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Carpe Diem String Quartet

January 27, 2012 8:00 pm Wisconsin Lutheran College Center for Arts and Performance 8815 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI (414) 443-8802 (Box Office) (414) 443-8702 (Fine Arts Office)

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PROGR A M Italian Serenade .............................................................................................................Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 10 ...................................................... Claude Debussy Animé et très décidé (1862-1918) Assez vif et bien rythmé Andantino doucement expressif Très modéré Czardas........................................................................................Vittorio Monti (arr. K. Fujiwara) Intermission Otoño Porteno (Autumn)...............................................Astor Piazzolla (arr. C. Wetherbee) (from Las Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) Fiddle Suite Montana .........................................................................................Korine Fujiwara Montana Stillwater Gorge Walkin’ in the Water Cherry Blossom Peasebottom C A R P E D I E M S T R I N G Q UA R T E T One of the most unique and in-demand chamber ensembles on the concert stage today, the Carpe Diem Quartet performs over 60 concerts in 30 states across the USA in the 2011-12 season.

Carpe Diem is a boundary-breaking ensemble that has earned widespread critical and audience acclaim for its innovative programming and electrifying performances. With programming that reflects its passions for Gypsy, tango, folk, pop, rock, and jazz inspired music alongside the traditional string quartet repertoire, Carpe Diem has defied easy classification while quickly becoming one of America’s premiere “indie” string quartets.

The quartet continues to rack up accolades and awards. This past year, Carpe Diem was the only quartet in America chosen to receive a prestigious PNC Bank’s ArtsAlive Award, and they received rave reviews such as: “This is an accomplished ensemble with a distinctive sound and personality” (San Diego Union Tribune); “One would have to search long and hard to find a more charming and enjoyable chamber music concert . . . A number of elements contributed to this end result, not the least of which the superb musicianship of the four musicians-Carpe Diem is a seriously talented quartet in the most traditional definition.” (Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, FL) In 2010 Carpe Diem released several new CDs, including Montana, by composer (and quartet member) Korine Fujiwara. Edith Eisler of String Magazine wrote that Carpe Diem “must be one of the most adventurous groups of its kind. Evidently feeling that attention to living composers begins at home, the players have devoted this entire record to works of its own violist, and with performances of idiomatic empathy and infectious enthusiasm prove that she fully deserves their championship.”

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Carpe Diem seeks out, and is sought after by, artists from many different genres for collaborations. They perform alongside singer-songwriter/guitarist Willy Porter, and last year released a live concert CD with him. They have also collaborated with bandoneón master and Latin Grammy winner Raul Juarena. Carpe Diem is the resident ensemble for Columbus Dance Theater, and their joint project, The String Machine, was aired by PBS television and nominated for an Emmy award.

The quartet is committed to pushing the limits of the classical string quartet and to changing the concert experience of chamber music. Using innovative programming, thematic concerts, popular music for younger generations, cameras and video to assist in the visual presentation, as well as speaking from the stage to better engage the audience, Carpe Diem is bringing new audiences into the concert hall and revitalizing the chamber music experience.

Carpe Diem continues its project of recording, for the Naxos label, the nine string quartets of Russian romantic composer Sergey Taneyev. The first CD of this series was selected for the 2009 Grammy Awards Entry List in no fewer than four categories: Best Classical Album, Best Chamber Music Performance, Best New Artist, and Best Engineered Album-Classical.

The Carpe Diem String Quartet appears by arrangement with Lisa Sapinkopf Artists, www.chambermuse.com BIOGR APHIES Charles Wetherbee—1st Violin Violinist Charles Wetherbee has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. He has appeared at the Aspen Music Festival, the Garth Newell Center, the Hidden Valley Festival, the Roycroft Chamber Festival, the Nouvelle Academie International d’Été (Nice, France), the Olympic Music Festival, the MidAmerica Music Festival, and at Strings in the Mountains in Steamboat, CO. Charles was the Concertmaster of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra from 1994-2010.

A native of Buffalo, New York, Charles gave his first performances at age six.

He made his debut with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra under Symon Bychkov, and since then has performed with the National Symphony under Mstislav Rostropovitch, as well as the Japan Philharmonic, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Minnesota Symphonia, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Orchestra Nacional de Mexico, the Symphony

Orchestra of the Curtis Institute, the Virginia Symphony, the Kyoto Philharmonic Orchestra, the State Academic Orchestra of St. Petersburg, the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and the Iris Chamber Orchestra, among others. In 1988, he toured Asia, including performances in Seoul, Korea as part of the 88 Olympic Arts Festival.

