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Co-Sponsor of Riders In The Sky, Robert Michaels & Melanie Buttarazzi, Jim Curry’s John Denver Tribute, Casper USO Show, Jim Gamble Puppets PETER & THE WOLF, Ballet Ariel’s NUTCRACKER, Soul Street Dance, and Jason Petty’s THOSE SWINGIN’ COWBOYS 2014-2015

MAJOR SUPPORT PROVIDED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Carolyn Deuel

PRESIDENT | Richard Turner | MUSIC & TECHNOLOGY VICE PRESIDENT | Chuck Wilson | BUSINESS SECRETARY-TREASURER | Jim Brown | BUSINESS

Kristi Armijo | MUSIC Ken Barbe | LAWYER Lesli Beecher | MUSIC NATRONA COUNTY SCHOOLS Shawn Houck | DESIGN Michael Stedillie | THEATRE Deborah Whitaker | MUSIC Kathryn Williams | MUSIC Jason Yocum | DESIGN | WEB | SOCIAL MEDIA

ARTCORE | P.O. BOX 874 | CASPER, WY 82602 307.265.1564 | [email protected] ARTCOREWY.COM | FACEBOOK.COM/ARTCOREWY PROGRAM LAYOUT, DESIGN & PREPRESS BY JASON YOCUM. PRINTED BY PUBLICATION PRINTERS.

1 PREFACE Welcome! We are excited to present the Artists of our 36th year. In this book, you will find the stories of people who absolutely LOVE sharing their music, dance, and theatre skills!

This year’s dance offerings hold great variety, including Flamenco, hip-hop to a variety of music – skateboard to Vivaldi? – yes!, Irish, and ballet. Jason Petty (Hank Williams) and Carolyn Martin (Patsy Cline) and band will be back with THE SWINGIN’ COWBOYS about the history of Western Swing.

Western music lovers also will have a visit from Riders In The Sky in an unusual summer tour. They’ll be at the First Presbyterian Church (8th & Wolcott) on Wednesday, July 23rd, just after our season opener of Music & Poetry with Cory McDaniel and Vicki Windle at the Metro Coffee Co. on Monday, July 21st. The coming years will be tricky with the high school facilities changing. We are grateful for all the hospitality extended to our artists and for your patience in finding the right places to go.

We love bringing home people who have their roots here and have gone on to excel elsewhere. Just as with the nationally-touring artists, we need to take them when they can come, so September is huge with pianist Alexander Schwarzkopf on September 13th, John McLellan and Josh “Dawg” Keehr of The Wench on September 19th, and soprano Stephanie Scarcella (postponed from spring because of the Boston Lyric Opera) on the 21st.

Denver Ballet Ariel’s NUTCRACKER will be performed to the music of our local Festival Orchestra, Glenrock’s Amanda Luton, as Company Manager, directing the production, and Casper’s Kevin Burke, Principal Dancer. Ballet Ariel’s production of CINDERELLA incorporated 51 local dancers, and the dance schools are again participating.

Local musicians will join Colcannon for its Christmas show, and Pamela Glasser has connected us with opera and musical theatre star Cristina Fontanelli. The two of them will perform in January, and Cristina will work with theatre and music students and include singers in the performance.

Inda Eaton will be back in February, and Casper College honored Alums Dan and Patty Goble will return in March. Matt Dyer will make his first ARTCORE performance in May – oh, and Matt Stairs hasn’t left as of this writing, but he and friends will perform in August before he heads for Mankato.

Every one of our performers deserves mention, but I will leave the rest for you to discover.

Please join us, and celebrate all the live Arts!!

Wishing you joy, Carolyn Deuel

P. S. We need your help to build the Civic Auditorium/Performing Arts Center next to the Conference Center. Our attendance for our school programs for 2013-14 was 17,642, but without the 1200 seats at NCHS, we will have a tough time matching that – until we have a new, large space!

2 DONORS We are grateful to the following and to our many volunteers for their wonderful support!

PRODUCERS Western States Arts Federation The Robert C. Bau Family Donation of $1000 or more Deborah Whitaker Connie Bower Adbay Chuck Wilson Al & Ella Cvancara Kristi and George Armijo Wyoming Arts Council Tyler & Michelle Elser Lesli and Greg Beecher Wyoming Community Foundation Dana Fankhauser The Des and Carrie Bennion Family Wyoming State Legislature Cindy Grafton Best Western Ramkota Jason Yocum Steve and Libby Kurtz Dale Bohren Inge Kutchins Jim Brown DIRECTORS Wilma & Diane Moore Casper Area Community Foundation Donation of $500 or more Park School Casper College Foundation J. Kenneth Barbe Paul & Vicki Peters Casper College Music Department Scott Bennion Margaret Potter Casper College Theatre & Dance George and Linda Conner Liz and Bart Rea Department Express Printing Ann Rochelle Deuel Energy, LLC First Interstate Bank Ernie and Evelyn Sabec Carolyn Deuel First Presbyterian Church Allene Smith Dana H. Deuel Hilltop National Bank Kathy Williams LuElla Dwyer Ingram|Olheiser Injury & Trial Dino Wenino Estate of Marian Schwejda Doody Attorneys Jo Zagar The Goodstein Trust Mariko T. Miller The Estate of Kathleen Hemry Natrona County Lodging Tax Board MEMBERS Shawn Houck Nicolaysen Art Museum Donation of $25-$99 Kelly Walsh High School Rocky Mountain Power Susan Bishop Metro Coffee Co. Wells Fargo Bank Laurie Fletcher and Al Fraser Myron Miller Pamela Glasser National Endowment for the Arts BENEFACTORS Jerre Jones Natrona County High School Donations of $250-$499 Bob & Jana Price Natrona County School District No. 1 Fort Caspar Academy Margaret Strohecker Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Manor Heights School Pat Tripeny Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention St. Anthony’s Tri-Parish School Centre FRIENDS Lance Robinson PATRONS Donation of $1-$24 Michael Stedillie Donation of $100-$249 Don & Hallie Harris Richard Turner Allie and Bob Barnard Malene Wegemer Bobby Waldram Joyce and Bill Barnard

We are fortunate to have generous support from all the media, and we are grateful for these important partners: Dale Bohren, Casper Journal, Casper Star-Tribune, Andrew Greenman, Pat Greiner, Chuck Gray, KCWY-13, KFNB/ FOX, KGWY-14, KTWO-RADIO, KWYF/CW, K2-TV, KUYO, Elysia Conner, Mount Rushmore Broadcasting, Bob Price, Kate Rice, Brian Scott, Sally Ann Shurmur, Josh Wolfson, TownSquare Media, Pat Sweeney, Jason Beck, & many more. 3 ONE-ACT PLAY COMPETITION ARTCORE is calling for a new play for adults and older youth to perform for family audiences. The winner will be performed during the 2015-2016 season.

ARTCORE’s competitions are judged by out-of-state judges, and there is a $15 entry fee for each manuscript entered. The winner of the One-Act Play competition will receive a cash prize of $300 and the debut of the work by performers selected by ARTCORE. Partial funding is from the Wyoming Arts Council, through the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature.

Objectives: To find serious playwrights in the state; to provide an ongoing program for encouraging new plays by these same playwrights; to give exposure to the plays of merit; to stimulate an interest in contemporary theatre in Wyoming audiences.

Schedule: Contest Opens July 2014 Manuscripts & entry fees must be postmarked by March 16, 2015 to: ARTCORE, P. O. Box 874, Casper, WY 82602 Winner Announced May 30, 2015

Guidelines: • Entries are limited to one-act plays (performable in one hour or less). • Two copies of each entry must be accompanied by cover sheets naming the playwright and the title of the work, as well as a statement certifying that the play has not been previously published or performed. Manuscripts will not be returned unless accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. • Manuscripts themselves should not bear the writer’s name. • If the judge fails to find any of the manuscripts suitable, a winner will not be selected. • Enter as many plays as you wish. Each requires a separate entry fee. • Playwrights must be residents of Wyoming at the time their entries are submitted.

Deadline for Submission: Monday, March 16, 2015 4 Casper College Department of Theatre and Dance

REVOLUTION2014-2015 Season Join us for a season of theatre and dance that explores the ideas and great movements that have shaped our world. Urinetown by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis October 16-18, 22-25, 2014 at 7:30 p.m., October 26, 2014 at 2 p.m. All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 by Peter Rothstein, Erick Lichte and Timothy C. Takach December 2-6, 2014 at 7:30 p.m., December 7, 2014 at 2 p.m. Contemporary Dance Concert Join us in an exploration of “Revolution” as expressed in dance and movement. Feb. 25, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. (Humanities Festival performance) Feb. 26-27, and March 5-6, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. • Feb. 28, 2015 at 5:30 and 8 p.m. March 1, 2015 at 2 p.m. Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (M) and Perestroika (P) by Tony Kushner April 9, 11, 16, 18, 2015 (M) and 10, 17, 2015 (P) at 7:30 p.m. April 12 and 19, 2015 (P) at 2 p.m. Based on the play by Aristophanes April 30, May 1-2, 6-9, 2015, 7:30 p.m., May 3, 2015, 2 p.m.

For ticket information call 268-2500, 800-442-2963, ext. 2500 or visit caspercollege.edu 125 College Drive • Casper, WY 82601 • caspercollege.edu

5 THE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS INTERPRETIVE CENTER is one of Wyoming’s finest museums. Featuring state-of-the-art technology, the interpretive center allows the visitor to experience what pioneer life was like for the early emigrants traveling on the Oregon Trail, California Trail, Mormon Trail, Bozeman Trail, Bridger Trail and Pony Express Trail. The interpretive center features four outdoor kiosks, an entrance designed to resemble the curved top of a covered wagon, and visitors can experience a unique piece of western history as they sit in a wagon and view a simulated crossing of the North Platte River. For information, call 307-261-7700

6 ainted Past Productions has celebrated its 14th anniversary with some new productions for Casper! This year we introduced ourselves Pto the world of Improv. We are available for parties, conventions, or for any happy occasion. We can supply you with endless entertainment from 30 minutes to 2 hours interacting with every age making you laugh as you pick the topic. Very similar to “Who’s Line is It Anyway”, Painted Past banters with the audience and each other. Great Fun with laughs, hats, props and quick wits. Painted Past also has a favorite among the cast members. Our “Clue” murder mysteries are based on the board game “Clue” with characters as zany as Mrs. White, Mrs. Peacock. Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum, Mr. Green, and Colonel Mustard. Each year we have introduced a new “Clue” production. “Clues at Tudor Manor, and English version, a Mexican version, Caribbean Clue, the pirate version, Cardiac Clue, the medical version, and this year, we will have a brand new one for your entertainment. Like our Painted Past Productions Facebook page and find out when and where the next “clue” will be found! For tickets or more information, please call 307-258-2585.

7 THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ARTCORE FOR 36 YEARS OF ENTERTAINING CASPER.

WE ARE WYOMING’S AGENCY.

