Contents Fall 2013
Issue 4
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AND WITH THIS SHELL, THE SEA: THE CERAMIC ART OF SIGLINDA SCARPA
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29th ANNUAL HOLIDAY CRAFTS FAIR & SALE
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NCSU PIPES & DRUMS
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NC STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLE II & THE JAZZ COMBOS
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NCSU WIND ENSEMBLE
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GRAINS OF TIME
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MUSIC @ NC STATE: CHORAL HOLIDAY CONCERT
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LADIES IN RED
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DONOR SPOTLIGHT: DOUG WITCHER
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BRICKYARD BRASS QUINTET & TROMBONE CHOIR
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The Ceramic Art of Siglinda Scarpa November 21, 2013-January 31, 2014 Opening reception: Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 6PM Installed at NCSU’s Historic Chancellor’s Residence, 1903 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh NC, the future site of the Gregg Museum. Free, but open by appointment; call 919-513-7244 or 919-515-3503 or email zoe_starling@ncsu.edu. Most folks who make the effort to find their way down the dead end dirt road through the woods that leads to Siglinda Scarpa’s place northwest of Pittsboro, NC, go there for one of two reasons: to visit her Goathouse Gallery to shop for one of her exceptionally skilled ceramic artworks, or else to visit her Goathouse Refuge to adopt a cat. (continued on A2)
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Although the Gallery and the Refuge are separate entities, they’re as intricately intertwined as the terracotta vines and tendrils that decorate the lids of much of her signature cookware. Her pottery workshop and kiln share a roof with the main building of her cat refuge, and profits from the gallery support the enormous expenses of managing the care, feeding, and veterinary fees involved in the artist’s self-assigned Sisyphean task: Siglinda is trying to save and find homes for as many cats as possible, in the face of the ever-expanding overpopulation caused largely by pet owners’ failure to have their animals neutered. The alternatives facing the abandoned cats that don’t make it to her refuge are starvation, a feral life spent struggling to survive in the woods by hunting native birds and mammals, or often – if a more typical animal shelter picks them up – euthanasia, usually by exhaust fume gas. The passion that informs Scarpa’s concern for lost cats began back when she was only a child, living in the northwest Italian town where she was born. She now suspects that she may have been traumatized to the point of autism, for until she was seven she had spoken scarcely a word. Trauma would certainly have been understandable. She was born at the very outset of World War II, and her earliest memories were of bombers streaking low overhead and a pervasive fear of the Gestapo. The Nazis and Fascists had marked her father for elimination because of his democratic political views, and although he ultimately survived the war and went on to become a member of Italy’s Parliament (and one of the authors of its new constitution), it was not before years of hiding and deprivation had left deep scars on his infant daughter. One night not long after the war finally ended, something happened that changed all that. During a raging storm, Siglinda’s father brought home a tiny gray kitten he’d found freezing in the soaking downpour, and put it under the bed covers to warm up next to her. “I could feel it shivering on my chest,” she says. “At the same time I could feel myself flooding with love. As I stroked it, I felt like I knew everything he wanted to tell me. All of a sudden my loneliness began to go away.” Her own ability to communicate with her family began to emerge, too, as she found herself having to tell her parents what the kitten’s needs were. But she remained more comfortable communicating with her hands, and the caresses she gave her cat eventually found similar satisfaction in shaping and molding clay. At 16, she left school and began an apprenticeship with
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a master potter, and by her early 30s she was running her own ceramic studio in Rome, with her own apprentices. She later moved to New York, supporting her art with teaching gigs at the Greenwich House Pottery in Manhattan and at Putnam County’s Garrison Art Center. But by her mid-50s the hectic city life and frigid northeastern winters were taking a toll. On a trip to North Carolina in the mid-1990s, she found herself in a place that reminded her of the warmer, more relaxed world of rural Italy. A year later she returned, this time determined to stay. She bought the parcel of pine woods near Pittsboro where she still lives, and began building so many additions onto the old house on the property that the original structure all but disappeared under a canopy of balconies and verandas covered with climbing roses and jasmine vines. After converting an old shed into a pottery studio, she began making delicate abstract sculptures from fine porcelain that recall clouds or undersea life forms, as well as sturdy earthenware pots that withstand frequent use in the kitchen despite their sculptural beauty, tea pots and honey jars with floral decorations that hint at the original of their contents, and teacups inspired by her own beloved pets. As she made friends with her new neighbors, word soon spread that a serious animal-lover had moved in, and well-meaning acquaintances began dropping off litters of unwanted kittens there. Rather than turn them away, Siglinda adopted them all – but eventually realized that this was only a symptom of a much larger problem. Evoking the same practical, can-do attitude with which she’d survived a wartime childhood, emigration to a new country, and life as a self-employed artist, she set about doing what she could to address this new challenge, by founding a non-profit organization, hiring a staff, enclosing a portion of woods as a free-range outdoor cat zone, and restructuring the ceramic studio to help support the whole effort. A population of adoptable pets that now hovers around 250-300 animals has become the center of her life. Beginning with a public opening 6-8pm on Thursday, November 21, the Gregg Museum will exhibit a range of Siglinda Scarpa’s ceramic art at the museum’s future permanent home at 1903 Hillsborough Street (the historic Chancellor’s Residence, near the Memorial Bell Tower). The exhibition will be open by appointment (free admission) during regular university business hours through January 31, 2014; closed weekends, university holidays, and during special events.
Center Stage
Spring 2014 Cinderbox 2.0
Highlights LUCKY PLUSH PRODUCTIONS: CINDERBOX 2.0 Friday & Saturday, January 24 & 25, 2014 at 8PM Jones Auditorium (Meredith College) Inspired by the widespread popularity of reality TV programming, Cinderbox 2.0 explores the comedy and anxiety created by our hypernetworked culture; it blurs the distinctions between the observer and the observed, what is scripted and what is off-the-cuff. Chicago Sun-Times calls this engaging work “a visually, kinetically, sonically and intellectually dazzling piece of dance theatre.”
LEO
LEO (THE ANTI-GRAVITY SHOW) March 18-23, 2014 Tuesday-Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 5pm & 8pm, Sunday at 3pm Titmus Theatre This utterly fascinating theatre piece is a mind-bending, funny, surreal, and surprisingly touching work that challenges the senses and tests perceptions of reality through the clever interplay of live performance and video projection. Time Out New York says, “LEO is an eye-teasing, grin-inducing, deeply impressive work of sustained absurdist magic.”
