Artists of Promise Event Program 2015

DiscovertheARTS at the Maricopa Community Colleges

mcli.maricopa.edu/arts

CELEBRATING the ARTS of the MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES

ARTISTS of PROMISE

STUDENT PERFORMANCES and ART EXHIBIT 2015 CHANCELLOR’S AWARDS CO-HOSTED BY:

Tomas Stanton and ErLinda Tórres

Chandler-Gilbert | Estrella Mountain | GateWay Rio Salado | Scottsdale | South Mountain

Glendale | Mesa | Paradise Valley | Phoenix Maricopa Corporate College | Skill Centers

The Maricopa Community Colleges are EEO/AA Institutions and an equal opportunity employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

HERBERGER THEATER WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015 5:30 p.m. Art Exhibit/Reception 6:30 p.m. Performances

The staff of the Herberger Theater Tami Updegraff, Tech Director Shannon O’Hara, Booking and Event Coordinator The staff of Maricopa Community Colleges Television (MCTV) René Blatté, Director Greg DeLauro, Producer The staff of Marketing and Communications, Maricopa Community Colleges Tom Gariepy, District Director, Marketing and Communications Carol Diego, Director, Marketing Andrew Tucker, District Manager, Communications Natalie Vaughn, Web Marketing Coordinator Steve Long, Project Manager Laurie Carr and Chris Davia, Graphic Designers The staff of the Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (MCLI), Division of Academic and Student Affairs Dr. Ramona D. Cox District Director for Academic Affairs Support Programs and Services Linda M. Speranza, District Fine Arts Coordinator Don Jensen-Bobadilla, Program Coordinator Nora Aguilar, Office Coordinator Ruth DeLeon-Martinez, Maya Petrova, and Lori Thorpe Administrative Assistants Eunju Gerry, Fine Arts Intern Colen Wilson, Web Designer Janet Sieradzki, Graphic Designer

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS A very special thanks to...

Dr. Rufus Glasper Chancellor, Maricopa Community Colleges Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, Maricopa Community Colleges Tomas J. Stanton Phoenetic Spit ErLinda C. Tórres Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center Our Stage Manager Erica Black Director of Production, Arizona Broadway Theatre The judges of the Maricopa Community Colleges’ Fine Arts Competitions Music Vocal: Kristin Dauphinais, Tom Jones, Julie Song Sheldon, Andrew Stuckey, and Christy Welty Instrumental: Christopher Crevison, Sara Fraker, Ryan Haines, Jeff Libman, and Tom Sheele Composition: Jody Rockmaker

A Word from Dr. Rufus Glasper, Chancellor Maricopa Community Colleges

Welcome to the 11th annual Artists of Promise event. I am delighted to celebrate with you tonight the finest student artists in the Maricopa Community Colleges.

The great diversity of artistic endeavors are matched only by the great diversity of artists. Please take the time to appreciate Maricopa’s visual artists’ and creative writers’ works on display. The music, dance, and theatre performances will be truly remarkable. Congratulations to these talented artists. I hope you enjoy this spectacular event. Thank you for joining us.

Art Betty Sue Hunter and Dora Hernandez Choreography/Dance Melissa Britt, Jayne Lee, April Gruber, Diane McNeal Hunt Vanek, Amanda Page Balkema and Illir Shtylla Creative Writing Matthew Gavin Frank, Jennifer Howard, John Murillo, Wind Dell Woods Theatre Acting: Kent Burnham, Cale Epps, and Jesse James Kamps Design: Erica Black, Adriana Diaz, and Doug Edwards The coordinators of the Maricopa Community Colleges’ Fine Arts Competitions Art: Dan Fogel and Linda Speranza, Mesa Community College Choreography/Dance: Sonya Valle, Paradise Valley Community College Creative Writing: Josh Rathkamp, Mesa Community College Music-Vocal: Cathy Hauan, Mesa Community College Music-Instrumental and Composition: Karl Schindler, Phoenix College Theatre: Kevin Dressler, Mesa Community College

About the Maricopa Community Colleges Fine Arts Competitions The Maricopa County Community College District sponsor annual competitions in creative writing, dance/choreography, music, visual art, and theatre. The competitions in visual art and creative writing are also sponsored nationally by the League for Innovation in the Community College, and winners of the Maricopa competitions are automatically entered into these national events.