In the same year he also made his New York debut at Carnegie Hall to critical acclaim. In 1990, he traveled to the Persian Gulf to perform for the men and women of the armed services.

A devoted chamber musician, Charles is a founding member of the Carpe Diem String Quartet. He is also the Artistic Director of the Marble Cliff Chamber Players, a music festival based in Columbus, Ohio. He is founding member of Opus 3 piano trio, and with Opus 3 has performed in the French, German, Austrian, and Dutch embassies, as well as the Terrace Theater of the Kennedy Center, the National Gallery, the Corcoran Gallery, Strathmore Hall, and throughout the eastern U.S. He is also the artistic director of the Snake River Chamber Players in Keystone, Colorado.

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Charles is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Aaron Rosand. Other mentors include Sylvia Rosenberg, Karen Tuttle, and Felix Galimir. As a recording artist, he is represented on Naxos, the Vienna Modern Classics, as well as the Cascade labels. In 2002, Charles was fortunate to acquire a violin made by Kurt Widenhouse.

John Ewing—2nd Violin Violinist John Ewing is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Music where he studied with Ruggiero Ricci and James Buswell. John also attended the Meadowmount School of Music, studying with Sally Thomas, Paul Mackanowitzky, and Ivan Galamian.

Upon graduation from Indiana University, John moved to Brisbane, Australia, where he was the associate concertmaster of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

Tearing himself away from the beautiful beaches of Australia, John returned to the U.S. to become the concertmaster of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic in Fort Wayne, Indiana. From there he relocated to Savannah, Georgia, where he was the concertmaster of the Savannah Symphony Orchestra.

During this period he participated in the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC, and Spoleto, Italy. Prior to joining Carpe Diem, John held the position of principal second violinist with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra.

John is an avid boater. When not busy with his musical pursuits, you will most likely find him on his boat somewhere in the middle of Lake Erie. John performs on a violin made for him in 2008 by Kurt Widenhouse.

Korine Fujiwara—Viola Montana native Korine Fujiwara holds degrees from the Juilliard School and Northwestern University, where she studied violin with Joseph Fuchs and Myron Kartman. Her other mentors include Harvey Shapiro, Robert Mann, and Joel Krosnik.

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Ms. Fujiwara is a founding member of the Carpe Diem String Quartet, a devoted and sought-after chamber musician, and a gifted composer and arranger. She is a member of the Duvall Piano Trio, the ensemble-in-residence at Ohio Wesleyan University, where she is also Instructor of Violin and Viola. She is a founding member of the Marble Cliff Chamber Players, based in Columbus and Delaware, Ohio. She has also been heard throughout the Northwest United States on public radio as a performer at the Olympic Music Festival in Seattle, Washington with members of the Philadelphia String Quartet. Critics have described her performances as “engaging” and “with finesse and perfection.” Korine performs annually with the Snake River Chamber Players in Keystone, Colorado.

She has been invited to participate in numerous music festivals, including the MidAmerica Chamber Music Festival, the Victoria International Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, the Focus! Festival of 20th Century Music at Lincoln Center, and the Summergarden Festival at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, where she collaborated with John Cage. She was an Artist/Teacherin-residence with the Icelandic Youth Orchestra in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Ms. Fujiwara has received many awards and prizes, including the Hjalmer and Emma Kivekas Award, the Raymond Cerf Memorial Scholarship in Violin, and the Fetzer Prize for outstanding performance. She is a member of the music honorary society Pi Kappa Lambda.

Korine began her orchestral career with the Brooklyn Philharmonic. She has been a member of the Columbus Symphony Orchestra since 2001, and prior to that, she was a principal player and soloist with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. Korine performs on a viola made for her in 2004 by Kurt Widenhouse.

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Kristin Ostling—Cello Cellist Kristin Ostling comes to the Carpe Diem String Quartet as a veteran of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, a 1995 appointee of then conductor David Zinman.

Kristin is a graduate of both the Curtis Institute of Music and the Mannes College of Music, where she received the Mannes College Performance Award. Her teachers have included Orlando Cole, Paul Tobias, Susannah Onwood, and Robert Story.

This superlative and versatile artist is enjoying a varied career as chamber musician, soloist, symphony cellist, and rock musician. She has been featured as a soloist with the Baltimore Symphony, as well as in chamber music roles with some of the world’s most prominent musicians, a roster that includes Pinchas Zukerman, Ralph Kirschbaum, and BSO concertmaster Jonathan Carney. In addition, she serves as principal cellist with the Emmy-winning Baltimore Choral Arts Society, a post she has held since 2002. In addition, she has found time to make guest appearances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, and the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra.

