BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20060402T100000 RDATE:20060402T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20061029T090000 RDATE:20061029T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060324 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060325 SUMMARY:Spring 2006 Music Performances DESCRIPTION:Music Department Concerts &\; Recitals "As part of a libe ral arts education\, music challenges us in a unique way. The most intang ible of the arts\, music can't be touched or seen\, yet inevitably we res pond to its magic. Discovering the ways we can respond to this creative i mpulse is an exciting part of what we do." –Gilbert Seeley\, James W. Rogers Professor of Music All concerts/recitals are performed at Evans A uditorium unless otherwise noted. Tickets are available at the College B ookstore for any ticketed event. Student and faculty recitals are free a nd open to the general public. Cosi fan tutte Mozart's 250th Birthday C elebration Friday\, January 27\, 7:30 p.m. Evans Auditorium In celebra tion of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mozart on January 27\, 1756 \, Astoria Performing Arts\, in cooperation with Lewis &\; Clark Colle ge\, is proud to present Mozart's comic operatic masterpiece Cosi fan tut te in a semi-staged concert version. This new company is dedicated to the presentation of concert and chamber opera throughout the Northwest. Sung in Italian and narrated in English\, this opera couples the musical geni us of Mozart with a vibrant young orchestra and soloists. This is a ticke ted event\, with complimentary tickets available to the Lewis &\; Clar k College community in advance at the College Bookstore. For more informa tion\, please visit:Mozart's 250th Birthday Celebration Julie Brown & \; Kelly Meyer\, Piano Recital Friday\, February 3\, 8 p.m. Julie Brown and Kelly Meyer will perform a joint senior piano recital. Neither one i s a music major\, but both have been very active in the Music Department. Their program includes duets\; Brahms' Hungarian Dances\, Poulenc's Sona ta for one piano four hands\, and solo works\; Mendelssohn's Rondo Cappri cioso\, and J. S. Bach's French Suite in G Major. Friends of Rain Inaug ural Concert at the Smithy Saturday\, February 18\, 7:30p.m. The newly formed faculty contemporary ensemble of Lewis &\; Clark College\, the Friends of Rain includes every performing member of the faculty. On this first program\, they will perform Takemitsu's landmark 14-musician master piece Rain Coming\, under the baton of George Skipworth\, as well as worl d premieres by faculty composers Forrest Pierce\, Michael Johanson\, and Jeff Leonard. A pre-concert talk given by artistic director Forrest Pierc e and Dr. Chang will begin at 6:45 p.m.\, with the performance at 7:30 p. m. For more information\, please visit:Friends of Rain Whitney Tuxbury\ ,Senior Flute Recital Saturday\, March 11\, 7 p.m. A night of compellin g flute music from across the globe with piano\, guitar\, and a full wood wind sextet\, experience Armenian composer Khachaturian's Concerto and Po ulenc's French Sextet. Visit England to hear Mower\, Brazil for Villa-Lob os and a few more surprises along the way. Please attend this senior musi c performance major's last opportunity to share part of the curious world of music with you. Verdi's Orietta Sunday\, March 12\, 7 p.m. Agnes F lanagan Chapel A concert version of Giuseppe Verdi's Orietta di Lesbo to the music of Joan of Arc will be performed in concert version with the a lternate libretto on the Greek story of Orietta di Lesbo\, a libretto unh eard since the 1850s in Italy. Members of the Oregon Repertory Singers\, the Lewis &\; Clark College Choir and other individuals will join with a regional orchestra and soloists from two countries\, including interna tionally traveled opera singer Ioanna Sfekas-Karvelas. soprano from Lesvo s\, Greece\, baritone Christopher Wells from the San Francisco Opera and tenor Lance Ferguson of Linfield College. Dr. George Skipworth will condu ct. A pre-concert lecture will be offered in the hour before the performa nce by Dr. Aaron Beck\, and she will narrate the lecture-performance scene by scene. For more information\, please visit: Verdi's Orietta Mikey Bo shka\, Junior Classical Guitar Recital Thursday\, March 16\, 8 p.m. Agn es Flanagan Chapel Montana native classical guitarist Mikey Boshka perfo rms virtuoso works for guitar by Joaquin Rodrigo\, J.S. Bach\, Manuel Pon ce\, Heitor Villa-Lobos and others. Mikey has studied classical guitar wi th Christopher Parkening and Scott Kritzer and composition with Forrest P ierce. Sara