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Celebrate the arts during Arts Awareness Month in April at The University of Akron. Nearly 50 arts events are slated, including music concerts, dance and theatre performances, art exhibitions and lectures. All are open to the public, and most are free.
Now in its 12th year, Arts Awareness Month is sponsored every April by the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Call ext. 5196 for a complete calendar of events.
The American New Arts Festival will be part of Arts Awareness Month again this year. In conjunction with the festival, the Society of Composers, Inc., will present its 36th national conference on campus. Composers from throughout the country will attend to hear their works performed by UA’s Solaris Woodwind Quintet, Paragon Brass Quintet, Percussion Ensemble, Symphonic and Concert Bands, and Symphony Orchestra. Also performing will be the Akron Youth Symphony Orchestra and Hierarchy, a new music and art duo featuring visual artist and teacher Christine Gorbach of Cuyahoga Falls High School and composer Gary Lee Nelson of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.
Venues for the American New Arts Festival include Guzzetta Recital Hall, Sandefur Theatre and Folk Hall as well as the Akron Art Museum. Michael Daugherty, composer-in-residence with the Detroit Symphony, will be the guest composer.
Daniel McCarthy, UA associate professor of music, founded the American New Arts Festival in 2001.
“The festival is an opportunity to explore great art created in our own time,” says McCarthy. “Having so many nationally known composers here on campus for the performance of their music is an exciting addition to this year’s events.” (Call ext. 2199 or visit www.under.org/cpcc/sci.htm for details about the American New Arts Festival and the Society of Composers conference.)
Also, in April and May, “Reflections on Glass: The Photography of Willard Penfield Seiberling,” will be displayed in the Guzzetta Hall Atrium. The exhibit is a visual time capsule of Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens in Akron, and of America during the Industrial Revolution. The photographs by Willard Penfield Seiberling, the son of F.A. and Gertrude Seiberling, chronicle family occasions, civic events and scenes from Seiberling’s life at Stan Hywet and later at Princeton. The exhibit also features interpretive text, vintage advertisements, mixed media and historical objects. Call ext. 5196 for details.
Here are some of the highlights of Arts Awareness Month. The events are free unless otherwise indicated.
April 11-13
“The Robber Bridegroom,” will be presented by The University of Akron Theatre, Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall, 8 p.m. This musical was adapted by Alfred Uhry and Robert Waldman from the Eudora Welty novella of the same name. It is directed and choreographed by Susan Speers, professor of theatre arts. Tickets are $4 to $8. Call ext. 7895 for details. The musical also will be performed April 18-20 at 8 p.m., and April 14 at 2 p.m.
April 12
“Gerhardt Richter: 40 Years of Painting,” a lecture by Robert Storr, senior curator of the Museum of Modern Art’s department of painting and sculpture, Goodyear Polymer Center Auditorium, 6 p.m. The Myers School of Art’s Catherine Campbell Lecture Series is presenting the event. Call ext. 6030 for details.
April 13
Faculty recital with Mayumi Kikuchi, piano, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Call ext. 7591 for details.
April 14
Faculty Jazz Combo, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 3 p.m. This performance will conclude the inaugural season of the Guzzetta Hall Concert Series. Jack Schantz, assistant professor of music, will give a pre-concert lecture at 2:30 p.m. The audience is invited to help celebrate Guzzetta Hall’s 25th anniversary and its namesake, UA President Emeritus Dominic J. Guzzetta, during a post-concert reception. Tickets are available in advance and at the door if seats remain — $5 for students, $8 for seniors, $10 for general admission and $20 for reserved seating. Call ext. 7591 for details.
April 15
“History of Aluminum,” a lecture by Sarah Nichols, chief curator of the Carnegie Museum of Art, Folk Hall, 6 p.m. Presented by the Myers School of Art. Call ext. 6030 for details.
UA Jazz Guitar Ensemble, directed by Dean Newton, part-time faculty, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Presented by the School of Music. Call ext. 7591 for details.
April 18-20
The Society of Composers, Inc., presents its 36th national conference in conjunction with The University of Akron’s American New Arts Festival, directed by Daniel McCarthy, associate professor of music. Composers from throughout the country will attend the conference to hear their works performed by UA’s Solaris Woodwind Quintet, Paragon Brass Quintet, Percussion Ensemble, Symphonic and Concert Bands, and Symphony Orchestra. Also performing are the Akron Youth Symphony Orchestra and Hierarchy, a new music and art duo. Venues include Guzzetta Recital Hall, Sandefur Theatre and Folk Hall as well as the Akron Art Museum. Michael Daugherty, composer-in-residence with the Detroit Symphony, is the guest composer. Call ext. 2199 or visit www.under.org/cpcc/sci.htm for details.
April 18
“American Icons” with Michael Daugherty, composer-in-residence
with the Detroit Symphony, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 1:10 p.m. (Part of the 36th national conference of the Society of Composers, Inc.) Call ext. 2199 for details.
Student Composers Forum, a concert of new works by UA student composers, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 3 p.m. Presented by the School of Music. (Part of the 36th national conference of the Society of Composers, Inc.) Call ext. 2199 for details.
Hierarchy, a new music and art duo with visual artist and teacher Christine Gorbach of Cuyahoga Falls High School and composer Gary Lee Nelson of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, will present an art and electronic music lecture and demonstration, Folk Hall Auditorium, 3:20 p.m. (Part of the 36th national conference of the Society of Composers, Inc.) Call ext. 2199 for details.
April 18-20
Springing Into Dance 2002, Daum Theatre in Kolbe Hall, 8 p.m. Terpsichore, a UA student dance organization, will present this dance concert. Tickets are $4 and available at the door. Call ext. 7948 for details.