Ms. Ostling began her cello studies in Louisville, KY where, as a winner of the Young Artists Competition, she appeared as a soloist with the Louisville Orchestra. Since then she

has appeared as soloist and chamber musician at countless venues and festivals throughout the world, including Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the German and Icelandic Embassies in Washington, D.C., the U.S. State Department, ”Bargemusic,” the La Jolla Chamber Music Society’s “ SummerFest,” the Pensacola Chamber Music Festival, the Academia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy, the Baltimore Symphony’s “Chamber Music by Candlelight,” Concert Artists of Baltimore, the UMBC Chamber Music Series,” Sundays at Three” of Columbia ,MD, the Pennsylvania Academy of Music, and The Snake River Chamber Players. She recently gave the world premiere of composer Larry Hoffman’s Blues Suite for Solo Violoncello.

In addition to playing the traditional classical repertoire, Kristin is also one of a handful of cellists exploring the genre of rock cello. She can be heard on the Rock Album Southern Barber Supply by the Cashmere Jungle Lords, and recently joined the rock cello band Primitivity, whose first album was greeted with rave reviews and whose concerts have been featured on many websites. An honorary member of The Sofa Kings of Pittsburgh, Kristin can also be heard on a rare Wednesday night off playing “open mike” night at Hula’s Bar in California, MD. Kristin plays a cello by Giacomo Rivolta (Milan,1828) and a bow by J. Arthur Vigneron, c 1908.

January/February 5

Presents

Keyboard Conversations速 with Jeffrey Siegel THE POWER AND PASSION OF JOHANNES BRAHMS

February 1, 2012 7:30 pm Wisconsin Lutheran College Center for Arts and Performance 8815 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI (414) 443-8802 (Box Office) (414) 443-8702 (Fine Arts Office)

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PROGR A M Rhapsody, Op. 79, No. 1 in B Minor ....................................................... Johannes Brahms Ballade, Op. 10, No. 3 in B Minor (1833-1897) Four Waltzes Op. 39, No. 1 in B Major Op. 39, No. 2 in E Major Op. 39, No. 7 in C-sharp Minor Op. 39, No. 15 in A-flat Major Hungarian Dance No. 7 in F Major Rhapsody, Op. 79, No. 2 in G Minor INTERMISSION Variations from Sextet, Op. 18 Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35 Questions and Answers BIOGR APHY The distinguished American pianist JEFFREY SIEGEL has been soloist with the world’s great orchestras. Abroad, these include the Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony, Philharmonic and Philharmonia, Moscow State Symphony, Bayerischer Rundfunk, The Hague Residentie Orkest, Oslo Philharmonic, Stockholm Philharmonic, Orchestra of La Scala and NHK Symphony of Japan.

In the United States, engagements include the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Siegel has collaborated with many of the preeminent conductors of our time: Claudio Abbado, Pierre Boulez, Charles Dutoit, Neeme Järvi, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, Zubin Mehta, Leonard Slatkin, Michael Tilson Thomas and David Zinman, as well as legendary maestros of the past, including Eugene Ormandy, Sir George Solti, William Steinberg, Klaus Tennstedt and Yevgeny Svetlanov.

In addition to his solo appearances, Jeffrey Siegel presents Keyboard Conversations®, a unique, concertplus-commentary format in which he speaks to the audience about the music before performing each

work in full. Newcomers to classical concerts have greeted these programs enthusiastically, as they present an informal, accessible and highly entertaining introduction to the vast repertoire of the piano and to classical music in general.

Seasoned music-lovers are constantly delighted by his erudition and wit.

Ongoing series flourish in numerous American cities, among them New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Phoenix, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Dallas, Washington, D. C. and Denver. Some of these venues have been presenting Keyboard Conversations® for more than thirty years - resounding testimony to Jeffrey Siegel’s superb artistry, innovative format and loyal fans.

Following the successful reception of Keyboard Conversations in the United Kingdom, they continue in April and May 2012 at London’s dynamic, newest arts complex, Kings Place.

Keyboard Conversations® ~ Piano Treasures, a one-hour, TV special produced by Time Life for PBS, was broadcast this past season during pledge drives nationwide. Oprah Radio’s “Dr. Oz Show” recently featured Mr. Siegel as guest of host and heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz and popular January/February 7

B I O G R A P H Y ( c o n t .) author and co-host Dr. Michael Roizen.

WFMT Chicago has produced the CD Music for the Young – and the Young at Heart, now available on Amazon.

