Fine Arts News

Guest Artist Series

Pianist Robin Spielberg returned to the Schwan Concert Hall stage for the first time in a decade as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the college’s Guest Artist Series. Prior to her evening concert, Spielberg led a master class for students and faculty, offering a glimpse into her successful career as a performer and composer, and offering feedback on a student piano performance. The “Best of the Past 25 Years” Guest Artist Series continues through spring 2022.

For tickets and more information about upcoming student performances and guest artist events, please visit wlc.edu/arts, or call the Box Office at 414.443.8802.

ART

This fall, the Schlueter Art Gallery was transformed into a woodland wonderland with the works of guest artists Beth Stoddard and Sara Meredith. The exhibit, titled “Interconnected,” featured dramatic floor-to-ceiling mycelium art pieces, large layered printworks of branching wilderness, panoramic woodland paintings, and correspondent mushroom drawings. Together, the artworks told the story of a forest lifecycle and the interconnectedness of all living things. WLC art students visited the gallery and drew inspiration for their own creations.

BAND

In October, the WLC Concert Band and Jazz Band made their season debut on the Schwan Concert Hall stage for the Fall Showcase Band Concert. The concert band began the program with the percussion section loudly parading down the aisles for “Jazz March,” a Brazilian percussion feature. The number was followed by a march of a completely different character – John Philip Sousa’s “The Washington Post March.” Other pieces on the program were Morton Gould’s “American Salute” and Jan Van der Roost’s four-movement “Puszta,” and more. The Jazz Band’s performance included Dixieland favorite “Lil’ Liza Jane,” the theme from “Sesame Street,” and jazz standards.

THEATRE

The WLC Theatre Department opened its season with eight performances of the well-known musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Directed by Prof. Simon Provan, this revised version of the 1967 hit Broadway hit brought to life familiar characters from the lovable Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. The cast included Abigail Berg ’25, Abigail Bloomquist ’22, Hannah Centinario ’23, Emily Junker ’22, Brianna Neuberger ’23, and Johnathan Spaeth ’22, plus a production staff of many students and alumni, including musical director Tim Rebers ’06.