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A3 RALEIGH CIVIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: SILENT SPRING

A7 NC STATE WIND ENSEMBLE

A9 CHORAL COLLAGE

A13 NC STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLE

A14 NCSU PIPES AND DRUMS

A15 MANA – BEYOND BELIEF

A16 NC STATE DANCE PROGRAM

A21 LOW AND LOWER

A22 FEATURE: STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR SUZANNE MATTHEWS

A23 KATHY MATTEA

A24 OLGA KLEIANKINA FACULTY RECITAL

A26 DONOR SPOTLIGHT: DR. AWATIF HASSAN

ARTS NC STATE Fall 2012 | Issue 3 | Oct 28-Nov 11, 2012

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The Unanswered Question ....................................................................................................... Charles Ives .................................................................................................................................. (1874-1954)

The New River (1914-15) ......................................................................................................... Charles Ives

The Embattled Garden (1957) .......................................................................................... Carlos Surinach Ballet for Martha Graham .............................................................................................. (1915-1997) Intro: Allegro ma non troppo 1. Tiento deQueja 2. Tiento de Pena – Largetto 3. Tiento de Alegria (Tempo di Bolero)

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The Encantadas (1983) ...........................................................................................................Tobias Picker .........................................................................................................................................(b.1954) Text by Herman Melville

Dream Desolation Delusion Diversity Din Dawn

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silent springcelebrating the 50th anniversary of rachel carson and silent spring Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra

suNday, october 28, 2012 at 4pM | Stewart theatre

Randolph Foy, conductor | Nathan Leaf, narratorRachel Carson

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Rachel Carson and Silent SpringThe 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring is September 27, 2012. Rachel Carson has been listed as one of the most influential people of the 20th Century, and Silent Spring as one of the most influential books of the century. Carson’s book was notable as the first systematic assessment of the impacts of broadcast pesticides on both natural and human health. She performed an extraordinary research project by synthesizing the work of ecologists, biochemists, medical researchers and public health experts into a comprehensive critique of our uncontrolled spraying of synthetic pesticides. Moreover, she presented her work in a form that was accessible to the general public, bringing grassroots and national attention to the issue. Her work is a salient example of the impact of science and public education on policy, and an example of what a brave, committed person can accomplish in society.

Many people, however, view Rachel Carson differently. They see her as a scare-monger whose claims were greatly exaggerated. Others consider the world’s systematic negative reaction against DDT a major error in science and public policy, and that millions have died when DDT treatment could have saved them.

Rachel Carson died soon after publication of Silent Spring, so the world was deprived of knowing how she and her views would have changed as environmental and medical science advanced. At this time, however, the 50th anniversary of the publication of Silent Spring, we have the opportunity to think broadly and deeply about this remarkable person and her impact on the half century behind us – and the one ahead.

– Larry A. Nielsen, Professor of Natural Resources, Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University

Charles Ives – The Unanswered QuestionIn an essay on Charles Ives titled “A Question is Better Than an Answer,” musicologist Jan Swafford remarks: “In The Unanswered Question we see the elements of Ives’s art in a nutshell: a work at once timeless and revolutionary, spiritual and concrete, comic and cosmic.”

Ives himself described the work as a “cosmic landscape” in which the strings represent “the

Silences of the Druids – who Know, See and Hear Nothing.” The trumpet – here at Ives’s option, a solo oboe – intones “The Perennial Question of Existence,” followed by the hunt for “The Invisible Answer” by “flutes and other human beings.” They become increasingly agitated, abandoning it in frustration, so that ultimately the question is answered only in “Undisturbed Solitude”.

The revolutionary nature of The Unanswered Question lies in its incorporation of multiple, simultaneous tempos, questioning the assumption that music (and the universe) has a single, unified reference for time.

Charles Ives composed most of his works in relative obscurity in New York in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Jan Swafford goes on to say: “From the beginnings of his public career, Ives was proclaimed a prophet in discovering on his own, before anyone else, most of the devices associated with musical Modernism: polytonality, polyrhythm, free dissonance, chance and collage effects, spatial music, and on and on-most of them already on display in The Unanswered Question, written in the first decade of the 20th century. It was a long time before people

began to ask whether Ives was innovating for the sake of innovation or getting at something deeper. He was indeed getting at something, and that too is part of The Unanswered Question. Entirely with tones and a simple dramatic program, Ives makes a philosophical point: a question is better than an answer, in the immensity of creation. “

Ives – The New RiverDown the river comes a noise! It is not the voice of rolling waters.It’s only the sounds of man, phonographs and gasolinedancing halls and tambourine;Human beings gone machineTa ra ra boom de ayKilled is the blare of the hunting horn. The River Gods are gone. – Charles Ives

This very short piece, originally a song for voice and piano (1914-15), also appears arranged by Ives in the Instrumental Set No. 8: Songs Without Voices, early 1930. The first version is sometimes called one the earliest environmental songs.

Charles Ives studied composition at Yale University (BA 1898) and continued a professional life as a church organist. His ‘day job’ was in the budding insurance business in New York city. But in the evenings and weekends over the first two decades of the 20th century, he created a body of orchestral, choral, vocal, and solo instrumental works of amazing singularity, evoking the sounds and feelings of American life.

Carlos Surinach: The Embattled Garden Written as a commission from the Martha Graham ballet company, the Embattled Garden was completed by the Catalan-Spanish composer Carlos Surinach in July, 1957. The premier was in 1958.

The ballet’s scenario dealt with Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden, however it may be seen as a metaphor for the environment and the planet. The harsh rhythmic unisons and tuttis often are played against the single individual – portrayed here in free recitatives by a solo clarinet, solo oboe, and piccolo/oboe duet.

Tobias Picker: The Encentadas The Galapagos Islands, also called by Spanish explorers Las Encantadas (the Enchanted Isles) is a group of volcanic islands located in the Pacific on the equator, 1000 kilometers off the cost of Ecuador. They are notable for the vast number of endemic species (native to that location only), and the landmark studies conducted there in 1835 by they young Charles Darwin that led to his theory of natural selection.

In 1841, American novelist and essayist Herman Melville visited the Galapagos in 1841, as part of a whaling voyage he undertook to gather background material for Moby Dick. Struck by the islands’ fierce beauty and strange inhabitants, Melville wrote a series of literary sketches ultimately published in Collier’s Magazine. These vivid and poetic descriptions of the Galapagos Islands and its inhabitants form the text for Tobias Picker’s orchestral composition commissioned in 1983.

The Encantadas consists of six movements, each of which evokes a different picture of life in the islands’ equatorial wilderness. In fact,

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this is unabashedly pictorial music. Picker capitalizes on the enchantment implicit in Melville’s title and so richly developed in the narration, aptly probing the sinister undercurrent that emerges from the text. For example, at the first mention of “evilly enchanted ground,” an orchestral outburst brings the malaise dramatically to the foreground. By drawing on the varied timbres of an expanded percussion section, Picker describes in sound the eerie, quasi-magical atmosphere of a venue untouched by civilization.

1. Dream is an evocation of the evil enchantment of the islands remembered from the wooded mountains of home.

2. Desolation describes the scorched, barren volcanic land, inhabited only by reptiles.

3. Delusion emphasizes the evil possession of the place – the lava like the dross from a furnace and perilous tides always lashing at the coasts. The debris from kinder climates which collects on the beaches – coconuts and sugar-cane – serve only to heighten the impression of a mysterious existence outside of nature as we know it.

4. Diversity – the narrative moves to the famous Galapagos tortoises, whose immense age and stubborn immovability appear “dateless, newly crawled from beneath the foundations of the world.”

5. Din – we visit the home to millions of sea birds, graduated by species up the cliff faces, their constant shrieking adding to the infernal atmosphere.

6. Dawn – peace and beauty are attained, only in the magical hour before sunrise, when, with the wind light and the sea calm, there is a “dim investiture of wonder” over the islands. “All nature seemed supine with the long night watch, and half suspended in jaded expectation of the sun.”

Tobias Picker (b. New York City, 1954) began composing at age eight. By the age of thirty, Picker was the recipient of numerous awards and honors including the Bearns Prize (Columbia University), a Charles Ives Scholarship, and a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. In 1992,

he received the prestigious Award in Music from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. From 1985-90, Picker was Composer-in-Residence of the Houston Symphony and in 1995, he was named Composer-in-Residence for the Pacific Music Festival, founded by Leonard Bernstein.

Picker’s first opera, Emmeline, which played to sold-out houses, standing ovations and international critical acclaim, was nationally telecast on PBS’s acclaimed Great Performances series in April 1997. Emmeline received its New York premiere at New York City Opera the following season, and was hailed by The New York Times as one of the ten most significant musical events of 1998. Since that time Picker has become recognized as one of America’s foremost composers of opera and he is currently working on one commissioned by The Metropolitan Opera. The opera (his fourth) is based on An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser (later adapted for film as “A Place in the Sun”). An American Tragedy debuted In 2009 Dicapo Opera again premiered a Picker opera in a new chamber orchestration, Emmeline. The performances garnered critical acclaim and further cemented Emmeline’s status as one of the great contemporary additions to the opera canon.

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Randolph Foy, Music DirectorMary Sherk, Executive DirectorAdam Burke, Presidentwww.raleighcivicsymphony.org

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ConDUCtor $500 PLUS IBM Corporation – Community Grant Ann Wheeler Grigg J. Russell & Linda Hill

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Raleigh Civic Symphony Association Donors

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ViolinsLindi Wang, concertmasterEric Burns, principal IIFrancine HunterPatrick LiuSunny SuErin Walsh

ViolaJonathan Simonson, principalGrace BlackleyBrant JohnsonMaya Krishnan

Grace Blackley*, Human BiologyRyan Cinnoman, MathematicsBrant Johnson, Microbiology grad studentMaya Krishnan, First Year CollegeMaggie Rahmoeller, Mathematics grad studentSunny Su, Art and Design

*Indicates music performance minor

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celloMichael Bridgers, principalRebecca AndersonAmika Singh

BassKevin Durso, principal

fluteMary Mitchell, principalErin Munnelly

oboeMaggie Rahmoeller, principalRyan Cinoman

clarinetNate Olawski, principalLecia Ceconni-Roberts

BassoonRuss Hill, principalCindy Martens

hornBill McHenry, principalMaryRuth Roth

trumpetByron Yount

pianoThomas Koch

harpWinifred Garrett

percussionMatt Vooris, principalPatrick Litterst

WE THANK OUR SPONSORSThe Raleigh Civic Symphony and Chamber Orchestra are sponsored jointly by ARTS NC STATE, through Music @ NC State and the Raleigh Civic Symphony Association (RCSA), a nonprofit organization. RCSA is supported by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, with funds from the United Arts Campaign and the Grassroots Arts Program of the North Carolina Arts Council, and agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts. RCSA is funded in part by the City of Raleigh, based upon the recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission.