Random House Audio Publishing Group has released an audiobook series of four CDs of Keyboard Conversations: Mozart and Friends, The Power and Passion of Beethoven, The Romanticism of the Russian Soul and The Romance of the Piano. They are available at www.randomhouse.com/audio/, at www.amazon.com, for download at iTunes and at booksellers across the country. Twin Cities Public Television, in conjunction with The Schubert Club, has produced Mozart & Chopin, and WEDU Tampa has released American Pianistic Treasures, both available

on DVD exclusively at Mr. Siegel’s concerts. Jeffrey Siegel’s recording of Gershwin’s complete works for piano and orchestra, with Leonard Slatkin and the Saint Louis Symphony, continues to be a best seller and is available on Amazon, as well.

Born into a musical family, Jeffrey Siegel studied with Rudolf Ganz in his native Chicago, with the legendary Rosina Lhévinne at The Juilliard School and, as a Fulbright Scholar, with Ilona Kabos in London. Mr. Siegel and his wife live in New York City and are the parents of two grown children.

Jeffrey Siegel is a Steinway artist.

Upcoming Keyboard Conversations® at Wisconsin Lutheran College Please join us for the remaining concert in this special series: RUSSIAN RAPTURE: RACHMANINOFF AND TCHAIKOVSKY Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Soaring melodies and sumptuous sonorities of these everpopular composers - the colorful Preludes, captivating Etudes, and scintillating Humoresque.

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Presents

TheatreIV’s

“I Have a Dream” The Life and Times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

By Bruce Craig Miller

February 7, 2012 7:30 pm Wisconsin Lutheran College Center for Arts and Performance 8815 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI (414) 443-8802 (Box Office) (414) 443-8702 (Fine Arts Office)

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BIOGR APHIES “I Have a Dream” - The Life and Times of Martin Luther King, Jr. chronicles the phenomenal impact of Dr. King’s life as he became one of the most influential and charismatic leaders of the “American Century.” Inspired by the arrest of Rosa Parks, Dr. King became the prime mover behind the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, putting his philosophy of non-violent protest to work. He gains national recognition and became the dominant force in the Civil Rights Movement during its decade of greatest achievement. This great leader’s struggle and his dream of lifting “our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood” is a story of inspiration for us all.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15, 1929. Martin’s family lived on Auburn Avenue, a bustling “black Wall Street.”

It was home to large, prosperous black businesses and churches. King experienced the south under Jim Crow.

He never forgot when one of his white playmates announced that his parents would no longer allow him to play with Martin, due to his race. He attended segregated public schools in Georgia, graduating high school at fifteen. Before beginning college, he spent the summer on a tobacco farm in Connecticut. This was his first experience of race relations outside the segregated south. He was shocked. “Negroes and whites go [to] the same church,” he noted in a letter to his parents. “I never [thought] that a person of my race could eat anywhere.”

Martin received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948 from Morehouse College, and then spent three years at Crozer

Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania. There he became acquainted with Mohandas Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence; he earned a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1951. A renowned speaker, King was elected president of Crozer’s student body, which was almost exclusively white! King earned his doctorate from Boston University in 1955. In Boston he met and married Coretta Scott, with whom he had four children.

In 1954, Martin Luther King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. King, a strong worker for civil rights, was on the executive committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In December, 1955, he led the first great Negro nonviolent demonstration of contemporary times in the U.S., the bus boycott, which lasted 382 days. On December 21, 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the laws requiring segregation on buses.

During the boycott, King was arrested, his home bombed, and he was subjected to personal abuse. At the same time, he emerged as a great leader.

In 1957, he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, formed to provide leadership for the burgeoning civil rights movement.

Martin Luther King, Jr. took the ideals for this organization from Christianity; its non-violent techniques from Gandhi.

On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to lead a protest march. His murder sparked riots and disturbances in over 100 cities across the country. On March 10, 1969, the accused

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B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) white assassin, James Earl Ray, pleaded guilty to the murder and was sentenced to 99 years in prison.

Between 1957 and 1968, King traveled over six million miles and spoke over twenty-five hundred times, appearing wherever there was injustice, protest, and action. He wrote five books, and numerous articles. In these years, he led a massive protest in Birmingham, Alabama, that caught the attention of the entire world, providing what he called a coalition of conscience, and inspired his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”, a manifesto of the Negro revolution.

He planned voter registration drives in Alabama and directed the peaceful march on Washington, D.C., of 250,000 people to whom he delivered his address, “l Have a Dream.” He conferred with President John F. Kennedy and campaigned for President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was arrested many times and assaulted as well. He was awarded five honorary degrees, was named Man of the Year by Time magazine

in 1963, and at the age of 35, he was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. He became the symbolic leader of American blacks, and a world figure.

