the animated feature Christmas is Here Again, commissioned by Renegade Animation in Los Angeles. He recently made his first foray into film, scoring the independent short, X-Treme Weekend. As a Writer, Director and Musical Arranger for Walt Disney Entertainment, Brad was involved in the creation of three new shows for the multi-billion dollar TokyoDisneySea theme park that opened in Japan in 2001. His musical arrangements/orchestrations have been performed by such prestigious organizations as the San Francisco Symphony and the Boston Pops. For Southern Utah University’s Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, he directed Into the Woods and handled the music direction for the Department’s recent production of Godspell.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the performance group Acclamation, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
Michael French
Public Information Coordinator
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
PETER SHAM, SUU DIRECTOR OF THEATRE,
TO OPEN SHOW,
LEND ME A TENOR THE MUSICAL,
ON LONDON’S WEST END IN JUNE 2011
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: Following a critically acclaimed run at the Theatre Royal Plymouth in 2010, Lend Me a Tenor the Musical, the uproarious new musical comedy by Southern Utah University’s director of theatre, Peter Sham (book and lyrics) and frequent SUU Guest Artist Brad Carroll (music), will have its official West End opening at London’s Gielgud Theatre on June 15, 2011, following preview performances which begin on June 2, 2011.
Lend Me a Tenor the Musical, which received its world premiere at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in summer 2007, is a riotous, unpredictable explosion of mistaken identities and unexpected romance, based on the award-winning West End and Broadway hit comedy, Lend Me a Tenor, by Ken Ludwig.
With the announcement of this production, Bradley J. Cook, SUU’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, commented, “Peter is a great example of an SUU faculty member who inspires his students inside and outside the classroom. Lend Me a Tenor the Musical is also proof positive of the benefits of the unique partnership of SUU and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. This is really a remarkable accomplishment for Peter and everyone involved in the show.”
Set in 1934, the hilarious musical comedy revolves around the world’s greatest tenor Tito Merelli who has come to Cleveland, Ohio, to save its Grand Opera Company by singing Verdi’s Otello. When he is unexpectedly incapacitated, Max, the opera director’s meek assistant, is given the daunting task of finding a last-minute replacement. Chaos ensues - including a scheming soprano, a tenor-struck ingénue, a jealous wife, shrimp gone bad and the Cleveland Police department.
Matthew Kelly will star as ‘Henry Saunders’ (Executive Director of the Cleveland Grand Opera), Damian Humbley will star as ‘Max’ (Henry Saunders’ assistant, and the opera prompter), Michael Matus will star as ‘Tito Merelli, ‘Il Stupendo’ (the great Italian tenor), and Sophie-Louise Dann will star as ‘Diana Divane’ (Prima Donna of the Cleveland Grand Opera). Further casting will be announced.
Lend Me a Tenor the Musical is produced by Martin Platt and David Elliott, in association with Eileen and Allen Anes. This brand-new production is directed by Olivier Award-winning director Ian Talbot (High Society, Anything Goes) and choreographed by Tony Award-nominated choreographer Randy Skinner (42nd Street, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas). The production is designed by Paul Farnsworth, with lighting by Tim Mitchell, and sound by Terry Jardine and Nick Lidster. The musical supervisor is Tony Award winner Paul Gemignani and the musical director is Colin Billing.
Peter Sham is associate chair/director of theatre for Southern Utah University’s Department of Theatre Arts & Dance. In addition to Lend me a Tenor the Musical, Peter is the author of the musicals, Toyland, It’s a Dog’s Life: Man’s Best Musical; and the plays, Shakespeare’s Moby Dick, a classical adaptation of Herman Melville's American masterpiece, and A Christmas Carol: On the Air among others. A veteran regional actor for over 30 years, he has performed at such places as The Asolo Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and has been a principal member of the Tony Award-winning Utah Shakespeare Festival for over 11 seasons. Peter is a graduate of the University of Delaware’s nationally acclaimed Professional Theatre Training Program.
Brad Carroll is a recognized regional director, music director and composer whose work has taken him all over the US as well as to Europe, Japan and the UK. He is co-creating a musical stage adaptation of the animated feature Christmas is Here Again, commissioned by Renegade Animation in Los Angeles. He recently made his first foray into film, scoring the independent short, X-Treme Weekend. As a Writer, Director and Musical Arranger for Walt Disney Entertainment, Brad was involved in the creation of three new shows for the multi-billion dollar TokyoDisneySea theme park that opened in Japan in 2001. His musical arrangements/orchestrations have been performed by such prestigious organizations as the San Francisco Symphony and the Boston Pops. For Southern Utah University’s Department of Theatre Arts and Dance, he directed Into the Woods and handled the music direction for the Department’s recent production of Godspell.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the performance group Acclamation, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
May and June Events at the Covey Center for the Arts (Provo)
COVEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Calendar of Events | May - June 2011
(For more information and ticketing for these events, see our website at www.coveycenter.org)
Out of the Mind of an Illustrator - Joe Flores (Secured Gallery)
10 a.m.- 6 p.m., Monday - Thursday; 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., Friday; free
April 1 - May 26
Utah Valley Symphony: Mahler's Symphony No.1
7:30 p.m.; $5, $15, $12, $25
May 4, 5
Downtown Gallery Stroll
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.; free
May 6
Living • Learning • Creating: Six Nebo School District Junior High Schools (Eccles
Gallery)
Gallery Hours 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., Monday - Thursday; 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., Friday; free
May 6 - June 12
Utah Premiere Brass
7:30 p.m.; $6, $8, $10, $20
May 6
Date Night Dance: Social Dance Class
Session I: May 6-27
Session II: June 3-24
Looking for something different to do on a Friday night? Want to brush up on your dancing skills, or learn some new steps? Join us for our new Social Dance class: one hour of instruction followed by two hours of dancing and fun! Friday nights from 7-10 p.m.; $40 per couple when you register early for a 4-class session, or $15 per couple at the door. (At-the-door admission will only be available if the class carries.)
Souvenir (Brinton Black Box Theater)
7:30 p.m.; $10
May 6, 7, 9, 12-14, 16, 19-21, 2 p.m. matinee on 21st
Enjoy Stephen Temperly’s play about Florence Foster Jenkins, the society woman who enjoyed an amazingly successful concert career despite the fact that her singing was awful enough for critics to dub her the “dire diva of din.” A funny and touching portrait of a lady who became a legend for singing . . . badly! Souvenir stars Barta Heiner and Ben Cummins, and is directed by J. Scott Bronson.
Classical Ballet Academy: Goldilock’s Adventure
7:30 p.m.; $15
May 7
Mapleton Children's Choir and Highland Children's Choir
6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; free
May 9
Front and Center Dance
7:30 p.m.
May 11
Wasatch Chorale: Master Works Concert
7:30 p.m.; $8, $10, $30 group of 6
May 12
Barlow Arts Conservatory of Dance: Alice in Wonderland
7:00 p.m.; matinee 2 p.m.; $13
May 14
Hypno Hick Comedy Hypnosis Show (Studio Theater)
7 p.m.;$7.50, $10, $15
May 14, 28
The Vibe Spring Recital
6:00 p.m.; free
May 16
Jive In Concert
6 p.m., 8 p.m., Saturday Matinee 2 p.m.
$4, $5, $6
May 20, 21
Hot Shots: Peter Pan
6:30 p.m., 7 p.m.
$7, under 3 free
May 25
Bobi's Dance and Tumble Bugs 2011 Showcase
5:30, 6:30, 7:30 p.m.
free
May 26
Legacy Dance Studio Spring Concert
5 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
May 27
$5
Legacy Dance Studio: Annie Jr.
4 p.m, 7 p.m.
May 28
$5
An Evening with Jon Schmidt and Jason Hewlett:
A Benefit for the Devin Willis Family
7 p.m.
May 31
$ 15, $20, $25
JUNE
Expressions Dance Center
7 p.m.; $7, $9
June 2
Utah Valley Dance
7 p.m.; Free
June 3
Freedom Festival Fine Arts Exhibit (Eccles Gallery)
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Thursday; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Friday; Free
June 3 - July 29
Alternative Progression: Tammy Rodeback and Rebecca Harbaugh, Juli Anne
Jensen (Secured Gallery)
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Thursday; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Friday; Free
June 3 - June 27
Colleen Collins Smith Dance
7 p.m., free
June 4, 6
The Dance Conservatory: All The World
5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; free
June 7-8
Miss Provo Scholarship Pageant
7 p.m.
June 11
Academy of Ballet: The Annual Dance Dimensions Concert
(Click for show times)
June 17
Academy of Ballet: Sleeping Beauty
(Click for show times)
June 18
The Vibe Company Showcase
2 p.m., 7 p.m.; free
June 21
Just Dance: Calendar Girls
2 p.m., 5:30 p.m.
June 25
COVEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
425 WEST CENTER STREET
PROVO, UTAH 84601
801-852-7007
www.coveycenter.org
Calendar of Events | May - June 2011
(For more information and ticketing for these events, see our website at www.coveycenter.org)
Out of the Mind of an Illustrator - Joe Flores (Secured Gallery)
10 a.m.- 6 p.m., Monday - Thursday; 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., Friday; free
April 1 - May 26
Utah Valley Symphony: Mahler's Symphony No.1
7:30 p.m.; $5, $15, $12, $25
May 4, 5
Downtown Gallery Stroll
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.; free
May 6
Living • Learning • Creating: Six Nebo School District Junior High Schools (Eccles
Gallery)
Gallery Hours 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., Monday - Thursday; 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., Friday; free
May 6 - June 12
Utah Premiere Brass
7:30 p.m.; $6, $8, $10, $20
May 6
Date Night Dance: Social Dance Class
Session I: May 6-27
Session II: June 3-24
Looking for something different to do on a Friday night? Want to brush up on your dancing skills, or learn some new steps? Join us for our new Social Dance class: one hour of instruction followed by two hours of dancing and fun! Friday nights from 7-10 p.m.; $40 per couple when you register early for a 4-class session, or $15 per couple at the door. (At-the-door admission will only be available if the class carries.)
Souvenir (Brinton Black Box Theater)
7:30 p.m.; $10
May 6, 7, 9, 12-14, 16, 19-21, 2 p.m. matinee on 21st
Enjoy Stephen Temperly’s play about Florence Foster Jenkins, the society woman who enjoyed an amazingly successful concert career despite the fact that her singing was awful enough for critics to dub her the “dire diva of din.” A funny and touching portrait of a lady who became a legend for singing . . . badly! Souvenir stars Barta Heiner and Ben Cummins, and is directed by J. Scott Bronson.
Classical Ballet Academy: Goldilock’s Adventure
7:30 p.m.; $15
May 7
Mapleton Children's Choir and Highland Children's Choir
6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; free
May 9
Front and Center Dance
7:30 p.m.
May 11
Wasatch Chorale: Master Works Concert
7:30 p.m.; $8, $10, $30 group of 6
May 12
Barlow Arts Conservatory of Dance: Alice in Wonderland
7:00 p.m.; matinee 2 p.m.; $13
May 14
Hypno Hick Comedy Hypnosis Show (Studio Theater)
7 p.m.;$7.50, $10, $15
May 14, 28
The Vibe Spring Recital
6:00 p.m.; free
May 16
Jive In Concert
6 p.m., 8 p.m., Saturday Matinee 2 p.m.
