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SYMPHONY OF ELEMENTS: THE ASO AND EARTH
The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra will explore the element of Earth during its 2015-2016 season. From Mozart’s “Requiem” to the four seasons of the year to a musical journey across the planet, the season promises a varied and exciting repertoire of new performances by the orchestra, chamber groups and guest artists.
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DANIEL GALE: Truly One of a kind
After falling in love with Cajun music, this musician made his home in Acadiana. He balances his time between teaching at the ASO & Conservatory of Music and performing with local bands and musicians.
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ART CONTEST: WHAT IS SUMMER TO YOU?
Summer can mean a break from school or summer classes, a time to relax, or a time to travel. For our first annual Art Contest, Overture is seeking artists between the ages of 5 and 18 to show us what summer means to them.
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WRITING CONTEST: MOM AND DAD
Parents and guardians help to shape who we are. Writers between the ages of 5 and 18 are invited to submit their poems and non-fiction essays in two contests. The first contest is All About Mom, and the second contest is All About Dad.
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contents 8 OPENING NOTES Jenny Krueger, Executive Director
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10 FANFARE Mariusz Smolij, Music Director & Conductor 12 CONCERT FEATURE Amadeus: Circle of Life 18 GENERATION ASO Young Professionals Supporting Music & Education in Acadiana 20 DEATH BY CHOCOLATE The Decadent Event of the Year 24 2015/2016 SEASON PREVIEW Heymann Performing Arts Center
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26 2015/2016 SEASON PREVIEW Paul & Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum 28 2015/2016 SEASON PREVIEW Lafayette Ballet Theatre 30 2015/2016 SEASON PREVIEW Cité des Arts 32 2015/2016 SEASON PREVIEW Silverbacks Improv Theatre
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36 ARTICLE Parents Encouraging Creativity in Their Kids 42 THE ARTS BRING US CLOSER TO GOD Cathedral-Carmel School Architecture 44 HAPPY NOTES Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 46 THE SHOW BEHIND THE CURTAIN The Heymann Perfoming Arts Center Production Crew 48 STANDING OVATION Take A Chair 50 SYMPHONY SEAUXCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Leadership Lafayette Arts & Culture Day: Do-Re-ME! Arts Integration Class 50 COMMUNITY SEAUXCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Leadership Lafayette Arts & Culture Day 6 September 2015
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EDITOR Jenny Krueger jenny@acadianasymphony.org
PROJECT MANAGER Rebecca Doucet rebecca@acadianasymphony.org
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What has 2015 been for you? For members of the arts community, it has been a year of questions. What does success for an arts organization look like in Acadiana? How do we measure success? Do we measure success by our financials or by the number of people who attend our artistic performances or by the caliber of the art we present? Are we all still relevant? Who makes that decision? How do you choose to support arts organizations? Do you choose based on the artistic experience? Or are you more interested in how the organization works? Do you ask questions about financials? Does leadership of the organization play a part in your participation? Are you interested in the artistic vision? For most of society, the new year begins on Jan. 1, but for those of us in the art world, our year — better known as our “season” — begins in September. Every There are years September, we begin to unveil months of artistic planning for the that ask questions enjoyment of our community. Randy Cohen from Americans for the and years that Arts recently published 10 reasons to support the arts. Here are a couple of my favorites on the list and how you can learn more by reading this answer. issue:
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“The arts promote true prosperity. The arts are fundamental to our humanity. They ennoble and inspire us — fostering creativity, goodness and beauty.” Browse through the season offerings for many of the arts organizations in Acadiana. If you’ve been reading Overture and haven’t yet experienced one of the artistic offerings we have covered, I invite you to get involved this year. “The arts improve academic performance. Students with an education rich in the arts have higher GPAs and lower dropout rates — benefits reaped by students regardless of social-economic status.” Meet Daniel Gale — musician, teacher and mentor — and learn about the impact he is having on the lives of our children. As a leader in the arts business, I hope that you will choose to participate this year in a new artistic experience or continue to support those you are more familiar with. Please realize as a member of this community that you have a right to ask us the hard questions. Your questions and opinions help us provide you with what you expect and desire. We want to be our best for you, our community. Thank you for supporting us all again this season! 8 September 2015
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Musical Inspirations
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This coming season, our orchestra completes a cycle of programs exploring connections between three basic elements: water, fire, and earth and orchestral music. From the popular and obvious symphonic selections, such as G. F. Handel’s “Water Music” or De Falla’s “Ritual Fire Dance,” to works with more subtle connections to those themes, such as G. Mahler’s “Resurrection Symphony” or M. Ravel’s Suite from “Daphnis and Chloe,” we are witnessing the artistic fruits of many different composers’ fascinations with nature. Nature has been the source of artistic inspiration for all kinds of artists: painters, sculptors, writers and poets. What makes musical inspiration different is the fact that, when turned into artistic creation, it never appears in a tangible form as a painting or sculpture, and it cannot be easily recreated by simply reading a written text. The distinctive quality of music was eloquently expressed by famous Hungarian composer and educator Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967): “Music is nourishment for the soul and cannot be substituted with anything else. Without music, complete spiritual life does not exist. There are regions of the soul that only music can illuminate.” The musical inspiration, or “nourishment for the soul” as described by Kodály, is best experienced when listening to a live performance. The symphony orchestra — with its wide gamut of instrumental colors, big range of dynamics and variety of musical strokes — has the unique ability to provide that very special experience. The symphonic sounds or the orchestral repertoire may, for an inexperienced listener, sound unfamiliar or a little foreign at first. I believe that putting the well-known themes such as the basic elements together with unexplored sounds will bring us closer to a very satisfying musical enjoyment. Please join us for all the concert offerings this season and illuminate your soul with musical inspirations provided by your Acadiana Symphony Orchestra! Musically yours,
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The final chapter in Acadiana Symphony Orchestra’s threeyear “Symphony of Elements” series exploring the themes of Water, Fire and now Earth brings audiences full circle through the seminal work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. “Amadeus: Circle of Life” not only spans Mozart’s brief yet distinguished career as composer, it also bridges two seemingly conflicting aspects of one man’s journey – exultant, vibrant beginnings and spiritual, contemplative endings – reconciling them as movements in the greater symphony of life.
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“Amadeus: Circle of Life” will feature two contrasting works by Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, written in 1773, and Requiem Mass in D minor, Mozart’s final composition, left unfinished in 1791 and completed by Franz Xaver Süssmayr (a student of Mozart’s) in 1792. The concert will also include guest performances by Chorale Acadienne, the Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus and the Nicholls State University Concert Choir. According to Maestro Mariusz Smolij: “The first work is Mozart’s wonderful representation of happiness and energy. Perhaps for that reason, it was selected by Miklos Forman as the main theme in the film ‘Amadeus.’ Mozart wrote it at the age of 17 when his career was skyrocketing. He was traveling between the most important musical centers of Europe, full of ideas and energy and producing masterpiece after masterpiece.
