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European Visions: Art Inspired by Prague and Budapest The Mildred Zahradnicek Gallery Friday, September 16, 2016, 6:30 p.m. Music Faculty in Recital Wheeler Concert Hall Friday, September 16, 2016, 7:30 p.m. the fourth season
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European Visions: Art Inspired by Prague and BudapestThe Mildred Zahradnicek GalleryFriday, September 16, 2016, 6:30 p.m.

Music Faculty in RecitalWheeler Concert HallFriday, September 16, 2016, 7:30 p.m.

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Mildred Zahradnicek GALLERY EXHIBITION

European Visions: Art Inspired by Prague and Budapest

Rosemary BartleCinda MastonMakenna MastonLinda Nix

Amber Batista OlsonMichael OlsonElliott RamageHolly Turner

The relationships between visual art and its surroundings are inevitable. Artists have created their work with the very earth beneath their feet for centuries. 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 Prague and Budapest, Hungary, in situ provides the greatest sensory impact and allows for maximum cognitive understanding of inspiration, process, and product. This travel course was completed by 11 students in an art history seminar in March 2016. The participants were inspired to create sketches and drawings at various venues in Europe and then created the works of art in the gallery from these studies.

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 encompassed both subjective and objective approaches. For

example, students studied at museums and cultural sites to understand the art and architecture of Prague, how it evolved from the Middle Ages to the splendor of the Habsburg dynasty, and led to the dramatic monuments that shape the 21st century cityscape. Prague has emerged from communist control. While immersed in the contemporary climate of the city, participants partook of traditional food and talked with citizens of the Czech Republic.

In addition, participants enrolled in the course for credit and provided an onsite review of the selected structures or genres, such as art nouveau, to the entire class. Their research began before the trip and then didactic information was collected abroad as well as their reflections on this experience. The exhibition speaks to their course outcomes such as “appreciating aesthetic and creative activities for various media encountered in museums, palaces, castles, and other sites as reviewed in assessment journal reviews.”

Casper College Departments of Music and Visual Arts

m i s s i o n

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

Michael Olson and Amber Battista Olson“Tree of Life”Ceramic, 2016

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Extase (1969) Emmett Yoskioka b. 1944

Nathan Baker, trombone

Violin Sonata in A (1886) César FranckAllegretto ben moderato 1822-1890

Jennifer Cowell-DePaolo, violinEric Unruh, piano

Three Impromptus, Op. 68 Lowell Liebermann b. 1961

Scott Schwab, piano

Libiamo ne’ lieti calici from La Traviata Giuseppi Verdi 1813-1901

Veronica Turner, sopranoZachary Vreeman, tenor

Lynn Kahler, piano

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

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m u s i c f a c u l t y i n r e c i t a lWheeler Concert HallCasper CollegeFriday, September 16, 2016 7:30 p.m.

Please silence all electronic devices

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The Debutante Herbert L. Clarke 1867-1945

Douglas Bull, trumpetScott Schwab, piano

O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi Giacomo Puccini 1858-1924

Alicia Roberts, sopranoScott Schwab, piano

Why the Face? (2016) Jay Reed Ron Coulter, drums

Jay Reed, guitar

Hommage à Béla Bartók Béla Kovács Hommage à Zoltan Kodàly b. 1937

Joshua Mietz, clarinet

Non si da follia maggiore from Il Turco in Italia Gioacchino Rossini 1792-1868

Kristen Lenth, sopranoEric Unruh, piano

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The Debutante was composed by the celebrated, world-famous cornet soloist, Herbert L. Clarke. Clarke was a “rock star” of his time as cornetists were considered the epitome wind soloist in the latter part of the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th century. “The Debutante” was first recorded by Clarke in 1912. A debutante was a young girl of about 14 years old who was “coming out” into society as a lady of sophistication. One can hear the frenzied preparation, the light-hearted dances, and silly laughter of the exciting coming-out event. Doug Bull will be performing on a 1904 Conn Conqueror cornet; the same model that H.L. Clarke used as his instrument of choice. It cannot be played as one would play a modern instrument, as it will not respond to “loud” playing. Delicacy is the key.