THANKS ALSO TO: Annabelle Lundy Fetterman Concertmaster EndowmentMatching Employee Contributions from:Art Tech, Hewlett-Packard, IBM Corporation, and Wachovia

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Tempered Steel ................................................................................................................. Charles Rochester YoungIrish Tune from County Derry ........................................................................................................Percy GraingerFuse .............................................................................................................................................................Rob SmithOf Earth and Atom ................................................................................................................... M. Thomas Cousins Featuring the men of The Singing Statesmen and NC State Chorale, directed by Dr. Nathan Leaf

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Come, Sweet Death ...................................................................................................................................... J.S. Bach ........................................................................................................................................ arr. Alfred ReedGhost Train...........................................................................................................................................Eric Whitacre I. Ghost Train II. At the Station III. The Motive RevolutionVoodoo............................................................................................................................................... Daniel Bukvich

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the nc state wind ensembletuesday, october 30, 2012 at 7pM | Stewart theatre

Dr. Paul Garcia, director

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flutesAmy Bradshaw, Animal ScienceRebecca Burton*, Chemical EngineeringLuke Hansen*, Engineering Connor Reed (Piccolo), Computer Science

oboeAutumn Lyell, Animal ScienceKaty Shawkey (English Horn), Meteorology and Oceanography

clarinetsSavanna Baxter, Computer ScienceLaurie Cuffney, Applied Math (Graduate Student)Megan Dunton, Genetics and EnglishElizabeth Goins*, Human BiologyAnnie Lassiter, Applied NutritionDarlene Lopez, Civil EngineeringBen Markoch, Graphic DesignSteven Nugent, Biological/Biomedical EngineeringFaye Pasley, Mathematics

Bass clarinetJoshua Holder, Biomedical EngineeringJoshua Wheeler, BiochemistryAngela White, Zoology (Graduate Student)

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BassoonPaul Archer, Engineering Matthew Zalesak, Industrial Engineering

saxophonesNathan Misenheimer (Alto), Civil EngineeringAnisa Traish (Alto), ZoologyCameron Faulconer (Tenor), Environmental Technology and ManagementZachary Verbos (Tenor)*, Aerospace EngineeringChase McLamb (Baritone), Engineering

trumpetsStephon Beaufort, MathematicsJulie Bernstorf*, Biological EngineeringAlex Craft, First Year CollegeTrey Gene Miller, First Year CollegeTravis Rivord, Aerospace Engineering

french hornKatie Charron, Biological SciencesDrew Farkas, Engineering Nancy Lamb, Business ManagementAdrian McNeil, Transition ProgramMichael Scanlan, Meteorology

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trombonePeter Lin*, Industrial EngineeringNick Sheeran, Engineering Sawyer Walters, Chemical Engineering

euphoniumDani Dix, Business Evan Schwartz, Biological Sciences

tubaMark D’Ermes, Aerospace EngineeringCharles Jennings, Mechanical Engineering

string BassKevin Quick, Sociology and Philosophy

percussionMegan Daughtridge, Chemical EngineeringChristine Guseman, Civil EngineeringSteven Hamilton, Civil EngineeringThomas Markham, Mechanical EngineeringAaron Shaw, Accounting

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the singing statesmen Ben Al-Abdalli, Arts Studies-Music Michael Brews, Chemical EngineeringArthur Calloway, BiologyJoshua Cates, Environmental TechnologyTyler Clayton, Computer EngineeringScott Clouse, Electrical EngineeringDixon Crews*, Computer ScienceAndrew Dowdy, Business Administration & International StudiesZach English, MathematicsAaron Ferguson, Paper ScienceThomas Grimes, Tech. Eng. & Design Ed.Nicolai Gritta, First Year CollegeWilson Harris, CriminologyAlexander Herndon, Biomedical EngineeringTeylor Jenkins, Computer EngineeringJosh Johnstone, Mechanical EngineeringBobby Keefe, Textile Technology & Polymer ChemistryDaniel Kim*, Nuclear Engineering & Biological EngineeringStephen Lai, EngineeringDaniel Liederbach, Mechanical EngineeringAaron Martin, Electrical EngineeringMatthew McEntire, Human BiologyMatthew McFarlin, Arts Studies-MusicJack McGuinn, Mechanical EngineeringJohn Millsaps*, Computer ScienceJeffrey NesbitΨ, Animal Sciences Marshall Newberry, Computer EngineeringChristopher Nowlan, Computer EngineeringJohn Nurney, Mechanical EngineeringStephen Odom, Environmental TechnologyRobert Perry, PT StudiesJoshua Poteat, Political ScienceKevin Quick, Sociology & PhilosophyNathan Schnoor*, Computer ScienceStephen West, Aerospace EngineeringEric Wilbanks, Spanish Education

Harry Tune ’62 remembers it well. As first-chair trombone in NC State’s Symphonic Band, Tune was part of the premiere performance of music commissioned to celebrate NC State’s 75th anniversary and the centennial of the Morrill Act, the laws that established land-grant universities. Called “Of Earth and Atom,” the composition included lyrics sung by the Men’s Glee Club. “We rear the farms of our nation; we design great machines for industry,” the men sang. “We guard the majesty of our forests; we build roads and bridges, homes and factories.”

Aside from the pomp and circumstance of the occasion, the music was important to Tune for another reason. M. Thomas Cousins, the composer and a founding member of the North Carolina Symphony, had been Tune’s high school band director in Morganton, NC. When Tune’s 50th reunion year rolled around this year, he wondered: What happened to the music? Tune contacted the composer’s son, Brent Cousins ‘73, ‘74, who played in the NC State band more than a decade after Tune. Since most of the sheet music used by NC State’s musical organizations was destroyed in the 1965 Pullen Hall fire, they assumed “Of Earth and Atom” had also been lost in the blaze. A recording was made of the performance, but none of the band members from the time had copies of the sheet music. They checked UNC-Greensboro, where some of Thomas Cousins’ papers resided, but had no luck.

It turned out the music never left NC State. The original conductor’s score, written in pencil – complete with Cousins’ signature – was located in a flat box at the archives at D.H. Hill Library. “It was special,” Brent Cousins, of Cary, NC, says of learning that the score written by his father still existed. “I thought it was just gone.”

“Of Earth and Atom” is solemn, with low woodwinds, brass and lots of percussion. The theme builds to a chorus that ends: “We know not what mysteries the futures will unfold. But one thing is ever sure: We build men!” “That was before we were coed,” Tune, of Rock Hill, SC, says with a smile. He and Cousins hope the music can be performed again sometime this year to mark NC State’s 125th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act.

– Sylvia Adcock ‘81

This article was reprinted from NC State, the magazine of the NC State Alumni Association. The magazine is a benefit of membership. To join, to go www.alumni.ncsu.edu.

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*Indicates music minor Ψ Indicates member of Mu Beta Psi National Honorary Musical Fraternity


choral collage homecoming week concertthursday, NoveMber 1, 2012 at 7pM | Stewart theatre

Vox Accalia | The Singing Statesmen | The NC State ChoraleNathan Leaf, conductor | Tom Koch and John Noel, piano

Vox AccaliaWill There Really Be a “Morning”? ............................................................................................Craig Hella Johnson (b. 1961) Divya Lakshminarayanan, pianoSome of These Days ..............................................................................................................................arr. Paul Rardin (b. 1965)A Little Jazz Mass .......................................................................................................................................Bob Chilcott (b. 1955) Kevin Quick, bass 1. Kyrie 2. Gloria 3. Sanctus 4. Benedictus 5. Agnus Dei

The Singing StatesmenDer Herr Segne Euch, from BWV 196 ................................................................................................... J. S. Bach (1685-1750) Daniel Kim, pianoAbraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight ....................................................................................................Abbie Betinis (b. 1981) Sam Ray, snare drumA-Roving ................................................................................................................................... arr. Norman Luboff (1917-1987)What Shall We Do With a Drunken Sailor ............................................................. arr. Marshall Bartholomew (1885-1978) Nathan Schnoor, pianoJava Jive ............................................................................................................................................arr. Kirby Shaw (b. 20th cen)Swing Down Chariot ...................................................................................................................... arr. Andre Thomas (b. 1952)

The NC State ChoraleYour Voices Tune, from Alexander’s Feast ................................................................................ George F. Handel (1685-1759)Cantique de Jean Racine, Opus 11 ...................................................................................................Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Dixon Crews, pianoFrom Three Motets, Opus 38 ..........................................................................................Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) 2. Coelos ascendit hodie 3. Beati quorum viaEk wil die Here loof ...........................................................................................................................Niel van der Watt (b. 1962)Ezekiel Saw de Wheel ............................................................................................................ arr. William Dawson (1899-1999)Two Songs for Homecoming 1. The Road Home .....................................................................................................................Stephen Paulus (b. 1949) 2. The NC State Alma Mater .................................................................................Bonnie F. Norris, Jr. – Class of 1923

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texts and translations

Will there reallY Be a “morning”? Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)

Will there really be a “Morning”?Is there such a thing as “Day”?Could I see it from the mountainsIf I were as tall as they?

Has it feet like Water lilies?Has it feathers like a Bird?Is it brought from famous countriesOf which I have never heard?

Oh some Scholar! Oh some Sailor!Oh some Wise Men from the skies!Please to tell a little PilgrimWhere the place called “Morning” lies!

a little JaZZ massKYrIeKyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy.Christe eleison. Christ, have mercy.Kyrie eleison. Lord, have mercy.

GLorIAGloria in excelsis Deo Glory to God in the highest.Et in terra pax And on earth peacehominibus bonæ voluntatis. to people of good will.

Laudamus te; benedicimus te; We praise Thee; we bless Thee;adoramus te; glorificamus te. we worship Thee; we glorify Thee.Gratias agimus tibi We give thanks to Theepropter magnam gloriam tuam. for Thy great glory.

