Nine of "The Ten"
Sunday, April 29, 2007
HSU Singers
Singers from three HSU ensembles—Humboldt Chorale, University Singers and a chamber group called The Ten-- will present a variety of sacred and secular choral works on Sunday afternoon, April 29th at 3:00 PM in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. An HSU Music Department production.
Singers from three HSU ensembles—Humboldt Chorale, University Singers and a chamber group called The Ten-- will present a variety of sacred and secular choral works on Sunday afternoon, April 29th at 3:00 PM in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. An HSU Music Department production.
Small, Medium and Large: An Afternoon of Singing Ensembles
Singers from three university ensembles will present a variety of sacred and secular choral works on Sunday afternoon, April 29th at 3:00 pm. The ensembles range in size from ten singers, to 44, to a chorale of 77.
The smallest is a chamber group of singers called simply “The Ten.” Selected from the University Madrigal Singers ensemble, they will present a program of six a cappella renaissance motets in the style of the well-known professional singing group, Chanticleer. Cody Libolt and Conor Jamison, both vocal music majors, are co-directors of this group.
The 44-member University Singers, conducted by Dr. Harley Muilenburg, begins its part of the program with selected movements from Poulenc’s “Gloria”. Senior music major Sara Young is the featured soloist. The University Singer’s featured work is Robert Schumann’s Ziguenerleben, (translated as “Gypsy Life”.) The text tells of the trials and tribulations in the day of the life of a 19th century Gypsy clan, as the singers take on the roles of gypsies telling of their adventures. John Chernoff provides piano accompaniment.
The University Singers close with two 20th century choral works, The Road Not Taken, by Randall Thompson, and I Bought Me a Cat, by Aaron Copland.
Then the 75-member Humboldt Chorale, directed by Carol Ryder, sing Bradley Ellingboe's Requiem, with Tandy Floyd singing alto. The choir will be accompanied by Cassie Moulton on cello and Virgina Ryder on obo, as well as the Chorale’s keyboardist, Larry Pitts.
Written in 2002, the Ellingboe piece consists of nine movements. It includes poems by John Donne and George Herbert as well as the traditional elements of the Requiem Mass. Ellingboe, a professor of music at the University of New Mexico, is well known as a composer of choral music, with over 90 published pieces.
The Ten:
Laura Greenfield, Cody Libolt, Conor Jamison, Mindy Willens, Sam Hyde, Emily Skold, Jonathan Walton, Mira Bareis, Garrett Phillips and Korrie Williams.
University Singers Spring 2007:
Jamie Banister, Erica Baze, Katherine Kinley, Rosa Corona, Cindy Uhrhammer, Libby Roeder, Anjoli Taratusky, Maxine Sherry, Kelly Whitaker, Lindsey Tewksbury, Sara Young, Stefanie Vasseghi, Samantha Williams, Alison Buckley, Caitlin Corker, Sholanda Franklin, Jeanette Kyle, Jessica Malone, Margaret Noe, Elle (Lindsey) Meran,Lizzy Poock, Crystal Miller, Serena Porter, Danielle Van de Wetering, Gabriel Holman, Trask Bailard, Samuel Hyde, Daniel Ballou, Cody Libolt, Cliff Bruhn, Jamie Obeso, Ahmad Cox, Jonathan Walton, Conor Jamison, Aaron Lopez, Garrett Phillips, Steve Dytewski, Jordan Pierce, Trevor Fortier, Nick Tringale, Sky Miller, Joseph Morf.
Singers from three university ensembles will present a variety of sacred and secular choral works on Sunday afternoon, April 29th at 3:00 pm. The ensembles range in size from ten singers, to 44, to a chorale of 77.
The smallest is a chamber group of singers called simply “The Ten.” Selected from the University Madrigal Singers ensemble, they will present a program of six a cappella renaissance motets in the style of the well-known professional singing group, Chanticleer. Cody Libolt and Conor Jamison, both vocal music majors, are co-directors of this group.
The 44-member University Singers, conducted by Dr. Harley Muilenburg, begins its part of the program with selected movements from Poulenc’s “Gloria”. Senior music major Sara Young is the featured soloist. The University Singer’s featured work is Robert Schumann’s Ziguenerleben, (translated as “Gypsy Life”.) The text tells of the trials and tribulations in the day of the life of a 19th century Gypsy clan, as the singers take on the roles of gypsies telling of their adventures. John Chernoff provides piano accompaniment.
The University Singers close with two 20th century choral works, The Road Not Taken, by Randall Thompson, and I Bought Me a Cat, by Aaron Copland.