April 18
UA Percussion Ensemble, directed by Larry Snider, professor of music, will present a concert of new music, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 8 p.m. (Part of the 36th national conference of the Society of Composers, Inc.) Call ext. 2199 for details.
April 19
Concert of new music for piano, featuring faculty and guest performers, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 10 a.m. (Part of the 36th national conference of the Society of Composers, Inc.)
Concert of new electronic-acoustic music, featuring faculty, students and guest performers, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 1 p.m. (Part of the 36th national conference of the Society of Composers, Inc.)
Concert of new music for quintet, featuring the UA Paragon Brass Quintet and Solaris Woodwind Quintet, Sandefur Theatre in Guzzetta Hall, 3 p.m. (Part of the 36th national conference of the Society of Composers, Inc.)
Concert of new music for band, featuring the UA Concert Band, directed by Galen Karriker, assistant professor of music, and the UA Symphonic Band, directed by Robert Jorgensen, professor of music, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 8 p.m. (Part of the 36th national conference of the Society of Composers, Inc.)
April 19-20
Fourth Annual Victorian Fair, Hower House, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors of Victorian-style crafts will demonstrate and sell their wares at the 1871 mansion at 60 Fir Hill on the UA campus. Admission is $3. For details, call ext. 6909. Also April 21 from noon to 4 p.m.
April 20
“Digital Film Makers,” an art and electronic music lecture and demonstration, will be presented by Hierarchy, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 10:30 a.m. (Part of the 36th national conference of the Society of Composers, Inc.) Call ext. 2199 for details.
The Cleveland Composers Guild will present a concert of new music by Cleveland-area composers, the Akron Art Museum, 70 E. Market St., 1 p.m. (Part of UA’s American New Arts Festival.) Call ext. 2199 for details.
Concert of new music featuring the Ohio University Dance and Chamber Ensemble and the UA New Music Ensemble, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 3 p.m. (Part of the 36th national conference of the Society of Composers, Inc., being held in conjunction with UA’s American New Arts Festival.) Call ext. 2199 for details.
Concert of new music featuring the UA New Music Ensemble, directed by Daniel McCarthy, associate professor of music, and the West Virginia Piano Quartet, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 4:15 p.m. (Part of the 36th national conference of the Society of Composers, Inc.) Call ext. 2199 for details.
The Akron Youth Symphony Orchestra, directed by Eric Benjamin, part-time faculty, and The UA Symphony Orchestra, directed by Ronn Cummings, assistant professor of music, present a concert of new music for young orchestras, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 8 p.m. (Part of the 36th national conference of the Society of Composers, Inc., being held in conjunction with UA’s American New Arts Festival.) Call ext. 2199 for details.
April 21
UA Symphonic Band, directed by Robert Jorgensen, professor of music, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 3 p.m. Call ext. 7591 for details.
April 24
“Roll Over, Beethoven! Exploring New Music,” presented by Georgia Peeples, UA professor of music, in the Portage Lakes home of Pat and Dick Kemph, 7:30 p.m. This is the first of three lectures in the spring 2002 Arts-in-Residence Lecture Series. Peeples will talk about new music of the past decade — from minimalism and collage to techno and new romanticism — and about what is likely to be hot in the new century. (Other lectures scheduled on May 1 and May 8.) Participants may register for a single evening lecture for $30 or all three for $80. Proceeds support scholarships for students in the College of Fine and Applied Arts, and all registration fees are fully tax deductible. Call ext. 5196 for details and to register.
April 26-27
UA Opera Theatre presents “Sandrina’s Secret” (La finta giardiniera) by Mozart, directed by Dean Southern, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Tickets at the door are $12 for general admission; $10 for seniors and UA faculty and staff; and $8 for students. Call ext. 7591 for details. Also April 28 at 2:30 p.m.
April 28
UA Guitar Ensemble, directed by Stephen Aron, UA professor of music, Guzzetta Recital Hall 8 p.m. Call ext. 7591 for details.
April 29
UA Brass Choir, directed by Tucker Jolly, UA professor of music, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Call ext. 7591 for details.
April 29-May 3
Graphic Design Senior Portfolio Exhibition, Emily Davis Gallery in Folk Hall, presented by the School of Art. Awards ceremony on April 29 at
5 p.m. Call ext. 5950 for details.
April 30
UA Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jack Schantz, assistant professor of music, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 8 p.m.: Call ext. 7591 for details.
May 1
“Dancing with Martha Graham,” presented by Tom Smith, associate professor of dance, and hosted by Nan and Peter Ryerson in their Fairlawn Heights home, 7:30 p.m. This is the second of three lectures in the Spring 2002 Arts-in-Residence Lecture Series. Smith, who danced for Graham in the 1980s, will give a revealing talk about the woman whose name is synonymous with modern dance. Participants may register for a single evening lecture for $30 or all three for $80. Proceeds support scholarships for students in the College of Fine and Applied Arts, and all registration fees are fully tax deductible. Call ext. 5196 for details and to register.
UA Concert Band, directed by Galen Karriker, assistant professor of music, Guzzetta Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Call ext. 7591 for details.
May 8
“Private Figures: The Logic and Passion of Collecting Figurative Art,” presented by Mark Soppeland, professor of art, and hosted by Meg and Tom Stanton in their Bath home, 7:30 p.m. This is the last of three lectures in the spring 2002 Arts-in-Residence Lecture Series. The illustrated talk about figurative art and the people who collect it will enable participants to peek into the hidden treasures of private art collections — including many from Akron and Northeast Ohio. Participants may register for a single evening lecture for $30 or all three for $80. Proceeds support scholarships for students in the College of Fine and Applied Arts, and all registration fees are fully tax deductible. Call ext. 5196 for details and to register.
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