soac events brochure 2012-2013
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PLU's School of Arts and Communication produces more than 200 events a year ranging from documentary premieres, art gallery exhibitions, musical performances and theatrical productions.TRANSCRIPT
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As Dean of the School of Arts and Communication at Pacific Lutheran University, I welcome you to our 2012-2013 season. This year we are extremely pleased to be able to present one master brochure, combining all Music, Theatre, Gallery, and focus Series events. This exciting change ensures that you receive information for all of our fabulous events and also helps us become a more environmentally friendly organization.
I encourage you to visit our new website, where you’ll notice a dynamic new look and features. You’ll be able to comment on stories using Facebook, watch videos, and browse photos – an exciting and interactive virtual soac connection. Our events calendar is more robust and we’ll be updating frequently with sneak peeks.
Also, please don’t forget to use the new soac vip card inserted into this brochure. This card is good for the entire season and grants you 10% off at plu’s own 208 Garfield restaurant
when you visit on the day of any soac event.
As always, I welcome your comments at [email protected] or call 253-535-7150. I look forward to seeing you at our events this season.
Sincerely,
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galleryseries
September 5 - October 3Earth, Sea, Sky: Selections from the Permanent Art Collection
Featuring work in a variety of media, this exhibition showcases expressive, realist, and even abstract landscapes drawn from PLU’s Permanent Art Collection.
October 10 - November 7The Physicality of the Present: Ann Johnston Schuster and John McCuiston
In the work of these two artists, we see figures made vulnerable by the physical and emotional constraints placed upon them. Ann Johnston Schuster’s prints present vulnerability not as a constraint, but as a link to our humanity. John McCuiston’s sculpture moves between history and myth, ceremony and humor.
November 14 - December 12Student Juried Exhibition
Exceptional work by PLU’s student artists, chosen by guest jurors, is featured in the fall semester’s final show.
Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 8am-4pm or by appointment - free
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February 6 - March 6A Retrospective Exhibit: 100 years of the art of Keyes and Cox
Professors emeriti from the Department of Art and Design display a lifetime worth of works. Dennis Cox’s career has involved drawing, printmaking and water-color while David Keyes’ work consists of ceramic sculpture and vessels, cast and fabricated bronze/mixed media techno-archaic sculptures.
March 13 - April 10Each Form Overflows its Present: Paintings by Elise Richman and Cynthia Camlin
Cynthia Camlin and Elise Richman engage in painterly processes that evoke water, ice, and geological processes. Camlin captures ice’s crystalline structure and the primordial depths of ice shelves, conveying environmental concerns. Richman’s process driven work references the local marine environment in order to express interconnectedness andstates of flux.
April 24 - May 25Senior Exhibition
Join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of thegraduating artists from the Department of Art and Design.
Join us for an opening reception from 5-7pm on the first night of each exhibition. Light refreshments will be served.
Also visit the University Gallery Annex in the Anderson University Center, which will showcase a complementary collection for each gallery exhibition.
4 | for the most current 2012-2013 season information visit www.plu.edu/soac/events
orchestraseriesJeffrey Bell-Hanson, Conductor
This season the University Symphony Orchestra will feature talented students and guest soloists performing works written by contemporary composers, along with well-loved classics from the orchestra repertoire. Exceptional student performers are featured in the annual Student Soloists concert. All concerts are performed in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 8pm. Tickets: $8 general admission; $5 senior citizens (55+); $3 alumni; free for PLU community, students & 18 and under unless otherwise noted.
October 9, TuesdayMozart's Magic Flute: Opera Workshop Preview
November 13, TuesdayPremiere: Milton Olsson's Waldkreiburg 1998
March 19, Tuesday University Symphony Orchestra with Student SoloistsThis concert features the winners of the annual student soloist competition that was held in early November.
April 12, FridayKammerMusikereHilary Tann's Shakkei for Oboe and Chamber Orchestra with Shannon Spicciai, guest oboistFree Admission, no tickets
May 14, TuesdayBeethoven's Mass in C and Symphony No. 9 with Choir of the West and Choral UnionRichard Nance & Jeffrey Bell-Hanson, Conductors
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choralseriesRichard Nance, Conductor Brian Galante, ConductorChoir of the West and Choral Union University Chorale, University Singers and Men’s Chorus The PLU choral tradition is featured prominently throughout the 2012-2013 season. This series of concerts features music from a wide variety of choral genres including: classical masterworks, exciting new trends in choral music, multi-cultural compositions and arrangements from our American musical heritage. All concerts will be performed in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 8pm. Tickets: $8 general admission; $5 senior citizens (55+); $3 alumni; free for PLU community, students &18 and under unless otherwise noted.