For more information about these or other fine arts events within the Maricopa County Community College District, call the Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (MCLI), Fine Arts office at (480) 731–8296, or visit us online at:

mcli.maricopa.edu/arts

ART COMPETITION WINNERS ON EXHIBIT IN THE LOBBY

WINNING SELECTIONS - 2D ART Judy Feldman, Friends (oil on canvas), Scottsdale Community College - first place Thomas Hanchett, Helium City (digital painting), Paradise Valley Community College - second place Steven Allison, The Illustration (mixed media), Mesa Community College - third place

INVITED SELECTIONS - 2D ART Alexander Atchley-Carey, Unknown Soldier (pencil), Paradise Valley Community College Eleanor Babbitt, Generations (oil on canvas), Scottsdale Community College Theodore Beatty, Rodin (charcoal), Paradise Valley Community College Brianna Campbell, Blue Man (oil on canvas), Mesa Community College Jonathan Carter, Dexter (charcoal, colored pencil), Paradise Valley Community College Carson Cavaletto, The Heavens (photograph), Estrella Mountain Community College Eglael Davis, Washing Disciples Feet (stipple), GateWay Community College Joyce Erbach, Flowers and Fruit (oil on canvas), Scottsdale Community College

Judy Feldman, Afternoon at Cote d’Azur (oil on canvas), Scottsdale Community College Edgar Fernandez, I AM Unity (oil on canvas), Phoenix Community College Laurel Hardin, Turista (charcoal), Mesa Community College Sienna Heinemann, Girl and Nymph (pen and ink), Mesa Community College Rick Hughes, Korbin the Conqueror (cut paper), Chandler-Gilbert Community College Lindsey Nowicki, All Scales (scratchboard), Glendale Community College Trish Turpin, Oasis (acrylic, glass beads), Scottsdale Community College WINNING SELECTIONS - 3D ART Rumi Poling, Harmony (white stoneware, underglaze, glaze), Glendale Community College - first place

Susan Brownson, Soup Terrain circa 1941 (ceramic stoneware), Mesa Community College - second place Maera Grove, Self-Portrait 1b (porcelain ), Phoenix College - third place

CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION WINNERS

POETRY

Monica D. Spencer, Unsplit, first place, Phoenix College

Valerie Neal, In a Dream My Mother Returns to Tell Me About Her Death, second place, Mesa Community College

John Q., Dear Love Letter, third place, Mesa Community College

Charlotte Coburn, Stages, honorable mention, Mesa Community College

Maneesha Lele, Essence, honorable mention, Glendale Community College FICTION

Steve Brooks, The Submission, first place, Mesa Community College

Sara Dobie Bauer, A Man of Light and Scales, second place, Glendale Community College

Ariel Hoffmann, The Shadow Ballet, third place, Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Eva Gonzalez, Arrivals, honorable mention, Mesa Community College

Nancy E. Shaffer, Home, honorable mention, Phoenix College

Luis Torres-Roman, We Are the Streets, honorable mention, Phoenix College ESSAY

Charlotte Coburn, Morning Glory, first place, Mesa Community College

Sara Dobie Bauer, Dead of Winter, second place, Glendale Community College

Maneesha Lele, Commemoration, third place, Glendale Community College

Tarryn Gilmore, Who I Am, honorable mention, Scottsdale Community College

Erika Hayes, Sleet, honorable mention, Glendale Community College ONE-ACT PLAY/SCRIPT

Mark Coryell, Meeting Geronimo, first place, South Mountain Community College

Eric Bond, One Brief Shining Moment, second place, Glendale Community College

Charlotte Coburn, The Penny Sparrow, third place, Mesa Community College

Danielle Lopez, Not Enough, honorable mention, Scottsdale Community College

Jamie Terran, The Price of Pretty, honorable mention, Glendale Community College

*Copies of Passages, the book of winning entries, are available in the lobby.

DANCE/CHOREOGRAPHY COMPETITION WINNERS

SOLO CHOREOGRAPHY

Randee Powell, first place, Mesa Community College

Emigdio Arredondo-Martinez, second place, Mesa Community College

Rachel Petersen, third place, Paradise Valley Community College GROUP CHOREOGRAPHY

Tyler Hooten, first place, Scottsdale Community College

Ari Lara, second place, Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Emigdio Arredondo-Martinez, third place, Mesa Community College SOLO PERFORMANCE

Randee Powell, first place, Mesa Community College

Rachel Petersen, second place, Paradise Valley Community College

Brayan Perez, third place, Scottsdale Community College GROUP PERFORMANCE

Tyler Hooten and Tori Mazzacone, first place, Scottsdale Community College

Vicent Calleros, Kiara Nava, Brayan Perez, Alissa Burgan, Leah Christian, and Meg McCleerey

second place, Scottsdale Community College

Ari Lara, Sara Symonds, Jessi Miles, Myra Marquez, Sarah Felix, Sabrina Applebach, and Courtney Miles