Then the 75-member Humboldt Chorale, directed by Carol Ryder, sing Bradley Ellingboe's Requiem, with Tandy Floyd singing alto. The choir will be accompanied by Cassie Moulton on cello and Virgina Ryder on obo, as well as the Chorale’s keyboardist, Larry Pitts.
Written in 2002, the Ellingboe piece consists of nine movements. It includes poems by John Donne and George Herbert as well as the traditional elements of the Requiem Mass. Ellingboe, a professor of music at the University of New Mexico, is well known as a composer of choral music, with over 90 published pieces.
The Ten:
Laura Greenfield, Cody Libolt, Conor Jamison, Mindy Willens, Sam Hyde, Emily Skold, Jonathan Walton, Mira Bareis, Garrett Phillips and Korrie Williams.
University Singers Spring 2007:
Jamie Banister, Erica Baze, Katherine Kinley, Rosa Corona, Cindy Uhrhammer, Libby Roeder, Anjoli Taratusky, Maxine Sherry, Kelly Whitaker, Lindsey Tewksbury, Sara Young, Stefanie Vasseghi, Samantha Williams, Alison Buckley, Caitlin Corker, Sholanda Franklin, Jeanette Kyle, Jessica Malone, Margaret Noe, Elle (Lindsey) Meran,Lizzy Poock, Crystal Miller, Serena Porter, Danielle Van de Wetering, Gabriel Holman, Trask Bailard, Samuel Hyde, Daniel Ballou, Cody Libolt, Cliff Bruhn, Jamie Obeso, Ahmad Cox, Jonathan Walton, Conor Jamison, Aaron Lopez, Garrett Phillips, Steve Dytewski, Jordan Pierce, Trevor Fortier, Nick Tringale, Sky Miller, Joseph Morf.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
HSU Calypso Band and Percussion Ensemble
The celebrated HSU Calypso Band and HSU Percussion Ensemble perform their spring concert on Saturday, April 28 at 8 PM in the Van Duzer Theatre on the HSU campus. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. Directed by Dr. Eugene Novotney, an HSU Music Department production.
The celebrated HSU Calypso Band and HSU Percussion Ensemble perform their spring concert on Saturday, April 28 at 8 PM in the Van Duzer Theatre on the HSU campus. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. Directed by Dr. Eugene Novotney, an HSU Music Department production.
Now This is Heavy Metal!
In their combined spring concert, the HSU Percussion Ensemble and the celebrated Calypso Band may provide a new definition of “heavy metal” when they perform in the Van Duzer Theatre on Saturday night, April 28.
The first half of the concert includes Mandeng Drumming from West Africa and folkloric drumming from Cuba. The featured work is a John Cage composition, “First Construction in Metal,” an American avant-garde piece from 1939. As described by HSU Professor of Music Dr. Eugene Nototney, “it calls for more than 50 instruments constructed of metal, including gongs, anvils, cymbals, bells and thunder sheets.”
“There’s a grand piano, played by a traditional pianist but with live sound alteration and manipulation by a percussionist who performs on the interior of the piano strings. Many consider this Cage’s finest early work,” he concludes, “so this performance should not be missed!”
In their combined spring concert, the HSU Percussion Ensemble and the celebrated Calypso Band may provide a new definition of “heavy metal” when they perform in the Van Duzer Theatre on Saturday night, April 28.
The first half of the concert includes Mandeng Drumming from West Africa and folkloric drumming from Cuba. The featured work is a John Cage composition, “First Construction in Metal,” an American avant-garde piece from 1939. As described by HSU Professor of Music Dr. Eugene Nototney, “it calls for more than 50 instruments constructed of metal, including gongs, anvils, cymbals, bells and thunder sheets.”
“There’s a grand piano, played by a traditional pianist but with live sound alteration and manipulation by a percussionist who performs on the interior of the piano strings. Many consider this Cage’s finest early work,” he concludes, “so this performance should not be missed!”
The second half of the show will feature the intricate and danceable rhythms of the Humboldt State Calypso Band. Long a campus and community favorite, the Calypso Band is comprised of 30 HSU students and alumni, and features a full orchestra of steel drums.
Founded in 1986 by Dr. Eugene Novotney, the Humboldt State Calypso Band prides itself in maintaining an accurate and authentic connection to the roots of the steel band movement and the innovative musicians of Trinidad, the island on which this unique percussion phenomenon was born. Performing traditional and contemporary music from the Caribbean, Africa, Brazil, and the United States, the Calypso Band has played in San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno, Oakland, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Eugene, OR and Seattle, WA.
