2007-2008 Alumni Events
Inaugural Allerton Music Barn Festival
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31—MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2007
6:30 p.m. Dinner, 8:30 p.m. Concert
Allerton Road, Monticello, Illinois
www.allertonmusicbarn.com
We're kicking off our first year with an appropriately global spin on the tried, true and new: Afro-Latin Jazz, Copland, Walton, J.S. Bach—and a Cajun-Creole mix called Zydeco. The beauty of our new music barn is its intimacy. With only 150 seats total, there isn't a bad seat beneath the rafters. And at this festival, the culinary sets the stage for the acoustic and your ticket includes a pre-event meal prepared by K-Spear Culinary Arts! A sell-out is expected. Purchase tickets or season passes at www.allertonmusicbarn.com!
33 Variations
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY MOISES KAUFMAN
WORLD PREMIERE DRAMA, AUGUST 24—SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth Street, SW, Washington, DC
8 p.m. Friday–Saturday, 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 Tuesday–Wednesday
www.arenastage.org/season/07-08/33-variations
This important new play explores the creative process of Ludwig van Beethoven as situated at the intersection of life and art, and thoughtfully probes our own engagement with the artistic legacy of this brilliant, fascinating, witty, and sometimes elusive composer. Inspired by the work of UI musicology professors William Kinderman and Katherine Syer, 33 Variations, a co-production of the Arena Stage and the Tectonic Theater Company, was mounted in a final workshop production at UIUC held last March in conjunction with the Genetic Criticism Conference.
2007 Percussive Arts Society International Conference
PASIC-ILLINOIS RECEPTION
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2007
5:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m. O'Shaughnessy's
401 N. Front Street, Columbus, Ohio
www.pasic.org/ThisYear.cfm
Illinois percussionists attending PASIC (October 31—November 3) at the Greater Columbus Convention Center will be welcomed Thursday night by Professors William Moersch and Ricardo Flores at our alumni reception at O'Shaughnessy's. Drop in for a drink and renew acquaintances!
American Musicological Society Annual Meeting
AMS-ILLINOIS RECEPTION
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2007
5:30-7 p.m. Hilton Quebec, Villeray Room
1100 Boulevard Rene-Levesque Est, Quebec City
www.ams-net.org/quebec
Reconnect in Quebec this fall with musicology friends and colleagues at the AMS-Illinois Reception at the Hilton Quebec. Host Dr. Karl Kramer, director of the UI School of Music, will introduce Professor Jeffrey Magee, the enthusiastic new chair of our musicology division.
UI Wind Symphony at Orchestra Hall
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2007
8 p.m. Concert, Reception to follow
220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
www.cso.org
Traveling to the 61st Annual Midwest Clinic International Band and Orchestra Conference in Chicago? Take advantage of a unique opportunity December 19 to hear Maestro James F. Keene conduct the UI Wind Symphony in an Illinois evening at Orchestra Hall. Following an exhilarating performance, a reception honoring Professor Keene for 23 dedicated years of teaching will be hosted by Dr. Karl Kramer and the UI School of Music in the Grainger Ballroom at Symphony Center. Tickets for this memorable celebration can be purchased through the Orchestra Hall Box Office by phone, 312-294-3000, and online at www.cso.org.
If you are interested in knowing more about any of these events or other activities for School of Music alumni, please contact Suzanne Hassler, coordinator, alumni relations and development, at (217) 333-6452 or Suzanne Hassler.