CU Presents September-October 2022

In this issue

06 Faculty Tuesdays Preview

The CU Presents Season

Drowsy Chaperone celebrates the joy of musical theatre

Zephyr blends renewable energy and acrobatics

The Music of Pueblo

Black Lives Matter movement sparks BIPOC Composers Project

Music student finds inspiration at the gateway to Antarctica

Our Donors and Sponsors

26 Personnel and Policies

CU Presents is the home of performing arts on the beautiful University of Colorado Boulder campus. With hundreds of concerts, plays, recitals and more on our stages each year, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

The Artist Series, which for more than 80 years has welcomed worldrenowned musicians and dance troupes to historic Macky Auditorium.

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The Takács Quartet, a world-renowned chamber ensemble in residence at CU Boulder.

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SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2022

Editor: Sabine Kortals Stein

Designer: Sabrina Green

Contributors: Kenna Bruner, Adam Goldstein, MarieFaith Lane, Christie Sounart, Sabine Kortals Stein

Photo/image credits: Glenn Asakawa, CU Boulder Photography, Patrick Campbell, Cirque Mechanics, Caitlin Eddolls, Jamie Kraus, Ralph Lauer, Ligature Creative, Jim McGuire, Richard Rodriguez, Alina Sepp, Amanda Tipton, Robert Torres

Cover, Artist Series: Cirque Mechanics Cover, Takács Qurtet: Amanda Tipton Cover, Eklund Opera: Glenn Asakawa

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The College of Music’s long-running Faculty Tuesdays series not only

the college’s extraordinarily gifted and musically innovative faculty members to area audiences, it also presents unique opportunities for our dedicated pedagogues to

as role models for their students. Showcasing a range of musical genres, the series offers

inspired performances among faculty colleagues in different departments, bringing new dimensions to weekly performances. Thanks to individual donations, the series is free , providing firsthand access to world-class music making—right here on the University of Colorado Boulder campus. Join us! cupresents.org

Takács Quartet

Sept. 18-19

Grusin Music Hall

Streaming Sept. 18-26

[un]WRAP

Sept. 23-25

Charlotte York Irey Theatre

Yunchan Lim, piano

Van Cliburn Gold Medalist

Monday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m. Macky Auditorium

ShakesFear:

An Autumn’s Tale

An immersive Shakespearean experience Oct. 7-16

Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre

La Bohème

An opera by Giacomo Puccini

Oct. 21-23

Macky Auditorium

Cirque Mechanics

Zephyr

Friday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m. Macky Auditorium

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Takács Quartet

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Takács Quartet

Oct. 30-31

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Ivalas Quartet

Nov. 6-7

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The Importance of Being Earnest

A trivial comedy for serious people by Oscar Wilde

Nov. 11-20

Old Main Chapel

Ephrat Asherie Dance

ODEON

Friday, Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m. Macky Auditorium

The Drowsy Chaperone

A musical by Lisa Lambert, Don McKellar, Bob Martin and Greg Morrison Nov. 10-13 Music Theatre

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Drowsy Chaperone celebrates the joy of musical theatre

By Adam Goldstein

At its heart, The Drowsy Chaperone is a celebration of the euphoria and escapism of any good piece of theater.

On its surface, the 1997 piece pays tribute to a very specific era and a very specific genre. The show revels in the tropes and tunes of musical theater in the 1920s and 30s, a time when theatergoers went mad over slapstick, stock characters and lovelorn romantic ballads. The comedy features the kind of crazed hijinks, slamming doors and whimsical showtunes one would expect from a good Noel Coward romp.

On a deeper level, however, the show penned by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, with music by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, delves into the deeper meaning of musical theater as an art form. The show’s narrator is known simply as “Person in Chair,” a lonely theater-lover who recounts the plot, music and action of The Drowsy Chaperone , a fictional 1928 musical, from the shelter of a lonely apartment filled with take-out food, Broadway

memorabilia and old show tunes in the form of prized vintage vinyls.

This character is the one who summons the mania, exuberance and music of vintage era; The Person in Chair is the one who revels in the style of old Broadway to fight what he calls “a non-specific sadness.”

For the faculty and students in the university’s Bachelor of Music/Music Theater program, that combination of madcap fun and careful character study made The Drowsy Chaperone an ideal choice as a piece for the fall semester.

“It really struck a chord with the students. They related it to the loneliness that the pandemic has created. The Person in Chair is very much this hermit who doesn’t go out, who’s listening to records and ordering take-out food,” said Justin Johnson, an instructor with the program who’s directing the fall production. “The show is really about finding the joy of theater, especially for someone who’s feeling lonely.”

With the context of COVID in mind, the joy that the narrator finds in music, laughter and theatrics is even more powerful, Johnson noted. And with the firsthand creative input of the BM/ MT students, this production is bound to carry a modern ring, even as the production seeks to pay homage to the nods to the golden era of musical comedy.

“We’re going to be leaning into the musical comedy and the ridiculousness, while also celebrating the history of musical theater,” Johnson said. “It’s a show meant for people who love theater. It’s a show meant to make you laugh a lot.”

