Performing Arts Series/Calendar of Events

JANUARY   FEBRUARY   MARCH   APRIL   PARKING

McDonough Museum of Art Calendar of Events 2009

Annual Scholastic Art Awards
January 17 – February 6, 2009
An exhibition of artwork by students, grades 7-12 from Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana, and Ashtabula counties.

MAD ABOUT THE ARTS
Friday, February 20, 2009 
Benefit Event 7:30 –10:30
Proceeds to benefit the McDonough Museum and SMARTS–Students Motivated by the Arts.

2009 Alumni Exhibition
February 20 – March 20, 2009
Juror: Mary Antonakos, Director of I space Gallery An exhibition of Youngstown State University Department of Art Alumni Graduates.

73rd Annual Student Juried Exhibition
April 3 – April 17, 2009
Reception Friday, April 3, 6-8 p.m.
The annual juried exhibition of work by students currently enrolled in the Department of Art at YSU.

Spring Graduating BFA Show
May 1 – May 15, 2009
Reception Friday, May 1, 6-8 p.m.
An exhibition of work by students graduating in the spring semester from the Department of Art at YSU.

Digital Arts & New Media Festival
June 13 – July 24, 2009
Reception Saturday, June 13, 6-8 p.m.
A selection of digital arts and new media from MFA (Master of Fine Arts) programs within the
United States.

2009 University Theater Season

Almost Maine (Second Stage Blackbox Production), by John Cariani (a comedy)
            Spotlight Arena Theater
            January 22, 23, 24 - 7:30 p.m.
            January 25 - 3:00 p.m.

On a cold, clear, moonless night in the middle of winter, all is not quite what it seems in the remote, mythical town of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s residents find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend–almost–in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.

The Servant of Two Masters, by Carlo Goldoni - adapted by Dorothy Louise (a farce)
            Ford Theater
            February 12, 13, 14, 20, 21 - 7:30 p.m.
            February 15, 22 - 3:00 p.m.

In THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS, Carlo Goldoni’s crafty factotum, Truffaldino, turns somersaults both to please his masters and serve himself in one of the great classic commedia dell’arte plays of world drama. This new adaptation by Dorothy Louise captures the remarkable pace of the story in fresh dialogue that is attuned to contemporary American audiences.

Miss Julie, by August Strindberg (a tragic drama)
            Spotlight Arena Theater
            March 26, 27, 28, & April 3, 4 - 7:30 p.m.
            March 29, April 5 - 3:00 p.m.

MISS JULIE vividly depicts the battle of the sexes and classes that ensues when a wealthy businessman’s daughter falls for her father’s bitter servant.  August Strindberg’s renowned 1888 play brings to scalding life the excoriating words of the stage’s preeminent surveyor of all things rotten in the state of male-female relations.

The Tender Land, music by Aaron Copland, Liberetto - by Horace Everett (an opera)
            Ford Theater
            April 16, 17, 18 - 7:30 p.m.
            April 19 - 3:00 p.m.

Those who love Copland’s Appalachian Spring and its wide-open, American, innocent–but–energetic idiom will discover much of the same feeling of warmth and homespun verisimilitude here.  THE TENDER LAND focuses on Laurie, a young girl who would be the first in her family to graduate from high school.  Yet she longs for her own independence and new experiences apart from her overprotective family and small town life.  As the entire town gathers together to dance and celebrate Laurie’s graduation, she meets two drifters, Martin and Top, who were recently hired by her grandfather as field hands.   Love soon blossoms between Laurie and Martin, and they plan to run away together.   Laurie is left broken-hearted, but she is determined to find a new life of her own.

Dance Ensemble, directed by Christine Cobb
            Ford Theater
            April 30 & May 1, 2 - 7:30 p.m.

The May performance marks the 17th annual concert that the Ensemble has produced under the direction of Christine Cobb.  Ms. Cobb is Associate Professor   of Theater and Dance at YSU and also serves as artistic director and advisor to the Dance Ensemble. The concert features choreographed works from visiting artists, students, and faculty, and includes the dance styles and genres of modern dance, jazz, hip hop, swing, tap, and ballet.  The YSU Dance Ensemble will perform in Ford Theater.