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The second composition, ‘Requiem,’ was written partially on his deathbed and comes from a very different point in life. Here, the composer looks more to the past than the future. The theme is more retrospective and religious, given the context of the musical mass.” Placing these compositions side by side, says Smolij, not only adds musical contrast but illustrates, in a very special way, the full circle of life. “I do not see one of the works as simply ‘happy’ and the other as simply ‘sad’,” he continues. “Instead, they represent two moments of life’s journey and two different perspectives. On one hand, in spite of high energy and very positive musical narration, Symphony No. 25 is written, surprisingly, in a minor Acadiana’s Publication for the Arts
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key. On the other hand, perhaps because Mozart was a very religious person, ‘Requiem’ does not paint his inevitable demise as the end of everything. By turning to the religious musical form of mass, this piece instead explores the importance of faith and the promise of future life.” Smolij notes that many listeners are familiar with Mozart because his writing embraces simplicity, minimal orchestral forces and direct musical language, making it accessible to a broad audience. At the same time, Mozart exemplifies sophistication and complexity, as evidenced in “Requiem.” Smolij explains: “I see clear parallels between the simplicity and complexity of life and the music of Mozart. The circle of life that is both obvious and mysterious, the ups and downs of existence, life lived in the moment, and the questions of life posed by the world’s great philosophers – all of that can be found in Mozart’s music.” “Amadeus: Circle of Life” will also include special performances by regional choirs along with soloists Andrea Mouton, soprano; Shelby Runyan, mezzo; Richard Leonberger, 14 September 2015
tenor; and Kenneth Klaus, bass. “I think Maestro Smolij appreciates having a larger choral sound on these dramatic symphonic works,” says Dr. David Shaler, Chorusmaster for the Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus. “For those of us who prepare the choruses, it gives us a chance to do a work that we might not undertake with just our own forces. As singers and choral directors, we all learn from these collaborations – especially hearing the comments, observing the rehearsal process and interpreting the gestures of a different conductor.” Dr. Kenneth Klaus, Director of Choral Activities for Nicholls State University, echoes Shaler’s sentiments about this and other collaborations with the ASO. “The Mozart ‘Requiem’ is one of the truly great choral/orchestral works in all musical literature,” says Klaus. “This concert will mark the fifth collaboration between the Nicholls State University Concert Choir and the ASO. It has been a wonderful, very high quality experience for every concert in which we participated. Lafayette should be very proud of their outstanding orchestra and Maestro Smolij.” “Amadeus: Circle of Life” will be performed on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, 6:30 p.m. at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Angelle Hall. Tickets are available online at acadianasymphony. org or by calling 337-232-4277. Overture Magazine
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The ASO & Earth By Ann Dobie 16 September 2015
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Like much of Western thought, the idea that our planet, even our universe, is formed from a small number of basic elements dates back to the ancient world. The Sicilian philosopher, Empedocles, proposed four such “roots:” water, fire, earth and air. Plato called them elements, and Aristotle went on to relate each of them to specific qualities. Fire, he proposed, is hot and dry; air is wet and hot; water is cold and wet; earth is dry and cold. Even human beings were deemed to contain all four elements, with the one that predominated determining a person’s character. Fire was said to make a person choleric (irritable), air to make one sanguine (optimistic). Water caused a person to be phlegmatic (calm), and earth made one melancholic (sad or depressed).
appearance here. A newcomer to our audience is soloist Peter Sykes, one of the world’s leading organists and harpsichordists. A renowned performer and teacher, Sykes is the recipient of numerous honors and awards. Currently he serves as principal instructor of harpsichord in the Historical Performance Department at the Julliard School of Music in New York City. In “Baroque Landscapes,” he will perform “Brandenburg Concerto No. 5” on the harpsichord with the ASO Chamber Orchestra. Also appearing on that bill will be winners of the ASO Young Artist Competition who will perform violin on Vivaldi’s Concerto for 2 Violins in A-minor.
Two years ago, the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra began its own musical exploration of life’s basic elements. Turning its attention first to water, its programs in the 2013-2014 season featured works such as Handel’s “Water Music;” looking at fire the next year, it chose selections such as Manuel de Falla’s “Ritual Fire Dance” and Igor Stravinsky’s “Firebird Suite.” This year, the element of earth itself will be the center of ASO’s attention. Its musical references promise to be every bit as exciting and surprising as its predecessors. Opening the upcoming season will be “Amadeus: Circle of Life,” a performance of two of Mozart’s masterworks — a symphony celebrating life and his “Requiem,” a musical mass for the repose of the souls of the dead. Singing in the latter will be the Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus, the Nicholls State University Concert Choir and Chorale Acadienne. The collaborative effort will feature local soloists. The second program in the series, entitled “Four Seasons,” will include Vivaldi’s popular tribute to those four periods of the year, along with Franz Schubert’s “Symphony No. 5.” The featured violin soloist will be Borislava Iltcheva.
Later in the season, “Gaia: A Musical Voyage” will bring a return of Italian pianist Antonio Di Cristofano to the Lafayette stage. When he performed in Lafayette in 2008, he was rewarded with a lengthy standing ovation from an enthusiastic audience. This time around, he will play Ravel’s “Piano Concerto in G-minor,” giving us a performance that promises to be every bit as spectacular as his earlier Acadiana’s Publication for the Arts
Audience members are sure to be pleased that some traditional concerts will return this year. In the spring, “To Mothers with Love” will pay tribute to les mères with pianist Gleb Ivanov and the ASO String Quartet performing works by Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Antonin Dvorák. What mother would not be pleased? Also making its annual appearance is “Heartstrings,” a celebration of love and romance on Valentine’s Day with music by the ASO Chamber Orchestra and violinist Kinga Augustyn. And, as always, “Christmas Story: Rhythms of the Land” will mark the festive holiday season with such time-honored works as Leroy Anderson’s “Christmas Festival” and selections from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Ballet” along with a newly commissioned piece by Danny Devillier with the ULL Percussion Ensemble. Marc Broussard also will make his first appearance with the ASO. Such treats are sure to make the 2015-2016 ASO season an exciting one. With guest artists of the highest caliber, chamber groups and full orchestra performances of music related to the theme of “Earth,” the audience can expect a full and varied series of programs. As Maestro Smolij explains, “The upcoming season is sure to introduce new and exciting repertoire to our concerts and create an interesting musical journey for the audience.” For more information and to get your tickets, visit www. acadianasymphony.org.
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Young Professionals Supporting Music & Education in Acadiana B y E m i l y B r u p b ac h e r • P h o t o s b y L u c i u s A . Fo n t e n o t
With a cultural landscape as vast and varied as Acadiana’s, it seems that each new generation brings its own spin when it comes to shaping the future. Prior generations have used the musical, culinary and performing arts to give Acadiana its most beloved and unique traditions. Now Acadiana Symphony Orchestra is reaching out to young people today, asking them to help form and direct the future of our area’s distinctive culture. Generation ASO is a membership group for young professionals in the Acadiana area, especially those young professionals who are interested in shaping Acadiana’s growing cultural landscape. “[Generation ASO] is committed to developing and expanding audiences, [as well as] building a significant community of young individuals who have a passion for the performing arts.” says Megan Domingue, Chairperson of Generation ASO. “Our efforts are essential to the future success of our Symphony as well as the music education of Acadiana’s children.” With so much of our area’s culture revolving heavily around music and the performing arts, the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra is the perfect organization to spearhead this effort of conserving the beautiful culture given to us by past generations while enriching it further for future generations. “We are very proud that our community has an organization like the Symphony,” says Domingue. “Generations before us have done a wonderful job of building Acadiana into the unique and wonderful area it has become; we feel a great responsibility for our generation 18 September 2015
to not only continue keeping our community diverse and culturally educated, but expanding it to ensure that our children and their children can experience the fine arts right here at home.” Through Generation ASO, young professionals from all backgrounds can contribute to this work in various ways, and the organization also provides its
members opportunities to enjoy the culture they are working so hard to preserve. “A Generation ASO membership includes tickets to ASO events featuring world-class musicians, as well as passes to the ASO’s exclusive Maestro Circle where they enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres along with the chance to connect with culturally adventurous people and leaders in our community.” Generation ASO offers a great deal to its members — the opportunity to be proactive in continuing our unique Acadian culture, the ability to positively effect future Overture Magazine
generations through innovative education programs and a chance to connect with other professionals who contribute so much to our community. “Any local young professional who is looking for ways to network while finding new and interesting events to attend would enjoy being a part of
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Join Acadiana’s young professionals on a tour of food and spirit pairings accompanied by a sampling of diverse music provided by the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra.