Domine Deus, Rex coelestis, O Lord God, Heavenly King,Deus Pater omnipotens. God the Father Almighty.Domine Fili unigenite O Lord Jesus Christ, the only Jesu Christe. begotten Son.Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Lord God, Lamb of God,Filius Patris. Son of the Father.

Qui tollis peccata mundi, Thou that takest away the sins of the world,miserere nobis. have mercy upon us.Qui tollis peccata mundi, Thou that takest away the sins of the world,suscipe deprecationem nostram. receive our prayer.

Qui sedes ad dextram Patris, Thou that sittest at the right hand of the Father,O miserere nobis. have mercy upon us.

Quoniam tu solus Sanctus, For thou only art holy,tu solus Dominus, thou only art the Lord,tu solus Altissimus, Jesu Christe. thou only art the most high, Jesus Christ.

Cum Sancto Spiritu Together with the Holy Ghostin gloria Dei Patris. Amen. in the glory of God the Father. Amen

sAnCtUsSanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Holy, Holy, Holy, Dominus Deus Sabaoth. Lord God of Hosts.Pleni sunt coeli et terra Heaven and earth are full gloria tua. of Thy glory.Osanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.

BeneDICtUsBenedictus qui venit Blessed is He that comethin nomine Domini. in the name of the Lord.Osanna in excelsis. Hosanna in the highest.

AGnUs DeIAgnus Dei, Lamb of God,qui tollis peccata mundi, Who takest away the sins of the world,miserere nobis. have mercy upon us.Agnus Dei. Lamb of God.Dona nobis pacem. Grant us peace.

der herr segne euchDer Herr segne euch, May God smile on you, je mehr und mehr, more and more,euch und eure Kinder. you and your children.

aBraham lincoln Walks at midnightVachel Lindsey (1879-1931)

It is portentous, and a thing of stateThat here at midnight, in our little townA mourning figure walks, and will not rest,Near the old court-house pacing up and down,

Or by his homestead, or in shadowed yardsHe lingers where his children used to play,Or through the market, on the well-worn stonesHe stalks until the dawn-stars burn away.

A bronzed, lank man! His suit of ancient black,A famous high top-hat and plain worn shawlMake him the quaint great figure that men love,The prairie-lawyer, master of us all.

He cannot sleep upon his hillside now.

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He is among us: – as in times before!And we who toss and lie awake for long, Breathe deep, and start, to see him pass the door.

His head is bowed. He thinks of men and kings.Yea, when the sick world cries, how can he sleep? Too many peasants fight, they know not why;Too many homesteads in black terror weep.

The sins of all the war-lords burn his heart.He sees the dreadnaughts scouring every main.He carries on his shawl-wrapped shoulders nowThe bitterness, the folly and the pain.

He cannot rest until a spirit-dawnShall come; – the shining hope of Europe free:A league of sober folk, the Workers’ Earth, Bringing long peace to Cornland, Alp and Sea.

It breaks his heart that things must murder still,That all his hours of travail here for menSeem yet in vain. And who will bring white peaceThat he may sleep upon his hill again?

cantiQue de Jean racineJean Racine (1639-1699)

Verbe, égal au Très-Haut, Word, equal to the Almighty, notre unique espérance, our only hope,Jour éternel de la terre Eternal light of the earth and et des cieux; the Heavens;De la paisible nuit nous We break the peaceful night’s silence,rompons le silence,Divin Sauveur, jette sur Divine Saviour, cast your nous les yeux! eyes upon us!

Répands sur nous le feu Spread the fire of your mighty de ta grâce puissante, grace upon usQue tout l’enfer fuie May the entire hell flee at the au son de ta voix; sound of your voice;Dissipe le sommeil Disperse from any slothful soul d’une âme languissante, the drowsinessQui la conduit à l’oubli Which induces it to forget de tes lois! your laws!

O Christ, sois favorable Oh Christ, look with favour à ce peuple fidèle upon this faithful peoplePour te bénir Which has now gathered maintenant rassemblé. to bless you. Reçois les chants qu’il offre Receive its singing, offered to à ta gloire immortelle, your immortal glory, Et de tes dons qu’il And may it leave with the gifts retourne comblé! you have bestowed upon it!

coelos acendit hodie – Anonymous 12th Century

Coelos ascendit hodie Jesus Christ, the King of Glory, Jesus Christus Rex gloriae. has ascended today into the heavensSedet ad Patris dexteram, He sits at the right hand of the Father Gubernat coelum et terram. and rules heaven and earth.

Jam finem habent Omnia Now all the psalms of David,Patris Davidis carmina. our father, are fulfilled.Jam Dominus cum Domino Now the Lord sits with theSedet in Dei solio. Lord on the seat of God.

In hoc triumpho maximo In this greatest of triumphs Benedicamus Domino. let us bless the Lord.Laudatur Sancta Trinitas. The Holy Trinity be glorified.Deo dicamus gratias. Let us give thanks to God.

Beati Quorum Via – Psalm 119

Beati quorum via integra est, Blessed are they whose ways are blameless,Qui ambulant in lege Domini. Who walk in the law of the Lord.

ek Wil die here loofEk wil die Here loof, Hom loof! I will praise the Lord, Praise Him!Met alles wat ek in my het wil. With all that is in me I will praise ek sy heilige naam loof His holy nameEn geeneed van sy dade I will not forget any of His deeds,vergeet nie, dis Hy wat al my sonde vergeef, It is He who forgives all my sins,Wat my siekte genees, wat my Who heals my sickness, who saves red van die graf. me from the grave.

Dis Hy wat met liefde my kroon, It is Him who crowns me with love,dis Hy wat die goeie my gee, it is Him who gives me good,Dis Hy wat vir my die jeugdige It is Him who gives me the young krag van die arend gegee het. power of the eagle.Soos ‘n Vader Hom ontferm, As a father pities his children,oor sy kindersso groot sy ontferming, so great is his pity,So groot is sy liefde oor die So great is His love for those wat Hom dien, that serve Him,net die wat Hom dien; jag only those who serve Him; yes great root is sy liefde. is His love.Ek wil die Here loof, Hallelujah I will praise the Lord, Hallelujah

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Vox accaliaNathan Leaf, Conductor | John Noel, Accompanist

Cara Adrian^, BiologyCassandra Backman, ZoologyCharlie Belk, International StudiesStefanie Borrelli, Social WorkKaley Brown, Animal ScienceAmanda Burns, BiochemistryOlivia Chen, First Year CollegeMelissa Clason, GeologyKaty Costigan, PsychologyBlair Downs, ZoologyEmily Finch, PsychologyPaola Gonzalez, ArchitectureKerry Hancock, Chemical EngineeringKamaria Hardy, Computer ScienceLexi Hergeth, Business AdministrationAmanda Holton, EducationDivya Lakshminarayanan*, StatisticsLucia Malaver, Transition ProgramRachel Mann, Business Admin./SpanishLaura McCusker^Ψ, HistoryCandace McKoy, MS Lang. Arts and Social StudiesAngie Rodriguez, First Year CollegeTiana Salas-Ali, EngineeringKristie Soliman, EngineeringAnna Solini, Physics & Nuclear EngineeringKatie Stanton, Psychology & Design StudiesJasmin Telfer^Ψ, Animal ScienceClare Vestal, HistoryBrooke Wages, Mechanical EngineeringAshleigh Wayland, Animal ScienceHaley Wells, Polymer and Color ChemistryEmily WhiteΨ, ZoologyGrace Williamson, Communication

the singing statesmenNathan Leaf, Conductor | John Noel, Accompanist

Ben Al-Abdalli, Arts Studies-MusicArthur Calloway, BiologyAndrew Dowdy, Business Administration & International StudiesJosh Johnstone, Mechanical EngineeringBobby Keefe, Textile Technology & Polymer ChemistryDaniel Kim*, Nuclear Engineering & Biological EngineeringStephen Lai, EngineeringDaniel Liederbach, Mechanical EngineeringJack McGuinn, Mechanical EngineeringMatthew McFarlin, Arts Studies-MusicJohn Millsaps*, Computer ScienceJeffrey NesbitΨ, Animal Sciences Stephen Odom, Environmental TechnologyRobert Perry, PT StudiesNathan Schnoor*, Computer Science

rosters* Music minor | ^ Section leader | Ψ Member of Mu Beta Psi National Musical Fraternity

the north carolina state uniVersitY chorale Nathan Leaf, Conductor | Tom Koch, Accompanist

soPrAnoStephanie Doss, Middle Grades EducationRebekah Givens^, Environmental ScienceKathryn Hornaday*^, Biological SciencesKallie McNamara, Spanish EducationAshley Oskardmay^, BiochemistryLaura Poag, MathematicsPaulina Ragunas*, FrenchAmy Stewart, Chemical EngineeringNicole Stoudt, Communications-Public RelationsBeth Ann Tidemann-Miller, StatisticsKate Volandt, Nutrition Science

ALtoKasey Anderson, Poultry ScienceStefanie Borrelli, Social WorkLauren Frederick, Industrial EngineeringKristin Gavin, Industrial EngineeringAmanda Gross^, Animal ScienceGeorgina Ishak, Human BiologyJeanne Lunsford^, EngineeringLaura McCusker^Ψ, HistoryCailin Moore, BiologyKayla Noble, ZoologyMaree Pascall, ZoologyZoë Symon, Graphic DesignJasmin TelferΨ, Animal Science

tenorDixon Crews*^, Computer ScienceZach English, MathematicsAaron Ferguson, Paper ScienceWilson Harris^, CriminologyAlexander Herndon, Biomedical EngineeringBobby Keefe, Textile Technology & Polymer ChemistryAaron Martin, Electrical EngineeringJeffrey NesbitΨ, Animal SciencesKevin Quick, Sociology & PhilosophyStephen West, Aerospace EngineeringEric Wilbanks^, Spanish Education

BAssMichael Brews^, Chemical EngineeringJoshua Cates, Environmental TechnologyTyler Clayton, Computer EngineeringScott Clouse, Electrical EngineeringThomas Grimes, Tech. Eng. & Design Ed.Nicolai Gritta, First Year CollegeTeylor Jenkins, Computer EngineeringMatthew McEntire^, Human BiologyJohn Millsaps*^, Computer ScienceMarshall Newberry, Computer EngineeringChristopher Nowlan, Computer EngineeringJohn Nurney, Mechanical EngineeringJoshua Poteat, Political Science