$4, $5, $6
May 20, 21
Hot Shots: Peter Pan
6:30 p.m., 7 p.m.
$7, under 3 free
May 25
Bobi's Dance and Tumble Bugs 2011 Showcase
5:30, 6:30, 7:30 p.m.
free
May 26
Legacy Dance Studio Spring Concert
5 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
May 27
$5
Legacy Dance Studio: Annie Jr.
4 p.m, 7 p.m.
May 28
$5
An Evening with Jon Schmidt and Jason Hewlett:
A Benefit for the Devin Willis Family
7 p.m.
May 31
$ 15, $20, $25
JUNE
Expressions Dance Center
7 p.m.; $7, $9
June 2
Utah Valley Dance
7 p.m.; Free
June 3
Freedom Festival Fine Arts Exhibit (Eccles Gallery)
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Thursday; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Friday; Free
June 3 - July 29
Alternative Progression: Tammy Rodeback and Rebecca Harbaugh, Juli Anne
Jensen (Secured Gallery)
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday - Thursday; 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Friday; Free
June 3 - June 27
Colleen Collins Smith Dance
7 p.m., free
June 4, 6
The Dance Conservatory: All The World
5:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; free
June 7-8
Miss Provo Scholarship Pageant
7 p.m.
June 11
Academy of Ballet: The Annual Dance Dimensions Concert
(Click for show times)
June 17
Academy of Ballet: Sleeping Beauty
(Click for show times)
June 18
The Vibe Company Showcase
2 p.m., 7 p.m.; free
June 21
Just Dance: Calendar Girls
2 p.m., 5:30 p.m.
June 25
COVEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS
425 WEST CENTER STREET
PROVO, UTAH 84601
801-852-7007
www.coveycenter.org
Exhibit of by Fuller, Jones, and Sims @ Utah Arts Alliance Gallery (SLC: May 3 - May 28)
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
April 21, 2010
From:
From: UAA Gallery Director, Kent Rigby, (801) 870-2069
kent@utaharts.org
Utah Arts Alliance Announces an Exhibit of Fine Art:
Carma Hart Fuller – HAND PAINTED GOURDS, Kerry Winston Jones – MICROSCAPES, and Doug Sims – ENVISIONS
May 3 – May 28, 2011.
Artists Reception: Friday May 6, 6 – 9 p.m.
Location: 127 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 12 noon – 8 p.m.
The Utah Arts Alliance will present a group show of original fine art by three Utah artists. Carma Hart Fuller will exhibit her carved and hand-painted gourds, Kerry Winston Jones will exhibit a series of new color photographic prints titled “Microscapes, and photographer Doug Sims will exhibit his new series “Envisions”. The exhibit will be on display from May 3 through May 28, 2011. A reception for the artist will be held Friday May 6 from 6 – 9 p.m., at the Utah Arts Alliance Gallery, 127 S. Main St., Salt Lake City, Utah.
Carma Hart Fuller graduated from the University Of Utah in 1965 in Art Education. She spent 30 years teaching Art at Centerville Junior High, Bountiful Junior High, and Viewmont High School. During those years of teaching art Carma attended many workshops and classes to further her education. She was highly involved in Utah Art Education Association beginning in 1983, and eventually became the president of the UAEA. In 1988 she co-directed the Utah State High School Art Show at the Salt Palace. In 2001 she retired from the teaching profession. From 1997 until 2001 she helped at the State Office of Education by being on committees to write guides and lesson plans for the Art Sections and Commercial Art Sections for the State Art guides for high school and junior high schools. Over the years she has exhibited at Bountiful Davis Art Center, Eccles Art Center, Springville Museum of Art, Gallery at the Station in Ogden, Park City Art Festival and several smaller galleries. She has also been one of the main presenters at three of those galleries. Carma focus has been oils on gourd and canvas, and also watercolors. For the last seven years she has been experimenting with methods to decorate gourds. This interest was sparked after she started growing the gourds and the gourds started taking over. She presently cuts, carves, wood burns, stains and oil paints the gourds. Carma lives in Clinton Utah with her husband. She has two daughters and their families, who live in Clinton, and one stepson and his family, who live in Texas.
Kerry W. Jones is a native of Salt Lake City, Utah. He became interested in photography when he was four years old, by watching his father develop black and white prints in a makeshift darkroom in the basement of their home. The interest was enhanced when he was given a Kodak Brownie Star Flash camera for Christmas in the early 1960’s. Fine Art and Oil painting were areas he was interested during his high school years. After high school and two years at the University of Utah, Jones entered the U.S. Air Force. It was only by chance that he was assigned to an aerial reconnaissance unit where he learned electronics and photography. He worked as a technician on the electronic and film camera on RF-4C aircraft and served a tour of duty in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam conflict. It was during that time that he bought his first 35mm. single lens reflex camera. It became a constant companion. After his military service he returned to the University of Utah. He earned a BA. in History and minored in Journalism. Jones is employed full time with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the Aerial Photography Field Office. He also teaches classes in basic and advanced black and white photography in the Communication Department at the University of Utah. He also runs his own photographic studio. From 1982 until 1997 he worked as volunteer lab assistant and taught classes at the Salt Lake Art Center where he developed his skill and interest in fine art photography. He built the photography lab at the Peterson Art Center in 1995 and served as the first director of photography until 1998. During that time he also taught classes at the Kimball Art Center in Park City. The majority of his work has been in the creative expression of Fine Art, He also enjoys the art of documentary photography. In 1996 he was selected to be on the Utah Statehood Centennial Committee for Salt Lake County and given the assignment to document the activities connected with the Utah Statehood Centennial in Salt Lake County. This portfolio is on permanent display at the Salt Lake County Offices in Salt Lake City. Kerry W. Jones was a member of The Left Bank Gallery in Salt Lake City from May of 1997 until it dissolved in 2004. He had one person exhibits of his work in November of 2000 and June of 2003 and was a partner in four other group exhibits. In the spring of 2001 he was asked to juror the photography exhibit at the Eccles Community Art Center collection in Ogden, Utah. He has also had exhibits at Art Access Gallery in Salt Lake City. Pieces of his work are in the Utah State Fine Art permanent collection at the University of Utah Fine Art Museum, the Eccles Community Art Center collection in Ogden, Utah, the Salt Lake County art collection and the City of St. George, Utah. “After more than forty years of involvement in photography and the nature of light I am still fascinated by this magical process. I enjoy the Zen like state that I find in every step of the process. The center of my work is the abstract and graphic expression of the traditional black and white image, presently referred to as a silver print. I am currently revisiting the abstract subject through digital color images. “
Doug Sims is a local professional photographer who also learned photography from his father. Sims says of his work, “I strive to find a new perspective on the familiar and the unfamiliar. I want to make the viewer think and to view the world in a new way. I teach photography/photoshop workshops and classes. I love to see and share in all the great images that are created by my students and the many talented artists in the Salt Lake area”. Sims is currently represented by iStock photo and Getty images. His exhibit is titled “Envisions” and is a photographic collection of self assignments. The assignments vary from avant-garde to traditional and Infrared landscape scenes. Sims will donate proceeds from the exhibit to Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund of the American Red Cross.
The Utah Arts Alliance, is a 501c3 non-profit arts organization.
Our mission is to foster the arts in its many forms, to provide venues to facilitate the arts, to provide programming and support for arts and education, to provide a central organization committed to networking and support of Utah’s non-profit arts and educational groups and to provide support and services to Utah’s artists and students.
Derek Dyer - Executive Director; Kent Rigby - Gallery Director.
For Immediate Release
April 21, 2010
From:
From: UAA Gallery Director, Kent Rigby, (801) 870-2069
kent@utaharts.org
Utah Arts Alliance Announces an Exhibit of Fine Art:
Carma Hart Fuller – HAND PAINTED GOURDS, Kerry Winston Jones – MICROSCAPES, and Doug Sims – ENVISIONS
May 3 – May 28, 2011.
Artists Reception: Friday May 6, 6 – 9 p.m.
Location: 127 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, 12 noon – 8 p.m.
The Utah Arts Alliance will present a group show of original fine art by three Utah artists. Carma Hart Fuller will exhibit her carved and hand-painted gourds, Kerry Winston Jones will exhibit a series of new color photographic prints titled “Microscapes, and photographer Doug Sims will exhibit his new series “Envisions”. The exhibit will be on display from May 3 through May 28, 2011. A reception for the artist will be held Friday May 6 from 6 – 9 p.m., at the Utah Arts Alliance Gallery, 127 S. Main St., Salt Lake City, Utah.
Carma Hart Fuller graduated from the University Of Utah in 1965 in Art Education. She spent 30 years teaching Art at Centerville Junior High, Bountiful Junior High, and Viewmont High School. During those years of teaching art Carma attended many workshops and classes to further her education. She was highly involved in Utah Art Education Association beginning in 1983, and eventually became the president of the UAEA. In 1988 she co-directed the Utah State High School Art Show at the Salt Palace. In 2001 she retired from the teaching profession. From 1997 until 2001 she helped at the State Office of Education by being on committees to write guides and lesson plans for the Art Sections and Commercial Art Sections for the State Art guides for high school and junior high schools. Over the years she has exhibited at Bountiful Davis Art Center, Eccles Art Center, Springville Museum of Art, Gallery at the Station in Ogden, Park City Art Festival and several smaller galleries. She has also been one of the main presenters at three of those galleries. Carma focus has been oils on gourd and canvas, and also watercolors. For the last seven years she has been experimenting with methods to decorate gourds. This interest was sparked after she started growing the gourds and the gourds started taking over. She presently cuts, carves, wood burns, stains and oil paints the gourds. Carma lives in Clinton Utah with her husband. She has two daughters and their families, who live in Clinton, and one stepson and his family, who live in Texas.