CATHERINE RUSSELL Catherine Russell
Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 5pm & 8pm Titmus Theatre Armed with a stalwart, soulful voice, Russell has a fondness for music written between the 1920s and 50s, strong melodies, funny lyrics, and “anything that swings.” NPR says, “A voice that wails like a horn and whispers like a snake in the Garden of Eden.”
THE PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 8pm NEW Talley Ballroom Quite possibly the tightest Afro-Cuban band in New York, The Pedrito Martinez Group has its roots planted firmly in the rumba tradition, and in the batá rhythms and vocal chants of the music of Yoruba and Santeria. New York Times calls their music “complex, blenderized Africa-to-the-New-World-funk.” Pedrito Martinez
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The Crafts Center presents the
Crafts Fair & Sale 29th Annual Holiday Saturday, November 23, 2013, 10am-5pm
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Artist
Media
Kirk Adam Laura Azzi Edge Barnes Wendy Bierwirth Wanda Borrelli Marina Bosetti Dan Bowman Lauren Brockman Jean Cheely John Chisnell Dylan Cruse Margo Daub Stephen Dean Alice DeLisle Steve Driggers Ron Fodor Mila Freire Barbara Gautreaux Danene Groenke Alvin Headen, Jr. Mila Holy Alyssa Koehler Jeff Land Alan Leland Gary McCutchen Barbara McGeachy Barbara McKenzie Anne McLean Laurie McNair Roberta Morgan Katrina Morrocco Neal O’Briant Julie Olson Mary O’Neill George Pemberton Shannon Plummer-White Naomi Profesorsky Bob Reuss Heather Rhymes Debra Steimers Elise Stiles Wei Sun Tad Uno Conrad Weiser John Wilk Joanne Wood Benjamin Woody
acrylic paintings Room 131 watercolor paintings & cards Room 127 pottery Room 101 jewelry Room 125 dyed scarves; felted hats, bags & pins Room 101 ceramic tile Room 101 wood Room 127 pottery Room 127 glass, jewelry Room 121 pottery Room 101 pottery Room 139 pottery Room 101 pottery Room 121 pottery Room 127 wood Room 100 pottery Room 100 pottery Room 123 jewelry & ornaments Room 101 fused glass, jewelry Room 139 pottery Room 101 pottery Room 101 crochet & glass art Room 131 pottery Room 139 wood Room 125 jewelry Room 100 baskets Room 131 pottery Room 100 handmade books, jewelry Room 100 pottery Room 131 felted jackets, fabric jewelry, quilt wall hangings Room 101 quilts, wall hanging, quilted bags & other items Room 127 pottery Room 101 pottery, handmade books Room 100 pottery Room 139 pottery Room 127 pottery, jewelry Room 121 beaded jewelry Room 123 wood Room 123 pottery, small books, artwork Room 125 pottery Room 121 pottery Room 101 pottery, Chinese ink paintings Room 123 pottery Room 121 pottery Room 100 wood Room 101 pottery Room 101 wood Room 127
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Kirk Adam
Marina Bosetti
As a child I enjoyed adding color to Mother’s walls with crayons. Today I add colors to canvas. My Cityscapes are the Cities in my mind, my Color Fields are the Landscape that surrounds the Cities, and my Jasportorias are the colors that surround everything.
I fell in love with clay in kindergarten. I still find it irresistible. Even now, after 20 years of working professionally with clay, I’m still fascinated by it. When I draw I look for subtleties in attitude, expression, or mood. These subtleties are drawn with either pressure or lift at the beginning or the end of the line. When a customer is choosing between two pieces of work I encourage him/her to select the attitude or the feeling of the work that most attracts them. My stoneware ceramic tile is suitable for both hanging and installation in kitchen backsplashes, bathrooms, fireplaces, floors and the outdoors.
Laura Azzi As a painter, I am committed to painting plein air – the act of painting outdoors in nature/natural light. As a teacher, I have a sincere desire to demystify the challenge of the varied technical behavior of watercolor. It gives me great joy to watch someone discover the joys of this medium and invent their own new approach to watercolor.
Edge Barnes My work encompasses many extremes including those of surface texture, firing temperature, firing method and decorating technique. Within reason, clay allows these extremes, and its nature allows it to be manipulated, formed and surfaced in a multitude of ways. It often responds with surprising results to the variables and nuances of the fire and sends me in pursuit of new colors and effects. Every firing is an adventure leading to new designs and techniques. I appreciate that clay only hints at what may be, leaving it to me, the potter, to discover the keys that will unlock the secrets that it holds. It is this process of observation, experimentation and discovery that makes working in this medium so exciting. www.edgebarnes.net
Dan Bowman Beautiful hardwood is actually concentrated sunshine, not unlike the human body, and working with it keeps me sane. At left is a photo of a recent cutting board. As before, all profits from the cutting boards will be donated to a local food pantry.
Lauren Brockman Lauren Brockman is a potter living and working in North Carolina. Lauren found her passion for pottery 25 years ago as an undergraduate student at The College of William and Mary. Prior to opening her own studio, she apprenticed to potter Holly Rosenfeld. Having lived in five states and traveled extensively in Europe and Latin America, Lauren’s work is inspired by her love of world culture, and the unifying role that pottery plays in bringing people together while adding joy and beauty to everyday life.
Wendy Bierwirth
Jean Cheely
I make lampwork glass beads over a torch and put them together to form unique jewelry. I particularly like to make whimsical beads that cause people to smile.
Glass is a dynamic medium. It is fragile and temperamental, and even the most careful plans often yield surprises. Exploring the scope of what you can create with glass and a kiln has been fascinating. I use many glass components in my jewelry; I also create art panels and vessels in glass. I am an instructor at the Crafts Center and a member of Cary Gallery of Artists.
Wanda Borrelli As a fiber artist I enjoy working with a variety of materials. My hand-dyed silk scarves reflect my love for color. I may dye a scarf several times before I am happy with the result. I like to experiment using different techniques. Some designs are made using a specific technique like Shibori and others just take on a design of their own as the colors are added. I also make hats and bags that are knitted, and then felted.
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John Chisnell I primarily throw stoneware in addition to making some slab-built & raku pieces. I make forms that interest me tactilely and visually, and I think of my pieces as being organic and functional, in one way or another.
Dylan Cruse (NC State Student) As a growing potter, I enjoy letting the clay take its form as well as trying out new shapes. My work reflects an array of ideas that are still taking its form. I am a Mechanical Engineering student in my senior year. Throwing provides a method of expression and discovery along with taking a break from my studies.
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Mila Friere (NC State Student)
I have only recently begun making pottery through hand-build classes at the Crafts Center. I make functional pottery, decorated using leaves and other plant materials gathered from my yard and natural areas.