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Dr. Wes Parker, director

trombonesAustin Peterson (lead), Aerospace EngineeringMichael Murr, Industrial Engineering (Graduate Student)Benjamin Hamm, PhysicsNick Sheeran, Materials Science and EngineeringCaleb Johnson (bass), ChemistryAaron Winesett*, Mechanical Engineering

rhythm section Joey Pilot (piano), Arts Applications in MusicSascha Eisenstein (guitar), Psychology Andrew Powell (bass), Nuclear EngineeringChad Mangum (drums), Mathematics (Graduate Student)Samuel Ray (drums), Biomedical Engineering

* Indicates music performance minor


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nc state jazz ensemblefriday, NoveMber 2, 2012 at 8pM | Stewart theatre

Program to be selected from the following

Is There Life After Bebop? ................................................................................................................................................................... Tom KubisGrace ....................................................................................................................................................................Quincy Jones/Jeremy Lubbock ..................................................................................................................................................................arr. Quincy Jones and Sammy NesticoBirk’s Works ................................................................................................................................................................................... Dizzy GIllespie ....................................................................................................................................................................................... arr. Mike TomaroDarn That Dream ....................................................................................................................................... Eddie DeLange/James Van Huesen .................................................................................................................................................................................. arr. Frank MantoothI Ain’t Gonna Ask No More .................................................................................................................................................... Toshiko Akiyoshi Featuring special guest, Greg Fishel on tuba City In the Window ............................................................................................................................................................................ Rick Hirsch

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Genghis Khan .....................................................................................................................................................................................Ray Starling

Misterioso .................................................................................................................................................................................. Thelonious Monk .....................................................................................................................................................................................arr. Michael Abene‘Round Midnight ........................................................................................................................................Thelonious Monk/Cootie Williams ....................................................................................................................................................................................... arr. Mike TomaroBemsha Swing ......................................................................................................................................................Thelonious Monk/Denzil Best ..........................................................................................................................................................................................arr. Bill HolmanSouth 21st Shuffle ................................................................................................................................................................................Steve Wiest

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nc state JaZZ ensemBlesaxophonesAdam Flynn (lead alto), Architecture (Graduate Student)Anisa Traish (alto), ZoologyCarter Harris (lead tenor), Electrical EngineeringEric Lumpkin (tenor), Computer Science (Graduate Student)Carly Abney (bari), Chemical Engineering

trumpets Robert McCraw (lead)*, Computer ScienceGary Martin (split lead), Aerospace EngineeringRic Chapman (jazz), Aerospace EngineeringElora Forgie, Animal ScienceJulie Bersntorf*, Biological EngineeringColin Greatwood, Mechanical Engineering

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6/8 mArCh John D. Burgess

mArCh, strAthsPeY AnD reeL Prince Charles Welcome to Lochabar Duncan Johnstone’s Strathspey Willie Davie

AIr Highland Cathedral

4/4 mArCh MacRae Meadow

highland Dance – Highland Fling Erin Bartow, Dancer Jerry Finegan, Piper

Drum salute Alex Duthart Fanfare – NCSU Pipes and Drums Drum Corps

solo Piper – Gabriel Nierman

highland Dance – Sword Dance Erin Bartow, Dancer Jerry Finegan, Piper

scottish smallpipes – Howard Sanford

steam train to mallig – Pipers

nCsU Pipes and Drums

3/4 mArChes March du Petrie Farewell to Nigg Castle Dangerous

meDLeY Mary Grant Mac and Irish Weary We’ve Been Morag Duncan Roses of Prince Charlie

4/4 mArCh At Long Last

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High Road to Gareloch / Brown-Haired Maiden Amazing Grace Green Hills of Tyrol/Scotland the Brave

The nCsU Pipes and Drums has been part of the Music Department since 1968. Most band members have learned to pipe or drum through beginning lessons offered each semester at NCSU (MUS 152). Band members perform about 40 times a year, on and off campus, in concerts, parades, commencement ceremonies, and other events which call for the stirring sound of the pipes. The band competes in Grade IV, traveling to Highland Games throughout the southeast. For information about lessons, a Pipes and Drums scholarship, or arranging for the band to perform at an event, visit pipesanddrums.ncsu.edu or contact Dr. John Sprague at [email protected].

erin mcDougal Bartow has been taking Scottish Highland dance for 21 years. She has been ranked second in the nation two times at the United States Inter-Regional dance competition. She now teaches dance in North Raleigh. She is a 2007 graduate of NCSU with a BS in Zoology.

Jerry Finegan competes at the professional level and is a piping judge. He is an experienced instructor in piping and has contributed his musical expertise and leadership skills since joining the Pipes and Drums in 2010.

The Drum salute was written by Alex Duthart, one of most outstanding Scottish drummers of all time. His style of playing was influenced by jazz, using “chips” as a call and response system where the lead drummer plays a phrase solo which is answered by the full drum line. He invented the drum salute, a showcase piece for a drum corps without involvement of pipes.

Gabriel nierman is a Grade 1 piper, the highest amateur grade for solo competitors, and he consistently places high on the prize list. He has earned multiple scholarships to study at the North American Academy of Piping and Drumming, receiving recognition there as an outstanding student. He has been a member of the NCSU Pipes and Drums since 2006.

howard sanford is proficient on many types of bagpipes including the Scottish small pipes. He regularly attends the Vermont Bellows Pipe and Fiddle School and contributes his piping skills to the Raleigh Scottish Fiddle Club. He served as pipe major of the NCSU Pipes and Drums for 16 years. He is a 1991 graduate of NCSU with a BS in Chemistry.


ncsu pipes and drums fall concertsaturday, NoveMber 3, 2012 at 7pM | Stewart theatre

PIPers Nixon AlexanderDudley BarnetteMatt CarrollPete CurriePaul FieldJerry FineganDuncan FraserKelly FringerBrent HaleKen Hanson, P/MEvelyn JudsonDavid MagillAlly McKinnisTony McWilliamsGabriel Nierman

Dylan RadfordAlex RayHoward SanfordEmily SpragueJohn StarkeSteve TedderDarrell ThompsonChris TurlingtonVince WatersBruce Wright

DrUmmersPatrick Madigan, BassAmy McKinnis, BassColin Lee, SnareConnor McKinnis, Snare

Adrian McNeil, SnareLuke Ray, SnareJulie Southwick, SnareJohn Sprague, SnareMeredith Vertrees, SnarePat Batko, TenorTerese Camp, TenorBrian Jefferies, TenorJoe Ryan, TenorWilliam Felker, Tenor

Dr. John L. Sprague, director

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the ncsu pipes and drums personnel


“spectacular imagery, ingenious juxtapositions and a rousing sense of showmanship!”

–VARIETY

“fiction is fake, and documentaries are the truth, right? so what better venue than a documentary about the power of belief to pull the trusting viewer’s leg?”

–TORONTO SUN

“There is no other film like MANA – beyond belief at the sxsW festival. the subject of this fascinating, often mesmerizing film defies explanation as much as it revels in all its iterations.”

–AUSTIN CHRONICLE

Introduced and followed by Q&A with Gregg director roger manley, who co-directed the film with Peter Friedman

What does the Shroud of Turin have in common with giant tunas? In a journey from the sacred to the absurd, MANA – beyond belief is a feature length documentary that leads the unwary viewer through encounters with a diversity of cultures and characters to reveal a hidden dimension of the human mind.

As director of films like Silverlake Life, Death by Design, and The Life and Times of Life and Times, Peter Friedman has won the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, the Los Angeles Film Critics Award, a Peabody Award, the Prix Italia in Rome, the Prix Europa in Berlin, and nominations for an Emmy and an Academy Award®.

Roger Manley’s range of experience includes years spent living with Australian Aboriginals, exploring Greek caves and Arctic tundra, writing screenplays for PBS films and curating exhibitions for the American Visionary Art Museum. He is author of three books in the Weird US series and currently director of NC State’s Gregg Museum. As co-director of MANA – beyond belief (2004) Manley will be on hand to introduce the film and answer questions afterwards.

MANA – beyond belief was a finalist in the Joris Ivens World Competition at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam; an Official Feature Selection of South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas; winner of Best Cinematography at the Avignon Film Festival, France; an Opening Night Feature at both the San Francisco Doc Fest and Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham; and winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Rhodes Film Festival, Greece.

With no narration, the camera travels the world seeking examples of mana, a Maori concept of energy exuded by objects, animals and people, but it’s worth noting that the Maori who introduces the film grins mischievously, suggesting the whole concept has an element of humour. That these stories tell themselves so well comes as a bit of a surprise. –LONDON FREE PRESS

the gregg MuseuM preseNts a special screeNiNg:

mana – beyond beliefthursday, NoveMber 8, 2012 at 6pM | FoundationS Gallery 2nd Floor talley Student Center

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nc state dance program fall concertthursday & friday, NoveMber 8 & 9, 2012 at 8pM | Stewart theatre

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CleanChoreography & Performance: Laura Davies

PrayerChoreography & Performance: Angela Petrongelli

QueasyChoreography & Performance: Megan Broders

CornerChoreography & Performance: Mary Jackson

LightheartedChoreography & Performance: Holley Holmes

ConnectChoreography: Jacquelyn WatsonPerformance: Agee Taylor, Jacquelyn Watson

CeremonyChoreography: Lara FunkePerformance: Megan Broders, Lara Funke, Holley Holmes, Angela Petrongelli

InertiaChoreography & Performance: Neelam Patel

suspenseChoreography: McKenna CzapPerformance: McKenna Czap, Lara Funke, Angela Petrongelli

DénouementChoreography: Agee TaylorPerformance: Laura Davies, Mary Jackson, Agee Taylor, Jacquelyn Watson

mUsIC: Louis Horst; Janis Joplin, “Piece of My Heart”; cloudsoundz, “Music Box”; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Variations from “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman”, K. 265; Giuseppe Verdi, “Rigoletti, Fasntasia: VI; Arnold Schoenberg, “Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: I. Sehr Langsam”; Ludwig van Beethoven, “Ode to Joy,” Symphony No. 9

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CostUme DesIGn: The Choreographers and Lisa Tireman

LIGhtInG DesIGn: Daniel R. Winters

NCSU Dance Company Movement Studies Project

Photo Credit: Benjamin Scott


programIdentity Project Part One – Honoring our PastPanoramic Dance Project

Choreography & Performance: Rebecca Anderson, Leslie Barber, Euijin Choo, Angelica Davis, Shelby Gabello, Ali Gates, Jordan Gower, Stephen Lai, Dianna MacFarland, John Miller IV, Serena Murison, Ashley Sartain, Natalie Seibel music: Devotcha Lighting Design: Daniel R. Winters

