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Calendar of Events March 1—April 8
The Matchbook Series:
Miniature Paintings by
Michael Dubina, Perkinson
Art Gallery
Tuesday, March 1
Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Exchange with Illinois
Wesleyan and University
of Illinois, 5:00 pm at
Westminster Presbyterian
Church, 1360 W. Main St.
Saturday, March 5
Jazz at LSB with OneVoice
& Jazz Band II,
3:30-5:30 pm
Millikin-Decatur
Symphony Orchestra
presents Conductor
Candidate, Sergey Bogza,
7:30 pm in Kirkland Fine
Arts Center
Sunday, March 6
Tudor Voices Spring
Concert, 2:00 pm at First
Lutheran Church, 250
West Decatur St.
Symphonic Wind
Ensemble with O’Fallon,
Illinois High School Wind
Ensemble, 4:00 pm in
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Monday, March 7
Junior Voice Recital with
Aidan Singh, baritone and
Richard Trask, baritone,
6:00 pm in Kaeuper Hall
Wednesday, March 9
Birds with Strings—
Faculty Jazz, 7:30 pm at
Westminster Presbyterian
Church, 1360 W. Main St.
Thursday, March 10
Reception for Michael
Dubina, 5:00-7:00 pm in
Perkinson Art Gallery
Art Department Presents...
The Matchbook Series:
Miniature Paintings by
Michael Dubina March 1-April 8
Perkinson Art Gallery in
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Open Monday-Friday 12:00-5:00 pm
Michael Dubina has been an acclaimed painter of the
Midwestern landscape for over 20 years. While known
for his large scale panoramic works, his newest
landscape paintings are rendered in minute, evocative
and visionary detail. These jewel-like works embody at
once a sense of magic realism and an expansive, romantic expressionism. The
images are painted with traditional oil techniques on the inside of matchbook
covers, and are floated in over-sized black frames which complement the
physicality of the painted object.
In Dubina’s work one can sense such influences as the atmospheric qualities of
19th century tonalism, the tranquility of Luminism, and the romantic spiritualism
of the Hudson River School. But instead of looking back nostalgically, Dubina
brings these qualities into our time, placing his striking attempts to conjure the
sublime on the inside of common everyday restaurant matchbook covers.
Add to this the inspirational quotes, sometimes by famous people, sometimes by
fellow artists, and sometimes by Dubina himself, and one gets the added sense of
both timeliness and timelessness in his works.
And finally, Dubina has cleverly adopted the strategy of working on, and
completing one painting per day, so that each of these paintings is corresponding
with the day they were created in the series. This not only ties each to a specific
day, but also frames the artist’s commitment to his daily studio practice.
A reception for the artist will be held on Thursday, March 10, from 5:00-7:00 pm
in Perkinson Art Gallery.
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Calendar of Events
Continued Friday, March 11
Senior Voice Recital with
Kayleigh Bella, soprano &
Lexy Bieber,
mezzo-soprano, 6:00 pm
in Kaeuper Hall
Guest Piano Recital with
Geoffrey Duce, piano,
7:30 pm in Kaeuper Hall
Saturday, March 12
Cinderella—the Ballet,
2:00 pm & 7:30 pm in
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Sunday, March 13
Avanti Trio, 2:00 pm in
Kaeuper Hall
Guest Instrumental
Recital with Marta
Simidtchieva, cello,
4:00 pm in Kaeuper Hall
Tuesday, March 15
Lenten Concert, 7:00 pm
at Central Christian
Church, 650 W. William
Jazz Band I with Gary
Smulyan, 7:30 pm at
Westminster Presbyterian
Church, 1360 W. Main St.
Thursday, March 17
St. Patrick’s Day Concert
with Millikin Men,
6:00 pm & 7:30 pm in
Birks Museum located in
Gorin Hall
Saturday, March 26
Jazz at LSB with Dixie
Daredevils, 3:30-5:30 pm
Wednesday, March 30
Opera Workshop Recital,
6:00 pm in Kaeuper Hall
Thursday, March 31
Junior Voice Recital with
Eric McCarter, tenor &
Michael Sheldon, tenor,
6:00 pm in Kaeuper Hall
School of Music
Vocal Jazz Ensemble Exchange Tuesday, March 1, 5:00 pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1360 West Main St.
Free and open to the public
Vocal Jazz Ensembles from three universities will gather together for an exchange
on March 1 at Westminster Church 5:00pm. Each group will perform several
pieces and then all will gather for a social event in the Perkinson Music Center.
