This week in the arts, the School of Music takes center stage with performances by the 91̽»¨Gospel Choir and Modern Music Ensemble, and a production of Gluck’s Baroque opera, °¿°ù±è³óé±ð. The Dance Program presents its annual MFA Dance Concert, and the School of Drama opens its latest production at the Penthouse Theater. The School of Art + Art History + Design’s graduation exhibitions continue at the Jacob Lawrence Gallery.
MFA Dance Concert
May 18-22 | Meany Studio Theater
This annual performance features original and thought-provoking choreography created by the Dance Program’s world-class MFA candidates, performed by dance students.
91̽»¨Music and Pacific MusicWorks Opera: Gluck’s °¿°ù±è³óé±ð
May 20-22 | Meany Theater
The School of Music teams up with Pacific MusicWorks to present Gluck’s celebrated opera, °¿°ù±è³óé±ð, with Grammy-winning conductor and Senior Artist-in-Residence Stephen Stubbs.
Gospel Choir
7:30 p.m., May 23 | Meany Theater
Phyllis Byrdwell leads the 100-voice 91̽»¨Gospel Choir in songs of praise, jubilation, and other expressions of the Gospel tradition for its spring quarter concert.
Modern Music Ensemble
7:30 p.m., May 23 | Meany Studio Theater
The School of Music’s contemporary music ensemble performs works by Messiaen, Murail, Takemitsu and Lutoslawski in its final campus performance of the academic year.Â
Photo: Photo: Mike Hipple
…And Hilarity Ensues…
May 25-29 | Penthouse Theater
Plays from the School of Drama’s inaugural 1940-41 season are reimagined in an immersive, multi-media theater experience. During this performance, the audience is invited to walk freely through time and space as the historic Penthouse Theatre comes alive. .
Graduation Exhibition: Painting + Drawing
May 25-June 4 | Jacob Lawrence Gallery
See the painting and drawing works of students receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Art + Art History + Design this June.