Richheimer\, Senior Voice Recital Friday\, March 17\, 7 p.m . "Green: Songs of Springtime\, Nature\, and New Love" Senior vocal per formance major Sara Richheimer performs an aural landscape of color featu ring art songs by Robert Schumann\, Claude Debussy\, Roger Quilter\, Samu el Barber\, and a collection of Spanish Baroque pieces. Carol Biel\, adju nct piano instructor at Lewis &\; Clark\, is the featured accompanist. A complimentary reception follows in Seitz Lounge. Wear some green and have some fun as we celebrate St. Patrick's Day! Jugalbandi Shashank o n Bansuri Flute &\; Purbayan Chatterjee on Sitar Saturday\, March 18\ , 7:30 p.m. Agnes Flanagan Chapel Recognized as a child prodigy\, Shash ank is now a mature musician at age 27. He has performed all over the wor ld and in front of leading dignitaries in India. Purbayan Chatterjee is a disciple of Usatad Ali Akbar Khan and a rising star among sitarists. Eac h artist has several CDs to his name and together they have released a re cording of the jugalbandi or musical dialogue they will present at Lewis &\; Clark. Shashank last performed at the College in April 2004 to a S RO audience. Get your complimentary tickets early! For more information\, please visit: Jugalbandi Ranjani Krishnan\, Senior Composition Recital Saturday\, March 18\, 6 p.m. Ranjani Krishnan\, a senior music major\, presents a recital of her compositions featuring music that highlights In dian musical elements woven into Western Classical Music and instruments. The recital also presents stellar performers from Lewis and Clark's musi c department. She has been studying composition under the tutelage of Pro fessor Forrest Pierce and Professor Michael Johanson. New Music by North west Composers Friday\, March 24\, 8 p.m. This concert will feature new ly composed works by guest composers Bruce Hamilton and Lesley Sommer (bo th on the faculty of Western Washington University) as well as music by L ewis and Clark faculty members Michael Johanson and Forrest Pierce. Bria n Quakenbush\, Senior Bass Recital Friday\, April 7\, 8 p.m. Brian Quac kenbush is a bass performance major who will be performing jazz with some of the top players in Portland along with original compositions and a cl assical bass solo. He studies with Dan Schulte. Monyah Guirma\, Senior P iano Recital Orion: Charting Unknown Possibilities Saturday\, April 8\, 4 p.m. Senior Monyah Guirma explores the transcendent sounds of solo pi ano works by Bach\, Beethoven\, and Brahms\, composers whose spirits are permeated with passion and extreme beauty. Please join her as she express es her deep appreciation to all the faculty\, staff\, and students at Lew is &\; Clark College for two very memorable years and to celebrate the excitement of the unknown to come! Complimentary reception follows in Se itz Lounge. Lisa Neher\, Junior Composition Recital Sunday\, April 9\, 2 p.m. Lisa Neher\, a junior music major focusing on composition and voc al performance\, presents a recital of original compositions for a variet y of ensembles. She studies composition with Dr. Forrest Pierce. Aki Ich ikawa\, Piano Recital Sunday\, April 9\, 8 p.m. Aki Ichikawa\, a sophom ore from Japan\, performs a program including her favorite pieces by Bach \, Chopin\, Brahms\, and Frank Martin. She studies with Orla McDonagh\, a ssistant professor of Music. Lewis &\; Clark Jazz Night\, with specia l guests Dan Balmer\, jazz guitar\, Gary Versace\, organ\, and Matt Wilso n\, drums Friday\, April 14\, 8 p.m. Dan Balmer has long been considere d the finest jazz guitarist in Oregon. His recent induction into the Jazz Society of Oregon's Hall of Fame\, as its youngest member and first guit arist\, is just the latest recognition of Dan's talent as a performer\, c omposer\, and educator. New York jazz organist Gary Versace joins Dan and the Jazz Band\, along with Downbeat's #1 rising star drummer\, Matt Wils on. You don't want to miss this! Come early! Lewis &\; Clark Jazz Nigh t is free and open to the general public. For more information\, please v isit:Jazz Night Scott Bergstrom\, Senior Composition Recital Saturday\, April 15\, 8 p.m. Scott Bergstrom will be presenting his Senior Music p roject in Composition. He has been studying primarily with Dan Balmer\, J eff Leonard\, Randy Porter\, Dr. Michael Johanson\, and Dr. Forrest Pierc e for\, respectively\, jazz guitar\, electronic music\, jazz piano\, comp osition\, and composition. He will include aspects of each of these in hi s recital. Scott is from Walla Walla\, WA. Reid Neuman\, Senior Saxophon e Recital Friday\, April 21\, 8 p.m. Reid Neuman has been playing saxop hone