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#creativestate The official magazine of Arts NC State FALL 2016 Dr. King’s First Dream PAGE 16 Game Day PAGE 34 Wolfpack Outfitters, now located in Talley Student Union, is NC State Bookstores’ state-of-the-art flagship location. We carry the largest selection of NC State gear locally and are your one-stop shop for everything Wolfpack. From clothing, makeup and tailgating gear to notebooks, textbooks and pens, we have you covered. Shop in-store or online: bookstore.ncsu.edu get a taste of talley! Enjoy a wide array of dining options in our new student union to make your campus visit memorable. Plan Ahead! Visit go.ncsu.edu/talleydining Dear Friends – o autumn on a university campus would be complete without football games – and the Nalways-winning marching bands that help make them festive. For band alumni, our feature story on “The Power Sound of the South” will help you relive the excitement. For those of you unfamiliar with the ritual, this inside look at a game day for musicians is sure to provide you with deeper appreciation of the PHOTO BY BECKY KIRKLAND talent, dedication and passion necessary for the band to be the perennial success it is. At Arts NC State we are proud to present INSIDE THIS ISSUE performances that are thought-provoking and align with the university’s educational and research missions. #creativestate Vignettes .............................. 8 This fall we present noted actors Danny Glover and Experiencing King .....................................16 Felix Justice in An Evening with Martin and Langston, A Day in the Life: NC State’s Marching Band ...34 which brings the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Donors ...................................................40 Langston Hughes to life. Dining Guide ...........................................45 In November we’ll feature two orchestral concerts Coda ......................................................46 of note. The Raleigh Civic Symphony presents a concert in honor of the 400th year since William Events Shakespeare’s passing, and the Raleigh Civic Chamber Fall Events Calendar ................................... 5 Orchestra offers a concert of works to honor the 100th NC State LIVE Fall 2016 ..............................22 anniversary of the National Park Service and North Holiday Crafts Fair .....................................26 Carolina State Parks. This summer we welcomed two new directors to University Theatre Fall 2016 ........................28 our fold. As the new head of the Music Department, Dr. Dan Monek comes to us from Marietta College in Ohio. Our Dance Program is now under the leadership of Tara Mullins, whom many of you already know as the leader of our terrific Panoramic Dance Project. We look forward to the future of both arts units under their leadership. We are grateful to you for your support of the arts ON THE COVER at NC State and we look forward to having you with us While all of the other Marching Band photos throughout the year. in this issue are from the NC State-Syracuse game last November, we selected a favorite image from a few years back for the cover. Vincent Feucht ‘11 came to NC State as a Park Scholar, and was a member of the first cohort of our Arts Village in Fall 2007. Rich Holly PHOTO BY DAN JAHN Executive Director Arts NC State arts.ncsu.edu 3 Save the Date! #creativestate The official magazine of Arts NC State FALL 2016 | VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 Arts NC State is the collective voice of the visual and performing arts programs of North Carolina State University. & & Crafts Center Dance Program Gregg Museum of Art & Design Music Department April 20-23, 2017 NC State LIVE University Theatre CHAPELHI LL Presented by durham & MAGAZINE magazine Arts NC State is part of the Division of Academic and Student Affairs. Dr. Mike Mullen Vice Chancellor and Dean Rich Holly Executive Director ADVERTISERS MAKE THIS MAGAZINE POSSIBLE For advertising information, contact Rory Kelly Gillis at 919.933.1551 or [email protected]. Arts NC State 3140 Talley Student Union Campus Box 7306 Raleigh NC 27695 arts.ncsu.edu [email protected] Mark K.S. Tulbert Director of Arts Marketing Ticket Central: 919.515.1100 Administration Offices: 919.513.1800 This magazine was not produced or mailed with state-appropriated funds. TASTETHEEVENT.COM @TASTETHEEVENT EVENTS VIGNETTES Dr. Nathan Leaf and students of the State Chorale at Kylemore Abbey in Galway during their tour of Ireland, May 2016. EVENTS FEATURES NC STATE LIVE GREGG MUSEUM CALENDAR UNIVERSITY THEATRE DANCE PROGRAM THE CRAFTS CENTER MUSIC @ NC STATE 2016 FALL AUGUST Love/Sick Click, Clack, Moo (Kidstuff) Titmus Theatre Stewart Theatre Permutations, Progressions + September 22-October 2 October 29 Possibilities = the art of Vernon Pratt OCTOBER NOVEMBER Betty Ray McCain Art Gallery, Duke Energy Center Faculty Recital: Dr. Thomas Wind Ensemble August 8-November 28 Koch, piano and Dr. Jonathan Stewart Theatre Lessons in Wood: An Kramer, cello November 3 Stewart Theatre exhibition of