Kerry W. Jones is a native of Salt Lake City, Utah. He became interested in photography when he was four years old, by watching his father develop black and white prints in a makeshift darkroom in the basement of their home. The interest was enhanced when he was given a Kodak Brownie Star Flash camera for Christmas in the early 1960’s. Fine Art and Oil painting were areas he was interested during his high school years. After high school and two years at the University of Utah, Jones entered the U.S. Air Force. It was only by chance that he was assigned to an aerial reconnaissance unit where he learned electronics and photography. He worked as a technician on the electronic and film camera on RF-4C aircraft and served a tour of duty in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam conflict. It was during that time that he bought his first 35mm. single lens reflex camera. It became a constant companion. After his military service he returned to the University of Utah. He earned a BA. in History and minored in Journalism. Jones is employed full time with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the Aerial Photography Field Office. He also teaches classes in basic and advanced black and white photography in the Communication Department at the University of Utah. He also runs his own photographic studio. From 1982 until 1997 he worked as volunteer lab assistant and taught classes at the Salt Lake Art Center where he developed his skill and interest in fine art photography. He built the photography lab at the Peterson Art Center in 1995 and served as the first director of photography until 1998. During that time he also taught classes at the Kimball Art Center in Park City. The majority of his work has been in the creative expression of Fine Art, He also enjoys the art of documentary photography. In 1996 he was selected to be on the Utah Statehood Centennial Committee for Salt Lake County and given the assignment to document the activities connected with the Utah Statehood Centennial in Salt Lake County. This portfolio is on permanent display at the Salt Lake County Offices in Salt Lake City. Kerry W. Jones was a member of The Left Bank Gallery in Salt Lake City from May of 1997 until it dissolved in 2004. He had one person exhibits of his work in November of 2000 and June of 2003 and was a partner in four other group exhibits. In the spring of 2001 he was asked to juror the photography exhibit at the Eccles Community Art Center collection in Ogden, Utah. He has also had exhibits at Art Access Gallery in Salt Lake City. Pieces of his work are in the Utah State Fine Art permanent collection at the University of Utah Fine Art Museum, the Eccles Community Art Center collection in Ogden, Utah, the Salt Lake County art collection and the City of St. George, Utah. “After more than forty years of involvement in photography and the nature of light I am still fascinated by this magical process. I enjoy the Zen like state that I find in every step of the process. The center of my work is the abstract and graphic expression of the traditional black and white image, presently referred to as a silver print. I am currently revisiting the abstract subject through digital color images. “
Doug Sims is a local professional photographer who also learned photography from his father. Sims says of his work, “I strive to find a new perspective on the familiar and the unfamiliar. I want to make the viewer think and to view the world in a new way. I teach photography/photoshop workshops and classes. I love to see and share in all the great images that are created by my students and the many talented artists in the Salt Lake area”. Sims is currently represented by iStock photo and Getty images. His exhibit is titled “Envisions” and is a photographic collection of self assignments. The assignments vary from avant-garde to traditional and Infrared landscape scenes. Sims will donate proceeds from the exhibit to Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami fund of the American Red Cross.
The Utah Arts Alliance, is a 501c3 non-profit arts organization.
Our mission is to foster the arts in its many forms, to provide venues to facilitate the arts, to provide programming and support for arts and education, to provide a central organization committed to networking and support of Utah’s non-profit arts and educational groups and to provide support and services to Utah’s artists and students.
Derek Dyer - Executive Director; Kent Rigby - Gallery Director.
Fiddlin’ and Pickin’ Jam and Acoustic Instrument Contest @ Utah Cultural Celebration Center (WVC: May 13 - 14)
Utah Old Time Fiddlers and Country Music Association to Host Public Jam and “Fiddlin’ and Pickin’” Contest at Cultural Center
Fiddlin’ and Pickin’ Jam and Acoustic Instrument Contest
Friday, May 13
5 – 9 p.m. Jam Session
Saturday, May 14
8 a.m. Registration
9 a.m. Contest
Utah Cultural Celebration Center
1355 West 3100 South
West Valley City, UT 84119
801-965-5100
The General Public is welcome to attend the Fiddlin’ and Pickin’ Jam and Acoustic Instrument Contest free of charge.
Participants competing in the Fiddle Division will be charged $5 (under 10 years of age) or $10 (11 years or
older). Participants competing in the Pickers Division will be charged $5.
Fiddle Division 1st prize is $100.
Pickers Division (banjo, guitar, and mandolin) 1st prize is $60.
2nd and 3rd place prizes will also awarded in each Division.
On Friday, May 13 bring your acoustic instruments and join the Utah Old Time Fiddlers and Country Music
Association for an evening of fun and music. The following Saturday, cheer on contestants competing in
every category of fiddlin’ and pickin’ from Small Fry to Seniors. Public welcome to attend both days free of
charge.
For more information about this and other events or exhibits in West Valley City or at the Utah Cultural
Celebration Center, call 801-965-5100 or visit culturalcelebration.org Funded in part by the Salt Lake
County Zoo, Arts & Parks Program and West Valley City.
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Fiddlin’ and Pickin’ Jam and Acoustic Instrument Contest
Friday, May 13
5 – 9 p.m. Jam Session
Saturday, May 14
8 a.m. Registration
9 a.m. Contest
Utah Cultural Celebration Center
1355 West 3100 South
West Valley City, UT 84119
801-965-5100
The General Public is welcome to attend the Fiddlin’ and Pickin’ Jam and Acoustic Instrument Contest free of charge.
Participants competing in the Fiddle Division will be charged $5 (under 10 years of age) or $10 (11 years or
older). Participants competing in the Pickers Division will be charged $5.
Fiddle Division 1st prize is $100.
Pickers Division (banjo, guitar, and mandolin) 1st prize is $60.
2nd and 3rd place prizes will also awarded in each Division.
On Friday, May 13 bring your acoustic instruments and join the Utah Old Time Fiddlers and Country Music
Association for an evening of fun and music. The following Saturday, cheer on contestants competing in
every category of fiddlin’ and pickin’ from Small Fry to Seniors. Public welcome to attend both days free of
charge.
For more information about this and other events or exhibits in West Valley City or at the Utah Cultural
Celebration Center, call 801-965-5100 or visit culturalcelebration.org Funded in part by the Salt Lake
County Zoo, Arts & Parks Program and West Valley City.
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MoTab Organist in SAINT-SAËNS’ “ORGAN SYMPHONY” @ Utah Symphony (SLC: May 6 - 7)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 20, 2011
MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR ORGANIST JOINS UTAH SYMPHONY FOR SAINT-SAËNS’ “ORGAN SYMPHONY”
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Symphony welcomes Mormon Tabernacle Choir organist Richard Elliott to Abravanel Hall, only a stone’s throw from his home performance venue, for an anticipated concert of the most iconic and commonly performed work for organ and orchestra – Saint-Saëns’ “Organ Symphony.”
Elliott will also perform Poulenc’s organ concerto with the Utah Symphony under the direction of promising young American conductor Andrew Grams, Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at 8 p.m. in the hall (123 West South Temple).
The haunting beauty and simplified instrumentation of Poulenc’s organ concerto, featuring a string orchestra and timpani as accompaniment, will serve as a delicate pairing with Saint-Saëns’ dynamic and powerful “Organ Symphony,” featuring virtuosic piano passages, a musical style characteristic of the Romantic period and the stately presence of a large pipe organ. Also on the program is “Scherzo Fantastique,” an early work by Igor Stravinsky.
On Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m. the general public is invited to attend a Finishing Touches dress rehearsal, where audience members can witness the diligence and dedication that goes into rehearsing for each performance. Tickets for the rehearsal are $15.
Tickets for the evening performances range from $15 to $85 and can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office or by visiting www.usuo.org. Students can purchase discounted tickets with a student ID. Season ticket holders and those desiring group discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Ticket prices will increase $5 when purchased on the day of the performance.
Grams and Toby Tolokan, Utah Symphony Vice President of Artistic Planning, will present a free pre-concert lecture each night, 45 minutes prior to the start of the performance in the First Tier Room of Abravanel Hall.
Press photos available by logging in at http://www.utahsymphony.org/about/press-and-reviews/itemlist/category/35-media-kit. (Username: usuoimages, Password: media).
Artist Bios:
Andrew Grams, Conductor
As one of America’s most promising and talented young conductors, Andrew Grams has already appeared with many of the great orchestras of the world including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington D.C., and the orchestras of Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, New Jersey and others in the United States. On the international arena, he has conducted the Montreal Symphony, the Orchestre National de Lyon, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the Melbourne Symphony, the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia Rome, the Residentie Orchestra of the Hague, the Hamburg Symphony, and the Malmo Symphony to name a few.
Maestro Grams was a protégé of Franz Welser-Moest and served as Assistant Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra from 2004 to 2007.
The 2010-11 season witnesses a major debut for Grams with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London alongside debut appearances with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and the Orchestra of the Beethovenhalle Bonn. Grams returns to the podium with the Residentie Orchestra several times this year as well and also makes welcome repeat visits with the Hamburg Symphony, the Malmo Symphony, the National Arts Centre Orchestra Ottawa and the Utah Symphony.
A Maryland native raised in Severn, Andrew Grams began conducting at the age of 17, when he directed the World Youth Symphony Orchestra at Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan. In 1999 he received a bachelor of music degree in violin performance from the Juilliard School, and in 2003 he received a conducting degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he worked with Otto-Werner Mueller. Also an accomplished violinist, Mr. Grams was a member of the New York City Ballet Orchestra at Lincoln Center from 1998 to 2004, serving as acting associate principal second violin in 2002 and 2004. In addition, he has performed with ensembles including the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, and the New Jersey Symphony.
Richard Elliott, Organ
Richard Elliott is right at home at the massive console of the Tabernacle organ, having previously served as an assistant organist for the world's largest functioning pipe organ in Philadelphia's Lord and Taylor (formerly John Wanamaker) department store. His background in jazz and popular music has likewise prepared him well for his role as accompanist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, with its broad range of repertoire.
As Principal Tabernacle Organist, Elliott performs, tours and records with the Choir. He also plays for the weekly Music and the Spoken Word broadcasts and joins with his fellow organists in presenting daily 30- minute organ recitals in the Tabernacle. He works alongside the rest of the Choir's musical staff to ensure perfect balance among the singers' voices, the organ and the Orchestra at Temple Square, thus producing the Choir's signature sound. In addition, Elliott performs widely as an organ recitalist and has recorded on the Tabernacle organ for several record labels.
Prior to his appointment in 1991 as a Tabernacle organist, Elliott was an Assistant Professor at Brigham Young University, where he taught courses in organ and music appreciation. His early musical studies were undertaken at the Peabody Conservatory and the Catholic University of America. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the famed Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and later received Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.
Elliott is a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) and was a featured performer in the Guild's national convention held in 1992 in Atlanta. He is a published composer and has also written articles for several music journals. Elliott currently sits on the advisory boards for the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ and for the Eccles Organ Festival at Salt Lake's Cathedral of the Madeleine.
Program:
Igor Stravinsky Scherzo Fantastique, op. 3
Francis Poulenc Concerto in G Minor for Organ, String Orchestra, and Timpani
Richard Elliot, Organ
INTERMISSION
Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, op. 78 ("Organ Symphony")
I. Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco adagio
II. Allegro moderato - Presto - maestoso
Richard Elliot, Organ
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Hilarie Ashton
Public Relations Manager
801.869.9027 office
801.335.9387 cell
April 20, 2011
MORMON TABERNACLE CHOIR ORGANIST JOINS UTAH SYMPHONY FOR SAINT-SAËNS’ “ORGAN SYMPHONY”
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Symphony welcomes Mormon Tabernacle Choir organist Richard Elliott to Abravanel Hall, only a stone’s throw from his home performance venue, for an anticipated concert of the most iconic and commonly performed work for organ and orchestra – Saint-Saëns’ “Organ Symphony.”
Elliott will also perform Poulenc’s organ concerto with the Utah Symphony under the direction of promising young American conductor Andrew Grams, Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at 8 p.m. in the hall (123 West South Temple).
The haunting beauty and simplified instrumentation of Poulenc’s organ concerto, featuring a string orchestra and timpani as accompaniment, will serve as a delicate pairing with Saint-Saëns’ dynamic and powerful “Organ Symphony,” featuring virtuosic piano passages, a musical style characteristic of the Romantic period and the stately presence of a large pipe organ. Also on the program is “Scherzo Fantastique,” an early work by Igor Stravinsky.
On Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m. the general public is invited to attend a Finishing Touches dress rehearsal, where audience members can witness the diligence and dedication that goes into rehearsing for each performance. Tickets for the rehearsal are $15.
Tickets for the evening performances range from $15 to $85 and can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office or by visiting www.usuo.org. Students can purchase discounted tickets with a student ID. Season ticket holders and those desiring group discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Ticket prices will increase $5 when purchased on the day of the performance.
Grams and Toby Tolokan, Utah Symphony Vice President of Artistic Planning, will present a free pre-concert lecture each night, 45 minutes prior to the start of the performance in the First Tier Room of Abravanel Hall.
Press photos available by logging in at http://www.utahsymphony.org/about/press-and-reviews/itemlist/category/35-media-kit. (Username: usuoimages, Password: media).
Artist Bios:
Andrew Grams, Conductor
As one of America’s most promising and talented young conductors, Andrew Grams has already appeared with many of the great orchestras of the world including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, the Detroit Symphony, the National Symphony Orchestra of Washington D.C., and the orchestras of Baltimore, Dallas, Houston, New Jersey and others in the United States. On the international arena, he has conducted the Montreal Symphony, the Orchestre National de Lyon, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the Melbourne Symphony, the Orchestra of Santa Cecilia Rome, the Residentie Orchestra of the Hague, the Hamburg Symphony, and the Malmo Symphony to name a few.
Maestro Grams was a protégé of Franz Welser-Moest and served as Assistant Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra from 2004 to 2007.
The 2010-11 season witnesses a major debut for Grams with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in London alongside debut appearances with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and the Orchestra of the Beethovenhalle Bonn. Grams returns to the podium with the Residentie Orchestra several times this year as well and also makes welcome repeat visits with the Hamburg Symphony, the Malmo Symphony, the National Arts Centre Orchestra Ottawa and the Utah Symphony.
A Maryland native raised in Severn, Andrew Grams began conducting at the age of 17, when he directed the World Youth Symphony Orchestra at Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan. In 1999 he received a bachelor of music degree in violin performance from the Juilliard School, and in 2003 he received a conducting degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he worked with Otto-Werner Mueller. Also an accomplished violinist, Mr. Grams was a member of the New York City Ballet Orchestra at Lincoln Center from 1998 to 2004, serving as acting associate principal second violin in 2002 and 2004. In addition, he has performed with ensembles including the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, and the New Jersey Symphony.
Richard Elliott, Organ
Richard Elliott is right at home at the massive console of the Tabernacle organ, having previously served as an assistant organist for the world's largest functioning pipe organ in Philadelphia's Lord and Taylor (formerly John Wanamaker) department store. His background in jazz and popular music has likewise prepared him well for his role as accompanist for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, with its broad range of repertoire.
As Principal Tabernacle Organist, Elliott performs, tours and records with the Choir. He also plays for the weekly Music and the Spoken Word broadcasts and joins with his fellow organists in presenting daily 30- minute organ recitals in the Tabernacle. He works alongside the rest of the Choir's musical staff to ensure perfect balance among the singers' voices, the organ and the Orchestra at Temple Square, thus producing the Choir's signature sound. In addition, Elliott performs widely as an organ recitalist and has recorded on the Tabernacle organ for several record labels.
Prior to his appointment in 1991 as a Tabernacle organist, Elliott was an Assistant Professor at Brigham Young University, where he taught courses in organ and music appreciation. His early musical studies were undertaken at the Peabody Conservatory and the Catholic University of America. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the famed Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and later received Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.
Elliott is a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) and was a featured performer in the Guild's national convention held in 1992 in Atlanta. He is a published composer and has also written articles for several music journals. Elliott currently sits on the advisory boards for the Friends of the Wanamaker Organ and for the Eccles Organ Festival at Salt Lake's Cathedral of the Madeleine.
Program:
Igor Stravinsky Scherzo Fantastique, op. 3
Francis Poulenc Concerto in G Minor for Organ, String Orchestra, and Timpani
Richard Elliot, Organ
INTERMISSION
Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, op. 78 ("Organ Symphony")
I. Adagio - Allegro moderato - Poco adagio
II. Allegro moderato - Presto - maestoso
Richard Elliot, Organ
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Hilarie Ashton
Public Relations Manager
801.869.9027 office
801.335.9387 cell
2011 Original Writing Contest (Entries due June 30)
For immediate release
April 20, 2011
2011 Original Writing Contest
Online entries due June 30
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums 53rd annual Utah Original Writing Contest is open for entries in seven categories. Deadline for submissions is June 30, 2011. Cash prizes will be awarded for first and second place winners.
“Over the past half-century this contest has recognized authors who have gone on to significant careers, including the nationally noted fiction writer Ron Carlson, and all three of Utah’s Poets Laureate: David Lee, Katharine Coles, and Ken Brewer,” said Margaret Hunt, Director of the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. “We look forward to discovering the next generation of literary talent in Utah.”
The seven contest categories in 2011 are:
A. Novel-fiction (minimum length 60,000 words)
B. Biography/autobiography-nonfiction (minimum length 60,000 words)
C. Book-length collection of short stories-fiction (minimum length 60,000 words)
D. Young adult book-fiction or nonfiction appealing to readers aged 13 to 18 including compilations of stories for young adults
E. Poetry-a collection of 10 poems for adults (maximum length 1,000 lines)
F. Short story-fiction appealing to adults (maximum length 7,500 words)
G. Personal essay-nonfiction appealing to adults (maximum length 7,500 words)
The Original Writing Competition is a first book contest. Writers in the first four categories cannot have had a book published or accepted for publication in the category they wish to enter and authors must be legal residents of the state of Utah. Only one submission may be entered in each category and all entries must be submitted online at artsandmuseums.utah.gov. Complete guidelines are available at artsandmuseums.utah.gov, under areas of interest, literary arts.
The 2010 Original Writing Contest winners were:
· Novel: Jennifer Sinor, Logan, “How Thin the Line”
· General nonfiction: M. Dane Picard, Salt Lake City, “The Hot and the Cold”
· Book-length collection of poems: Heidi Hart, Salt Lake City, “Her Bone Throat”
· Juvenile book: Ruth Johnson Asay, Bountiful, “The Witch Broom Maker of Goblin Valley”
· Poetry: Nancy Takacs, Wellington, “The Woman I Have Always Wanted to Be”
· Short story: Dawn Houghton, Salt Lake City, “Tan Your Hide”
· Personal essay: Jeff Metcalf, Salt Lake City, “The Unspoken”
For more information visit the Division of Arts & Museums website at www.artsandmuseums.utah.gov or contact Guy Lebeda at glebeda@utah.gov, 801.236.7553.
About the Utah Division of Arts & Museums
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is a division of the Utah Department of Community and Culture with a goal to promote innovation in and the growth of Utah’s arts and culture community. The Division provides funding, education, and technical services to individuals and organizations statewide so that all Utahns, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic status, can access, understand, and receive the benefits of arts and culture. Additional information about programs and services can be found at www.artsandmuseums.utah.gov or by calling 801.236.7555.
April 20, 2011
2011 Original Writing Contest
Online entries due June 30
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums 53rd annual Utah Original Writing Contest is open for entries in seven categories. Deadline for submissions is June 30, 2011. Cash prizes will be awarded for first and second place winners.
“Over the past half-century this contest has recognized authors who have gone on to significant careers, including the nationally noted fiction writer Ron Carlson, and all three of Utah’s Poets Laureate: David Lee, Katharine Coles, and Ken Brewer,” said Margaret Hunt, Director of the Utah Division of Arts & Museums. “We look forward to discovering the next generation of literary talent in Utah.”
The seven contest categories in 2011 are:
A. Novel-fiction (minimum length 60,000 words)
B. Biography/autobiography-nonfiction (minimum length 60,000 words)
C. Book-length collection of short stories-fiction (minimum length 60,000 words)
D. Young adult book-fiction or nonfiction appealing to readers aged 13 to 18 including compilations of stories for young adults
E. Poetry-a collection of 10 poems for adults (maximum length 1,000 lines)
F. Short story-fiction appealing to adults (maximum length 7,500 words)
G. Personal essay-nonfiction appealing to adults (maximum length 7,500 words)
The Original Writing Competition is a first book contest. Writers in the first four categories cannot have had a book published or accepted for publication in the category they wish to enter and authors must be legal residents of the state of Utah. Only one submission may be entered in each category and all entries must be submitted online at artsandmuseums.utah.gov. Complete guidelines are available at artsandmuseums.utah.gov, under areas of interest, literary arts.
The 2010 Original Writing Contest winners were:
· Novel: Jennifer Sinor, Logan, “How Thin the Line”
· General nonfiction: M. Dane Picard, Salt Lake City, “The Hot and the Cold”
· Book-length collection of poems: Heidi Hart, Salt Lake City, “Her Bone Throat”
· Juvenile book: Ruth Johnson Asay, Bountiful, “The Witch Broom Maker of Goblin Valley”
· Poetry: Nancy Takacs, Wellington, “The Woman I Have Always Wanted to Be”
· Short story: Dawn Houghton, Salt Lake City, “Tan Your Hide”
· Personal essay: Jeff Metcalf, Salt Lake City, “The Unspoken”
For more information visit the Division of Arts & Museums website at www.artsandmuseums.utah.gov or contact Guy Lebeda at glebeda@utah.gov, 801.236.7553.
About the Utah Division of Arts & Museums
The Utah Division of Arts & Museums is a division of the Utah Department of Community and Culture with a goal to promote innovation in and the growth of Utah’s arts and culture community. The Division provides funding, education, and technical services to individuals and organizations statewide so that all Utahns, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic status, can access, understand, and receive the benefits of arts and culture. Additional information about programs and services can be found at www.artsandmuseums.utah.gov or by calling 801.236.7555.
GUITAR RECITAL @ SUU (CC: April 28)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 04/19/11
Michael French
Public Information Coordinator
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
Photo: SUU student in a previous guitar recital. Credit: Danelle Cheney.
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: GUITAR RECITAL
WHAT: Under the direction of adjunct guitar instructor, Tyson Cazier, the SUU student guitar ensemble will perform a program of rock classics. Highlights includes performances of Ozzy Osborn’s “Bark at the Moon” and Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion.” The concert also features renditions of “Limelight” by Rush, “Knights of Cydonia” by Muse, “House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals and “Frankenstein” by the Edgar Winter Group.
WHO: Southern Utah University, College of Performing and Visual Arts, Music Department
WHEN: Thursday, April 28, 2011
TIME: 7:30pm
WHERE: Thorley Recital Hall, Music Building, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
TICKETS: Free and the general public is encouraged to attend..
INFO: Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit: www.suu.edu/arts
SUU’S MUSIC DEPARTMENT PRESENTS
A GUITAR RECITAL
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: It’s time to celebrate the end of the semester with an evening of great guitarists playing a variety of rock classics. The Music Department of Southern Utah University’s College of Performing and Visual Arts presents the spring Guitar Recital on Thursday, April 28, 2011, at Thorley Recital Hall in the Music Building. The music commences at 7:30pm. This event is free and the public is encouraged to attend.
