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Fifteen Westminster College students will present an operetta review,"Å“When the Lights Go Down,"? Saturday, April 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
"Å“The production consists of scenes and beloved melodies from The Merry Widow to The Tales of Hoffmann and beyond,"? said Dr. Anne Bentz, assistant professor of music and coordinator of this event at Westminster College. "Å“Students perform multiple roles and the production is full of dance. It promises to be a night full of humor and energy for all."?
Dr. Jesse Mann, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, and Dr. Frederick Horn, professor of English emeritus and director of the Off-Campus Program at Westminster, will also be performing in this event. In one number, they will perform a duet about corrupt deans.
"Å“I never sang opera before last year,"? Mann said. "Å“For fun, I took some voice while I was in college, and I"â„¢ve been singing a long time in productions like "Å“Anything Goes."? I was asked to fill in for a student because tenors are rare here, but now I"â„¢m singing several duets with students. It"â„¢s fun and a good way to get to know students."?
"Å“I"â„¢ve been singing since I was six-years-old and took voice for many years, but I"â„¢ve never sang opera before except in a 'Robin Hood"â„¢ chorus at Chautauqua,"? Horn said. "Å“I was asked to join last year, but I couldn"â„¢t so I was drafted this year. It"â„¢s a challenge "" singing and acting at the same time."?
Mihai Vilcu, an adjunct music faculty member from Romania who has conducted operas in Romania and Germany and has conducted orchestras in Russia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Yugoslavia, Holland and Luxemburg, will conduct this opera at Westminster. He was recently chosen as Romania"â„¢s "Å“Artist of the Year."?
Marie Libal-Smith, adjunct music faculty member, will accompany the production on the piano. Libal-Smith has also served on the faculty of the University of Alabama and at the Depauw University School of Music. She is currently collaborative pianist at Carnegie Mellon Universit and Duquesne University.
William Turney, Orr stage manager, will manage the lighting for the production.
The event is free and open to the public. For complimentary tickets or more information, call Bentz at (724) 946-6045 or e-mail bentzah@westminster.edu.
The Capelle Meisters Classical Organ Concert Series continues at Westminster College with Dr. Dana Robinson Friday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Robinson, professor of organ and university organist at the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana, will play the works of Bach, Reubke, Franck and others.
"Dr. Robinson is one of the best young performers in the United States and Europe," said Dr. Elizabeth Harrison, assistant professor of music and college organist at Westminster College. "He is playing "The Sonata on the 94th Psalm" by Julius Reubke, which is rarely played because of its difficulty."
In addition to teaching at the University of Illinois School of Music, Robinson has taught at youth organ camps sponsored by the American Guild of Organist. While at Westminster, he will teach a master's class, "Turning Technique into Music," to Westminster students.
Westminster College recently received a $1,851 grant from the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance for partial support of Capelle Meisters, a classical organ concert series being offered by the Department of Music through the new Western Pennsylvania Cultural Arts Center.
"The title of our series, Capelle Meisters, is taken from music history. The word "Capelle" means chapel and the word "Meisters" means masters. Historically Capellemeisters were the musicians who composed and performed for weekly and sometimes daily worship services and during the Renaissance and Baroque eras, and were considered the most outstanding musicians," Harrison said.
"Following that tradition, our Capelle Meisters brings some of our country's best musicians to our campus to perform a wide variety of church music using the organ in our chapel. We feel incredibly privileged to have received this grant and to offer this series to Westminster and to the surrounding community!"
This project is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts, the regional arts funding partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency. State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania's General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance.
The concert is free and open to the public, but a free-will offering will be collected. For more information, contact Harrison at (724) 946-7024 or e-mail harrisea@westminster.edu.
Westminster College organ students will present the "Who's Afraid of the Dark" organ concert Monday, Oct. 31, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
The program includes works from Johann Sebastian Bach, Max Reger, Cesar Franck, Johann Pachelbel, and others.
"All performers will be in costume," said Dr. Elizabeth Harrison, assistant professor of music and college organist. "This concert promises to be a scary good time!"
The performers include:
Mckees Rocks, PA
Cynthia Mancini is a daughter of James and Denise Mancini. Mancini, a senior music education major, is a graduate of Montour High School.
New Freeport, PA
Sheila Barnhart is a daughter of Rick and Darleen Barnhart. Barnhart, a sophomore music performance major, is a graduate of West Greene High School.
East Brady, PA
Erin Davis is a daughter of Tom and Barbara Davis. Davis, a senior sacred music major, is a graduate of Karns City Area High School.
Corry, PA
Megan Swank is a daughter of Kenneth and Wendy Swank. Swank, a senior history and music major, is a graduate of Corry Area High School.
Erie, PA
Craig Dressler is a son of Douglas and Diane Dressler. Dressler, a sophomore music performance major, is a graduate of Mcdowell High School.
Frewsburg, NY
Shelley Culver is a daughter of Rickey and Susan Culver. Culver, a senior sacred music and music education major, is a graduate of Frewsburg Central School.
The event is free and open to the public. Contact Harrison at (724) 946-7024 or e-mail harrisea@westminster.edu for more information.
mbassadors Sunday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the outdoor Anderson Amphitheater.
"This 19-piece band features top musicians," said Gene DeCaprio, director of the Westminster College Celebrity Series. "The concert is free and open to the public, but the audience should bring their own chairs to the amphitheater."
The Jazz Ambassadors is the United States Army's premier touring jazz orchestra. The concerts are designed to entertain all types of audiences. Custom compositions and arrangements highlight the group's creative talent and gifted soloists. Their diverse repertoire includes big band swing, bebop, Latin, contemporary jazz standards, popular tunes, Dixieland, vocals, and patriotic selections.
Contact DeCaprio at (724) 946-7371 or e-mail decapre@westminster.edu for more information.
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend is scheduled at Westminster College, Friday-Sunday, Oct. 12-14.
Westminster College enjoyed its most successful fundraising year in history with gifts totaling over $5.7 million.
The Westminster College Women's Choir will perform a concert Sunday, April 13, at 3 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.
Under the direction of Sharon Rotuna, the choir will perform Clements' "There is Sweet Music Here," Holst's "Sweet and Low," Saint-Saens' "Chanson des Aiguilles," and Poulenc's "Ave Verum Corpus."
Dr. Bryan Rennie, the Vira I. Heinz professor of religion at Westminster College, recently participated in a conference at the Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Bethany Hicok, Westminster College associate professor of English, will present "Down the Rabbit Hole: Copyright Law, Scholarly Freedom, and Other Discoveries of a McCandless Year" at Faires Faculty Forum on Wednesday, April 2, at 11:40 a.m. in the Sebastian Mueller Theater in the McKelvey Campus Center.
Dr. Russell Martin, Westminster College associate professor of history, is the author of "Ritual and Religion in the Foreign Marriages of Three Muscovite Princesses" published in the fall/winter issue of Russian History/Histoire Russe.
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