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The Drowsy

Chaperone

Nov. 10-13

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Holiday Ordeal Sunday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m. Macky Auditorium

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Zephyr blends renewable energy and acrobatics

By Adam Goldstein

The primal power of nature is the main draw behind Zephyr , the new touring show from the Las Vegas-based Cirque Mechanics troupe.

A massive windmill is the centerpiece for the company’s latest production on CU Boulder’s Artist Series, a show that purposefully explores the majesty, mystery and unharnessed potential of the natural world. The hand-crafted windmill operates at the center of the entire production; it’s the driving force from a troupe known for its gadgetry and technical know-how.

Zephyr features all of the signature elements of Cirque Mechanics’ signature approach to circus, from aerial feats to physical comedy to death-defying stunts. It’s a menu of circus-based expertise that has become a familiar draw on the Boulder campus. Cirque Mechanics has visited the university as part CU Presents’ Artist Series twice before, with distinct shows that feature a combination of contraptions, acrobatics and physical comedy.

All of these elements—some thoroughly modern, some that recall the golden

age of European and American circus— will all be a part of Zephyr . For all its thematic focus, Cirque Mechanics is still a company that revels in the sheer silliness and majestic wonder that’s marked the art form for generations. Still, the windmill remains as the central feature and primary driver of the action, a complex piece of stagecraft that literally spurs the action and stands in for deeper themes about humankind’s relationship to the environment.

“Humans have been harnessing the power of the wind for thousands of years,” Cirque Mechanics creative leaders explained. “(That) inspired the creative team at Cirque Mechanics to create Zephyr , a theatrical circus show that harnesses human power, instead of wind, to generate an energetic acrobatic experience.”

The creative brass hope that the dynamics of the show will hint at deeper, ecological messages, specifically about the potential of motion and energy to reframe how the audience conceptualizes the modern power grid. They’re touting the production as an “exhilarating tale about our choices for the planet and

its resources,” a creative direction that aligns with another gathering bound for the campus in early December.

That’s when CU Boulder, along with United Nations Human Rights and Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Alliance will co-host the Global Climate Summit, a gathering that examines climate change, its human and societal impacts and proposed solutions. The event will stream virtually, and will feature experts in the field from across the world.

Before that very serious and focused view on issues facing every inhabitant of planet Earth lands in Boulder, Cirque Mechanics will get the discussion started with an ingenious piece of human invention and plenty of timeless, circus-based wonder. 

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The Music of Pueblo

By Christie Sounart

Xóchitl Chávez (LatinAmer, SpanLit’02) grew up in Pueblo, Colorado’s east side in a life rich with cultural heritage.

“Summertime meant church festivals and street parades,” said Chávez, who was a member of Pueblo’s youth marching band programs. “There was always some sort of music being played.”

Working as a young, bilingual radio personality in the city, she learned of the diverse historic music venues that served as hubs where longterm Pueblo residents and migrant workers united. The importance of these hubs has stayed with her as she studies cultural anthropology and ethnomusicology.

Chávez is now the first Chicana tenure track assistant professor in the music department at the University of California, Riverside. For the past year, she’s partnered with CU Boulder on a research project, “Soundscapes of the People,” that blends her work and heritage.

In 2019, Chávez met Susan Thomas, director of CU’s American Music Research Center, who was seeking a research project to focus on the diversity of Colorado’s music histories. Chávez encouraged her to start interviewing musicians in Pueblo.

“I was hooked,” said Thomas. “The thing that has really struck me is how fascinating Pueblo is as a city. It’s unlike any place I’ve ever been.”

Thomas—also the College of Music’s associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion—secured grants to study and preserve the history of music in Pueblo and surrounding areas, and began interviews in 2021.

By the end of the project, Thomas, Chávez and a team of three graduate students will have spoken to about 80 musicians and community members for the project, some of whom have played in Pueblo for nearly 70 years.

“Looking at music and sound is a powerful way to consider how Puebloans have built resilient

communities and social identities,” said Thomas.

One particular elder, Sam Medina, known for his improvised songs called versos , helped coordinate interviews with musicians in their 80s, even at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In April 2022, the team secured a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to continue the research through 2025. The interviews, music and stories collected will be publicly available through CU’s digital library and CSU Pueblo.

Said Thomas: “The American West has been really understudied. This is an opportunity to change the narrative about how people have made music and why it matters.”

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Black Lives Matter movement sparks BIPOC Composers Project

By MarieFaith Lane

The BIPOC Composers Project, in partnership with University Libraries, encourages recommendations for scores by Black, Indigenous and other people of color (BIPOC) composers. We caught up recently with Stephanie Bonjack, who heads up the college’s Howard B. Waltz Music Library, to learn more about this effort to expand the university’s collection of circulating scores by BIPOC composers.

Bonjack: Yes! Additional recommendations are welcome.

