LEVAS to lift voices in BG library concert
The Bowling Green State University’s College of Musical Arts’ performance ensemble,
LEVAS, will be at the Wood County District Public Library in Bowling Green,
Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Professor Myra Merritt, the ensemble’s director and faculty adviser, explains that
the group’s name is the acronym formed by the first letters of the National
Negro Anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
The ensemble, made up of eight African American music majors at BGSU, was first
formed in 2007. LEVAS creates an informative musical program that outlines the
history of African Americans and the development of African American music.
The program begins in Africa, where the students reenact stories rarely included in
American history, and continues through slavery and church periods, the jazz
era, the civil rights movement, and the Motown era.
Walker works on display at River House Arts
PERRYSBURG – An exhibit of work by the late artist Clay Walker is now on exhibit at
River House Arts, 115 West Front St.
"Clay Walker: From Figuration to Abstraction" continues at the gallery
through April 20.
Walker grew up in Sylvania and studied at the University of Toledo before leaving the
aea to pursue his career, finally settling in California where he died in 2008.
Walker largely withdrew from the art scene in 1968 though he continued to create art.
This is the second time his work has been featured at River House Arts.
The gallery’s first show in late 2009 featured, Walker’s ork on paper.
The gallery’s hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by
appointment. Call (419) 874-8900
Pop tunes to be deconstructed by contemporary music duo
Award-winning composer and singer Ted Hearne and electronic musician Philip White
will perform their collaborative project "R We Who R We" at 8 p.m.
March 15 at the Clazel Theatre, 127 N Main St. in downtown Bowling Green. A
$2-$5 donation is suggested.
The duo appears as part of the Music at the Forefront concert series sponsored by
Bowling Green State University’s MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music. R
Who We R We takes apart identity in pop music, dissecting songs by Michael
Jackson, Ke$ha, Eminem and others and subjecting their lyrics and sound to
arbitrary processes, creating new musical structures completely derived from –
but completely unrecognizable as – their original pop song sources.
Hearne is a composer, conductor and performer conversant in both new and traditional
classical music. As comfortable in operatic and orchestral works as he is in
rock and choral music, his compositions are socially engaging, exploring the
complexity of contemporary experience with visceral power and raw emotional
beauty.
His "Katrina Ballads," a modern-day oratorio, offers a searing portrayal of
the media’s take on Hurricane Katrina. "Katrina Ballads" was awarded
the 2009 Gaudeamus International Composers Award from Music Center the
Netherlands, and the recording, on New Amsterdam Records, was named one of the
best classical albums of 2010 by Time Out Chicago and The Washington Post.
White’s performances center on a nonlinear feedback system consisting of a mixer and
several homemade circuits. In addition to his work with analog and digital
electronics, he has written extensively for chamber ensembles and created a
large body of intermedia pieces that explore meaning in information
transmission.
Welders return to Howard’s
The Welders, an ad hoc band of local club scene veterans, will take the stage
Saturday at 8 p.m. at Howard’s Club H, 210 N. Main St., Bowling Green.
The band is a blending of members of the Joe Baker Band with Rod’s Collision plus
other guests. The band plays an annual show at the BG club during the
university’s spring break.
The al-female band Ginger and the Snaps will be special guests for the show, a
performing a short set at 9 p.m.
Cover is $3.
PRIZM opens 2012 art fair
PRIZM Creative Community’s sixth annual juried art show ART-A-FAIR 2012, will open
Saturday and continue through May 10 at the Fifth Third Center at One Seagate,
550 North Summit Street, Toledo.
The show featuring 45 PRIZM artists includes a variety of visual and literary works.
An opening reception will be held Saturday from 3 to 6:00 p.m.
The event will feature a Literature Wall, food and music by the Josh Silver Jazz
Trio.
The awards assembly will start at 5 p.m. in the auditorium at One Seagate, and will
feature select performance readings by PRIZM authors.
Contracts for artist is focus of Toledo workshop
TOLEDO – A workshop on Contracts for Artists will be presented March 13 from 6 to 8
p.m. at the Professional Building, 1838 Parkwood Ave, Room 450.
Presented by Anneliese Gryta of the Microenterprise Legal Assistance Project from
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, this workshop is free for visual and
performing artists, writers, composers, and other creative workers. Topics
discussed include the importance of contracts for artists, the important points
in a contract, the sample agreements for commissioned works, consignment,
transfer of work, and more.
Registration is required. E-mail [email protected] or call (419) 254-2787
The Well-Fed Artist Workshop Series, hosted by the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo,
is made possible, in part, by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the
Ohio Arts Council.
Playshop seeks directors
WATERVILLE – Waterville Playshop is looking for experienced directors for the 2012-13
season.
Shows selected are:
• "The Wizard of Oz," in fall. Director should have experience and be
comfortable with children and a large, potential for double casting. (Fall
Production)
• "Lend Me a Tenor," winter. Though this is a straight play there are
musical elements. Staging and set design is critical to the success of the show.
• "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," spring. This show is an
elaborate sung-through rock opera that could encompass a large cast with many
children.
Those interested should contact Sam Macera at [email protected] with a letter of
intent and resume.
Interviews with all candidates will occur at the April 1 Waterville Playshop Board
Meeting at 7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church.
Village Players stage ‘School for Husbands’
TOLEDO – The Village Players Theatre will present "School for Husbands" by
17th century French playwright, Moliere, titled, "School for Husbands"
opening Friday and continuing weekends through March 24.
Directed by Barbara Barkin, the play is a comic investigation of the battle of the
sexes.
Showtime on Thursday, Friday and Saturdayis 8 p.m. with one matinee on March 18 at 2
p.m.
Tickets are $14 for and $12 for seniorsand students. Call (419) 472-6817.
Online:
www.thevillageplayerstheatre.org
Piano studio students perform at music festival
Students from The Studio Connection in Bowling Green recently participated in the
Ohio Federation of Music Clubs District IV- A Festival at Heidelberg University.
Participants are required to play two memorized solos for the piano solo event and
one memorized solo with accompanist for in the piano concerto event.
Students performing piano solos event were: Kathleen Blake, Lydia Brunner, Brigid
Cavins, Emma Cavins, Asia Garrett, Stephanie Hermes, Leanne Hershberger, Nathan
Hershberger, Eric Johnston, John Johnston, Mary Kettinger, Jeremy Mahoney, Lili
Manea, Jacklyne Montarmani, Cailyn Overhulse, Hudson Pendleton, Miah Richardson,
Isabel VanderEnde, Hannah Wagner, and Yelia Xu. Also, Kathleen Blake,
accompanied by teacher Angie Blank, was Kathleen Blake.
Kathleen Blake and Asia Garrettearned their first fifteen-point gold cup trophies.
Teachers at The Studio Connection in Bowling Green are Blank, Kelsey Gilsdorf and
Susan West.
Noalle Fellah earns superior for concerto
Noalle Fellah, of Bowling Green, received a superior rating at the Ohio Federation of
Music Clubs Music Festival held at Heidelberg University on March 3.
A senior at Maumee Valley Country Day School, she performed W.A. Mozart’s the first
movement of Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor
The superior rating earned her a third gold cup in the piano concerto/solo category.
She has performed in the festival every year since 2006, and has consistently
earned superior ratings for piano. She is also an accomplished violinist and has
received two gold cups for her violin performances.
Fellah has been accepted to Oberlin College and will attend in fall, majoring in
chemistry and art restoration.