Dana School of Music Schedule 2009

Dana Scholarship Auditions

SATURDAY, JAN. 31
DANA SCHOOL OF MUSIC
AUDITION DAY #1

SATURDAY, FEB. 7
DANA SCHOOL OF MUSIC
AUDITION DAY #2

SATURDAY, FEB. 28
DANA SCHOOL OF MUSIC
AUDITION DAY #3

For more information call the Dana School of Music @ 330-941-3636

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

Wednesday, Feb. 4
Music at Noon
Kathryn Thomas Umble
Flute Studio Recital
12:15 PM • Butler Institute of American Art

Wednesday, Feb. 4
Faculty Artist Recital
Roman Rudnytsky, piano 
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Monday, Feb. 9
Guest Artist Recital
Phillip Thomson, piano
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

**RESCHEDULED FROM JAN. 28
Wednesday, Feb. 11
Percussion Studio Recital
8PM • Bliss Hall
Room 2326

Wednesday, Feb. 11
Music at Noon
Faculty Jazz Trio
Nathan Douds, piano
David Morgan, bass
Glenn Schaft, drums
12:15 PM • Butler Institute of American Art
 
Monday, Feb. 16
Dana at DeYor $
Dana Symphony Orchestra
Concerto/Aria Concert with
Dana Young artist contest winners
Stephen Gage, Hristo Popov, conductors
8:00 PM • Ford Family Recital Hall

Tuesday, Feb. 17
Guest Artist Recital
Micah Howard, double bass
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Wednesday, Feb. 18
Music at Noon
YSU Percussion Ensemble
12:15 PM • Butler Institute of American Art

**RESCHEDULED FROM JAN. 28
Wednesday, Feb. 18
Faculty Artist Recital
Francois Fowler, guitar
with Guest Artists:
Kathryn Thomas Umble, flute
Misook Yun, soprano
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Saturday, Feb. 21
Dana Chorale at the Ohio
Collegiate Choral Festival
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Sunday, Feb. 22
Dana Vocal Society
Misook Yun, coordinator
4:00 PM •Bliss Recital Hall

Monday, Feb. 23
Faculty Artist Recital
Hristo Popov, violin
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Tuesday, Feb. 24
Guest Artist Recital
James Wilding, piano
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Wednesday, Feb. 25
Music at Noon
YSU Choral Ensembles
Hae-Jong Lee, director
12:15 PM • Butler Institute of American Art
 
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Dana at DeYor $
YSU Concert Band & Symphonic Band
Christopher Heidenreich
& Stephen Gage, directors
8:00 PM • Ford Family Recital Hall

Thursday, Feb. 26
Faculty Chamber Music
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Friday, Feb. 27
Dana at DeYor $
YSU 3rd Annual Wind &
Percussion Invitational:
Austintown Fitch High School Band,
Wesley O’Connor, conductor; Lakota West
Symphonic Winds, Gregory Snyder, conductor;
YSU Wind Ensemble, Stephen Gage, conductor
7:00 PM • Powers Auditorium

MARCH

Sunday, March 1
Faculty Artist Recital
Alice Wang, clarinet
3:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Monday, March 2
Dana at DeYor $
Dana Chamber Orchestra
Hristo Popov, conductor;
Guest Artist, Michael Gelfand, cello
8:00 PM • Ford Family Recital Hall

Tuesday, March 3
Faculty Artist Recital
New Amici Trio & Guests:
Hristo Popov, violin; Michael Gelfand, cello;
Sarkis Baltaian, piano; Calvin Lewis, violin
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Wednesday, March 4
Music at Noon • New Music
Robert Rollin Director
Guest Artists: Thomas Osuga, piano
and Andrea Lee, cello
Guest Composer, Paul Mealor
12:15 PM • Butler Institute of American Art
 
Wednesday, March 4
New Music
Robert Rollin Director
Guest Artists: Thomas Osuga, piano
and Andrea Lee, cello
Paul Mealor, Guest Composer
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Saturday, March 7
NATS Competition, All Day
Bliss Hall

Tuesday, March 17
Dana at DeYor $
Faculty Artist Recital
Caroline Oltmanns &
Dror Biran, piano duo
8:00 PM • Ford Family Recital Hall

Wednesday, March 18
Music at Noon
Jazz Combos
Kent Engelhardt, director
12:15 PM • Butler Institute of American Art

Thursday, March 19
Faculty Artist Recital
Hristo Popov, violin
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Saturday, March 21
Misook Yun Studio Voice Recital
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Sunday, March 22
SAI Alumni Recital
Corinne Morini, coordinator
3:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Sunday, March 22
Slippery Rock Piano Trio
7:30 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Monday, March 23
Kathryn Thomas Umble Flute Studio Recital
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Tuesday, March 24
LEONARDI LEGACY CONCERT
Leonardi Legacy Guest Artist,
Jazz Tenor Saxophonist, Ralph LaLama
8:00 PM • Location to be  announced

Wednesday, March 25
Music at Noon
Musical Theater Recital
Nancy Wolfgang, director
12:15 PM • Butler Institute of American Art