Theatre IV Theatre IV is a nonprofit, professional touring children’s theatre. Since 1975 they have toured from Wisconsin to Florida and Texas to Maine while also presenting lavish productions in their home city of Richmond, VA. They provide outstanding educational entertainment designed to tour and innovative instructional programs that enrich our nation’s schools.

During 2011-2012 they will perform live before over 1/2 million children, teens, parents and teachers across the America.

Artistic Director, Bruce Miller, received the Leadership in Arts Instruction Award from the Virginia Board of Education and the Commission for the Arts. Bruce Miller and Managing Director, Phil .25.2Whiteway, received Virginia’s 2008 Governor’s Award for the Arts for Theatre IV.

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January/February 11

Presents

Embraceable You The Music of George Gershwin

February 14, 2012 7:30 pm Wisconsin Lutheran College Center for Arts and Performance 8815 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI (414) 443-8802 (Box Office) (414) 443-8702 (Fine Arts Office)

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BIOGR APHIES Dean Balkwill Hailing from Canada, Dean Balkwill began performing professionally at the age of 14. Dean’s credits include “Rent” on Broadway where Dean thrilled audiences as Roger, the heart-broken romantic lead and “The Lion King,” the Broadway smash hit which featured Dean as Ed the Hyena.

“Dean kept audiences cracked up the whole show,” said one Toronto critic.

Declining an offer for the original cast of “Mamma Mia,” its subsequent tour and final Broadway destination, Dean stayed with his family in Toronto starring in “Tommy,”“West Side Story,”“Grease,” and countless commercials.

Dean now makes his living in Atlanta recording vocals for commercials, performing for hundreds each week, and writing original musical works for the stage. What began as a dance partnership in “Tommy” became a lifelong partnership between him and wife Lisa. They have three daughters and live to love their family.

Lisa Balkwill From Broadway to the silver screen, this Atlanta based performer has quite an impressive resume. In 2002, she was cast to sing and dance alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones in the film “Chicago,” and worked with Oscar-winning director Rob Marshall. Mr. Marshall was so impressed with Lisa that he personally cast her in his Broadway production of “Cabaret,” where she understudied Teri Hatcher as the show stopping lead, Sally Bowles.

Ms. Balkwill was seen in the Tony-winning show, “Tommy” where she performed as the show’s featured dancer in Germany and across Canada. Other credits include Broadway’s “Beauty and the Beast,” shows in Europe and on several cruise ships for a number of years. This is one performer who will entertain and dazzle you; a genuine triple threat!

PROGR A M SETTING: PARIS, FRANCE, 1951 ACT I NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT................................................................. INSTRUMENTAL I GOT RHYTHM........................................................................................... TRAIN STATION THINGS ARE LOOKING UP.......................................................................DRESSING ROOM SLAP THAT BASS...................................................................................... CLUB MYSTIQUE SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME............................................................... CLUB MYSTIQUE I’VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU...................................................................... CLUB MYSTIQUE I CAN’T BE BOTHERED NOW..................................................................... CLUB MYSTIQUE ‘SWONDERFUL......................................................................................... CLUB MYSTIQUE THE MAN I LOVE.....................................................................................DRESSING ROOM FASCINATING RHYTHM............................................................................. INSTRUMENTAL THEY ALL LAUGHED...............................................................................................HOTEL IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO..................................................................... DREAM SEQUENCE INTERMISSION ACT II A FOGGY DAY........................................................................................... INSTRUMENTAL OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY...................................................................... OUTDOOR PARK SHALL WE DANCE.................................................................................... OUTDOOR PARK LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF......................................................... CLUB MYSTIQUE HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON................................................... CLUB MYSTIQUE BUT NOT FOR ME....................................................................................DRESSING ROOM THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY................................................................... TRAIN STATION STAIRWAY TO PARADISE..........................................................................................HOTEL TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT............................................................................................HOTEL EMBRACEABLE YOU......................................................................................PARIS STREET (Program is subject to change.)

January/February 13

Presents

Clive Driskill-Smith

February 19, 2012 3:00 pm Wisconsin Lutheran College Center for Arts and Performance 8815 W. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI (414) 443-8802 (Box Office) (414) 443-8702 (Fine Arts Office)

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PROGR A M J. S. BACH...................................................................Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV565 C. FRANCK................................................................................................. Choral no 2 in B minor J. S. BACH....................................................................Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr BWV 663 A. GUILMANT..................................................................... Scherzo Symphonique op 55 no 2 Interval J. S. BACH Pastorella..........................................................................................................BWV 590 L. BOELLMANN.......................................................................................................Suite Gothique Introduction-Choral Menuet Gothique Priere a Notre-Dame Toccata BIOGR APHY Clive Driskill-Smith, MA, MPhil, FRCO, ARCM, is one of the leading organists of his generation. Hailed as a “star of a new generation”, critics have praised his “blazing technique” and “unbelievable virtuosity” and described his performances as “intensely moving” and “truly breathtaking”.

