Art Department Presents... Calendar of Events Megan Wolfe and University of North Carolina Asheville Clay Connection February 1—25 January 25-February 25  Ceramic Sculpture by Perkinson Art Gallery Gallery hours Megan Wolfe, Perkinson Monday-Friday Art Gallery 12:00-5:00 pm Saturday, February 6  Jazz at LSB with Kevin Megan is an Associate Professor of Art, Ceramics at Hart & the Vibe Tribe, the University of North Carolina in Asheville. The 3:30-5:30 pm show will include ceramic sculptural work by her, a few of her former students, and a some potter  Millikin-Decatur friends. Symphony presents Conductor An Artist Talk with Megan Wolfe will take place on Candidate, Martha Thursday, February 25, 4:00 pm in Kirkland 128 and Placeres, 7:30 pm in a closing reception will follow from 5:00-6:30 pm. This is free and open to the public. Kirkland Fine Arts Center Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra Thursday, February 11  MU Wrestling Conductor Candidate, Martha Placeres, Extravaganza, 6:00 pm & Young Artists Concert in Kirkland Fine Arts Center Saturday, February 6, 7:30 pm Kirkland Fine Arts Center Saturday, February 13 Tickets $13-$16.50  Jazz at LSB with Diversity, 3:30-5:30 pm February 18—20  The Magic Pinafore, 7:30 pm in Albert Taylor Originally from Mexico, Martha Placeres is known for Theatre her passion for music and music education. She has a Friday, February 19 Bachelors Degree from the Puebla State Conservatory of  Kate Reid, vocalist, Music in Violin Performance, a Masters in Music Education from the University of Texas at Brownsville, and 7:30 pm at Westminster a Doctorate in Orchestral Conducting from Texas Tech Presbyterian Church, University. 1360 West Main St.

As a music educator advocate, Dr. Placeres created and developed the string and  Celtic Nights—Spirit of orchestra programs at UT Brownsville and was also involved in bringing string Freedom, 7:30 pm in education to the city of Brownsville by founding multiple string projects. She is an Kirkland fine Arts active orchestra clinician for the Texas Music Educators Association and the Topeka, Center Kansas area. As a certified member of the Texas Music Adjudicators Association, she is constantly asked to judge for Solo and Ensemble Contest in different UIL Texas regions.

Appearing with Dr. Placeres will be three Millikin students, who were winners of this year’s Concerto/Aria Competition. They are Kyle Johnson, ; John Robinson, ; and Abigail Karnes, soprano.

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MU Wrestling Extravaganza Saturday, February 20 Thursday, February 11, 6:00 pm  Jazz at LSB with Kirkland Fine Arts Center Decatur Big Band, Tickets: $10 3:30-5:30 pm  Vocal Jazz Festival, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm in Kirkland Fine Arts Center Join the Millikin Chamber Percussion Sunday, February 21 Ensemble for a brief preview of its upcoming  The Magic Pinafore, Synergy program preceding the match with 2:00 pm in Albert Taylor Cornell College in Kirkland Fine Arts Center. Theatre The ensemble will provide music throughout  Synergy, 4:00 pm in the match, as well. Kirkland Fine Arts Center Monday, February 22 Department of Theatre and Dance  Junior Instrumental Recital, Emily Altic,

Oboe and Michael

Anderson, Saxophone,

6:00 pm in Kaeuper

Hall

Tuesday, February 23

 Guest/Former Faculty Voice Recital, Dr. J.R. Fralick, tenor, 7:30 pm in Kaeuper Hall Music and Lyrics by W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan Saturday, February 27 Book by Terry Stone and William Gorton  Jazz at LSB with Boss Directed by Terry Stone Trio, 3:30-5:30 pm Thursday, February 18, 7:30 pm Sunday, February 28 Friday, February 19, 7:30 pm  Faculty Recital Series Saturday, February 20, 7:30 pm featuring Silvan Sunday, February 21, 2:00 pm Negrutiu, piano, Albert Taylor Theatre Tickets: $12-$14 4:00 pm in Kirkland Fine Arts Center February 29—April 8  The Matchbook Series: Miniature Paintings by Michael Dubina, Adapting well-known musical numbers with updated texts from the great Gilbert Perkinson Art Gallery and Sullivan operettas, The Magic Pinafore spoofs both “grand” opera (the Magic Flute in particular) and the current craze for student magicians and the schools they attend.