Under the direction of adjunct guitar instructor, Tyson Cazier, the student guitar ensemble will perform a program of popular and classic favorites. Highlights includes performances of Ozzy Osborn’s “Bark at the Moon” and Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion.” The concert also features renditions of “Limelight” by Rush, “Knights of Cydonia” by Muse, “House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals and “Frankenstein” by the Edgar Winter Group.
Tyson Cazier is a graduate of Berklee College of Music where he received a Bachelor of Music degree in Contemporary Writing and Production. Tyson studied with many accomplished musicians including, Bruce Bartlett, John Funkhouser, Greg Duncan, and Eyran Katsenelenbogen. Tyson has actively been playing guitar for over a decade and during that time has studied a variety of musical styles including classical, rock, jazz, funk, blues, pop and swing. In addition to guitar, Tyson has experience in composing, arranging and producing music at home and in a professional studio environment. Currently Tyson is the guitar instructor at Southern Utah University and teaches weekly private lessons as well as an introductory guitar class and a guitar ensemble.
For an evening of great music, plan on attending SUU’s Guitar Recital. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the performance group Acclamation, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
Michael French
Public Information Coordinator
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
Photo: SUU student in a previous guitar recital. Credit: Danelle Cheney.
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: GUITAR RECITAL
WHAT: Under the direction of adjunct guitar instructor, Tyson Cazier, the SUU student guitar ensemble will perform a program of rock classics. Highlights includes performances of Ozzy Osborn’s “Bark at the Moon” and Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion.” The concert also features renditions of “Limelight” by Rush, “Knights of Cydonia” by Muse, “House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals and “Frankenstein” by the Edgar Winter Group.
WHO: Southern Utah University, College of Performing and Visual Arts, Music Department
WHEN: Thursday, April 28, 2011
TIME: 7:30pm
WHERE: Thorley Recital Hall, Music Building, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
TICKETS: Free and the general public is encouraged to attend..
INFO: Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit: www.suu.edu/arts
SUU’S MUSIC DEPARTMENT PRESENTS
A GUITAR RECITAL
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: It’s time to celebrate the end of the semester with an evening of great guitarists playing a variety of rock classics. The Music Department of Southern Utah University’s College of Performing and Visual Arts presents the spring Guitar Recital on Thursday, April 28, 2011, at Thorley Recital Hall in the Music Building. The music commences at 7:30pm. This event is free and the public is encouraged to attend.
Under the direction of adjunct guitar instructor, Tyson Cazier, the student guitar ensemble will perform a program of popular and classic favorites. Highlights includes performances of Ozzy Osborn’s “Bark at the Moon” and Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion.” The concert also features renditions of “Limelight” by Rush, “Knights of Cydonia” by Muse, “House of the Rising Sun” by The Animals and “Frankenstein” by the Edgar Winter Group.
Tyson Cazier is a graduate of Berklee College of Music where he received a Bachelor of Music degree in Contemporary Writing and Production. Tyson studied with many accomplished musicians including, Bruce Bartlett, John Funkhouser, Greg Duncan, and Eyran Katsenelenbogen. Tyson has actively been playing guitar for over a decade and during that time has studied a variety of musical styles including classical, rock, jazz, funk, blues, pop and swing. In addition to guitar, Tyson has experience in composing, arranging and producing music at home and in a professional studio environment. Currently Tyson is the guitar instructor at Southern Utah University and teaches weekly private lessons as well as an introductory guitar class and a guitar ensemble.
For an evening of great music, plan on attending SUU’s Guitar Recital. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the performance group Acclamation, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
FIESTA! @ Utah Cultural Celebration Center (WVC: May 14)
Celebrate Mexican Heritage & Culture in Utah at FIESTA!
WHAT: Fiesta!
WHEN: Saturday, May 14
6 – 10 p.m.
WHERE: Utah Cultural Celebration Center
1355 West 3100 South
West Valley City, UT 84119
801-965-5100
WHO: Everyone is welcome to attend Fiesta! free of charge
WHY: The Utah Cultural Celebration Center is proud to host the seventh annual Fiesta! – a spicy evening of entertainment, excitement and education celebrating Mexican heritage and culture in Utah.
Bring the family and enjoy the Fiesta!, highlighted by traditional Mexican music, dance, Aztec ritual performances, food and a ceremonial lighting of the Olmec head with fireworks. Along with stemmed rose giveaways there will be ongoing games of the popular La Lotería (with prizes!), paper flower making, bead stringing and other children’s activities, including piñata breaking and face painting. Guests will be invited to also compete for prizes by singing along with a live mariachi band, and participating in a Zumba dance party! Imported arts & crafts from Mexico will be for sale in the Una Mano Amiga sponsored Mercado, with funds supporting health needs of children in Mexico. Special guest and repujado artist JJ Galicia will have an exhibition at Fiesta, and he will also be on hand to discuss his artwork. Finally, Fiesta! will feature stage performances by Latin Dance Heritage, Casa Chiapas Marimba Group, Claudia Cumbia, Lupe Mayorga and Ichantzinco Tlaloc. Don’t miss this celebration!
For more information about this and other events or exhibits at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, call 801-965-5100 or visit culturalcelebration.org Funded in part by the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks Program, Sinergia International and West Valley City.
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Michael Christensen, Folklorist/Cultural Specialist
West Valley City | Utah Cultural Celebration Center
1355 West 3100 South
West Valley City, Utah 84119
(801) 965-5108
michael.christensen@wvc-ut.gov
www.culturalcelebration.org
WHAT: Fiesta!
WHEN: Saturday, May 14
6 – 10 p.m.
WHERE: Utah Cultural Celebration Center
1355 West 3100 South
West Valley City, UT 84119
801-965-5100
WHO: Everyone is welcome to attend Fiesta! free of charge
WHY: The Utah Cultural Celebration Center is proud to host the seventh annual Fiesta! – a spicy evening of entertainment, excitement and education celebrating Mexican heritage and culture in Utah.
Bring the family and enjoy the Fiesta!, highlighted by traditional Mexican music, dance, Aztec ritual performances, food and a ceremonial lighting of the Olmec head with fireworks. Along with stemmed rose giveaways there will be ongoing games of the popular La Lotería (with prizes!), paper flower making, bead stringing and other children’s activities, including piñata breaking and face painting. Guests will be invited to also compete for prizes by singing along with a live mariachi band, and participating in a Zumba dance party! Imported arts & crafts from Mexico will be for sale in the Una Mano Amiga sponsored Mercado, with funds supporting health needs of children in Mexico. Special guest and repujado artist JJ Galicia will have an exhibition at Fiesta, and he will also be on hand to discuss his artwork. Finally, Fiesta! will feature stage performances by Latin Dance Heritage, Casa Chiapas Marimba Group, Claudia Cumbia, Lupe Mayorga and Ichantzinco Tlaloc. Don’t miss this celebration!
For more information about this and other events or exhibits at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center, call 801-965-5100 or visit culturalcelebration.org Funded in part by the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks Program, Sinergia International and West Valley City.
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Michael Christensen, Folklorist/Cultural Specialist
West Valley City | Utah Cultural Celebration Center
1355 West 3100 South
West Valley City, Utah 84119
(801) 965-5108
michael.christensen@wvc-ut.gov
www.culturalcelebration.org
April Issue of Provo Orem Word (Provo)
The April issue of The Provo Orem Word is up: www.provooremword.org
Master Class with IRENE PEERY-FOX @ SUU (CC: April 30)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 04/18/11
Michael French
Public Information Coordinator
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
Photo: Irene Peery-Fix. Crdit: Courtesy of Irene Peery-Fox
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: IRENE PEERY-FOX, MASTER CLASS
WHAT: Internationally acclaimed pianist Irene Peery-Fox, a member of the piano at Brigham Young University, comes to Southern Utah University to offer a master class to SUU piano students that the general public is invited to attend.
WHO: Southern Utah University, College of Performing and Visual Arts, Music Department
WHEN: Saturday, April 30, 2011
TIME: 3:00pm
WHERE: Thorley Recital Hall, Music Building, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
TICKETS: Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit: www.suu.edu/arts
PRICES: Free and the General Public is encouraged to attend.
ACCLAIMED BYU PIANIST
TO GIVE MASTER CLASS
AT SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2011
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: An internationally acclaimed pianist and music educator, Irene Peery-Fox has won numerous competitions for her artistry at the keyboard. This distinguished musician will give a master class to SUU’s Department of Music’s piano students on Saturday, April 30, 2011, in Thorley Recital Hall, Music Building, beginning at 3:00pm. The master class is free and the public is invited to attend to observe SUU piano students perform for Professor Peery-Fox.
Irene Peery-Fox received her doctoral degree from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, where she studied with Leon Fleisher. Before her doctoral work, she earned both Bachelor of Music and Master of Science degrees from Juilliard in New York, studying with Irwin Freudlich, Jeaneanne Dowis, and Ilona Kabos. She has also earned an ARCT degree from the Royal Conservatory in Toronto and a performing arts degree from the University of Alberta, Edmonton. Professor Peery-Fox has won numerous piano contests; twice she won the International CBC Talent Festival Contest and the Alaska Music Trails Concert Tour. She has received four Ford Foundation Grants, four Canada Council grants, an INCO grant, and five full-time Juilliard scholarships for piano study. Her many concerto appearances include performances with orchestras in Montreal, Toronto, Salt Lake City, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Victoria, Calgary, Provo, and Lethbridge. She has performed solo recitals in Canada, the United States, and Europe, as well as chamber recitals at Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. She has also performed on radio and television on the NBC, CBC, and BBC networks. Professor Peery-Fox was formerly a faculty member at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, Preparatory Division. Currently, she serves on the Brigham Young University piano faculty. Her students have been frequent prize winners in international, national, state, and local competitions. She is listed in the Canadian Dictionary of Music and Musicians and in the Outstanding Young Women of America.
SUU’s Department of Music offers you the unique opportunity to experience a master class and witness a master musician work with gifted young pianists. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents nearly 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the performance group Acclamation, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
Michael French
Public Information Coordinator
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
Photo: Irene Peery-Fix. Crdit: Courtesy of Irene Peery-Fox
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: IRENE PEERY-FOX, MASTER CLASS
WHAT: Internationally acclaimed pianist Irene Peery-Fox, a member of the piano at Brigham Young University, comes to Southern Utah University to offer a master class to SUU piano students that the general public is invited to attend.
WHO: Southern Utah University, College of Performing and Visual Arts, Music Department
WHEN: Saturday, April 30, 2011
TIME: 3:00pm
WHERE: Thorley Recital Hall, Music Building, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
TICKETS: Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit: www.suu.edu/arts
PRICES: Free and the General Public is encouraged to attend.
ACCLAIMED BYU PIANIST
TO GIVE MASTER CLASS
AT SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2011
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: An internationally acclaimed pianist and music educator, Irene Peery-Fox has won numerous competitions for her artistry at the keyboard. This distinguished musician will give a master class to SUU’s Department of Music’s piano students on Saturday, April 30, 2011, in Thorley Recital Hall, Music Building, beginning at 3:00pm. The master class is free and the public is invited to attend to observe SUU piano students perform for Professor Peery-Fox.