Sweet Momentum Choreography: Alex Cohen music: Balmorhea, “Bowspirit” Lighting Design: Daniel R. Winters Performance: Alex Cohen, Mary Jackson, John Miller IV, Jacquelyn Watson

Sadly in the Wrong Direction Choreography: Ashley White music: Girl Talk, “On and On”; Tom Waits, “Big in Japan” and “Bad Liver and Broken Heart”; New Order, “Bizarre Love Triangle” Lighting Design: Daniel R. Winters Performance: McKenna Czap, Mary Jackson, Neelam Patel

Highway Traffic Choreography: Avis HatcherPuzzo music: “Rosarito” by Bostich and Fussible Lighting Design: Daniel R. Winters Performance: (Panoramic Dance Project members) Rebecca Anderson, Leslie Barber, Euijin Choo, Angelica Davis, Shelby Gabello, Ali Gates, Jordan Gower, Stephen Lai, Dianna MacFarland, John Miller IV, Serena Murison, Ashley Sartain, Natalie Seibel

INTERMISSION

The Problem Is Choreography: Ashley White music: Written and Performed by Zakk White Lighting Design: Daniel R. Winters Performance: Kaitlan Acree, Jennifer Gamble, Brent Hauser, Jillian Hauser, Angela Petrongelli, Jacquelyn Watson

Shroud: A Forelife Choreography: Eileen Chevalier music/sound: Mike Roy & Eileen Chevalier Costumes & set: Eileen Chevalier Lighting Design: Daniel R. Winters Performance: Angele Gray, Holley Holmes, Anna Marie Smith, Jackie Watson Inspiration: the lady next door

Identity Project Part Two – Celebrating the NowPanoramic Dance Project

Choreography & Performance: (Panoramic Dance Project members) Rebecca Anderson, Leslie Barber, Euijin Choo, Angelica Davis, Shelby Gabello, Ali Gates, Jordan Gower, Stephen Lai, Dianna MacFarland, John Miller IV, Serena Murison, Ashley Sartain, Natalie Seibel music: Professor Trance Lighting Design: Daniel R. Winters

MODERN on MODERN on MODERN Choreography & text: Claire Porter Movement developed with the dancers music: Guy Klucevsek and Saint Saëns (on a Theramin) Costume Design: Lisa Tireman Lighting Design: Daniel R. Winters Performance: (NCSU Dance Company members) Megan Broders, McKenna Czap, Laura Davies, Lara Funke, Holley Holmes, Mary Jackson, Neelam Patel, Agee Taylor, Jacquelyn Watson Created with The Center for Modern Dance in Hackensack, New Jersey with support from a New Jersey State Council on the Arts Choreography Award

ProDUCtIon: Director/nCsU Dance Company Artistic Director: Robin Harris Assistant Director/Panoramic Dance Project Artistic Director: Tara Z. Mullins technical Director & Lighting Designer: Daniel R. Winters technical Crew: Stewart Theatre staff sound recording and editing for “A Dictionary” and “moDern on moDern on moDern”: Osceola Recording Studio

guest artist BiosJames Anderson most recently appeared in Burning Coal Theatre’s Brigadoon as Jeff. Also for Burning Coal: Enron, Man of La Mancha, Shape of the Table, Much Ado About Nothing, The Laramie Project:10 Years Later, Prisoner’s Dilemma, and The Lovesong of J. Robert Oppenheimer. He plays Billy in the locally produced indie short, Spoked, which premiered at Spark-con 2012. New York theatre includes Richard III, After that Platform, An Exile on Jupiter, Region of Shadows, If Columbus Does Not Figure, and The L Play. Also in New York, he taught theatre at PS 51 in the Bronx and appeared with Gotham City Improv. A graduate of the UNC School of the Arts, he has performed extensively throughout the southeast, San Diego, and Moscow. Favorite credits include Curse of the Starving Class, King Lear, You Can’t Take It With You, As Is, and The Crucible. James is a company member of Burning Coal.

A native of Connecticut, Avis hatcherPuzzo is an Assistant Professor of Dance at Fayetteville State University. She holds a BA in Dance/Theater from Trinity College, an MFA in Theater Arts and Dance from

Case Western Reserve University and an MS in Education from Capella University. Professor HatcherPuzzo has trained in Horton, Cunningham and Graham techniques and studied with Judy Dworin, Garth Fagan, Clay Taliaferro, Darius Hockman, Ned Williams and Kathryn Karipides. As a dancer with Paul Hall’s Contemporary Dance Theatre (a former member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater), and the dance company Mikata, she founded Wette Paint Dance Theater, a contemporary dance and theater company, which toured the east coast. Her professional colleagues include Frederick Curry, faculty member NYU dance department, Kim Stroud, former Graham company member and Director of The Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts, and Jo Matos of the Joffery Ballet. Having trained students who are now graduates of The Alvin Ailey School, Temple University dance department, New York University dance department, and University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Ms. HatcherPuzzo has been a North Carolina resident since 2008. Since joining the Performing and Fine Arts department at Fayetteville State University, has choreographed numerous productions including You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown,

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Claire Porter, www.cportables.com, has performed her work, Claire Porter / PortABLes, in India, Germany, Holland, England, Latvia, Korea and in New York City at DTW, Danspace St. Mark’s Church, PS 122, Joe’s Pub, The Kitchen, The Joyce Theater, Joyce SOHO, 92nd St. Y, Town Hall, The Bottom Line, The NY Horticulture Society, Liberty Science Center, and New Jersey Performing Arts Center. PortABLes has also showcased at American Dance Festival, Lucille Ball Festival of Comedy, Bates Dance Festival, Jacob’s Pillow, Florida Dance Festival, Kennedy Center, Woolly Mammoth Theater DC, Tampa Bay Off Center Theater, Duncan Theater Palm Beach FL, Center Stage Raleigh NC, The Southern Theater Minneapolis MN, The Yard on Martha’s Vineyard, and others. Porter performed at the opening of the Peter Eisenman Building at the University of Cincinnati, was the hostess-comedienne-scene changer for the Minnesota Composers Forum’s New Music Concert, performed for Mikhail Baryshnikov’s 2009 GALA, set a solo on Kansas City Ballet and performs her Namely, Muscles, recipient of the NYC Fringe Festival 2010’s Overall Excellence Award, at festivals, conferences, theaters, medical schools and universities. Porter has received several NEA Choreography Fellowships, NJSCA Choreography Fellowships, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Awards, Live Music for Dance Award and Commissions from DTW’s First Light Project, The 92nd St Y Harkness Dance Festival, Art Matters, Meet The Composer, VOGUE Magazine, University Dance Companies, and Domino’s Pizza Company. Porter has an MA in Dance from Ohio State, a BA in Mathematics, is a Laban Movement Analyst, and is represented by PENTACLE/DanceWorks NYC.

Lisa tireman (Costume Designer) graduated from UNC-G with an MFA in theatre design. This marks her 7th collaboration with the NC State Dance Program.

Daniel r. Winters (Lighting Designer) holds an MFA in lighting design from Ohio University. Off Broadway: Adaptations For the Stage (The Director’s Company), The Monkey Show (Labyrinth Theatre Company). Off-Off Broadway: Tick Parade (Dixon Place), King John (NY Shakespeare Exchange), 8 Track: B-sides and Mash-ups (Creative Destruction), The Brokenhearteds (I Mean Productions), Waiting For Lefty (Portmanteau Theatre Company), Impossible Country (Mud/Bone Collective). Regional: To Kill A Mockingbird, and Enron (Burning Coal Theater Company), Sleeping Beauty, Bald Soprano, and Seussical (Garage Theatre Company. Opera: Rusalka (Opera Slavica). Educational: Sverginata (Sarah Lawrence College). Daniel is part of the New York based design partnership Burnside Design Studio, www.burnsidestudio.com.

Kaitlan m. Acree is an alumna of North Carolina State University where she spent three fulfilling years with the NC State Dance Company. She first studied modern at Enloe High School and had the opportunity to attend Governor’s School for a six week intensive study in 2005. During her time with the dance program she had the opportunity to show her choreography, Act 3, Scenes 1-5, at the regional American College Dance Festival’s Mid-Atlantic conference, as well as the honor of performing Robin Harris’ Had Not This Accident Befallen Her in the 2011 gala. Kaitlan would like

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to thank her family for their unending support, as well as Ashley White for continuing to provide an artistic outlet in the Ashley White Performance Company.

rebecca Anderson is a sophomore from Asheboro, North Carolina studying Psychology. She has been dancing since age 3, and is currently a hip-hop instructor at Studio J Dance Center. Rebecca has been trained in ballet, lyrical, modern, jazz, tap, and hip-hop. She was America’s Teen Miss Dance 2010 for Dance Machine Productions and has also won various awards for her accomplishments in dance. This is her second year in Panoramic Dance Project, and she loves the wide variety of styles this program has to offer.

Leslie Barber is a freshman with a major in Fashion and Textile Management with a concentration in Fashion Development and Product Management. She received her training from 2 ½ years of dancing Modern at Holly Springs High School dance program. She is trained in modern dance but enjoys African dance as well.

megan Broders is a freshman planning on majoring in Polymer and Color Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. This is her first year with the NCSU Dance Company. In addition to dance company she is a part of the University Honors Program and is a Goodnight Scholar. Megan has been dancing since the age of four at Dance Dynamics Inc. in Wake Forest, NC.

eileen Chevalier has returned to the Stewart Theatre Stage. In her newest incarnation, she is working not as a dancer, but as a designer: creating choreography and costumes for the first public showing of her thesis-in-progress: “Shroud.” Eileen was a member of the NCSU Dance Company as an undergraduate and taught dance at Apex Middle School for two years. She has also attended the American Dance Festival in Durham twice, including this past summer. Eileen would like to thank her family and friends for their generous support and endless patience!

euijin Alley Choo is a Ph.D student studying computer science at NCSU. She is proud to be a member of PDP since Spring 2010 and a member of Fusion since Fall 2011. Euijin was a hip-hop dancer as a member of dynamic girls since 2003. She was also a main dancer in several Korean commercials including Casio electronics and was a backup dancer for famous Korean singers including Vibe. Euijin has won awards in several performance contests, including The Girl and Underground Jam.