Schools are University of Illinois (Kristin Sponccia), Illinois Wesleyan (Drew
Dahan) and both Millikin groups, OneVoice (Steve Widenhofer) and BluBop
(Brenna Pfeifer). The idea for this is to hear what each school is doing in the vocal
jazz genre and to foster collegiality among the directors and students.
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Art Department
Congratulations to the following Millikin Art
Students for winning awards in the 7th
Annual Self Employment in the Arts
Conference Juried College Art Show,
Feb 26-27 in Lisle, Illinois. The Mission of
the SEA is as follows: "To provide
educational resources to help aspiring
artists gain the entrepreneurial knowledge
and skills needed to establish and maintain
a career as an independent artist. "
The juror selected 31 pieces from over 100 submitted. Of the 31 pieces selected for the exhibition, the following
Millikin students were included:
Taryn Pepping, Katie Stitzel, Emma Morrison, Kat Scarim, and Kayla Lovel.
Of this group, the following won awards:
Kayla Lovel "Best in Show Award".
Emma Morrison "Juror's Choice Award"
Pictured left to right: Michelle Holsapple, Katie Stitzel, Fransisco Gama, Emma Morrison, professor Salmi,
Kat Scarim, Taryn Pepping, SEA Art Juror Amanda Voltz.
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Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Candidate, Sergey Bogza,
& Young Artists Concert No. 2 Saturday, March 5, 7:30 pm
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets $13-$16.50
Sergey Bogza is the Artistic Director of the Mesabi Symphony Orchestra, Music Director and Conductor of the Willmar Area Symphonic Orchestra, and is an active composer and pianist. A native of Taganrog, Russia, he earned a Doctor of Music from the University of Minnesota, Master of Music from Central Washington University, and Bachelor of Music from Portland State University.
Previously, Mr. Bogza was Music Director of the Heartland Symphony Orchestra, Hyperion Singers, and assistant
conductor/instructor at Central Washington University. Mr. Bogza has been invited to conduct the Berlin Sinfonietta, the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music orchestras, and has conducted the Discovery Series at the Oregon Bach Festival for three consecutive years.
During his time at University of Minnesota, Mr. Bogza premiered two American operas, Sister Carrie and Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern by Grammy Award-winning composers Robert Aldridge and Hershel Garfein. He also led productions of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Smetana’s The Bartered Bride, served as assistant to Mark Russell Smith, and led the campus orchestra program.
In addition to his work on the podium, Mr. Bogza is an internationally performed composer. With over 40 compositions and arrangements, his works have been performed across the U.S. and featured at the New Music Festival in Kazan, Russia. His composition Remember premiered in 2013, and has since been performed in Germany and Russia. Mr. Bogza's doctorate dissertation featured a multi-media presentation of his chamber orchestra transcription of Richard Strauss’ Don Quixote; he is working on similar transcription for Rite of Spring and Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche.
Appearing with Mr. Bogza will be two Millikin students, Jared Rixstine, piano and Amy Mazzeo, soprano.
College of Fine Arts Patrons Society
The Millikin University College of Fine Arts Patrons Society was
created to benefit the over 600 Millikin student-artists participating in
nearly 20 degree programs. Membership dues provide budget support
and help create special projects which might otherwise go unfunded. The
society’s mission is to bring together the university and individuals who
believe in the promotion and support of the fine and performing arts and
the student-artist at Millikin University. If you would like more
information about the Patrons Society, you can visit the web at:
www.millikin.edu/patrons-society, or you may also contact us by phone at
the College of Fine Arts 217-362-6499.
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School of Music Events
Tudor Voices
Spring Concert Sunday, March 6, 2:00 pm
First Lutheran Church
250 West Decatur St.
Free and open to the public
Monticello High School choirs will
join Tudor Voices for this event.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble Gary Shaw, conductor
Performing with
O’Fallon, Illinois High School
Wind Ensemble
Melissa Gustavson-Hinds, conductor
Sunday, March 6, 4:00 pm
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Free and open to the public
Faculty Jazz
with Perry Rask Wednesday, March 9, 7:30 pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1360 West Main St.
Free and open to the public
The concert is the music of bebop jazz saxophonist Charlie
Parker ("Bird") with Strings. Perry will be accompanied by the
members of the Millikin Faculty Jazz Sextet, augmented by
seven string players, oboe, horn and harp.
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Guest Piano Recital
Geoffrey Duce, piano Friday, March 11
Piano Masterclass, 2:00-4:00 pm
Perkinson Music Center
Solo Recital, 7:30 pm
Kaeuper Hall
Both events are free and open to the public
Pianist Geoffrey Duce has performed in New York’s Carnegie Hall, Berlin’s Philharmonie and Konzerthaus, London’s Wigmore Hall, Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall and Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall, across Europe and in Japan and Hong Kong.
