February 2009 Number 4

ULTRA NewsFebruary 2009 Number 4

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Jazz Concert*7:30 PM

Young People’s Series presents

The Frog Princess*10 AM & 2 PM

GROUP University of Oklahoma Faculty

Exhibit OpensFebruary 9th

Stitches in Time: Tarleton’s Historical Fashion Collection

Exhibit Closes

Wind Ensemble Concert*7:30 PM

Gudrun Raschen Faculty Recital

7:30 PM

Concert Band with National Association of

Teachers of Singing*7:30 PM

Musical West Side Story *

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Musical West Side Story *

7:30 PM

Musical West Side Story *

7:30 PM

Musical West Side Story *

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Bertha Coolidge Jazz Band in Concert7:30 PM

The Tarleton State University Wind Ensemble will present its third concert of the year by celebrating Abraham Lincoln’s 200th Birthday with a presentation of Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait. The concert will be held Tuesday, February 10, in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Auditorium, beginning at 7:30 pm. A “Meet the Artists” reception will follow the performance, and a free American flag will be given to everyone admitted to the concert. The Wind Ensemble is conducted by Dr. Reginald M. Houze.

The program will include Dudley Buck’s Festival Overture on the American National Air “The Star Spangled Banner,” Luigi Zaninelli’s Remembrance (A Chorale Prelude on It is Well With My Soul), Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait narrated by Tarleton History Professor Dr. Christopher E. Guthrie, John Philip Sousa’s The White Rose March, and Robert Russell Bennett’s Suite of Old American Dances (I. Cakewalk, II. Schottische, & V. Rag).

Wind Ensemble Celebrates Abraham Lincoln

*--Call the Box Office for more information 254-968-9634

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Mark your calendar for the February 25 - 28 production of the Tony award-winning hit musical, West Side Story (book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, entire original production directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins), at the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center. The original play opened on Broadway in 1957 and was produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince by arrangement with Roger L. Stevens. In the Tarleton production, there is a cast of 39 and crew of over 25, in addition to the orchestra. The entire company is comprised of Tarleton students, faculty, community members, and Stephenville High School students. It is truly a small town event and collaboration.

The play is the reworking of the traditional love story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. For its time period, West Side Story was revolutionary in its style for a musical set between two, rival New York City gangs. The gangs are comprised of newly arrived immigrant Puerto Ricans and second-generation American teens of white European descent. Its themes of American pride, first love, poverty, hate, racism, juvenile delinquency, sisterhood, and prejudice are still relevant in today’s society.

Please join us in this large undertaking of a true Broadway classic. Remember, just play it cool… and see West Side Story. The Box Office is open from 2:00 - 6:00 pm, Monday - Friday starting February 16, and from 2:00 - 8:00 pm starting February 25. Tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for faculty, staff, and senior citizens, and $5 for students. For more ticket information, contact the Box Office at 254-968-9634.

Just Play it Cool and See West Side Story

There is a $5 general admission charge. All public school band students and directors will be admitted free of charge. Free Admission is also offered to TSU faculty, staff, and students with Texan ID card. For more information, contact the Box Office at 254-968-9634.

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The Young People’s Series presents The Frog Princess by Cathy Howard on Saturday, February 7 at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Auditorium.

In this entertaining adaptation of a Russian folk tale, a vain, but loving Queen decides the time has come to pass the kingdom on to one of her three very different sons. But first, each must find a suitable bride—because behind every King is a great Queen. Struggling for the position of Queen is a warrior princess, a spoiled princess, and a frog princess!

Young People’s Series Presents The Frog Princess

Since only the best wife may become Queen, there are challenges to overcome, and here is where the fun really begins. Audiences will be charmed with this delightful and funny tale. This very clever story also teaches the lesson of forgiving one another.

Tickets are $3. For more information, contact the Box Office at 254-968-9634.

Improv at Tarleton4 PM

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Tarleton instructor Gudrun Raschen will perform on Monday, February 16, at 7:30 pm in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Theater. She will be accompanied on piano by Tarleton assistant professor Leslie Spotz. Admission is free.

