Art Inspired by RomeThe Mildred Zahradnicek GalleryFriday, September 15, 2017, 6:30 p.m.

Music Faculty in RecitalWheeler Concert HallFriday, September 15, 2017, 7:30 p.m.

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Casper College Departments of Music and Visual Arts

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The Casper College RedStone Recital and Gallery Series shall provide educational enrichment and cultural opportunities for the college and the greater community.

Photo: Cesly DevaultStudent participant in the Rome travel courseRome, 2017

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Mildred Zahradnicek GALLERY EXHIBITION

Art Inspired by Rome

The relationships between visual art and science and its surroundings are inevitable. Artists have created their work with the very earth beneath their feet for centuries. Scientists have been inspired by dynamic landscapes to answer the big questions of who we are and our place in the universe. The subject matter is shaped by the political and religious forces in an environment as well as the landscape itself. Thus, reviewing the material culture of ancient and Renaissance in situ provides the greatest sensory impact and allows for maximum cognitive understanding of inspiration, process, and product.

Offering art in its native landscape, as a study, allows the learner to see the impacts one has on the other. A broad understanding of the intersection of art and the landscape will encompass both subjective and objective approaches. For example, students will study at museums and cultural sites to understand the art and

architecture of Rome, how it evolved from Etruscan domination in antiquity to the splendor of the Roman Empire, and led to the dramatic monuments that shaped the Renaissance cityscape such as the Vatican.

Art and science are intertwined. Many of the first scientists and scientific discoveries began at the same time that artistic masterpieces were created. Our journey to the area where these discoveries were made and the people who made them, will give the student a sense of reality and awe that cannot be found in books. Geology created the landscape and the stone that was used to build Rome and the monuments within. Students will be introduced to the geology of Italy and will gain a basic understanding of the formation of Italian landscape. In addition, we will follow the work of Galileo as an example of early science and the social and political consequences when searching for the truth of the universe.

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Music Faculty in RecitalWheeler Concert HallCasper College campusFriday, September 15, 20177:30 p.m.

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Sounds from the Hudson Herbert L. Clarke (1867-1945)

Douglas Bull, trumpetScott Schwab, piano

Riverbed (2012) David Volpe Delores Thornton, alto flute

Richard Turner, bassoonJane Ann Hamman, harp

“Vissi d’arte” from Tosca Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Veronica Turner, sopranoScott Schwab, piano

“E lucevan le stelle” from Tosca Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)

Zachary Vreeman, tenorJoshua Mietz, clarinet

Eric Unruh, piano

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Solar (ca. 1954) Miles Davis (1926-1991)

Jay Reed, guitarDale Bohren, bass

Ron Coulter, drum set

Barcarolle Amy Beach (1867-1944)

Jennifer Cowell-DePaolo, violinEric Unruh, piano

Time Pieces, Op. 43 Robert Muczynski Allegro risoluto (1929-2010)

Joshua Mietz, clarinetScott Schwab, piano

“Piangerò la sorte mia” from Guilio Cesare George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Kristen Lenth, sopranoEric Unruh, piano

L’isle joyeuse Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Scott Schwab, piano

…a reception follows on the Jean D. and H.A. (Dave) True, Jr. Atrium

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Sounds from the HudsonA prolific composer and arranger, Herbert L. Clarke said that he was encouraged by Arthur Pryor, the famous trombone soloist, to write his own solos so he could showcase his own special talents. One of his most performed solos is “Sounds from the Hudson,” which reflects the delightful experience he had on a steamboat excursion up the Hudson River from New York to West Point. The music flows as smoothly does the river. Clarke performed the piece frequently and recorded it with the John Philip Sousa Band in 1917. Clarke is remembered as arguably the greatest cornet (soprano brass instrument) player in human history (Gottfried Reiche fans take note). His study books are bibles to the modern trumpet player, and his recordings are in nearly every trumpet player’s audio library.