works by the Fall Choral Collage October 4 Crafts Center’s woodworking Stewart Theatre instructors Gary Knight: Forensic November 4 The Crafts Center Photography in Today’s Criminal Raleigh Civic Chamber August 16-October 28 Justice System Orchestra The Crafts Center Stewart Theatre SEPTEMBER October 19 November 6 Gross Indecency: The Three The Capitol Steps Jazz Ensemble I Trials of Oscar Wilde Stewart Theatre Stewart Theatre Titmus Theatre September 10 November 10 October 19-30 An Evening with Martin and An Ideal Husband Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio Langston, starring Danny Glover Titmus Theatre Stewart Theatre and Felix Justice November 10-20 October 22 Stewart Theatre September 16 arts.ncsu.edu 5 EVENTS VIGNETTES FEATURES NC STATE PIPES AND DRUMS PHOTO BY ROBERT DAVEZAC The Other Mozart Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre November 11-12 NC State Pipes and Drums Stafford Commons, Talley Student Union November 12 Ladies in Red Stewart Theatre November 12 Dance Program Fall Concert Stewart Theatre November 17-18 Holiday Crafts Fair The Crafts Center November 19 Billy Childs: Reimagining Laura Nyro featuring Becca Stevens and Alicia Olatuja Stewart Theatre November 19 Raleigh Civic Symphony Stewart Theatre November 20 Jazz Ensemble II Stewart Theatre November 21 EVENTS VIGNETTES CRAFT CENTER INSTRUCTOR JIM WALLACE DECEMBER Wind Ensemble and Jazz FEATURES Ensemble I Holiday Concert NCSU DANCE COMPANY PHOTO BY JILLIAN CLARK Stewart Theatre December 1 Choral Holiday Concert The Hot Sardines’ Holiday Stewart Theatre Stomp FOR TICKETS December 2 Stewart Theatre 919.515.1100 Grains of Time December 3 arts.ncsu.edu State Ballroom December 3 NC STATE JAZZ PHOTO BY ROBERT DAVEZAC arts.ncsu.edu 7 EVENTS #creativestate VIGNETTES DR. MONEK TAKES THE PODIUM When applying to become the new head of the Music VIGNETTES Department at NC State, Dan Monek said, “As an artist and administrator, my entire professional life has been devoted to helping groups seek a creative path to change.” On July 1, Daniel G. Monek, Ph.D. arrived on campus to take up the challenge of guiding our Music Department down that creative path. Monek comes to NC State from Marietta College in Ohio, where he began working as director of Choral & FEATURES Vocal Activities in 2000. One year later, he was named chair of The Edward E. MacTaggart Department of Music, and continued in the leadership role until his PHOTO BY BECKY KIRKLAND recent move to Raleigh. In addition, he served for three years as the division coordinator for Arts & Humanities scholar program through which students received a at Marietta, with responsibility for supervision of six monetary scholarship in return for serving as section departments: Art, English, Modern Languages, Music, leaders and singers in local choirs. That program Theatre, and History, Religion and Philosophy. provided more than $250,000 in student financial Monek welcomes the opportunity of being part of support for Marietta’s vocal music students. an NC State team that prides itself on developing the Dan Monek received his Ph.D. in Music from intellectual and artistic potential of its students. “My Edinburgh University (Scotland) and holds degrees varied experiences have helped me to develop my skills in Music Education and Vocal Performance from the in balancing tradition with the venture thinking required University of South Florida. He has taught music for future success.” He looks forward to expanding in Florida’s public schools and was the founding the Music Department’s role in preparing young artist- Artistic and Musical Director of the New Edinburgh scholars for work in the 21st century. Orchestra in Scotland. He has served in numerous In addition to directing a variety of choral ensembles, leadership positions for the American Choral Directors Dr. Monek has taught courses in vocal and choral Association, and as president of the Ohio Association pedagogy. He also served as the director of music at of Music Schools. Trinity Episcopal Church in Parkersburg, West Virginia. “After just a short time of exploring ideas and As a conductor, he combines his work in early music meeting faculty and students, it is clear to me that styles with a passionate interest in new music, having the future of Music at NC State will be exceptional. commissioned and premiered more than 20 choral and I believe that the department is poised to expand its orchestral works. role as a vital part of the community, to continue to find In his sixteen years at Marietta College, Monek unique ways to engage students and faculty across placed a strong emphasis on building partnerships campus including a strategic role in recruiting students in the community, positioning the department as a of all disciplines to NC State, and to potentially chart supporter and leader for the region’s artistic endeavors. a new path in preparing and supporting musicians of He developed ties with local schools, area arts all kinds as they explore the unknowns of the 21st organizations, and church music programs, including century.