O mio babbino caroThis aria, from “Gianni Schicchi” by Giacomo Puccini, is one of the most popular soprano works in the opera repertoire. In typical opera fashion, there are two young people in love (Lauretta and Rinuccio) who cannot marry unless Rinuccio can pay a dowry for Lauretta. Lauretta is asking her father Gianni Schicchi to help them. Lauretta claims that if Gianni does not help them, and she cannot marry Rinuccio that she will throw herself into the river and die.

My dear father,I like him, he’s beautiful, beautiful;I want to go to Porta Rossaand buy the ring!Yes, yes, I want to go!And if my love is in vain,I would go upon Ponte Vecchio (the old bridge),only to jump in the Arno (the river in Florence)I long for him and torment myselfO God, I’d like to die!Father, have pity, have pity!

Program Notes and Song Translations

Cinda Maston“Blossoms: Prague”Charcoal, 2016

Hommages A well-known Hungarian professor and clarinetist, Béla Kovacs, composed a series of nine “Hommages” inspired by various composers including Bèla Bartók and Zoltan Kodaly. Kovacs has also arranged many works for clarinet choir and clarinet with piano. The genius and beauty of this collection is that all of the pieces are original to Kovacs yet each retains the qualities associated with the respective composers.

The “Hommage à Bartók” is reminiscent of Béla Bartók’s 1938 work for clarinet, violin, and piano – “Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin and Piano,” Sz. 111. The work was written for clarinetist, Benny Goodman, violinist Joseph Szigeti, violin, and Bartók at the piano. The resemblance between the two works is striking both tonally and stylistically. Listeners familiar with Bartók’s work will recognize similar passages including: quiet, highly chromatic lines; wild, spiraling octatonic passages; and multiple cadenzas.

The “Hommage à Kodály” is written in tribute to Kodáy’s 1933 orchestral work, “Dances of Galanta.” This work is performed frequently by major symphony orchestras and features several lengthy clarinet solos. Kovac’s “Hommage” is written as a theme with six variations. Each variation pays tribute to a different part of the work. The simple folksong-sounding theme becomes more elaborate with each subsequent variation

Non si da follia maggioreThere is no greater madnessthan to love one alone:everyday pleasuresbring us boredom, not delight.The bee, the breeze, the brooknever love just one flower;with fickle heart and naturethat’s how I want to love,I want to change like that.There is no greater madnessthan to love one alone:everyday pleasuresbring us boredom, not delight

Holly Turner“Charles Bridge: Prague”Watercolor, 2016

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Libiamo ne’ lieti calici Perhaps one of the most recognizable ensemble numbers from the entire opera repertory is “Libiamo ne’ lieti calici,” the drinking song (or “brindisi”) from Verdi’s “La Traviata.” It is a duet between the two principal characters of the opera, Alfredo and Violetta, surrounded by party guests. The toast takes place during the opening scene of the opera, when Alfredo

and Violetta have just met, at the very beginning of what will be a tumultuous romantic relationship. In this brief duet one can find many of the musical qualities that have kept Verdi’s operas stalwarts in the genre for the last 150 years. The music is very approachable, the tunes instantly memorable, and it’s a treat for the performers to sing.

Nathan Baker is the music theory coordinator at Casper College, where he teaches music theory, aural skills, music technology, and composition. In addition to his academic interests, Baker is an active trombonist with the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, the Casper Municipal Band, and the Dem Bones trombone quartet. He has performed with the Blues Brothers, the percussion quintet Sympatico, the Casper Brass and Storm Door Company, Yellowstone Big Band, and in various musical theatre productions at Utah State University, the University of Oregon, and the Krampert Theatre. Originally from Missoula, Montana, Baker received the B.M. in music education and composition from Utah State University, where he studied trombone with Todd Fallis. He earned the M.A. in music theory from the University of Oregon, where he studied trombone with Jeff Williams. He has completed the coursework for the Ph.D. in music theory and music history at the University of Oregon.