The combined HSU Percussion Ensemble and Calypso Band performance begins at 8 PM on Saturday, April 28 at 8 PM in the Van Duzer Theatre on the HSU campus. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. Directed by Dr. Eugene Novotney, an HSU Music Department production.
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HSU News Online
Arcata Eye
Founded in 1986 by Dr. Eugene Novotney, the Humboldt State Calypso Band prides itself in maintaining an accurate and authentic connection to the roots of the steel band movement and the innovative musicians of Trinidad, the island on which this unique percussion phenomenon was born. Performing traditional and contemporary music from the Caribbean, Africa, Brazil, and the United States, the Calypso Band has played in San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno, Oakland, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Eugene, OR and Seattle, WA.
The combined HSU Percussion Ensemble and Calypso Band performance begins at 8 PM on Saturday, April 28 at 8 PM in the Van Duzer Theatre on the HSU campus. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. Directed by Dr. Eugene Novotney, an HSU Music Department production.
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Arcata Eye
Friday, April 27, 2007
Symphonic Band
The HSU Symphonic Band celebrates and serenades in its spring concert on Friday, April 27 at 8PM in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. Directed by Paul Cummings, an HSU Music Department production.
The HSU Symphonic Band celebrates and serenades in its spring concert on Friday, April 27 at 8PM in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. Directed by Paul Cummings, an HSU Music Department production.
Celebrate and Serenade with HSU Symphonic Band
A Jubilee, a chorale, a serenade and music for a fiesta comprise the program for the HSU Symphonic Band spring concert on Friday, April 27, with HSU Assistant Professor Paul Cummings conducting.
The Band begins with “Jubilee Overture” by contemporary concert and brass band composer Phillip Sparke. This overture was composed for the 50th anniversary of a British band, and first performed in 1983. As Sparke describes it: “The work opens with a two-part fanfare…A lively allegro follows, with many changes of meter and a robust tune from the horns and saxophones…”
“Canterbury Chorale” is by contemporary Belgian composer Jan Van der Roost, who has written over 90 works, primarily for wind orchestras but also for choir.
As a teacher at Julliard, Vincent Perschetti taught many prominent contemporary composers, including Philip Glass. As a composer and one of the major figures in 20th century American music, Perschetti wrote symphonies, string quartets, a concerto, an opera and many works for piano, as well as being a major composer for wind bands. He is known for merging influences as diverse as modernists Stravinsky and Copland with the Big Band sound. On the program tonight is his “Serenade for Band,” one of 15 serenades he wrote for various combinations of instruments, including for a string trio and for dual pianos.
The Symphonic Band’s spring concert concludes with a three movement work for band, La Fiesta Mexicana , the most famous and most often played composition by American composer H. Owen Reed. This work is based on Aztec and mariachi music, as well as Roman Catholic music Reed heard during his six month stay in Mexico in 1948-9. Reed is known for blending influences from Mexican, Native American, African-American and Anglo-American music.
The HSU Symphonic Band spring concert begins at 8 PM on Friday, April 27 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. Directed by Paul Cummings, an HSU Music Department production.
A Jubilee, a chorale, a serenade and music for a fiesta comprise the program for the HSU Symphonic Band spring concert on Friday, April 27, with HSU Assistant Professor Paul Cummings conducting.
The Band begins with “Jubilee Overture” by contemporary concert and brass band composer Phillip Sparke. This overture was composed for the 50th anniversary of a British band, and first performed in 1983. As Sparke describes it: “The work opens with a two-part fanfare…A lively allegro follows, with many changes of meter and a robust tune from the horns and saxophones…”
“Canterbury Chorale” is by contemporary Belgian composer Jan Van der Roost, who has written over 90 works, primarily for wind orchestras but also for choir.
As a teacher at Julliard, Vincent Perschetti taught many prominent contemporary composers, including Philip Glass. As a composer and one of the major figures in 20th century American music, Perschetti wrote symphonies, string quartets, a concerto, an opera and many works for piano, as well as being a major composer for wind bands. He is known for merging influences as diverse as modernists Stravinsky and Copland with the Big Band sound. On the program tonight is his “Serenade for Band,” one of 15 serenades he wrote for various combinations of instruments, including for a string trio and for dual pianos.
The Symphonic Band’s spring concert concludes with a three movement work for band, La Fiesta Mexicana , the most famous and most often played composition by American composer H. Owen Reed. This work is based on Aztec and mariachi music, as well as Roman Catholic music Reed heard during his six month stay in Mexico in 1948-9. Reed is known for blending influences from Mexican, Native American, African-American and Anglo-American music.