Duce’s career has featured both solo and collaborative performances. As a concerto soloist he has appeared with the Sinfonie Orchester Berlin, the Chattanooga and Olympia Symphony Orchestras, the Edinburgh Philharmonic, the New York Sinfonietta, and the Dundee Symphony Orchestra, and as a chamber musician and accompanist he has recorded for BBC Radio 3. He won the Young Artists Award from the National Federation of Music Societies, and was awarded the Prix de
Piano at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France. He has given masterclasses at colleges and music schools, including at Hawaii University, St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada, Shorter and Darton Colleges in Georgia, USA, at the Academy of Music Northwest in Seattle, and in the Middle East.
Originally from Scotland, Duce initially studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and Manchester University before receiving a DAAD scholarship to the Universität der Künste, Berlin. He received his doctorate from the Manhattan School of Music, where he was also a faculty member, and has also held positions at the State University of New York and at Indiana University South Bend. He is currently Assistant Professor of Piano at Illinois State University.
School of Music Voice Recitals
Monday, March 7, 6:00 pm in Kaeuper Hall
Junior Voice Recital, Aidan Singh, baritone and Richard Trask, baritone
Friday, March 11, 6:00 pm in Kaeuper Hall
Senior Voice Recital, Kayleigh Bella, soprano and Lexy Bieber, mezzo-soprano
Thursday, March 31, 6:00 pm in Kaeuper Hall
Junior Voice Recital, Eric McCarter, tenor and Michael Sheldon, tenor
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Kirkland Fine Arts Center
A Happily Ever Afternoon-
a magical pre-show event Saturday, March 12, 12:00 pm
Lobby of Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $10
An afternoon with Cinderella. Enjoy light
refreshments, exciting games, costume fun, face
painting, prizes and much more
Cinderella—the Ballet Saturday, March 12, 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Kirkland Fine Arts Center
Tickets: $25-$45, School Age—$5
Don’t miss the Minnesota Ballet as they bring to
life this favorite fairy tale, set in the lush world of
Renaissance Tuscany. Cinderella’s life is difficult
enough with all the work she is expected to do,
and her stepmother means very well, but, oh,
those stepsisters! They have all the gawkiness and evil tricks, but Cinderella has all the grace and sweetness.
The stepsisters flirt with the dancing master as they try to polish up their dance steps. At the ball they try to flirt
with the Prince. All seems lost for Cinderella’s chance to go to the ball until the Three Graces arrive to magical-
ly produce a gown fit for a future princess and perfect little coach fit to take her to the ball. It isn’t long before
the Prince has eyes only for the new arrival, he then will search the kingdom over to find the beautiful maiden
who left the ball so mysteriously.
Choreographer Allen Fields has created an appealing version of the Cinderella ballet, pared down to its
essentials, the story sparkling with elegant dance and livened by the evil antics of the stepsisters. Cinderella is
performed by the Minnesota Ballet company, all professional dancers, but the
non-dancing roles of King and Queen are filled by local community celebrities.
"A magnificent must-see"--Duluth News Tribune
Check out the Minnesota Ballet website at: http://minnesotaballet.org/
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School of Music
Avanti Guitar Trio Sunday, March 13, 2:00 pm
Kaeuper Hall
Free and open to the public
The Avanti Guitar Trio is a world-class chamber ensemble whose performances are exciting, approachable, and welcoming. Guitarists Jason Deroche, Julie Goldberg, and Wesley Hixson blend together pristine technique and sensitive interpretation, earning critical acclaim for their engaging concerts and varied programming.
AGT repertoire ranges from the Baroque to Contemporary, and features newly composed music, engaging transcriptions of classical masterpieces, and an occasional rock/pop or jazz tune.
Based in Chicago, Illinois, AGT has performed for the Waukegan Chamber Society, Chicago Composers’ Consortium, Illinois Wesleyan University, Quincy University, Church of Beethoven, and Harold Washington Chicago
Public Library. AGT has shared the stage with renowned guitarists Benjamin Verdery, William Coulter, Las Guitarras de España, and Earl Klugh.
Formed in 2010 the Avanti Guitar Trio continues to expand the guitar trio repertoire by composing/transcribing new works and collaborating with established and upcoming composers.
Check out their website at: http://www.avantiguitartrio.com/
Guest Instrumental Recital
Marta Simidtchieva, cello
Diana Umali, piano Sunday, March 13, 4:00 pm
Kaeuper Hall
Free and open to the public
Cellist Marta Simidtchieva and pianist Diana Umali will present a program entitled "Beautiful Pieces for Cello and Piano: Concert Transcriptions and Arrangements" including the Haydn Divertimento, Bartok Romanian Folk Dance, Granados Intermezzo, Tchaikovsky Nocturne, Schumann Fantasy Pieces, and the Weber Adagio and Rondo.