To date, I’ve received more than a dozen suggestions and I have purchased well over 100 titles. I aim to purchase scores covering a wide range of instruments and I try to fill obvious gaps in the collection.

Bonjack: This project came to be after George Floyd was murdered by Derek Chauvin and the Black Lives Matter movement was sweeping across America in spring 2020. The College of Music faculty wanted to do something and decided to allocate funds to purchase materials by BIPOC composers.

A three-year Memorandum of Understanding was drawn up in 2021 between the College of Music and University Libraries. The college set aside $3,500 for purchases, matched by the American Music Research Center in conjunction with the libraries’ archives. Decision making for purchases are made by myself, including suggestions from the CU Boulder campus community and others.

There are many brilliant composers that have been neglected in the Western tradition of classical music. The BIPOC Composers Project celebrates composers of all backgrounds in music history. 

Search for “BIPOC Composers Project” in the library catalog and find all titles that have been cataloged, so far, at this QR code:

What’s the genesis of the BIPOC Composers Project?

What’s the current status of the project and are you still accepting recommendations?

Music student finds inspiration at the gateway to Antarctica

By Kenna Bruner

Lydia Wagenknecht was 5 when she began taking piano lessons. Although she loved the sound of the music, she wasn’t keen on practicing. So, being from Wisconsin, Wagenknecht’s mom bribed her young daughter with cheese to entice her to practice.

The strategy must have worked since Wagenknecht can now play the piano more skillfully and is a PhD candidate in ethnomusicology at CU Boulder’s College of Music. 

“While singing in a high school choir, I realized I wanted a career as a music teacher,” she says. “Music is something I’ve always been excited about. But I’m interested in a lot of things, not just playing the piano. I’ve been interested in learning to speak Spanish, other languages, history, activism and ecotourism.”

Ethnomusicology is the study of music in its social and cultural contexts. Wagenknecht began scholarly work in the field to delve into questions of equity, justice and ecotourism. She has even come to embrace Chilean musical activism. It all makes a good fit for combining her many interests into a cohesive career.

An initial interest in German/Chilean musical interactions from the 20th century piqued an interest in Chilean immigration in general. That interest brought the city of Puntarenas into focus; located in the southern peninsula of Chile, the city has a connection for many researchers who study weather and climate change in Antarctica.

“Punta Arenas is like an Antarctic research hub,” says Wagenkencht, recent recipient of a Fulbright Research Award to conduct research in the area. “Since the Colonial era, it’s been growing into a cosmopolitan area with people of different backgrounds coming and going, especially now since it’s a jumping-off point for travel into Antarctica.

In addition to her research interests around the evolving Punta Arenas musical scene, Wagenknecht is involved with Soundscapes of the People, a project of the CU Boulder American Music Research Center. Soundscapes is based in Pueblo, Colorado, and is being led by CU Boulder ethnomusicologists Susan Thomas and Austin Okigbo, along with CU Boulder alumna Xóchitl Chavez from the University of California, Riverside. The project is documenting the music and culture of Pueblo and the surrounding area, and will result in a digital archive of interviews and performances that will be accessible to the public through the University of Colorado Libraries. Soundscapes was recently awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research program.

“Pueblo has a rich culture and history, and has a very vibrant music scene,” Wagenknecht says. “It’s a steel mining town, and that brought in workers and others from all over the world.”

As an Engaged Humanities and Arts Scholar, Wagenknecht is also collaborating with K-12 teachers in Pueblo using some of the recordings and interviews from the Soundscapes project to create materials for teachers to use in music classrooms. “I have a soft spot in my heart for K-12 music,” she says. “That’s how I got my start.”

Wagenknecht grew up in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. After graduating magna cum laude from Wisconsin Lutheran College in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in wide-range music education, she taught classroom music in Wisconsin. Wanting to teach at the college level plus a desire to live near mountains led her to CU Boulder.

In 2020, she received the Joann W. Kealiinohomoku Award for Excellence at the Rocky Mountain Music Scholars’ Conference. She is president of the CU Boulder Graduate Musicology Society, and has presented her work at national and regional conferences.

In her free time, she serves as a church musician, trains for ultramarathons and works on her selfdescribed “mediocre” rock-climbing skills with her husband Austin, a graduate student in applied math at CU Boulder. He has an interest in the mathematics of music applications and signal processing.

What drives Wagenknecht? “I’m a curious person and I always want to learn more,” she says. “Doing research about Punta Arenas will allow me to use my skills, training and knowledge to do something that I feel impacts our understanding of how climate change is affecting lots of people. The Soundscapes project will disseminate musical knowledge into classrooms and for public awareness.

“I care about all of this. I care that my research will help us understand something in a more broad-based way that we didn’t understand before.”

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“I love how ethnomusicology brings so many elements together and allows me to work with people and tell stories, which is something I’m excited about.”

“Musicians in Punta Arenas are becoming climate activists. The direction I’m going with my research now is looking at the many musicians who are changing their artistic focus in the wake of the evolving makeup of that area.”

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Personnel

As of Aug. 25, 2022

CU Presents

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