The HSU Symphonic Band spring concert begins at 8 PM on Friday, April 27 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. Directed by Paul Cummings, an HSU Music Department production.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Humboldt Symphony
The Humboldt Symphony plays John Williams, Wagner, Carl Nielson and a world premiere work by Halim Beere in its last concerts of the season, at 8 PM on Saturday, April 21, and 3 PM on Sunday, April 22 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall at HSU in Arcata. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. HSU Music Department production, Kenneth Ayoob conducting.
The Humboldt Symphony plays John Williams, Wagner, Carl Nielson and a world premiere work by Halim Beere in its last concerts of the season, at 8 PM on Saturday, April 21, and 3 PM on Sunday, April 22 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall at HSU in Arcata. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. HSU Music Department production, Kenneth Ayoob conducting.
Humboldt Symphony: Catch Them If You Can
For its last performances of the season, the Humboldt Symphony presents an eclectic program that includes an upbeat John Williams film score, a Wagner prelude, a Donizetti aria, a 20th century symphony and a new work for orchestra, featuring HSU students and faculty in prominent roles.
“Escapades,” a suite by John Williams from the Steven Spielberg movie, “Catch Me If You Can” features HSU Music faculty members Virginia Ryder on alto saxophone and Shao Way Wu on bass, with music major Jonathan Kipp on vibes. “The music captures the nervous energy of the movie,” Humboldt Symphony conductor Kenneth Ayoob observed. “It features signature stylistic elements of John Williams, with a few twists and a jazz feel.” [continued after photo.]
For its last performances of the season, the Humboldt Symphony presents an eclectic program that includes an upbeat John Williams film score, a Wagner prelude, a Donizetti aria, a 20th century symphony and a new work for orchestra, featuring HSU students and faculty in prominent roles.
“Escapades,” a suite by John Williams from the Steven Spielberg movie, “Catch Me If You Can” features HSU Music faculty members Virginia Ryder on alto saxophone and Shao Way Wu on bass, with music major Jonathan Kipp on vibes. “The music captures the nervous energy of the movie,” Humboldt Symphony conductor Kenneth Ayoob observed. “It features signature stylistic elements of John Williams, with a few twists and a jazz feel.” [continued after photo.]
Assistant Professor Paul Cummings will guest conduct "Prelude to Die Meistersingers" by Richard Wagner. ‘This staple of the orchestral repertoire features every section of the orchestra moving back and forth from melody to counterpoint, leading to a stirring finale,” Ayoob said.
Each fall HSU Music conducts its Concerto/Aria competition, which requires students to perform before a panel of judges as well as an audience of community members and fellow students. Three winners are selected, with the overall winner performing in the spring. This year’s winner is soprano Mindy Willens, who will sing "O luce di quest' anima" from the opera Linda di Chamounix by Donizetti, accompanied by the Humboldt Symphony.
Each fall HSU Music conducts its Concerto/Aria competition, which requires students to perform before a panel of judges as well as an audience of community members and fellow students. Three winners are selected, with the overall winner performing in the spring. This year’s winner is soprano Mindy Willens, who will sing "O luce di quest' anima" from the opera Linda di Chamounix by Donizetti, accompanied by the Humboldt Symphony.
The Symphony will perform a new work composed by its concert master, music major Halim Beere. “This is a freely tonal work,” Ayoob said, “which combines traditional and contemporary musical elements, with interesting harmonic changes underneath melodic motifs.”
The concert will conclude with Symphony No. 1 by 20th century Danish composer Carl Nielsen, whose work is sometimes compared to his contemporary, Jean Sibelius. “This was Nielsen's first significant symphonic work,” Ayoob said. “It clearly demonstrates his independent style of composition, his mastery of construction and his melodic inspiration.”
Humboldt Symphony’s spring concert will be performed twice, on Saturday evening, April 21 at 8 PM, and Sunday afternoon, April 22, at 3 PM. Both performances will be in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door.
Media: Arcata Eye.
The concert will conclude with Symphony No. 1 by 20th century Danish composer Carl Nielsen, whose work is sometimes compared to his contemporary, Jean Sibelius. “This was Nielsen's first significant symphonic work,” Ayoob said. “It clearly demonstrates his independent style of composition, his mastery of construction and his melodic inspiration.”
Humboldt Symphony’s spring concert will be performed twice, on Saturday evening, April 21 at 8 PM, and Sunday afternoon, April 22, at 3 PM. Both performances will be in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door.
Media: Arcata Eye.
Friday, April 20, 2007
JAZZ COMBOS
Jazz classics (Monk, Miles, Bill Evans & Sun Ra) and original tunes from HSU's three student Jazz Combos on Friday, April 20 at 8 PM in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. An HSU Music Department Production; Dan Aldag, Artistic Director.