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Tour includes perfected pairings from Agave • E’s Kitchen • Grub Burger Bar Indulge • The Grouse Room Generation ASO,” says Domingue. “Most importantly, we are looking for people who possess a passion for making our community a better place.” For more information on Generation ASO, please visit acadianasymphony.org.
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A balanced diet is chocolate in both hands! That is the philosophy of the organizers of the event “Death by Chocolate,” now in its second year. If you subscribe to this philosophy, we have the perfect event for you on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, 6-9 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Lafayette. This decadent event features chocolate-inspired and savory dishes from a variety of local chefs, who are vying for the coveted People’s Choice Award; a chocolate cocktail contest; first-class musical entertainment; and a silent and live auction with many items never offered before.
The Louisiana Restaurant Association (LRA) Acadiana Chapter, Acadiana Symphony Orchestra & Conservatory of Music (ASO&C), and the Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission (LCVC) have come together to present this couture chocolate fundraising event. Proceeds from this event benefit the culinary and performing arts and the education programs associated with all entities. “LCVC has been a proud partner of both the ASO and the Acadiana Chapter of the Louisiana Restaurant Association for many years,” says Ben Berthelot, President/CEO. “Our great local cuisine and our fabulous arts and culture scene are a big part of what we sell at LCVC. Both organizations play a key role in making sure that we are able to deliver when visitors come to our area. We are proud to support the Death by Chocolate fundraiser that benefits both organizations.” Sponsors for this chocoholic frolic are enthusiastic about all the delicacies the evening will hold and are passionate about the benefit this fundraiser provides. Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC), title sponsor, “feels very strongly that the Louisiana Restaurant Association provides
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a vital leadership role in the state’s culinary history and future. RNDC is very supportive of the arts and what the Acadiana Symphony & Conservatory of Music provides to this culturally rich area of the state. The addition of chocolate cocktails only adds to the combination.” Lee Michaels, a longtime supporter of ASO, is excited to partner with ASO and LRA again this year. “Lee Michaels is always happy to support organizations that make our communities stronger. The Acadiana Symphony brings so much value to an already creative culture through its performance and outreach that it is a natural fit,” shared Kim Henry, Lee Michaels Manager. Nibbles of chocolate specialties will be available for guests of this event by the master chefs from City Club at River Ranch, Petroleum Club, Zea Rotisserie & Grill, Nash’s Restaurant, Charlie G’s, Blue Dog Café, Shucks!, Fezzo’s, Ruffino’s on the River, Steamboat Warehouse, Romachelli, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Social Southern Table & Bar, and many, many more. 22 September 2015
If you are a chocolatarian who enjoys sipping your chocolate, you’re in luck! Death by Chocolate will have a chocolate beer tasting and a specialty chocolate cocktail contest. For those of you who prefer sparkles, Lee Michael’s will provide you with what you crave. A beautiful set of diamond earrings will be up for grabs as well. So buy your ticket, unwrap your chocolate and shake your bonbon on Monday, Oct. 5. “Fine Chocolate” table sponsorships are available for $1,000 and include a reserved table of 10, recognition the night of the event and signage on the table. A reserved table of 10 is $600; general admission tickets are $50 per person and have guaranteed open seating. To purchase your tickets and indulge your senses, visit acadianasymphony. org/events/death-by-chocolate or stop by the ASO Box Office, City Club at River Ranch, Nash’s Restaurant or Ground Pat’i on Kaliste Saloom Road. Tickets will be sold at the door based on availability. For more information, please call 337-232-4277, ext. 1. Overture Magazine
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Acadiana voted the Heymann Performing Arts Center “Best Theater.” Check out what’s in store for 2015-2016: Broadway in Lafayette is presenting a series of musicals, and their season tickets come with discounts and added benefits. For pricing details, visit lafayettebroadway.com. “Celtic Woman” — Oct. 27, 2015 The 10th Anniversary Tour features four sublimely gifted Irish women — three angelic vocalists and dazzling Celtic violinist — along with a full band, the Anotas Choir, bagpipers, and Irish dancers with bewitching choreography, all under the direction of Emmy-nominated music producer David Downes. A true celebration of their incredible 10year journey that has captivated millions, don’t miss “Celtic Woman” live in concert!
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“The Producers” — Jan. 12, 2016 A scheming producer and his mousy accountant aim to produce the biggest flop on Broadway in Mel Brooks’ laugh-out-loud spectacle. Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks’ classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, “The Producers” once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. It is a truly “boffo” hit, winning a record twelve Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night.
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“Annie” — Jan. 21, 2016 Leapin’ Lizards! The world’s best-loved musical returns in time-honored form. Directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin and choreographed by Liza Gennaro, this production of “Annie” will be a brand-new incarnation of the iconic original. Featuring book and score by Tony Award-winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, “Annie” includes such unforgettable songs as “It’s the Hard Knock Life.” “Yanni” — Feb. 18, 2016 His concerts are legendary. Yanni returns with a worldwide tour, performing in over 60 concerts through the USA, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Puerto Rico and Panama over the past 10 months. This is Yanni as you know him best performing his instrumental hits from shows that have become famous around the world. Fans will witness Yanni and his world-class musicians as they take the stage to perform his greatest instrumental hits made famous in his shows from the Acropolis in Greece, the Taj Mahal in India, the Forbidden City in China and the Royal Albert Hall in England. “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” — March 7, 2016 One of the most enduring shows of all time, Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” is the irresistible family musical about the trials and triumphs of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son. Directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Andy Blankenbuehler, this new production is a re-imagining of the Biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors. The magical musical is full of unforgettable songs, including “Go Go Go Joseph,” “Any Dream Will Do” and “Close Every Door.” Book your tickets and be part of the magic! Something for Everyone in 2015-2016 In addition to Broadway musicals, genres being explored this season include notable R&B recording artists (appearing as early as September). The Marine Band will present a free concert on Oct. 10, 2015, and as always, the Miss Louisiana USA pageant will be hosted in late October. The Dance Theater of Harlem is scheduled on Nov. 18th. A Gospel Choir competition is in the works. “The Nutcracker” will be presented by LBT, Lafayette’s own professional ballet company, on Dec. 12 and 13. The National Chinese Acrobats are slated to appear in late December. Acadiana Symphony Orchestra will present their Christmas Concert on Dec. 17, 2015. Jazz, folk, country and rockabilly concerts are expected as well. Stay in touch with the Heymann Center via Facebook, and visit heymanncenter.com for the latest calendar updates. Acadiana’s Publication for the Arts
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Located on the University of Louisiana Lafayette campus, the Hilliard University Art Museum is comprised of two buildings, the original 1967 A. Hays Town plantation-style house and the newer state-of-the-art Hilliard Museum with three exhibition galleries and a gift shop featuring crafts by local artists. We collaborate with faculty and staff from the University as well as with local, national and international partners to present exhibitions and programs on the art of our time. We strive to bring unique and interactive learning experiences that provide a new lens through which to view art, culture and the world around us. With our roots in the culturally rich community of Acadiana, we celebrate the creative spirit that infuses every aspect of life here from food and drink to music, art and dance. Come to the Hilliard and join us in celebrating joie de vivre! Learn more at hilliardmuseum.org or contact the Hilliard at 337-482-2278 or at arts@louisiana.edu.
Mark your calendars! The Hilliard University Art Museum cordially invites readers of Overture to attend its upcoming exhibitions and programs: The ULL College of the Arts Faculty Exhibition Open now through Dec. 12. “Art Under the Big Sky” offers selections from the Yellowstone Art Museum’s permanent collection of contemporary and historic works of art from the Northern Plains and Rocky Mountain regions expressing ideas about isolation, fruitfulness, spirit and the passage of time. Sept. 4-Jan. 2. “Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined” features 48 hand-colored engravings and lithographs that explore artists’ depictions of westward expansion in the 19th century and how it influenced notions of the wild west. Sept. 4-Jan. 2. “George Rodrigue Portraits” commemorating the “Flora Levy Lecture Series.” Sept. 4-Jan. 2. “Festivals Acadiens et Créoles | Works by Robert Dafford” Presented in partnership with Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, this exhibition in the A. Hays Town building showcases a selection of Acadian paintings by Robert Dafford. Aug. 30-Dec. 6.