October 16 &17Fall Choral ConcertsChoir of the West, University Chorale, University Singers and University Men's Chorus
November 29, ThursdaySounds of ChristmasUniversity Singers and Men’s Chorus Dennis Sepper, narratorPaul Tegels, University Organist
December 15, SaturdayChoral UnionTickets: $15, $10, $6
February 7, ThursdayChoir of the West Homecoming Concert
March 9, SaturdayChoral UnionTickets: $15, $10, $6
April 23, TuesdayUniversity Chorale Homecoming Concert
April 30, TuesdayUniversity Singers and Men’s ChorusFree admission, no tickets
May 11, SaturdayCosmosisUniversity Singers and University Wind Ensemble
May 14, TuesdayBeethoven's Mass in C and Symphony No. 9 Choir of the West and Choral Union
empowerment event
6 | for the most current 2012-2013 season information visit www.plu.edu/soac/events
May 11, SaturdayCosmosis University Wind Ensemble and University SingersEdwin Powell and Brian Galante, Directors
bandseriesEdwin C. Powell, Conductor John Wetherington, Conductor University Wind Ensemble University Concert Band
The band series features the entire spectrum of music for winds – band works both ancient and 21st century – for ensembles of varying instrumentation. John Corigliano has said that the band is “where it’s at”. Come see what the fuss is about. All concerts are in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 8pm unless otherwise noted. Tickets: $8 general admission; $5 senior citizens (55+); $3 alumni; free PLU community, students &18 and under unless otherwise noted.
October 14, Sunday, 3pmUniversity Wind Ensemble
November 18, Sunday, 3pmUniversity Wind Ensemble with guest performers,Olympia High School Band, Scott Pierson, Conductor Craig Rine, guest clarinetist
November 28, WednesdayUniversity Concert BandFree admission, no tickets
March 17, Sunday, 3pmUniversity Wind Ensemble
May 1, WednesdayUniversity Concert BandFree admission, no tickets
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jazzseriesDavid Deacon-Joyner, Director
Ensembles combine with faculty and guest jazz artists to perform classic and contemporary jazz music. All concerts are performed in Chris Knutzen Hall, Anderson University Center at 8pm unless otherwise indicated. Tickets: $8 general admission; $5 senior citizens (55+); $3 alumni; free PLU community, students, & 18 and under unless otherwise noted.
October 4, ThursdayUniversity Jazz Ensemble
November 12, Monday University Jazz Ensemble with guest performers, Graham-Kapowsin High School Jazz Band.Paul Bain, Director
November 27, Tuesday, 5:30pmJazz Combos in the CaveThe Cave, University CenterFree admission, no tickets
December 6, Thursday, NoonKPLU FM Jazz JamLagerquist Concert HallLive radio broadcast with David Deacon-Joyner, University Jazz Ensemble and guest artist Pearl Django.Free admission, no tickets
March 8, FridayUniversity Jazz Ensemble
May 7, Tuesday, 5:30pmJazz Combos in the CaveThe Cave, University CenterFree admission, no tickets
May 8, WednesdayAustralia Trip PreviewUniversity Jazz Ensemble with guest performers, Wilson High School Jazz EnsembleMichael Herb, Director
TACOMASaturday, December 1, 8 p.m.Lagerquist Concert Hall, PLU
Sunday, December 2, 3 p.m.Lagerquist Concert Hall, PLU
Friday, December 7, 8 p.m.Lagerquist Concert Hall, PLU
SEATTLEMonday, December 3, 7:30 p.m.Benaroya Hall
PORTLANDTuesday, December 4, 7:30 p.m.Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
A CHILD IS BORN
PA C I F I C L U T H E R A N U N I V E R S I T Y
A PLU CHRISTMASTICKETS GO ON SALE NOVEMBER 1
PLU MUSIC253-535-7787www.plu.edu/christmas
PORTLAND TICKETSWEST503-946-7272www.pcpa.com
BENAROYA BOX OFFICE206-215-4747www.benaroyahall.org
BENAROYA & PLU TICKET PRICES$30 General Admission$25 Senior Citizens (55+), Students, PLU Community & Alumni$20 Group Sales (10+)