Rosemary Bartle is a forensic interviewer and therapist, providing individual and family counseling for children, teens and adults. She received the M.S. in counseling education from the University of Wyoming in 2005. She and her partner, Tara Fairbanks, own and operate Corner Upholstery in Casper’s Old Yellowstone District. Rosemary usually works with fibers knitting, quilting, felting, and upholstering. These small experiments are Bartle’s first attempt with watercolors and the souvenirs that speak to her love of home and applied arts.

Douglas Bull is director of bands and instructor of brass at Casper College. 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 Raymond 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, or 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 sound- tracks, 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.

Alfredo Libiamo, libiamo ne’lieti calici che la bellezza infiora. E la fuggevol, fuggevol ora s’inebrii a voluttà Libiam ne’dolci fremiti che suscita l’amore, poiché quell’occhio al core onnipotente va. Libiamo, amore, amor fra i calici più caldi baci avrà.Ah! Libiam, amor, fra’ calici più caldi baci avrà

Violetta Tra voi, tra voi saprò dividere il tempo mio giocondo; Tutto è follia, follia nel mondo ciò che non è piacer Godiam, fugace e rapido è il gaudio dell’amore, è un fior che nasce e muore, ne più si può goder Godiamo, c’invita, c’invita un fervido accento lusinghier.Ah! godiamo, la tazza, la tazza e il cantico, la notte abbella e il riso; in questo, in questo paradiso ne scopra il nuovo dì.

Violetta La vita è nel tripudio

Alfredo Quando non s’ami ancora

Violetta Nol dite a chi l’ignora,

Alfredo È il mio destin così...Ah si, godiamo, la tazza, la tazza e il cantico, la notte abbella e il riso; in questo, in questo paradiso ne scopra il nuovo dì.

Alfredo Let’s drink from the joyous glasses adorned with beauty. And for this fleeting hour rejoice with delight. Let’s drink for the thrill that gives rise to love. Because this eye aims powerfully to the heart. Let’s drink, my love, and the love in the glasses will warm all the kisses.Ah! Let’s drink, and the love in the glasses will warm all the kisses.

Violetta With you all, I can share my most happy times. Everything in the world is madness without pleasure. Let’s be happy, for the delight of love is fleeting. It’s a flower that blooms and dies and we can no longer enjoy it. So enjoy, hear the invitation of a fervent and flattering voice!Ah! Let’s enjoy the drink and the singing, the beautiful night, and the laughter. Let the new day find us in this paradise.

Violetta Life is a jubilation.

Alfredo When people aren’t yet in love.

Violetta Don’t tell someone who doesn’t know it.

Alfredo So it’s my destiny ...Let’s enjoy the drink and the singing, the beautiful night, and the laughter. Let the new day find us in this paradise.

Musicians and Visual Artists

Rosemary BartleWatercolors, 2016

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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. Ron 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, Ron has created more than 270 compositions for various media.

Jennifer Cowell-DePaolo is a Casper native who joined the Casper College faculty in 2001. Cowell-DePaolo 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-DePaolo 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 in 2007-2009. Cowell-DePaolo holds the B.M. in violin performance from DePaul University (Chicago), 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.

Kristen Lenth is the chair of the Casper College music department, where she also teaches voice, diction, and opera workshop. She earned a B.M. from Ithaca College, a 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 Teacher’s 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.

Cinda Maston is a fine arts and photography major. She believes “art is about having an idea and seeing where it can take you.” Maston engaged in research on the culture of earlier centuries in Prague and photograph imagery, such as the piece presented that would be used for drawings.