Wednesday, March 25
Dana Guitar Ensemble
Francois Fowler, director
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Thursday, March 26
YSU Percussion Ensemble
8:00 PM • Butler North

Friday, March 27
Guest Artist Recital: Andrew Mah, guitar
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Saturday, March 28
Guest Artist Robert McIver
Master Class for
Dana Voice Students
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM • Bliss Hall

Sunday, March 29
NATS Tri-State Chapter Winner’s
Master Class with Robert McIver
Professor at Eastman
School of Music
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM • Bliss Hall

Monday, March 30
Dana at DeYor $
Dana Choral Ensemble
Spring Concert
Hae-Jong Lee, director
8:00 PM • Ford Family Recital Hall

Tuesday, March 31
Piano Department Recital
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

APRIL

Wednesday, April 1
Music at Noon
James Umble, saxophone
12:15 PM • Butler Institute of American Art

Friday, April 3
Corinne Morini Studio Voice Recital
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Saturday, April 4
YSU Flute Festival
Guest Artist: Marianne Gedigian, flute
Kathryn Thomas Umble, director / coordinator
8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Bliss Recital Hall - for information 330-941-1831 or kaumble@ysu.edu

Monday, April 6
Jazz Ensemble I
Kent Engelhardt, director
8:00 PM • Kilcawley Center
Chestnut Room

Tuesday, April 7
Musical Theater Recital
Nancy Wolfgang, director
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Wednesday, April 8
Francois Fowler Guitar
Studio Recital
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Thursday, April 9
Clarinet Studio Recital
6:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Thursday, April 9
**CANCELLED
Trombone Studio Recital
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Monday, April 13
Jazz Ensembles II & III
Kent Engelhardt, director
8:00 PM • Kilcawley Center
Chestnut Room

Tuesday, April 14
Guest Artist Recital
Marcin Dylla, Guitar;
Winner of 2007 Guitar Foundation of
American International Guitar Competition
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Wednesday, April 15
Music at Noon
Clarinet Studio Recital
12:15 PM • Butler Institute of American Art

Wednesday, April 15
Clarinet Studio Recital
7:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

April 16 - 19
The Performing Arts Series
presents the opera,
The Tender Land
Music by Aaron Copland
& Libretto by Horace Everett
April 16, 17, 18 • 7:30 PM
April 19 • 3:00 PM
Ford Theater, Bliss Hall
For Reservations call 330 941-3105

Thursday, April 16
**CANCELLED
James Umble Saxophone
Studio Recital
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Monday, April 20
Piano Department Recital
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Monday, April 20
Jazz Combos
Kent Engelhardt, director
8:00 PM • Kilcawley Center
Chestnut Room
Tuesday, April 21
Dana Flute Ensemble
Kathryn Thomas Umble, director
6:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

April 22 - 28
New Music Festival
Robert Rollin, director
Bliss Hall • For more info. call 330-941-3636

Wednesday, April 22
Music at Noon • New Music
Robert Rollin, director
12:15 PM • Butler Institute of American Art

Wednesday, April 22
New Music
Robert Rollin, director
8:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Friday, April 24
Dana at DeYor $
YSU Concert Band &
Symphonic Band
Christopher Heidenreich &
Stephen Gage, conductors
8:00 PM • Powers Auditorium

Sunday, April 26
Faculty Artist Recital
Dror Biran, piano
2:00 PM • Bliss Recital Hall

Monday, April 27
Dana at DeYor $
Dana Symphony Orchestra
Guest Artists:  Hristo Popov, violin; Kalin Ivanov, cello
Guest Conductor: Maestro Svilen Simeonov
8:00 PM • Ford Family Recital Hall

Wednesday, April 29
Music at Noon
YSU Jazz Experience
Kent Engelhardt, director
12:15 PM • Butler Institute of American Art

Wednesday, April 29
YSU Wind Ensemble & Jazz Ensemble I
Guest Artists: Caroline Oltmanns, piano & Allen Vizzutti, trumpet
Stephen Gage & Kent Engelhardt, conductors
8:00 PM • Stambaugh Auditorium

PARKING

We encourage all F&PA patrons to use the Wick Avenue Parking Deck, M-1, across
from the Butler Institute of American Art and Maag Library. The parking deck is open
on weekdays and Saturdays for all F&PA events. Guests are encouraged to park on
the third level. There is a nominal fee.

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for any F&PA event, please call (330) 941-7448 or TDD (330) 941-1564. YSU
theaters, Bliss Recital Hall, the McDonough Museum of Art, the Bliss Hall Gallery
(second floor) and Kilcawley Center are handicapped accessible.

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