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Rasmussen to speak on curating art shows at epicenter of political power, Page 2 The Chautauquan Daily www.chqdaily.com Seventy-Five Cents Chautauqua, New York The Official Newspaper of Chautauqua Institution | Monday, July 27, 2015 Volume CXXXIX, Issue 26 Gibbs to discuss political contexts of classical selections KARA TAYLOR a very popular Following the inter-arts perfor- “I will speak on Mozart, inspiring,” he said. Staff Writer piece of music, mance of Carmina Burana Saturday, Beethoven, Wagner and some 20th- Gibbs is a New York City na- and people do not Gibbs plans to shed light on the century composers around the tive and has an extensive history About 20 years ago, lifelong make any political political history of famous music time of World War II,” Gibbs said. at Chautauqua Institution. He at- Chautauquan Christopher Gibbs connections to it.” compositions. During the American and tended the Boys’ and Girls’ Club, wrote a review for The Chautau- Fast-forward to “With classical music, we listen to French Revolution, Mozart wrote which he left to become a photog- quan Daily on German composer present day, and be inspired, entertained and amused pieces with a political element, rapher for the Daily. Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. Gibbs, the James without thinking there is a context Gibbs said. Many of his well-loved Throughout his career, he has “Although the presentation GIBBS was wonderful and a great time, I H. Ottaway Pro- for all of these pieces,” he said. operas reflect his political hope for worked with the Philadelphia Or- questioned the background of the fessor of music His basic points are to highlight fraternity, liberty and freedom. chestra for 15 seasons and has giv- work,” Gibbs said. “It was written at Bard College, is opening Week famous pieces he first heard in the “I hope to have a conversation en pre-concert lectures at the New in Nazi Germany and embraced Five’s theme, “Art & Politics,” with a Amphitheater and Norton Hall about not listening to classical mu- York Philharmonic, Cleveland Or- by Hitler in the Nazi era. It is an lecture on music and politics at 10:45 during his summers at Chautauqua sic in a vacuum and just saying chestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic instance of something that is now a.m. today in the Amphitheater. Institution. that it’s very beautiful, moving or and Carnegie Hall. SAALIK KHAN | Staff Photographer JOSHUA BOUCHER | Staff Photographer Festival Dancer Rafael Valdes performs during the July 19 Student Gala and School Music double bass students play during the July 20 Music School Festival Orchestra performance, both in the Amphitheater. MFSO, School of Dance present annual collaboration HAYLEY ROSS & GEORGIE SILVAROLE tra and Chautauqua Festival Dancers of Dance Student Gala. MUSIC Staff Writers will come together for a collaborative Mark Diamond’s “Into the Fray” event that will combine both specialties. is set to the Bartók piece and is a con- Shizuo “Z” Kuwahara, music di- temporary “insect ballet” based on the George Balanchine rector of the Symphony Orchestra movements of spiders, bees and ants. once said “Dance is Augusta, will guest conduct tonight’s The combative piece danced by Festival music made visible.” performance. The program includes and Apprentice dancers takes place in a MADE The two art forms go KUWAHARA Béla Bartók’s Music for Strings, Per- medieval court. hand in hand, similar cussion and Celeste, movements 2 and “I really enjoy ‘Into the Fray’ because to the friendship that has developed be- 4; Sergei Prokofiev’s “Classical Sym- it has a contemporary spin to it that I tween the schools of Dance and Music phony”; and Charles Gounod’s “Faust: feel is more suited to me as a dancer,” at Chautauqua. Walpurgisnacht.” said Festival Dancer Isabelle Ramey. At 8:15 p.m. tonight in the Amphithe- The dancers will perform pieces pre- VISIBLE ater, the Music School Festival Orches- viously featured in the July 19 School See MFSO/DANCE, Page 5 Soltes to lend historical perspective to CSO musicians step up with sonatas conversation on art, politics and religion following last-minute Quintet cancelation ALEXANDRA GREENWALD been a time between religion and politics MORGAN KINNEY Staff Writer flutist Richard Sherman. this case a sonata — he knew in history, at 2 p.m. today in the Hall of Staff Writer “It’s amazing it’s happening well. Still, even though the going back Philosophy. at all.” pieces may be familiar to the Art, politics and religion to the earli- “Politics have never been With less than a week un- Sherman, along with bas- performers, the short notice might seem to be disparate est times, disconnected very far from til performance, the Chau- soonist Jeff Robinson