PORTLAND TICKET PRICES*$25 General Admission$20 Senior Citizens (55+), Students, PLU Community & Alumni$15 Group Sales (10+)
*TicketsWest fees apply
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TACOMASaturday, December 1, 8 p.m.Lagerquist Concert Hall, PLU
Sunday, December 2, 3 p.m.Lagerquist Concert Hall, PLU
Friday, December 7, 8 p.m.Lagerquist Concert Hall, PLU
SEATTLEMonday, December 3, 7:30 p.m.Benaroya Hall
PORTLANDTuesday, December 4, 7:30 p.m.Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
A CHILD IS BORN
PA C I F I C L U T H E R A N U N I V E R S I T Y
A PLU CHRISTMASTICKETS GO ON SALE NOVEMBER 1
PLU MUSIC253-535-7787www.plu.edu/christmas
PORTLAND TICKETSWEST503-946-7272www.pcpa.com
BENAROYA BOX OFFICE206-215-4747www.benaroyahall.org
BENAROYA & PLU TICKET PRICES$30 General Admission$25 Senior Citizens (55+), Students, PLU Community & Alumni$20 Group Sales (10+)
PORTLAND TICKET PRICES*$25 General Admission$20 Senior Citizens (55+), Students, PLU Community & Alumni$15 Group Sales (10+)
*TicketsWest fees apply
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10 | for the most current 2012-2013 season information visit www.plu.edu/soac/events
regency concertseriesThe Regency Concert Series features PLU’s acclaimed resident faculty ensembles, the Camas Wind Quintet, the Lyric Brass Quintet, the Regency String Quartet and the Regency Jazz Ensemble. All concerts are performed in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 8pm. Tickets: $8 general admission; $5 senior citizens (55+); $3 alumni; free PLU community, 18 and under.
September 11, TuesdayRegency String Quartet
September 27, ThursdayRegency Jazz Ensemble
September 30, SundayLyric Brass Quintet
October 23, TuesdayCamas Wind Quintet
February 26, TuesdayCamas Wind Quintet
March 7, ThursdayRegency Jazz Ensemble
April 2, TuesdayLyric Brass Quintet
April 3, WednesdayRegency String Quintet
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artistseriesPacific Lutheran University proudly presents musical events featuring PLU faculty members as well as guest artists from the Pacific Northwest and throughout the U.S. All concerts are performed in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 8pm unless otherwise noted. Tickets: $8 general admission; $5 senior citizens (55+); $3 alumni; free PLU community, 18 and under.
September 17, MondayMarlette Buchanan and Charles Robert Stephens, vocal, Jennifer Bowman, piano
September 25, TuesdayPresident's Inaugural ConcertHonoring President Krise
October 5, FridayFrench Music for HornGina Gillie, horn, featuring Pat Wooster, harp, Cameron Bennett, piano
October 6, Saturday, 5:30pmErik Steighner, saxophonist
October 11, ThursdayJosé A. Zayas Cabán, guest saxophonistFree saxophone masterclass in MBRC 116, 5:15pm
November 3, Saturday, 3pmVanessa Sielert, guest saxophonist
November 3, SaturdayLila Moe Memorial Concert: Oksana Ezhokina, pianistConcert proceeds will go toward the Lila Moe Memorial Scholarship Fund.
January 20, SaturdayCarolyn Hoover, guest pianistFree Admission, no tickets
March 3, Sunday, 3pmCameron Bennett, pianist, and Friends
March 16, SaturdayElizabeth C.D. Brown and Stephen Howland, guitarists, and Friends
April 13, SaturdayOksana Ezhokina and Christina Dahl, pianists
April 21, SundayBritten Anniversary Festival:Ruth Marshall, cello, John Marzano, tenor, Gina Gillie, horn Directed by Jane Harty, piano
May 11, Saturday, 3pmJennifer Rhyne, flute, Oksana Ezhokina, piano
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richard d. moe organseriesThis popular series brings guest organists to the PLU campus from all over the United States to perform on the Gottfried and Mary Fuchs organ in Lagerquist Concert Hall. All organ concerts start at 3pm on Sunday. Tickets: $15 general admission; $10 senior citizen (55+); $5 PLU community, alumni.