Dr. Marta Simidtchieva is currently the associate professor of cello at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville and a member of the LeClaire Piano Trio. She is also a faculty of the Eastern Music Festival in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she teaches and performs with the Eastern Festival orchestra led by Maestro Gerard Schwarz. A native of Bourgas, Bulgaria and graduate of the Bulgarian State Academy of Music in Sofia, she earned her doctorate of music from Florida State University where she was a student of Lubomir Georgiev, a member of the Eppes String Quartet.
Diana Umali is an assistant professor of music at Southwestern Illinois College. She has served as a staff accompanist with the St. Louis Children’s Choirs since January 2002 and previously taught at Saint Louis University and East Central College in Union, MO. As a collaborative pianist, she has accompanied recitals with the St. Louis Flute Society and at SIUE and has played as part of the Saint Louis Symphony’s Community Partnership Program. Her teachers include Linda Perry, Jennifer Lim-Judd and Pamela Dees.
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Millikin University’s University Choir
Lenten Concert Tuesday, March 15, 7:00 pm
Central Christian Church 650 W. William St.
Tickets: $10
The Messiah by George Friderich Handel
is most often equated with the Christmas
season during which performances of
Part 1 abound. The subject of Part 2
picks up from that point and leads us
reflectively through Christ’s passion, resurrection and ascension into heaven. It is at the conclusion of part 2
that Handel places the Halleluiah Chorus. This performance returns to earlier practice when the performance
was most often heard during the Lenten and Easter seasons. The choir is joined by chamber orchestra and
William Gorton singing the demanding tenor role that predominates in Part 2.
School of Music
Gary Smulyan with Jazz Band I Tuesday, March 15, 7:30 pm
Westminster Presbyterian Church 1360 W. Main St.
Free and open to the public
Gary Smulyan is truly one of the premier jazz saxophonists on the planet. He will be appearing with the Millikin University Jazz Band and will be conducting masterclasses for Millikin students. Mr. Smulyan is the winner of the 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015 Downbeat Critic’s Poll for Baritone Saxophonist of the Year. He is the winner of the 2009, 2010, 2015 Jazz Journalist Award for Baritone Saxophonist of the Year, and the winner of 2011 Jazz Times Critics and Readers Polls for Baritone Saxophonist of the Year. He is also a six-time Grammy award winner for his work with B.B. King, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland, and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.
St. Patrick’s Day Concert
Millikin Men and Friends Thursday, March 17, 6:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Birks Museum (Gorin Hall—2nd floor)
Free and open to the public
The St. Patty’s Day concert features Irish music from classical to pub songs.
Millikin’s Bluegrass Group transforms to an Irish Band and are joined by
Professor Neal Smith on penny whistle and bagpipes.
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Department of Theatre and Dance
Senior BFA Acting student Alexis DeSollar will travel to Bloomington, IN in late-March to present her paper, "The Actor's Verse: An Examination of The Second Shepherd's Play" at the fourth annual Graduate Symposium on Theatre and Performance Studies at Indiana University. This paper, which began as a course paper for the History of Theatre & Drama I course in the Fall of 2014, has gone through several rounds of revision in collaboration with Millikin faculty members. In this piece of scholarship DeSollar applies contemporary acting theory to a medieval religious play, extending the analysis of significant performance theoreticians into new arenas. For an undergraduate student to be accepted into a conference aimed at doctoral students is a high honor and demonstrates the strength of her work. We are reminded on a regular basis of how outstanding Millkin College of Fine Arts students are on the stage or in the studio, but this also shows the high level of academic achievement that they consistently deliver. Acceptance into a prestigious conference of this nature shows yet one more way in which Millikin celebrates and delivers Performance Learning opportunities.
Department of Theatre and Dance alum, Britt-Marie Sivertsen (‘10) was the recipient of the Broadwayworld.com Chicago Award for Best Actress in a union Musical or Review for her portrayal of Violet Hilton in the Porchlight Music Theatre production of Sideshow. The critically acclaimed production ran last fall at Stage 773 in Chicago.
Shaughenssy Quinn (‘08) has accepted the position of Show Producer for Motiongate, a theme park opening in Dubai, UAE in October 2016. It will feature rides and shows themed around Dreamworks, Studio Central, Smurfs Village, Lionsgate, and Sony Pictures Studios. The Hunger Games is one of the anticipated features.
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