The Dalton Special Artist Series supports
performances of unique and select individuals, ensembles,
and collaborations with the many other arts organizations
in the community. This series presents formal recitals,
world music concerts, alumni, and special artists chosen
by faculty members to perform for and be guests of the School
of Music. Often these guests will present residencies of
varying length to further deepen their ties with our students,
faculty, and the community at large. Past events have featured
the Orpheus Chamber
Orchestra, the Meridian
Arts Ensemble, Orchid
Ensemble, eighth
blackbird with Wellspring/Cori
Terry & Dancers, Cantus,
dancer Maureen
Fleming, WMU alumnae soprano Susan
B. Anthony, and Apollo's
Fire .
Arabesque Trio
Arabesque
Trio and Dancer Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 8:15
p.m.
The Arabic Music Ensemble founded by Hicham Chami, a Moroccan-born
qanun performer based in Chicago. Voted “Chicago’s
Best Instrumentalist” in 2002 by Chicago Magazine,
Chami is also the founder of several organizations dedicated
to preserving the heritage of classical Arabic, Turkish,
and Armenian music. The Arabesque Trio, as a part of the
Arabesque Music Ensemble performs the classical music from
the Arabic traditions. Eastern instruments such as ‘ud,
qanun, buzuq, nay, and riqq are complemented by Western
orchestral instruments and traditional dance.
Place: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Date: Wednesday, September
29, 2010
Time: 8:15 p.m.
Tickets: Adults $12, Seniors, $10, Students $5
Sphinx Chamber Orchestra with Elena Urioste, violin Saturday, October 16, 2010, 8:15 p.m.
The Sphinx Chamber Orchestra is an ensemble comprising
top alumni of the national Sphinx Competition for young
Black and Latino string players. This unique group earned
rave reviews from The New York Times in December of 2004,
during its highly acclaimed debut at Carnegie Hall. Allan
Kozinn of the The Times described their performances as "first-rate
in every way". Violinist ELENA URIOSTE, selected by
Symphony magazine as an emerging artist to watch, has been
hailed by critics and audiences alike for her rich tone,
the nuanced lyricism of her playing, and her commanding
stage presence joins the Sphinx Chamber Orchestra in their
performance at WMU School of Music.
See the Harlem String Quartet play "Take the A Train:"
Place: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Time: 8:15 p.m.
Tickets: Adults $12, Seniors, $10, Students $5
George Ruckert, sarod; Gretchen Ruckert, Kathak dancer; and Jerry Leake, tabla Thursday, October 21, 2010, 8:15 p.m.
Ruckert became a student of the renowned Indian sarodist,
Ali Akbar Khan in 1967. A co-founder and administrator
of this master's important center for North Indian classical
music in California, he has also performed and taught this
music widely in the US, Canada, India, and Europe, and
has composed for orchestra, film, and dance productions,
as well as published five books on the classical music
of North India. Mr. Ruckert will be joined in this residency
and performance by percussionist Jerry Leake and dancer
Gretchen Hayden Ruckert.
Place: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010
Time: 8:15 p.m.
Tickets: Adults $12, Seniors, $10, Students $5
TRI-FI Jazz-Pizzazz! Thursday, October 28, 2010, 8:15 p.m.
The
jazz trio, TRI-FI, comprised of Matthew Fries (piano),
Phil Palombi (bass) and WMU School of Music Drum Set Professor,
Keith Hall, bring their brand of acoustic jazz to Kalamazoo
as they celebrate the release of their third CD. With original
compositions and new arrangements of familiar jazz tunes,
this NYC-based group displays a high level of musical communication,
and a vibrant and joyful swing in the tradition of the
classic jazz piano trio. Bill Wood of the Kalamazoo Gazette
writes, "Tri-Fi has come up with a jazz sound everybody
can root for." Visit www.TRI-FI.com http://www.TRI-FI.com/ for
more information.
Place: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010
Time: 8:15 p.m.
Tickets: Adults $12, Seniors, $10, Students $5
Birds
on a Wire, Bradley Wong, and Composer Peter Pecere Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 8:15 p.m.
(in-residence NOV 13-16)
Directed by David Colson, the Western Michigan University
School of Music new music ensemble BIRDS ON A WIRE has
rapidly made its name and reputation through programming
from the classics of the avant-garde and the works of living
composers. This new ensemble blends students, WMU School
of Music faculty, and professional musicians from throughout
the region in performances exploring and researching the
newest art music and standards for performance. Birds
on a Wire’s BPI performance features a newly commissioned
chamber music work by Peter Pecere featuring WMU School
of Music professor Bradley Wong on Yamaha’s DX-5
wind synthesizer.
Place: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Time: 8:15 p.m.
Tickets: Adults $12, Seniors, $10, Students $5
Ken Prewitt, Alice Pierce,
Karen Wicklund, and Elizabeth Cowan
Voice Area Showcase "Bach to Broadway" Sunday, January 30, 2011, 3:00 p.m.
Join the highly acclaimed Western Michigan University
School of Music Vocal Faculty in a concert of works from
across the spectrum of the repertoire. These singers’ talents
and expertise range from Bach through Bellini to Broadway,
and encompass everything in between. The Voice Area faculty
are; Elizabeth Cowan, Grace Mannion, Alice Pierce, Karen
Wicklund, James Bass, David Little, Ken Prewitt, Carl Ratner.
Place: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Date: Sunday, January 30, 2011
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Tickets: Adults $12, Seniors, $10, Students $5
An energetic and inventive artist, Martha Councell-Vargas
has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in Central
and South America, Europe, and across the United States.
With a scholarly and artistic specialization in the music
of Latin America and the Caribbean, she is joined by the
Euclid String Quartet for a concert of equatorial works
certain to be a delightful exploration of this musical
landscape. The Euclid Quartet, in residence at IUSB, is
a dynamic ensemble known for performances filled with personality
and vibrant color. They are dedicated to performing contemporary
music and endorsing living composers in the 21st century.
Place: Dalton Center Recital Hall
Date:Thursday, February 17, 2011
Time: 8:15 p.m.
Tickets: Adults $12, Seniors, $10, Students $5
Western Wind Quintet Sunday, March 13, 2011, 3:00 p.m.
The Western Wind Quintet originated in 1966 at Western
Michigan University as a resident faculty ensemble in the
School of Music. In addition to on-campus concerts, the
quintet is active throughout the Midwest presenting frequent
recitals and clinics. They have performed at Carnegie Hall,
where the New York press praised the quintet's commitment
to the music and their innovative programming. This season,
the quintet welcomes two new members Martha Councell-Vargas,
flute, and Lin Foulk, horn.
Place:
Dalton Center Recital Hall
Date: Sunday, March 13, 2011
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Tickets: Adults $12, Seniors, $10, Students $5
