 Don't forget, there is a University Symphony Orchestra concert tonight featuring the music of Michael Daugherty, one of the most widely performed and commissioned composers in the world today! Read more.
This e-mail newsletter highlights the upcoming Fall Dance Concert, two guest artist concerts, a Metalsmithing Exhibition opening reception, two percussion concerts, and a Trumpet Festival featuring the Chamber Orchestra and Jazz Big Band.
This Friday night, please stop by the UCA for extended Art Museum hours that coincide with the First Friday Gallery Walk in Old Town - enjoy the poster exhibition and receive a coupon for specials at El Monte Bar and Grill.
And don't forget, the easiest way to get your tickets is online at csutix.com where you can select your own seat and take advantage of the print-at-home e-ticket option.
Meet Me at the UCA soon,
Jennifer Clary
Marketing Director, CSU School of the Arts |
| VIRTUOSO SERIES CONCERTS |
 Moran Woodwind Quintet - Moran is the resident quintet of the University Of Nebraska School Of Music. A very active and visible quintet, the group tours extensively, both nationally and internationally. The unique program includes the music of classical and contemporary composers. Read more.
When & Where Thursday, November 5, 7:30 p.m., Organ Recital Hall at the University Center of the Arts. $5/CSU students, $1/youth (2 - 17), $15/adults - Tickets available at www.csutix.com.
 Marianne Gedigian, Flute - Ms. Gedigian is Associate Professor of Flute at The University of Texas at Austin and was a regular performer with the Boston Pops. She has recorded with Evening at Pops television broadcasts, and has recorded on several John Williams' movie scores, including Saving Private Ryan and Schindler's List. Don't miss this special performance! Read more.
When & Where
Saturday, November 7, 4 p.m. (note special time), Organ Recital Hall at the University Center of the Arts. $5/CSU students, $1/youth (2 - 17), $15/adults - Tickets available at www.csutix.com.
Virtuoso Series Concerts are followed by "Meet the Artist" Receptions sponsored by:
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| FRIDAY FINALES |
Start or conclude your First Friday Gallery Walk at the University Art Museum. While at the museum, be sure to ask for your pass to receive extended happy hour discounts on food and drinks at neighboring El Monte Bar and Grill.
The current exhibition is the 16th Colorado International Invitaional Poster Exhibition. Read more. Friday, November 6, 6 - 9 p.m., University Art Museum, University Center for the Arts. FREE and open to the public. |
| FALL DANCE CONCERT |
 Enjoy an extraordinary evening of innovative contemporary and classical dance presented by dance facility, students, and guest artists.
CSU's Ballet Repertory class, directed by Carole Roderick, performs excerpts from ballet master Marius Petipa's La Bayadere, including one of the most celebrated scenes in all of classical ballet, The Kingdom of the Shades.
Professor and choreographer, Chung-Fu Chang presents a modern dance, Segments, based on the facial painting masks used in the Chinese Peking opera. This type of traditional Chinese theatre combines performing arts such as music, mime, dance, acrobatics, and vocal performance.
First performed by Kent State University in fall 2002, Segments has been favorably received by audiences at the Festival Internacinal de Danza Avant Garde in Merida, Mexico, where the CSU Tour Dance Company has performed in 2008 and 2009.
When & Where Friday, November 13, and Saturday, November 14, 8 p.m., in the University Dance Theatre at the University Center of the Arts. $9/CSU students, $9/youth (2 - 17), $14/seniors, $16/adults - Tickets available at www.csutix.com.
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| METALSMITHING EXHIBITION |
 The Clara Hatton Gallery at Colorado State University is hosting an exhibition of emerging metalsmithing and jewelry artists, titled to be (determined) : an exhibition of the first five.to be : (determined) began from an adage in the art world, "the first five". The first years of an art career are the hardest and the most critical; if young artists can keep making strides in the 'first five,' they are more likely to commit to a life of sustained practice. Jurors Maria Phillips and Sarah Turner conceived of this exhibition as a way to provide emerging artists with the opportunity to exhibit and to encourage momentum for their work. In an attempt to include a broad range of work and/or working styles, the call for entries was directed towards artists who had completed training as either an apprentice, self-directed maker or a graduate of a degree or non-degree program, within the last five years. Read more.