As beginner spinning clay on the wheel I am still learning and experimenting with all the techniques, clays and decorating possibilities that are available. I have had the best teachers possible at the NC State University Crafts Center and I feel very lucky for having had this center available to learn and enjoy. I believe I do not have a definite style but just enjoy my time getting my hands coated with clay, my clothes dirty and my life full of new friends and the peace that working with clay brings.
Stephen Dean My stoneware pottery is functional and made using both the potter’s wheel and hand-building techniques. I make a wide range of items on the wheel, including mugs, bowls of all sizes and platters. My hand-built work consists mainly of serving trays which are suitable for sushi, cheeses and appetizers. Each tray has a unique pattern and no two are alike. If you would like more information about my work, please email me at stephendean@nc.rr.com.
Alice DeLisle As a clay artist, I am inspired and frequently surprised by clay’s versatility. I enjoy making use of texture, contrast, color and multiple elements to make forms from teapots to bird feeders that are aesthetically pleasing. Sometimes my art stops just short of kitsch, sometimes not, and it frequently leaves the observer wondering if the object is really made of clay. http://www.etsy.com/shop/IslandTextures
Steve Driggers Steve works with both local and exotic woods to make practical utensils that look good on kitchen counters – bowls, platters and similar useful things. He also makes decorative pieces. Among them are lidded vessels, thin-walled, pierced pieces and oversized, natural-edged wall turnings.
Ron Fodor As a geologist on the NCSU faculty, and, in particular, as a mineralogist, it is fitting that I am comfortable working with clay as a potter. My special creative interests lie in making bowls, plates, and platters. After throwing a new piece, each one of which is a pleasurable challenge, I like to add some painting and carving features to give the item a special and personal touch.
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Barbara Gautreaux Making jewelry is my “get-away” hobby that allows me to daydream about the many possibilities of combining metals, stones, and glass into unique pieces of jewelry. Enrolling in classes at NC State University Crafts Center gives me the opportunity to expand my skills and techniques while forging new friendships with others who have similar interests. Class time enables the prospect of sparking new ideas and designs that I incorporate into my jewelry. I like creating one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry – each being unique and handmade. Currently, I have been focusing on natural stones that I shaped, polished and wire wrapped into mini artworks while also experimenting with “puddles” – a different approach to fusing glass. Adding to the spirit of the holidays, I offer handmade copper ornaments to adorn your Christmas tree or if you like, be worn as a necklace during this joyous time of the year.
Danene Groenke In college, I took pottery classes to counter balance my engineering classes at NC State University. Got my degree in Electrical Engineering and started work for a telecommunication company. Few years later, my stress and need for a creative outlet led me back to the NC State University Crafts Center where I explored many media, most of which relate to either glass or jewelry. My work gives me an outlet where I’m able to blend technical with creative, patterns with chaos. www.danenkejewelry.blogspot.com
Alvin Headen, Jr. A professor in Economics/College of Management here at NC State University, Al has been involved with the Crafts Center for over a decade. He is also a long-standing active member of the Triangle Potters Guild. He does not own a wheel or personal studio, but works at the Crafts Center and other public studios. Al feels these settings provide an all-important social context in which his art and craft are refined through the inspiration from the outstanding collection of people - fellow potters, teachers and mentors - associated with these studios.
Mila Holy
Barbara McGeachy
Making functional and raku pottery has been my passion for past the 20 years. I enjoy creating pots on the wheel as well as hand building and adding texture to my pots. Most of my inspiration comes from nature. Majority of my work is high fired at the NC State University Crafts Center.
I’ve been making baskets since 1997 and teaching basket weaving since 2000. I love to share the joy of basket weaving – I find it infinitely creative and fun. We laugh a lot in my classes! I’ve found teaching to be a real learning experience. My students constantly challenge me to explain why we use certain techniques and to come up with easier, faster techniques. I encourage students to make their baskets their own, not just copy what I’ve done.
Alyssa Koehler (NC State Student) I am a graduate student at NC State University in Plant Pathology. Crocheting has been my hobby for over a decade. I make scarves, blankets, costumes, and more. I run a small Etsy store, The Crafty Caladium, where I have crocheted works and various crafts. I love starting new projects and helping people find their perfect fit.
Jeff Land For several years I have enjoyed handbuilding bowls, platters, cups, and plates using mixtures of clay. I rarely use glaze. The color in my pieces comes from the different types of clay as well as pigments from mason stains. The mottled textures on the surface invite you to touch as well as look at the work. Most of the pieces are functional for food or flowers, dishwasher safe, and designed for heavy use.
Alan Leland Alan is a member of the Woodturners Guild of NC. He has been actively involved with the guild and woodturning since 1994 and has been a demonstrator at numerous state and national meetings, including the American Association of Woodturners Annual Symposium. He enjoys teaching and sharing his knowledge, skills and techniques with his students. He has taught at the Crafts Center at NC State University, the John C. Campbell Folk School, and a number of other venues as well as at his own studio. Alan likes working with clients to develop custom designs especially suited to their needs. He also enjoys collecting and working with many different woods and says that he could spend a lifetime working with wood and still not explore all of the ideas that fill his creative visions. www.alanleland.com
Gary McCutchen I make cabochons (such as turquoise), facet gemstones, and design/create jewelry, both sterling silver and gold pieces. I particularly enjoy incorporating unusual stones (such as astrophyllite from Russia, which has copper-colored metallic inclusions) into the jewelry and focus on clean, often geometric, designs. I enjoy teaching basic silversmithing at the Crafts Center and am always amazed at the beauty and variety of work created by students during the workshops.
Barbara McKenzie Shaping clay on the potter’s wheel, cutting and joining slabs, and rolling coils – these fundamental acts connect me with the earth. I admire pottery that reveals its beginnings in the earth and the process of its making in the finished piece. I believe pottery that shows the hand of the potter shows something of the soul too.
Anne McLean (NC State Student) Throughout my life, I’ve dabbled in almost every art form you can name and enjoyed every moment! This is my senior year studying Polymer and Color Chemistry with a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship. Here at the Crafts Center, I teach bookbinding and several types of jewelry making. You will find that my art combines several disciplines and often includes organic patterns and colors. Curious what that looks like? You can check out a few examples currently on display in the Crafts Center gallery windows and at the Holiday Crafts Fair. See you there!
Laurie McNair Over twenty years after taking her first pottery class, while living on Maui, clay is still an integral part of Laurie’s life. Functionality has always been a priority but lately hand-built, decorative pieces have snuck their way into her heart.