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Kate Reid, singer/pianist Friday, February 19, 7:30 pm Westminster Presbyterian Church 1360 West Main St. Tickets will be $5 at the door

Kate will be performing with Mikel Combs, bass and Brian Justison, drums. Kate Reid is a working jazz singer and pianist appearing regularly with her quartet at jazz venues all over the Los Angeles area. She has worked with many of the great jazz musicians in Los Angeles including guitarists Ron Eschete and Larry Koonse and drummer Roy McCurdy to name just a few. She is in demand by audiences for her swing style and delivery of great jazz standard lyrics. Kate’s latest CD, The Love I’m In, was released in September of 2011 and features tenor saxophonist Ernie Watts and pianist Otmaro Ruiz. Like her 2008 release, Sentimental Mood, The Love I’m In includes tunes from the great American songbook.

Kate is a working session singer in L.A. and has lent her voice to feature films, commercials, publishing demos, cruise ship shows and artist albums. In April of 2011, Hal Leonard published the vocal method book How To Get The GLEE Sound which Kate co-authored with producer/author Andy Waterman of Umbrella Media.

Dr. Kate Reid is on the music faculty at Cypress College in Cypress, California and currently serves as chair of the music department as well as head of the applied music and jazz programs. Kate holds a B.M. in Jazz Studies from Western Michigan University (1992), a M.M. (1996) and a D.M.A. (2002) in Jazz Performance from the University of Miami. More information can be found at www.katereidmusic.com

College of Fine Arts Patrons Society

The Millikin University College of Fine Arts Patrons Society was created to benefit the over 600 Millikin student-artists participating in nearly 20 degree programs. Membership dues provide budget support and help create special projects which might otherwise go unfunded. The society’s mission is to bring together the university and individuals who believe in the promotion and support of the fine and performing arts and the student-artist at Millikin University. If you would like more information about the Patrons Society, you can visit the web at: www.millikin.edu/patrons-society, or you may also contact us by phone at the College of Fine Arts 217-362-6499.

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Celtic Nights—Spirit of Freedom Friday, February 19, 7:30 pm Kirkland Fine Arts Center Tickets: $25-$45, School Age $5

Direct from Ireland, Spirit of Freedom tells the story of Irish independence, beginning 100 years ago with the Easter Rising. Akin to America's 4th of July, the Easter Rising of 1916 created the Ireland we know and love today. Celtic Nights honors the struggle of a people fighting to gain freedom, independence, and true democracy through music, song, dance and story telling with pride and passion.

The cast of three male vocalists and three beautiful female singers, six of Ireland's most talented and coveted international dancers and our fine musicians, will leave the theatre ringing with the sounds of Celtic Music old and new. Songs will be sung, dances will be danced, and music will be played. Celtic Nights will capture the essence of a great people from a small Island and their journey of hope and desire.

Check out the website at: http://www.celticnights.ie/ School of Music

27th Annual Vocal Jazz Festival Saturday, February 20, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Kirkland Fine Arts Center Free and open to the public

This year’s festival will feature clinicians Kate Reid from University of Miami, Matt Falker from Mira Costa College, and Brad Rees from Tiffin University. Performances will begin on stage around 8:30 am. Each ensemble will receive a 30 minute clinic following their performance. OneVoice will present a short concert at 1:00 pm. Activities will conclude by 5:00 pm and, of course, there is no admission charge. School of Music Recital

Monday, February 22, 6:00 pm in Kaeuper Hall  Junior Instrumental Recital, Emily Altic, and Michael Anderson, saxophone

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Percussion Ensemble Synergy Sunday, February 21, 4:00 pm Kirkland Fine Arts Center Free and open to the public

Synergy 2016 will explore the unique relationship between music and sports. The program will feature a variety of music ranging from Rocael Hurtado’s “Tennis Club” for marimba ensemble to Richard Lerman’s “Travelon Gamelon” for six players performing on three amplified bicycles. Members of the MU wrestling team will join the ensemble for the premiere of a new dramatic work composed by Dr. Jeremy Brunk entitled, “Match Play.”