RiverbedDavid Volpe is a Los Angeles-based composer for film, media, and the concert hall. Volpe’s affinity for writing to picture comes through when writing concert music as all of his pieces seek to tell a story. The inspiration of “Riverbed” came from a desire to write a piece that would showcase the subtle and unique qualities of this unique ensemble of alto flute, bassoon and harp. He says of “Riverbed,” “picture the serene calm of a moonlight trip down a river. It will give way to a playful waltz with fireflies dancing and water rippling over rocks and ending with a dance between lovers.”

ToscaGiacomo Puccini is recognized as one of the greatest opera composers. La bohème, Madama Butterfly, and Tosca are routinely listed as three of the most popular and performed operas of all time. The performance tonight features two arias from Tosca: “Vissi d’arte” from Act II, and “E lucevan le stelle” from Act III. As with most operas, the plot is complicated and filled with many emotional moments. Set in Rome, Tosca tells the troubled love story of Mario Cavardossi, a painter and revolutionary, and Floria Tosca, a singer. Another principal in the opera is Baron Scarpia, the chief of police who is looking for an escaped political prisoner, whose whereabouts are known to both Cavardossi and Tosca. Scarpia captures and tortures Cavardossi and attempts to manipulate Tosca into sleeping with him to save her lover. It is in that moment when she sings her aria “Vissi d’arte,” bemoaning her current situation after living a good life filled with art and love. When Scarpia approaches to touch her, she stabs him to death. Cavardossi is still in custody and sentenced to death. In his last hour of life, he writes a letter and reflects on his memories with Tosca in the aria “E lucevan le stele.” Shortly thereafter, Tosca informs him that his execution is fake; he needs only pretend to die and they can run away together. In true tragic opera form, this proves not to be the case and Cavardossi is shot to death by a firing squad. Realizing her misfortune, Tosca throws herself off a cliff in despair, and the opera concludes.

Program Notes and Song Translations

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Vissi d’arteVissi d’arte, vissi d’amore, non feci mai male ad anima viva! Con man furtiva quante miserie conobbi aiutai.

Sempre con fe’ sincera la mia preghiera ai santi tabernacoli salì. Sempre con fe’ sincera diedi fiori agli altar.

Nell’ora del dolore perché, perché, Signore, perché me ne rimuneri così?

Diedi gioielli della Madonna al manto, e diedi il canto agli astri, al ciel, che ne ridean più belli. Nell’ora del dolore, perché, perché, Signor, ah, perché me ne rimuneri così?

E lucevan le stelee lucevan le stele ed olezzava la terra, stridea l’uscio dell’orto, e un passo sfiorava la rena…| Entrava ella, fragrante,| Mi cadea fa le braccia

Oh dolci baci, o languide carezze, Mentr’io fremente Le belle forme discioglea dai veli!

Svani per sempre il sogno mio d’amore… L’ora e’ fuggita… E muoio disperato! E non ho amato mai tanto la vita!

I Lived for ArtI lived for art, I lived for love, I never harmed a living soul! With a secret hand I relieved all the miseries I encountered.

Always with sincere faith my prayer rose to the holy tabernacles. Always with sincere faith I gave flowers to the altar.

In this hour of grief, Why, why, O Lord, Why do you reward me so?

I gave jewels to the Madonna’s mantle, And I gave my song to the star, to heaven, Which smiled with more beauty. In this hour of grief, Why, why, O Lord, Why do you reward me so?

And the stars were shiningAnd the stars were shining, And the earth was fragrant, She strode out of the garden door, And one step touched the sand… She entered, fragrant, and fell into my arms…

Oh sweet kisses, soft caresses, While I was trembled at her beautiful shape freed from the veils!

Gone forever, my dream of love… Time has fled… I die in despair! And I’ve never loved life so much!