Winner of the Royal College of Organists’ Performer of the Year Competition in 2000 and the Calgary International Organ Competition in 2002, Clive performs throughout Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. In the UK he has played at the BBC Proms, the Royal Festival Hall, Symphony Hall and Bridgewater Hall, and in the U.S. he has played at Regional and National Conventions of the American Guild of Organists. His CDs have received critical acclaim (“a master performer in a range of musical styles … his playing is immaculate… the technique is brilliant, the interpretation faultless … a first class recording”) and his performances have been broadcast on radio and television worldwide.

A pupil of David Sanger and Hans Fagius, Clive was a Music Scholar at Eton College and then Organ Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, where he is now Sub-Organist. He plays for the daily services in the Cathedral

and for the choir’s many concerts, recordings, broadcasts and tours under the direction of Stephen Darlington.

Clive teaches the organ at the Royal Academy of Music and is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians.

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January/February 15

UPCOMING FINE ARTS EVENTS Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations® Series performs the third concert of the series “The Power and Passion of Johannes Brahms” on Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. American pianist Jeffrey Siegel enjoys a flourishing career and has appeared with every major American orchestra as well as in the leading music capitals of the world. His enthusiasm is contagious, his credentials are world-class, and his virtuosity is astounding. These experiences begin with an insightful and entertaining prologue on the music and its composer, are followed by a full performance of the works, and end with a lively question and answer session. KeyboardConversations.com I Have a Dream: The Life and Times of Martin Luther King, Jr., a play by TheatreIV, chronicles the phenomenal impact of Dr. King’s life as he becomes one of the most influential and charismatic leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. Inspired by the arrest of Rosa Parks, Dr. King becomes the prime mover behind the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, putting his philosophy of non-violent protest to work. He gains national recognition and becomes the dominant force for civil rights. This great leader’s life and the re-enactment of his “I Have a Dream” speech is a story of inspiration for us all. The play which will be presented on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. is targeted for younger audiences but is suitable for all ages. theatreiv.com/guide/dream.pdf It’s a Valentine’s Day special on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. with Embraceable You: The Music of George Gershwin. Embraceable You features Dean and Lisa Balkwill, singing, dancing and falling in love, backed by live musicians and set under the Paris sky. Straight from the Broadway Stage these two triple threats are brimming with charm and charisma. If you like Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Lena Horne, with a little extra modern flair and pizzazz, then you’ll LOVE Embraceable You! Make it a truly romantic evening by adding the Dinner Option at 6 p.m. alkahestartists.net/www/docs/249.597 American organist Clive Driskill-Smith will appear in the Schwan Concert Hall on Sunday, February 19, 2012, at 3 p.m. Hailed as a “star of a new generation” (Evening Standard), critics have praised his “blazing technique” and “unbelievable virtuosity” (American Guild of Organists). After a year as Organ Scholar at Winchester Cathedral in England and Assistant Organist at Winchester College, he went up to Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford University, as the Christopher Tatton Organ Scholar. Winner of the Royal College of Organists’ Performer of the Year Competition in 2000 and the Calgary International Organ Competition in 2002, Clive has performed in the UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Finland, South Africa, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Canada, the USA, South America, Australia and New Zealand. Don’t miss out on the Pre-Concert Talk at 1:30 p.m. organist.org.uk Hailing from San Diego, CA, Presidio Brass is a dynamic force in American brass chamber music and will appear on Friday, March 2, 2012, at 8 p.m. With a unique and exciting repertoire written specifically for the ensemble, Presidio Brass is committed to providing engaging musical programs as well as developing close ties to their audiences. Members of Presidio Brass have been seen with major symphony orchestras, including the London Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic and have been educated at several of America’s finest institutions, including the Juilliard School, Boston Conservatory, Manhattan School of Music and USC. presidiobrass.com The Wisconsin Lutheran College Music Department will present a Band Concert with Presidio Brass on Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 8 p.m. The Wisconsin Lutheran College Concert Band, under the direction of Professor Terry Treuden, is an ensemble that performs the finest of the wind band literature and presents concerts on the campus and tours regionally and nationally. The membership in this organization is through a seating audition. The band meets five hours each week while exploring a wide variety of band compositions and arrangements.