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 degrees from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln (D.M.A. 2011), University of Montana – Missoula (M.M. 2008), and the University of Colorado – Boulder (B.M. 2001). 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’).

Linda Nix is the associate director for alumni relations at the Casper College Foundation. After viewing and studying art history for many years, she decided to try her hand at making art. She enjoys creating mixed media pieces as well as ceramics. She has traveled on two Casper College art history trips to Europe. The ceramic pieces for this show were inspired by art nouveau motifs in Prague and Budapest.

Holly Turner“Jewish Cemetery: Prague”Watercolor, 2016

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Amber Battista Olson has made Wyoming home for the last 13 years. She earned a B.A. in studio art from Tulane University, and her main focus is ceramics and graphic design. Battista Olson owns Dusty Road Studio with her husband, Mike Olson, where they sell their ceramic art and handcrafted soap. She also organizes the annual Casper Pottery Tour and Sale.

Michael Olson lived and traveled all over the world before he came to Wyoming in 1992 after an honorable discharge from the military. He received multiple degrees from Casper College, holds a B.F.A. from the University of North Dakota and an M.F.A. from Wichita State University. Currently, Michael serves as chair of the Casper College Visual Arts Department, where he has taught ceramics since 2005. He has been a ceramicist for over 20 years, and maintains his own ceramics workshop, Dusty Road Studio.

Elliott Ramage grew up in Lysite, Wyoming, a very small town near Lost Cabin, Wyoming, and his family’s ranch in central Wyoming. He is passionate about gathering people together along the river for art, educational, and peace-building activities after shepherding the construction of The Bart Rea Learning Circle. He lives for world travel and is in his third year on the Casper College Humanities Festival committee. He teaches yoga, meditation, and classes on labyrinths and other sacred geometry. With interests in photography since childhood and writing since junior high, he is beginning to explore other forms of expression after feeling the blossoming experience of creating art with local artists and instructors. Ramage works in the Casper College Foundation and chaperones international art history trips. He spends as much time as possible in Costa Rica.

Holly Turner recently retired as executive director of ART 321– Casper Artist Guild, but remains active as an artist and an avid arts supporter. Recently, she participated in an artist residency and workshop at Peters Valley School of Craft in Layton, New Jersey, for ceramics. Currently, Turner serves on the boards of the Wyoming Arts Council and the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra. Turner has served as executive director of the Nicolaysen Art Museum, the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, and the National Historic Trails Center Foundation. She is a recipient of the 2005 Wyoming Governor’s Arts Award and the 2016 Wyoming Community Foundation H.H. Tony Cate, Jr. Leadership Award, which honors her legacy of service to the nonprofit arts sector of Casper and Wyoming.

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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.

Alicia Danielle Roberts, a Casper native, holds the B.M. from the University of Wyoming and the M.M. from Denver University’s Lamont School of Music, both in vocal performance. Recent performances include an engagement with ARTCORE: “A Chronology of Love,” and guest artist with the Casper Municipal Band, Casper Chamber Music Society, Telly in Casper College’s production of “Godspell,” soprano soloist for Beethoven’s “Mass in C” (Denver), alto soloist for Haydn’s “Harmonie Mass” with the Lamont Symphony Orchestra, and numerous performances with the University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra. Roberts has participated in summer programs throughout Europe, including Oberlin in Italy’s Summer

Program, for which she was awarded the UW Arts and Sciences Research Grant. She has participated in master classes in Brasilia, Brazil. She currently teaches voice part-time at Casper College, is director of personnel for the Child Development Center, teaches voice at VIBES, and performs in the region.

Scott P. Schwab began his piano study at the age of 4. After completing his 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 a master’s degree in solo piano performance and a performer’s certificate in collaborative piano at Denver’s Lamont School of Music, with plans to complete a 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 in New York City, Vianden Castle in Luxembourg, and in Denver with members of the Colorado Symphony. Schwab joined the piano 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 where he helped to form many prize-winning students. As a certified instructor of the Lister-Sink Method, Schwab believes strongly in educating students in habits of healthy piano playing as a basis for achieving their musical goals.