2014 - 2015 CONCERT SEASON Fall Concert October 21 Winter Concert with Wyoming Symphony Orchestra December 6 (Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony) Spring Concert April 28

Since its beginning in 1972, the Casper Civic Chorale has consistently brought fine choral music to Casper, to Wyoming and around the world. The Chorale is a diverse group of singers from all ages and walks of life. Singers of high school age and beyond are encouraged to come and sing. Enjoy the challenge and camaraderie of presenting music of many different styles. We rehearse on Tuesday nights for much of the school year. New singers are welcome with each new concert. Dues are $15 per concert. For more information, email caspercivicchorale.com or call 235-9002.

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11 Metro Coffee Company is proud to co-sponsor Music & Poetry for ARTCORE’s 2014-2015 season. All events begin at 7:30 p.m. with beverages being served from 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. and at intermission. JULY 21, 2014 Cory McDaniel • Vicki Windle JULY 28, 2014 Casper College Flute Ensemble • Charlotte Babcock AUGUST 4, 2014 Sandy Larimore & Friends • Open Mic for Writers AUGUST 11, 2014 Chad Lore • Michael Shay AUGUST 18, 2014 Patricia Frolander • Two Blue Geezers Partial funding for these events is from the Wyoming Arts Council through the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature.

12 Co-Sponsored by the Casper Journal with partial funding from MUSIC & POETRY the Wyoming Arts Council through the National Endowment Beverages served from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. and at intermission. for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature.

Photo by Julie York CORY McDANIEL “What a treat to be able to work with Vicki Windle again. ARTCORE’s Music and Poetry Series provides a great opportunity for us to weave together songwriting and the spoken word. Photo by Julie York The first time Vicki and I worked together was preparing for ARTCORE’s Music and Poetry Series, I believe it stirred her passion for singing, for shortly afterward she became one of VICKI WINDLE the ‘Zombie Dollz’ singing with Cory and the Crew. Vicki Windle has performed a number of times with Cory The kudos she received for her poetry has kept her busy writing McDaniel, both as a singer and as a poet. She has read at and the quality of her work has led to her being published. Metro, The Art of Coffee, ARTiculate at the Nic, and at Patris Art Studio in Sacramento, CA. One of the Zombie Dollz, Vicki often I am looking forward to previewing new songs for this event sings with Cory and the Crew, and appears as a guest in other and conspiring with my poetess friend to bring something local bands. memorable, maybe a little twisted and engaging to the ARTCORE stage. “Poetry is the only way I can put words magical enough, profound enough, to describe the feelings I have for what I Thanks to the ARTCORE team for providing a diverse arena for see in the world. Decades of parenting, learning, traveling and the arts.” teaching provide a deep well from which to draw.” Monday, July 21, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. Metro Coffee Company 13 RIDERS IN THE SKY

Riders In The Sky are truly exceptional. English major - shot putter - Bluegrass Boy, and a Polka Hall of Fame member would collectively become “America’s Favorite By definition, empirical data, and critical acclaim, they stand Cowboys.” And even more unlikely is that 30-plus years later, “hats & shoulders” above the rest of the purveyors of C & W - the original members are still “bringing good beef to hungry “Comedy & Western!” people” while putting up Ripken-like numbers! The Rolling Stones only made it a few years before replacing Brian Jones; For more than thirty years, Riders In The Sky have been the Sons of the Pioneers constantly changed personnel; even keepers of the flame passed on by the Sons of the Pioneers, the Ringo-era Beatles only lasted 8 years. (Perhaps Too Slim, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, reviving and revitalizing the genre. as a sophomore writer for the University of Michigan Daily, had And while remaining true to the integrity of Western music, an ulterior motive in 1969 by propagating the rumor that Paul they have themselves become modern-day icons by branding McCartney was dead! It’s true... go ahead and Google “Paul the genre with their own legendary wacky humor and way- is dead rumor”...) But the key to keeping the same founding out Western wit, and all along encouraging buckaroos and members intact for three decades on the road is more easily buckarettes to live life “The Cowboy Way!” explained: “Separate hotel rooms,” cracks Ranger Doug!

Riders In The Sky are exceptional not just in the sense that Co-Sponsored by the Des & Carrie Bennion Family/The Bon their music is of superlative standards (they are the ONLY Agency Insurance, Dr. Scott Bennion & Clinical Skin Care, exclusively Western artist to have won a Grammy, and Riders Hilltop National Bank, KUYO, and Best Western Ramkota. have won two), but by the fact that their accomplishments are Partial funding is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area an exception to the rule as well. Community Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Council through the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State That Riders In The Sky was even formed is a feat of improbable Legislature, and Natrona County School District No. 1. likelihood. What are the odds that a theoretical plasma physicist, a wildlife manager - galvanizer - Life Scout, an

Wednesday, July 23, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 8th & Wolcott 14 Co-Sponsored by the Casper Journal with partial funding from MUSIC & POETRY the Wyoming Arts Council through the National Endowment Beverages served from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. and at intermission. for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature.

CHARLOTTE BABCOCK

Charlotte Babcock is the author of The St. Patrick’s Story and Shot Down: Capital Crimes of Casper, which won the Wyoming State Historical Society’s history book of the year award. The latter is in its second printing. She was recognized in 2001 by the City of Casper and the American Association of University Women as a renowned author, freelance writer and editor.

She has also been published in various anthologies including Woven on the Wind, Crazy Woman Creek and Wyoming CASPER COLLEGE Writing. FLUTE ENSEMBLE A longtime member of Wyo Poets and past president of Wyoming Writers, Inc., she was recipient of that organization’s The Casper College Flute Ensemble, directed by the Wyoming prestigious Emmie award in 1983. She is a founding member Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Flute, Delores Thornton, of the literary advisory committee at Casper College, and she is comprised of Casper College students, local high school is a contributing writer for Footprints, the college’s alumni students and community members. They utilize flutes, piccolos, magazine, with the byline “according to Charlotte.” alto flutes and a bass flute in various combinations to add a variety and color to their performances. The ensemble has Charlotte convinced the County Commissioners to save the performed with as many as 10 flutists, but also has the ability Hotel Townsend ghost sign when the building was remodeled to perform duets, trios and quartets. Recently, the ensemble as the Townsend Justice Center. Out of that experience, the members worked with clinician/composer/conductor Christine Commissioners asked Charlotte to do the research for the Potter, internationally recognized alto and bass flute expert. large historic panels which hang in the entrance.

Monday, July 28, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. Metro Coffee Company 15 Wyoming Shakespeare Festival Company

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Friday, August 1, 2014 • 5:00 p.m. Scifers Dance Studio, Gertrude Krampert Theatre Complex, Casper College We appreciate the hospitality of the Department of Theatre & Dance. 16 Josh will give a Master Class JOSH WRIGHT on Saturday morning.

Billboard #1 artist Josh Wright has delighted audiences across National Association National Competition. He has competed in the United States and in Europe. His self-titled album Josh several other national and international competitions. Wright topped the Billboard Classical Traditional chart just three weeks after its release in April 2011. He performed He has released five albums, including My Favorite his Carnegie Hall debut at Zankel Hall in January 2014. Josh Things (2013), Josh Wright (2011), Gaspard (2010), The Complete currently attends the University of Michigan, pursuing his Chopin Etudes (2003), and Josh Wright Debut (2000). Doctor of Musical Art degree as a pupil of Dr. Logan Skelton. Josh received his undergraduate and Masters degrees from Josh has participated in master classes and lessons with the University of Utah, studying under Dr. Susan Duehlmeier. numerous concert pianists including Leon Fleisher, Menahem Josh is also a private student of concert pianist Sergei Pressler, Garrick Ohlsson, John Perry, Boris Slutsky, Nelita True, Babayan. Josh is married to Dr. Lindsey Wright, who received Paul Schenly, Ian Hobson and Awadagin Pratt. her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance from the University of Utah. In addition to performing, Josh is passionate about teaching. He has appeared as a guest lecturer and master class presenter Josh won first prize at the 2013 Heida Hermanns International at several festivals and colleges. He has created a free online Piano Competition, first prize at the 2013 Rosamond P. Haeberle piano instructional series to assist piano students of all ages Piano Award competition, the gold medal at the 2010 Seattle and abilities with various aspects of technique and musicality. International Piano Competition, and first prize at the 2010 This can be found on his YouTube Channel at www.youtube. American Protége International Competition of Romantic Music. com/joshwrightpiano. He was the second prize winner of the 2011 Music Teachers

Saturday, August 2, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 17 Co-Sponsored by the Casper Journal with partial funding from MUSIC & POETRY the Wyoming Arts Council through the National Endowment Beverages served from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. and at intermission. for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature.

SANDRA LARIMORE & FRIENDS, OPEN MIC FOR WRITERS

Sandra Larimore’s roots run deep in Wyoming. A third Hummingbird Music Camp in New Mexico and was the musical generation Wyomingite, her grandfather, born in Sweden, director for Cheyenne’s Little Theatre productions of Steven settled in Fremont County, Wyoming. His father homesteaded Sondheim’s Company and Godspell before moving to Casper in Weld County, Colorado. “I feel as if I am a third generation in 1988. In 1983, she started coming to Casper to play in the native of both states,” she says. Her musical roots also symphony as an imported violinist. Since living here, she has tie into both states, as her father was a Dobro and string taken a keen interest in old time fiddling, to which she says her bass musician in Hacker’s Band in the 1930’s. Dance bands father would have exclaimed that she finally got on board with at that time traveled hundreds of miles to play for dances. It what is considered “great American music.” She has placed was in Colorado where he met her mother at a dance in Weld in several fiddle contests, and was Wyoming’s State Senior County. After marriage, they made their home in Ft. Washakie, Fiddle Champion in 2008. later moving to Cheyenne where Sandra was born. She grew up listening to her father’s band practice old dance tunes. Sandra and her friends are current and past musicians with the Wyoming Symphony. They are Roger Hedlund (violin and However, it was the classical music that drew Sandra to the viola), Sue Salz (cello), Susan Stanton (violin), and herself (violin). violin. Perhaps because her mother had studied opera and The group will be playing fun and entertaining selections from played the French Horn, she enjoyed listening to her mother’s Scott Joplin, Leonard Cohen, The Beatles and others. Sandra classical records. She studied violin at the University of is also a mixed media artist (whose paintings have adorned Wyoming and eventually the University of Northern Colorado. the walls of the Metro Coffee House), a jewelry designer, and Sandra played in several orchestras, including the Fort Collins a poet. She will also be reading some of her poetry at the Symphony and the Cheyenne Symphony. She also taught at gathering. Monday, August 4, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. Metro Coffee Company 18 MATT STAIRS & FRIENDS

Don Lockwood, Che Guavera, Jean Valjean – names of his talent and love for dance, and has since performed in many characters that the Casper community has associated with dance showcases and concerts. Matthew Stairs, but now he is taking off the drama mask and giving his first ever solo performance, thanks in huge part to After two amazing years at Casper College, Matt is saying ARTCORE and Carolyn Deuel. farewell to his hometown and moving on to Minnesota State University, where he plans to obtain his BFA in Musical Theatre. Since the age of three, Matt has been entertaining crowds This concert is being dedicated to all of the family, friends and with his voice and other talents, but it wasn’t until he became everyone who has supported him and helped him grow into legally blind at the age of 12 that he realized performing was his the performer he is today. This will be a night of celebrating true path in life. Every experience from church, to Stage III, to all of the people and events that shaped and changed Matt’s finally the KWHS stage, prepared him for numerous lead roles life, and maybe even a few visitors from his past will find their including Les Miserables his senior year. When Matt graduated way to the stage. The concert will be a mixture of Broadway in 2012, he decided to attend Casper College as a Musical show tunes as well as classical and jazz music, and a few Theatre major. Along with many successful performances in other surprises that will be sure to entertain and delight you! shows like Singin’ in the Rain, Evita and Godspell, Matt began to try new areas of the Arts. It was then that he discovered Co-Sponsored by the Casper Journal. Saturday, August 9, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 8th & Wolcott 19 Co-Sponsored by the Casper Journal with partial funding from MUSIC & POETRY the Wyoming Arts Council through the National Endowment Beverages served from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. and at intermission. for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature.