Alex Cohen is a Junior in the College of Textiles studying Fashion and Textile Design. She has been dancing for most of her life and has been a company member of Panoramic Dance Project and is enjoying doing an independent study with the dance department this year.

mcKenna Czap is a sophomore majoring in Media Communication and minoring in Film Studies. She also is a radio DJ at WKNC-Raleigh and participates in the NCSU Film Society. She has been dancing since the age of three at Cary Ballet Conservatory, where she has been part of both the Cary Ballet Company and 3D Jazz Company. This is her first year being part of the NCSU Dance Company. In addition to dance, she loves her family, friends, cats, and running.

Laura Davies is a freshman studying Business Administration at NC State. She has been dancing since the age of 6 at Arts Together, North Carolina Dance Institute, and Broughton High School. She has been a member of the Rainbow Dance Company at Art’s Together, and a member of the Broughton Dance Company and Dance Team. This is her first year in the NCSU Dance Company, and she is excited to be part of such a great company.

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guest artist Bios (cont)


Angelica Davis is from Henderson, NC and has been dancing for the past ten years. She was first introduced to the performing arts by her family and has become a dancer and singer. She trained at Ballet Arts in jazz, ballet, and tap, has sang and danced in show choirs, and choreographed for PDP. Angelica has been a member of the NC State Chorale, NC State Women’s Choir and Uninhibited Praise Gospel Choir. Angelica is thrilled to be a part of Panoramic Dance Project.

hayley Dirscherl is a fourth year graduate student working toward her PhD in biomedical engineering. She attended Columbia University for her undergraduate studies where she was captain of the Columbia University Dance Team. Before that she danced for twelve years under the instruction of Patricia McNally in Dunedin, FL. She would like to thank her amazing family, friends, and boyfriend for their continuous support!

Lara Funke is a sophomore majoring in Textile Technology and Art+Design through the Anni Albers Scholars program. This is her first year with the NCSU Dance Company. Lara studied dance at the North Carolina Dance Institute and through Enloe High School theatre productions. Lara also participates in Reformed University Fellowship and the University Scholars Program. She enjoys crafts, coffee, and adventure.

shelby Gabello is a junior studying Psychology with a minor in Social Work. She started dancing at the age of 4 with ballet and tap. She continued with ballet, contemporary and jazz dance classes throughout high school. This is her first semester with Panoramic Dance Project and she is excited to be a part of the company.

Jennifer Gamble is in her third year of the PhD program in Electrical Engineering at NC State. She attended the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, for her Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, and Master’s degree in Statistics. While at the U of A she was also a member of Orchesis Modern Dance Group for six years. This is her second year with the NCSU Dance Company.

Ali Gates is a junior at NCSU studying Fashion and Textile Management with a concentration in Fashion Development and Product Design. This is her second year with Panoramic Dance Project. Ali has studied ballet, tap, and jazz for 10 years and is glad to be back with Panoramic Dance Project this year.

Jordan Gower is a senior in Mathematics and Math Education. He is excited to be taking part in his second year of the Panoramic Dance Project. He has been focusing his dance work on ballroom and modern, but is ready for all of the other styles that he is learning.

Angele Gray is a freshman in Art and Design. She danced with Greensboro Ballet for 8 years and attended summer intensives at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and Carolina Ballet (for the past three years).

Brent hauser received an undergraduate degree from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at NC State University in 2007 and currently works a Logistics Manager for Coty US Inc. He met his wife (Jillian Hauser) while at school and was first introduced to dance during her tenure with the NCSU Dance Company. 2012 is Brent’s first year as a performer and is excited to be working alongside his wife with the Ashley White Performance Company. Brent’s debut performance was at SPARKcon 2012 and he is looking forward to his second as a part of the NC State Dance Program’s Fall Concert.

Jillian hauser is an alumna of NC State University receiving both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. While at NC State she was in the NCSU Dance Company from 2008 through 2010. She is currently working at Duke Hospital University as a Management Engineer and is a member of the Ashley White Performance Company. She is excited to be back at NC State and collaborating with the NCSU Dance Company in the Dance Program’s Fall Concert.

holley holmes is a freshman from Asheville, North Carolina currently in the First Year College Program at NCSU. She began dancing at Asheville Dance Theater when she was 2 years old and since became a member of their competition team and won overall adjudicated awards for several group and individual performances as well as had the opportunity to study dance with groups such as the Atlanta Ballet and The Pulse on Tour, and Dance Masters of America. Holley is very grateful to all of her dance mentors, specifically, Cheryl Whitworth, Tonia Freeman, Dathan Brannon, and Hayes Robinson, as well as her family for their continuous love and support.

mary Jackson is a junior majoring in Animal Science and minoring in German. This is her third year in the NCSU Dance Company. She has been dancing since the age of four at the Raleigh School of Ballet, North Carolina Dance Institute, and Governor’s School West. In addition to dance, she loves her family, friends, dogs, and football.

stephen Lai, 19 years old, graduated from East Chapel Hill High school last year and is currently enrolled as a freshman in the school of Engineering at NCSU. Despite being an Engineering major, he resides in Turlington Hall, the Arts Village, and takes choir and dance courses. As a dancer, he has had experience in Jazz, Hip-hop, and ballroom from participating in the high school musical Chicago as well as taking local studio classes. His interest in dancing began in middle school as a hobby with friends, and later evolved into a school club for students with a kindred passion for dancing.

Dianna macFarland is a Senior Arts Application major from Fairfield, Connecticut and is very excited to be performing with Panoramic Dance Project for her sixth semester. Dianna studied ballet at the Connecticut Dance School for five years, and also has experience with tap and jazz. Her love of dance is deeply rooted in the mind and body connection that is fostered through personal and culturally driven works. She is thrilled to able to continue her dancing throughout college and expand her range with this group.

John miller IV is a sophomore psychology major and an Arts Entrepreneurship minor from Charlotte, North Carolina. John’s main style is liturgical dance but he has also been exposed to the styles of ballet, African, hip-hop, and lyrical. John is also a member of DanceVisions, the Collegiate 100, and he is the student assistant for the Center Stage/Arts Outreach Department at NCSU. This is his third semester with the Panoramic Dance Project.

serena murison has been with Panoramic Dance Project for three semesters. Serena was a member of Center Stage Dance Studio’s Ballet and Jazz company from 2003-2008. Through joining Panoramic Dance Company, she has come to appreciate several genres of dance and is in the process of broadening her dance horizon even further this season.

neelam Patel is a sophomore studying Biology with a concentration in Human Biology. Neelam is a member of Alpha Delta Pi, was Wake County’s Junior Miss in 2010, and is also the captain and founder of Nazaaré at

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pdp will represent nc state university at the Virginia dance symposium in January and ncsu dance company will head to the american college dance festival association conference in march. in april, pdp will also host an african dance master class series, open to all students, faculty and staff. Please contact Tara Mullins in the Dance office at 919-513-7345 if you would like to learn how you can participate in or support the dance program.

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NCSU, a new fusion Bollywood team. This is her first year as a member of the NCSU Dance Company. Neelam has studied and learned dance since the age of 3 from her mother, Cary Ballet Conservatory, Payal Dance Academy, Governor’s School West, and Enloe High School. In addition to dancing with the company, Neelam also loves her family, friends, baking, and reading.

Angela Petrongelli is a freshman in the Scholars Program. This is her first year in the company. She has studied dance at Lady’s Island Middle School, Beaufort High School, Richlands High School, and Dance Theater of Jacksonville. At the Dupree Dance Convention in Chicago she received a scholarship to return to the convention and her solo “His Great Promise” won a diamond award and 3rd overall at the competition. Besides her old high school’s biannual dance shows she has performed in the Beaufort Gala Festival, the South Carolina Dance Festival, and at the officer’s club on Parris Island, SC. In addition to dance, she loves her family, friends, animals, traveling and God. She would like to thank God for always standing by her side and guiding her path, all praise goes to Him!

Ashley sartain is a junior majoring in Social Work. She is from Durham, North Carolina where she studied ballet and jazz at Carolina Dance Academy. This is her third semester in Panoramic Dance Project, and she is excited to continue to learn and grow as a dancer.

natalie seibel is a Junior majoring in Art & Design with a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship. She trained in the styles of ballet, jazz, contemporary, and pointe for fourteen years and had the opportunity to dance with the Moscow Ballet and the Carolina Ballet in the Nutcracker. This is her third semester in PDP.

Anna marie smith holds a BA in Dance Performance and Choreography from Meredith College. She has taught, performed and choreographed in the Triangle area since 2004 focusing on Visual and Movement Arts integration in core classroom curricula. She also serves as a Leadership Fellow in the Performing Arts at Meredith College and is currently pursuing a Master of Industrial Design at North Carolina State University focusing on footwear design.

Agee taylor is a Junior studying Fashion and Textile Management with a concentration in Fashion Development and Product Management. Agee is the recipient of the North Carolina Textile Foundation First Union Scholarship. This is her third year as a member of the NCSU Dance Company. Agee has studied dance at Arts Together, Raleigh School of Ballet, American Dance Projekt and Broughton High School. In addition to dancing with the company, Agee is also a member of Phi Psi Textile Fraternity, Models For Charity, and works as a consultant at Saks Fifth Avenue.

Jacquelyn Watson is a sophomore majoring in Nutrition Science and minoring in Sports Science. This is her second year in the NCSU Dance Company. She has been dancing since the age of 3 at Leslie’s Dance Academy in Fayetteville, NC. She is also involved in Sigma Alpha Omega Christian Sorority at NC State.