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Piangerò la sorte miaE pur così in un giornoperdo fasti e grandezza?Ah fato rio!Cesare, il mio bel nume, è forse estinto;Cornelia e Sesto inermi son, né sannodarmi soccorso. O dio!Non resta alcuna speme al viver mio.Piangero la sorte mia,sì crudele e tanto ria,finché vita in petto avró.Ma poi morta d’ogn’intornoil tiranno e notte e giornofatta spettro agiterò.Piangero…

I Shall Lament my FateThus, in a single day,Must I lose ceremony and greatness?Alas, wicked fate!Caesar, my godlike beloved, is probably dead,Cornelia and Sextus are defenselessAnd cannot come to my aid. O gods!There is no hope left to my life.I shall lament my fate,So cruel and so pitiless,As long as I have breath in my breast.But when I am deadMy ghost will, wherever he may be,Torment the tyrant by night and by day.I shall…

Photo: Cesly DevaultStudent participant in the Rome travel courseRome, 2017

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Dale Bohren has performed for local audiences on the string bass in orchestras and small combos for more than 40 years. Bohren, a Casper native, first studied string bass at Casper College with Curtis Peacock. He then won a seat in the musician’s union Congress of Strings program where he studied for a summer with Ring Warner, principal bassist of the Chicago Symphony. Since then he has taken lessons from Carol Kaye and played countless gigs across the United States and Europe. Bohren served seven years through 2016 as an adjunct string bass instructor at Casper College, and will be performing in the pit orchestra for the Casper College Theatre’s fall 2017 production of “Mary Poppins.”

Douglas Bull is director of bands and instructor of brass at Casper College, and is past chair of the music department. Bull has studied with Dominic DiGangi, Ton Tison, Raymond Moore, and Emerson Head. He has been a soloist and lead trumpet for the U.S. Army Touring Show Band of the United States Army in Europe. Upon returning from Europe, he continued to study with Moore, completing a double major in music education and trumpet performance from Towson University. Thereafter, he was selected to fill the utility trumpet chair with the Baltimore Symphony. Bull then pursued a career in commercial music in the Baltimore area, performing, recording, and conducting for Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, as well as top artists from other genres. He has recorded original Broadway cast albums, film soundtracks, national commercials, and many other albums. For his work as a conductor in musical theatre, he won multiple PBS Critic’s Choice Awards for Best Musical Direction and Show of the Year. He is an endorsing artist for Phaeton Trumpets.

Ron Coulter is instructor of percussion and world music at Casper College and has presented at more than 90 colleges and universities internationally. He has toured internationally appearing in 45 U.S. states, Europe, Canada, and Japan with artists such as the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Four Aces, Sean Jones, Linux Laptop Orchestra, Al Martino, Sandy Duncan, Bolokada Condé, Music from China, Youngstown Symphony, Wyoming Symphony, Tatsuya Nakatani, Michael Zerang,

and Tone Road Ramblers, among others. Coulter has presented at numerous conferences including: ISIM, PASIC, NIME, JEN, LiWoLi, BMC3, CMS, a.pe.ri.od.ic, Futurisms, Sound-lines, RadiaLx, Athena Festival, and the JVC and Montreal Jazz Festivals. He is co-founder of the Percussion Art Ensemble, REDVIXA, duende entendre, Marble Hammer, and founder of the Southern Illinois Improvisation Series. Additional interests include noise, intermedia, interdisciplinary collaboration, and organizing Fluxus-concerts. As a composer, Coulter has created more than 270 compositions for various media. He holds the B.M. and M.M. degrees in Percussion Performance from Youngstown State University.

Jennifer Cowell-DePaolo is a Casper native who joined the Casper College faculty in 2001. Cowell directs the Casper College Chamber Orchestra and teaches studio violin, music education, and class piano. She serves the music department as the executive representative to the National Association of Schools of Music. As an orchestral musician, she has performed with many organizations, including the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, the Cheyenne Symphony, the Helena (Montana) Symphony, the Black Hills Symphony, and the Krampert Theatre. Cowell is an active chamber musician, recently performing a faculty trio recital with Peter Ryan, piano, and Joshua Mietz, clarinet. In 2012, she performed in Carnegie Hall with the Casper Children’s Chorale, premiering a work by acclaimed choral composer, Lee Kesselman. She is a member of the American String Teachers Association, and served as Wyoming president from 2007-2009. Cowell holds the B.M. degree in violin performance from DePaul University (Chicago, Illinois), and the M.M. in violin performance with an emphasis in string pedagogy from the University of Oregon (Eugene). She has studied violin with Joseph Genualdi, Kathryn Lucktenberg, Fritz Gearhart, Lucie Robert, and acclaimed baroque specialist, Japp Schröder.