MICHAEL SHAY

Michael Shay’s book of short stories, The Weight of a Body, was published by Denver’s Ghost Road Press in 2006. One of those stories appears in the 2010 anthology from Coffee House Press, Working Words: Punching the Clock and Kicking out the Jams. An essay about his son’s ADHD, “The Great Third Grade AIDS Scare,” is featured in a 2011 DRT Press anthology, Easy to Love but Hard to Raise. An essay about rock climbing at Vedauwoo with his son is included in a new MIT Press CHAD LORE anthology about families in the outdoors. His fiction and essays have been published in Northern Lights, High Plains Chad Lore was born and raised in Casper. He discovered his Literary Review, Colorado Review, Owen Wister Review, Relief: love of music at age five and began drum lessons. He sang A Christian Literary Expression, Visions, Manifest West: Even with the school choir and studied piano, acoustic bass, and Cowboys Carry Cell Phones and In Short, a Norton anthology percussion. In his senior year of high school, Chad moved to of brief creative nonfiction. He was co-editor of Deep West: Germany and took up playing guitar on the streets, then moved A Literary Tour of Wyoming, published in 2003 by Wyoming’s on to Italy, where he was introduced to the basics of blues Pronghorn Press. music. This was a defining moment in his development as a musician. According to Chad, “Now the music makes sense.” Michael is the communications and marketing specialist for Since 1997, Chad has been a regular performer in and around the Wyoming Arts Council. He lives in Cheyenne with his wife, Casper as a solo artist and with his current band, Free Bier. Chris. They have two grown children, Annie and Kevin.

Monday, August 11, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. Metro Coffee Company 20 IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF

KUYO is your source across Wyoming for music and programming that will feed your soul. Music where LYRICS count! ProgrammingIf toIfyou you give have you INTERNET INTERNETHOPE in place of despair Andyou thecanyou courage canlisten listen to to to KUYOKUYO live by Anytime, Anytime,your CONVICTIONS! Anywhere Anywhere on youron your Computer, Computer, Laptop, Laptop, Kindle, Kindle, iPhone, Smartphone, 1423 SouthiPhone, Beverly Smartphone, • 577-5896 oror WHATEVER WHATEVER device. device. Co-Sponsor of Country Royalty and Ballet Ariel Co-Sponsor of Riders In The Sky, Riders On The Orphan Train, George Winston, & Jim Gamble Puppets

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All Concerts will be held at: Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church 4600 S. Poplar

Tickets at the Door Season Tickets Adults - $8.00 Adults - $50.00 Seniors - $6.00 Seniors - $35.00 Students - $2.00 Students - $12.00

September 14, 2014 James T. Przygocki, viola November 9, 2014 Chi Chen Wu, piano April 19, 2015 Christine Dunbar, cello at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Co-Sponsored with ARTCORE Tickets will be ARTCORE prices, but admission is included in CCMS Season Ticket To Be Announced: Blake McGee, Clarinet Connie & Jack Wallace Gary DePaolo casperarts.com Twitter: @ccms_wy

Supported in part by the Wyoming Arts Council through funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature

22 Casper Children’s Chorale 36th Concert Season — Casper’s Ambassadors of Song — 2014-2015 Concert Season The Casper Children’s Chorale was founded in 1979 to provide a positive and Pumpkin Caroling challenging musical experience for young singers. During the past thirty-five years, Saturday, October 25th these Casper singing ambassadors have toured our state and the nation, sharing their love of music and their pride in Wyoming. Marcia Patton is Founder and Artistic Christmas in Song Director. Tuesday, December 16, 6:00 p.m. Highland Park Community Church The Children’s Chorale has been invited through competitive audition to perform at regional and national choral conventions, and has received nothing less than Casper Church Tour superior ratings at Heritage Music Festivals and National Festivals of Gold, often Sunday, February 22 winning the singular Outstanding Choir Award, as in Anaheim, spring 2014. The Chorale received the prestigious Wyoming Governor’s Arts Award in 2004. Their Alpine Chorale Concert & Tour most notable Friday & Saturday, April 3 & 4 performance was Denver, CO as the featured singular choir S chool Tour Monday, May 4 for the National Casper Elementary & Middle Schools Children’s Chorus Festival 36th Mother’s Day Concert in Carnegie Hall, Sunday, May 10, 6:00 p.m., Casper College New York City, 2012. 2015-2016 Auditions May 12-22, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

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Kinderdrama Presents Acting The Good, The Comedic Classic in the The Bad, and The Evil!!!! By William Afternoon Shakespeare November 14th-15th At 7pm Classic Storybook Tales written for kids November 16th at 2pm By Lois Burdett December 12th-13th at 7pm November 21-22nd at 7pm with a bit of a twist!!! December 14th at 2pm November 23 at 2pm Oct 24th -25th at 7pm and Oct 26th at 2pm

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TWO BLUE GEEZERS Todd Scott grew up in Casper, where he attended public PATRICIA FROLANDER schools and graduated from Casper College. He continued From Boston to a fifth-generation ranch west of Sundance is his education at the University of Wyoming, where he earned more than a few miles. To say Patricia Frolander experienced bachelors and masters degrees in Music Performance. After culture shock would be an understatement. But the land, two years of teaching at Sheridan College, he traveled to becoming a partner with her husband, and raising three Colorado, California, New Mexico and Texas as a profesional children in a rural lifestyle engaged and educated Frolander guitarist for several years. He resumed his academic studies and taught her about the incredible blessings in life. Her at Boston University, where he earned his Ph. D. in Music writing is both a refuge and a reflection of the pleasure and History. While he was in the Boston area, he was a music pain of the ranching profession, and living a life where weather director/organist at several churches. He currently is quite and other vagaries take some measure of control. active as Jam Master for the Wyoming Blues and Jazz Society and one of the organists for the Bach’s Lunch recital series at Her work has garnered the National Cowboy and Western the First United Methodist Church on Wednesdays. Heritage Museum’s coveted Wrangler Award for Best Poetry Book of 2011. The Willa Cather Award was given to Patricia by Bob Sellers is the bass player for the band and he credits Women Writing the West for Best Poetry Book as well. She has his soulful, thumping groove to the Sisters at St. Anthony’s been named Best Woman Writer by High Plains Book Awards. Catholic school. It has something to do with forgetting his bag for his galoshes. Ask him yourself the next time you see him. Frolander, widely published for 15 years, was appointed We couldn’t make this stuff up! His musical influences include Wyoming Poet Laureate 2011-2013 by Governor Matt Mead. Miles Davis, The Gypsy Kings and Victor Wooten.

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Make plans to attend these upcoming events, and stay tuned as we announce more in the future! Dates for 2014: Dates for 2015: Sept. 26 RedStone Recital: Faculty Musicale, Feb. 9-11 Kinser Jazz Festival, Music Building Wheeler Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 Choral Concert, Wheeler Concert Hall, 3 p.m. Oct. 2 Choral Concert, Wheeler Concert Hall, 2 p.m. Feb. 27 RedStone Recital: Harris Piano Duo, Oct. 25 Band Concert, Wheeler Concert Hall, 3 p.m. Wheeler Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1 Big Band Dinner Dance, Parkway Plaza, 5:30 p.m. March 28 Band Concert, Wheeler Concert Hall, 3 p.m. Nov. 14 RedStone Recital: Antero Winds, March 29 Choral Concert, Wheeler Concert Hall, 2 p.m. Wheeler Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m. May 3 Music of the Masters Concert, Dec. 6 Band Concert - Wheeler Concert Hall, 3 p.m. Wheeler Concert Hall, 2 p.m. Dec. 8 Holiday Gala Concert - Wheeler Concert Hall, 7 p.m. May 9 Band Concert, Wheeler Concert Hall, 3 p.m.

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28 Piano Master Class September 14, ALEXANDER SCHWARZKOPF 2:00 p.m., Choral Rehearsal Room

Alexander J. Schwarzkopf is a pianist, composer and teacher Mas Tapas y Vino at the Hotel Andaluz. Alexander’s repertoire from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Alexander first performed in ranges from Baroque to Contemporary works and often public at age 8 and became a student at Colorado College at includes premieres of his own compositions that have taken age 12. Alexander has been a featured artist and composer place at concerts and festivals in the United States and in at festivals in the United States, such as the Oregon Bach Germany. Alexander has worked with such artists as Jean Festival Composer’s Symposium, American Liszt Society Barr, David Burge, Martin Bresnick, Claude Frank, Elmar Olivera, National Festival, and College Music Society; in Germany at the Awadagin Pratt, David Finckel and Wu Han, Borromeo and Internationales Klavierfestival-Lindlar, and DTKV “Musik Aktiv;” Miami String Quartets. and has performed in Italy, where he was a finalist at the Val Tidone “Silvio Bengalli International” Piano Competition in Upcoming engagements for the 2014-2015 concert season take Pianello. Alexander to Colorado, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington, D.C., Wyoming and Alexander’s doctoral research resulted in publication of “A Germany. Distinguished teaching activities during the 2013-2014 Structural Analysis for Performers: Falko Steinbach’s ‘Figures: season include appointments as Visiting Piano Faculty at the 17 Choreographic Etudes for Piano’ (2006)” and has led to University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and Faculty Teaching numerous performances and discussions of Steinbach’s Assistant at the Internationales Klavierfestival – Lindlar in work, including a lecture and demonstration for the Oregon Lindlar, Germany. In Lindlar, Alexander will give masterclasses, Music Teacher’s Association, an interview and performance of a lecture recital and workshop featuring his current research, selections of etudes for the local NPR station WCQS-Asheville, ”Musical Perception: The Representation of Musical Lines and a workshop and recital for the Anderson Museum of as Visual Contuors that Guide Physical Movement in Piano Contemporary Art in Roswell, New Mexico “Xcellent Music Technique.” Series,” supported by the Artist in Residence Program, which was reviewed as “Amazing! Alexander Schwarzkopf used all 88 Alexander holds the degree Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano keys and more!” In 2013, Alexander released his CD recording Performance from the University of Oregon, and currently lives of Steinbach’s “Figures” to rave reviews in the United States in Eugene, Oregon. and abroad. Co-Sponsored by the Casper College Music Department & During the fall semester of 2013, Alexander gave a lecture Casper Journal. Partial funding is from the Schneider Fund in recital featuring his ongoing “Figures” research at Keller Hall on the Casper Area Community Foundation, the Wyoming Arts the campus of the University of New Mexico. He collaborated Council through the National Endowment for the Arts and with cellist David Schepps in Los Alamos and in Albuquerque the Wyoming State Legislature, and Natrona County School at Keller Hall. Schepps and Schwarzkopf also inaugurated the District No. 1. series “Musical and Culinary Arts” with Chef James Caruso of Saturday, September 13, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. Wheeler Concert Hall, Music Building, Casper College 29 JOHN McLELLAN & JOSH “DAWG” KEEHR: THE WENCH