Ashley Walls White is a graduate student pursuing a Masters Degree in Mathematics, and this is her sixth year in the company. In 2012 Ashley founded the Ashley White Performance Company, a modern dance company based in Raleigh. Ashley trained under the direction of Debbie Faulkner at Durham School of Dance and Clover School of the Arts and attended NC Governor’s school in 2006 for dance. She has had two pieces be selected to be performed in regional galas at the American College Dance Festival’s Mid-Atlantic conference, Three Nurses in 2012 and “but today they’re all gone”-Mr. Davis in 2010. “but today they’re all gone”-Mr. Davis was first alternate to go to the ACDFA national gala. She would like to thank her husband, Zakk White, for his explicit collaboration, and non-explicit support in all her artistic endeavors.

thank You!Thank you to N. Alexander Miller III (Vice Provost, Division of Academic & Student Affairs), Dr. Mike Mullen (Vice Chancellor and Dean for Academic and Student Affairs), Dr. Thomas Roberts (Department Head, Health and Exercise Studies), David Jones and the Stewart Theatre tech crew.

nc state dance | fall concert (cont)

do not miss the exciting nc state dance program spring concerts:

march 23, 2013 Panoramic Dance Project Concert

april 18 and 19, 2013 nCsu Dance Company Concert



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Low and LowerCellist Brooks Whitehouse and Bassist Paul Sharpe are” Low and Lower,” America’s #1 selling Cello Bass duo. This ensemble’s performances are a mash-up of artistry, virtuosity, and comic relief. Low and Lower has developed a whole new genre in answer to the question, “Cello and bass...seriously?” With MacGyver-like determination they create, inspire and commission works using only the limited materials at hand – a cello, a bass, two voices, a sense of humor, a touch of theater, and a willingness to do almost anything.

Since their inception in 2010, they have traveled the country entertaining audiences with cello/bass chestnuts, brave new works, daring arrangements, vocalizing and storytelling. A live video of Lawrence Dillon’s “Poke” filmed during their 2012 Alaskan tour has gone viral, spreading across the world from the US to Europe, Africa, South America and the Philippines. The comments on the work and its performance range from “brilliant satire” and “I never laughed so hard in my life” to “Genial Muchachos” and “Facebook has a piece of classical music written about it….this world is “#@$#%!” Following close behind poke on YouTube is their Sir Mix-Alot parody,” Baby Got Bouts.”

This summer conductor Robert Moody announced that the Winston-Salem Symphony will lead a national consortium of orchestras to commission a concerto for Low and Lower from Lawrence Dillon. Low and Lower will premiere the work and tour the country with it in 2014/15.

LowCellist Brooks Whitehouse has performed throughout the US and abroad, holding Artists-in-Residence positions at SUNY Stony Brook, the Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY, the University of Virginia and The Tanglewood Music Center. As founding members of The Guild Trio Whitehouse and his wife, violinist Janet Orenstein won both the

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The program for this event will include works by Tom Johnson, John Steinmetz, Lawrence Dillon, and John Allemeier.

“USIA Artistic Ambassador” and “Chamber Music Yellow Springs” competitions, and with that ensemble they have performed and held master classes throughout the United States and Canada, as well as in Norway, Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Portugal, France and Australia. As a soloist Whitehouse has appeared with the Boston Pops, the New England Chamber Orchestra, and the Nashua, New Brunswick, Billings, and Owensboro Symphonies. He has appeared in recital throughout the northeastern United States, and his performances have been broadcast on WQXR’s “McGraw-Hill Young Artist Showcase”, WNYC’s “Around New York,” and the Australian and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation networks. As guest artist he has appeared with the American Chamber Players, the New Millennium Ensemble, the JU Piano Trio, The Apple Hill Chamber Players, the Atelier Ensemble and the New Zealand String Quartet. Whitehouse has recorded for Bridge Records and the Centaur, CRI, and Innova labels, and is Artist/Professor of Cello at UNCSA.

LowerPaul sharpe is the Artist-Teacher of Double Bass at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, and is active internationally as an orchestral and chamber musician and as a soloist. In the past several years he has performed in recital and presented masterclasses at Brazil’s International Double Bass Encounter, France’s Bass2008, the World Bass Festival in Poland, many national and regional double bass symposiums, the Cleveland Institute, the University of Iowa, the University of Michigan, University of North Texas, and Interlochen Arts Academy. He has performed as soloist with the Anchorage Symphony, Orquestra de Camara Theatro Sao Pedro (Porto Allegre, Brazil), Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival Orchestra, Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Chamber Orchestra, and Aspen Young Artists Orchestra, and greatly enjoys performing with the eclectic bass quartet, “Bad Boys of Double Bass.” Prior to his appointment at UNCSA, he was a tenured professor at Texas Tech University, adjunct faculty at University of North Texas, and an instructor at Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), and the Preucil School of Music. His principal teachers are Jeff Bradetich and Diana Gannett.

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Becoming an entrepreneur wasn’t in Suzanne Matthews’ four-year plan. In fact, when she arrived at NC State two and a half years ago, she couldn’t have imagined herself at the helm of an idea that would challenge the traditions of dance.

All of that changed when she enrolled in EMA 370: Practical Arts Entrepreneurship and was tasked with developing a feasibility study for a business she was interested in starting. Matthews, an English major in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, remembers sitting in front of her computer, stumped.

An email from her professor, Dr. Gary Beckman (Director of Entrepreneurial Studies in the Arts), asking about her past-due proposal forced her to consider her personal experience in the arts. Inspiration struck when she thought about the foot and ankle pain she still suffers from as a result of her 14 years as a dancer.

“Dance is an art, but it’s also physical,” she explains. “People forget that [a dancer’s] body is strained just like an athlete’s, especially the ankles.”

Matthews set out to solve this problem that has plagued dancers for so long, but it wasn’t easy. Because dancers have to maintain an aesthetic element during performance, cumbersome bandages or tape were not a possibility.

a student entrepreneur learns the true meaning of supportby MegaN greer

When she decided that ankle support needed to be integrated into dancewear, her company, Soutenu Tights, was born. She chose the ballet term soutenu because of its meaning – supported or sustained – in French. The tights have the same feel as a regular pair, and do not limit the dancer’s range of motion.

When she pitched the idea to Dr. Beckman, he responded with the words brilliant and incredible.

“It was the first time I’d received such positive feedback from a professor, and I got really excited,” she remembers.

Calling Dr. Beckman her biggest supporter and advocate, Matthews not only completed a successful feasibility study for her EMA 370 class, but also placed third and received the Judges’ Choice award in the Lulu eGames’ Arts Feasibility Study Challenge. She used her winnings from the competition to cover a provisional patent, which she wrote herself, for Soutenu Tights.

Currently, samples of her tights are being manufactured in the western part of the state, and she plans to begin beta testing once they arrive. She’s also working on other new product designs in the Entrepreneurs Garage. Matthews feels that this is just the type of innovational product the dance community needs.

“I never considered any of this before taking Dr. Beckman’s class,” she says. “Attending NC State is the best choice I ever made; otherwise I wouldn’t be starting a business.”

Megan Greer is associate director of external relations for the NC State Entrepreneurship Initiative.

The Entrepreneurs Garage provides a meeting space for students to foster new ideas and work on entrepreneurial endeavors. The Garage is part of the Entrepreneurship Initiative and as such invites students from all disciplines to participate. The Garage, in Research Building IV on Centennial Campus, is sponsored by the NC State Entrepreneurship Initiative and Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions. Learn more at ei.ncsu.edu.

…that nc state’s music department now offers a minor in arts entrepreneurship? this program is open to students from all disciplines on campus. learn more at ncsu.edu/music/artsentrepreneurship.


Kathy Mattea, vocals, guitarBill Cooley, guitarEamonn O’Rourke, fiddle, mandolin, vocalsDavid Spicher, bass, vocals


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kathy matteasaturday, NoveMber 10, 2012 at 8pM | Stewart theatre

kathY matteaAPPALACHIAN: of a wild and beautiful mountain land, a genre of distinctly American music, and for many, the deep roots of family. For Kathy Mattea, it also represents an essential piece of her musical education and heritage.

In September 2012, Kathy released Calling Me Home, a collection of songs that celebrates the Appalachian culture of her native West Virginia. To quote Kathy herself, “This album is about home.”

Kathy has gathered songs and stories of bravery, pride and grief that further define and describe the life and times of her home place. 2008’s Grammy nominated Coal was her first step to discovering this vast and rich genre of music that producer Marty Stuart allowed was “in her blood,” taking her back to the lore of family stories and to her place and her people.

Kathy’s concerts present her new and most recent material alongside her Top 20 radio hits: from the signature ballad “Where’ve You Been?” to the bluesy “455 Rocket” to the iconic “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses.” Long known as an impeccable songcatcher, her 17 albums are woven through with bluegrass, gospel, and Celtic influences, and have garnered multiple CMA, ACM, and Grammy Awards.

Increasingly in demand as a public speaker, Kathy regularly presents keynotes and educational programs at colleges and civic venues across the country, both as a stand-alone and in conjunction with concert appearances. Her long history of activism has led Kathy to bring public attention to several current environmental issues, including climate change and some mining practices in her native Appalachia.

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Bill cooleYA native of Santa Barbara, CA, Bill Cooley is a stalwart Nashville veteran, called “one of Nashville’s most respected sidemen” by Guitar Player magazine. After working with Merle Haggard in California in the early 80s, he moved to Nashville in 1985, and has toured and recorded with Reba McEntire, Alan Jackson, and Hal Ketchum. Bill has played guitar for Kathy Mattea on stage and in the studio for the past 20 years. As a songwriter he’s had his songs recorded by Kathy and Reba, among others.

Cooley’s first CD, titled Unravel’d, was released in 1997, and was nominated for Instrumental Album of the Year at the Nashville Music Awards (he lost to Chet Atkins!). Music Row magazine called it “a magical gem of a guitar record,” and Wood & Steel magazine said it was “a terrific acoustic guitar album – Unravel’d is satisfying in the way good music should be”.

When Bill’s follow-up CD, A Turn in the Road, was released in 2004, Acoustic Guitar magazine wrote that “few guitarists cover as much musical ground as thoroughly as Bill Cooley does on his second solo disc.” According to Minor 7th.com, “Cooley’s forte is laying down any kind of groove with just his fingers and six steel strings.” Bill was part of the core band that recorded Kathy’s Grammy-nominated Coal album, and toured with her in support of that project. In the spring of 2009 he released his third instrumental CD, The Return Journey.

eamonn o’rourkeEamonn O’Rourke was born in County Donegal, Ireland. He grew up in a very musical family and took an interest to music at a very young age. Eamonn plays bass, guitar, violin, and mandolin, and he began his professional career in his late teens, playing with small, local Irish bands. In 1993, Eamonn moved to New York to further his musical career, and since moving to the United States he has had many wonderful opportunities: working with a wide variety of artists throughout the United States and Canada, being blessed with the chance to study with the great Mark O’Connor, cultivating a successful career as a session musician, and composing and producing numerous albums in his studio on Long Island. In 2002, Eamonn was given the wonderful opportunity to join Kathy Mattea, and is delighted to rejoin Kathy and her band, as a musician and friend, as she embarks on her new acoustic tour.

daVid spicherA native of Nashville, TN, David is the son of session fiddle king Buddy Spicher. He has performed with Crystal Gayle, Pam Tillis, the Jerry Douglas Band, Carolina Rain, Jim Lauderdale, Nickel Creek, polka queen Lynn Marie, the Nashville Symphony, John England & the Western Swingers, and his family’s own Nashville Swing Band.

