Wind Ensemble Concert

Come support some of our lovely wind players in the wind ensemble concert! (After rehearsal, of course)

Georgetown University Department of Performing Arts

Music Program Presents

Georgetown University Wind Ensemble--Spring Concert

Professor Aaron Broadus, Music Director

Wednesday, April 15^th at 8:00 p.m. in Gaston Hall

Ticket Prices:
General: $5.00
GU Students: Free! (w/ID)

Purchase Tickets:

With credit card on-line at: http://performingarts.georgetown.edu/boxoffice

Or at Davis Center Box Office; Call: 202.687.ARTS

Join the Georgetown University Wind Ensemble for an exciting evening of music
featuring outstanding works from composers Robert W Smith and Eric Whitacre.

Improv Show

Georgetown University Department of Performing Arts
Presents
Georgetown Players Improv Group

Student Directors:
Matt Chimienti, COL ’10; Karkin Kittel, COL ’10; Mike Kuplic MSB ‘09
Friday, April 17, 2009 @ 9pm
In Bulldog Alley in the Leavey Center

Ticket Prices:
General: $5
Student: $3
Purchase Tickets:
With credit card on-line at: http://performingarts.georgetown.edu/boxoffice
Or at Davis Center Box Office; Call: 202.687.ARTS

The Georgetown Players Improv Group invites you to a night of comedy! Improv is completely unscripted, and relies on audience suggestion, and the quick wit and active minds of the performers. We will present a mix of short form and long form Improv games.
Come send off the seniors in grand fashion as they perform in the final show of their GU career!

Concert Flyer

Hey everyone,

We got the concert flyer for printing, so I thought I'd share it: pretty snazzy. We'll have flyers printed when we get back to post around campus (so let us know if you can help with that!)

From the DPA

Conference: Beyond Category:
Race & Politics in Washington, DC

Friday, April 17, 2009, 9:30-5:30p McNeir Hall, New North Bldg.

A Conference covering issues of: Immigration and how it has reshaped the political, economic, racial and cultural dynamics of the city; Race, class, gender, the riots of 1919 and 1968, education, gentrification, political disenfranchise, political activity and the struggle for home rule have shaped the city’s identity and local politics; And a round-table session that will bring together musicians, music journalists and scholars in a discussion of the current state of music in DC – how we got here, and where we’re heading.

For complete description of the sessions, please visit the Performing Arts Calendar at:
http://performingarts.georgetown.edu and click on “View all upcoming events” on the right side of the main page or call 202.687.3838.



Georgetown Jazz: JazzFest!

Musical Direction: Prof. Aaron Broadus
Saturday, April 18, 2009 from 12noon to 4pm on the White-Gravenor Patio/Copley Lawn. FREE!!
Bring a blanket, bring a chair, and bring a friend! Georgetown Jazz is an ensemble dedicated to promoting the American art of jazz. The focus is primarily on the historical big band sounds of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Stan Kenton and other great bands from the 1930s to the present. Concerts also include contemporary arrangements and classic tunes



Charlie Haden: Rambling Boy

A Documentary Film by Reto Caduff

Saturday April 18, 2009 @ 7:30 pm
Location: McNeir Hall, New North Bldg
FREE!!
Running time: 85 minutes (no intermission); 30-minute post-screening discussion with Charlie Haden

Created by award-winning director Reto Caduff, this feature length documentary presents the life and work of the fascinating American musician, bandleader, composer, producer educator, political activist and family man Charlie Haden. Reception to Follow.



A Night of Jazz with Charlie Haden & Kenny Baron


Sunday April 19, 2009 @ 8:00 pm
Location: Gaston Hall
Ticket Prices:
General: $ 15.00
Faculty/Staff/Senior (65 or older): $ 10.00
GU Students $ FREE (w/ID)
Running time: 85 minutes (no intermission)

A Night of Jazz with Charlie Haden & Kenny Baron
Jazz Legends Charlie Haden (Acoustic Bass) and Kenny Baron (Piano) in concert. Part of a weekend of jazz beginning with the annual JazzFest (FREE) on the White-Gravenor Lawn with campus group, Georgetown Jazz & guests on Sat 4/18/09 from 12n-4p, a Film Screening 'Charlie Haden: Rambling Boy' A Documentary Film by Reto Caduff on Sat 4/18/09 at 7:30p, McNeir Hall-New North Bldg (FREE); and this concert on Sunday evening at 8p, Gaston Hall. Produced by the Music Program at Georgetown University, Jazz legends Charlie Haden & Randy Barron will thrill you!

Buy Tickets at the DPA Box Office, here: http://performingarts.georgetown.edu/boxoffice/

Chamber Music Concert Tomorrow!

Come out to support chamber music TOMORROW at 3 pm, for their spring semester concert! Details below:

Georgetown University Dept of Performing Arts
Chamber Music Ensembles Program
Presents
Intimate Symphonies
Chamber Music Ensembles Spring 2009 Concert
Ralitza Patcheva, Director/Coach
Sunday April 5, 2009 @ 3 pm; McNeir Hall, New North Bldg.

Ticket Prices:
General Admission: $5
GU STUDENTS: FREE!!!
Purchase Tickets: McNeir Hall, at the door
Davis Center Box Office; Call: 202/687-ARTS (M-F, 11a-3p)
Must present picture ID and proof of faculty, staff, senior or student or on-line at http://performingarts.georgetown.edu/boxoffice
Running time: 2 hours (including a 10 minute intermission)
Students of the Chamber Music Ensemble Program present a program of chamber music masterpieces by Schumann, Goddard, Brahms, Gade and Dvorak. All five composers were renowned for their work in large-scale genres, like the symphony and the opera.
Their chamber music works lead the listener deep into their world of musical thought and lets one experience an unforgettable encounter with their innermost personae.

Board Meeting Updates

Hey everyone,

Just wanted to pass along what we talked about at our latest board meeting last week. Dr. Jones asked us to think about ways to work on recruitment and retention in the orchestra, so feel free to pass along your ideas as well.

Our first steps include:

• Updating the official DPA webpage. As nostalgic as I'm sure we all are for Spring 2007 (ah, the season of the Final Four run...), most of our membership has changed since then. We also want to include a bit more about each of the members (like hometown and major) in order to show that we are a pretty diverse group of people--not just music majors/minors.
  
• Updating audition requirements to make sure that they're clear and everyone knows what is expected of them. One of the main reasons we've heard people say they don't try out for orchestra is because the auditions sound intimidating, or that they don't understand what they need to do.
  
• Coming up with a logo design to use for the website/shirts/programs/etc.
  
• Trying to get coverage in university papers for concerts like theater does for shows.
• Having some say in what we play.
• Creating a department list-serv to allow community members to subscribe and find out about upcoming performances.
• Increasing contact with incoming music students through NSO activities and continuing to call incoming freshmen over the summer with information on the music program.
  
• Investigating the possibility of touring as an ensemble, both locally and abroad.
  

As always, we love feedback. If you have any ideas, pass them along!

~The Board

Let's Try This Again...

So, let's try to get this turned into a functional communication tool. The board is working on a bunch of ideas to help improve the orchestra, so we'll be passing along news and updates through this, as well as links to local music events, news from the department, and anything else that seems relevant/interesting/entertaining. Feel free to e-mail us at georgetownorchestra@gmail.com with any suggests of what you'd like to see here.

~The Board