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Jane Ann Hamman, instructor of harp at Casper College, is an accomplished musician and music educator. She is currently principal harpist with the Wyoming Symphony. Her harp work varies from classical to popular music. She has performed with the Casper Children’s Chorale, Montgomery County Chorus, Masterworks Chorale, Pasadena Community Chorus, Symphony North of Houston and the Sam Houston State University Orchestra and Chorale. In 2000, she premiered “Te Deum” a work for harp, chorus and piano by Eric Unruh.

Kristen Lenth is the chair of the Casper College music department, where she also teaches voice, diction, and opera workshop. She earned the B.M. from Ithaca College, the M.M. from Indiana University, and has accomplished post-graduate work at the University of Northern Colorado. Lenth is a member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing and the Wyoming Music Teachers Association, an affiliate of MTNA. She is a frequent adjudicator at local festivals and clinics as well as a sought-after presenter for state and regional conferences. Her students have competed in local, regional, and national vocal competitions and have transferred to many prestigious institutions of higher education. Performing highlights include Susanna in “Le Nozze di Figaro,” Amy in “Little Women,” the Dew Fairy in “Hansel and Gretel,” Clorinda in “La Cenerentola,” and Kate #1 in Casper College’s production of “Titanic the Musical.” She created the role of Virginia in the world premiere of Stephen Harm’s opera “The Canterville Ghost.”” In Spain, she performed the role of the Shepherd in “Tosca” with the European company Opera Classica. She is also a frequent recitalist in Casper and the surrounding area.

Joshua R. Mietz is currently the instructor of woodwinds, jazz ensemble I, saxophone and clarinet choirs, and concurrently serves as the executive director of Kinser Jazz Festival at Casper College. Prior to arriving at Casper College, he taught at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, and San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico. He holds the D.M.A. from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, the M.M. from the University of Montana – Missoula, and the B.M. from the University of Colorado – Boulder. In his spare time, Mietz enjoys ultra-marathon running. He has finished numerous 100-mile mountain ultra runs

and qualified for the Boston Marathon six times. During the summer of 2016 he participated in the High Altitude Clarinet Project and performed with three other clarinetists atop Colorado’s Mount Elbert (elevation 14,439’).

Jay Reed completed the Mohawk College Applied Music program studying with some of the best jazz musicians in Canada. Upon receiving his diploma, he began performing as a leader and sideman in the Toronto area for the next 20 years, performing well over 1,000 gigs and presenting original music at the Brantford International Jazz Festival, TD Niagara Jazz Festival, Willowbank Jazz Festival, and In The Soil Arts Festival, among others. As a long-time educator, his students have gone on to study at the Berklee College of Music, York University, and Humber College, in addition to touring around the world.

Scott P. Schwab began piano study at the age of 4. After completing the B.M. in piano performance at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music under the tutelage of Evelyne Brancart and Jean-Louis Haguenauer, he attained both an M.M. in solo piano performance and a performer’s certificate in collaborative piano at Denver’s Lamont School of Music, with plans to complete the D.M.A. at the University of Colorado-Boulder in 2017. His playing has earned him numerous accolades, including first prize in the IUPA Duet Competition (2003), First prize in the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale Competition (2008), the Sarah C. Manion Award for Excellence in Piano (2009), the Lamont Recital of Distinction (2010), and others. He has performed nationally and internationally at locations such as Steinway Hall (NYC), Vianden Castle (Luxembourg), and in Denver with members of the Colorado Symphony. Schwab joined the music faculty at Casper College in 2016. Previously, he taught courses in class piano at the University of Denver and the University of Colorado, and maintained a faculty appointment at the Parlando School of Musical Arts. In addition to his teaching at Casper College, he teaches at Vibes Fine and Performing Arts, and serves as the Membership Chair for the Wyoming Music Teachers Association.