September 9, 2012Paul Tegels, University Organistalso featuring Gina Gille, horn, Zachary Lyman, trumpet, Jennifer Rhyne, flute, andSvend Rønning, violin.
October 7, 2012 Charles Rus, guest organist
March 10, 2013Rodney Gehrke, guest organist
April 7, 2013 Greg Crowell, guest organist
April 28, 2013Catherine Rodlund, guest organist
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operaseries Mozart’s The Magic FluteJames L. Brown, DirectorJeffrey Bell-Hanson, Conductor
The Opera workshop will perform Mozart’s The Magic Flute, in English, with the University Symphony Orchestra. These performances are in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 8pm unless otherwise noted. Tickets: $15 general admission; $10 senior citizen (55+); $5 PLU community, alumni; Free PLU students, 18 and under.
November 8, Thursday
November 9, Friday
November 10, Saturday
November 11, Sunday, 3pm
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14 | for the most current 2012-2013 season information visit www.plu.edu/soac/events
enrichmentseriesEvery year PLU hosts several festivals, workshops, symposia and master classes featuring outstanding guest clinicians and PLU faculty members. All events take place in Mary Baker Russell Music Center with concerts in Lagerquist Concert Hall. To participate in these events or for more information visit www.plu.edu/music.
October 13, SaturdayOrchestra InvitationalJeffrey Bell-Hanson, DirectorFeatures performances by high school orchestras from throughout the region. The PLU Symphony Orchestra will perform at 3pm. Free Admission, no tickets
October 27, SaturdayMen’s Chorus SymposiumBrian Galante, DirectorMore information: [email protected]
January 4 & 5Northwest High School Honor BandEdwin Powell, DirectorGuest Clinicians: Professor Gary Hill, Arizona State University and Dr. Travis Cross, Virginia Tech University. More than 200 high school students participate in the two-day band event. Performances will be held January 5 at 5pm and 6:30pm. Free Admission, no tickets
January 26 & 27Northwest Honor OrchestraJeffrey Bell-Hanson, DirectorGuest Clinician: Harvey Felder, Tacoma Symphony Orchestra. Performance will be held January 27 at 4pm.
February 8, Friday, 8pmMusic Department ShowcaseA special scholarship audition weekend concert featuring current PLU students in a wide range of genre and styles.
February 28 & March 1Choral InvitationalFeatures high school choral ensembles from throughout the region. Richard Nance, Director
March 16, SaturdayGuitar FestivalFor guitar enthusiasts of all levels. Features hands-on jazz, classical and Flamenco guitar workshops, concerts, history lecture/performance and an exhibition highlighting regional guitar builders. PLU Guitar Orchestra will perform at 3pm.Free admission, no tickets
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studioseriesThe studio series brings together student performers from the various performance and composition studios of the Music Department. All concerts are performed in Lagerquist Concert Hall at 8pm unless otherwise indicated. All concerts are free unless otherwise noted.
October 28, Sunday, 3pmEarly and BaroquePaul Tegels, Director
November 1, ThursdayKeyboard StudentsOksana Ezhokina, Director
November 4, Sunday, 3pmMary Baker Russell Music Scholars RecitalThe Mary Baker Russell music scholarship recipients will perform. For a full list of scholars visitwww.plu.edu/music.