Roberta Morgan Roberta Morgan has been sewing and making art quilts for many years. She uses those skills to turn fabric into wearable jewelry. Combined with beads, buttons, ribbons and needle felting, these cuffs and neck pieces are colorful and fun to wear. She searches thrift stores for wool jackets that she decorates with needle felting to become wearable art. Being creative and changing something to give it a new look and new purpose keeps her excited.
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Shannon Plummer-White
I have enjoyed working with fabric and fibers for many years now, and especially enjoy working with colorful, vibrant patterns. I love trying new techniques and patterns in my projects which might include miniatures, traditional & curved quilts and fabric accessories like quilted bags and organizers. One of my favorite things to create is custom Memory Bears. These bears are made from fabric items clients cherish and each one, when completed, has its own personality!
Shannon Plummer-White is a NC native. She comes from a long line of crafts-women and DoIt-Yourselves. She started crafting at an early age with her mother and grandmother. Most of her inspiration comes from her four fur-children whom are all rescue cats. It only took one pottery class in high school for her to be hooked and she has been playing in the mud ever since. Although she dabbles in many forms of art, she specializes in unique whimsical pottery. She loves to incorporate cats, fairies, Renaissance, Celtic, and nature themes. She experiments with different glazing techniques and uses both hand-building and wheel. She also makes fun jewelry utilizing the graphic prints of recycled cans. You can view some of her work at www.facebook.com/prisskatkreations.
Neal O’Briant My pottery is primarily functional and intended for everyday use. Shape interests me more than embellishment. Many of my pieces are glazed with single glazes, without any extraneous decoration. When I break from this idea, it is usually with rhythmic designs carved into the clay or brushed on in slips or contrasting glazes.
Julie Olson Julie Olson has been a potter for 37 years. Throughout her career she has explored many aspects of clay. After many years of creating decorative one-of-a-kind pieces she is now in the process of developing a functional body of work. Come see what she has to offer this year. www.whiteoakartworks.com
Mary O’Neill Pottery is no longer a hobby – it’s a self-supporting addiction. I’ve been “playing in the mud” for almost 15 years but I am still amazed at all the textures, shapes and styles of pots. I love experimenting with new techniques, clays and glazes and find there is still so much to learn. Because of this I don’t have a single style of potting but enjoy experimenting and mixing traditional pot styles with less traditional glaze patterns and colors.
George Pemberton Making functional stoneware and porcelain pottery has been a hobby of mine for the past 40 years because of the enduring and enchanting properties of clay. I enjoy using functional stoneware and hope others do as well.
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Naomi Profesorsky Soon after learning to bead I knew that I had found my creative medium; there is something about taking tiny beads and creating pieces inspired by nature’s colors and life cycles that gives me true joy; I even call it my meditation. Recently I have started incorporating Soutache ribbons in my jewelry design. The versatility and the WOW effect are very satisfying to the eye. I work as an analyst during the day, and it is the same qualities that allow me to appreciate harmony and symmetry in a creative way through beading. Several years ago, I was fortunate enough to become one of NC State University Crafts Center’s instructors. I enjoy teaching bead weaving here, sharing my knowledge (and learning, myself) with the great students and staff of the Crafts Center. It is rewarding to get more people to appreciate the art of bead weaving, and the benefits of being immersed in art – especially art that you can wear.
Bob Reuss I have had a life-long interest in design, form and the creative use of local materials in creating artistic work. Living in North Carolina – a major center of American woodcraft since 1998 – I am focusing on wood turning. I use simple, graceful shapes to showcase the beauty of Native American woods like box elder, birch, cherry, apple, pecan, maple, walnut, cedar, heart pine, chestnut and pear. I have studied with Dick Sing at the John C. Campbell Folk Art School; Christian Burchard at Arrowmont; Trent Bosch; Bjorn Berger; Al Stirt; and other wellknown wood turners. I attended the NC Woodturners Symposium in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011 as well as the National Symposium of the AAW in 2008, 2011, and 2013. I am a member of the American Association of Woodturners and the Woodturners Guild of North Carolina. www.bobreuss-woodturner.com
Heather Rhymes
Conrad Weiser
Heather is a 2013 graduate of NC State University in Landscape Architecture. She has worked with clay for several years and enjoys making functional pottery. In addition to pottery in her spare time, she makes small books, craft jewelry, and takes photographs.
For over forty years Conrad Weiser has been active in the North Carolina pottery community as an arts administrator, artist and teacher. During the last decade he has devoted most of his time and energy crafting one-of-a-kind Raku ware while still pursuing a limited stoneware production in his Durham, NC studio.
Debra Steimers I have been playing in the mud for years! I like to make functional pieces that are fun and unique, that express and satisfy my mind and tickle my warm and sometimes goofy spirits.
Elise Stiles 20 years in clay, up to my elbows and beyond. There is a joy for me in making objects that can be useful whether in the kitchen, on the dining table, or in holding and displaying the floral treasures of our gardens. My work brings pleasure to my life and, hopefully, someone else’s also.
Wei Sun I started learning pottery-making a few years ago, and I am still in the process of defining my own style. I draw inspiration from the pottery traditions of the two places I consider “home:”my native land of China and my adopted home of North Carolina where I have lived for the past 15 years. www.facebook.com/weisunpottery
Tad Uno Tad is a retired psychologist and professor and began making functional pottery in the mid-70s. Since his retirement four years ago and move to North Carolina, his focus has been on making decorative pottery using saggar, pit, and propane firing techniques. His work has been greatly influenced by such notable potters as Paulus Berensohn, Edge Barnes, and Sumi von Dassow. This is Tad’s first year participating in the Crafts Fair at the Crafts Center.
Since his retirement from North Carolina State University he has continued to teach short courses and weekend workshops for the NC State University Crafts Center. “I feel that it is a serious responsibility to pass on skills and information to new generations of craftsmen.” www.conradwaltonweiser.com
John Wilk Woodcarving has been one of my leisure activities for many years and I carve animals, figures, decorative spoons, crosses, etc. I also enjoy woodturning and learning new techniques to make a variety of useful objects such as bowls, pens, ornaments, stoppers, etc. The Crafts Center facility, with its equipment and classes has been an important part of my learning process in improving my skill. If my carvings and turnings do not meet my satisfaction, they still have a useful purpose as fuel for the fireplace.
Joanne Wood Since taking my first pottery class in 1974, I have discovered that I love diversity and experimentation. This is reflected in my work which includes quirky pumpkin pots, functional hurricane lamps, challenging double wall pots, tiny pitchers and jugs, pit fire clocks and ginger jars as well as intriguing carved porcelain surfaces. Porcelain and clay offer so many ways to express myself that I don’t expect this adventure will ever end.