third place, Chandler-Gilbert Community College

ART COMPETITION WINNERS

INVITED SELECTIONS - 3D ART Svetlana Alden, Crow House (clay), Mesa Community College Victoria Brindas, Sun in the City (ceramic), Mesa Community College Richard Careb, Land Cruiser (clay), Mesa Community College Sean Dirks, Clock Tower (ceramic), Mesa Community College Kat Falkenstein, Raku fired vase (ceramic, glazed), Mesa Community College Kimberly Harris, Earth-block II (ceramic), Phoenix College Misty Havens, Peacock Vase (lowfire stoneware), Phoenix College Dmitri Logvineko, Toughest Sheriff in America (clay), Phoenix College Hsiao-Tsui Lu, Where I Live (ceramic), Paradise Valley Community College Amy Manning, Funeral Jar 2 (stoneware), Phoenix College Saori Oda, My Dog Hana (ceramic), Mesa Community College Claudia Sauder, Ocean Night Light (ceramic wheel-thrown and altered), Mesa Community College Melissa Schleuger, Quack (iron), Scottsdale Community College James Schwarz, Phonograph (ceramic, black steel), Mesa Community College Amanda Tufts, In Its Grips (assemblage), Glendale Community College

THEATRE COMPETITION WINNERS FEMALE ACTING

Shelby Daeffler, first place, Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Melissa Salazar, second place, Mesa Community College

Dolores Mendoza, third place, Mesa Community College MALE ACTING

Thomas McCoy, first place, Mesa Community College

Robert Beal, second place, Glendale Community College

Brandon Renfro, third place, Glendale Community College THEATRE DESIGN

Jessica Thompson, first place, Mesa Community College

Cameron Bennett second place, Mesa Community College

Shaun Smith, third place, Mesa Community College

MUSIC COMPETITION WINNERS

CELEBRATING the ARTS of the MARICOPA COMMUNITY COLLEGES

ARTISTS of PROMISE

STUDENT PERFORMANCES and ART EXHIBIT 2015 CHANCELLOR’S AWARDS

HERBERGER THEATER Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Welcome Linda M. Speranza District Fine Arts Coordinator Maricopa Community Colleges

Remarks Dr. Rufus Glasper Chancellor Maricopa Community Colleges

Performance Program Tomas J. Stanton and ErLinda C. Tórres Masters of Ceremonies

COMPOSITION

Benjamin Nandin, first place, Phoenix College

Matthew Briehi, second place, Glendale Community College

Douglas Guevara, third place, Chandler-Gilbert Community College FEMALE CLASSICAL VOCAL

Haley McHardy, first place, Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Kinsey Peotter, second place, Mesa Community College

Nicole Knox, third place, Mesa Community College

Sallyann Burgoyne, honorable mention, Mesa Community College

Katherine McCarthy, honorable mention, Mesa Community College MALE CLASSICAL VOCAL

Jermaine Thomas, first place (tie), Glendale Community College

Mario Yniquez, first place (tie), Mesa Community College

Corey Baer, second place, Chandler-Gilbert Community College FEMALE MUSICAL THEATRE

Kinsey Peotter, first place, Mesa Community College

Nicole Knox, second place, Mesa Community College

Katherine McCarthy, third place, Mesa Community College

Laynee Overall, honorable mention, Mesa Community College

Hannah Singleton, honorable mention, Mesa Community College

Amanda Albretsen, honorable mention, Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Rachel Heitkamp, honorable mention, Mesa Community College MALE MUSICAL THEATRE

Mario Yniquez, first place, Mesa Community College

Corey Baer, second place, Mesa Community College

Stefan Jorgensen, third place, Mesa Community College

Jordan Woollen, honorable mention, Mesa Community College

ARTISTS OF PROMISE PERFORMANCE PROGRAM

MUSIC COMPETITION WINNERS INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE Boom.............................................................................................. T. Longshore and B. Reed

Dylan Melanson and Daniel Christiansen, percussion

GUITAR Joshua Mayo, first place, Glendale Community College Francisco Largarda, second place, Glendale Community College Duy Ho, third place, Glendale Community College Nathan Nordstrom, honorable mention, Glendale Community College

INSTRUMENTAL SOLO

Tasia Malone, (marimba), first place, Glendale Community College

Sierra Hoaglund, (flute), second place, Phoenix College

Melissa Sainz (flute), third place, Glendale Community College

Gracie Baughman (clarinet), honorable mention, Glendale Community College

INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLES Percussion Duo: first place, Glendale Community College Daniel Christensen and Dylan Melanson Guitar Duo: second place, Glendale Community College Francisco Largarda and Joshua Mayo Guitar Trio: third place, Glendale Community College Andrew Leary, Daniel Mehmedi and Armand Sanchez Guitar Quartet: honorable mention, Glendale Community College Duy Ho, Joshua Ashinoff, Juan Serrano, and Nathan Nordstrom Bassoon Quartet: honorable mention, Mesa Community College Brittany O’Quin, Connor Anderson, James Gramp, and Martin Haub

JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Chaz Martineau, John Meier, Caleb Michael, Vincent Thiefain, and Alex Yuwen

first place, Scottsdale Community College Joseph Allie, Dom Crooks, Rachel Goleman, Elizabeth Pellerin, Kyle Roche,