November 15, ThursdayPiano EnsembleOksana Ezhokina, Director
November 16, Friday, 7pm & 9pmPLUtonic & HERmonicFree Admission
November 17, Saturday, 3pmSølvvinden Flute EnsembleJennifer Rhyne, Director
November 18, SundayGuitar and Orchestra EnsemblesElizabeth C.D. Brown, Director
November 30, FridaySteel Pan and Percussion EnsemblesMiho Takekawa, Director
December 5, WednesdayString KaleidoscopeSvend Rønning, Director
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December 6, ThursdayWind and Brass StudentsJennifer Rhyne, Director
Dec. 9, Sunday, 3pmComposers' ForumGreg Youtz, Director
February 6, WednesdayCollegiate Music Educators Non-Concert ConcertDonna Poppe, Coordinator
March 1, Friday, 7pm & 9pmPLUtonic & HERmonicFree Admission
March 5, TuesdayBassoon EnsembleFrancine Peterson, Director
March 16, Saturday, 3pmGuitar Ensemble and OrchestraElizabeth C.D. Brown, Director
March 21, ThursdayKeyboard StudentsOksana Ezhokina, Director
April 10, WednesdayChopin Piano FestivalJane Harty, Director
April 14, Sunday, 3pmHarp and Flute EnsemblesPatricia Wooster and Jennifer Rhyne, Directors
April 21, Sunday, 3pmMu Phi EpsilonGina Gillie, Director
April 26, FridayWind and Brass StudentsJennifer Rhyne, Director
May 2, ThursdayKeyboard StudentsOksana Ezhokina, Director
May 3, FridaySteel Band and Percussion EnsembleMiho Takekawa, Director
May 4, Saturday, 3pmSølvvinden Flute EnsembleJennifer Rhyne, Director
May 4, Saturday, 5:30pmPLUtonic & HERmonicMBRC AmphitheaterFree Admission
May 5, SundayGuitar Ensemble and Guitar OrchestraElizabeth C.D. Brown, Director
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May 7, TuesdayForestine Wise Monsen Scholarship Recital: Michael Clark, pianistDonations accepted at the door to benefit the Forestine Wise Monsen scholarship fund.
May 12, Sunday, 3pmComposers’ ForumGreg Youtz, Director
May 15, WednesdayString KaleidoscopeSvend Rønning, Director
May 16, ThursdayPiano EnsembleOksana Ezhokina, Director
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danceseriesDance 2013Maureen McGill, Director
April 26 & 27, 7:30pm
Dance 2013 showcases the versatility and artistry of student performance and talent in a stunning collection of various dance genres featuring student, guest and faculty compositions. Tickets: $8 General Admission, $5 with PLU ID.
This event will be held in Olson Auditorium.
The Work Continues: Phase II of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts Phase I is complete and Phase II is now underway. The new facility will include 630 new seats, all with improved sight lines, a new stage with fly loft space and orchestra pit; enlarged lobby and gallery; new faculty offices; elevator access to all floors, climate control and other modern amenities. Grand opening will be in Fall 2013.
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Buried Child by Sam ShepardFrank Roberts '13, Director
December 5-9, 7:30pm
Buried Child, winner of the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, depicts the fragmentation of the American nuclear family in the context of the 1970s rural economic slowdown, the breakdown of traditional family structures and values, and the disillusionment of the American dream.
studio theaterseriesThe 2012–2013 theatre season is focused on a few of theatre’s great literary successes. What’s more, each play looks at life in rural America through a different lens and shows us the themes, values, relationships, loves and laughs that make up the sometimes not too subtle subtext of life in a small town. All shows will take place in the Studio Theater. Tickets: $8 General Admission, $5 with PLU ID. The first night of each performance is a preview, $2 for PLU students.
Our Town by Thornton WilderLori Lee Wallace, Director
Oct. 18-20, 26 & 27, 7:30pm and Oct. 28, 2pm
Our Town reveals the ordinary lives of people in the small town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. Defying most conventional theatrical genres, it is neither a comedy nor a tragedy, neither a romance nor a farce. Wilder’s fundamental message in Our Town is that people should appreciate exchanges of everyday life while they live them.
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How I Learned to Drive by Paula VogelLori Lee Wallace, Director
March 7, 8*, 9, 15 & 16, 7:30pm and March 17, 2pm
How I Learned to Drive is a Pulitzer Prize winning drama set in rural Maryland, “before the malls took over.” The play recounts the relationship between a young girl, from a tightly knit lower-middle-class family, and her uncle-by-marriage. It is often described as one of the most disturbing love stories in theatre. Although the play’s subject matter is serious, Vogel includes several comedic devices, which illustrate the basic humanity that binds all of the characters in the play.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Rebecca Feldman, William Finn, Rachel Sheinkin and Jay ReissJeff Clapp, Director
May 9-11, 17 & 18, 7:30pm and May 19, 2pm
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a hilarious tale of overachievers’ angst, chronicling the experience of six adolescent outsiders vying for the spelling championship of a lifetime. The show’s Tony Award winning creative team has created the unlikeliest of hit musicals about the unlikeliest of heroes: a quirky yet charming cast of outsiders for whom a spelling bee is the one place where they can stand out and fit in at the same time.
