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FINE ARTS
B l a c k
H i l l s
P l a y h o u s e
T h e a t r e
U n i v e r s i t y
A r t
G a l l e r i e s
N a t i o n a l
M u s i c
M u s e u m
University of South Dakota
College of Fine Arts
M u s i c
A r t
E X P L O R E
Phone: 605-677-5481
Fax: 605-677-5988
Email: [email protected]
Location: 414 E. Clark St.
Vermillion, SD 57069
This Week: Sept. 23rd — Sept. 29th
University of South Dakota
College of Fine Arts
Exhibition: Kirby James Pilcher: September 25—
October 23, 2013
USD alumnus Kirby James Pilcher will exhibit his film-
based art for a solo exhibition in the John A. Day Gallery
to coincide with the Dakota Days homecoming celebra-
tion. Pilcher studied chemistry and photography at the
University of South Dakota and later received his Master
of Fine Arts degree from the Visual Studies Workshop in
Rochester, N.Y. Pilcher is a Visiting Assistant professor
at the Rochester Institute of Technology. His lyrical,
photo-based projects explore the myths, land and the
history of his home state of South Dakota.
Date: 9/25—10/23
Time: 8:00 am—5:00
pm
Location: John A. Day
Gallery, Warren M. Lee
Center for the Fine Arts
U n i v e r s i t y A r t G a l l e r i e s
D e p a r t m e n t o f A r t
Tibetan Monks from the Gaden Shartse
Monastery in India September 23—27, 2013
The University of South Dakota is excited to
announce that the Tibetan Monks from the Gaden
Shartse Monastery in India will construct a
Mandala sand painting at the Lee Medical
Building Atrium. The opening ceremony will be
on Monday, September 23, at 10:30 a.m. and the
closing ceremony will be on Friday, September
27, at 3:30 p.m. A traditional music and dance
performance will be held on Wednesday,
September 25 at 7:00 p.m. in Aalfs Auditorium,
Slagle Hall. All performances are free and open
to the public.
This event is sponsored by: Division of Basic
Biomedical Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences,
College of Fine Arts, Office of Diversity, School
of Health Sciences, United Church of Christ, and
Tarahouse Meditation Center.
Opening Ceremony
Date: 9/23
Time: 10:30 am
Location: The Atrium of
the Lee Memorial
Medicine and Science
Building
Tibetan Monks
Traditional Music and
Dance Performance
Date: 9/25
Time: 7 pm—9 pm
Location: Aalfs
Auditorium in Slagle
Hall
Closing Ceremony
Date: 9/27
Time: 3:30 pm
Location: The Atrium of
the Lee Memorial
Medicine and Science
Building
Mandala Creations (Traditional Sand
Paintings) created daily in the Atrium of
the Lee Memorial Medicine and Science
Building
This Week: Sept. 23rd — Sept. 29th
University of South Dakota
College of Fine Arts
Date: 9/27
Time: 12 pm— 1:00
pm
Location: National
Music Museum
N a t i o n a l M u s i c M u s e u m
Brown Bag Lunch Program presents An Electric
Musical Journey, September 27, 2013
An Eclectic Musical Journey, featuring Curtis Teague &
Loretta Simonet, acoustic folk music duo from
Minneapolis, features the couple's unique blend of
traditional Celtic tunes, American folk songs, original
music, and familiar old-time songs. Acclaimed for their
exquisite harmonies and incisive songwriting, the duo will
perform on an array of stringed instruments, including
Celtic harp, mandocello, mandolin, guitar, clawhammer
banjo, and ukulele. 12:05 p.m. Free.
The Rawlins Piano Trio in Concert: September 26, 2013,
8:00—9:00 pm
USD's Rawlins Piano Trio presents this concert to the public
at no charge. Active as teachers as well as performers,
artists Eunho Kim , violin, Marie-Elaine Gagnon, cello
and Susan Keith Gray, piano are on the faculty of
the University of South Dakota Department of Music. This
concert will be performed in Colton Recital Hall in the
Warren M. Lee Center for the Fine Arts. For more
information about these amazing musicians, please visit
http://www.rawlinstrio.com/ .
D e p a r t m e n t o f M u s i c
Date: 9/26
Time: 8 pm—9 pm
Location: Colton
Recital Hall, Warren M.
Lee Center for the Fine
Arts
University of South Dakota
College of Fine Arts
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October 9– 13, 2013: Arcadia
Set in an elegant English country estate, Arcadia moves
back and forth between 1809 and the present as the author
explores the nature of truth and time, the difference be-
tween classical and romantic temperaments, and the dis-
ruptive influence of sex on our life. A witty masterpiece
of misunderstanding and the quest for knowledge!
1995 NY Drama Critics’ Circle Award-Best Play
November 21—25, 2013: Les Misérables
Les Mis is an epic tale of passion and destruction in 19th
century France, a nation in the grip of revolution.