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Fall Exhibitions Opening Reception Sept. 4, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday evenings, the museum is open until 8 p.m. Programs and Lectures for the public will be held during the Fall and Spring semesters. Check our website for details. More to come in the Spring, opening January 2016: 2D Works on Paper: Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali, Romance Novel Dresses: Carrie Ann Schumacher, and Large Works from the Museum’s permanent collection.
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Lafayette Ballet Theatre is a nonprofit classical ballet company that presents two full-length classical ballet productions to the Acadiana community each year — “The Nutcracker” in December and alternating titles in the spring. The following are our 2015-2016 events: AUDITIONS Saturday, Sept. 12
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Older Advanced and Professional “Nutcracker” Auditions
Beginner through Advanced Children’s “Nutcracker” Auditions Auditions are open to anyone age 8 and up with at least one full year of ballet training who currently is studying in an established dance program. Positions also are available for tumblers. Location: Angelle Hall, UL Lafayette Campus 1-3 p.m.: ages 8-10 3-5 p.m.: ages 11-14 5-5:30 p.m.: tumblers
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For advanced ballet students and professionals ages 15 through adult only. Location: Lafayette Ballet Theatre, 100 Pillette Rd., Lafayette 11 a.m.-2 p.m.: advanced pointe work 2-2:30 p.m.: advanced variations not on pointe
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PERFORMANCES Saturday, Dec. 12, and Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015
Saturday, March 19, 2016
“The Nutcracker”
“Cinderella”
Lafayette Ballet Theatre will present two performances of the holiday classic. Featuring LBT’s own professional company dancers, principal artists from Pacific Northwest Ballet of Seattle, nearly 140 students from local dance schools, dazzling stage sets and an unforgettable score, this is an elaborate grand-scale production not to be missed! Performances are at 7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Heymann Performing Arts Center. Tickets will be sold beginning in mid-October through the Heymann Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets (including online).
Lafayette Ballet Theatre and international guest artists present the most enchanting story ever told as you’ve never experienced it before. This classic rags-to-riches tale, brought to life through the beauty of ballet and the timeless score of Sergei Prokofiev, is sure to delight all ages! The performance begins at 7 p.m. at the Heymann Performing Arts Center. Tickets will go on sale beginning Saturday, Dec. 12 (during “The Nutcracker”) and will be available through the Heymann Center Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets.
SOCIAL EVENTS Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 “Nutcracker” fans of all ages are invited to attend the holiday party, “Land of the Sweets.” This social event immediately follows the Sunday, Dec. 13 matinee “Nutcracker” performance at approximately 4 p.m. in the Heymann Convention Center (behind the theater). Attendees may enjoy hot cocoa and soft drinks while sampling hors d’oeuvres and sweets from area restaurants. Stars of “The Nutcracker” will be on hand for autographs and photos, so don your dressy apparel! Tickets for “Land of the Sweets” are $20 and are available at the Heymann Center Box Office.
For more information on LBT events, visit lafayetteballettheatre.org.
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Cité des Arts is a recognized multi-purpose cultural venue for performance and visual arts in downtown Lafayette. Innovative programming with an emphasis on education and community outreach has earned Cité des Arts the role of a grassroots arts and arts education incubator. Cité des Arts will be hosting an array of events throughout the year: On Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, Cité des Arts welcomes guitarist Will
Theatre is on the Second Stage with the “Lafayette Famous” series
Payne Harrison for a CD Release Party for his solo release, “Louisiana
for all 2nd Saturday ArtWalks. “Lafayette Famous” features a mix of
Summer.”
improvisation and storytelling. In this format, a local celebrity prepares
“The Shadow Box” by Michael Christofer will open on Sept. 11, 2015,
three true stories from their life. The improvisers create scenes based on
and run Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until Sept. 20, 2015. “Boom! Boom! Burlesque” is a creative performance tribe that
themes from the stories, bringing performers and audience alike on a humorous journey.
expresses beauty in a variety of forms, and it will take the Main Stage
“The Steampunk & Makers Fair” will return on Nov. 7.
Sept. 26 and Nov. 28.
Shane Guilbeau stars in “A Tuna Christmas” by Jaston Williams, Joe
“Double Diamond Review” will be on the Second Stage on Oct. 17.
Sears and Ed Howard: Nov. 25-28.
Cité des Arts is a participating gallery in 2nd Saturday Art Walk. Jennifer Smith is the featured Artist in October. The Silverbacks Improv
Wanderlust Theatre’s production of “All My Sons” by Arthur Miller will be part of the Arthur Miller Festival on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, Dec. 3-12. Lauren Reilly-Eliot’s production of Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virgina Wolf” will be on Jan. 15- 31, 2016. From Feb. 22-March 13, 2016, Lafayette Parish School System Talented Showcase will be on exhibit. Cité des Arts is located in downtown Lafayette at 109 Vine St. To reserve tickets or view a detailed calendar, please visit citedesarts. org or call 337-291-1122. Follow us on
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Silverbacks has performed improvisational theatre in Lafayette since April 2012, ranging across comedy, storytelling, mystery, romance, sci-fi, western, film noir and more, all unplanned and created on the spot from audience suggestions. Silverbacks performs two regular monthly shows in downtown Lafayette: “Lafayette Famous”
“Silverbacks at 810”
8 p.m. at Cité des Arts, 109 Vine St., 337-291-1122
Theatre 810, 810 Jefferson St., 337-484-0172
Silverbacks’ signature “Lafayette Famous” show is performed every 2nd Saturday ArtWalk, on the second Saturday of each month, at Cité des Arts. Each month, this format features a prominent Lafayette resident as a guest storyteller, whose stories inspire an improvised milieu by the ensemble. “Lafayette Famous” storytellers come from all walks of life, and the series has included local figures from backgrounds as diverse as activism, arts, academics, business, journalism and education.
Silverbacks also performs monthly on Wednesdays at Theatre 810 with traditional theatrical improv in a show that constantly experiments with new styles and structures. From rapid-fire comedy games to fully improvised narrative plays, Silverbacks’ “810 series” always treats the audience to a unique, unrepeatable show that explores the infinite
Saturday, Sept. 12: TBA. Saturday, Nov. 14: featuring Madre Annie Etheredge. Saturday, Dec. 12: TBA.
possibilities of improvisation. Wednesday, Sept. 23: TBA. Wednesday, Oct. 21: “Horrorshow.” Wednesday, Nov. 25: TBA. Wednesday, Dec. 16: “First Annual Brand-New Holiday.”
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Silverbacks Improv Theatre also crafts improvised and/ or customized performances for any occasion: parties, dinner entertainment, colleague roasts, wedding proposals, corporate entertainment or for any reason you can imagine. We host improv training and workshops for both children and adults, from firsttime to advanced students, from improv for performers to improv for corporate training. For more information, please contact silverbacksimprov@gmail.com.
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Daniel Gale Truly One-of-a-Kind By Catherine Schoeffler Comeaux
As a 4-year-old watching Sesame Street, Daniel Gale was moved to start music lessons when he heard Itzhak Perlman play violin with Oscar the Grouch. As an ASO & Conservatory of Music teacher, he now spends his mornings inspiring 4-year-olds through the Do-Re-ME! program and teaching private lessons for the rest of his workday. Born in Nashville and raised in Ohio, he first came to Acadiana in 1999 as part of his Oberlin College Winter Term project. Drawn by Cajun and Creole music, he returned to live in Louisiana after graduating. Daniel was intrigued by Cajun French music when his father played for him Emmylou Harris’s version of “Laccasine Special.” As a young man tagging along with his dad to music camp at the Augusta Heritage Center, Daniel serendipitously discovered Cajun Creole fiddle classes. He stayed up every night jamming until 2 a.m. He recalls how driven he was: “I awoke at 7 a.m. for breakfast and morning class. I was eager to learn more. I was so passionate about the music that I wasn’t tired.” Overture was able to learn a bit more of his story.