Benjamin Woody Though somewhat new to this art form, I have truly enjoyed my headlong dive into the rich woodworking heritage that North Carolina has to offer. As a result of this study, my pieces attempt to balance practicality with a refined aesthetic appeal to simple shape and form. I want people to look at and touch my work and use it to its intended end. A vase holding fresh flowers, flour dusting a rolling pin, or bread crumbs at the bottom of a bowl, are the mute testaments that tell me I have found a good balance between form and design.
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NCSU Pipes & Drums Music @ NC State presents
Saturday, November 23, 2013 at 4pm Tom Stafford Commons, Talley Student Center Green Space
Selections will be from the following Classic Highland Bagpipe Tunes
At Long Last
March Du Petre/Farewell to Nigg/Castle Dangerous
Highland Cathedral
Scotland the Brave
MacRae Meadow
Greenhills of Tyrol
Old North State
Amazing Grace
Miss Mary Grant/Morag Duncan/Mac an Irish/Weary We’ve Been
High Road to Gairloch/Brown Haired Maiden
Dawning of the Day/The Bonnie Lass O’ Fyvie/ The Rowan Tree
John D. Burgess
Lord Lovat’s Lament/Loch Ruan/The Intercontinental Gathering
Prince Charles Welcome to Lochabar/Willie Davie/Duncan Johnstone
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NC STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLE II & the jazz combos MONday, November 25, 2013 at 7pm Titmus Theatre
Roster NC State Jazz Lab Combo Dr. Wes Parker, coach NC State Jazz Studio Combo Mr. Jason Foureman, coach NC State Jazz Ensemble II Directed by Dr. Wes Parker and Mr. Jason Foureman
Program Splanky.................................................................................................Neal Hefti ............................................................................................ Arr. Sammy Nestico Midnight Passage....................................................................... John Fedchock Full Count........................................................................................Mark Taylor The Queen Bee.......................................................................... Sammy Nestico Isla Verde.............................................................................................. Jeff Jarvis Hickory and Twine....................................................................... Alan Baylock Blues in the Closet.....................................................................Oscar Pettiford ..................................................................................................Arr. Mark Taylor One by One.................................................................................Wayne Shorter ..................................................................................................Arr. Mark Taylor ‘Deed I Do................................................................. Walter Hirsch/Fred Rose ................................................................................................ Arr. John Clayton
Please,
during the Performance Silence your cell phone No photography No texting Thank You!
NC State Jazz Lab Combo
Yifan Jiang (piano), Electrical Engineering Chris O’Hara (bass), Philosophy Matthew Morelock (drums), Communication
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NC State Jazz Studio Combo
Robert Benson (alto sax), Computer Science Quinten Beaty (alto sax), First Year College Dominick Vaccaro (tenor sax), Mathematics Kyle Malone (trumpet), Civil Engineering Matthew Masenthin (trumpet), Engineering First Year Kyle Thompson (piano), Aerospace Engineering Lucas Frye (guitar), International Studies William Archer (bass), Biological Sciences Zac Johnson (drums), Physics
NC STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLE II Saxophones Austin Radosta (lead alto), Civil Engineering Kenan Ezzard (alto), Civil Engineering Emily Powell (alto), Animal Science James Cross (lead tenor), First Year College Josh Ingram (tenor), Engineering First Year Amanda Scott (bari), Animal Science
Trumpets Colin Greatwood^ (lead), Mechanical Engineering Daniel Miller (split lead), Engineering Miles Hicklen (jazz), Civil Engineering Kyle Malone, Civil Engineering Woody Marshal, Management
Trombones Nick Sheeran (lead), Materials Science and Engineering Jacob Lasky, Biomedical Engineering Charles Coley, First Year College Cory Temple* (bass), Physics
Rhythm Kyle Thompson (piano), Aerospace Engineering-Ph.D. Brandon Felts (bass), Mechanical Engineering Tyler Ash (drums), Mechanical Engineering Jared Robertson (drums), Biomedical Engineering ^ music minor | * member of Mu Beta Psi National Honorary Musical Fraternity
Fall 2013 Issue 4 A13
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MUSIC @ NC STATE PRESENTS THE
NC State Wind Ensemble Tuesday, December 3, 2013 AT 7PM Titmus Theatre Dr. Paul Garcia, director Selections to be announced from stage.
Roster Flutes
Rebecca Burton^*, Environmental Science Amy Bradshaw^, Zoology Kristie Kusibab, First Year College Laura Owczarski, Electrical Engineering/Arts Applications Luke Hansen^, Paper Science Kathryn Hornaday^ (Piccolo), Biological Sciences
Clarinet
Ben Markoch, Graphic Design Victoria Cheng, Biological Sciences Steven Nugent, Biological Engineering William Hoffman, Chemical Engineering Sarah Stephens, Human Biology Megan Dunton, Genetics/English Christian Sutherland, Chemistry
Saxes
Anisa Traish (Alto), Zoology Nathan Misenheimer (Alto), Civil Engineering Zach Verbos^ (Tenor), Aerospace Engineering Nathan Titus (Tenor), Biomedical and Electrical Engineering Chad Griffin (Bari), Aerospace Engineering/ Meteorology
Oboes
Horns
Michael Scanlan, Meteorology Nash Stallings, Applied Math and Physics Robert Beaver, Zoology
Trumpets
Grant Shoaf, Chemical Engineering Deion Oakes*, Environmental Technology Joshua Rhodes, Genetics Michael Giggard, Civil Engineering Joey Van Niman, First Year College
Trombones
Sean Blye, Civil Engineering Jay Hornaday, Non Degree Studies Peter Lin, Industrial Engineering Sawyer Walters, Chemical Engineering Jacob Lasky, Biomedical Engineering Charles Coley, First Year College Sarah Strozeski, Criminology Cory Temple*, Physics Charles Jennings, Mechanical Engineering Spencer Monaco, Polymer and Color Chemistry
Euphoniums
Ian Chapman, Biological Sciences Autumn Lyell, Animal Science/Zoology Katy Shawkey, Meteorology
Kelley Wheeler, First Year College Colin Hunt, History
Bassoon
David Williams^, Chemical Engineering Mark D’Ermes, Mechanical Engineering Hannah Seddon, First Year College
Paul Archer, Chemical Engineering
Bass Clarinet
Josh Holder, Engineering (Biological) Tim Clark, Science Education/ Zoology
Please,
during the Performance Silence your cell phone No photography No texting Thank You!