Jazz classics (Monk, Miles, Bill Evans & Sun Ra) and original tunes from HSU's three student Jazz Combos on Friday, April 20 at 8 PM in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. An HSU Music Department Production; Dan Aldag, Artistic Director.
From Monk to Miles, Bill Evans to Sun Ra: Jazz Combos Explore the Classics
Three student jazz combos, selected by audition as the best players, will perform their unique combinations of jazz classics and original tunes on Friday, April 20 at HSU.
The combos are named for the day of the week they rehearse. The Monday Combo performs Bill Evans' "Interplay", Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Meditation", Miles Davis's "Donna Lee" and “A Sunny Day in Stony Brae” by group pianist Aber Miller.The Wednesday Combo plays "Solar" by Chuck Wayne, "Good Bait" by Tadd Dameron and "La Samba" by Ray Obiedo.The Friday Combo performs "Brainville" by Sun Ra, "Brilliant Corners" by Thelonious Monk and "Hibiscus" by their drummer, Simon Lucas.
The players in the Monday Combo are Sky Miller (tenor sax), Ali Chaudhary (guitar), Aber Miller (piano), Michael Dieter (bass) and Jonathan Kipp (drums.)
The Wednesday Combo is Josh Nelson (tenor sax and flute), John Miller (piano), Alex Hernandez (bass) and John Evans (drums.)
The Friday Combo is Matt Brogdon (tenor sax), Joel Bettencourt (piano), Bobby Amirkhan (bass), and Simon Lucas (drums.)
Jazz Combos perform at 8 PM on Friday, April 20 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. An HSU Music Department Production; Dan Aldag, Artistic Director.
Media: Arcata Eye.
Three student jazz combos, selected by audition as the best players, will perform their unique combinations of jazz classics and original tunes on Friday, April 20 at HSU.
The combos are named for the day of the week they rehearse. The Monday Combo performs Bill Evans' "Interplay", Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Meditation", Miles Davis's "Donna Lee" and “A Sunny Day in Stony Brae” by group pianist Aber Miller.The Wednesday Combo plays "Solar" by Chuck Wayne, "Good Bait" by Tadd Dameron and "La Samba" by Ray Obiedo.The Friday Combo performs "Brainville" by Sun Ra, "Brilliant Corners" by Thelonious Monk and "Hibiscus" by their drummer, Simon Lucas.
The players in the Monday Combo are Sky Miller (tenor sax), Ali Chaudhary (guitar), Aber Miller (piano), Michael Dieter (bass) and Jonathan Kipp (drums.)
The Wednesday Combo is Josh Nelson (tenor sax and flute), John Miller (piano), Alex Hernandez (bass) and John Evans (drums.)
The Friday Combo is Matt Brogdon (tenor sax), Joel Bettencourt (piano), Bobby Amirkhan (bass), and Simon Lucas (drums.)
Jazz Combos perform at 8 PM on Friday, April 20 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. An HSU Music Department Production; Dan Aldag, Artistic Director.
Media: Arcata Eye.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Opera Workshop
Students of the HSU Opera Workshop presents Henry Purcell's opera, Dido and Aeneas on Friday and Saturday, April 13 & 14 at 8 PM in Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. HSU Music Department Production, Elisabeth Harrington, Artistic Director.
Students of the HSU Opera Workshop presents Henry Purcell's opera, Dido and Aeneas on Friday and Saturday, April 13 & 14 at 8 PM in Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. HSU Music Department Production, Elisabeth Harrington, Artistic Director.
Love Too Strong to Survive in HSU Opera Workshop Spring Production
With Sarah Benzinger, a Humboldt State junior from Eureka, playing one of the title roles, 29 singers together with members of the Humboldt Symphony will present the short opera, Dido and Aeneas on Friday and Saturday nights, April 13 and 14 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus.
Besides Sarah Benzinger as Dido, this mythological love story also features Conor Jamison as Aeneas and Mindy Willens as Belinda. Mika Smith performs a solo dance. He also contributed to the choreography. Members of the Humboldt Symphony provide instrumental accompaniment, conducted by Ken Ayoob, and featuring Gregg Granoff on harpsichord.
The opera is staged by the Opera Workshop class at HSU, taught by Dr. Elisabeth Harrington. Audiences should appreciate Henry Purcell’s lively, romantic opera in English, she believes. “ It has dancing as well as drama, and even though it’s a tragedy, it doesn’t really become sad until the final scene. It has many moments of levity before then.”
It is also a perfect fit for the Workshop class. “The running time is just under an hour, so the opera can be learned within a semester,” Dr. Harrington said. “There are dance numbers and many colorful characters that offer students the chance to integrate their dramatic and dance skills as well as their singing.”