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Overture (O): You studied classical violin, beginning with the Suzuki method at age 4. Describe how this initial relationship with music evolved to include your interest in the fiddle and later the diatonic Cajun accordion. Daniel Gale (DG): From the beginning of my musical training, I had one foot in each world: the world of classical violin and the world of fiddling. Suzuki does eventually teach note reading, but the early emphasis is on learning by ear. This dovetailed nicely with my passion for learning fiddle tunes. My father, a lover of country and bluegrass music, would play records and cassette tapes at home featuring his favorite guitar pickers such as Norman Blake, Doc Watson and Tony Rice while he would sit in front of the stereo learning their licks. Those albums would also feature great fiddlers, and he would encourage me to figure out their solos.
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make. O: Tell us about your self-styled Bachelor of Arts degree at Oberlin College, which allowed you to explore both classical and folk incarnations of the violin. DG: At Oberlin College, I really wanted to study violin, but I also wanted to study a lot of other things. My violin teacher, Marilyn McDonald, gave me lessons in classical violin and Baroque violin performance. She really liked how I fiddled and encouraged me in that regard. My major allowed me to study violin performance with a strong emphasis on fiddling. Along with classes in music theory and aural skills, my major included classes in folklore and ethnomusicology, which led me to teach a fiddling class at Oberlin.
O: You have been known to play with several local bands, notably The Pine Leaf Boys. Who At the end of my first Cajun Creole Week at have you been playing with recently? Who are Augusta, I bought my first Cajun music CD: some of your local musical inspirations? “Bois Sec Ardoin and Balfa Toujours: Allons DG: Over the past few years I have toured and Danser.” For the next year, I listened to this CD gigged with The Pine Leaf Boys, substituting constantly. I was learning the fiddle parts, but for Courtney Granger. I have played numerous as the months went by, the prominent brassy, times with various musicians including David somewhat brash tone and squeal of the diatonic Greely, Sam Broussard and Jimmy Breaux. Cajun accordion started sticking in my ear. I For about six years, I have played a steady hungered to play a Cajun accordion. Detailed Wednesday night gig at Randol’s Restaurant drawings of Cajun accordions began appearing with Low Maintenance. in the margins of my college notebooks. I I first learned Cajun accordion by listening had come down with a very serious case of to and studying the accordion playing that I Cajun accordion obsession. I ordered a cheap Hohner model from my hometown music store liked most. In the beginning, I focused on Marc Savoy, Allie Young, Nathan Abshire and Octa and practiced until the button springs began breaking, at which point I replaced the springs Clark. I have probably spent more time listening with little safety pins. Eventually I saved up and to and studying Steve Riley’s accordion work bought a Louisiana-made Cajun accordion. It’s than anyone else’s, in part because it is so advanced. amazing the difference a fine instrument can Overture Magazine
Cajun fiddle-wise, my biggest influences have been David Greely, Kevin Wimmer, and Mitch Reed — all of whom studied with Dewey Balfa. I think my background in bluegrass fiddle set me up well to learn Cajun fiddling. I draw a lot of musical inspiration from great musicians in other genres of music as well. For example, my mother was born in Hungary and I’ve always felt a strong connection to Hungarian Jewish and gypsy music. O: How does your faith life influence your music? DG: I am Jewish, and over the years, I have become more interested in keeping the traditional observances. I believe my interest in traditional Judaism has grown due to three factors — first, talking to my grandmother about her time as a prisoner in Auschwitz during the Holocaust; second, visiting Israel after college; and third, making friends with orthodox Jewish people my age. O: What does it mean to practice an Orthodox Jewish lifestyle? DG: Most prominently, this means observing the Sabbath and eating kosher. “Keeping the Sabbath” means refraining from work Friday evening until Saturday nightfall. Keeping the Sabbath while being a musician has been the most difficult aspect of trying to be observant of my Jewish Faith. Over the past 10 years since I began observing the Sabbath, I have felt torn numerous times in trying to decide if and how
to accept a desirable but conflicting performance opportunity. I want nothing more than to be able to perform, but at the same time, I really like what the Jewish Sabbath does for me spiritually, so this has been a very difficult conflict for me on numerous occasions. I am trying to do both, to make it work. Some people probably think I’m crazy and sometimes I even think I’m crazy for trying to do both. My Hungarian grandfather would say, “You can’t sit on two horses with one ass!” But I guess I’m trying to — and kind of making it work. Daniel is a vibrant presence on the Acadiana music scene, whether playing fiddle with a local band, bowing violin with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, or jumping up and down teaching rhythm in the classroom. The ASO & Conservatory of Music is blessed to have a teacher with a love of forming his and others’ talents in both the classical and folk realms of the musical world. Acadiana’s Publication for the Arts
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the ARTicle Parents Encouraging Creativity in Their Kids Rebecca Doucet •Photos by Lucius A. Fontenot
When André (7) and Jacques (4) were born, I hoped that they would be as creative as their dad and his family. The Doucets are incredibly talented musicians who play professionally, write and produce music, travel the world performing and teaching, and have been recognized with NEA and Grammy Awards, among other major accolades. My husband, Matthew Doucet, is a fiddle player, but can also play just about any instrument he picks up; he hears a song and plays it by ear. He builds violins, too. Talent oozes from every Doucet cell. Combine their talent with their dedication and passion, and you get amazing artists. I love being around them because it inspires me. My husband and I intentionally held off putting André in music lessons at a young age because he was very active and had trouble focusing. We waited until he was 6 to enroll him in the Symphony’s Do-Re-ME! Class, and he loved it! It was the perfect introduction to music, with the bonus of André learning basic academic skills like language, math and print. It was great because he had no idea he was “learning” because he was singing, dancing and MOVING the whole time. He simply was having fun! My epiphany occurred when he came home from his Do-ReME! class one day, found a rope (from a toy), and started building letters with it. Prior to that, he had never come home and talked about what he learned at school. The hands-on, multiple modes
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of learning are working for him. Music and moving seem like fun and games, but he is also learning how to follow rules and manage his self-control and other skills needed to advance in an academic setting. To date, André’s creative highlight was during a performance of a song by the Do-Re-ME! class with hand gestures. André stood proudly on stage and sung out loud with such confidence and stage presence that it brought tears to my eyes. He stole the show! It was his level of confidence that was so moving. I had never seen him like that before. It warmed my heart. The power of music, art and creativity — in whatever form — is so strong. It can transform a child and help him or her realize potential they or you never thought possible. André has now progressed to violin lessons upon the advice of his Do-Re-ME! teacher. She recommended violin over piano because four strings would be easier for him to focus on than 88 keys. I never would have thought of that on my own. As for Jacques, I am taking the casual approach with him, as well. He has jam sessions with André in their room with their toy instruments consisting of drums, maracas, xylophones, accordions, ukuleles, harmonicas and microphones. He loves to do “artwork” on his “papers” at school. He sings and dances quite a bit. Recently, he performed a dance routine to “Hit Me with Your Best Shot” by Pat Benatar at Cathedral’s Tiger Camp. He
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loved it! Every once in a while, I hear him humming it. Jacques often tries to sneak out the electric guitar that their great uncle gave him when I’m not looking. He loves to build ships, birthday cakes and rocket ships with Legos, which I see as creative activities. He gets very frustrated at the tender age of 4 when they fall apart or he can’t put them together how he would like, but I let him struggle through it. Struggling is how they will learn to be creative problem solvers. I am fortunate to be able to bring my boys to work with me when necessary. An added bonus is that they are influenced artistically, whether it’s by Bonnie Camos pulling them into her art studio to build a robot out of cardboard or paint a dinosaur, by Jenny Krueger (ASO Executive Director) giving them a notebook and crayons to draw something for her to keep them distracted while we work, or listening to Emil Ivanov (violinist, teacher and ASO personnel manager) practice violin in his studio. I have the best gig on the planet. While I’m the least creative (artistically) of the bunch at home and at work, when they are not playing soccer, playing video games or wrestling on the couch, my children are immersed in creativity at home, at school and at work! For that, I am a grateful appreciator of the arts!