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Richard Turner graduated from Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and attended the University of Houston where he studied with Houston Symphony principal bassoonists Paul Tucci and Benjamin Kamins. He has performed at the Music Academy of the West, the Rount Top Festival, and Temple University Chamber Music Symposium, as well as performing in master classes with Bernard Garfield, Fritz Moritz, and David Breidenthal. He has performed with the Houston Pops, Houston Grand Opera, Texas Opera Theatre, Roanoke Symphony, Lynchburg Symphony, and freelanced in Houston, New York, and Virginia. Since moving to Casper in 1996, he has performed with the Wyoming Symphony, Black Hills Symphony, Powder River Symphony, Casper Municipal Band, as well as solo recitals on the Casper Chamber Music Society and ARTCORE recital series. He currently serves as instructor of bassoon and recorder at Casper College.

Veronica (Roni) Turner, originally from northern Montana, earned the B.M. in vocal performance at the University of Denver and the M.M. at the University of Montana. She is currently completing the D.M.A. in vocal performance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. A recent transplant to Casper, Turner taught at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, and served as the visiting instructor of voice and music theory. During her time in Durango, she was also the co-director of choirs at the First United Methodist Church with her husband, Joshua Mietz, who is also a Casper College instructor. Prior to her time in Colorado, she served as an adjunct voice instructor at Concordia College in Seward, Nebraska, and staff accompanist at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. She has been featured as a soprano soloist in Mozart’s “Requiem,” Vaughan Williams’ “Dona Nobis Pacem,” Schubert’s “Mass in G,” and Haydn’s “Missa Solemnis,” as well as solo recitals in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Germany.

Eric Unruh is founder of the RedStone Recital and Gallery Series, and serves as dean of the Casper College School of Fine Arts and Humanities, where he has taught piano, led the music department and the division of fine arts for the past 28 years. As pianist, he has collaborated

with numerous soloists, chamber musicians, choral organizations, and symphony orchestras. Unruh has composed commissioned works for solo voice, choral and instrumental ensembles, and theatrical productions. He has published choral works with Pavane Publishing and Augsburg Fortress. As a lifetime honorary member of the National Association of Schools of Music, he has served NASM as chair of the Commission on Community College Accreditation, and as a member of the NASM Board of Directors. He continues to serve NASM as a visiting evaluator and consultant. He is a past president of the Wyoming Music Teachers Association, and former vice president of higher education for the Wyoming Music Educators Association. Unruh is a recipient of the Casper College Rosenthal Outstanding Educator award, the WMEA Music Educator of the Year award, the WMTA Music Teacher of the Year award, and is listed in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. Unruh holds the D.M. and M.M. degrees in piano performance and pedagogy from Northwestern University, and the B.A. in piano performance from Bethany College, Kansas.

Zachary Vreeman is the director of choral activities at Casper College. He conducts all four choirs, including the flagship ensemble Casper College Collegiate Chorale, and the Casper College Contemporary Singers (Triple-C). He teaches courses in music history and music education, and teaches voice students. Vreeman previously taught at the University of Wyoming and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, as well as choirs and bands at Grace Christian School in his hometown of Anchorage, Alaska. Despite moving frequently in the past several years, he has continued to sing professionally in every community of which he’s been a part of, and currently with the Colorado Bach Ensemble. In Casper, he also directs the choir at First Presbyterian Church, and has collaborated with the Chamber Music Society and the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra. Vreeman holds a D.M.A. in choral conducting from the University of Nebraska.

redStoner e c i t a l a n d g a l l e r y s e r i e s COMMITTEE

Eric UnruhFounder and Director

Jennifer Cowell-DePaoloMusic Program Accreditation Coordinator

Valerie Innella MaiersZahradnicek and Goodstein Gallery Director

Kristen LenthMusic Department Chair

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