For most people, the image of an “acoustic duo” conjures a band. John and Josh started playing as a duo in 2002 under images of two soft spoken musicians singing folk songs the name “The Wench,” and released a live concert on DVD/CD around a campfire. This is not the case with The Wench. Two a few years ago. As John says, “the other two fine gentlemen original members of The Clintons, John and Josh joke that, in The Clintons simply can’t keep pace with us.” John and Josh “we’re half the band, twice the party.” have a fun sense of humor which shines in their songwriting. They sing about the shenanigans of youth, the growing pains The guys met while attending classes at Montana State of real life, and the crazy characters they’ve met in their 15 University in Bozeman. John forgot Josh’s name after their years of touring. They have played over 1,300 shows together initial meeting which consequently offended Josh as he has at this point in their career, and they have no intention of yet to let John live that moment down. John grew up here slowing down. singing for Casper Children’s Chorale, East Junior High choirs and Kelly Walsh High School choirs. Josh also sang in his high Co-Sponsored by Hill Music, TownSquare Media, K2-TV, Casper school choir, but being from Hutchinson, Minnesota he jokes Journal, & Parkway Plaza & Convention Centre. Partial funding that, “I didn’t sing that much actually, but rather I played lots is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area Community of hockey and threw things at the TV when the Vikings lost.” Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Council through the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature, While living in Bozeman, the guys started a four piece band and Natrona County School District No. 1. called The Clintons in 1999 and have made eight records as Friday, September 19, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. Durham Hall, Aley Hall, Casper College 30 Co-Sponsor of John McLellan

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Mezzo ­ Soprano Stephanie Scarcella, originally from Casper, is soloist in Vivaldi’s Gloria, Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Great ecstatic to return to her home town and be on the roster for Organ Mass, and Saint­ Saens’s Christmas Oratorio. ARTCORE once again. The 2013 - 2014 season was filled with music and many exciting opportunities for Stephanie. In the Stephanie received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, spring of 2013, she premiered the role of Sister Helen Prejean and Masters of Music in Opera from The Boston Conservatory. in Jake Heggie’s opera Dead Man Walking for New England She was a New Orleans District Winner for the Metropolitan audiences. Stephanie added yet another operatic role to her Opera National Council Auditions in 2011, and a Semi-­ repertoire that summer, as Angelina (the title role) in Rossini’s La Finalist (Graduate Level) for the Classical Singer Magazine Cenerentola. Both operas were performed with Boston Opera University Competition in 2010. More information and updates Collaborative. In the spring and summer of 2014, Stephanie about her performances can be found on her website at had the pleasure of premiering with two companies. At Opera stephaniescarcella.com. Company of Middlebury (VT) she sang the role of Zulma in Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri, and at St. Petersburg Opera (FL) Co-Sponsored by the Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre she covered the role of Anita, and performed as Margarita in & Casper Journal. Partial funding is from the Schneider Fund in West Side Story. the Casper Area Community Foundation and Natrona County School District No. 1. Ms. Scarcella has also appeared in the concert setting as a

Sunday, September 21, 2014 • 4:00 p.m. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 33 RIDERS ON THE ORPHAN TRAIN Between 1854 and 1929, over 200,000 orphans and unwanted Presenter/Audio-Visual Technician Phil Lancaster was born children were taken out of New York City and given away at in Texarkana, Arkansas and studied art and music at L’Ecole train stations across America. The last train came to Sulphur De Beaux Arts in Angers, France. He became a member of a Springs, Texas in 1929. Originally organized by minister Charles bluegrass band that traveled and played throughout France Loring Brace to rid New York of homeless street children and and produced an album entitled “Bluegrass Oldies Ltd./ provide them with an opportunity to find new homes in the Traveling Show.” He also worked as a stage theatre technician developing Midwest, this nearly eighty year experiment in for La Coursive Theatre Nationale in La Rochelle, France. After child migration is filled with horror stories and happy endings. returning to the U.S. he met three Arkansas musicians and the Through literature, music, archival photographs, film interviews, acoustic quartet “Still on the Hill” was formed in Fayetteville. informal lecture and audience discussion, this virtually untold They released their first CD in 1997, the second in 2000. The chapter in American history comes alive. group performed at national and international folk festivals. Currently, he tours France with musician Philippe Charlot in Humanities Scholar Alison Moore, MFA, is a former Assistant the acoustic duo “Transatlantique.” Phil is a co-producer of the Professor of English/Creative Writing in the MFA Creative documentary film Gospel, Biscuits & Gravy for the Arkansas Writing Program at the University of Arizona and a current Heritage Foundation. Humanities Scholar. She lives in Austin and has been touring nationally since 1998 with the multi-media program “Riders on Co-Sponsored by KUYO, the Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention the Orphan Train,” the official outreach program for the National Centre. Partial funding is from the Schneider Fund in the Orphan Train Complex Museum and Research Center. She has Casper Area Community Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Council also developed public outreach programs for the Orphan Train through the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming Heritage Society of America, Inc. and for ArtsReach, a Native State Legislature, and Natrona County School District No. 1. American literacy project in Southern Arizona. In 2012 she and Phil Lancaster received the Charles Loring Brace Award for helping to preserve the stories of the Orphan Trains.

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38 Dulcimer & Autoharp Workshop LUCILLE REILLY will take place October 15 or 16

Lucille is a graduate of Westminster Choir College in Princeton, 2003 and 2005, she studied choral composition and song New Jersey, and an award-winning performer on both leading as a Melodious Accord Fellow under the guidance of hammered dulcimer and autoharp (1997 National Hammered renowned choral arranger Alice Parker. As an instructor, Lucille Dulcimer Champion, 1995, 2003 and 2010 International Autoharp is dedicated to teaching dulcimer and autoharp players how Champion, 1995 and 2010 Mountain Laurel Autoharp Champion, to sing through their instruments by increasing their technical 1994 National Autoharp Champion). She has performed at The facility. Academy of Music, Philadelphia; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; Buell Theater, Denver Center for the The author of two instruction books for hammered dulcimer Performing Arts; Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View, Arkansas; and a monograph series for autoharp, Lucille has one CD City Stages, Birmingham, Alabama; United Methodist Council and several choral works with dulcimer or autoharp as of Bishops; Westminster Choir College; The Philadelphia Folk accompaniment to her credit. Festival; Midwinter Bluegrass Festival, Denver, CO; Sore Fingers Summer School, Kingham, England; Mountain Laurel Autoharp Co-Sponsored by Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre. Gathering, Newport, Pennsylvania; Original Dulcimer Players Partial funding is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area Club, Evart, Michigan; St. John’s Cathedral, Denver, CO; New Community Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Council through Jersey State Council on the Arts; Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State National Park; and on numerous concert series. In January Legislature, and Natrona County School District No. 1. 2002, she provided communion music for church services celebrated in Denver by the Archbishop of Canterbury. In 2002,

Thursday, October 16, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 39 ROBERT MICHAELS & MELANIE BUTTARAZZI

Toronto in the late ‘60s was an exciting place for a young World dance, production and film, and the sensory connection teenager who had an ear for the wide variety of music that between the mind and body through dance. was filling the radio airwaves. Robert Michaels experienced one of those flashpoint moments that happen so randomly Melanie was one of the So You Think You Can Dance top and so rarely in life as he dropped by a friend’s house one 18 finalists, as a salsa/ballroom dancer. In 2010, she moved afternoon and saw a guitar propped up against the wall in a to Los Angeles, and she has performed with artists such corner of the room. as J-Lo, Pitbull, and Neyo, and has appeared in several films as a dancer and an actress. Her national commercials have “I asked him to play something and he strummed a few bars of included Budweiser, Sony, Phillips, and Bud Light. a Beatles’ song,” he recalls. “I heard that and it just hit me like a ton of bricks. I thought, ‘Okay! Now I know what I’m going to Melanie tours North America dancing flamenco and giving be doing for the rest of my life!’ All it took was those six strings outreach programs at elementary schools with her father, and the clanging of a couple of chords and I was done for.” renowned guitarist musician Robert Michaels.

“I first picked up the guitar in 1973. I was a big Kiss fan and A public Flamenco dance master class will take place October I listened to Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Carlos Santana, Eric 22nd. Call 265-1564 for details on dance and guitar master Clapton and others. My guitar instructor was heavily into jazz classes. and classical and that really intrigued me. I saw the complexity in the music... My style was never planned. I arrived at it Co-Sponsored by the Des & Carrie Bennion Family/The Bon spontaneously while playing in front of audiences.” Agency Insurance, KCWY-13, Mount Rushmore Broadcasting, & Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre. Partial funding Melanie Buttarazzi, a Toronto native, has been dancing since is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area Community the age of four. By the age of 13 she began to pursue dancing Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Council through the National professionally. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature, in dance, studying ballet and modern techniques as well as and Natrona County School District No. 1.