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ArtContest By Danielle Ducrest
Overture is interested in experiencing artwork from our younger artists. This year, we are excited to launch our first annual Art Contest. Art contest experience is not necessary. All you need is your creativity! Art Contest: What Does Summer Mean to You? Ages: 5-18 When you picture summer, what do you think about? Do you remember the favorite moments of a family vacation? Do you think of summer camp? Is summer a break from school, or did you take summer classes? Does summer mean traveling, or does it mean relaxing at home? We want to know what summer means to you. It doesn’t matter if you draw, paint or sculpt all the time or if you haven’t created much art at all. We want to see your artwork answering this question: “What does summer mean to you?” Entry Deadline Only complete entries delivered/received by Jan. 15, 2016, at noon will be accepted. Please see our Guidelines section for complete contest rules. Judging will be provided by a professional panel of artists representing each accepted medium. After all pieces are judged, entrants must pick up the art in person at the address given in the guidelines section. Pickup date to be determined. Prizes Contestants will be divided into the following judging categories: ages 5-7, 8-10, 11-14 and 15-18. Winners will be chosen from each age category. There will be one overall grand prize winner. The Grand Prize: The grand-prize-winning artwork will appear on the 38 September 2015
cover of the May 2016 issue of Overture. The artist will receive a cash or gift card prize, and his or her artwork will be exhibited in an art show and writing event held in May 2016 in conjunction with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra’s “To Mothers with Love” concert on May 8, 2016. Prizes for winners in individual categories: The chosen artists will receive a cash or gift card prize, and their artwork will be exhibited at an art show and writing event held in May 2016 in conjunction with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra’s “To Mothers with Love” concert on May 8, 2016. Guidelines Two-dimensional entries must be no bigger than 16 inches by 20 inches and must be vertically aligned. Collaborative artwork between two or more artists is not accepted. Accepted mediums: Limit one entry per contestant in only one of the following mediums. —Ink, pencil, crayon, marker, oil pastel or charcoal drawing on acid-free or archival-quality drawing paper or Bristol board. No lined paper, printer paper or construction paper accepted. —Acrylic, watercolor or oil painting on archival-quality watercolor paper, canvas or wood. —Spraypaint on poster board, canvas, wood or fabric. —Sculpture. —Mixed media drawings, paintings, spraypaint art and/or sculpture; No other mediums accepted. Please include this information with your contest submission: Tell us about your art. In 200 words or less, talk about your piece of art. Typed or neatly handwritten essays are accepted. Typed essays should be Overture Magazine
double-spaced and in 12 pt, Times New Roman font. Include this information with your submission: —Contestant’s name. —Age. —School name. —Email address. —Phone number. —Mailing address. Mail or deliver in person to: ATTN: Cover Contest Entry Overture Magazine C/O Acadiana Symphony Orchestra 412 Travis St. Lafayette, LA 70503
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Writing Contest By Danielle Ducrest
Overture is interested in hearing from our younger writers. This year, we are excited to launch our first annual Writing Contest. Writing contest experience is not necessary.
Writing Contests: Mom and Dad (or someone special who takes care of us like a mom or dad)
Ages: 5-18 Parents, grandparents and other special friends help shape who we are. They play with us, they spend time with us, they give us advice, they take care of us when we’re hurt, and they help us throughout our lives. We want to hear about your mom, dad or guardians. We are looking for entries in two writing contests. The first writing contest is all about your mom or female guardian. The second writing contest is all about your dad or male guardian. Tell us in 300 words or less what is special about them to you.
Deadline Send us your entries electronically or through regular mail by Jan. 15, 2016, at noon. Please see our guidelines below for complete rules.
guardian. Writing Contest #2: All About Dad We’re looking for a poem or short non-fiction essay about one of these topics: For writers between the ages 5-7: What’s your favorite thing to do with your dad or male guardian? For writers between the ages 8-10: What’s an important lesson you’ve learned from your dad or male guardian? For writers between the ages 11-14: Tell us about your dad or male guardian. For writers between the ages 15-18: Tell us about your dad or male guardian. Prizes Contestants in either contest will be divided into the following judging categories: ages 5-7, 8-10, 11-14 and 15-18. Winning entries will be chosen from each age category. Winning entries in the “All About Mom” contest will be published
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in the May 2016 issue of Overture. Winning entries in the “All About
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Dad” contest will be published in the June 2016 issue of Overture.
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live reading of their entry at an art show and writing event in May 2016, which be held in conjunction with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra’s “To Mothers with Love” concert on May 8, 2016. Guidelines Entries must be 300 words or less. Non-fiction essays, non-fiction memoirs and poetry are accepted. Contestants may enter both contests. Limit one entry to the “All Overture Magazine
About Mom” writing contest and one entry to the “All About Dad”
Electronic submissions should be sent to overture@
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The Arts Bring Us Closer to God By Catherine Schoeffler Comeaux • Photos by Jane DeBlieux, Special Events & Communications A r c h i t e c t u r a l d r a w i n g b y M i c h a e l Wa y n e B r o u s s a r d a n d P o c h é P r o u e t A s s o c i a t e s , LT D .
Cathedral-Carmel School dates back to 1846 when four Carmelite nuns helped to establish an all-girls school, later to be known as Mount Carmel High School. In 1919, Cathedral High School opened for the education of boys. The two schools consolidated in 1967 to form Cathedral-Carmel, which is currently a co-educational program for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The focus of the school since its inception has been on religious education, a focus never lost but greatly enriched through the years. With the addition of a newly constructed fine arts building, the school has made a physical commitment to the arts – acknowledging their
accommodate these programs and their performances under less-thanoptimal conditions. Hailing from a big family and known for his gregariousness, Father Chester Arceneaux, appointed as pastor of the Cathedral of St. John in 2010, has an understanding of the power of community and saw a need in the church for a social gathering place. Drawing on the strengths of the church and school, Aillet implemented her vision. Together she and Arceneaux initiated a capital campaign which would provide for a multipurpose meeting hall to be dually shared between school and church and a fine arts building for the students. It was a three-year process from the first design meeting to opening the doors of the completed fine arts building in May of this year. The administration and the fine arts teachers were part of the process working with Poché Prouet Associates. Architect
importance. Development and Foundation Director Sarah Hyde explains: “Research shows us that study in the arts is integral to our society and creative arts cannot be learned through occasional random exposure any more than math or science. Education and participation in the fine arts is a key component in improving learning throughout all academic areas.” Principal Kay Aillet remembers, “When I first started at Cathedral-Carmel eight years ago, I knew I wanted to promote the students’ involvement in club activities – drama, art, band and music.” Noting the school’s history of a strong athletic program, she continues, “I wanted kids who weren’t athletic to have an outlet for their talents as well.” The fine arts program at Cathedral-Carmel over the years has evolved to include hand bell choir, liturgical choir, band, art, speech and drama. Various classrooms and buildings have been used to 42 September 2015
Philippe Prouet brought to the project his expertise as one of only a few members of the Council of Educational Facility Planners International in the state. Just beyond the beautiful boughs of the city’s largest live oak, we find the fine arts building nestled towards the back of the campus, its exterior brick work complementing that of the original school building and the Cathedral of St. John itself. Comprised of four classrooms for art, Overture Magazine
music, band, speech and drama, the facility offers fine art students the chance to learn and create under one roof while promoting collaboration. Each classroom has been designed with input from the fine arts teachers. The art room has ample windows, allowing for natural lighting, with huge sinks to accommodate the detritus of creativity. Art teacher Linda Judice notes: “The kids were just crammed in the old space where I taught. I look forward to letting them spread out, to be able to create more freely and be less confined, have a little more fun, splatter paint!” Speech and drama students benefit from a room spacious enough to accommodate various risers and other stage props. Carpet and other sound-absorbing materials in the music room accommodate the students involved in the hand bell ensemble and liturgical choir. All grade levels will use the building for music or special art projects throughout the year, with the upper grades utilizing the spaces daily. The band room will be able to accommodate small performances, while the meeting hall, once built, will be able to host larger ones. Band director Greig Ashurst is able to personally give me a tour of the band room. He smiles enthusiastically. “This is my third band room design but the first of them in which I actually get to teach.” He points out the walls and ceiling, which are acoustically sloped for optimal sound, and notes, “We have been fortunate in the past to take advantage of using other spaces off-campus for performances and rehearsals.