since he was 12 years old. In his senior recital he will be featurin g a variety of original compositions as well as standards from the jazz r epertoire. With a constant focus on innovation\, Neuman believes jazz mus ic should look to the future\, not just the past. This recital will embod y this idea and will show all who are interested the exciting musical dir ections Neuman hopes to explore after college. Ryan Lidster\, Senior Pia no Recital Saturday\, April 22\, 7:30 p.m. A native of Kamloops\, Briti sh Columbia\, Ryan has studied piano with Professor Orla McDonagh for the last four years. A program full of variety and virtuosity is planned\, i ncluding works by Liszt\, Bach\, as well as Samuel Barber's Sonata for Pi ano\, Op 26. Sophomore Aki Ichikawa will also join Ryan for the Lewis &am p\; Clark debut of a thrilling\, pyrotechnic duet by Polish composer Wito ld Lutoslawski entitled Variations on a Theme by Paganini. Lewis &\; Clark World Music Concert Sunday\, April 23\, 2 p.m. Please join us for an afternoon of music from around the world that will include African dr umming and dance from Ghana\, Javanese gamelan\, Indian Raga &\; Tala including sitar performances\, Zimbabwe African marimba and will also inc lude a presentation of Celtic music. Lewis &\; Clark Orchestra Beeth oven's 9th Symphony Sunday\, April 23\, 8 p.m. Agnes Flanagan Chapel. This symphony may be the best known of all works of European classical mu sic and is considered one of Beethoven's greatest masterpieces\, composed while he was completely deaf. Conducted by George Skipworth\, assistant professor of music. Lewis &\; Clark Electronic Music Concert Thursda y\, April 27\, 8 p.m. This concert contains music performances using ele ctronic music and film technology and is the culmination of the students individual projects at semester end. Nick Strychacz\, Senior Piano Recit al Friday\, April 28\, 8 p.m. Nick Strychacz is a senior Internationl A ffairs major who has studied privately with Orla McDonagh for four years at Lewis &\; Clark. His progam will consist of a culmination of works showing his love for chamber music. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Music Department Concerts &\; Recita
ls
"As part of a liberal arts education\, music challenges u
s in a unique way. The most intangible of the arts\, music can't be touch
ed or seen\, yet inevitably we respond to its magic. Discovering the ways
we can respond to this creative impulse is an exciting part of what we d
o."
–Gilbert Seeley\, James W. Rogers Professor of Music
All concerts/recitals are performed at Evans Auditorium unles
s otherwise noted.
Tickets are available at the College Bookstore
for any ticketed event.
Student and faculty recitals are free and
open to the general public.
Cosi fan tutte
Mozart's 2
50th Birthday Celebration
Friday\, January 27\, 7:30 p.m.
E
vans Auditorium
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of t
he birth of Mozart on January 27\, 1756\, Astoria Performing Arts\, in co
operation with Lewis &\; Clark College\, is proud to present Mozart's
comic operatic masterpiece Cosi fan tutte in a semi-staged concert versio
n. This new company is dedicated to the presentation of concert and chamb
er opera throughout the Northwest. Sung in Italian and narrated in Englis
h\, this opera couples the musical genius of Mozart with a vibrant young
orchestra and soloists. This is a ticketed event\, with complimentary tic
kets available to the Lewis &\; Clark College community in advance at
the College Bookstore. For more information\, please visit:Mozart's 250th
Birthday Celebration
Julie Brown &\; Kelly Meyer\, Piano
Recital
Friday\, February 3\, 8 p.m.
Julie Brown and
Kelly Meyer will perform a joint senior piano recital. Neither one is a
music major\, but both have been very active in the Music Department. The
ir program includes duets\; Brahms' Hungarian Dances\, Poulenc's Sonata f
or one piano four hands\, and solo works\; Mendelssohn's Rondo Cappricios
o\, and J. S. Bach's French Suite in G Major.
Friends of Rai
n
Inaugural Concert at the Smithy
Saturday\, February 18\,
7:30p.m.
The newly formed faculty contemporary ensemble of L
ewis &\; Clark College\, the Friends of Rain includes every performing
member of the faculty. On this first program\, they will perform Takemit
su's landmark 14-musician masterpiece Rain Coming\, under the baton of Ge
orge Skipworth\, as well as world premieres by faculty composers Forrest
Pierce\, Michael Johanson\, and Jeff Leonard. A pre-concert talk given by
artistic director Forrest Pierce and Dr. Chang will begin at 6:45 p.m.\,
with the performance at 7:30 p.m.