Irene Peery-Fox received her doctoral degree from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, where she studied with Leon Fleisher. Before her doctoral work, she earned both Bachelor of Music and Master of Science degrees from Juilliard in New York, studying with Irwin Freudlich, Jeaneanne Dowis, and Ilona Kabos. She has also earned an ARCT degree from the Royal Conservatory in Toronto and a performing arts degree from the University of Alberta, Edmonton. Professor Peery-Fox has won numerous piano contests; twice she won the International CBC Talent Festival Contest and the Alaska Music Trails Concert Tour. She has received four Ford Foundation Grants, four Canada Council grants, an INCO grant, and five full-time Juilliard scholarships for piano study. Her many concerto appearances include performances with orchestras in Montreal, Toronto, Salt Lake City, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Victoria, Calgary, Provo, and Lethbridge. She has performed solo recitals in Canada, the United States, and Europe, as well as chamber recitals at Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. She has also performed on radio and television on the NBC, CBC, and BBC networks. Professor Peery-Fox was formerly a faculty member at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, Preparatory Division. Currently, she serves on the Brigham Young University piano faculty. Her students have been frequent prize winners in international, national, state, and local competitions. She is listed in the Canadian Dictionary of Music and Musicians and in the Outstanding Young Women of America.
SUU’s Department of Music offers you the unique opportunity to experience a master class and witness a master musician work with gifted young pianists. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents nearly 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the performance group Acclamation, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
Free Reading of (a man enters) @ SL Acting Company (SLC: April 25)
Salt Lake Acting Company News Release
PRESS CONTACT: CYNTHIA FLEMING. 801 363 7522. CYNTHIA@SALTLAKEACTINGCOMPANY.ORG
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY’S NEW PLAY SOUNDING SERIES PRESENTS A READING OF (a man enters) BY ELAINE JARVIK AND KATE JARVIK BIRCH, DIRECTED BY TRACY CALLAHAN.
SLAC’s New Play Sounding Series presents a free reading of (a man enters) – a new play by local playwright Elaine Jarvik and her daughter, Kate Jarvik Birch – on Monday, April 25, 2011 at 7 PM.
In (a man enters) we meet Rosie and her brother. As they get their grandmother's house ready for her 90th birthday party, the two wonder if their estranged father will show up after a 20-year absence. The wondering turns into a series of fantastical, comedic, and bittersweet encounters that explore who their father was, why he left, and what the rules of marriage should be.
Jarvik says, “We’ve wanted to collaborate on a writing project for a long time. But we’re lazy. Then we realized we had a plot that we could pluck right out of our real lives: Kate’s father got remarried over 20 years ago and, soon after, estranged himself from her and her brother. With that little seed, we let our imaginations run wild.”
The reading will be directed by Tracy Callahan, the head of the Acting & Directing program at Weber State University. The cast for the reading will be Daniel Beecher, Teri Cowan, Darrin Doman, Cheryl Gaysunas, Terence Goodman, and Tracie Merrill.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTS
Elaine Jarvik is a former Deseret News reporter who discovered one day that it was just as much fun to make up the things people said, so she began writing plays. Her 10-minute play “Dead Right” was produced at the 2008 Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, Ky. Her full-length play “The Coming Ice Age” was produced last fall by Pygmalion Theatre Co. Her favorite activity is being the mother of the son and daughter that (a man enters) is not even remotely about.
Kate Jarvik Birch is a visual artist who loves writing as much as she loves painting, and being a true procrastinator, is happy to ping pong between the two passions. She knew she could die happy when her paintings showed up on the set of “Glee”. Her essay “Private Parts” was published in the literary journal Isotope in 2008 and her short story “Donald” and essay “Mega Volcanoes” were both chosen as finalists in the 2009 Writer’s at Work Fellowship Competition. (a man enters) is Kate’s first foray into playwriting and she’s happy to report that she only wanted to kill her mother twice during the writing of this play.
FACT SHEET
SLAC NPSS reading (a man enters)
PLAYWRIGHTS Elaine Jarvik
Kate Jarvik Birch
DIRECTOR Tracy Callahan
CAST Daniel Beecher, Teri Cowan, Darrin Doman, Cheryl Gaysunas, Terence Goodman, Tracie Merrill
DATE AND TIME April 25, 2011 @ 7 PM
SLAC NOTES:
The audience does not need a ticket in advance to attend this reading. The building will open one hour prior to the performance when general admission tickets will be distributed, and the theatre will open half an hour before the performance.
Salt Lake Acting Company is located at 168 W 500 N, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84103.
For more information call 801- 363-7522 or visit www.saltlakeactingcompany.org
NOW PLAYING:
CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION by Annie Baker, with Shelby Andersen, Colleen Baum, Michael Todd Behrens, Alexandra Harbold, and Morgan Lund.
DATES Opened: April 13, 2011
Closing: May 8, 2011
TIMES Regular: Wed – Sat - 7:30 p.m.
Sun- 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Tickets range from $15-$41 depending on performance. Student, Under 30, Senior and Group discounts available – call 801-363-7522
Salt Lake Acting Company
168 W. 500 N. SLC, UT
801.363.7522
www.saltlakeactingcompany.org
SLAC was founded in 1970 and is dedicated to producing, commissioning and developing new works and to supporting a community of professional artists. SLAC has been nationally recognized by the Shubert Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Edgerton Foundation, among others. SLAC is a Constituent Member of Theatre Communications Group, a national organization for non-profit professional regional theatres, and the National New Play Network.
________________________________________________
Cynthia Fleming
Executive Producer
Salt Lake Acting Company
801.363.7522
www.saltlakeactingcompany.org
www.nowplayingutah.com
PRESS CONTACT: CYNTHIA FLEMING. 801 363 7522. CYNTHIA@SALTLAKEACTINGCOMPANY.ORG
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SALT LAKE ACTING COMPANY’S NEW PLAY SOUNDING SERIES PRESENTS A READING OF (a man enters) BY ELAINE JARVIK AND KATE JARVIK BIRCH, DIRECTED BY TRACY CALLAHAN.
SLAC’s New Play Sounding Series presents a free reading of (a man enters) – a new play by local playwright Elaine Jarvik and her daughter, Kate Jarvik Birch – on Monday, April 25, 2011 at 7 PM.
In (a man enters) we meet Rosie and her brother. As they get their grandmother's house ready for her 90th birthday party, the two wonder if their estranged father will show up after a 20-year absence. The wondering turns into a series of fantastical, comedic, and bittersweet encounters that explore who their father was, why he left, and what the rules of marriage should be.
Jarvik says, “We’ve wanted to collaborate on a writing project for a long time. But we’re lazy. Then we realized we had a plot that we could pluck right out of our real lives: Kate’s father got remarried over 20 years ago and, soon after, estranged himself from her and her brother. With that little seed, we let our imaginations run wild.”
The reading will be directed by Tracy Callahan, the head of the Acting & Directing program at Weber State University. The cast for the reading will be Daniel Beecher, Teri Cowan, Darrin Doman, Cheryl Gaysunas, Terence Goodman, and Tracie Merrill.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHTS
Elaine Jarvik is a former Deseret News reporter who discovered one day that it was just as much fun to make up the things people said, so she began writing plays. Her 10-minute play “Dead Right” was produced at the 2008 Humana Festival of New American Plays in Louisville, Ky. Her full-length play “The Coming Ice Age” was produced last fall by Pygmalion Theatre Co. Her favorite activity is being the mother of the son and daughter that (a man enters) is not even remotely about.
Kate Jarvik Birch is a visual artist who loves writing as much as she loves painting, and being a true procrastinator, is happy to ping pong between the two passions. She knew she could die happy when her paintings showed up on the set of “Glee”. Her essay “Private Parts” was published in the literary journal Isotope in 2008 and her short story “Donald” and essay “Mega Volcanoes” were both chosen as finalists in the 2009 Writer’s at Work Fellowship Competition. (a man enters) is Kate’s first foray into playwriting and she’s happy to report that she only wanted to kill her mother twice during the writing of this play.
FACT SHEET
SLAC NPSS reading (a man enters)
PLAYWRIGHTS Elaine Jarvik
Kate Jarvik Birch
DIRECTOR Tracy Callahan
CAST Daniel Beecher, Teri Cowan, Darrin Doman, Cheryl Gaysunas, Terence Goodman, Tracie Merrill
DATE AND TIME April 25, 2011 @ 7 PM
SLAC NOTES:
The audience does not need a ticket in advance to attend this reading. The building will open one hour prior to the performance when general admission tickets will be distributed, and the theatre will open half an hour before the performance.
Salt Lake Acting Company is located at 168 W 500 N, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84103.
For more information call 801- 363-7522 or visit www.saltlakeactingcompany.org
NOW PLAYING:
CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION by Annie Baker, with Shelby Andersen, Colleen Baum, Michael Todd Behrens, Alexandra Harbold, and Morgan Lund.
DATES Opened: April 13, 2011
Closing: May 8, 2011
TIMES Regular: Wed – Sat - 7:30 p.m.
Sun- 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
Tickets range from $15-$41 depending on performance. Student, Under 30, Senior and Group discounts available – call 801-363-7522
Salt Lake Acting Company
168 W. 500 N. SLC, UT
801.363.7522
www.saltlakeactingcompany.org
SLAC was founded in 1970 and is dedicated to producing, commissioning and developing new works and to supporting a community of professional artists. SLAC has been nationally recognized by the Shubert Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Edgerton Foundation, among others. SLAC is a Constituent Member of Theatre Communications Group, a national organization for non-profit professional regional theatres, and the National New Play Network.
________________________________________________
Cynthia Fleming
Executive Producer
Salt Lake Acting Company
801.363.7522
www.saltlakeactingcompany.org
www.nowplayingutah.com
2011 Benefit "Spy Hop Illuminated" @ Spy Hop (SLC: May 5)
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Virginia Pearce, virginia@spyhop.org 801-532-7500
SPY HOP ANNUAL BENEFIT TO SUPPORT YOUTH MEDIA ARTS
UNVEILS NEW TALENT ON MAY 5TH
Spy Hop’s annual fundraising gala features student-produced musical and visual art entertainment, followed by an unconventional auction to support youth voices
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — April 18, 2011 - Spy Hop’s Annual Benefit will be held Thursday, May 5th at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in the Jeanné Wagner Theatre from 6:30 – 10:00 PM. This year’s theme SPY HOP ILLUMINATED recognizes the depth of artistic talent at Spy Hop and the power of youth voices through film, music, radio and design. The program will highlight the 2011 PitchNic films and filmmakers and Spy Hop Records new band, The Orchard. Spy Hop’s Annual Benefit is its primary fundraising event of the year, raising critical program dollars for Salt Lake’s creative teens and at-risk youth.
From 6:30 – 7:45PM, guests will join the party on stage at the Rose Wagner and browse silent auction and opportunity drawing items as well as enjoy food and drink from Salt Lake’s finest restaurants including Carlucci’s Bakery, Em’s Restaurant, Faustina, Franck’s, Oasis Café, Red Rock Brewing Company, Tin Angel Café and Tuscany.
