Ken Kleszynski, performing and fine arts, will present a brief lecture about the British composer George Lloyd (1913-1998), followed by the short film “Strange Storms and Symphonies,” about Lloyd’s life and music, on Wednesday, January 29, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. His presentation will be this week’s “Music at Midweek” event, which is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.
Performing and Fine Arts
Music at Midweek, Jan. 22
The performing and fine arts department will present Elisa Doughty, soprano (pictured), and Susan McDaniel, piano, in the next Music at Midweek performance on Wednesday, January 22, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center recital hall. The performance is free and open to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Selections will include Six Elizabethan Songs by Dominick Argento; Myrthen Lieder, Op. 25 by Robert Schumann; Le Rossignol des Lilas (Dauphin) by Reynaldo Hahn, and others. For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.
Music for a Winter’s Evening, Dec. 3
The University of Portland Orchestra will present “Music for a Winter’s Evening” on Tuesday, December 3, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to all. Please join orchestra members for a powerful journey of visual and aural art as they perform Mussorgsky’s iconic Pictures at an Exhibition, featuring the legend of Baba Yaga and The Great Gate of Kiev. They will also celebrate the season with Barber’s Die Natali: Chorale Preludes for Christmas and other holiday favorites. For more information contact David De Lyser, performing and fine arts, at 7382 or delyser@up.edu.
Wind Symphony, Orchestra Concert, Nov. 23
The University of Portland Wind Symphony and Women’s Chorale will perform in concert on Saturday, November 23, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. The photography of Ansel Adams will be celebrated in a new composition by Steve Danyew entitled “The World Alive,” featuring the Wind Symphony performing in conjunction with a short film based on Adams’ work. During the concert, senior flutist Kristin Wishon will take center stage in a performance of Joel Puckett’s “The Shadow of Sirius,” inspired by the poetry of W.S. Merwin. The Women’s Chorale will present an upbeat program. For more information, contact the performing and fine arts department at 7228 or pfa@up.edu, or go to http://college.up.edu/pfa/.
An Evening At The Theater
Students of vocal music and theater will join forces in “An Evening at the Theater: Highlights from Operas and Musicals” on Friday, November 22, at 7:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Recital Hall, according to Nicole Leupp Hanig, performing and fine arts. The program will include music from The Magic Flute, Cabaret, Guys & Dolls, Little Women, Hansel & Gretel, Into the Woods, West Side Story, and others. Admission is free and open to all. For more information contact Hanig at 7858 or hanign@up.edu.
Advent Concert Tickets Available Now
Free tickets are now available for the Advent Concert on Saturday, December 7, at 8 p.m., at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Contact the performing and fine arts office at 7228 or pfa@up.edu to be sure of getting tickets to this popular holiday concert. The University Singers will present selections from Handel’s Messiah with professional orchestra and student soloists Rodrigo Gaspar-Barajas, Amelia Segler, Meagan Usselman, Katrina Welborn, and Ashley Woster. Michael Connolly with conduct. This concert is always full and tickets will likely be gone before Thanksgiving, so please get yours right away.
“Alkestis” Opening Nov. 8
The classic Athenian play Alkestis will be performed November 8-10, and 14-16 in Mago Hunt Center Theater. All performances are at 7:30 p.m., except the Sunday performance, which is at 2 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. For reservations call the Hunt Center Box Office at 7287.
Alkestis, the earliest known work by classical Athenian playwright Euripides, is an ancient story of the living dead. The all-female cast gathers to celebrate the woman Alkestis, who is fated to die in her husband’s place. The ensemble cast, all University of Portland students, is made up os Emily Claire Biggs, Tori Dunlap, Annie Ganousis, Taylor Kendig, Beth Lageson, Hannah Lingenbrink, Alexa Redmond, Danielle Renella, Elyse Rybka, and Kristen Schmidt. The play is directed by graduate student Andrew Wardenaar and costume design is by Gregory Pulver, performing and fine arts.
For more information, contact performing and fine arts 7228 or pfa@up.edu.
Music At Midweek
The next Music @ Midweek performance will be “Music Therapy: Sounding the Bridge Between Art & Science,” on Wednesday, October 23, at 12:30 p.m. in Mago Hunt Recital Hall. Christine Korb, interim director of music therapy at Pacific University, will join Alexis Bron.
The voice faculty will be performing at Music @ Midweek on Wednesday, October 30, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Nicole Hanig, Jill Soltero, Wade Baker, and John Boelling will be featured. For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.
Chorale, Singers, Jazz Band Concert
The University of Portland Women’s Chorale, University Singers, and Jazz Band will perform in concert on Sunday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. The Women’s Chorale and University Singers start their year with a mix of secular and sacred works, including the premier of senior music student Peter Chamberlain’s new setting of the Lord’s Prayer, and a gospel-style hymn from the film “Sister Act.” The Jazz Band will follow with their signature high-energy big band sound. For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.
Wind Symphony, Orchestra Concert
The University of Portland Wind Symphony and Orchestra will perform in concert on Saturday, October 5, at 7:30 p.m., in Buckley Center Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. In an all-Russian program, the Orchestra will feature student concerto competition winner Cem Inan playing Rachmaninoff Concerto no. 1, as well as selections from Stravinsky’s Firebird, and Lyadov’s 8 Russian Songs. The Wind Symphony program includes Joaquin Turina’s La Procession du Rocio and premiere performances of pieces by Anthony O’Toole and Benjamin Taylor. For more information contact performing and fine arts at 7228 or pfa@up.edu.