School of Performing Arts Events
Contact: Karen Cole, (207) 581-4704
ORONO — The University of Maine’s School of Performing Arts has announced its spring 2008 music, performance and dance events scheduled at Minsky Recital Hall or Hauck Auditorium.
Admission is $6 and UMaine students are admitted free with a MaineCard, unless otherwise noted. Exceptions may occur. For more information, please call the Maine Center for the Arts box office at 581-1755 or check us online at www.umaine.edu/spa.
The schedule is as follows:
JANUARY
19 Cadenzato Faculty Recital
A performance of Israeli composer Lior Navok’s composition “Elegy to the Future,” plus works by Bitsch, Holmes, Wiemann and J.S. Bach (Minsky) 7:30 p.m.
30 Readers’ Theatre: “The Last Five Years”
Jason Robert Brown’s contemporary song-cycle musical that ingeniously chronicles the five-year life of a marriage, from meeting to break-up… or from break-up to meeting, depending on how you look at it. (Minsky) 7:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY
9 Faculty Piano/Cello Recital – The Silver Duo
This year’s program highlights music by French and Italian composers including the highly dramatic “Sonata in C Minor” by Camille Saint-Saens, the poignant “Elegie” by Darius Milhaud and a major rediscovery, the “Sonata for Cello and Piano” by the Italian-Jewish composer Leone Sinigaglia; performed by Phillip and Noreen Silver (Minsky) 7:30 p.m.
14 Emerging Dance Works
These sessions give the aspiring choreographer at UMaine the chance to exhibit works-in-progress in an informal setting as well as providing an opportunity for individual dancers to test their performance skills in a more relaxed and supportive atmosphere. (Minsky) 7:30 p.m. (free admission)
15-24 “The Marriage of Figaro” Opera
This comic opera is an 18th Century masterwork of music, witty lyrics and wildly amusing situations that has delighted audiences for the past two centuries. With music from the genius of Mozart, clever lyrics from Lorenzo Da Ponte, and based upon the play by Beaumarchais, “The Marriage of Figaro” has the servants turning the tables on the master of the house, and will delight not only opera buffs, but anyone who enjoys great comic performances. Feb. 15-16 & 21-23 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 17 & 24 at 2 p.m. (Hauck Auditorium) admission $12. Directed by Tom Mikotowicz, with Ludlow Hallman, music director.
22 Faculty Piano Recital – Baycka Voronietsky
Music based on dance form, from Bach to Bartok; the second half features four-hand music with guest artist Reese Inman (Minsky) 7:30 p.m.
27 Celebration of Black History Month
A concert of jazz band standards by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Thad Jones and more will be performed by the UMaine Jazz Ensemble to commemorate Black History Month. (Minsky) 7:30 p.m.
MARCH
19 Guest Artist – Trumpet Recital
UMaine welcomes Allan Cox, professor of trumpet at Vanderbilt University, joining music professor Jack Burt for a trumpet and piccolo recital (Minsky) 7:30 p.m.
21&22 University Singers
Minsky, 7:30 p.m.
26 Readers’ Theatre: “It’s Not That Simple”
A mixed genre performance piece built around the subject of abuse, with dance, poetry, and dramatic scenes. Donations accepted to benefit Spruce Run (Minsky) 7:30 p.m.
29 Guest Artist – Piano Recital
Michelle Kelley, piano teacher and performer from Boston, performs at the invitation of music professor Baycka Voronietsky (Minsky) 7:30 p.m.
30 Harpsichord Dedication Concert
Alton Clark, a former University of Maine physics professor who loves music and woodworking, has donated to the School of Performing Arts an Italian-style harpsichord that he built himself. The dedication concert will feature music that will demonstrate the beauty of sound that emanates from this fabulous instrument. (Minsky) 2 p.m.
APRIL
1 Chamber Jazz
Minsky, 7:30 p.m.
2 Student Composers Concert
Minsky, 7:30 p.m.
3 Emerging Dance Works
These sessions give the aspiring choreographer at UMaine the chance to exhibit works-in-progress in an informal setting as well as providing an opportunity for individual dancers to test their performance skills in a more relaxed and supportive atmosphere. (Minsky) 7:30 p.m. (free admission)
6 Collegiate Chorale Concert
Minsky, 2 p.m.
8 Chamber Music Concert
Minsky, 7:30 p.m.
9-13 “Cloud Nine”
This British smash hit is a wild satire of gender roles & sexuality in Western culture, by London playwright Caryl Churchill. This is the annual Maine Masque production, directed and produced by students. (Hauck) April 9-12, 7:30 p.m. & April 13, 2 p.m.; admission $10
10&11 Opera Workshop
Minsky, April 10, 12 p.m. & April 11, 7:30 p.m.
12 Four Hands Piano Recital
Several students will join UMaine’s Baycka Voronietsky at the piano to perform classical music written for two performers at the same piano (Minsky) 7:30 p.m.
15 Brass Night
Minsky, 7:30 p.m.
16 &nb
sp; Guitar Ensemble
Minsky, 7:30 p.m.
17 Symphonic & Concert Bands
Hauck, 7:30 p.m.
19 Athena/Black Bear Men’s Chorus
Minsky, 7:30 p.m.
22 Percussion Ensemble
Minsky, 7:30 p.m.
24 UMaine Jazz Ensemble
Minsky, 7:30 p.m.
26 Orchestra Concert
Minsky, 7:30 p.m.
27 Choral Concert: Carmina Burana
One of the most popular choral works written in the 20th century, many say that once heard, Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” can never be forgotten. It is based 24 of the poems found in the medieval collection. Its full Latin title translates to “Songs of Beuern: Secular songs for singers and choruses to be sung together with instruments and magic images.” The best-known movement, “O Fortuna,” opens and closes this scenic cantata. Featuring University Singers and the Oratorio Society performing in “The Pit” at the Memorial Gym, 2 p.m.
30 Broadway Nights: “A Night of Music and Comedy”
Minsky, 7:30 p.m.
MAY
2 & 3 Dance Showcase
The biggest student dance concert on campus, featuring modern, swing, ballet, hip-hop, jazz and more; admission $8. (Hauck) 7:30 p.m.