Immediately following, there will be a one-of-a-kind presentation and live auction that long time supporters of Spy Hop have come to love. Students from the Spy Hop & KRCL joint venture LOUD & CLEAR youth radio show will emcee the night and audiences will hear directly from youth about why Spy Hop continues to be a leader in media arts education across the country. Students from PitchNic, Spy Hop’s most advanced film class, will pitch their films on-stage and audience members will have the opportunity to become a producer of the films. Spy Hop will then auction off each of its five core programs to the audience, as well as a 2012 Sundance Film Festival Package.
All proceeds raised during the auction go directly to supporting the over 1,800 young people annually who attend Spy Hop’s programs in film, audio, music and design. The producing sponsor for the event is Zions Bank. Supporting, contributing and patron sponsors for the event include: Utah Film Commission, Jones Waldo, Salt Lake County Zoo Arts & Parks, Kevin & Donna Gruneich Family Foundation, Broadview University and Prosper.
TICKET INFO
$75 General Admission, $50 Spy Hop Alumni (21 years and older)
RSVP by May 1st online at: www.spyhop.org/benefit/ or by calling (801) 532-7500
Eat at one of our supporting restaurants and receive a code for $10 off ticket price! See www.spyhop.org/benefit for more information
About Spy Hop Productions
Spy Hop Productions is a nonprofit youth media arts and education center whose purpose is to empower youth to express their voice and with it create positive change in their lives, their community, and the world. Our mission is to encourage free expression, self-discovery, critical and inventive thinking, and skilled participation via the big screen, the airwaves, and the web.
www.spyhop.org
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Virginia Pearce
Spy Hop Productions
Director of Marketing & Community Programs
801-532-7500
Empoweringyouththroughmultimedia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Virginia Pearce, virginia@spyhop.org 801-532-7500
SPY HOP ANNUAL BENEFIT TO SUPPORT YOUTH MEDIA ARTS
UNVEILS NEW TALENT ON MAY 5TH
Spy Hop’s annual fundraising gala features student-produced musical and visual art entertainment, followed by an unconventional auction to support youth voices
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — April 18, 2011 - Spy Hop’s Annual Benefit will be held Thursday, May 5th at Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in the Jeanné Wagner Theatre from 6:30 – 10:00 PM. This year’s theme SPY HOP ILLUMINATED recognizes the depth of artistic talent at Spy Hop and the power of youth voices through film, music, radio and design. The program will highlight the 2011 PitchNic films and filmmakers and Spy Hop Records new band, The Orchard. Spy Hop’s Annual Benefit is its primary fundraising event of the year, raising critical program dollars for Salt Lake’s creative teens and at-risk youth.
From 6:30 – 7:45PM, guests will join the party on stage at the Rose Wagner and browse silent auction and opportunity drawing items as well as enjoy food and drink from Salt Lake’s finest restaurants including Carlucci’s Bakery, Em’s Restaurant, Faustina, Franck’s, Oasis Café, Red Rock Brewing Company, Tin Angel Café and Tuscany.
Immediately following, there will be a one-of-a-kind presentation and live auction that long time supporters of Spy Hop have come to love. Students from the Spy Hop & KRCL joint venture LOUD & CLEAR youth radio show will emcee the night and audiences will hear directly from youth about why Spy Hop continues to be a leader in media arts education across the country. Students from PitchNic, Spy Hop’s most advanced film class, will pitch their films on-stage and audience members will have the opportunity to become a producer of the films. Spy Hop will then auction off each of its five core programs to the audience, as well as a 2012 Sundance Film Festival Package.
All proceeds raised during the auction go directly to supporting the over 1,800 young people annually who attend Spy Hop’s programs in film, audio, music and design. The producing sponsor for the event is Zions Bank. Supporting, contributing and patron sponsors for the event include: Utah Film Commission, Jones Waldo, Salt Lake County Zoo Arts & Parks, Kevin & Donna Gruneich Family Foundation, Broadview University and Prosper.
TICKET INFO
$75 General Admission, $50 Spy Hop Alumni (21 years and older)
RSVP by May 1st online at: www.spyhop.org/benefit/ or by calling (801) 532-7500
Eat at one of our supporting restaurants and receive a code for $10 off ticket price! See www.spyhop.org/benefit for more information
About Spy Hop Productions
Spy Hop Productions is a nonprofit youth media arts and education center whose purpose is to empower youth to express their voice and with it create positive change in their lives, their community, and the world. Our mission is to encourage free expression, self-discovery, critical and inventive thinking, and skilled participation via the big screen, the airwaves, and the web.
www.spyhop.org
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Virginia Pearce
Spy Hop Productions
Director of Marketing & Community Programs
801-532-7500
Empoweringyouththroughmultimedia
ABBA Tribute Band @ Utah Symphony (SLC: April 29 - 30)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 18, 2011
TOP ABBA TRIBUTE BAND TO PERFORM WITH UTAH SYMPHONY
SALT LAKE CITY – One of the most acclaimed ABBA tribute bands, having performed for thousands of fans in sold-out performances worldwide, will join the Utah Symphony Friday and Saturday, April 29 and 30 at 8 p.m. in Abravanel Hall for “ABBA – The Concert.”
Under the baton of Utah Symphony Principal Pops Conductor Jerry Steichen, they will perform some of ABBA’s most iconic hits, including “Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S,” “Money, Money, Money,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Waterloo,” “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme” and “Dancing Queen.”
Tickets for the performances range from $30 to $85 and can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or by visiting www.usuo.org. Students can purchase $15 discounted tickets with a student ID on the day of the performance (subject to availability). Season ticket holders and those desiring group discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Ticket prices will increase $5 when purchased the day of the performance.
Press photos available by logging in at http://www.utahsymphony.org/about/press-and-reviews/itemlist/category/35-media-kit. (Username: usuoimages, Password: media).
About “ABBA – The Concert”
“ABBA – The Concert” was formed in 1996 and quickly became known for its live authentic ABBA sound and style. The Official ABBA Fan Club named the group “the best ABBA tribute band in the world,” and the press has lauded the group as being “the closest to ABBA you’ll ever get.”
The group has performed in more than 1,000 shows in more than 20 countries around the world. Performances have always included at least two members of the original ABBA rhythm section, and have consisted over-the-years of saxophone player Ulf Andersson, legendary bass guitarist Mike Watson, guitarists Mats Ronander, Lasse Wellander and Janne Schaffer, and drummers Ola Brunkert and Roger Palm.
About Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera is dedicated to providing Utah residents and visitors with great performances which engage, educate and enrich lives. The Utah Symphony, which performs at Abravanel Hall, and Utah Opera, which performs at the Capitol Theatre, reach 450,000 citizens in Utah and the Intermountain region, with educational outreach programs serving more than 200,000 students annually. The organization employs 60 staff and 83 full-time musicians, presenting four full operas and more than 70 symphony performances in each regular season as well as a summer season at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. For more information please visit www.usuo.org.
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Hilarie Ashton
Public Relations Manager
801.869.9027 office
801.335.9387 cell
April 18, 2011
TOP ABBA TRIBUTE BAND TO PERFORM WITH UTAH SYMPHONY
SALT LAKE CITY – One of the most acclaimed ABBA tribute bands, having performed for thousands of fans in sold-out performances worldwide, will join the Utah Symphony Friday and Saturday, April 29 and 30 at 8 p.m. in Abravanel Hall for “ABBA – The Concert.”
Under the baton of Utah Symphony Principal Pops Conductor Jerry Steichen, they will perform some of ABBA’s most iconic hits, including “Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S,” “Money, Money, Money,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Waterloo,” “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme” and “Dancing Queen.”
Tickets for the performances range from $30 to $85 and can be purchased by calling (801) 355-ARTS (2787), in person at the Abravanel Hall ticket office (123 W. South Temple) or by visiting www.usuo.org. Students can purchase $15 discounted tickets with a student ID on the day of the performance (subject to availability). Season ticket holders and those desiring group discounts should call (801) 533-NOTE (6683). Ticket prices will increase $5 when purchased the day of the performance.
Press photos available by logging in at http://www.utahsymphony.org/about/press-and-reviews/itemlist/category/35-media-kit. (Username: usuoimages, Password: media).
About “ABBA – The Concert”
“ABBA – The Concert” was formed in 1996 and quickly became known for its live authentic ABBA sound and style. The Official ABBA Fan Club named the group “the best ABBA tribute band in the world,” and the press has lauded the group as being “the closest to ABBA you’ll ever get.”
The group has performed in more than 1,000 shows in more than 20 countries around the world. Performances have always included at least two members of the original ABBA rhythm section, and have consisted over-the-years of saxophone player Ulf Andersson, legendary bass guitarist Mike Watson, guitarists Mats Ronander, Lasse Wellander and Janne Schaffer, and drummers Ola Brunkert and Roger Palm.
About Utah Symphony | Utah Opera
Utah Symphony | Utah Opera is dedicated to providing Utah residents and visitors with great performances which engage, educate and enrich lives. The Utah Symphony, which performs at Abravanel Hall, and Utah Opera, which performs at the Capitol Theatre, reach 450,000 citizens in Utah and the Intermountain region, with educational outreach programs serving more than 200,000 students annually. The organization employs 60 staff and 83 full-time musicians, presenting four full operas and more than 70 symphony performances in each regular season as well as a summer season at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. For more information please visit www.usuo.org.
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Hilarie Ashton
Public Relations Manager
801.869.9027 office
801.335.9387 cell
Christopher T. Terry @ SUU's Art Insights (CC: April 28)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 04/18/11
Michael French
Public Information Coordinator
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
Photo credit: Sprudel by Christopher T. Terry. Photo: Courtesy of Christopher T. Terry
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: ART INSIGHTS, CHRISTOPHER T. TERRY
WHAT: A painter who explores light as the force that animates and fills every surface in his work, Christopher T. Terry uses light to give life to the still objects in his art. The artist himself will illuminate his craft when talks about his art and shares his experiences at SUU’s Department of Art and Design’s weekly lecture series, Art Insights.
WHO: Art Insights, Southern Utah University, Department of Art and Design
WHEN: Thursday, April 28, 2011
TIME: 7:00pm
WHERE: Centrum Arena, Section K, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
TICKETS: Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit: www.suu.edu/arts
PRICES: Free and the General Public is encouraged to attend.
SUU’S ART INSIGHTS TO FEATURE
PAINTER CHRISTOPHER T. TERRY
APRIL 28, 2011
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: A painter who explores light as the force that animates and fills every surface in his work, Christopher T. Terry uses light to give life to the still objects in his art. The artist himself will illuminate his craft when talks about his art and shares his experiences at SUU’s Department of Art and Design’s weekly lecture series, Art Insights, on Thursday, April 28, 2011. The lecture begins at 7pm at SUU’s Centrum Arena. Admission is free and the general public is encouraged to attend.
Christopher T. Terry was born in Stamford, Connecticut and attended Rhode Island College in Providence, RI where he earned a BA in Studio Art. He continued his education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree. After moving back to Connecticut, he began exhibiting his paintings in and around the New York area in 1982. Accepting a teaching position at California State University, Long Beach in 1984 brought him to the west coast where he exhibited his work at galleries in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 1988 he accepted a position at Utah State University and began teaching painting and drawing there. Professor Terry is the recipient of numerous awards as a painter including the Utah Visual Artist Fellowship, and a WESTAF/NEA Fellowship in Painting. He has twice been the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship for Teaching and Research in Germany and in 2000 was a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome. He continues to exhibit his paintings at galleries in the United States and Germany.