Tubas
Percussion
Megan Daughtridge, International Studies Christine Gusman, Civil Engineering Steven Hamilton, Civil Engineering Amber Robinson, Nuclear Engineering Michaela Settle, Mechanical Engineering Thomas Francis, Engineering
STRING Bass
Kevin Quick^*, Sociology/Psychology ^ music minor | * member of Mu Beta Psi National Honorary Musical Fraternity
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Grains of Time Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at 7pm Jones Auditorium at Meredith College
Members: Joshua Apke, Engineering Ken Akiyama, Business Administration Brennan Clark, Math Education Stephen Williams, Sociology Trevon Nelson, Chemical Engineering Cameron Reaves, Human Biology Justin Mauney, Civil Engineering Jeff Kochuck, Computer Science Jon Wall, Construction Engineering and Management Cole Pellatt, Aerospace Engineering Brooks Jordan, Genetics Ben Millhouse, Business Administration Areon Mobasher, Computer Science Paul Burke, Textile Engineering Luke Miller, Biological Sciences Troy Mitchell, Engineering
Please check us out on the Internet: www.grainsoftime.com www.twitter.com/NCSUgrains www.facebook.com/grainsoftime
P rogram N otes Grains of time
Music @ NC State presents
For more than four decades, the Grains of Time have been a part of NC State’s campus life. Performing a wide variety of music with the use of just a few men’s voices, the group remains one of a kind when compared to most collegiate a cappella groups. They work to bridge contemporary a cappella with that of professional groups all while creating a performance style that lends itself to both excellent musicianship and showmanship. Songs in their repertoire are drawn from many different genres and appeal to audience members of all ages. Though the Grains of Time are a part of the Music Department and are styled as the University’s premiere men’s a cappella group, they are a student run organization with guidance from Andy Beck who serves as the faculty advisor and vocal coach. The Grains of Time perform at a number of NCSU events and hold on-campus concerts each semester. They also perform at a wide variety of functions off campus throughout the year ranging from a cappella festivals, weddings, and even Ram Roast!
Fall 2013 Issue 4 A15
Music @ NC State Presents
Choral Holiday Concert Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 7pm Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Featuring Vox Accalia The Singing Statesmen The NC State Chorale Nathan Leaf, conductor John Noel, piano
Please,
during the Performance Silence your cell phone No photography No texting Thank You!
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THe SINGING STATESMEN Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening – Randall Thompson The Christmas Song – Torme, arr. Wells Gloria In Excelsis Deo – Karl Dent We Need a Little Christmas – arr. Mark Hayes AUDIENCE CAROL: Deck The Hall 1. Deck the hall with boughs of holly Fa la la la la, fa la la la ‘Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, fa la la la Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la, fa la la la Troll the ancient yuletide carol. Fa la la la la, fa la la la 2. See the flowing bowl before us, Fa la la la la, fa la la la Strike the harp and join the chorus Fa la la la la, fa la la la Follow me in merry measure Fa la la la la, fa la la la Heedless of the wind and weather, Fa la la la la, fa la la la 3. Fast away the old year passes, Fa la la la la, fa la la la Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, Fa la la la la, fa la la la Laughing, quaffing, all together Fa la la la la, fa la la la Heedless of the wind and weather Fa la la la la, fa la la la
AUDIENCE CAROL: O Christmas Tree 1. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are thy branches, O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are thy branches. Not only green when summer’s here, But in the coldest time of year. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How lovely are thy branches. 2. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure doth thou bring me! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure doth thou bring me! For every year the Christmas tree, Brings to us all both joy and glee. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Much pleasure doth thou bring me!
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3. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly! Each bough doth hold its tiny light, That makes each toy to sparkle bright. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, Thy candles shine out brightly!
the NC STATE CHORALE O Magnum Mysterium – T. L. Victoria Sir Christmas – William Mathias White Christmas – arr. Roy Ringwald Jingle Bells – Pierpont, arr. Willcocks
VOX ACCALIA
COMBINED CHOIRS
Deo Gracias, from Ceremony of Carols – Benjamin Britten Candlelight Carol – John Rutter Sleigh Ride – Anderson, arr. Ades
Many Moods of Christmas, Set 2 – arr. Shaw/Bennett
Text and Translation O Magnum Mysterium O magnum mysterium O great mystery et admirabile sacramentum, and wonderful sacrament, ut animalia viderent Dominum natum that animals should see the new-born Lord jacentem in praesepio. lying in a manger! O beata Virgo, cujus viscera meruerunt O blessed is the Virgin, whose womb portare Dominum Jesum Christum. was worthy to bear Christ the Lord. Alleluia! Alleluia!