With Sarah Benzinger, a Humboldt State junior from Eureka, playing one of the title roles, 29 singers together with members of the Humboldt Symphony will present the short opera, Dido and Aeneas on Friday and Saturday nights, April 13 and 14 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus.
Besides Sarah Benzinger as Dido, this mythological love story also features Conor Jamison as Aeneas and Mindy Willens as Belinda. Mika Smith performs a solo dance. He also contributed to the choreography. Members of the Humboldt Symphony provide instrumental accompaniment, conducted by Ken Ayoob, and featuring Gregg Granoff on harpsichord.
The opera is staged by the Opera Workshop class at HSU, taught by Dr. Elisabeth Harrington. Audiences should appreciate Henry Purcell’s lively, romantic opera in English, she believes. “ It has dancing as well as drama, and even though it’s a tragedy, it doesn’t really become sad until the final scene. It has many moments of levity before then.”
It is also a perfect fit for the Workshop class. “The running time is just under an hour, so the opera can be learned within a semester,” Dr. Harrington said. “There are dance numbers and many colorful characters that offer students the chance to integrate their dramatic and dance skills as well as their singing.”
The opera is fully staged and costumed. Members of the class also helped build and paint the set, worked on costumes and props, and serve as stage crew.
Enrollment in the class is by audition. Since the purpose of the class is to offer singers the opportunity to hone skills and work towards the goal of public performance, a large percentage of the chorus will be appearing in a musical production for the first time.
Dido and Aeneas is the story of a love that is too strong to survive, when the romance between Dido, the widowed Queen of Carthage, and the warrior Aeneas attracts the jealousy of the gods.
One of England’s greatest composers, Henry Purcell wrote Dido and Aeneas in 1689 for the British girls' school where he was the music master. It remains the only English opera composed before the 20th century that is still performed in the modern repertoire.
Performances on Friday April 13 and Saturday April 14 begin at 8 PM in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door.
Media: HSU Lumberjack, North Coast Journal, Arcata Eye, Times-Standard Northern Lights.
Enrollment in the class is by audition. Since the purpose of the class is to offer singers the opportunity to hone skills and work towards the goal of public performance, a large percentage of the chorus will be appearing in a musical production for the first time.
Dido and Aeneas is the story of a love that is too strong to survive, when the romance between Dido, the widowed Queen of Carthage, and the warrior Aeneas attracts the jealousy of the gods.
One of England’s greatest composers, Henry Purcell wrote Dido and Aeneas in 1689 for the British girls' school where he was the music master. It remains the only English opera composed before the 20th century that is still performed in the modern repertoire.
Performances on Friday April 13 and Saturday April 14 begin at 8 PM in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus. Tickets are $6 general, $2 students/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door.
Media: HSU Lumberjack, North Coast Journal, Arcata Eye, Times-Standard Northern Lights.
The Story of Dido and Aeneas:
Dido, the widowed Queen of Carthage, andAeneas, a warrior on a mission to found a new Troy have fallen in love. Jealous of their happiness, the Sorceress conjures a Spirit to deliver a false message to Aeneas from the god Jove instructing Aeneas to leave Carthage at once and continue on his journey. Dido is grief-stricken at the thought of Aeneas' departure and takes her own life.
The story is adapted from Virgil's Aeneid. The libretto to the Purcell opera was by Nahum Tate. Dido and Aeneas is considered by some scholars as Purcell's only true opera, as well as the first English opera.
Dido, the widowed Queen of Carthage, andAeneas, a warrior on a mission to found a new Troy have fallen in love. Jealous of their happiness, the Sorceress conjures a Spirit to deliver a false message to Aeneas from the god Jove instructing Aeneas to leave Carthage at once and continue on his journey. Dido is grief-stricken at the thought of Aeneas' departure and takes her own life.
The story is adapted from Virgil's Aeneid. The libretto to the Purcell opera was by Nahum Tate. Dido and Aeneas is considered by some scholars as Purcell's only true opera, as well as the first English opera.
The cast:
Dido: Sarah Benzinger
Aeneas: Conor Jamison
Belinda: Mindy Willens
2nd Woman: Laura Greenfield
Sorceress: Sara Young
1st Witch: Kirsten Randrup
2nd Witch: Emily Skold
Spirit: Jamie Banister
1st Sailor: Jon Walton
Dancer: Mika Smith
Chorus of Courtiers and Sailors: Ian Ford-Terry, Samuel Hyde, Mika Smith, Jose Gonzalez, Jon Walton, Dennis Freeman, DennisAstley, Larry Sebring, Christopher Hatcher, Justin Vanegas, Lisa McNeely, Anjoli Taratusky, Jean Belef-Hoggard, Jamie Banister, Danielle Van deWetering, Katherine Kinley,Laura Greenfield, Mira Bareis, Erin Wessel.
