The annual Advent Vespers Concert, presented by the University Singers and Bel Canto, will be held on Saturday, December 7, at 7:30 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Admission is free but you need to have a ticket. Please contact the performing and fine arts department to reserve your ticket at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.
Performing and Fine Arts
Fine Arts Student Exhibit in BC Gallery, Now to Dec. 10
The performing and fine arts department presents the 2019 Fine Arts Student Exhibit in Buckley Gallery, from now until December 10. All are welcome to come visit and celebrate UP students’ hard (and fine) work this semester.
For more information contact Pat Bognar, performing and fine arts, at bognar@up.edu.
Free Theater Tickets for Staff and Faculty
UP’s Theater Program offers every staff and faculty member two complimentary tickets for each mainstage show they produce in Mago Hunt Center. When tickets go on sale, just call the box office at x7287, tell them you are an employee, and let them know which performance you’d like to see. Tickets will be held for you in the box office; just show your UP ID to claim them. Use this benefit to see Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad, playing on campus November 14-17.
UP Wind Symphony Concert, Nov. 16: “The Legend of Maracaibo”
Jazz Faculty Recital, Nov. 15
Members of the University of Portland jazz faculty will present a recital on Friday, November 15, at 5 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. The program will feature original compositions by the faculty as well as jazz standards, with Don Norton on saxophone, Ryan Meagher on guitar, Bill Athen on bass, Tyson Stubelek on drums, and Dan Harvey on piano. This event is free and open to the public.
For ADA accommodations or other questions, please contact the PFA office at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.
Music at Midweek: Carl Dupont and Gregory Thompson
The next Music at Midweek performance will feature bass-baritone Carl Dupont and pianist Gregory Thompson (pictured) on Wednesday, Oct0ber 23, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Dupont and Gregory will present a recital of songs by African-American composers. They will also perform a concert that night in Mago Hunt at 7 p.m. Both are free and open to all.
“The Reaction” Featuring Carl DuPont, Oct. 23
In this second performance of the Fr. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., Memorial Concert Series, widely celebrated bass-baritone Carl DuPont of the Peabody Conservatory, whose research focuses on transformative inclusion in higher music education, offers a free recital of African-American art song, accompanied by pianist Gregory Thompson. The concert is Wednesday, October 23, at 7 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall.
Co-sponsored by performing and fine arts and the Garaventa Center. For ADA accommodations or more information contact PFA at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.
Fr. Claude Pomerleau Memorial Concert with Andreas Klein, Oct. 9
The performing and fine arts department is honoring Fr. Claude Pomerleau, C.S.C., with a memorial concert series beginning with globally acclaimed pianist Andreas Klein on Wednesday, October 9, at 7 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. Klein will offer a recital entitled “Bach, Beethoven and Beyond. The concert series if co-sponsored by PFA and the Garaventa Center.
For ADA accommodations or more information contact PFA at x7228 or pfa@up.edu.
Music at Midweek: Rhythmic Workshop
The next Music at Midweek event will feature TaKeTiNa, a rhythmic workshop with Mary Kogen (pictured) and Jacob Stein, on Wednesday, October 2, at 12:30 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center Recital Hall. All are welcome to attend.
According to Kogen’s website, “TaKeTiNa invites everyone to be a beginner again. It lets people re-experience the resilience , perseverance, and joy of a baby learning to walk. TaKeTiNa begins with the voice speaking rhythmic syllables and the drum is added to establish the beat. We then add steps to those syllables. Soon everyone is moving and stepping, some to the beat, some not. Tensions ease and the atmosphere lightens as we explore how our bodies move in and out of rhythm. We often share our thoughts as we solidify our steps. As the drum continues, we add a more complicated polyrhythmic clap, and then eventually a call and response of singing.”
For more information contact PFA at pfa@up.edu or go to marykogen.com/ or peaceinrhythm.com/.
“Inventing Van Gogh” Preplay Panel and Reception, Oct. 5
All ticket holders for the Saturday, October 5 performance of Inventing Van Gogh are cordially invited to enjoy complimentary wine, cheese and desserts before the show as campus experts highlight what to look and listen for, courtesy of the Garaventa Center. Reception starts at 6:15 p.m., with panel at 6:45 p.m., Mago Hunt Center. For ADA accommodations or more information: x7702 or garaventa@up.edu