For more information\, please v
isit:Friends of Rain
Whitney Tuxbury\,Senior Flute Recital Saturday\, March 11\, 7 p.m.
A night of compelling flu
te music from across the globe with piano\, guitar\, and a full woodwind
sextet\, experience Armenian composer Khachaturian's Concerto and Poulenc
's French Sextet. Visit England to hear Mower\, Brazil for Villa-Lobos an
d a few more surprises along the way. Please attend this senior music per
formance major's last opportunity to share part of the curious world of m
usic with you.
Verdi's Orietta
Sunday\, March 12\, 7
p.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
A concert version of Giuse
ppe Verdi's Orietta di Lesbo to the music of Joan of Arc will be performe
d in concert version with the alternate libretto on the Greek story of Or
ietta di Lesbo\, a libretto unheard since the 1850s in Italy. Members of
the Oregon Repertory Singers\, the Lewis &\; Clark College Choir and o
ther individuals will join with a regional orchestra and soloists from tw
o countries\, including internationally traveled opera singer Ioanna Sfek
as-Karvelas. soprano from Lesvos\, Greece\, baritone Christopher Wells fr
om the San Francisco Opera and tenor Lance Ferguson of Linfield College.
Dr. George Skipworth will conduct. A pre-concert lecture will be offered
in the hour before the performance by Dr. Aaron Beck\, and she will narrat
e the lecture-performance scene by scene. For more information\, please v
isit: Verdi's Orietta
Mikey Boshka\, Junior Classical Guitar
Recital
Thursday\, March 16\, 8 p.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Montana native classical guitarist Mikey Boshka performs virtuoso
works for guitar by Joaquin Rodrigo\, J.S. Bach\, Manuel Ponce\, Heitor
Villa-Lobos and others. Mikey has studied classical guitar with Christoph
er Parkening and Scott Kritzer and composition with Forrest Pierce.
Sara Richheimer\, Senior Voice Recital
Friday\, Marc
h 17\, 7 p.m.
"Green: Songs of Springtime\, Nature\, and New Love"
Senior vocal performance major Sara Richheimer performs an
aural landscape of color featuring art songs by Robert Schumann\, Claude
Debussy\, Roger Quilter\, Samuel Barber\, and a collection of Spanish Bar
oque pieces. Carol Biel\, adjunct piano instructor at Lewis &\; Clark\
, is the featured accompanist.
A complimentary reception follows i
n Seitz Lounge.
Wear some green and have some fun as we celebrate
St. Patrick's Day!
Jugalbandi
Shashank on Bansuri Flu
te &\; Purbayan Chatterjee on Sitar
Saturday\, March 18\, 7:30
p.m.
Agnes Flanagan Chapel
Recognized as a child prod
igy\, Shashank is now a mature musician at age 27. He has performed all o
ver the world and in front of leading dignitaries in India. Purbayan Chat
terjee is a disciple of Usatad Ali Akbar Khan and a rising star among sit
arists. Each artist has several CDs to his name and together they have re
leased a recording of the jugalbandi or musical dialogue they will presen
t at Lewis &\; Clark. Shashank last performed at the College in April
2004 to a SRO audience. Get your complimentary tickets early! For more in
formation\, please visit: Jugalbandi
Ranjani Krishnan\, Seni
or Composition Recital
Saturday\, March 18\, 6 p.m.
R
anjani Krishnan\, a senior music major\, presents a recital of her compos
itions featuring music that highlights Indian musical elements woven into
Western Classical Music and instruments. The recital also presents stell
ar performers from Lewis and Clark's music department. She has been study
ing composition under the tutelage of Professor Forrest Pierce and Profes
sor Michael Johanson.
New Music by Northwest Composers
Friday\, March 24\, 8 p.m.
This concert will feature newly
composed works by guest composers Bruce Hamilton and Lesley Sommer (both
on the faculty of Western Washington University) as well as music by Lew
is and Clark faculty members Michael Johanson and Forrest Pierce.
Brian Quakenbush\, Senior Bass Recital
Friday\, April 7\, 8
p.m.
Brian Quackenbush is a bass performance major who will
be performing jazz with some of the top players in Portland along with or
iginal compositions and a classical bass solo. He studies with Dan Schult
e.
Monyah Guirma\, Senior Piano Recital
Orion: Charti
ng Unknown Possibilities
Saturday\, April 8\, 4 p.m.