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Sonata No. 5 Op. 53 ......................................................................................................... Alexandr Scriabin ...................................................................................................................................................... (1872-1915)

Sonata Minacciosa (“Tempest Sonata”) in F Major Op. 53 No. 2 ................................Nikolai Medtner...................................................................................................................................................... (1880-1951)

Sonata No. 9 Op. 68 “Black Mass” ................................................................................. Alexandr Scriabin

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Prelude in B Minor, Op. 32 No. 10 ........................................................................... Sergei Rachmaninoff...................................................................................................................................................... (1973-1943)

Sonata No.2 in B Flat Minor, Op. 36 ........................................................................ Sergei Rachmaninoff

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The early 20th century inaugurated a new stage in the development of the Russian music school. Building on the tradition founded by the giants of the prior time period, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Balakirev and continued by Tchaikovsky, the new generation launched itself into experimentation. Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and Medtner were the instigators of this new era, and they began their journey in the tradition of 19th century Russian music, but each chose a different path to blaze. The two elder composers, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Alexander Scriabin, were classmates in the piano studio of the famous pedagogue Nikolai Zverev. Both were graduated from Moscow Conservatory in 1892, and shared the Gold Medal with another extraordinary classmate, later, one of the most famous American pedagogues and pianists, Josef Lhévinne. Nikolai Medtner followed Rachmaninoff and Scriabin a decade later and was also a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory.

sergei rachmaninoff’s writing style, which at the early period was influenced by Tchaikovsky, can be characterized by deep lyricism, beautiful broad melodies, colorful harmonies, originality and complexity of the development sections. His Second Piano Sonata in B Flat Minor op. 36 was composed in 1913, and less than two decades later, he did not feel content with the first edition. In 1931, he published a “new version, revised and reduced by the author,” in which he rearranged most of the themes, and rewrote and shortened some of the sections. Although the sonata is a three-movement work, the movements are connected thematically and are performed without a break, con attaca.

scriabin’s compositional style, is a form of the Russian musical and an aesthetical version of the Viennese fin-de-siecle. Unlike any other composer of the period, Scriabin was also in tune with the tendencies of the artists of the time; he embraced daring and conflicting ideas such as religious renaissance, socialism, sexual freedom, theosophy, anthroposophy, and interest for occultism. Scriabin was enraptured by the ideas that filled and electrified the air of pre-Revolutionary Russia. Influenced by Nietzsche’s übermensch theory and theosophy of Helena Blavatsky, as well as the writings of Russian philosophers and symbolist poets, Scriabin developed his own philosophical system. In his vision, he was one of the chosen people; he used to write in his notebooks: “I am God.” In his mind, his work resonated

program noteswith the universal evolution that would result in cosmic self-destruction followed by the birth of a new world. Scriabin believed that all of his compositions will bring him closer to the creation of his final piece, Mysteria, which concluded with a universal catastrophe and the birth of a new world.

By early 1900, Scriabin departs from tonality, and invents a rigorous atonal system, in which each musical pattern carries a symbolic significance. The epigraph to the Fifth Piano Sonata op. 53, written by Scriabin himself, sets the sphere of images of the work:

I call you to life, oh mysterious forces!Drowned in the obscure depthsOf the creative spirit, timidShadows of life, to you I bring audacity

While the Fifth Piano Sonata is a call for creation, life, freedom, and flight, the Ninth Piano Sonata op. 68, also called “Black Mass,” is one of a few examples of a composer’s journey into such darkness. Alexandr Koptchaev wrote about Scriabin playing his Ninth Sonata that “…in his hands it became an intimate conversation with spirits: Scriabin hypnotizes the darkness, and images come out of it. It is like he is performing spiritualism and eventually, under his fixation, a desired image appears. Read Rodenbach, Swedenborg and Blavatsky – and you will understand these strange sonatas.”

nikolai medtner, a younger admirer and a friend of Rachmaninoff, was interested in a different kind of experimentation with melody, harmony, rhythm and form. He was a master of beautiful melodies, but at the same time he was a continuous wonderer in harmony; his compositions are complex, unpredictable, colorful and often dissonant. Although Medtner positioned himself as an opponent of atonality, his experimentations with altered chords, modes and modulations brought him close to the atonal systems. He was passionate about symbolist poetry, and he gave symbolic meaning to various compositional motives, using them as themes. Many of his works are programmatic. Tempest Sonata op. 53 no.2 is one of the late works, preceded by Sonata Romantica and followed by Sonate-Idylle, the last of the fourteen sonatas.

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Olga Kleiankina’s talents both as a pianist and composer were marked early when at the age of ten she won the Republic of Moldova’s National composition contest. Following her early successes, she received degrees from St. Neaga College of Music in Kishinau, Moldova, and the Academy of Music Gh. Dima in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She continued her musical training by receiving a Master of Music from Bowling Green State University and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of Michigan. Over her career, Dr. Kleiankina has obtained various awards and prizes for performance, accompanying, chamber music, jazz, composition and arrangements.

Dr. Kleiankina is currently the Assistant Professor of Piano at North Carolina State University. She has presented numerous lectures, lecture-

recitals, and master classes internationally and in the United States at events such as the 2008 MTNA Conference in Denver and the 2011 CMS Conference in Richmond.

Dr. Kleiankina is an active solo and chamber music performer with an international career. She has performed with orchestras from Moldova, Romania, United States and Russia with conductors Emil Simon, Robert Houlihan, Zsolt Janko and Randolph Foy. In November 2010, Dr. Kleiankina performed at the Glinka Hall of St. Petersburg Philharmonic in Russia, where she, accompanied by the St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Meyer, premiered a Piano Concerto written by NCSU composer, Dr. Rodney Waschka. In June 2012, she performed the Waschka piano concerto with the State Radio and Television Symphony of Moldova in Chisinau, Moldova.

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Alessandra Motola is a senior in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and will graduate in May 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in visual art and psychology. Ally is interested in pursuing arts administration as a career, and is currently an intern at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design and in the office of development for ARTS NC STATE. Ally recently met with Dr. Awatif Hassan, professor emeritus in the College of Natural Resources, to talk about her longtime support of ARTS NC STATE and leading contribution to the Sharon Herr Moore Center Stage Endowment.

As a professor emeritus in Forestry, Biological, and Agricultural Engineering, Dr. Awatif Hassan is a great example of how NC State’s on-campus community can offer so much to ARTS NC STATE. Awatif ’s recent donation to the Sharon Herr Moore Center Stage Endowment not only demonstrates her kind and giving nature, but also a long history of supporting the arts at NC State University.

Awatif has dedicated a significant amount of her time and resources to the advancement of various performing arts programs. She served on the Stage Door Partners Board for 15 years, and has held season tickets to the Center Stage Performing Arts Series and University Theatre since she started teaching at NC State in 1975. Originally from Alexandria, Egypt, Awatif pursued her graduate studies in California and returned home in 1968 to fulfill her scholarship obligation. She eventually immigrated to the United States after her postdoctoral fellowship at McGill University, Quebec, and served on the faculty at the University of Maine before finding her home in Raleigh. Awatif found the South’s hospitality and charm endearing, and she cherished the family-friendly environment as much as she did the warm weather.

Awatif found North Carolina to have more than pleasant weather and a rich academic life to offer, and became quite fond of theatre and live performances on campus. She explains that her own rich cultural

the benefits of art in a scientific worldby alessaNdra Motola ‘13

background is the driving force that compels her to actively participate in and support ARTS NC STATE. Awatif is one the most well-known and active supporters of the performing arts on campus. She credits her own acting experiences as a child and young adult for her love of the performing arts. Memories of playing the true mother in The Judgment of Solomon and roles in Macbeth still warm her heart today. As a child, Awatif had an opportunity to study acting in Switzerland, but her family turned it down in order for her to grow up with them in Egypt.

Awatif believes that art appreciation is vital for those, like her, who spend most of their lives in a lab or the field doing research. A necessary balance is needed, she explains, to lead a fulfilled life. All performances, including theatre, travelling symphonies, grand dance recitals, and even comic performances are ways to slow down, appreciate the other side of the brain, and be a “whole person.” She would like to see ARTS NC STATE grow into a program where students and faculty from all academic backgrounds are actively supporting the arts and participating together.

Making a lead contribution to the Sharon Herr Moore Center Stage Endowment presented Awatif with the perfect opportunity to help her dreams for ARTS NC STATE to come true. The endowment was created in 2011 in recognition of Sharon Moore’s 25+ years at Center Stage and her commitment to advancing the performing arts on campus. Sharon, director of Center Stage and Arts Outreach, hopes the endowment will allow Center Stage to feature artists who visit NC State for their stage performances and to interact directly with students and the broader community. Sharon intends for the endowment to help pave the path for innovative programming for Center Stage that will actively engage and connect with students in more enriching ways.

For Awatif, supporting the Sharon Herr Moore Center Stage Endowment helps student and faculty lives become more enhanced and brings her vision of expanding the arts program at NC State to fruition. Sharon is grateful to Awatif both for her lead gift to the endowment created in her honor as well as for her enthusiastic commitment to supporting ARTS NC STATE over the years. Sharon describes Awatif as a friend and “one of the most delightful and engaged souls” in the arts community here on campus.

ARTS NC STATE is delighted to thank Dr. Awatif Hassan for her lead commitment to the Sharon Herr Moore Center Stage Endowment. Awatif is a wonderful example of how the arts enrich the lives of everyone – even scientists – and we thank Awatif for her decades of support and advocacy on behalf of the arts both on campus and in the greater community.

The Sharon Herr Moore Center Stage Endowment supports the annual programming efforts for Center Stage. If you are interested in contributing to this endowment, please contact Nicole Peterson at 919-513-1337 or [email protected].

Awatif Hassan and Sharon Moore celebrate the creation of the Sharon Herr Moore Center Stage Endowment in April 2011.


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ARTS NC State | Fall 2012 Issue 3