Stage Director, Artistic Director: Elisabeth Harrington
Conductor: Ken Ayoob
Assistant Director, Backstage Manager: Margaret Noe
Rehearsal Accompanist, Additional Musical Preparation: John Chernoff
Lighting Design: Bob Dooney
Choreography: Mika Smith; Lisa McNeely
Dido: Sarah Benzinger
Aeneas: Conor Jamison
Belinda: Mindy Willens
2nd Woman: Laura Greenfield
Sorceress: Sara Young
1st Witch: Kirsten Randrup
2nd Witch: Emily Skold
Spirit: Jamie Banister
1st Sailor: Jon Walton
Dancer: Mika Smith
Chorus of Courtiers and Sailors: Ian Ford-Terry, Samuel Hyde, Mika Smith, Jose Gonzalez, Jon Walton, Dennis Freeman, DennisAstley, Larry Sebring, Christopher Hatcher, Justin Vanegas, Lisa McNeely, Anjoli Taratusky, Jean Belef-Hoggard, Jamie Banister, Danielle Van deWetering, Katherine Kinley,Laura Greenfield, Mira Bareis, Erin Wessel.
Stage Director, Artistic Director: Elisabeth Harrington
Conductor: Ken Ayoob
Assistant Director, Backstage Manager: Margaret Noe
Rehearsal Accompanist, Additional Musical Preparation: John Chernoff
Lighting Design: Bob Dooney
Choreography: Mika Smith; Lisa McNeely
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Humboldt Bay Brass Band
Humboldt Bay Brass in concert, featuring Renaissance and Baroque ensembles on period instruments, and classic American, English and Irish full band music, on Saturday April 7 at 8 PM in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. Tickets $6 general, $2 student/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. Produced by HSU Department of Music, Gil Cline conducting.
Humboldt Bay Brass in concert, featuring Renaissance and Baroque ensembles on period instruments, and classic American, English and Irish full band music, on Saturday April 7 at 8 PM in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. Tickets $6 general, $2 student/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. Produced by HSU Department of Music, Gil Cline conducting.
The Original Stereo with Humboldt Bay Brass
The Humboldt Bay Brass Band spring concert begins big—and gets bigger.
”This concert will begin with a short fanfare played by Baroque Trumpets von Humboldt,” said Gil Cline, HSU Music professor and director of the event. “These are the eight-foot natural trumpets—that is, they don’t have valves. They’re from the age of Bach. We also have a pair of rare hand-made Baroque timpani on loan from the Jefferson Baroque Orchestra of Ashland, Oregon.”
That fanfare introduces the first half of the concert, which features the sounds of Venetian Brass ofthe late Renaissance and early Baroque. “This is always popular with audiences,” Cline says. “The brass group is split into two choirs, placed a distance apart. The result is the original left/right stereo effect, as the two choirs play—sometimes together, sometimes in echo of each other.”
Added to the brass are pipe organ and contrabass, “just as in the time of Giovanni Gabrieli and San Marco Cathedral in Venice.” The music includes the beautiful “Let Nothing Ever Grieve Thee” by Brahms, and ends with the rollicking “Emperor's Fanfare” by Padre Antonio Soler. On this work two of the trumpeters switch to small, and rarely heard, piccolo trumpets.
The second half of the concert is all brass band by the full Humboldt Bay ensemble. Once again, it starts with a fanfare: “Towermusic” by Jean Francois Michel is in the old tradition of playing brass music from civic towers. Following is “Southdown March,” made famous by the brass bands of the international Salvation Army.
The band plays on: “The Conquerors,” a work suggesting heroes and adventures of olde England by Eric Ball, “An Irish Interlude” and the popular “Procession of the Nobles,” by Nicoli Rimsky-Korsakov, with an arrangement by band member Mike Shepherd, of Brookings, Oregon. Closing the concertis “Finlandia” by Jean Sibelius.
Following well-received concerts over the past four years, the recording of a full-length audio CD last year, and shared concerts with bands from Eureka, Scotia, and McKinleyville, the Humboldt Bay Band’s Spring concert balances the full band with smaller ensembles. The Humboldt Bay Band itself is perhaps the only group of its type north of the Bay Area. Members include HSU students and local community musicians, plus musicians from as far away as Ferndale and southern Oregon-- and for the present concert, an exchange student from Norway.