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studentseriesOur chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, a National Theatre Honor Society, facilitates and sponsors student productions and performing groups. For more details regarding upcoming production dates and other information, please see the website. Shows begin at 7:30pm in the Studio Theater. Tickets for these shows are sold at the door.
November 2-4Night of Musical Theatre
This annual musical review features numbers from numerous musical theatre productions. This exclusively student-produced collaboration is sure to have you singing along. Donations accepted, no tickets.
January 23-26The APO One-Acts
Completely student produced, this January term festival features three one-act plays that are directed, performed and often written solely by students. Tickets: $5 General Admission, $3 with PLU ID.
April 5 & 6Vpstart Crow
Vpstart Crow focuses on producing avant-garde, minimalist Theatre, which provides opportunities for students looking to be involved outside of the Studio Series.Tickets: $5 General Admission, $3 with PLU ID.
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22 | for the most current 2012-2013 season information visit www.plu.edu/soac/events
How I Learned to Drive
by Paula VogelMarch 8, Friday, 7:30pm
Studio Theater Lori Lee Wallace, Director
How I Learned to Drive urges us to examine our
own relationship with the term “empowerment” and
what it means to us as individuals. As the play shifts the balance between victimization and empowerment, it makes simple judgment impossible as no character is painted as a clear victim. The play is strong because it challenges our point of view.
Art and the Holocaust: Understanding Aesthetic Experience as EmpowermentMarch 14, Thursday, 3:40pm
Chris Knutzen Hall, UCHeather Mathews, Lecturer
What role can the experience of art play in our understanding of the Holocaust? We examine artworks as tools of empowerment, from the point of view of both the victim and the descendants of the perpetrators. We look first at paintings and objects made post-war to address the issue of German guilt, and end with a presentation by Music Department faculty of Olivier Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time.” This event is held in conjunction with the 2013 Holocaust Conference.
Our series explores the creative and artistic dimensions of the social process that fosters power in people for use in their own lives, communities and in their societies, by acting on issues they define as important. Bringing together our talented students and faculty to focus on a common theme, these events dynamically interpret empowerment through the panorama of the soac disciplines.
challenging our assumptions about the way things are and can be... soac focusseries
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CosmosisMay 11, Saturday, 8pm
Lagerquist Concert HallUniversity Wind Ensemble, University Singersperformance of Susan Botti’s Cosmosis. Edwin Powell and Brian Galante, Directors
Cosmosis composer, Susan Botti, sets two texts by American poet May Swenson. The first movement uses the text of “Overboard,” and musically depicts the effects of gravity. In the second and third movements, the effects of gravity are released as Botti sets Swenson’s fictional musings on the first American space station, Skylab, and an experiment to test if a spider could spin a web in space. Though Skylab ultimately lost orbital integrity and came crashing to Earth, the lessons learned shaped future space missions. The quest for scientific discovery has empowered and shaped our society for our entire history. We discover valuable things through triumph in discovery and learning through failure.
Beyond Burkas and Bombers: Anti-Muslim Sentiment in AmericaApril 11, Thursday, 7pm
Studio TheaterPresented by plu MediaLab
Since the tragic events of September 11, anti-Muslim sentiment has become increasingly prevalent in America. This phenomenon, referred to by many as “Islamophobia,” has led to a significant fear of a largely misunderstood world religion. To counter negative stereotypes, the award-winning MediaLab team has set out to empower this largely marginalized group by opening a discussion. During the event, follow us on Twitter with hashtag #beyondbombers and lend your voice to the conversation. Watch from anywhere – we’ll be streaming live at plu.edu/soac.
1. Ingram Hall School of Arts + Communication University Gallery
2. Mary Baker Russell Music Center Lagerquist Concert Hall
3. Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Eastvold Auditorium (see p. 18)
Studio Theater
4. Loren and Maryann Anderson University Center Box Office The Cave Chris Knutzen Hall University Gallery Annex
5. Olson Auditorium
Suggested parking lots. All PLU parking lots become open to the public at 4:30pm.
Places you can find us!
[email protected] Avila, Department Chair
[email protected] Bartanen, Department ChairJeff Clapp, Artistic Director of Theatre
[email protected] Robbins, Department Chair
Cameron Bennett, Dean
www.plu.edu/soac
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