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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 and led the music department and the division of fine arts for the past 27 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.

2 0 17 C A S P E R C O L L E G E H U M A N I T I E S F E S T I V A L

The 32nd Annual Casper College Humanities Festival and Demorest Lecture will be held February 22-24, 2017 and will focus on the theme “Identity.” Local and national scholars in the humanities, such as art, history, literature, film, and communication will present on the theme and encourage a dialogue with attendees in one-hour sessions.

These festival sessions are free and open to the public and will be held in conjunction with the Casper College Department of Theater and Dance production of an English restoration comedy, “The Rover” directed by William Conte, Ph.D., as well as the Casper College Department of Music’s RedStone Recital and Gallery Series featuring the Helios Trio.

Continuing education and PTSB credits are available. For more information, contact the Casper College Continuing Education Department at 307-268-3847.

125 College Drive • Casper, WY 82601 • caspercollege.edu

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Amber Batista OlsonJournals, 2016

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Eric UnruhFounder and Director

Jennifer Cowell-DePaoloMusic Program Accreditation Coordinator

Valerie Innella MaiersGallery Director

Kristen LenthMusic Faculty Representative

Simon MarshallCommunity Representative

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Casper CollegeRedStone Recital and Gallery SeriesMusic Building125 College DriveCasper, Wyoming 82601307-268-2606caspercollege.edu/events/redstone

Friday, February 24, 2017EXHIBITION – “Pastels” by Karen Henneck1 p.m. RECITAL – Helios Trio

Tickets available online at caspercollege.edu/events/redstone.Call 307-268-2606 for more information.

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CASPER COLLEGE

THEATRE AND DANCE DEPARTMENTJoin us for an amazing season

PIPPIN Oct. 6-9, 12-15, 2016

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR Nov. 15-20, 2016

THE ROVER Feb. 23-26, March 2-5, 2017

Dance Concert

AN ADAPTATION OF “CHARLOTTE’S WEB” March 30-April 1-2, 6-8, 2017

IDENTITY

The Four Temperaments

With Spencer Myer, Piano

October 1-2, 2016

Symphonic Dances

With The Winners Of The 2017 Wyoming Symphony Orchestra

Young Artist Competition

April 29, 2017

GloriaWith the Collegiate Chorale

from casper CollegeWith Catherine Savery,

Soprano Kristen Lenth, SopranoAnd Katrina Zook, Alto

December 3, 2016

Signs of LifeJanuary 21, 2017

featuring the works of

Mozart, peck and Haydn

Young Artist Competition

January 22, 2017

open to WYoming students in High School and College

TransfigurationMarch 18, 2017

With Stephanie Chase, Violin

307.266.1478 www.wyomingsymphony.org 225 S. David Street, Ste. B, Casper WY 82601

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season

Symphony2016_2017

The Four Temperaments

With Spencer Myer, Piano

October 1-2, 2016

Symphonic Dances

With The Winners Of The 2017 Wyoming Symphony Orchestra

Young Artist Competition

April 29, 2017

GloriaWith the Collegiate Chorale

from casper CollegeWith Catherine Savery,

Soprano Kristen Lenth, SopranoAnd Katrina Zook, Alto

December 3, 2016

Signs of LifeJanuary 21, 2017

featuring the works of

Mozart, peck and Haydn

Young Artist Competition

January 22, 2017

open to WYoming students in High School and College

TransfigurationMarch 18, 2017

With Stephanie Chase, Violin

307.266.1478 www.wyomingsymphony.org 225 S. David Street, Ste. B, Casper WY 82601