Gudrun Raschen, a native of Hamburg, Germany, relocated with her family to South Africa in 1986. She completed a bachelor’s degree in orchestral studies and a master’s degree in chamber music at the University of Cape Town, where she graduated with distinction in cello performance. She won the concerto competition twice, performing with the University of Cape Town Symphony.

Gudrun is currently in the final stage of her doctorate in double bass performance at the University of North Texas with the renowned

teacher and performer Jeff Bradetich. In addition to her work as teaching assistant at UNT, she has been appointed to the faculties of Texas Woman’s University and Tarleton State University. She also maintains an active private studio and teaches masterclasses and clinics throughout Texas.

Gudrun Raschen to Perform Faculty Recital

Bertha Coolidge will appear in the Theater of the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center on Monday, February 9 at 7:30 pm. Admission is free.

Bertha Coolidge to Perform at Tarleton

Bertha Coolidge is one of the hippest jazz combos anywhere. Able to leap genres with a single bound, this dynamic quartet, sometimes described as “Texas garage jazz,” plays music that is exciting, humorous, surprising, and always fun. The group consists of Aden Bubeck on electric and acoustic basses, Rich Stitzel on drums, Paul Metzger on guitar, and Joey Carter on vibes and organ. Joey is a former Tarleton faculty member who taught percussion from 2000-2003. During that time, the group performed twice at Tarleton, including an appearance at the 2003 Tarleton Jazz Festival.

Joey now teaches at TCU and is a very busy freelance player in the Metroplex. Aden tours with Grammy award winner Miranda Lambert. Rich is based in and plays throughout Chicago. Paul is in the Denton area and teaches and plays throughout the Metroplex. The band only plays together rarely and is reunited now because Rich is in town to play the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, and Aden is off the road for a short time. They have been playing gigs in the area and working on a new CD, so they should be really cookin’ by the time they arrive at Tarleton. To hear some of their music, check out their website at www.myspace.com/berthacoolidge.

The Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Gallery will be exhibiting a joint show, entitled GROUP, from February 9 – March 20. The exhibition will consist of artworks created by six faculty members from the University of Oklahoma’s School of Art and Art History.

GROUP: University of Oklahoma Faculty Exhibit

Liz Rodda (Media Arts) will be showing the two-channel video Connect with Carol, wherein a self-proclaimed spiritual guide named Carol encourages her audience to witness “the magic and the majesty” of everyday objects, such as a rose. The work of Curtis Jones (Printmaking) utilizes a humble combination of Japanese paper, watercolor, ink, and psychoactive chemicals, which he “skillfully mines through his God-given vacuity for small, dry scraps of eternal pseudo-profundity.” Todd Stewart (Photography) has worked for many years centering on the relationship between nature and culture. Bernard Roddy (Film) investigates questions of identity and representation, exploring a range of issues, media and discourses. Cedar Marie (Foundations) is a

practicing sculptor who explores the displacement of the human body in its relationships to the production of physical objects. Marie is interested in the cultural and emotional understanding of objects and how they influence our daily lives. Finally, Tommy White (Painting) will be showing two works derived from drawings he produced at the age of five. White says his “carefully reasoned and yet thoroughly ingratiating paintings aren’t the kind of abstractions your kid could do; they’re the kind of abstractions your kid should do.” Hairbrush by Cedar Marie

Cleaning Peas by Todd Stewart

The Big Box by Curtis Jones

The Tarleton Jazz Ensembles I & II will be presenting their first concert of the semester Thursday, February 5 at 7:30 pm in the Theater of the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center. The theme for the show is “Love Songs and Blues,” and directors Greg Ball and Dr. Cara Pollard have chosen a set of music to help get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day.

In the love song category, you’ll hear Stan Kenton’s version of My Funny Valentine, ‘Round Midnight featuring Eric Camarillo on trombone, and Rob McConnell’s exciting version of Just Friends. On the blues side, they’ll play a mambo treatment of Duke Ellington’s C-Jam Blues, Bag’s Groove with Jordan Jobe on vibes, and Maria Schneider’s greasy (yes, greasy) Tork’s Café.

Love Songs & Blues by the Tarleton Jazz Ensemble

There will be a pre-show coffee and chocolate soirée an hour before the show with live music in the lobby area. Tickets are $5 for the general public and free with a Texan ID card. For more information, contact the Box Office at 254-968-9634.