Thursday, October 23, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. Kelly Walsh High School Auditorium 40 41 Co-Sponsor of John McLellan, Dan & Patty Goble

42 BILL MIZE

Applauded by critics and guitar enthusiasts alike for his Bill is a frequent clinician / performer at guitar festivals including composition, tone and smooth “multi-part” style, Tennessee the Montreal Jazz Festival’s Guitar Weekend, the Healdsburg guitarist Bill Mize is a guitarist’s guitarist that appears on Guitar Festival in California, the Newport Guitar Festival many “top” lists worldwide. A past winner of The Winfield in RI, Swannanoa Gathering in North Carolina, and Steve National Finger-style Guitar Competition at The Walnut Valley Kaufmann’s Guitar Camp in Tennessee. Drawing his influence Festival in Winfield, Kansas, Bill is often recognized for his from southern soul music, his compositions drift from delicate understated virtuosity, creative arrangements and memorable Appalachian highland melodies to greasy Memphis grooves. compositions. Performing with Bill is Beth Bramhall, a multi-instrumentalist Bill received a GRAMMY Award for his collaboration with David and composer from Missoula, Montana. Aaron Bragg of the Holt on the recording Stellaluna, and has been featured on Local Planet writes, “with the addition of Bramhall on accordion, popular guitar compilations such as the “Windham Hill Guitar Mize’s style takes on an even more sublime sound. That’s Sampler” by Windham Hill Records and “Masters of the Acoustic right: “sublime” and “accordion” in the same sentence...”. Beth’s Guitar” by Narada Records. Recently, Bill’s music was featured original music has been heard at new music festivals, on stage in Ken Burn’s “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” on and screen, including the Emmy winning PBS documentary, PBS. John August Music/Mel Bay Productions have transcribed “Sun River Homestead”. Mize’s second CD, Tender Explorations, into a songbook, and Acoustic Guitar and Fingerstyle Guitar magazines have Co-Sponsored by Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention Center. featured Bill’s music in articles, reviews and transcribed some Partial funding is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area of his compositions. Community Foundation and Natrona County School District No. 1.

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George Winston grew up mainly in Montana, and also spent solo harmonica concerts, and solo piano dances (with R&B and his later formative years in Mississippi and Florida. During slow dance songs). this time, his favorite music was instrumental rock and instrumental R&B, including Floyd Cramer, the Ventures, He is also studying the playing of the great New Orleans Booker T & The MG’s, Jimmy Smith, and many more. Inspired by pianists Henry Butler, James Booker, Professor Longhair, Dr. R&B, jazz, blues and rock (especially The Doors), George began John, and Jon Cleary, and he is also working on interpreting playing organ in 1967. In 1971 he switched to the acoustic piano pieces on solo piano by his favorite composers, including Vince after hearing recordings from the 1920s and the 1930s by the Guaraldi, Professor Longhair, the Doors, Frank Zappa, Randy legendary stride pianists Thomas “Fats” Waller and the late Newman, Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield, Laura Nyro, and others, Teddy Wilson. In addition to working on stride piano, he also at to play at concerts, and at his solo piano dances. this time came up with this own style of melodic instrumental music on solo piano, called folk piano. In 1972, he recorded his George Winston asks that you bring non-perishable foods to first solo piano album, Ballads and Blues 1972, for the late benefit the food pantry at Our Saviour’s. His CD sales also guitarist John Fahey’s Takoma label. will benefit the many people the church serves.

His latest solo piano release is Love Will Come - The Music George Winston plays Steinway Pianos. of Vince Guaraldi, Vol. 2 (released 2/2/10), which features compositions by the late jazz pianist, including pieces from the Co-Sponsored by Rocky Mountain Power and KUYO. Partial Peanuts® TV specials. funding is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area Community Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Council through George is presently concentrating mainly on live performances, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State and most of the time he is touring playing solo piano concerts Legislature, and Natrona County School District No. 1. (the Summer Show or the Winter Show), solo guitar concerts,

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Jim Curry began his music career writing and performing the On October 2007, the 10th anniversary of John’s passing, Jim opening song, “The Time of Your Life” for his senior play. The brought a landmark concert to the stage in Aspen, Colorado. It song was then voted to be the 1975 class song and Jim was included many of John Denver’s former band members, some awarded a Rotary Scholarship to study music in college. Even of them for the first time in a tribute show. Bass player Dick at this early stage in his life, Jim’s natural voice resembled that Kniss (who also tours with Peter Paul and Mary) Songwriter, of singer/songwriter John Denver. guitar and dobro player Steve Weisberg (who penned many of John Denver’s recordings) Banjo player Jim Connor (a former The untimely death of John Denver’s in 1997 was a tragedy member of the New Kingston Trio and author of the hit song that was felt the world over. Such a void in the musical world “Grandma’s Feather Bed”) Legendary guitarist James Burton left John’s ardent fans demanding that his music survive. (Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson and John Denver) and John Stewart CBS television responded by producing a made for TV movie: of the famed Kingston Trio. “Take Me Home, the John Denver Story” in which Jim landed an off-camera role singing as the voice of John Denver. This Co-Sponsored by the Des & Carrie Bennion Family/The Bon experience inspired Jim to produce full–length John Denver Agency Insurance, KCWY-13, Mount Rushmore Broadcasting, tribute concerts. He uses video imagery to enhance the songs, Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre. Partial funding and Curry’s heartfelt delivery rolls out into the crowd as multi- is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area Community platinum hits like “Rocky Mountain High,” “Annie’s Song” and Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Council through the National “Calypso” fill the room. Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature, and Natrona County School District No. 1.

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Co-Sponsored by the Des & Carrie Bennion Family/The Bon Agency Insurance & Mount Rushmore Broadcasting 52 FIERCE BAD RABBIT

Indie folk-rock quartet Fierce Bad Rabbit crafts a unique at Road 34. Generating buzz around the Colorado scene, the soundscape that spans pop-infused tunes to gritty rock roots. foursome spread their wings and began touring in October of Showcasing strong and innovative songwriting and poignant that year through the midwest, then ventured out to the west lyrics, FBR blends four seasoned musical talents on their and east coasts. Fierce Bad Rabbit has released three more latest release Maestro and the Elephant. Comprised of core albums, Spools of Thread in October 2010, Live And Learn EP members, Chris Anderson (lead vocals, guitar), from Fort Collins, in November 2011, and most recently, The Maestro and the Colorado, and now residing in Boston, Alana Rolfe (viola, vocals) Elephant. from Lamoni, Iowa, Max Barcelow (drums/percussion/vocals) from Edina, Minnesota, and Dayton Hicks (bass guitar), from Fierce Bad Rabbit has revolutionized the Colorado music scene Dothan, Alabama, the band’s sound is reminiscent of Arcade are branching out worldwide with their eclectic but accessible Fire, Delta Spirit, The Shins, The National, and Wilco. FBR had a sound. fortuitous start in early 2009. Having just returned from West Africa for a trip with his wife in the Peace Corps, Anderson Co-Sponsored by Adbay, First Interstate Bank, KWYF-The CW, had stockpiled a series of songs he wanted to record and met Best Western Ramkota. Partial funding is from the Schneider Rolfe and Hicks from previous bands in Fort Collins. The band Fund in the Casper Area Community Foundation, the Wyoming formally united just days before their first show together at Arts Council through the National Endowment for the Arts and Surfside 7 on March 15, 2009. With the line-up on board, FBR the Wyoming State Legislature, and Natrona County School released their first EP, Black and White EP, on June 25th, 2009 District No. 1. Friday, November 14, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. The Attic above The Wonder Bar 53 JIM GAMBLE PUPPETS: PETER & THE WOLF

In this unique puppet interpretation of the children’s story, the shadow puppets. Innovative performance techniques as in puppet Prokofiev serves as narrator, introducing his classic Eastern Europe’s “Black Theater” enhance creative rod puppet story with an amusing commentary telling how composer performances. Unique control mechanisms allow refined writes music using a special musical alphabet called notes. manipulation of marionettes. Based on Sergei Prokofiev’s famous musical work, Peter and the Wolf features a wide variety of puppet characters portraying Over 1,800 performances are presented annually in venues people, animals, and animated instruments accompanied by ranging from large theater venues to private events. Educators the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. The production acquaints and students from hundreds of schools each year give a young audience with the sights and sounds of the orchestra. enthusiastic reviews as they enjoy and learn from the Gamble programs. Art and music festivals spotlight JGPP shows as an Jim Gamble, master puppeteer, also built puppets for Disneyland enjoyable experience for family audiences. and Disney World. The company is a touring artist for the California Arts Council, Jim Gamble Puppet Productions is a Southern California-based Los Angeles Music Center Education Division, Orange County company that performs throughout the nation and around the Performing Arts Center and Young Audiences of the Bay Area. world with a repertoire of original state-of-the art productions. It’s mission is to entertain and educate, using the highest Co-Sponsored by the Des & Carrie Bennion Family/The Bon skills of the art of puppetry to stimulate individual imagination Agency Insurance, KUYO, and the Parkway Plaza Hotel & and to create an enthusiasm for live performance art. Convention Centre. Partial funding is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area Community Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Each show is comprised of unique puppet characters and Council through the National Endowment for the Arts and staging and may include various puppetry styles - marionettes, the Wyoming State Legislature, and Natrona County School rod puppets, life-size Bunraku-style puppets, hand puppets or District No. 1.

Thursday, November 20, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. Kelly Walsh High School Auditorium 54 Casper’s Best Music

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Ballet Ariel’s holiday favorite features a delightful Christmas Robinson Theatre in Denver. They have also performed in party, a stirring battle scene, dancing snowflakes and flowers, the Arvada Center for the Arts SummerFest Series at the and beautiful costumes and choreography. Celebrate the Denver Art Museum, in the Denver Ballet Guild Showcase at holiday season with this wonderful version of the popular the Colorado Heights Theatre, with the Denver Brass at the ballet danced by our professional company and local dance Newman Center for the Performing Arts, in the Mile High Dance students with Casper’s Festival Orchestra performing the Festival in Denver, and on tour in Casper, Wyoming, Durango, magical Tchaikovsky score. Colorado and at the Tabor Opera House in Leadville. The Ballet Ariel School offers pre-professional training and is directed Founded in 1998 by Artistic and Executive Director Ilena Norton, by Katie Marshall. Ballet Ariel receives funding from Denver, Ballet Ariel’s mission is to present original ballets that combine Douglas, Jefferson, and Arapahoe Counties Scientific Cultural classical tradition and images of contemporary culture, while Facilities District and Denver Ballet Guild. For more information, providing dance education and fostering appreciation of the visit www.balletariel.org or call (303) 945-4388. art of ballet. The company employs 12 professional dancers, and its repertoire includes classical works and original ballets, Co-Sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank, the Des & Carrie Bennion including Cinderella, Avoca – A Tale of Molly Brown, and The Family/The Bon Agency Insurance, KCWY-13, and Casper Journal. Birth of Rock and Roll. Partial funding is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area Community Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Council through Ballet Ariel performs its season concerts at the Lakewood the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Cultural Center, the PACE Center in Parker and the Cleo Parker Legislature, and Natrona County School District No. 1. Sunday, November 23, 2014 • 2:00 p.m. John F. Welsh Auditorium, Natrona County High School 59 COLCANNON CHRISTMAS with local musicians performing the orchestrations of Brian Fitzmaurice