Senior Monyah Guirma explores the transcendent sounds of solo piano works
by Bach\, Beethoven\, and Brahms\, composers whose spirits are permeated
with passion and extreme beauty. Please join her as she expresses her de
ep appreciation to all the faculty\, staff\, and students at Lewis &\;
Clark College for two very memorable years and to celebrate the exciteme
nt of the unknown to come! Complimentary reception follows in Seitz Loung
e.
Lisa Neher\, Junior Composition Recital
Sunday\, A
pril 9\, 2 p.m.
Lisa Neher\, a junior music major focusing o
n composition and vocal performance\, presents a recital of original comp
ositions for a variety of ensembles. She studies composition with Dr. For
rest Pierce.
Aki Ichikawa\, Piano Recital
Sunday\, Ap
ril 9\, 8 p.m.
Aki Ichikawa\, a sophomore from Japan\, perfo
rms a program including her favorite pieces by Bach\, Chopin\, Brahms\, a
nd Frank Martin. She studies with Orla McDonagh\, assistant professor of
Music.
Lewis &\; Clark Jazz Night\, with special guests D
an Balmer\, jazz guitar\, Gary Versace\, organ\, and Matt Wilson\, drums<
br /> Friday\, April 14\, 8 p.m.
Dan Balmer has long been c
onsidered the finest jazz guitarist in Oregon. His recent induction into
the Jazz Society of Oregon's Hall of Fame\, as its youngest member and fi
rst guitarist\, is just the latest recognition of Dan's talent as a perfo
rmer\, composer\, and educator. New York jazz organist Gary Versace joins
Dan and the Jazz Band\, along with Downbeat's #1 rising star drummer\, M
att Wilson. You don't want to miss this! Come early! Lewis &\; Clark J
azz Night is free and open to the general public. For more information\,
please visit:Jazz Night
Scott Bergstrom\, Senior Composition
Recital
Saturday\, April 15\, 8 p.m.
Scott Bergstrom
will be presenting his Senior Music project in Composition. He has been
studying primarily with Dan Balmer\, Jeff Leonard\, Randy Porter\, Dr. Mi
chael Johanson\, and Dr. Forrest Pierce for\, respectively\, jazz guitar\
, electronic music\, jazz piano\, composition\, and composition. He will
include aspects of each of these in his recital. Scott is from Walla Wall
a\, WA.
Reid Neuman\, Senior Saxophone Recital
Friday
\, April 21\, 8 p.m.
Reid Neuman has been playing saxophone
since he was 12 years old. In his senior recital he will be featuring a v
ariety of original compositions as well as standards from the jazz repert
oire. With a constant focus on innovation\, Neuman believes jazz music sh
ould look to the future\, not just the past. This recital will embody thi
s idea and will show all who are interested the exciting musical directio
ns Neuman hopes to explore after college.
Ryan Lidster\, Sen
ior Piano Recital
Saturday\, April 22\, 7:30 p.m.
A n
ative of Kamloops\, British Columbia\, Ryan has studied piano with Profes
sor Orla McDonagh for the last four years. A program full of variety and
virtuosity is planned\, including works by Liszt\, Bach\, as well as Samu
el Barber's Sonata for Piano\, Op 26. Sophomore Aki Ichikawa will also jo
in Ryan for the Lewis &\; Clark debut of a thrilling\, pyrotechnic due
t by Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski entitled Variations on a Theme by
Paganini.
Lewis &\; Clark World Music Concert
Sun
day\, April 23\, 2 p.m.
Please join us for an afternoon of m
usic from around the world that will include African drumming and dance f
rom Ghana\, Javanese gamelan\, Indian Raga &\; Tala including sitar pe
rformances\, Zimbabwe African marimba and will also include a presentatio
n of Celtic music.
Lewis &\; Clark Orchestra
Beeth
oven's 9th Symphony
Sunday\, April 23\, 8 p.m.
Agnes Flanag
an Chapel.
This symphony may be the best known of all works
of European classical music and is considered one of Beethoven's greatest
masterpieces\, composed while he was completely deaf. Conducted by Georg
e Skipworth\, assistant professor of music.
Lewis &\; Cla
rk Electronic Music Concert
Thursday\, April 27\, 8 p.m.
This concert contains music performances using electronic music and f
ilm technology and is the culmination of the students individual projects
at semester end.
Nick Strychacz\, Senior Piano Recital
Friday\, April 28\, 8 p.m.
Nick Strychacz is a senior Int
ernationl Affairs major who has studied privately with Orla McDonagh for
four years at Lewis &\; Clark. His progam will consist of a culminatio
n of works showing his love for chamber music.