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Since its debut performance in 1999, Rhythm of the Dance: A National Dance Company of Ireland Presentation has played to over 4.5 million fans in 44 countries worldwide and appeared live on Chinese television to a TV audience of over 700 million viewers. This dance and music extravaganza contains a wealth of talent derived from all areas of Irish life, including three tenors, skilled musicians and a world-class group of Irish dancers. A must-see on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at 7:30 p.m., the show is an inspiring epic, reliving the journey of the Irish Celts throughout history. Using the traditional and modern arts of dance (ballet, modern dance, jazz) and music, this richly costumed show marries the contemporary and the ancient. rhythmofthedance.com The Wisconsin Lutheran Concert Choir and Chamber Choir will present a Choral Concert, on Sunday, March 23, 2012, at 8 p.m. This select 60-voice choir, under the direction of Dr. James Nowak, performs music from the sixteenth through the twenty-first centuries, sung in original languages. The Chamber Choir, a select 28-voice mixed ensemble taken from the Wisconsin Lutheran Choir, is also under the direction of Dr. James Nowak.

Prepare to be amazed on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. by the Kenya Safari Acrobats! Hailing from the heart of Africa, this awe-inspiring and dynamic dance troupe takes acrobatics to exhilarating extremes and offers a truly unique cultural experience. The performance is a spectacle for the eyes, ears, and the heart. Death defying stunts, comedy, audience participation, and heart-pounding music combine to create a production that will have all ages on the edge of their seats. The group members learned to be acrobats as children on the beaches of Kenya, as a means to break free from an impoverished country. Now they serve as artistic ambassadors for Kenya as they travel the globe, entertaining and inspiring audiences of all ages! kenyasafariacrobats.com The Wisconsin Lutheran College Theatre Department will present a mainstage production in the Raabe Theatre on Thursday, April 13 through Saturday, April 21, 2012. The production title has not yet been announced. Please call the box office for more information as the dates approach.

The Wisconsin Lutheran Concert Choir and Chamber Choir will present a Choral Concert, on Friday, May 4, 2012, at 8 p.m. This select 60-voice choir, under the direction of Dr. James Nowak, performs music from the sixteenth through the twenty-first centuries, sung in original languages. The Chamber Choir, a select 28-voice mixed ensemble taken from the Wisconsin Lutheran Choir, is also under the direction of Dr. James Nowak.

Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations® Series performs the final concert of the series “Russian Rapture: Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky” on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. American pianist Jeffrey Siegel enjoys a flourishing career and has appeared with every major American orchestra as well as in the leading music capitals of the world. His enthusiasm is contagious, his credentials are world-class, and his virtuosity is astounding. These experiences begin with an insightful and entertaining prologue on the music and its composer, are followed by a full performance of the works, and end with a lively question and answer session. KeyboardConversations.com The Wisconsin Lutheran College Music Department will present a Band Concert on Friday, May 11, 2012, at 8 p.m. The Wisconsin Lutheran College Concert Band, under the direction of Professor Terry Treuden, is an ensemble that performs the finest of the wind band literature and presents concerts on the campus and tours regionally and nationally.

The membership in this organization is through a seating audition. The band meets five hours each week while exploring a wide variety of band compositions and arrangements.

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F I N E A R T S E V E N T S C A L E N DA R February Feb. 1- Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversation, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 7- Schooltime Program: I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King Story, 10 a.m. & 12 p.m.

Feb. 7- I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King Story, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 10- Art Gallery Opening Reception: WLC Juried Student Art Exhibition, 6 p.m.

Feb. 14- Embraceable You: Music of Gershwin, 7:30 p.m. (Dinner Option, 6 p.m.)

Feb. 15- Schooltime Program: Fancy Nancy & Other Story Books, 10 a.m. & 12 p.m.

Feb. 19- Clive Driskill-Smith: Organ, 3 p.m. (Pre-Concert Talk, 1:30 p.m.)

March Mar. 2- Presidio Brass, 8 p.m.

Mar. 3- WLC Band Concert with Presidio Brass, 8 p.m.

Mar. 9- Schooltime Program: American Journey: Sacagawea, 10 a.m. & 12 p.m.

Mar. 15- Rhythm of the Dance, 7:30 p.m.

Mar. 19- Schooltime Program: House at Pooh Corner, 10 a.m. & 12 p.m.

Mar. 23- WLC Choral Concert, 8 p.m.

Mar. 27- Kenya Safari Acrobats, 7:30 p.m.

April Apr. 13- WLC Theatre Production, 8 p.m.

Apr. 14- WLC Theatre Production, 8 p.m.

Apr. 15- WLC Theatre Production, 3 p.m.

Apr. 19- WLC Theatre Production, 8 p.m.