Celebrating the many moods of the Christmas season with Christmas and a less-than-poetic version of ‘The Night before stories and songs from the Irish tradition and beyond! Christmas’ as written by a lawyer. And there will be carols, of course, and funny songs and even a polka. This will be the Christmas party everyone will want an invitation to! A ‘Christmas Come-All-Ye’ with Colcannon, is a An institution since the mid-eighties, the current line-up of wonderful holiday presentation featuring great traditional and Colcannon have been performing together for sixteen years, modern music, poems and stories. If you’ve heard Colcannon and the band’s obvious enjoyment of each other’s company before, you know what to expect: fabulous musicianship, and musicianship is obvious in concert. Their musical style songs that make you laugh, songs that make you cry, and the is immediately recognizable: contemporary, but still keeping inimitable wry humor and joie de vivre that makes Colcannon firmly in touch with the heart and essence of traditional Irish so special to their fans. Add to that the power and magic of music. Christmas, and look out! You’ll be crying in your eggnog and dancing around the tree before you know it. Colcannon has recently finished recording their eighth album “Three Days in May” which will be available early next year Skilled in the art of musical storytelling, their heart lies in the on Oxford Road Records. The five-piece band is Mick Bolger, ability to celebrate the bittersweet strength of Irish Music. vocalist for the group, singing in both English and his native Irish (Gaelic) language, and also playing the bodhrán (the Irish A Colcannon Christmas show. There will be the music – all goatskin drum); Mike Fitzmaurice, double bass and guitar; Jean those great Irish Christmas tunes – a little wild, a little sad. Bolger fiddle and accordion; and Brian Mullins, guitar, mandolin, The story-songs about Mrs. Hooligan’s indestructible cake, the mandocello, bouzouki and flute and Cynthia Jaffe on flutes and perils of skating on thin ice and a true story about a Christmas whistles. in World War I. There will be poems by T.S Eliot and Ogden Nash, a great English folk-poem about the real meaning of Co-Sponsored by Best Western Ramkota. Saturday, December 13, 2014 • 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 8th & Wolcott 60 CASPER COLLEGE KinserJazz FEBRUARY FESTIVAL 9-11, 2015 Instrumental headliner

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Tom Coryell bought his first guitar at 18 and the rest is history. in his playing. Charles brings a wealth of musical talent and Tom has written and performed many songs in the style know-ledge to the table along with a truly inspired rhythm. of “Blue Eyed Prairie Soul”. He is a blues/jazz guitarist who has taken licks from his influences Eric Gale and Tommy Dale Krasovetz began playing drums when he was 12, and Malone. Tom’s many bands include Wavelength, Red Rabbit, professionally at 16. He has opened for such acts as Molly the Coolerators,The Complete Unknowns, and presently, “Tom Hatchet and toured with the band Wavelength. Dale has Coryell & the Incorrigibles”. performed and recorded in Seattle. with top musicians such as Mark Carlson and Portland’s Cory Wheeler,. He has also Margaret Coryell began playing piano at age 7. She began worked as a session drummer at the Hive Recording Studio studying piano with Carolyn Deuel from grade school through in Seattle. high school and went on to win first place in the Wyoming District Music Festival held in Casper. Only recently has she The band’s musical influences include Steely Dan, Jaco reconnected with guitar as her primary instrument, adapting it Pastorious, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Rickie Lee Jones, Tony to the keyboard parts in many of the songs they play. Grey and Sasquatch.

Charles Ledbetter is a Casper native who has attended Casper Co-Sponsored by Casper Journal. We appreciate the hospitality College and studied music/bass under Curtis Peacock. “I like to of Casper College. infuse jazz and funk in everything I do,” he says, as is evident Friday, January 9, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. Durham Hall, Aley Hall, Casper College 65 FRED TAYLOR & THE CASPER BRASS & STORM DOOR CO.

In January of 1998, Fred Taylor assembled The Casper Brass over a span of 22 years and was a clinician and adjudicator in and Storm Door Company, fifteen excellent Wyoming brass ten Midwestern states. players plus Terry Gunderson on drums. The members are unaware of any other such brass band in Wyoming in recent In his musical career, he has performed as a singer and history. A broad range of styles of music will be performed. trombonist under the batons of Arturo Toscaninni, Dmitri Mitropoulos, Bruno Walter, George Szell, and Erich Leinsdorf. Frederick Taylor is enjoying his 29th season as bass trombonist He has performed under composers Igor Stravinsky, Aaron for the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, and the symphony Copland, Randall Thompson, and Zoltan Kodaly. he was commissioned to write for the WSO was performed during the 2004-05 season. Recently, he was asked to write a Taylor’s own compositional output includes over 500 original concerto for a longtime friend and classmate who now plays works, arrangements, and orchestrations. His work has been with the New York Philharmonic. Fred has been active as a widely performed in schools and churches throughout the performer, composer, and arranger with the Casper Municipal nation. He is published, recorded, and a member of ASCAP. Band, the Casper College Band, and the Casper College Jazz Band. Mr. Taylor has served as choir director at Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church since 1992, where his wife Connie also Born in new York City in 1938, he received his B.S. in Music serves as organist. Education from the University of Dayton in 1964 after serving with the U.S. Army, and his M.M. in Conducting from Indiana Co-Sponsored by Casper Journal. We appreciate the hospitality University in 1969. He did postgraduate work at the University of the Casper College Music Department. of Iowa. Mr. Taylor taught at the college and public school levels Sunday, January 11, 2015 • 4:00 p.m. Wheeler Concert Hall, Music Building, Casper College 66 ADVERTISE WITH ARTCORE Business Card: $95 The ARTCORE program is seen all year (See Sonic Rainbow’s ad on page 63) long by our patrons! Please consider $ advertising with us in order to continue 1/6 Page: 135 bringing great entertainment to the (See Perkins’ ad on page 74) Casper community. We couldn’t be doing 1/4 Page: $160 this without you! (See all ads on page 94) For more information on advertising and 1/3 Page: $220 co-sponsorships with ARTCORE, (See all ads on page 36) please contact 1/2 Page: $320 Carolyn Deuel at (The size of this ad space) [email protected] or by phone $ Full Page: 500 at 307-265-1564.

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70 WILLSON & McKEE

Willson & McKee are... two voices with guitars, bouzouki, harp, and engaging musical evening with friends. accordion, dulcimers, stories, dances and FUN!!! The concert will include material from their nine recordings, Rocky Mountain Celtic… what Celtic becomes when it settles including their latest collection from their last tour to Scotland. comfortably, three generations in the west! Americans doing “Our audiences frequently ask for an encore, but they very what they do best – interpreting their roots music in fresh and rarely give a quick standing ovation, the way they did for you original ways!! The combination of their Celtic heritage plus on Saturday night! The blend of music and performing style, their Montana and Colorado roots gives audiences a distinctive which you gave them, was excellent!” -N. Smith, Caltech, musical experience. Original compositions with an ancient Pasadena, CA sound, and traditional pieces re-dressed in their customized style. “Willson and McKee are better than any review I could write for them. Together, they create a show that takes you to the Performing and studying with master musicians, storytellers past in the present. The tunes are familiar, sad and wonderful and dancers in Ireland and Scotland guarantees sparkle and all at the same time. Their songs are of full strong lives and depth with a Willson & McKee event! Repeated honors at such unforgettable stories that deserve a special place in our events as the Walton’s of Dublin International Songwriting collective memory.” -D.Lerdal, Dahl Fine Arts, Rapid City, SD Competition at the Milwaukee Irish Festival and instrumental awards such as a National Instrumental Championship Co-Sponsored by Best Western Ramkota. Partial funding guarantee the highest quality performances. The combination is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area Community of blazing instrumentals, warm harmony vocals, a lot of Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Council through the National laughter and a ceilidh dance or two translates into… never a dull Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature, moment! A Willson & McKee concert is a curiously un-tamed and Natrona County School District No. 1. moment in time, gathering past and present… a comfortable Thursday, January 15, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 8th & Wolcott 71 SOUL STREET DANCE

Soul Street Dance, a company from Houston (Spring Branch) From Soul Street Agent Jeannette Gardner: “Two years ago, a which was created by former members of Fly Dance Company, representative from the State Department’s Office of Cultural is unique for their way of incorporating different styles of Affairs saw a showcase by Soul Street Dance at the APAP street dance. Under the direction of Javier Garcia, Soul Street Conference in New York City and started the process of presents a new era in dance. While pushing the artistic soliciting worldwide embassies to consider them for the Arts boundaries in street dance, they maintain the true essence Enjoys touring program. Consequently, they were chosen to of the culture. perform in three different countries – all part of the former Soviet Union. They will be featured at festivals in Armenia, The history of the company dates back to 1996, as a self-taught Georgia and Azerbaijan from May 21 to June 13 and July 19 to July street crew competing for recognition in the Houston area. 27, 2014. I’m sure they will have many fascinating experiences They quickly caught the attention of the artistic director of Fly to share with your theatres, schools and communities after Dance Company. They then became the company’s principal serving as cultural ambassadors for the United States.” dancers and helped turn Fly into a national touring sensation. Co-Sponsored by the Des & Carrie Bennion Family/the Bon Soul Street concerts consist of high-energy movement that Agency Insurance, TownSquare Media, KFNB-Fox, and the will keep you at the edge of your seat. The music is an eclectic Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre. Partial funding mix ranging from hip-hop to classical. It’s a show that will is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area Community make you laugh and keep audiences of all ages entertained. Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Council and Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) through the National Endowment In conjunction with concerts, Soul Street offers educational for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature, and Natrona and outreach performances that have taken audiences of County School District No. 1. more than 300,000 by storm across the country.

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Cristina Fontanelli has become a well-known personality Wedding. She has sung title roles with the Palm Beach Opera, through her recordings, her appearances on TV, radio, in the Cairo Opera, Opera of Hong Kong, the NY Grand Opera, concert, nightclubs, and opera, and through her acting debut NJ State Opera and the Opera of the Hamptons in Tosca, La on network television. Her most recent role is as PBS-TV/NY Boheme, Madame Butterfly, La Traviata, the Merry Widow, etc. Affiliates Host for Andrea Bocelli’s historic in Central Park also as well as symphonic classics such as the Beethoven 9th. starring Celine Dion, David Foster and Tony Bennett; for the Popular “giants” she has appeared with include Tony Bennett “Il Volo Takes Flight” special; Vienna Boys Choir and Qi Gong and Joel Grey. Ms. Fontanelli is a guest artist with many PBS Specials. She is the “voice of Domino’s Pizza” on their prestigious orchestras including the Boston Pops and the St. current national radio commercial, the voice of “Nonna” on Louis Symphony performing in major concert halls throughout the beloved PBS-TV Chef Lidia Bastianich’s Christmas special the U.S. and the world. She has completed three world tours (in over 300 PBS outlets across the U.S.). Cristina’s beautiful with the Mantovani Orchestra. Wyoming Symphony Orchestra soprano voice has taken her to the White House as part of Principal Horn Pamela Glasser got to know Cristina while they President Clinton’s holiday celebration and on January 20, both were traveling with the Mantovani and will perform with 2005 Cristina was invited to open the ceremonies at the Stars Cristina on the concert. and Stripes Inaugural Ball for President George W. Bush. This following her “Lifetime Achievement Award in the Arts” from Co-Sponsored by Casper Journal, Mount Rushmore the Order Sons of Italy in America (previous honorees have Broadcasting, and Best Western Ramkota. Partial funding included Luciano Pavarotti). Cristina has been cited as one of is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area Community the American Academy of Dramatic Arts most notable alumni Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Council through the National (along with Robert Redford, Danny DeVito, Edward G. Robinson, Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature, etc.). She made her off-Broadway debut in My Big Gay Italian and Natrona County School District No. 1.