Sam Russo, Tom Simpson, and Flip Tipei

second place, Mesa Community College

Joseph Allie, Steve Rowells, and Bennett Sarager

third place, Mesa Community College Christoper Melendrez, Michael Oden, Bennett Sarager, Hugo Martinez,

Michelle Maria, and Devan Clyde

honorable mention, Phoenix College

students of Dr. Matt Coleman and Dr. Douglas Nottingham, Glendale Community College

THEATRE/FEMALE ACTING

Shelby Daeffler, actor

Sarah Schalick, scene partner monologue performance: Laughing Wild by Christoper Durang two-person scene performance: A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen

student of Tracy Liz Miller, Chandler-Gilbert Community College SOLO CHOREOGRAPHY AND SOLO PERFORMANCE-DANCE*

Randee Powell, choreographer and dancer performing: Widow music: Love by Daughter

*first place winner in both performance and choreography category

student of Tina Rangel, Mesa Community College

INSTRUMENTAL SOLO Virginia Tate........................................................................................................ P. Smadbeck

Tasia Malone, marimba

student of Dr. Douglas Nottingham, Glendale Community College

MALE CLASSICAL VOCAL The Vagabond from Songs of Travel.................................................................... R.V. Williams Ja, es sollen wohl Berge weichen from Elijah..................................................F. Mendelssohn

Jermaine Thomas, baritone

Janet Frampton, piano

student Kevin Kriegel, Glendale Community College

MALE MUSICAL THEATRE There’s a Sucker Born Ev’ry Minute from Barnum................................................. C. Coleman Now from The Warmth of the Womb............................................................................. S. Alan

Mario Yniquez, baritone

Jennifer Crandall, piano

student of Sue Anne Lucius, Mesa Community College

PERFORMANCE PROGRAM (CONTINUED)

PERFORMANCE PROGRAM (CONTINUED)

GROUP CHOREOGRAPHY

Tyler Hooten, choreographer

Sara Henson, Baylie MacRae, Tori Mazzacone, Haydehn Tuipulotu,

Vincent Calleros, Ashley Chisinski, RaShawn Hart, dancers performing: Oculus music: Stilhed by Mike Sheridan

THEATRE/MALE ACTING

Thomas McCoy, actor

Janae Dunn, scene partner monologue performance: Eumenides by Aeschylus two-person scene performance: Your Mother’s Butt by Allen Ball

student of Kevin Dressler, Mesa Community College

We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love - Sigmund Freud

Capricho Arabe........................................................................................................F. Tarrega

Joshua Mayo, guitar

GROUP PERFORMANCE - DANCE

Tyler Hooten and Tori Mazzacone, dancers

Tyler Hooten and Tori Mazzacone, choreographers performing: (em)Brace music: On the Nature of Daylight by Max Richter

students of Angela Rosenkrans, Scottsdale Community College

GUITAR

student of Chuck Hulihan, Glendale Community College

INTERMISSION-10 MINUTES PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Awards of Recognition will be presented to the student entrants to the national League for Innovation in the Community College’s Student Art Competition.

Dr. Rufus Glasper Linda M. Speranza JAZZ ENSEMBLE Jeon’s Mirror...............................................................................................................J. Meier performed by: SCC Jazz Chokes

Chaz Martineau, tenor saxophone; Alex Yuwen, tenor saxophone;

John Meier, guitar; Caleb Michael, drums; and Vincent Thiefain, bass

students of Eric Rasmussen, Scottsdale Community College

FEMALE CLASSICAL VOCAL Si mes vers avaient des ailes......................................................................................R. Hahn Du bist die Ruh...................................................................................................... F. Schubert

Haley McHardy, soprano

Jana Waters, piano

students of Kaarin Safsten and Alexis Davis-Hazell, Chandler-Gilbert Community College

students of Angela Rosenkrans, Scottsdale Community College

MALE CLASSICAL VOCAL Il mio bel foco.........................................................................................................B. Marcello Mondnacht......................................................................................................... R. Schumann

Mario Yniguez, baritone

Jennifer Crandall, piano

student Sue Ann Lucius, Mesa Community College

FEMALE MUSICAL THEATRE I Hate Musicals from Ruthless................................................................ M. Laird and J. Paley A Way Back to Then from [title of show]..................................................J. Bowen and H. Bell

Kinsey Peotter

Jennifer Crandall, piano

student of Cathy Hauan, Mesa Community College COMPOSITION Cycles...................................................................................................................... B. Nandin

Benjamin Nandin, composer

performed by: Maria Naomi Anaguano, flute; Seth Kasselman, clarinet;

Bennett Sarager, bass; and Luis Olivarez, percussion

student of Karl Schindler, Phoenix College