Faculty Recital Series

Silvan Negrutiu, piano Sunday, February 28, 4:00 pm Kirkland Fine Arts Center Free and open to the public

On Sunday, February 28, the School of Music at Millikin University concludes its second season of the Faculty Recital Series. Dr. Silvan Negruţiu will present an outstanding program of classic piano works, including pieces by Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Chopin and Ginastera.

Pianist Silvan Negruţiu has performed around the world and has appeared as soloist with prestigious including Dublin Symphony and the Enescu Philharmonic. A dynamic piano pedagogue, he is in demand for master classes and piano competition juries. Currently, Negruţiu is Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Millikin University.

Millikin’s music faculty work tirelessly to bring out their students’ artistry. This recital series gives Millikin’s faculty the opportunity to share their own artistic voices with the community. We have all heard about Millikin's music faculty. Now let's listen.

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Dr. JR Fralick, tenor Tuesday, February 23, 7:30 pm Kaeuper Hall Free and open to the public

Dr. JR Fralick, who served on the Millikin University faculty 1995-2001, returns in a recital entitled "Telling Stories." Every song tells a story, and enjoy an evening of story-telling in songs including classical art song, musical theater, standards, cabaret and opera. Dr. Bruce Gibbons will collaborate on piano.

Tenor JR Fralick has appeared as soloist with the Jerusalem Symphony, the Russian Philharmonic and many orchestras in the United States. To add to his many orchestral performances, he will tour with the Music Inspire Africa orchestra as tenor soloist in Messiah and giving recitals across South Africa in May 2016. He has performed his favorite operatic roles (Rudolfo in La Boheme, Alfredo in La Traviata and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni) with companies in the United States and Italy. An avid recitalist, he has been featured on numerous prestigious recital series in the U.S., Lieder Recitals in Austria and is a recurring guest with Austin’s classical band REVEL. While his specialties are Russian music and the music of Benjamin Britten, he has also ventured into cabaret and related styles, headlining at the Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland Fusion-Fest, and Cleveland Public Theater.

Dr. Fralick studied music education at Friends University, music history at Kansas State University and vocal performance and pedagogy at The Ohio State University; he earned Vocology Certification with the National Center for Voice. Dr. Fralick currently teaches at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory and has previously taught at Millikin University and the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival. Summer 2016 he will return to InterHarmony International Music Festival in Italy to teach. He is Director of Music at the historic and renowned Old Stone Church on Public Square, Cleveland. JR loves food and travel, having eaten in twenty-two different countries!

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The Matchbook Series: Miniature Paintings by Michael Dubina February 29-April 8 Perkinson Art Gallery in Kirkland Fine Arts Center Open Monday-Friday 12:00-5:00 pm Michael Dubina has been an acclaimed painter of the Midwestern landscape for over 20 years. While known for his large scale panoramic works, his newest landscape paintings are rendered in minute, evocative and visionary detail. These jewel-like works embody at once a sense of magic realism and an expansive, romantic expressionism. The images are painted with traditional oil techniques on the inside of matchbook covers, and are floated in over-sized black frames which complement the physicality of the painted object.

In Dubina’s work one can sense such influences as the atmospheric qualities of 19th century tonalism, the tranquility of Luminism, and the romantic spiritualism of the Hudson River School. But instead of looking back nostalgically, Dubina brings these qualities into our time, placing his striking attempts to conjure the sublime on the inside of common everyday restaurant matchbook covers.

Add to this the inspirational quotes, sometimes by famous people, sometimes by fellow artists, and sometimes by Dubina himself, and one gets the added sense of both timeliness and timelessness in his works.

And finally, Dubina has cleverly adopted the strategy of working on, and completing one painting per day, so that each of these paintings is corresponding with the day they were created in the series. This not only ties each to a specific day, but also frames the artist’s commitment to his daily studio practice.

A reception for the artist will be held on Thursday, March 10, from 5:00-7:00 pm in Perkinson Art Gallery.

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