Art Insights is a weekly program hosted during the fall and spring semesters by SUU’s Art and Design faculty. Students and community members meet weekly to experience presentations and discussions by visiting artists and art educators from around the nation who share their work and insights and attend gallery openings.
Come and meet a painter whose technique (in his own words) “is based as much on memory and invention as it is on direct observation.” Experience the art of Christopher T. Terry by attending his appearance at Art Insights. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the performance group Acclamation, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean at (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
Michael French
Public Information Coordinator
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
Photo credit: Sprudel by Christopher T. Terry. Photo: Courtesy of Christopher T. Terry
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: ART INSIGHTS, CHRISTOPHER T. TERRY
WHAT: A painter who explores light as the force that animates and fills every surface in his work, Christopher T. Terry uses light to give life to the still objects in his art. The artist himself will illuminate his craft when talks about his art and shares his experiences at SUU’s Department of Art and Design’s weekly lecture series, Art Insights.
WHO: Art Insights, Southern Utah University, Department of Art and Design
WHEN: Thursday, April 28, 2011
TIME: 7:00pm
WHERE: Centrum Arena, Section K, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
TICKETS: Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit: www.suu.edu/arts
PRICES: Free and the General Public is encouraged to attend.
SUU’S ART INSIGHTS TO FEATURE
PAINTER CHRISTOPHER T. TERRY
APRIL 28, 2011
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: A painter who explores light as the force that animates and fills every surface in his work, Christopher T. Terry uses light to give life to the still objects in his art. The artist himself will illuminate his craft when talks about his art and shares his experiences at SUU’s Department of Art and Design’s weekly lecture series, Art Insights, on Thursday, April 28, 2011. The lecture begins at 7pm at SUU’s Centrum Arena. Admission is free and the general public is encouraged to attend.
Christopher T. Terry was born in Stamford, Connecticut and attended Rhode Island College in Providence, RI where he earned a BA in Studio Art. He continued his education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he earned his Master of Fine Arts degree. After moving back to Connecticut, he began exhibiting his paintings in and around the New York area in 1982. Accepting a teaching position at California State University, Long Beach in 1984 brought him to the west coast where he exhibited his work at galleries in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. In 1988 he accepted a position at Utah State University and began teaching painting and drawing there. Professor Terry is the recipient of numerous awards as a painter including the Utah Visual Artist Fellowship, and a WESTAF/NEA Fellowship in Painting. He has twice been the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship for Teaching and Research in Germany and in 2000 was a Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome. He continues to exhibit his paintings at galleries in the United States and Germany.
Art Insights is a weekly program hosted during the fall and spring semesters by SUU’s Art and Design faculty. Students and community members meet weekly to experience presentations and discussions by visiting artists and art educators from around the nation who share their work and insights and attend gallery openings.
Come and meet a painter whose technique (in his own words) “is based as much on memory and invention as it is on direct observation.” Experience the art of Christopher T. Terry by attending his appearance at Art Insights. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the performance group Acclamation, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean at (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
Monday, April 18, 2011
MARY DONDERO @ SUU's Art Insights (CC: April 21)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 04/06/11
Michael French
Public Information Coordinator
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: ART INSIGHTS, MARY DONDERO
WHAT: A Zion Artist-in-Residence who works in ink paintings, Mary Dondero allows her art to be affected and inspired by temperature, humidity, smells and geographical formations from the natural environment. This unique artist talks about her craft and shares her experiences at SUU’s Department of Art and Design’s weekly lecture series, Art Insights.
WHO: Art Insights, Southern Utah University, Department of Art and Design
WHEN: Thursday, April 21, 2011
TIME: 7:00pm
WHERE: Centrum Arena, Section K, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
TICKETS: Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit: www.suu.edu/arts
PRICES: Free and the General Public is encouraged to attend.
SUU’S ART INSIGHTS TO FEATURE
ZION ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
MARY DONDERO
APRIL 21, 2011
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: A Zion Artist-in-Residence who works in ink paintings, Mary Dondero allows her art to be affected and inspired by temperature, humidity, smells and geographical formations from the natural environment. This unique artist talks about her craft and shares her experiences at SUU’s Department of Art and Design’s weekly lecture series, Art Insights, on Thursday, April 21, 2011. The lecture begins at 7pm at SUU’s Centrum Arena. Admission is free and the general public is encouraged to attend.
An award-winning artist, Mary Dondero received her BFA from Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. She went on to attend the Rhode Island School of Design and received her MFA from the University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Dondero’s remarkable work has been exhibited throughout New England. To quote the artist herself, “My ink paintings are derived directly from the visceral experience felt while at specific places. I attempt to resurrect, decipher and represent the conditions of these places as I remember them. For me the exploration of landscape as image is a metaphor for desire or escape, and at times an effort to hold on to the seemingly rational idea that reality might be concrete.” Currently, Dondero is an associate professor of art at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Art Insights is a weekly program hosted during the fall and spring semesters by SUU’s Art and Design faculty. Students and community members meet weekly to experience presentations and discussions by visiting artists and art educators from around the nation who share their work and insights and attend gallery openings.
Explore the art of Mary Dondero by attending her appearance at Art Insights. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the performance group Acclamation, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean at (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
Michael French
Public Information Coordinator
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
michaelfrench@suu.edu
FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: ART INSIGHTS, MARY DONDERO
WHAT: A Zion Artist-in-Residence who works in ink paintings, Mary Dondero allows her art to be affected and inspired by temperature, humidity, smells and geographical formations from the natural environment. This unique artist talks about her craft and shares her experiences at SUU’s Department of Art and Design’s weekly lecture series, Art Insights.
WHO: Art Insights, Southern Utah University, Department of Art and Design
WHEN: Thursday, April 21, 2011
TIME: 7:00pm
WHERE: Centrum Arena, Section K, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT
TICKETS: Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit: www.suu.edu/arts
PRICES: Free and the General Public is encouraged to attend.
SUU’S ART INSIGHTS TO FEATURE
ZION ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE
MARY DONDERO
APRIL 21, 2011
Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: A Zion Artist-in-Residence who works in ink paintings, Mary Dondero allows her art to be affected and inspired by temperature, humidity, smells and geographical formations from the natural environment. This unique artist talks about her craft and shares her experiences at SUU’s Department of Art and Design’s weekly lecture series, Art Insights, on Thursday, April 21, 2011. The lecture begins at 7pm at SUU’s Centrum Arena. Admission is free and the general public is encouraged to attend.
An award-winning artist, Mary Dondero received her BFA from Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island. She went on to attend the Rhode Island School of Design and received her MFA from the University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Dondero’s remarkable work has been exhibited throughout New England. To quote the artist herself, “My ink paintings are derived directly from the visceral experience felt while at specific places. I attempt to resurrect, decipher and represent the conditions of these places as I remember them. For me the exploration of landscape as image is a metaphor for desire or escape, and at times an effort to hold on to the seemingly rational idea that reality might be concrete.” Currently, Dondero is an associate professor of art at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
Art Insights is a weekly program hosted during the fall and spring semesters by SUU’s Art and Design faculty. Students and community members meet weekly to experience presentations and discussions by visiting artists and art educators from around the nation who share their work and insights and attend gallery openings.
Explore the art of Mary Dondero by attending her appearance at Art Insights. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival, the performance group Acclamation, and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean at (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu.
Summer Class Schedule at Bountiful/Davis Art Center (Bountiful: June 6 - August 15)
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information Contact:
Theresa Otteson, 801-292-0367 or Theresa@bdac.org
745 S. Main Street
Bountiful, UT 84010
Summer Class Schedule at Bountiful/Davis Art Center
Bountiful, Utah, April 15, 2011 – Bountiful/Davis Art Center is now offering thirty-nine new classes and workshops scheduled to begin June 6. This summer’s offerings include a variety of children’s and adult classes with something for everyone. Join us and learn a new skill as well as developing existing talents.
Children’s classes include watercolor, drawing, printmaking, art journaling, sculpture, collage, arts and crafts, scratchboard, world art, charcoal, painting, and an art and nature workshop for teens.
Ongoing adult classes include drawing and sculpture. Wednesday figure drawing session, coordinated by Mike Call, will continue through the summer.
Other Educational Activities this Summer:
BDAC is the place to be on the third Monday of each month for ‘Family Art Night’. Bring the whole family to do a hands-on art project, learn about the current exhibit and do a fun “I Spy” activity in the gallery geared for children of all ages. Refreshments are served. The event is scheduled from 7-8:30pm on May 16, June 20, July 18 and August 15.
For detailed information about the classes offered at Bountiful/Davis Art Center and information about the teachers: www.bdac.org . Registration is available online. Contact BDAC: 801 292-0367 for information and for purchasing gift certificates.
Tuesday-Friday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday: 2-5 pm
BDAC is closed on Sunday and Monday (except for Family Art Night on the third Monday), holidays and in between exhibits.
For more information about this exhibit and other programs of Bountiful/Davis Art Center,
801 292-0367, www.bdac.org
 
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Emma J. Dugal
Executive Director
Bountiful/Davis Art Center
745 So. Main Street
Bountiful, UT 84010
801 292-0367
801 292-7298 (fax)
www.bdac.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information Contact:
Theresa Otteson, 801-292-0367 or Theresa@bdac.org
745 S. Main Street
Bountiful, UT 84010
Summer Class Schedule at Bountiful/Davis Art Center
Bountiful, Utah, April 15, 2011 – Bountiful/Davis Art Center is now offering thirty-nine new classes and workshops scheduled to begin June 6. This summer’s offerings include a variety of children’s and adult classes with something for everyone. Join us and learn a new skill as well as developing existing talents.
Children’s classes include watercolor, drawing, printmaking, art journaling, sculpture, collage, arts and crafts, scratchboard, world art, charcoal, painting, and an art and nature workshop for teens.
Ongoing adult classes include drawing and sculpture. Wednesday figure drawing session, coordinated by Mike Call, will continue through the summer.
Other Educational Activities this Summer:
BDAC is the place to be on the third Monday of each month for ‘Family Art Night’. Bring the whole family to do a hands-on art project, learn about the current exhibit and do a fun “I Spy” activity in the gallery geared for children of all ages. Refreshments are served. The event is scheduled from 7-8:30pm on May 16, June 20, July 18 and August 15.
For detailed information about the classes offered at Bountiful/Davis Art Center and information about the teachers: www.bdac.org
Tuesday-Friday: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday: 2-5 pm
BDAC is closed on Sunday and Monday (except for Family Art Night on the third Monday), holidays and in between exhibits.
For more information about this exhibit and other programs of Bountiful/Davis Art Center,
801 292-0367, www.bdac.org
 
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Emma J. Dugal
Executive Director
Bountiful/Davis Art Center
745 So. Main Street
Bountiful, UT 84010
801 292-0367
801 292-7298 (fax)
www.bdac.org
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