and gives them little opportu- subjects, but according to that art religion,” he said, explaining tauqua Quintet scrapped its clarinetist Eli Eban, will nity to dust off the cobwebs. Ori Z. Soltes, each provides cannot be how a pharaoh claiming to performance due to the un- perform sonatas on their “These are all pieces insight and inflection upon have god-like powers is no expected absence of a mem- respective instruments at 4 we’ve lived with for many, the others. SOLTES seen to be different than a presidential ber. Rather than disappoint, p.m. today in Elizabeth S. many years, but I think it’s a “Art and religion have al- serving the candidate saying he or she three Chautauqua Sym- Lenna Hall as part of the Lo- question of sandwiching in ways been interwoven,” said key purposes that religion phony Orchestra members gan Chamber Music Series. will “bring the United States rehearsal with our schedule Soltes, Goldman Professorial serves.” will perform an impromptu The impromptu nature back to what God wants it to this week, which is kind of Lecturer in Theology and Soltes will provide a his- program of chamber music of the concert required each rigorous,” Sherman said. Fine Arts at Georgetown torical context for this con- be as a Christian country.” in its place. performer to be pragmatic University. “There has never nection and the relationship See SOLTES, Page 4 “This is unheard of,” said and choose repertoire — in See QUINTET, Page 4 IN TODAY’S DAILY Like and follow us online! /chqdaily @chqdaily @chqdaily Amp dialogue turns ‘Spirit will not descend ‘Whiteness has Melting pot in heated without a song’ become a religion’ miniature Community members share Andrews opens week with Dyson brings week on religion, Critic Ritzel reviews CTC’s frustrations, perspectives in musical Sunday sermon violence to a close beautifully refashioned extended Friday Q-and-A session ‘Intimate Apparel’ Page 3 Page 6 Page 7 Page 9 HIGH 85° LOW 62° HIGH 86° LOW 64° HIGH 88° LOW 68° TODAY’S WEATHER Rain: 0% TUESDAY Rain: 0% WEDNESDAY Rain: 0% Sunset: 8:43 p.m. Sunrise: 6:07 a.m. Sunset: 8:42 p.m. Sunrise: 6:08 a.m. Sunset: 8:41 p.m. Missed a story in the Daily this summer? Find it on our website using the search bar on the right sidebar of any page. www.chqdaily.com Page 2 The Chautauquan Daily · www.chqdaily.com Monday, July 27, 2015 NEWS Briefly NEws FROM AROUND thE GROUNDS Knitting4Peace From 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the Hall of Missions’ West Classroom. For more information, call 303-918-4617. Tennis Weekday “Dawn Patrol” Round-Robin Doubles Tennis players are invited to join a doubles round-robin each weekday from 7 to 9 a.m. at the Tennis Center. Sign- ups are each prior evening at 4:50 p.m. near the Farmers Market at the tennis “lottery.” Call 716-357-6276. Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle and alumni news The CLSC Brown Bag Lunch and Book Review is 12:15 Provided Image p.m. today on the porch of the Literary Arts Center at “The Last Washington Painting” by Alan Sonneman, 54 x 102 in., oil on canvas, 1980 Alumni Hall. The Week Five selection is Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. It will be reviewed by Fred Zirm. CLSC activities coordinator Jeff Miller will lead a book ‘Curating in the Capitol’: Rasmussen to speak on art, politics discussion of Station Eleven at 1 p.m. today at the Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall. ABE KENMORE his experience of organizing the bombing and the “Hiro- membership organization in Staff Writer Pioneer Hall is open for docent tours from 1:15 to 2:15 art shows in Washington D.C. shima panels” artists Iri and D.C., according to their web- p.m. every Monday and Wednesday. “Government has long Toshi Maruki painted to doc- site, sponsoring exhibitions, The CLSC Alumni Association Banner Committee re- Chautauqua Institution is a used culture as a weapon ument and protest. lectures and other events minds class representatives to check in with the Literary place for the visual arts. From or a tool,” Rasmussen said. “My favorite show [to cu- based around the visual arts. Arts Center at Alumni Hall to make arrangements to have Special Studies courses to the “But I’ve long been inter- rate] is really showing an art- After he left the WPA, their class banner carried in the Recognition Day parade. School of Art, there are classes ested in how you convey the ist in depth,” Rasmussen said. Rasmussen opened the John CLSC Class of 2006 members, please join a Backyard in everything from art history culture of a place or a region “But my second favorite is a Rasmussen Gallery in 1978, Book Talk at 4 p.m. today at the home of Linda Stutz (26 and theory, to how throw a in an exhibit.” show with a political edge.” which was “a vital part of Vincent).