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Now we have our own to share. This room would be big enough for the Lafayette Concert Band to rehearse or any good-sized ensemble. It could even accommodate a café-style performance.” He shows me the soundproof practice rooms, the instrument storage closet and the 16-track PreSonus wireless mixer as he tells me of the upcoming school year’s project. Each student will be assigned the task of orchestrating and recording a song to be included on a compilation of songs we should all know, such as nursery rhymes and folk songs — ones that aren’t taught formally. Ashurst shares his vision: “The student will get to choose what to include in the recording. For example, they might choose to include the Kindergarten chorus or the hand bell ensemble, the entire band or just the strings. This will be their project. It’ll be a wonderful opportunity for collaboration.” The new fine arts building is not a far walk from where I played with the Cathedral-Carmel band in 1983, directed by Mr. Harry St. Pierre fervently tapping out rhythms that would reverberate off the cinderblock walls. The new building is qualitatively quite distant from that space, though, and this speaks loudly to the students, the parents and the teachers about the value the school places on fostering creativity. “‘The arts bring us closer to God,’ I heard a student once say,” recalls Judice. The arts give shape, sound and rhythm to the unknown mysteries of life and add depth to the religious education experience that CathedralCarmel has offered to generations of this community for over 160 years. This piece is dedicated to Mr. Harry St. Pierre, band director at CathedralCarmel School for over 20 years. He passed away at the age of 86 in April of this year, just weeks before the completion of the new fine arts building. Acadiana’s Publication for the Arts
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Wolgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756 and died in 1791 at the age of 35 in Vienna, Austria. His family was a very musical one. His sister, Maria Anna (nicknamed “Nannerl”), played the piano and violin. His father, Leopold Mozart, played the violin and the harpsichord (an early predecessor of the piano). Leopold also composed music for the local orchestra. Wolfgang began composing at the age of 5 and began performing in front of royal families at the age of 6. Mozart was known as a composer and as a pianist. He was able to write music in a wagon, while eating, simply anywhere! Mozart earned the title “wunderkind” (wonder child) by his audiences. It can be said that he was a true child genius or the first child prodigy in music.
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Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 includes sounds of Austria’s wartime struggles and his own hard times. Here are some fun things to do with your child while listening: • With your child/children, stand in a circle. Play beats in 3/4 meter, inviting them to clap on the downbeat (Counting aloud “one, two, three” may help.). • Clap on beat 1 while listening to the first 28 measures. Measures are the spaces where musical notes are written. • Clap and walk to the downbeat, walking around the circle and getting back to your spot for the first 28 measures. Help your child return to their place before the next section starts.
Mozart made his living writing music, performing and composing. He wrote over 600 different pieces of music including symphonies, operas, choral pieces and piano concertos. Mozart married his wife, Constance, and they had six children, but only two children lived into adulthood. One of Mozart’s most famous works is the “Variations on ‘Ah vous dirai-je, Maman,’” otherwise known as the “Twinkle Variations.” Here are some listening activities for you and your child: • Sing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” on a neutral syllable such as “loo.” • See if your child can guess the song and other songs with the same tune or melody like “The Alphabet Song” or “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep.” • Have your child listen for the rhyming words that occur at the conclusion of each phrase: star, are, high and sky. • “Twinkle” sounds like a French folk song entitled, “Ah vous dirai-je, Maman,” which translates as “Ah, Mother, I have something to tell you.” • Perhaps sing other songs with your child about stars like “Star Light, Star Bright.” • There are many other examples of variations of the “Twinkle” variations in jazz, Native American pow-wow and classical music (such as the Suzuki variations for stringed instruments), as well as other variations in music such as “Variations on America” written by Charles Ives or Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring.” 44 September 2015
• Next, give your child/children a ball (tennis balls are good, or just a small ball). • Children can practice bouncing their ball on count 1 with no music. Now, repeat this while listening to the first 28 measures. Make sure your child stays in their spot the first time through. • Children can practice bouncing the ball, walking from their place and getting back to their spot by the end of the A section, the first 28 measures of the music. Once the A section is over, sit on the floor with your ball. Overture Magazine
• Children pass the ball on beat 1 around the circle with no music. Parents, use your voice or a hand drum on beat 1. Once your children can do this alone, have them listen closely to the A section, and then pass the ball on the repeat of the A. • Try bouncing the ball on the first half and passing the ball on the repeat of the A section. You can pass one or more balls around. Be sure to keep the fast tempo, and parents, help the switch from bouncing to passing.
• Make a comic strip out of the pictures from your drawings of Mozart’s music, telling a story. Books to read about Mozart: 1. “Before There was Mozart: The Story of Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint George” by Lesa Cline-Ransome 2. “The Cat Who Loved Mozart” by Patricia Austin 3. “Mozart Finds a Melody” by Stephen Costanza
• Now, listen to the entire first movement, bouncing and passing on the A section.
4. “Mozart: The Wonder Child: A Puppet Play in Three Acts” by Diane Stanley
• Listen carefully for the B section. The B section sounds much lighter and dancelike than the A section. Show how the phrases and the melody rise and fall through your gestures. Try using scarves, ribbons or mirroring your parents’ movements when the B section is played. When the A section returns, begin bouncing and passing the ball until the end of the third movement.
5. “Mozart: The Boy Who Changed the World with His Music” by Marcus Weeks
Here are some other ideas to do with your child while listening to Mozart’s music: • Write about how the “Requiem” makes you feel. A requiem is a musical piece written for the dead. It is played to remember those who have passed away. • Write a story that you think goes along with Mozart’s music. • Set the music into poetry. • Draw pictures of each one of the four movements from Symphony No. 40.