Saturday, January 31, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 75 ALICIA ROBERTS: A CHRONOLOGY OF LOVE A collaborative musical performance of love songs and arias through the ages featuring music by W.A. Mozart, G. Puccini, J. Offenbach, Jules Massenet, Edith Piaf, George Gershwin, Ernest Charles, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Adele

Alicia is excited to be collaborating on several pieces with a directed by Dr. Howard Skinner, and several performances as variety of local Casper musicians. a soloist with the University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra. Alicia has participated in summer programs throughout Europe Alicia Danielle Roberts, a Casper native, holds a Bachelors of and Italy including Oberlin in Italy’s Summer Program. She was Music from the University of Wyoming and a Masters of Music the recipient of UW’s Arts & Sciences Summer Research Grant from DU’s Lamont School of Music, both in Vocal Performance. which funded her trip to Italy in 2005. Alicia has also had the Previous performances include: Casper Chamber Music Society unique opportunity to participate in Master Classes in Brasilia, Soloist 2014, Telly in Casper College’s 2013 Summer production Brazil. Alicia is currently teaching private lessons, working as of Godspell, Casper’s Artcore Music and Poetry Soloist a Human Resources Specialist at Uranerz Energy Corporation, Summer 2012, Soprano soloist for Beethoven’s Mass in C at and performing locally in Casper. Park Hill United Methodist Church in Denver, Alto soloist for Haydn’s Harmonie Mass with the Lamont Symphony Orchestra Co-sponsored by the Casper Journal.

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JAPAN ARTS DAY: ON ENSEMBLE

On Ensemble is at the forefront of a growing artistic movement Center, University of Hawai’i Hilo, California Worldfest, Grand in the taiko (Japanese ensemble drumming) world. Recognized Performances in downtown Los Angeles, Shibuya O-nest for relentless innovation, On Ensemble has made a name for (Tokyo), National Theater of Japan (Tokyo), Edmonds Center for itself by infusing the powerful rhythms of taiko with overtone the Arts (WA), Juan De Fuca Festival (WA) the Oregon Bach singing, odd meter grooves and soaring melodies. Modern Festival, a Ohio Arts Council IMPACT tour, and a tour of Montana Drummer magazine calls On Ensemble “an exciting taiko and Idaho. ensemble looking at new ways to apply traditional Japanese drums.” In 2013 On Ensemble was the first American taiko In 2010 the group collaborated with director Sam Koji Hale to group to be invited to perform at the National Theater of Japan create a short film based on the On Ensemble track “Yamasong” for the prestigious Nihon no Taiko concert series. For all of from the album Ume in the Middle. The film was produced by their musical explorations, On Ensemble is supported by one of Heather Henson and was screened at over 30 film festivals Japan’s most important traditional-culture bearers, Miyamoto winning Best Fantasy Short and Best Animated Film at the Unosuke Shoten, instrument maker to the emperor of Japan. Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival. This support empowers On Ensemble to utilize authentic, rare Japanese instruments in its fearless exploration of taiko. Co-Sponsored by Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre. Partial funding is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area On Ensemble shares its unique music and outreach programs Community Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Council and through throughout the United States and Canada. Past performances the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State include the Cerritos Center, the Maui Arts and Cultural Legislature, and Natrona County School District No. 1.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. John F. Welsh Auditorium, Natrona County High School 79 INDA EATON

Inda Eaton is a globe-trotting singer-songwriter-performer- Inda’s first CD, thin fine line, produced by bluesman Spencer bandleader now based in East Hampton, NY. Her unique sound Bohren, and her first solo tour won a warm welcome from has found favor with fans of rock, country, and acoustic music the folk world and consumers. Two years later, she took her all over the world since she started touring behind her first earnings and headed to New Orleans to record her second album Thin Fine Line in 1996. Inda lives for these authentic vocal album, Never Too Late to Fly, co-produced with Bohren. adventures as a working musician and she thrives on the road The LP, which features members of the Subdudes and the with local food and culture. Radiators, found a home on CMJ and alternative charts. Hits like “Hey Lie” and “Woman in Me,” garnered critical acclaim in An accomplished singer-songwriter, Inda has a knack for both the folk and rock world and earned an AFIM nomination creating crafty hooks, meaningful lyrics and killer harmonies for Best Independent Album of 1998. that have won her a loyal fan base worldwide. She is both a skilled soloist and band leader, whose performances of both The album prompted five tours, including two with MWR for original material and classic cover songs adapt to mellow the US military communities and schools overseas. Stateside acoustic, good ol’ country western, or hard core rock & roll shows grew to support the CAPP Fund, Toys for Tots, Habitat audiences. Her live shows have made her a staple for four for Humanity and Rosie’s House. Learn more at indaeaton.com. years running at Rock & Roll Marathons™ around the country and festivals like the Tempe Music Fest and Gateway’s™ Go West is her 8th independently produced album. Saturday in the Park. Inda and her grassroots band have toured extensively over the years, opening for names like John Co-Sponsored by Casper Journal. We appreciate the hospitality Hiatt, Blues Traveler, Earl Scruggs, Hootie and the Blowfish, of Casper College. LeAnn Rimes, Shemekia Copeland and Molly Hatchet.

Saturday, February 21, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. Durham Hall, Aley Hall, Casper College 80 Co-Sponsor of Robert Michaels, Jim Curry, Jason Petty, and Ballet Ariel’s Nutcracker Ballet

81 Co-Sponsor of Music & Poetry, Matt Stairs, Alexander Schwarzkopf, John McLellan, Stephanie Scarcella, Ballet Ariel’s NUTCRACKER, Tom Coryell & The Incorrigibles, Fred Taylor, Cristina Fontanelli & Pamela Glasser, Alicia Roberts, Inda Eaton, Irish Exhibition, Dan & Patty Goble, Rob Staffig, Christine Dunbar & Friends, & Matt Dyer

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Enjoy an Evening of CELTIC MUSIC and IRISH DANCE Friday, February 27th at 7:30 p.m. John F Welsh Auditorium ~ Natrona County High School

The Irish Dance Association of Central Wyoming is pleased to, once again, host an evening of Celtic Culture. This season features our talented Celtic musicians from the Casper area and showcases The Richens/Timm Academy Irish Dance. The Richens/Timm Irish Dancers have performed with Colcannon and include World Qualifiers, National Soloists, Western Regional Champions and even an International Competitor! The dancers will present both Traditional and Current Irish Dance genre under the direction of Anné Ellis Donovan, Teacher Certified by the Commission of Ireland. All of our artisans are delighted to offer the Casper community an evening of high quality Celtic entertainment.

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85 DAN & PATTY GOBLE with RUSSELL HIRSHFIELD

Dan Goble is Dean of the School of Visual and Performing Carnegie Hall appearances have included the NY premiere Arts at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, of Jerry Springer, the Opera. South Pacific (PBS) with Reba Connecticut. An arts administrator who is also an active McEntire and Alec Baldwin. performer, Dr. Goble has recently been featured with the New York Philharmonic as the saxophone soloist on Prokofiev’s Russell Hirshfield has appeared in recital throughout the Romeo and Juliet, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, and United States, and in Brazil, China, Belgium, England, Costa Rica Ravel’s Bolero. He is the alto saxophonist for the New York and South Africa. Hirshfield programs a varied repertoire. Dr. Saxophone Quartet and the baritone saxophonist with the Russell Hirshfield is Professor of Music Western Connecticut Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet since 2001. State University. He served on the faculty of Northwestern State University in Louisiana, and as visiting professor at the Dr. Goble received his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of State University of Campinas, Brazil. In July 2013 he joined Music degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and the piano faculty of the Oxford Piano Festival in England. He his Bachelors degrees in Saxophone Performance and Music has presented at the conventions of the Connecticut Music Education from the University of Northern Colorado. Recently, Teachers Association and College Music Society. He was he was named a distinguished alum of Casper College. trained in New Haven and later studied at the Eastman School of Music, Boston University, and the University of Colorado. Patty Goble was recently seen on Broadway in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Daniel Co-Sponsored by the Casper College Music Department, Casper Radcliffe and John Laroquette. She has been a member of College Foundation, Ingram / Olheiser, K2-TV, Casper Journal, six original Broadway companies – Ragtime, Curtains, The and Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre. Partial funding Woman in White, Bye, Bye Birdie, the Tony Award winning is from the Schneider Fund in the Casper Area Community Musical Revivals of La Cage aux Folles and Kiss Me, Kate. Foundation, the Wyoming Arts Council through the National Throughout her career in The Phantom of the Opera having Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature, performed the roles of both Christine and Carlotta. and Natrona County School District No. 1.

Sunday, March 1, 2015 • 4:00 p.m. Wheeler Concert Hall, Music Building, Casper College 86 JASON PETTY presents THE SWINGIN’ COWBOYS featuring CAROLYN MARTIN AND HER WESTERN SWING BAND

OBIE award winner Jason Petty’s latest production, The Swingin’ the 1930′s and 40′s with such hits as ‘San Antonio Rose’ and Cowboys, is a tribute to the music of the Great American West. ‘Shame, Shame On You,’ among many others. This trip down memory lane features songs from Stephen Foster, The Singing Cowboys, and selections from the greatest Join Jason Petty along with 2011 Texas Western Swing Hall of western swing music ever recorded. An authentic western set Fame inductee Carolyn Martin for a fabulous night of western- along with some of the best musicians in the USA makes for themed music, stories, and humor for the entire family. If an unforgettable night as Jason narrates the legacy of one of you’ve ever seen any of Jason’s previous productions (Hank & the most influential movements in American music history. My Honky Tonk Heroes, Country Royalty) you know you will not be disappointed. There will be plenty of chances to sing along “The Singing Cowboy Craze”: In an effort to soothe their herds, with Jason and the whole gang as they take you back in time early cowboys would sing and hum improvised melodies on to the Great American West in The Swingin’ Cowboys. the trails. These melodies would evolve and become staples in saloons and eventually be recorded by the first stars of the Co-Sponsored by the Des & Carrie Bennion Family/the Bon silver screen such as Gene Autry and Roy Rogers. Agency Insurance, KCWY-13, TownSquare Media, and Parkway Hotel & Convention Centre. Partial funding is from the As the “singing cowboy craze” grew, another American Schneider Fund in the Casper Area Community Foundation, the original began: Western Swing. Originating in the late 1920s, Wyoming Arts Council through the National Endowment for the western swing music attracted huge crowds to dance halls Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature, and Natrona County in the southwest. Band leaders such as Bob Wills and Spade School District No. 1. Cooley turned western swing into “America’s dance music” by

Wednesday, March 4, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. John F. Welsh Auditorium, Natrona County High School 87 COLCANNON

Authentic, Joyous Irish Music.... traditional with a touch of course, for the music; music that expresses flights of joy, deep chamber music and music hall, Colcannon plays Irish music sorrows, and an unquenchable zest for life. with panache, warmth and wit. Equally at home on the stage at a folk music festival or performing with a symphony Colcannon presents a warm and engaging concert experience. orchestra, their ageless songs and fine musicianship transport The musicianship is always first-rate, however the band’s the audience to another time and place. primary intention is not to impress or overwhelm the audience but rather to create a feeling of connection and community: to Colcannon has developed a distinctive, inventive, and recreate, on a larger scale, the relaxed fireside conviviality that contemporary musical style while still keeping in firm touch with is at the heart of the vibrant tradition of Irish music. the heart and essence of traditional Irish music. Colcannon’s concerts are renowned for their energy, for singer/frontman Co-Sponsored by Parkway Plaza Hotel & Convention Centre. Mick Bolger’s irrepressible sense of humor and sly wit, and, of We appreciate the hospitality of Casper College.

