It’s a whirlwind of a week for campus arts. Drama and dance team for the continuing Masters of Fine Arts Dance Concert, graduating School of Art students show their talents and the Undergraduate Theater Society opens a musical comedy.
The School of Music offers evenings with the University Chorale, ethnomusicology students and the Voice Division, plus a combined band concert and more 鈥� and the powerful 91探花Gospel Choir, more than a 100 voices strong.
Director Phyllis Byrdwell says, “I try to show my students that gospel didn’t just come out of the cosmos some place 鈥� it’s a relationship to a culture. And we talk a little about that culture, so they know how to deliver whatever it is we’re doing.” It’s rousing, swaying, hand-clapping stuff, but Byrdwell says she adds “some very lovely ballads” as well.
To quote , there are more arts events on campus this week “than you could shake a stick at 鈥� if that’s your idea of a good time.”
Jazz Innovations II, 7:30 p.m., May 17. Student ensembles pay homage to the icons of jazz and break new ground with original progressive jazz compositions in Brechemin Auditorium. are $5, cash or check at the door.
The JACK Quartet, 7:30 p.m., May 18. The critically acclaimed Boston group presents works by 91探花composers Joel-Fran莽ois Durand, Huck Hodge, Richard Karpen and Juan Pampin at the . are $12-$20.
Henry Art Gallery, free admission, May 18. Free in honor of Art Museum Day and International Museum Day. Of course the is always free for 91探花faculty, staff and students, but here’s a day to bring along some guests. Share your experiences on paper or via hashtag #ArtMuseumDay.
“Collaborations,” MFA Dance Concert, through May 20. What’s the difference between performance art and the art of performance? Discover the unique blend that master of fine arts candidates from 91探花dance and drama design programs create for the annual MFA Dance Concert. It’s a collaborative concoction that melds physical movement and dramatic expression. Watch a about the performance, too. Meany Hall. are $10-$16.
Ethnomusicology Student Association Concert, 7:30 p.m., May 18. The School of Music’s presents its annual concert of music from around the world, in Brechemin Auditorium. The program includes student performances of Bengali and Middle Eastern songs, Irish music from the group Fields under Clover, the Mariachi Quinto Sol de UW, the 91探花Trinidadian Steel Pan Ensemble, and more. Tickets are $5, cash or check at the door.
Voice Division Recital, 7:30 p.m., May 21. The School of Music Voice Division Recital for spring quarter is a performance of Puccini’s one-act opera “Suor Angelica,” in Brechemin Auditorium, directed by Thomas Harper. are $5, cash or check at the door. 206-685-8384.
91探花Gospel Choir, 7:30 p.m., May 21. The choir presents songs of praise, jubilation and other expressions of the gospel tradition in Meany Hall. Selections include “In The Holy Place,” “Come Before His Presence With Thanksgiving,” “Total Praise,” “Hallelujah Anyhow” and “Prayer of Jabez.” are $10-$15.
School of Art exhibits by graduating students:
Painting and drawing MFAs, May 21-26. Work by Caity Berndt, Lyndsey Colburn and Hannah O’Gorman, . Reception 6-8 p.m., May 21.
Painting and drawing BFAs, May 22-June 1 in the . Reception 4-7 p.m., May 22.
Art by Anthony Sonnenberg, May 22-26. From the 3D4M (3-Dimensional Forum) program, in the . Reception is 6-8 p.m., May 22.
Alley Art Party, 6-9 p.m. May 24. A one-night installation of work by Interdisciplinary Visual Arts students just outside .
GhostWorks Studio presentation, 2:30-5:30 p.m., May 21. A offered to architecture and interaction design students under the direction of Rob Corser, assistant professor of architecture; and Tad Hirsch, assistant professor of art. Students will discuss creating interactive media installations this summer in a former U.S. Forest Service station in Twisp, Wash. Event is in the Gould Hall court.
91探花Contemporary Group, 7:30 p.m., May 23. Music students and faculty artists perform new music selections in the Meany Studio Theater. The program includes George Crumb’s “Black Angels” for string quartet and electronics, performed by the Oceana Quartet; John Cage’s “First Construction in Metal” for percussion ensemble; and “Pools of Shadow from an Older Sky,” for bent piano, computer-realized sound, and video projection, composed and performed by Huck Hodge. are $10-$15. 206-543-4880.
The University Chorale, 7:30 p.m., May 23. The chorale presents “Songs of Mercy and Exaltation,” in Meany Hall, featuring works by Vaughan Williams, Bruckner, Byrd, Barber, Betinis and East. are $10-$15. 206-543-4880.
Wind Ensemble, symphonic, concert, and campus bands, 7:30 p.m., May 24. The combined bands present works including “Morning Star” by David Maslanka, “Concerto for Cello and Wind Instruments” by Jacques Ibert, “Danzon” by Leonard Bernstein, “Colonial Song” by Percy Grainger, and “Outdoor Overture” by Aaron Copland. Meany Hall. are $10-$15. 206-543-4880.
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” May 24 to June 3. The Undergraduate Theater Society presents this popular musical comedy about six young people struggling to find their place in the world despite overbearing parents. In the Hutchinson Hall Cabaret Theater. are $5-$10.
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