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The Show
Behind the Curtain
at the Heymann Performing Arts Center By Ann Dobie
The audience is settled in their seats, ready for the show to begin. The lights dim. Conversations subside. A few last-minute arrivals hurry to their seats. It is show time at last. What the audience doesn’t realize is that the show actually began hours before as the production team readied the lights, microphones, sets and more for the scheduled performance. It is the work of these technicians that makes it possible for the show to go on. It is these technicians who make the “stars” look good. The production team, coordinated by the Heymann Performing Arts Center and supplemented by Rhino Staging, is a group of highly accomplished, experienced professionals who have learned and practiced their skills in venues across the country. The team, composed of Tim Stark (Production Coordinator), Robert Finch (Lighting), Bobby Marek (Production Assistant), Luke Morris (Lead Technician), Stephan Broussard (Stage Technician), Mandera Landry (Stage Technician), John Lemaire (Stage Technician), and Missy Dupreast (Audio), work under the leadership of Venue Administrator Dennis Skerrett, who knows his way around the Center from his own days working as a technician. It is Tim Stark’s responsibility to coordinate and oversee stage productions’ technical aspects and manage full-time and event-specific staff of up to 60 people. He works closely with agents and presenters, locally and from around the globe, to bring outstanding entertainment to the Lafayette area. Together Stark and the production team make ready a variety of shows that range from performances by the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra to professional dance troupes, community functions, Broadway shows and presentations by high-profile entertainers such as Jerry Seinfeld and the Blues Brothers Revue. Currently, Heymann staff members are busy gearing up for the Fall with various performances by local and national presenters. The first municipal auditorium in Lafayette was designed by architect A. Hayes Town in 1957. It was part of Mayor Jerome Domengeaux and Herbert Heymann’s dream to create a cultural and educational space that would serve Acadiana. Construction was completed in 1960. After 46 September 2015
numerous renovations, the auditorium and convention center, now known as the Heymann Performing Arts Center, continues to fulfill the earlier dream. Its 2,230 seats, state-of-the-art acoustical arrangements, and inviting ambience still offer south Louisiana residents cultural and entertainment offerings of the first order. When asked what personal traits are most important to people in their line of work, the members of the production team cite patience, an open mind and flexibility. Why they are important becomes clear as they tell stories of performers they have met and problems they have confronted. Every day, they say, is different. Each has its own challenges, many of them unexpected. First of all, there is the equipment to set up and maintain. With over 300 lights, 100 microphones, three pianos, multiple risers, tables and music stands, an orchestra shell, headsets and more to keep in good working order, the days can be long, sometimes running to sixteen hours or more. Then there are the inevitable crises on show nights, such as dead microphones or faulty lights that have to be hastily replaced or repaired, which is sometimes more complicated than it would seem because of the increasing reliance on digital technology. Keeping abreast of new equipment and processes has its own ongoing demands. Skerrett is quick to explain that, “Over the past decade or so, we have continually updated our technical systems. We boast highquality industry-standard digital audio and lighting systems that rival installations in the area, and we exceed the capabilities of many buildings built and renovated more recently.” Touring shows that used to bring in their own lighting and sound systems now often opt to use Heymann’s equipment. When a professional group, such as a Broadway show, arrives, the team works with its professional personnel, helping them to unload their trucks and adapt their equipment to a new space. This is where flexibility comes in. Every show has a different way of working, and the local crew must meet the particular needs and requests of each one. All works well when the visiting group is professional and well-organized (as Broadway Overture Magazine
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shows usually are), but not so well when one is a bit muddled. Things can get downright difficult when nobody speaks the same language, which was the case when the Moscow Ballet arrived to set up for “The Great Russian Nutcracker.” Finally resorting to a Google translate app on an iPad, both Russian and English speakers got a good laugh when a request by one of the Russians was mistranslated as, “Would you like some tiramisu?” Prior to curtain-time the production team works in an unusual environment. As performers ready themselves for going onstage, they engage in specialized rituals. Dancers often do yoga. Singers vocalize, which sometimes makes for a chaotic chorus. Some high-profile entertainers want to be left alone, and the production team members are alerted to avoid eye-contact. Bill Cosby, at his recent appearance in Lafayette, took a nap on a sofa in preparation for telling his stories. Lily Tomlin, on the other hand, was so chatty and gregarious that one technician was forced to excuse himself so that he could get his work done. Although the production crew seldom deals directly with the audience, they can occasionally get caught up in off-stage events. Sometimes
there are medical emergencies, such as the visiting technician who experienced a heart attack in the Center’s parking lot. There are also the occasional audience members displeased by a late or “no-show” performer or the addition of multiple opening acts preceding the artist they have come to see. Sometimes there is even a disruptive audience member, such as an inebriated heckler who had to be escorted out of the auditorium. Protesters, on the other hand, are allowed to demonstrate on public property and are in no way disturbed. At the recent Bill Cosby appearance, the technicians took the precaution of asking for the audience’s good behavior. “Dear patrons,” it was said, “We have been advised that there may be attempts to disrupt tonight’s performance. If a disruption occurs, please remain calm until the matter is resolved and do not confront the person making the disruption.” Asked what they like best about their jobs, and it is apparent that they do, members of the production team at the Heymann Center cite the show they see when the curtain goes up: a sea of expectant and delighted faces. Knowing that their teamwork has given the audience an evening of pleasure in a world outside of the ordinary is satisfaction enough. For the production team, it is the best show in town.
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Standing Ovation
Take a Chair
The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra invites you to honor or memorialize your loved one in a special way while also directly supporting your Symphony. Take a Chair contributors sponsor a favorite instrument or musician in the Orchestra. The chair can be named for you or in honor or memory of a loved one. The Take a Chair sponsorship is a great opportunity to recognize years of concert attendance, welcome a new family member, honor the memory of a loved one, or celebrate a birthday, anniversary or special occasion.
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Your tax-deductible sponsorship will be recognized throughout the concert season on the Acadiana Symphony website, social media and in Overture magazine. To pick your instrument or honor a loved one, visit acadianasymphony.org/get-involved/takechair.html Woodwinds
John and Colleen Chappuis Flute David and Connie Landgrave Bassoon David Bennett Oboe Brass David and Barbara Reid Trumpet Debra and Karl Sonnier Trumpet Bob and Judy Dunn French Horn Percussion Anne Dupuis Pyle Piano Steven and Jeanie Domingue Piano Vernon Moret Piano Ralph and Cherie Kraft Piano
In memory of Bella Chappuis Abramson In memory of Michael Landgrave In memory of Sam P. Bennett
Dr. Carolyn French and Mike Huber Anne Knight and Annette Myers Veronical Rodrigue Redman Ben and Ann Blanchet Celia Foard Pat Olson Joey Moss
In honor of Lauren Baker In memory of Eddy Knight and Scott Myers In memory of Charlie Redman and John & Ellie Straub In memory of James and Margie Hanna In memory of Richard Chachere In honor of Bob Ferguson In memory of J.C. Moss
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In support of our troops In memory of Kenneth DuBose In honor of Anil and Sangeeta Shah’s 50th Anniversary In memory of Elaine M. Dupuis In memory of Eric Domingue In memory of Debbie Moret In honor of Bella Elizabeth, Anne Marie, and Audrey Elise Cortez
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Symphony Seauxcial
Leadership Lafayette Arts & Culture Day: Do-Re-ME! Arts Integration Class Aug. 12, 2015, Acadiana Center for the Arts
Photos by Jenny Krueger and Rebecca Doucet
ASO Executive Director Jenny Krueger, ASO Deputy Director Rebecca Doucet and Splendid Events’ Megan Morris co-chaired Leadership Lafayette’s Arts & Culture Day. The class participated in a hands-on Do-Re-ME! class taught by Education Director Jennifer Tassin and DRM teacher Christine Balfa. The class built letters, numbers and shapes with rhythm sticks and learned to play “Frère Jacques” on ukulele. Nathan Norris, Executive Director of Downtown Development Authority, also made his performance debut on AcA’s stage … His career is about to take off!
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Leadership Lafayette Arts & Culture Day
Aug. 12, 2015, Jean Lafitte National Park and the Acadiana Center for the Arts
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Leadership Alumni Institute held its annual Arts & Culture Day for Leadership Lafayette Class XXVIII. Throughout the day, the class learned about the state of the arts nationally and locally, heard from candidates about their positions on matters related to arts and culture in Acadiana, and participated in panel discussions about Acadiana foodway trends and indigenous culture. The class was also treated to a sneak peek into the Cajun music scene with a jam session by BeauSoleil’s Michael Doucet and by Bonsoir, Catin’s Chrisine Balfa and Anya Burgess. ASO’s Daniel Gale joined them on accordion for the “Eunice Two Step.” It was a fun and inspiring day.
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