Saturday, March 7, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. Durham Hall, Aley Hall, Casper College 88 ROB STAFFIG

Rob Staffig has loved music as long as he can remember. He In 1992 Rob released a pilot demo of his song “I Need A began playing guitar at 16, after finding his Dad’s old Sears Vacation.” Sent to Music Row Magazine by local AM radio Silvertone guitar up in the attic. He bought John Denver’s station KVOC in August 1992, it received an honorable mention Greatest Hits music book, and determined to learn, literally in the Critics Corner with Joe Diffe’s song “Next Thing Smokin’” played the daylights out of the song, “Country Roads”. In 1996, he opened for Country Music Star David Lee Murphy at the Everglades Seafood Festival in Everglades City, FL. In 1997 Rob competed in and won various talent and variety shows Rob was invited back to open for David Ball and the Bellamy around his home area in Michigan. He wrote his first song in Brothers. July of 1980 titled “I Believe in You.” Since then Rob has written over 90 original songs. When asked what artist’s music he enjoys singing the most, Rob doesn’t hesitate; “Without a doubt, Neil Diamond.” Besides Rob left Michigan in April of 1982 and ended up in Casper. He a collection of Neil Diamond’s songs, Rob entertains with other competed in talent contests in Casper, winning twice at the favorites from Bob Seger and George Strait, including original city level of the True Value Country Showdowns in 1986 and songs from his self-titled CD Rob Staffig & CD Drive-In Nights. 1991. After trying to get a band together without any luck, he Rob is working on a novel titled Fate Awaits, a fiction-based- struck out on his own and has been entertaining throughout on-fact novel about his amazing journey searching for his Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana and Colorado for the past biological past. 23 years. Co-Sponsored by Casper Journal.

Saturday, March 28, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. Nicolaysen Art Museum 89 CHRISTINE DUNBAR & FRIENDS

The concert will include the debut of the New Music Ambassadors of Music String Orchestra and had been booked Competition winner “Danza De Los Matachines” by Christian to run another European tour in 2015. She also serves as Erickson, performed by the WSO String Quartet – Heidi Deifel & adjunct cello instructor at Casper College and runs a private Ben Winckler (violin); Gary DePaolo (viola); and Christine Dunbar cello studio. (cello). Christine Dunbar has been playing cello for 30 years. She Christine Dunbar, cellist, has called Casper her home since began her musical training in Rapid City, SD as a student of 2003. Hailing from Rapid City SD, she is an active performer Steve Gram. She earned a Bachelor of Music Performance and music educator. degree with an emphasis in pedagogy from the University of Wyoming studying cello with Barbara Thiem. While attending Christine has been the principal cellist with the Wyoming UW, she performed in master-classes led by the Emerson Symphony Orchestra since 2003 and the cellist in various String Quartet, David Finckel, Helga Winold, and Dennis Parker. chamber ensembles within the Casper musical community; Following her undergraduate studies, she pursued her teaching she is a regular on the Casper Chamber Music Society concert certificate and a degree in Curriculum and Instruction from series and loves collaborating and performing with her Casper Montana State University. Before coming to Casper, Christine based musical colleagues. She also regularly performs as a taught cello for the Black Hills Suzuki Academy and freelanced section cellist with the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra. with several orchestra and opera companies including; the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra, Powder River Symphony, Ms. Dunbar is a string educator for the Natrona County Western Nebraskan Chamber Players, Canyon Concert Ballet, School District where she instructs over 100 6th-8th grade and the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra. string players on a daily basis. Ms. Dunbar is also an active string clinician and adjudicator throughout the state of Co-Sponsored by Casper Chamber Music Society and Casper Wyoming having recently worked with orchestras in Laramie Journal and Sheridan. She was the conductor of the 2013 Wyoming

Sunday, April 19, 2015 • 4:00 p.m. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 90 NEW MUSIC WINNER: CHRISTIAN ERICKSON

Christian Erickson is the coordinator of music theory and music Composer’s Note: technology at Sheridan College. His compositions consist of a wide variety of works spanning various idioms in vocal, The Matachina dance, or “Danza de Matachines,” is a ritual instrumental, and electronic media, and have been performed dance performed with masks and elaborate costumes. The by soloists and ensembles throughout the United States. tradition originated in Spain as a celebration of the expulsion of the Moors in 1492. Missionaries introduced the dance to Dr. Erickson holds degrees in music theory and composition the indigenous peoples of the New World as an exemplary from the University of Colorado-Boulder, the University of symbol of Christian victory over their Muslim occupiers. Today Nebraska-Lincoln, and the University of Wyoming. Among his these dances are still practiced in the American Southwest teachers were James Cook in piano and Gary Smart, Randall and Mexico, although the interpretation and meaning of the Snyder, and Luis Jorge González in composition. ritual varies greatly.

Erickson’s honors include several student academic citations, For thematic material for a new composition, I became various regional and national composition prizes, including a interested in adopting several Matachina accompaniment Wyoming Arts Council Performing Arts Fellowship. tunes that were described in musicologist J. D. Robb’s article The Matachines Dance—a Ritual Folk Dance. Robb created Although Dr. Erickson’s creative output is central to his activity field recordings of a solo fiddler named Pete Maese performing as a musician, he considers his students a vital and integral several of these dances, which he then transcribed in music part of his work as well. Several of them have distinguished notation for his article. These recordings of Maese’s exuberant themselves by winning awards in original composition, sound performances suggested strings as an appropriate medium, design for theatre, and admission into competitive academic and the intimacy and agility of a string quartet made it a logical programs. For Dr. Erickson, the success of his students is one choice for an ensemble for which to compose. of the most rewarding aspects of teaching, and he considers it a privilege to be a facilitator for them.

Sunday, April 19, 2015 • 4:00 p.m. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 91 MATT DYER

Casper native Matt Dyer is now a singer/songwriter from On April 28, 2011, Matt produced and his released his first Bristol, Connecticut. Music has always been a part of Matt’s CD, Coming Home at O’Hanlon’s Bar in New York City. Since life. He has been singing since the age of three and wrote his then, he has dazzled audiences at Cava in Southington, first song in high school. It wasn’t until he picked up a used Connecticut and is scheduled to perform at Jitter’s Café in acoustic guitar that he tapped into his musical soul. While Plainville, Connecticut as well as Café Nine in New Haven, it is difficult to contain his soulful music and powerful lyrics Connecticut this December. Currently Matt continues to write within one category, he blends the genres of folk, folk/rock and and record for his second album and actively performs at local country. Matt looks to personal life experiences for inspiration establishments. in his poetry and lyrics, which shine though during his live performances. His lyrics span topics from broken hearts to Co-Sponsored by Casper Journal. civil disobedience. Matt has most notably been influenced by Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan and Kris Kristofferson.

Saturday, May 2, 2015 • 7:30 p.m. Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 92 Co-Sponsor of Fierce Bad Rabbit

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October 4, 2014 January 24, 2015 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE A SOLDIER’S TALE Featuring Ching-Yun Hu, piano Stravinsky’s Faustian tale narrated and acted by Dr. Bill Experience two of the most famous and powerful works Conte and students from the Casper College Theater from Russian composers. March 21, 2015 November 8, 2014 VIVE LA FRANCE! FAMILY CONCERT Featuring Jolyon Pegis, cellist Compose Yourself - featuring James Stephenson, A sumptuous evening of French composers. Composer & Conductor May 9, 2015 An educational and interactive introduction to the FOR LOVE AND PASSION orchestra for the whole family. A celebration showcasing the winners of the first ever December 6, 2014 Wyoming Young Artists Competition. ODE TO JOY! Beethoven’s famous 9th Symphony Call or stop by the WSO Office to buy season or individual concert Featuring Natrona County High School, Kelly Walsh, tickets. Inquire about or “Pick Three” package and Family Pass.

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Babcock, Charlotte INDEX 15 Ballet Ariel’s The Nutcracker ...... 59 Buttarazzi, Melanie ...... 40 Carolyn Martin & Her Western Swing Band ...... 87 Casper Brass & Storm Door Co. 66 Casper College Flute Ensemble 15 Celtic Cultural Showcase ...... 85 Colcannon ...... 88 Colcannon Christmas ...... 60 Curry, Jim: A Tribute to John Denver ...... 51 Dunbar, Christine & Friends 90 Dyer, Matt ...... 92 Eaton, Inda 80 Equality State Book Festival ...... 26 Erickson, Christian (New Music Competition Winner) ...... 91 Fierce Bad Rabbit ...... 53 Fontanelli, Cristina 75 Frolander, Patricia 25 Goble, Dan & Patty 86 Hirshfield, Russell ...... 86 Japan Arts Day 79 Jim Gamble Puppets: Peter & the Wolf 54 Larimore, Sandra & Friends 18 Lore, Chad ...... 20 McDaniel, Cory ...... 13 Michaels, Robert 40 Mize, Bill ...... 43 On Ensemble 79 One-Act Play Competition 4 Open Mic for Writers 18 Petty, Jason ...... 87 Reilly, Lucille ...... 39 Riders in the Sky ...... 14 Riders on the Orphan Train ...... 34 Roberts, Alicia ...... 76 Scarcella, Stephanie 33 Schwarzkopf, Alexander 29 Shay, Michael ...... 20 Soul Street Dance ...... 72 Staffig, Rob 89 Stairs, Matt & Friends 19 Taylor, Fred ...... 66 Tom Coryell & The Incorrigibles 65 Two Blue Geezers 25 Wench, The (John McLellan & Josh “Dawg” Keehr) 30 Willson & McKee 71 Windle, Vicki ...... 13 Winston, George 46 Wright, Josh ...... 17 Wyoming Shakespeare Festival Company: Mary Stuart ...... 16

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