When & Where
EXHIBITION Oct. 26 - Nov. 20, 2009
GALLERY TALK w/juror Maria Phillips Friday, Nov. 6, 3 p.m.
RECEPTION: Friday, Nov. 6, 6 - 8 p.m.
FREE and open to the public
Clara Hatton Gallery, CSU Visual Arts Bldg |
| LARGE ENSEMBLE CONCERTS |
 Percussion Ensemble Concert. The concert includes Sharpened Stick by Brett Dietz, a Native American war song in the "fish-step" style, the dance that originally inspired the Charleston of the 1920s; Chameleon Music by Dan Welcher, written for ten conventional percussionists playing parts borrowed from four Mozart Sonatas; and Shifting Cells by CSU's composer-in-residence, James David. Read more.
When & Where
Sunday, November 8, 3 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts. $5/CSU students, $1/youth (2 - 17), $10/adult - Tickets available at www.csutix.com.  Rescheduled World Percussion Concert. This concert explores a wide range of countries, instruments and grooves featuring the West African Drum and Dance Ensemble directed by Staci Tomaszewski, performing traditional music of Ghana and Senegal. The Freshman Percussion Ensemble, directed by Shilo Stroman, uses instruments traditionally found in western art music. Read more.
When & Where
Monday, November 9, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts. $5/CSU students, $1/youth (2 - 17), $10/adult - Tickets available at www.csutix.com.
 University Symphony Orchestra - A European Tour! Join the CSU Symphony and former principal oboist of the New York Philharmonic, Joe Robinson, on a tour (de force) of European music. A French bonbon opens the program with Saint-Saens seductive Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah. Written at the end of the great German composer's life, Stauss' Oboe Concerto is considered the Mt. Everest of oboe concertos. British composer Benjamin Britten's masterful orchestra demonstration work, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra concludes your European excursion! A special reprise of Rocky Mountain Contemporary Music Festival guest composer Michael Daugherty's Ghost Ranch brings the orchestra to American soil, depicting artist Georgia O'Keefe and her home in the desert. Read more.
Thursday, November 12, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts. $5/CSU students, $1/youth (2 - 17), $10/adult - Tickets available at www.csutix.com.
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| SENIOR THEATRE PROJECT |
 Senior theatre student Meghan Gray directs Zing! Theatre featuring performance and design students from the CSU Theatre and Dance Department. Zing! Theatre projects are presented by the Young Producers Organization.
When & Where
Friday, November 13, and Saturday, November 14, 8 p.m., 2nd Floor Acting Lab, University Center for the Arts. FREE and open to the public. |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRUMPET FESTIVAL CONCERTS |
The CSU Department of Music hosts the annual Rocky Mountain Trumpet Festival November 13 - 15. During the three day event two concerts will be presented.
Classical Music Concert: CSU Chamber Orchestra with special guests David Hickman and Daniel Kuehn, Trumpet. Mr. Hickman is considered one of the world's pre-eminent trumpet virtuosos and has performed over 2,000 solo appearances. Each piece features one to three trumpeters, plus a piano or String Ensemble. When & WhereFriday, November 13, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts. $5/CSU students, $1/youth (2 - 17), $10/adult - Tickets available at www.csutix.com.
Big Band Jazz Concert: CSU Big Band with special guests Al Hood, Brad Goode, Chase Sanborn and Trent Austin, Trumpet. The concert includes Dizzy Gillespie's A Night in Tunisia, Wayne Shorter's Black Nile, and other pieces selected by the soloists.
Saturday, November 14, 7:30 p.m., Griffin Concert Hall, University Center for the Arts. $5/CSU students, $1/youth (2 - 17), $10/adult - Tickets available at www.csutix.com
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