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Rosters + section leader | ^ music minor | # choir officer | * member of Mu Beta Psi National Musical Fraternity
Vox Accalia
The Singing Statesmen
Nathan Leaf, Conductor John Noel, Accompanist
Nathan Leaf, Conductor John Noel, Accompanist
Roma Agrawal, Computer Science Azlyn Arnett, Paper Science Cassandra Backman, Zoology Katherine Baker, Business Charlie Belk#, International Relations Ariana Betts, Animal Science Krystal Carter, Environmental Technology Melissa Clason, Geology Amanda Clayton, Economics Elizabeth Eichen#, English Education Alexandra Gardiner^, Zoology Kamaria Hardy, Computer Science Lexi Hergeth, Business Administration Jacqueline Iadicicco, Zoology Larissa Jones, Biochemistry Jisu Kim, Fashion and Textile Management Catherine Kubtschek, Undeclared Hayley Lemmons, English Arina Loghin, Cultural Anthropology Rachel Mann, Business Admin./Spanish Emilie Mathura, Biology Laura McCusker*, History Candace McKoy, Middle Grades Lang. Arts and Social Studies Ayana McLemore#, International Studies Joanna Ngnepi, Finance Flore Paka, Business Pamela Pareja, Sociology Lauren Presley, Undeclared Makayla Smith, Animal Science Anna Solini, Physics & Nuclear Engineering Elf Tarney, Zoology Emma Thiria, Chemical Engineering and PSE Tracy Thomasson, Horticultural Sciences Clare Vestal, History Haley Wells*, Polymer and Color Chemistry Rosie Zitawi, Psychology & Communications
Justin Baker, Civil Engineering Conner Bolen, Engineering Tyler Clayton, Computer Engineering Jordan Coleman, Aerospace Engineering Andrew Farkas, Engineering Nate Gay, Undergraduate Studies Martin Gerlach, Electrical Engineering Josh Johnstone, Mechanical Engineering Maylon Kirby, Business Administration Tanner Lalonde, Management Blair Lamason, First Year College Zachary Leonard, Mechanical Engineering Aaron Martin, Electrical Engineering Areon Mobasher, First Year College Jeffrey Nesbit*, Animal Sciences Taylor Russell^, Biochemistry Chan-Su Simmons, Computer Science Peter Sherk, Psychology & Biology Kenny Yi^, Communication
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The NC State Chorale
Nathan Leaf, Conductor John Noel, Accompanist
SOPRANO Hadley Bryan, Human Biology Emma Eble, Graphic Design Amanda Holton, Education Kathryn Hornaday^+, Biological Sciences Aruna Iyer, Microbiology Allison Kenlan, Environmental Sciences Christine Kidd, Political Science Megan Lomonaco+, Engineering Lucia Malaver, Psychology Kallie McNamara+, Spanish Education Paulina Ragunas^, French Leanne Stoltzfus, Textile Technology Arielle Vari, Nutrition Science Emily White*, Zoology
ALTO Cara Adrian, Biology Blair Downs, Zoology Lauren Frederick, Industrial Engineering Brenna Garner, Environmental Technology Anna Griffin, Religious Studies Ellyse Hampshire, Marketing Zoë Holmes, International Business Georgina Ishak, Human Biology Jeanne Lunsford+, Engineering Cailin Moore, Biology Anna Owens, Middle Grades Science Education Tiana Salas-Ali, Engineering Jasmin Telfer#+*, Animal Science Madison Thompson, First Year College Haley Wells*, Polymer and Color Chemistry
TENOR Tyler Bass, Business Administration Conner Bolen, Engineering Logan Buchanan+, Business Administration Dixon Crews^+, Computer Science Zach English*, Mathematics Calvin Ferguson, Engineering Joshua Harford, Biomedical Engineering Alexander Herndon, Biomedical Engineering Woongchan Jeon, Economics Bobby Keefe, Textile Technology & Polymer Chemistry Zakarya Masmoudi, Religious Studies Jeffrey Nesbit*, Animal Sciences Peter Sherk, Psychology & Biology Colin Williams, Business Administration
BASS Justin Baker, Civil Engineering Michael Brews+, Chemical Engineering Scott Clouse, Electrical Engineering Andrew Farkas, Engineering Nicolai Gritta, First Year College Teylor Jenkins, Computer Engineering Josh Johnstone+, Mechanical Engineering Iosif Makhatadze, Computer Science and Statistics Matthew McEntire, Human Biology John Millsaps^, Computer Science Victor Walker, Electrical Engineering Mitchell Weston, First Year College
Ladies in red Friday & Saturday, December 6 & 7, 2013 at 7pm Titmus Theatre
Members: Jessie Halpern, Psychology Ashley Oskardmay, Biochemistry Alexis Carson, Computer Science Laura Poag, Mathematics Noel Buck, Entrepreneurship/Economics Cailin Moore, Human Biology Tianna Soto, Psychology Julia Rehder, Social Work Georgina Ishak, Human Biology Carrie Anne DeBrew, First Year College Sarah Catherine Lucas, Psychology Aubrie Phillips, Graphic Design Erin Jones, Criminology
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Music @ NC State presents
Program Home ........................................................................................................................arr: Laura Poag Scrubs/Survivor....................................................................................... arr: Ashley Oskardmay Trouble .................................................................................................................... arr: Tricia Artim I Want You Back....................................................................................... arr: Ashley Oskardmay Put the Gun Down................................................................................. arr: Ashley Oskardmay Mama’s Broken Heart ........................................................................... arr: Ashley Oskardmay Royals ........................................................................................................................arr: Laura Poag Bleeding Out............................................................................................................. arr: Noel Buck Folding Chair...........................................................................................................arr: Laura Poag ShhBoom ............................................................................................................. arr: Alumni Song Honeybee.................................................................................................. arr: Ashley Oskardmay Wavin Flag....................................................................................................................Alumni Song Stay/Please don’t leave me............................................................................arr: Alexis Carson Counting Stars:.................................................................................................arr: Jessie Halpern Girls Just Wanna Roar with Somebody............................................................ arr: Noel Buck Disney Medley.......................................................................................................... arr: Noel Buck
Group Info The NCSU Ladies in Red are proud to have represented a cappella on campus since 1993. The only all-female group at NC State, the ladies of the group all come from diverse areas of study and share a passion for music and friendship. This semester, the ladies are excited to welcome four new members and several new arrangers in the group. With an amped up repertoire, they are excited to share their work with you this Fall.
Please,
during the Performance Silence your cell phone No photography No texting Thank You!
Fall 2013 Issue 4 A19
DONOR Spotlight DONOR P rogram N otes Donor Spotlight
A Conversation with Doug Witcher
New FRIENDS of ARTS NC STATE Board of Advisors member and major contributor to the Gregg Museum Campaign, Doug Witcher, talks about why giving back to his community is so important to him. Doug is the CEO of Smart Choice in High Point, NC and a noted North Carolina philanthropist.
Why is philanthropy important to you? Love of humanity. For me, philanthropy is about stewardship at the highest level, and that goes beyond being charitable. It is about being “hard wired” in a way – you are not personally attached to the money you earn or profits generated in a business you created. Although we are all recipients of abundant gifts, our human tendency is often to call them our own and claim them for ourselves. Having not been surrounded by this level of wealth growing up was an advantage for me when I was building my company. Because I never felt like my value in life was measured by my financial worth – instead, I’ve always felt that my value is measured more by the impact that I have had on others people’s lives. To me, the time that I spend assisting a non-profit, my church, serving on a board or committee where I can offer expertise, mentoring young adults, heading up United Way, etc., is just as important as financial giving.
Q&A
And then when I see all of those needs up close and personal, I am called to invest money back into my community by addressing needs that concern me on a foundational level. Doug Witcher stands before Susan Woodson’s Naturally Inspired at his Smart Choice offices in High Point, NC. Doug bought the painting at the 2013 Celebrate! ARTS NC STATE Gala & Auction last April.
In the case of the Gregg Museum Campaign, providing the funds necessary to help build a beautiful art museum on the campus of NC State will provide a unique visual arts experience to students, the surrounding community, as well as middle and high school students across our state. Andrew Carnegie wrote an essay called, “Gospel of Wealth,” in which he said that the life of a wealthy person should have two periods: a time of acquiring wealth and a time of distributing it. Giving is a habit that I have formed over the years through my faith. Because those to whom much has been given, much is expected.
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Spotlight Is higher education a particularly important cause to you? If so, why?