Convict Jean Valjean is on the run, hunted relentlessly by
the policeman Javert for breaking his parole. With Javert
closing in, Valjean has no choice but to fight for his life
and sacrifice everything to protect the people he loves.
Upcoming Events in the Department of Theatre
February 20—24, 2014: General O’s Toenail
In 1974, the South Korean government censorship committee
refused to grant a license for this play to be preformed because
it satirized overbearing bureaucrats and warped military
thinking. The play features, however, an imaginative blending
of farce, allegory, and theatre of the absurd as the author
focuses on a young draftee and the unfortunate circumstances
of his military service.
University of South Dakota
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March 26—30, 2014: The Servant of Two Masters
A high-flung/low-brow comedy about Truffaldino, a
hungry servant who hatches a scheme to double his
wages (and his meals) by serving two masters at once.
One of the great classic commedia dell’arte plays of
world drama.
An Arena Theatre performance.
April 24—28, 2014: Pippin
At the goading of the ominous and omnipresent Leading
Player, Pippin, the eldest son of King Charlemagne, sets
out to make his life special by dabbling in war, sex, and
politics before finding love. Broad comedy, bawdy
characters, and magical but dark situations. Mature
themes.
Upcoming Events at the National Music Museum
Brown Bag Lunch Program presents: Rock the Piano!,
October 4, 2013
Vermillion native, Adam Nelson (Chicago), returns home
to unleash his "inner rock star"! Like most typical children,
Nelson struggled with traditional classical piano lessons.
However, he persevered until he got to high school when
he started focusing on playing horn (the "French" one),
singing in the choir and marching in drum corps.
Fortunately, the seeds of his real musical calling had been
sewn many years earlier in those early piano lessons. On
his own, he began to hone his ability to play by ear and
taught himself countless songs by the Beatles, the Who,
Led Zeppelin, Elton John and Ben Folds. Little did he
know that this little side project would turn into a
promising career. Join us to hear the amazing results!
University of South Dakota
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Upcoming Events in the University Art Galleries
The Written Word: October 28—November 24, 2013
The Written Word is a group exhibition featuring artwork
by five contemporary artists, who explore the visual
materiality of word-based texts. Participating artists
include Elissa Levy, Trong Nguyen, Karen Baldner, An
Xiao Mina and Nina Katchadourian. The artists use
literature, the act of writing itself, or the library as
inspiration for their visual art installations. The artworks
use performative, documentary and interactive approaches,
all of which elevate the written word, either found or newly
generated, to new levels of sensory experience.
Brown Bag Lunch Program presents: Jami Lynn &
Dylan James , October 11, 2013
Black Hills duo Jami Lynn & Dylan James met on the
street in the summer of 2012. Their fortuitous meeting not
only revealed their shared love of folk, bluegrass, and jazz,
but marked the beginning of an ambitious duo project
harnessing Jami's powerful vocals and Dylan's first rate
flat-picking skills. After a few weeks of working up
material, their hearts were set on a full length album
featuring songs written by each. "Cluck & Croon" was
released in April of 2013. "Equal parts Carter Family,
Billie Holiday, and Tin Pan Alley" as described by
NoDepression.com's Mat DiRiso. Lynn's vocal prowess,
delicate finger picking, and West Virginia style claw-
hammer banjo blend seamlessly with James's ringing
tenor, driving guitar, and old-time fiddling. Their diverse
instrumentation as well as their unique arrangements of
traditional American folk songs and jazz numbers sets
them on the edge of each genre. Both are native South
Dakotans and are currently based out of Rapid City, SD.
12:05 p.m. Free.
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USD Chamber Singers Alumni Choir Luncheon and Reunion Concert:
October 6, 2013
Join us for a D-Days celebration that includes your opportunity to take the stage
as a part of the USD Chamber Singer Reunion Choir! For registration
information visit: www.usdalumni.com/events or contact
Luncheon: Located at the National Music Museum from 12:00 pm—1:00 pm
Concert: Located in Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall from 2:00 pm—3:30 pm
Upcoming Events in the Department of Music
Graduate Student Reviews: November 26, 2013
Every fall semester, students enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program
install their work in the John A. Day Gallery and present their art for
critiques. The reviews are an opportunity for graduate students to receive
feedback from their faculty, peers, and members of the USD and Vermillion
community. The reviews are free and open to the public.
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Faculty Piano Recital: Susanne Skyrm, October 8, 2013
Dr. Susanne Skyrm presents a faculty piano recital, open to the public at no
charge. Will be located in Colton Recital Hall in the Warren M. Lee Center for
the Fine Arts. 7:30 pm—8:30 pm.