The concert begins at 8 PM on Saturday, April 7 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. Tickets $6 general, $2 student/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. Produced by HSU Department of Music, Gil Cline conducting.
Media: Arcata Eye.
The Humboldt Bay Brass Band spring concert begins big—and gets bigger.
”This concert will begin with a short fanfare played by Baroque Trumpets von Humboldt,” said Gil Cline, HSU Music professor and director of the event. “These are the eight-foot natural trumpets—that is, they don’t have valves. They’re from the age of Bach. We also have a pair of rare hand-made Baroque timpani on loan from the Jefferson Baroque Orchestra of Ashland, Oregon.”
That fanfare introduces the first half of the concert, which features the sounds of Venetian Brass ofthe late Renaissance and early Baroque. “This is always popular with audiences,” Cline says. “The brass group is split into two choirs, placed a distance apart. The result is the original left/right stereo effect, as the two choirs play—sometimes together, sometimes in echo of each other.”
Added to the brass are pipe organ and contrabass, “just as in the time of Giovanni Gabrieli and San Marco Cathedral in Venice.” The music includes the beautiful “Let Nothing Ever Grieve Thee” by Brahms, and ends with the rollicking “Emperor's Fanfare” by Padre Antonio Soler. On this work two of the trumpeters switch to small, and rarely heard, piccolo trumpets.
The second half of the concert is all brass band by the full Humboldt Bay ensemble. Once again, it starts with a fanfare: “Towermusic” by Jean Francois Michel is in the old tradition of playing brass music from civic towers. Following is “Southdown March,” made famous by the brass bands of the international Salvation Army.
The band plays on: “The Conquerors,” a work suggesting heroes and adventures of olde England by Eric Ball, “An Irish Interlude” and the popular “Procession of the Nobles,” by Nicoli Rimsky-Korsakov, with an arrangement by band member Mike Shepherd, of Brookings, Oregon. Closing the concertis “Finlandia” by Jean Sibelius.
Following well-received concerts over the past four years, the recording of a full-length audio CD last year, and shared concerts with bands from Eureka, Scotia, and McKinleyville, the Humboldt Bay Band’s Spring concert balances the full band with smaller ensembles. The Humboldt Bay Band itself is perhaps the only group of its type north of the Bay Area. Members include HSU students and local community musicians, plus musicians from as far away as Ferndale and southern Oregon-- and for the present concert, an exchange student from Norway.
The concert begins at 8 PM on Saturday, April 7 in the Fulkerson Recital Hall on the HSU campus in Arcata. Tickets $6 general, $2 student/seniors, free to HSU students with ID, from HSU Ticket Office (826-3928) or at the door. Produced by HSU Department of Music, Gil Cline conducting.
Media: Arcata Eye.
The musicians of the Humboldt Bay Brass Band are…
Cornets: Chris Cox, Mike Shepherd, Frederick Belanger, Emily Justis, Tristan Kadish,William Zoller, Michael deWeese, Jessica Loop, and Joyce Carter.
Flugelhorn: Gary Ross.
E-flat Tenors: Leon Hamilton, Anwyn Halliday, and Spencer Hitzeroth.
Baritones: Matt Morgan and Dick LaForge.
Euphoniums: George Ritscher and Siri Kvalied.
Trombones: Doug Hendricks, Phil Sams, and Toshi Noguchi.
E-flat Tubas: Joe Eckert and Gregg Moore.
Double B-flat Tubas: Fred Tempas and Jerry Carter.
Percussion: Grace Kerr, Johnny Major,and Albert Hall.
Additional musician in the Venetian Brass and Baroque Trumpets von Humboldt are Perry Crook and Brian Schwarzberg, trumpets. Greg Granoff, organ. Ruby Diaz, contrabass.
Cornets: Chris Cox, Mike Shepherd, Frederick Belanger, Emily Justis, Tristan Kadish,William Zoller, Michael deWeese, Jessica Loop, and Joyce Carter.
Flugelhorn: Gary Ross.
E-flat Tenors: Leon Hamilton, Anwyn Halliday, and Spencer Hitzeroth.
Baritones: Matt Morgan and Dick LaForge.
Euphoniums: George Ritscher and Siri Kvalied.
Trombones: Doug Hendricks, Phil Sams, and Toshi Noguchi.
E-flat Tubas: Joe Eckert and Gregg Moore.
Double B-flat Tubas: Fred Tempas and Jerry Carter.
Percussion: Grace Kerr, Johnny Major,and Albert Hall.
Additional musician in the Venetian Brass and Baroque Trumpets von Humboldt are Perry Crook and Brian Schwarzberg, trumpets. Greg Granoff, organ. Ruby Diaz, contrabass.
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