How would you convince a fellow philanthropist to give to ARTS NC STATE?
I am on the Board of Trustees at High Point University and recently made a gift to the university. And I feel privileged to have made a gift to the Gregg Campaign and to ARTS NC STATE as well. Yes, higher education is an extremely important cause to me. Having struggled most of my childhood with an undiagnosed learning difference, I feel I have appreciated my education more than those who never experienced those kinds of challenges. And I am grateful for all of my teachers and professors who took the time to help me find ways to succeed in the classroom. It was with a lot of persistence and help from others who donated their time to me that I was able to overcome my learning differences and go on to run a successful business. So I am committed to helping create a visual art experience that all children and young adults might learn and benefit from, even with learning differences.
Convincing someone to give to a cause you believe in almost always involves having to get that person to see the opportunity through your eyes. If your passion for a certain cause is visible and a part of you, then others will be ignited and moved to act by the passion you display. But the Gregg Museum opportunity is much more than just building another beautiful facility in which to hang art. It is about providing a unique and interactive visual art experience – an experience that could potentially kindle a passion for the arts within these students that will last for a lifetime. The future Gregg Museum on NC State’s campus will benefit not only the university but North Carolina students of all ages.
How did David Thompson, chair of the FRIENDS of ARTS NC STATE Board of Advisors, convince you to consider supporting the Gregg Campaign and ARTS NC STATE? David and I are great friends, and we are currently serving on two boards together. David was, in fact, one of the first people to approach me many years ago to make a significant contribution to one of the non-profit organizations he believed in and served. So he has been very instrumental in revealing various opportunities of interest to me in our community of High Point, NC. When David asked me to join him at a fund-raiser at The Point (Chancellor and Susan Woodson’s residence), I immediately knew the Gregg Campaign was something of great importance to him. After meeting with Chancellor Woodson that night and hearing his passion and vision for the Gregg Museum and the arts on NC State’s campus, I was convinced that I was going to be making a contribution that was going to really make a difference in the lives of students across the state. I am looking forward to turning this vision into reality.
What other reasons motivated you to become a major contributor to the Gregg Campaign and ARTS NC STATE? I was very fortunate to have had a wonderful professor in college who taught me art history. She brought art alive for me as a student and gave me a deep appreciation for the visual arts that has continued to grow as I have had the opportunity to visit many of the famous art museums around the world. I am thankful for the passion and the ability to inspire that my art history professor possessed. I feel blessed that she was able to kindle a flame of appreciation for all types of art in her students.
You are a new member of the friends of the ARTS NC STATE Board of Advisors. What most excites you about joining the FANS Board? What do you hope to accomplish as a member? I’m excited about the chance to be a part of the Gregg Campaign from the beginning, because I believe it will have such a huge impact on the university. I hope to be able to use my talent and persuasions to garner more support for the Gregg Campaign.
You have three children. How do you plan to impress upon them the importance of giving? I’ve always impressed upon them the importance of giving. They’ve known from a very young age that giving back is just part of life. My youngest son was born at just 26 weeks. From the very beginning, he required special care, and kind volunteers donated countless hours of their time to our family. I use this as an example to them, of how the second we come into this world, our well-being is affected by the kindness of people around us. We are directly impacted by whether or not other people choose to take an interest in our lives. We have to choose to use our own passions to help change other people’s lives – that is our duty as human beings. I remind them every day that their teachers, parents, coaches, etc. are giving their time to mold them into future leaders. And that one day, they’ll be expected to do the same for the next generation. We thank Doug Witcher for his generous support of ARTS NC STATE and the Gregg Museum Campaign. If you are interested in learning more about the campaign for the future Gregg Museum of Art & Design, please contact Virginia Yopp, Gregg Museum Campaign Manager, at 919-812-2355 or vlyopp@ncsu.edu.
Fall 2013 Issue 4 A21
Music @ NC State presents
Brickyard Brass Quintet & TROMBONE CHOIR Sunday, December 8, 2013 at 4pm Hunt Library Auditorium, Centennial Campus
Program
Brickyard Brass Roster
Selections to be announced from stage.
Julie Bernstorf (Trumpet): Founder of the Brickyard Brass and a Junior in Biological Engineering with a concentration in Environmental Engineering from Greensboro, NC. She graduated from Page High School where she participated in All-County, All-District, All-County Orchestra, All-County Jazz, and All-Region Jazz. In high school she performed with the Greensboro Youth Brass Ensemble and Greensboro Concert Band. At NCSU she has performed with the Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble and is currently pursuing a music performance minor.
Trombone Choir Roster Tenor Jay Hornaday, Non-Degree Studies Sean Blye, Civil Engineering Sarah Strozeski, Criminology Sawyer Walters, Chemical Engineering Jacob Lasky, Biomedical Engineering Peter Lin, Industrial Engineering
Bass Charles Jennings, Post Bacc Studies Cory Temple, Physics Spencer Monaco, Textiles
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during the Performance
Silence your cell phone No photography No texting
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Elora Forgie (Trumpet): Junior in Animal Science from Weaverville, NC. She graduated from North Buncombe High School where she performed with several All-County, All-District, and West Region Bands as well as the All-State Honors Band. She was also the first girl to ever be selected as the lead trumpet for the NC All-State Jazz Band. In addition to Brickyard Brass, she is a member of the Marching Band and Jazz Ensemble I at NCSU and has performed with the Wind Ensemble and Raleigh Civic Orchestra. Elora is very thankful for the opportunity to perform with such great friends and young musicians and is looking forward to her remaining time at NC State. Michael Scanlan (French Horn): Junior in Meteorology with a minor in Spanish from Boynton Beach, FL. He graduated from North Raleigh Christian Academy where he performed twice with the All-District Band, and has since participated in numerous groups including the NCSU Wind Ensemble, NCSU Marching Band, and Raleigh Civic Symphony. Michael is honored to perform with such high-quality musicians and looks forward to progressing throughout the next few years. Michael hopes to return to the Miami area in the future to work at the Hurricane Center. Austin Peterson (Trombone): Sophomore in Mechanical Engineering from Hickory, NC. He went to St. Stephens High School where he participated in All-County, All-District, All-State, and All-State Jazz Band. At NCSU he has performed with the Marching Band and Jazz Ensemble. Mark D’Ermes (Tuba): Sophomore in Mechanical Engineering from McLean, VA. He has been playing tuba for 8 years and has participated in 4 honor bands including All-District Band three times. Mark also enjoys fishing and playing rugby for NC State in his free time. He’d like to thank all his family and friends who have helped him make it where he is today.