January 22, 2009
University Center for the Arts
1400 Remington Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524
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Join us at the University Center for the Arts tonight as we kick off the 2009 Spring Season with guest artist Payton MacDonald and his act Super Marimba!
This week's e-newsletter features the Theatre Department's production of Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, which opens Wednesday, Februay 4th. Meet the performers as they answer questions about this fun production set in post-war 1940's.
The debut concert of the Casavant Organ in the University Center for the Arts (UCA) is Februay 20-21, with a festival celebrating the life of Robert Cavarra and a feature performance by Joel Bacon. Tickets are selling quickly!
Browse the rest of the e-newsletter for details about upcoming Virtuoso Series, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, and University Symphony Orchestra concerts all happening in February!
And finally, be a part of the School of the Arts Street Team - forward this e-mail to a friend or print out a poster and hang it up at work or school. We appreciate your help! Sincerely,
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING |
 Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, directed by Eric Prince.
Sigh no more ladies, sigh no more. Men were deceivers ever, One foot in sea, and one on shore, To one thing constant never...
Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's most exciting and challenging comedies, especially for the wit and wonderful characterization of its two sparring lovers Benedick and Beatrice.
At Colorado State University we are fortunate to possess what is undoubtedly one of the best stages in the region for the presentation of Shakespeare. The intimacy and openness of our University Thrust Theatre, along with the excellence of its technical resources and the wizardry of our professional personnel, guarantees a rewarding as well as entertaining evening.
This production promises a fun contemporary edge and flavor, being set in California sometime in the early post-war years of the 1940's yet - as director Eric Prince is eager to qualify - staying true to the musicality of the text and Shakespeare's particular genius for language, thought and humanity. READ MORE (PDF)
Meet the Cast
Pheobe Piper - Beatrice:
Phoebe Piper is a Theatre/Interior Design major and is a Junior at CSU and performed the lead role of Grusha in last fall's production of Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle. READ MORE
 Matt Block - Benedick
Matt Block holds his Bachelor of Arts in theatre with a concentration in performing arts and a minor in Spanish from CSU. Recent credits include Simon in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and Darrell in The Distance From Here. READ MORE
Joanna Sintek - Hero
Joanna is a junior Wildlife Biology major and this is her 4th production at CSU. She has been seen in Hamlet and The  Caucasian Chalk Circle, and played Lulu in The Birthday Party. READ MORE
When & Where: February 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 8 at 2:00 p.m., University Theatre, UCA, $7/CSU students, $7/youth (ages 6 - 17), $14/seniors, $16/public BUY TICKETS
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| VIRTUOSO SERIES CONCERTS |
From the Familiar to the Freaky. CSU Faculty Miller Asbill, Conductor, and Friends. Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts, Monday, February 2, 7:30 p.m. $5/CSU students, $5/youth (ages 6 - 17), $10 public - BUY TICKETS, READ MORE
 CSU Faculty Claude Sim, Violin. Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts, Monday, February 9, 7:30 p.m. $5/CSU students, $5/youth (ages 6 - 17), $10 public - BUY TICKETS, READ MORE
Virtuoso Series Concerts are followed by Meet the Artist receptions sponsored by:
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| BAND & ORCHESTRA CONCERTS |
 Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band Concert. In Conjunction with the Annual CSU High School Honor Band Festival, the Wind Ensemble is conducted by a favorite guest, Ray Cramer, who is actively involved in clinics and guest conducting engagements nationally and internationally. The Ensemble's program features Lincolnshire Posy by Percy Grainger, while the Symphonic Band's program, conducted by Miller Asbill, features Mozart's Il Re Pastore Overture K. 208, and CSU High School Honor Band Guest Conductor Thomas C. Duffy's Crystals.
Friday, February 6 at 5:15 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA. $5/CSU students, $5/ youth (6-17), $10/public BUY TICKETS
The CSU High School Honor Band brings together Colorado's finest high school musicians, selected from hundreds of applicants throughout the state. Guest clinician and conductor Dr. Thomas C. Duffy is Director of Bands at Yale University and President of the College Band Directors National Association.
When and Where
Saturday, February 7 at 5:00 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA., $4/CSU students, youth, public BUY TICKETS
 University Symphony Orchestra performs Fabulous Favorites! The CSU Symphony, under the direction of Wes Kenney, presents an evening of fabulous symphonic favorites. Joined by CSU faculty members Ron Francois, violin, and Rachel Starr Ellins, harp, the orchestra presents Bruch's heart rending Scottish Fantasy. Framing this centerpiece is one of Brahms' most intense orchestral movements, the Tragic Overture. To close, the orchestra displays its full spectrum of ability as it takes on the splash, haunting textures, and power of Respighi's great descriptive symphony, The Pines of Rome. Wednesday, February 11, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, UCA
$5/CSU students, $5/ youth (6-17), $10/public BUY TICKETS
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| CASAVANT ORGAN DEBUT FESTIVAL |
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Casavant Organ Debut Festival - In Celebration of the Life of Robert Cavarra.
 Feature Concert by CSU Faculty Joel Bacon, Stewart and Sheron Golden Endowed Chair of Organ and Liturgical Studies at CSU. Dr. Bacon celebrates the rich legacy of Colorado State University's internationally renowned Casavant Organ. The recital is the debut of the organ in its new home, the University Center for the Arts' Organ Recital Hall.
Friday, February 20, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, February 22, 2:00 p.m., Organ Recital Hall, UCA, $5/CSU studens, $5/youth, $10/public BUY TICKETS | |
| TRIVIA CONTEST - TICKETS & RESTAURANT GIFT CERTIFICATE |
Question: What makes Miller Asbill's Virtuoso Series Concert on Monday, February 2nd so freaky?
Send your answer to jennifer.clary@colostate.edu by noon on Monday, January 26th, and you'll be entered to win 2 free tickets to From Familiar to Freaky, plus a $5 gift certificate from Mugs Coffee Lounge.
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Don't miss out on the Pick 6 Music Pass where you can get tickets to 6 concerts for the price of 5 - on sale through March 25. Pass is for admission to 5 Ensemble/Virtuoso Series Concerts and 1 Guest Artist Performance for just $55. A $10 savings over buying individual tickets! Contact the Box Office at 970.491.TIXS or online at www.csutix.com. | |
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