WKU Visual & Performing Arts 2013-2014 Season November 1, 2013 ** Brahms and Beethoven The Symphony @ WKU Sylvia Kersenbaum, piano Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. November 14, 2013 Hornucopia Nancy Joy, guest horn Natalie Adcock, faculty horn FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. November 15, 2013 * Symphonic Band Concert with guest artist, Nancy Joy, horn Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. November 16, 2013 WKU Jazz Band with Chris Vadala, guest saxophone Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. November 16, 2013 Where the Wild Things Are Faculty Chamber Recital FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. November 17, 2013 ** Baker Chamber Players Chandler Chapel, 3:00 p.m. November 22, 2013 Opera Theatre FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. November 23, 2013 Holiday Jazz Marshall Scott, John Martin, Beth Pope, Wayne Pope and Webb Hendrix Music Rehearsal Hall103, 7:30 p.m. December 6, 2013 ** Holiday Pops The Symphony and Choirs @ WKU Timothy Simpson, guest tenor Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. December 7, 2013 Winterfest: A Choral Celebration Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 8:00 p.m. December 11, 2013 Student Performer of the Semester Recital FAC Recital Hall, 1:00 p.m. January 24, 2014 PRISM A smorgasbord of student ensembles Van Meter Auditorium, 8:00 p.m. January 27, 2014 String Trios Ching-Yi Lin, David Gillham, & Andy Braddock FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. February 14, 2014 Chamber Music with Ching-Yi Lin & Friends FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. February 16, 2014 German Masters of Lieder Sylvia Kersenbaum, piano; Liza Kelly, mezzo soprano FAC Recital Hall, 3:00 p.m. February 17, 2014 Faculty Recital with Mark Berry, percussion FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. March 4, 2014 * WKU Bands in Concert Mark Ford, Scott Harris, and Mark Berry, marimba soloists Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. March 23, 2014 * WKU Choirs in Concert Van Meter Auditorium, 4:00 p.m. March 28, 2014 Chamber Winds Concert Wind Ensemble FAC Recital Hall, 11:30 a.m. March 28, 2014 ** Romantic Masterworks The Symphony @ WKU Marilyn DeOliveria, guest cello Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. March 30, 2014 Emerita Faculty Recital with Sylvia Kersenbaum, piano Van Meter Auditorium, 3:00 p.m. April 6, 2014 Faculty Recital with Heidi Alvarez, flute FAC Recital Hall, 3:00 p.m. April 8, 2014 Saxophone Chamber Music Faculty Recital with John Cipolla FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. April 25, 2014 ** With Voice and Song The Symphony and Choirs @ WKU Jennifer Brennan-Hondorp, soprano Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. April 26, 2014 WKU Jazz Band Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. May 2, 2014 * WKU Bands in Concert featuring the winner of the 2014 WKU Concerto Competition Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. May 4, 2014 * WKU Choirs in Concert Van Meter Auditorium, 4:00 p.m. May 11, 2014 ** Baker Chamber Players Baker Arboretum and Downing Museum, 3:00 p.m. May 14, 2014 Student Performer of the Semester Recital FAC Recital Hall, 1:00 p.m. Corridor Gallery May 20 – August 30, 2013 Big Prints from the class of Laurin Notheisen This exhibition showcases large format digital prints created in Professor Laurin Notheisen’s Digital Printmaking class during the Spring 2013 semester. September 9 – October 4, 2013 Anne Bagby: Mixed Media Anne Bagby’s images combine printmaking and painting through layers of color, glaze, texture and pattern. November 14 – December 14, 2013 Fall Graduating Seniors Exhibition Located in Main & Corridor Galleries This group exhibition presents the work of the Dept. of Art’s Fall 2013 Seniors graduating in both the Studio Art and Graphic Design tracks. Fri., Dec. 6: Reception in conjunction with the Bowling Green Gallery Hop, 5 – 8 p.m. Sat, Dec. 14: Reception following Commencement January 27 – February 26, 2014 WKU Dept. of Art Faculty Biennial Located in Main & Corridor Galleries This group exhibition displays examples of the research and creative activity produced by the faculty in the WKU Dept. of Art over the past two years. Mar 17 – April 10, 2014 David Wilson: [installation] Using unconventional materials and approaches, including collaboration and performance, David Wilson creates large temporary artworks, videos, and drawings. April 17 – May 17, 2014 Spring Graduating Seniors Exhibition Located in Main & Corridor Galleries This group exhibition presents the work of the Dept. of Art’s Spring 2014 Seniors graduating in both the Studio Art and Graphic Design tracks. Sat, May 17: Reception following Commencement October 10 – November 7, 2013 Sky Shineman: Sublime Sky Shineman’s work reflects her view of the sublime. “To experience the sublime is to be conscious of that which is beyond definition. It is to work with few limits, to choose openness and to recognize the formless as presence.” March 5 – April 10, 2014 Mamma’s Boy and Dig: Digital and Mixed-Media Prints by Heather D. Freeman & Jeff Murphy This two-person exhibition explores the nature of parenthood and childhood in relation to the non-familial world. ART Main Gallery August 26 – September 26, 2013 Seder Burns:Three Minutes Seder Burns’ images represent an approach to recording time and space in a way different from that of conventional photography. October 15 – November 7, 2013 Student Juried Exhibition This competitive juried exhibition will showcase a selection of work created by students in the WKU Dept. of Art in the areas of Painting, Drawing, Graphic Design, Printmaking, New Media, Sculpture, Ceramics and Weaving. MUSIC September 8, 2013 Marshall Scott & the WKU Alumni Jazz Quintet Marshall Scott, Michael Strautman, Scott Hall, Patrick O’Rourke, Webb Hendrix Music Rehearsal Hall103, 3:00 p.m. September 10, 2013 Clarinet Music through the Centuries Faculty Recital with John Cipolla, clarinet FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. September 14, 2013 The Symphony @ WKU Jackson’s Orchard, 10:00 a.m. September 15, 2013 Schumann Chamber Music Recital Van Meter Auditorium, 3:00 p.m. September 15, 2013 Faculty Recital with Ken Stein, organ Christ Episcopal Church, 5:00 p.m. September 18, 2013 Stanley Yates, guest guitar FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. September 20, 2013 ** Classical Jazz The Symphony @ WKU Willis Delony, guest piano Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. September 22, 2013 * WKU Chorale: An Afternoon of Choral Music First Christian Church, 3:00 p.m. September 23, 2013 Sarah Waters Duo, guest percussion FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. September 30, 2013 French Violin Sonatas Ching-Yi Lin, violin and Scott Meek, piano FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. October 7, 2013 Faculty Recital with Sarah Berry, cello FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. October 11, 2013 * Symphonic Band Concert Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. October 13, 2013 * WKU Choirs in Concert Van Meter Auditorium, 4:00 p.m. October 18, 2013 Music and Tolerance Samuel Marder, guest violin, World War II concentration camp survivor FAC Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m. October 20, 2013 Faculty String Recital, Andy Braddock FAC Recital Hall, 4:00 p.m. October 27, 2013 Chamber Music on the Hill Faculty Scholarship Benefit Recital FAC Recital Hall, 3:00 p.m. September 17, 2013 Ozomatli Band Their music- notorious urban-Latino-and- beyond collision of hip hop and salsa, dance- hall and cumbia, samba and funk, merengue and comparsa, East LAR&B and New Orleans second line, Jamaican ragga and Indian raga. Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. November 5, 2013 Soledad O’Brien Award winning journalist, documentarian, news anchor, and producer. Lecture: Diversity: On TV, Behind The Scenes And In Our Lives Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. February 4, 2014 Introducing the Wu Force: Abigail Washburn with Kai Welch featuring Wu Fei Wu Fei (guzheng/voice) and Abigail Washburn (banjo/voice) are schooled in Chinese traditional, classical, bluegrass and country music. Drawing on these roots, they compose and perform fresh original music, and are currently working together in the Beijing- Nashville based band Wu Force. Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. February 21, 2014 Dr. Cornel West Race and Democracy in the Age of Obama Inspiration and Motivation cosponsored by the WKU Black History Celebration & Cultural Preservation Committee Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. March 17, 2014 Dr. Michio Kaku Dr. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist, best- selling author, and popularizer of science. He’s the cofounder of string field theory (a branch of string theory). cosponsored by the Gatton Academy Van Meter Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. For more info and updates: www.wku.edu/go/ces | 270-745-3121 All events are FREE and open to the campus and community. Seating is first-come, first-seated. CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT SERIES Baker Arboretum & Downing Museum 4801 Morgantown Rd., Bowling Green, KY Corridor Gallery, Main Gallery, and Russell Miller Theatre Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center, 2nd floor, WKU Chandler Memorial Chapel College Heights Blvd., WKU Christ Episcopal Church 1215 State Street, Bowling Green, KY FAC Recital Hall Ivan Wilson Fine Arts Center, 1st floor, WKU First Christian Church 1106 State Street, Bowling Green, KY Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre Gordon Wilson Hall, 1st floor, WKU Holy Spirit Catholic Church 2232 Smallhouse Rd., Bowling Green, KY Music Rehearsal Hall Normal Street, WKU Van Meter Auditorium Van Meter Hall, WKU THEATRE & DANCE September 26-October 1, 2013 Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley Russell Miller Theatre, FAC Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 3:00 p.m. Tickets: adults $15/student $12 November 7-12, 2013 The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare Russell Miller Theatre, FAC Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 3:00 p.m. Tickets: adults $15/student $12 November 22-24, 2013 WinterDance Van Meter Auditorium Friday and Saturday, 8:00 p.m. | Sunday, 3:00 p.m. Tickets: adults $15/student $12 February 14-16, 2014 The Dance Project Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre Friday and Saturday, 8:00 p.m. | Sunday, 3:00 p.m. Tickets: $6 February 28-March 2, 2014 Curtains by Rupert Holmes, John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Peter Stone A collaboration between Theatre & Dance and the Music Departments Van Meter Auditorium Friday & Saturday, 8:00 pm | Sunday, 3:00 pm Tickets: adults $18/student $15 April 11-13, 2014 TBA Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre Friday & Saturday at 8:00 pm; Sunday, 3:00 pm April 24-28, 2014 An Evening of Dance Russell Miller Theatre, FAC Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 3:00 p.m. Tickets: $12 October 18-20, 2013 Arkansaw Bear by Aurand Harris Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre Friday, 4:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 3:00 p.m. November 1-3, 2013 The Frog Prince by David Mamet Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre Friday, 4:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 3:00 p.m. December 6-8, 2013 Wiley and the Hairy Man by Susan Zeder Gordon Wilson Lab Theatre Friday, 4:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 3:00 p.m. All Tickets $5.00 children’s THEATRE SERIES *Tickets available at door only **The Symphony, for tickets visit: www.wku.showare.com | 270-745-3121 Potter College of Arts & Letters @WKUPcal For more info and updates visit www.wku.edu/art | 270-745-3944 For Tickets Visit: www.wku.showare.com | 270-745-3121 For more info and updates visit www.wku.edu/music | 270-745-3751 VENUES