Concert Performance: Steve Egler, Organist, October 10, 2013
Steven Egler holds BM, MM, and DMA degrees from the
University of Michigan where he studied organ with the late
Robert Glasgow and harpsichord with Edward Parmentier. He
has appeared as a soloist, collaborator and clinician throughout
the US, Canada, and Europe, been heard several times on
Pipedreams, and has performed and given workshops for several
regional and national conventions of the AGO. and the National
Flute Association. He has taught in seven POE’s (Pipe Organ
Encounters) and has adjudicated several chapter, regional, and
national competitions of the AGO as well as the Ft. Wayne
National Organ Playing Competition. As a champion of new
music, he has commissioned and premiered over 25
compositions for organ, flute and organ, and choir and organ.
His recordings are available from Summit Records, Organ
Historical Society, and MorningStar Music Publishers. His
transcription of Widor’s “Romance and Scherzo for Flute and
Organ” is available from MorningStar Music. Egler is Professor
of Music at Central Michigan University and Artist in
Residence at First Congregational Church in Saginaw, MI. The
public is invited to this event at no charge
Located: Aalfs Auditorium in Slagle Hall at 7:30 pm
University of South Dakota
College of Fine Arts
Faculty Highlights!
Chaya Gordon-Bland, Department of Theatre
Directed USD Theatre’s mask-production of Medea
Served as Movement Coach for USD Theatre productions of
Mirror Princess and Rent
South Dakota Shakespeare Festival (SDSF):
Served as Artistic Director, Education Coordinator and
Teaching Artist for 2013 season, producing a weekend of free
arts workshops for youth in June 2013
Co-authored business plan for the SDSF
SDSF was awarded “Best Local Production” of the 2012-13
season by the Sioux City Journal for 2012 production of As
You Like It
Awarded $3,500 South Dakota Arts Council Project Grant for
2014 SDSF season
Susan Keith Gray, Department of Music
Interviewed on SDPB radio for the Rawlins Piano Trio cd release
Held mini recital for 45 Worthington, MN string students on field
trip to Vermillion
Organizing rehearsals and bookings for 2013-14 concerts
Designed the new course for fall, first time for the Collaborative
Piano degree: Chamber Music Literature with Piano
University of South Dakota
College of Fine Arts
Faculty Highlights!
Young Ae Kim, Department of Art
Margaret Banks, National Music Museum
Worked on Design Projects for 8 different clients,
including LG, Asiana Airlines and Scotch Brite 3M Korea.
Hosted the 4th annual Design Habit Graphic Design
Workshop in June, with visiting artist Bernard Caniffe,
Chair of Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Presented at 6 Graphic Design conferences in Hawaii,
Seoul, Beijing and Tokyo. Three graphic design majors
accompanied her in Korea.
American Musical Instrument Society:
Elected to Board of Governors (3-year term)
Appointed to JAMIS Editorial Board
Presented paper, “European Contributions to Elkhart’s Brass Roots: The Conn &
Dupont partnership (1876-1880)” at AMIS National meeting, Colonial
Williamsburg, VA, May 30-June 1, 2013
Interim Executive Director through October 31, 2012
Appointed Associate Director of NMM, July 1, 2013
Co-curated summer exhibition (with Dr. Deborah Check Reeves): “The Shapes of
Sound,” May 24-September 3, 2013
Chaired search committee for NMM Photographer (position filled January 1, 2013)
Cultivated relationship with donor leading to donation of Elvis Presley guitar and
other celebrity instruments (2012-2013)
Cultivated relationships with donors for other major gifts: Skip and Bonnie Swenson
Percussion Collection and Hal Rammel Experimental Instrument Collection
NMM Internship Coordinator for Arne B. Larson Band Internships for summer
2013: two USD students selected: Emily Mason and Kayla Josephson
University of South Dakota
College of Fine Arts
Student Accomplishments!
USD Opera’s production of ‘Dido and Aeneas’ captures
national recognition via The American Prize
USD Opera's spring 2012 production of "Dido and Aeneas" was
awarded third prize in the National Opera Association's 2011-12
Opera Production Competition. Entries in the competition were
"blindly" judged via a videotaped performance and statement of the
director's concept and artistic choices. Universities were divided
into five categories based on production budget, size of overall
music program and the level of vocal training of the cast members.
"Dido and Aeneas" was directed by Dr. Tracelyn Gesteland. Dr.
David Holdhusen served as the conductor for the production, and
Rebecca Hebda, a sophomore from Yankton, was the
choreographer. Recent past winners of this award include the
University of Colorado-Boulder and the College-Conservatory of
Music of the University of Cincinnati. "For our opera program to
receive an honor bestowed upon some of the most esteemed opera
programs in the country speaks to the level of talent here at USD,"
Gesteland said. "To receive recognition on a national level is a huge
achievement for everyone involved in this production.
"The cast included Natalie Campbell, Cody Perk, Laura
Bertschinger, Amanda Rich, Laura Kuschel, Katie Pacza, Kristin
Edwards, Aubrey Sea, Matt Black, Ken Granle, Marissa Morris,
and Chaya Gordon-Bland in addition to the USD Chamber Singers,
USD Chamber Orchestra, and dancers. Technical aspects of the
production were provided by the Department of Theatre.
USD is in Division 3.