Apr. 20- Art Gallery Opening Reception: Senior Thesis Art Exhibition, 6 p.m.

Apr. 20- WLC Theatre Production, 8 p.m.

Apr. 21- WLC Theatre Production, 8 p.m.

Apr. 29- Instrumental Ensemble Concert, 7:30 p.m.

May May 4 - WLC Choral Concert, 8 p.m.

May 9- Jeffrey Siegel Keyboard Conversations, 7:30 p.m.

May 11- WLC Band Concert, 8 p.m.

2 011- 2 012 F R I E N D S O F T H E A R T S M E M B E R S Lifetime ($2,500 & above) Anonymous Richard & Michelle Mannisto Director ($250-$2,499) Anonymous Ken & Lois Artlip Judy Burmeister Gene & Mona Christophersen Richard & Charlotte Halfman Don & Merilee Holst Roger & Bonnie Lemanczyk Dorothy Schlueter Eugene & Eleanore Schulz Ed & Marge Seigworth James Thomas Matthew Trotter Deborah Turriff

Friend ($100-$249) Anonymous Marilyn Auer Clair & Mary Baum Alta Berridge Roger & Sandra Drews Bonnie Frederick Barbara Fruhbauer John & Helen Gregorski Judith & David Hecker Ronald & Patricia Hepner Deborah Hoem-Esparza Mary Kelling Barb Kletzke Ralph & Carole Kohrs Duane & Jean Kuehl Edwin & Louise Lenz Thomas McHale Carolyn McKenzie Delores Riemer

Dean & Mary Rockstad Mary Ann Schmal Barbara Schuldt & Lyle Thompson David & Beth Schulz Robert & Jan Swiderski Scott & Deb Uecker Dean & Verna Weigand David Wesley Thomas Wilsmann T.A. & Marion Youngquist Supporter ($50-$99) Carol Deweese Bob & Trudy Erdman Bob & Sandie Erskine Ted & Sharon Hutton Donald Kusmierczyk Marcia Thompson T.A. & Marion Youngquist

(If you have recently donated and do not see your name or if your name is listed incorrectly, please contact the Fine Arts Office at 414-443-8702.)

A special Thank You to our Corporate Sponsor: WaterStone Bank 18 Wisconsin Lutheran

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S U P P O R T T H E A R T S AT W I S C O N S I N L U T H E R A N C O L L E G E Your annual tax-deductible gift as a Friend of the Arts will help provide support for visual art exhibitions, professional performing artist programs, schooltime programs for children, free Summer Arts in the Park concerts, and other special facility needs and productions. Plus, take advantage of special exclusive donor benefits.

Exclusive benefits for donors Discount Ticket Prices: All donors pay the discounted ticket price for all events.

Listing in Programs: All donors will be listed in event programs. Those wishing to remain anonymous will be listed as anonymous donors.

Annual Friends of the Arts Christmas Party and Dinner: Donors of $100 or more will be invited to the annual Friends of the Arts Christmas Party and dinner, an event you won’t want to miss!

Free Tickets: Donors of $250 or more will receive two complimentary tickets to the special performance in the Schwan Concert Hall following the annual Christmas Party and dinner.

Sponsors: The Sponsor level is open to businesses and corporations as well as individual donors. Sponsors may receive two complimentary tickets to any events in the Center for Arts and Performance. An added benefit for business or corporation Sponsors would be the inclusion of the sponsor’s logo in promotional materials. Contact the Fine Arts Office (414-443-8875) for specific benefits for business and corporation sponsors.

Gift Levels SUPPORTER: $50-$99 Annual Gift FRIEND: $100-$249 Annual Gift DIRECTOR: $250-$2,499 Annual Gift LIFETIME MEMBER OR SPONSOR: $2,500+ Annual Gift

C E N T E R F O R A R T S A N D P E R F O R M A N C E S TA F F Director of Arts Programming Daniel Schmal Fine Arts Events Manager Loni Boyd House Managers Katie Neuman Wendy Englebert Schwan Concert Hall Head Technician Sean Floeter Schwan Concert Hall Technicians Anthony Nachreiner Randy Foat Gabrielle Manteufel Katrina Smith Malachi Wallander Ben Cook Abigail Montague Brett Morris

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Box Office Attendants Samantha Nommensen Jasmin Taylor Samuel Wessel Ushers Michelle Neuman Jesse Cordes Jessica Howard Kayla Schmidt Lachrisa Grandberry Jamie Jensen Garrett Lemerand Sara Thurber Katie Adams Adebnego Samudera Tina Chau Kayleigh Kassuelke Security Desk Staff Michael Werni Alex Nikolai Rachel Thiesfeldt