Movinga

season

Symphony2016_2017

The Four Temperaments

With Spencer Myer, Piano

October 1-2, 2016

Symphonic Dances

With The Winners Of The 2017 Wyoming Symphony Orchestra

Young Artist Competition

April 29, 2017

GloriaWith the Collegiate Chorale

from casper CollegeWith Catherine Savery,

Soprano Kristen Lenth, SopranoAnd Katrina Zook, Alto

December 3, 2016

Signs of LifeJanuary 21, 2017

featuring the works of

Mozart, peck and Haydn

Young Artist Competition

January 22, 2017

open to WYoming students in High School and College

TransfigurationMarch 18, 2017

With Stephanie Chase, Violin

307.266.1478 www.wyomingsymphony.org 225 S. David Street, Ste. B, Casper WY 82601

Movinga

season

Symphony2016_2017

The Four Temperaments

With Spencer Myer, Piano

October 1-2, 2016

Symphonic Dances

With The Winners Of The 2017 Wyoming Symphony Orchestra

Young Artist Competition

April 29, 2017

GloriaWith the Collegiate Chorale

from casper CollegeWith Catherine Savery,

Soprano Kristen Lenth, SopranoAnd Katrina Zook, Alto

December 3, 2016

Signs of LifeJanuary 21, 2017

featuring the works of

Mozart, peck and Haydn

Young Artist Competition

January 22, 2017

open to WYoming students in High School and College

TransfigurationMarch 18, 2017

With Stephanie Chase, Violin

307.266.1478 www.wyomingsymphony.org 225 S. David Street, Ste. B, Casper WY 82601

Movinga

season

Symphony2016_2017

The Four Temperaments

With Spencer Myer, Piano

October 1-2, 2016

Symphonic Dances

With The Winners Of The 2017 Wyoming Symphony Orchestra

Young Artist Competition

April 29, 2017

GloriaWith the Collegiate Chorale

from casper CollegeWith Catherine Savery,

Soprano Kristen Lenth, SopranoAnd Katrina Zook, Alto

December 3, 2016

Signs of LifeJanuary 21, 2017

featuring the works of

Mozart, peck and Haydn

Young Artist Competition

January 22, 2017

open to WYoming students in High School and College

TransfigurationMarch 18, 2017

With Stephanie Chase, Violin

307.266.1478 www.wyomingsymphony.org 225 S. David Street, Ste. B, Casper WY 82601

Movinga

season

Symphony2016_2017

The Four Temperaments

With Spencer Myer, Piano

October 1-2, 2016

Symphonic Dances

With The Winners Of The 2017 Wyoming Symphony Orchestra

Young Artist Competition

April 29, 2017

GloriaWith the Collegiate Chorale

from casper CollegeWith Catherine Savery,

Soprano Kristen Lenth, SopranoAnd Katrina Zook, Alto

December 3, 2016

Signs of LifeJanuary 21, 2017

featuring the works of

Mozart, peck and Haydn

Young Artist Competition

January 22, 2017

open to WYoming students in High School and College

TransfigurationMarch 18, 2017

With Stephanie Chase, Violin

307.266.1478 www.wyomingsymphony.org 225 S. David Street, Ste. B, Casper WY 82601

Movinga

season

Symphony2016_2017

The Four Temperaments

With Spencer Myer, Piano

October 1-2, 2016

Symphonic Dances

With The Winners Of The 2017 Wyoming Symphony Orchestra

Young Artist Competition

April 29, 2017

GloriaWith the Collegiate Chorale

from casper CollegeWith Catherine Savery,

Soprano Kristen Lenth, SopranoAnd Katrina Zook, Alto

December 3, 2016

Signs of LifeJanuary 21, 2017

featuring the works of

Mozart, peck and Haydn

Young Artist Competition

January 22, 2017

open to WYoming students in High School and College

TransfigurationMarch 18, 2017

With Stephanie Chase, Violin

307.266.1478 www.wyomingsymphony.org 225 S. David Street, Ste. B, Casper WY 82601

Movinga

season

Symphony2016_2017

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