WESTMINSTER – McDaniel College is offering a diverse calendar of art, music and theatre events throughout November. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 410-857-2599.

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ART EXHIBIT
For gallery hours, call 410-857-2595 or http://www.mcdaniel.edu/5531.htm

ENTER: The Work of Linda Bills
Nov. 17 through Dec. 11, Esther Prangley Rice Gallery, Peterson Hall
Opening Reception and Artist’s Talk: Nov. 17 from 7-9 p.m. (Artist's Talk begins at
7:30 p.m.)

Linda Bills, resident artist in the post-baccalaureate program at Maryland Institute College of Art, describes her work as the exploration of her experience of the natural world and the unfolding of her spiritual life.

“How amazing it is to me that the brilliant yellow orange of an oriole can become a presence felt in my body and that the repetition of a mantra transforms to a luminous field of energy,” says the longtime Baltimore resident.

Since the late ‘90s her work has included sculpture, installation, drawings, prints and a collaborative performance with the Moving Company that is centered on a group of her sculptures. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States, including the Baltimore Museum of Art, Delaware Art Museum and Museum of Arts and Design in New York City. She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and grants from the Maryland State Arts Council. 

View her work at www.bakerartistawards.org/nomination/view/lindabills/2916

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MUSIC
Information: 410-857-2599 or http://www.mcdaniel.edu/3490.htm

Monday Night Music presents Music of the Belle Epoque
7 p.m. Nov. 2 in McDaniel Lounge
The evening will feature musicians Kyle Engler, mezzo-soprano, and Daniel Lau, piano. The two will perform music of the Belle Epoque (approximately 1896-1917), including works by Reynaldo Hahn, Alban Berg, and Anton Webern for voice and piano and the Scriabin Piano Sonata No. 2. “The composers Anton Webern and Alban Berg often strike fear in the hearts of listeners because their late works are atonal and rather difficult,” Engler says. “The pieces that I will be singing are from their early periods and are tonal and beautiful. I think they will surprise people who think they know these composers.”

A Recital by McDaniel Student Composers
7:30 p.m. Nov. 7 in Levine Recital Hall
Under the direction of Richard Lake, adjunct lecturer, students will premiere works that include: Sabrina Clarke’s Sonatina in E Major (III. Rondo-Presto, ma non troppo) – Sabrina Clarke on piano; Curtis Wharton’s A Lapse in Lullaby – Curtis Wharton, featuring students from Westminster High School, Samantha DeJordy and Ryan Spence on marimba and Jordan Stoner on vibraphone; Keith Adams’ Earth-Tooth (I. Shield, II. Platform, III. Orogen, IV. Basin, V. LIP) – Keith Adams on guitar, Sunita Pathik on violin; Josh Vyskocil’s Notturno in D Flat Major; Notturno in A Major – Josh Vyskocil with Alex Vazzano on piano; Matthew Clise’s Sentimental Abstraction – Matthew Clise on drums, Alex Weber on bass guitar, Paul Onheiser on keyboards, and Max Phelps and Matt Rossa on electric guitar; Keith Adams’ The Gloaming – Keith Adams on guitar, Sunita Pathik on violin, Greg Adams on synthesizer, and Tim Hoy on baritone saxophone.

The Evelyn Mackenzie Performance Series presents “Salsa with a Kick: Cuban Jazz”
7 p.m. Nov. 13 in McDaniel Lounge
The Evelyn Mackenzie Performance Series presents “Salsa with a Kick: Cuban Jazz” with Venissa Santi, Francois Zayas, and Karen Rege. Cuban salsa and jazz musician Robin Armstrong, associate professor of Music who organized the concert, said, “Cuban musicians have contributed to the formation of American jazz for over five decades; conversely jazz has impacted Cuban salsa during these years as well. While both remain distinct styles, many Cuban and American musicians today move in both worlds. This concert features percussionist Francois Zayas, vocalist Venissa Santi, and pianist Karen Rege performing music from the best of both worlds.” This series, which brings nationally and internationally renowned artists to McDaniel, is made possible by a contribution from the estate of Evelyn C. Mackenzie, Class of 1931.

Masterworks Chorale of Carroll County
3 p.m. Nov. 15 in Baker Memorial Chapel
Call 410-871-3371 for information and ticket prices
This event includes dual performances of Gloria, one by Antonio Vivaldi, another by John Rutter, with Music professor Margaret Boudreaux as conductor and adjunct music lecturer Ted Dix on organ, the Westminster Symphony Orchestra and Bay Street Brassworks.

Student Jazz Guitar Ensemble
7 p.m. Nov. 16 in Baker Chapel
Under the direction of Tim Jenkins, adjunct lecturer in Music, the ensemble consists of Jon Gore-Langton, Keith Adams, Dan Parsons, Michael Monaco and Patrick Cosey. Pieces to be performed include: Joy And Not Despair (Tim Jenkins); Monk’s Dream (Thelonious Monk); Clark’s Blues by Jon Gore-Langton and Ape Genius by Keith Adams.

Student Chamber Music Ensembles
7 p.m. Nov. 17 in Baker Chapel
Under the direction of Linda Kirkpatrick, the McDaniel College Flute Choir (Kirsten Bickford, Linda Caviglia, Megan Franey, Paula Grapes, Linda Herrmann, Veronica Lathroum, Monica Lemke, Bobbi Little, Brittany Maffei, Joy Neal, Beth Ream, Emily Reed, Emily Schaefer, Victoria Shifflett, Mary Stojak and Allison Wyper) will perform Concerto No. 3 in D Major by Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (with an arrangement by Linda Kirkpatrick, recently published by flute.net); Plains and Petticoats: A Prairie Passage by Nancy W. Wood (which will be narrated by Music professor Robin Armstrong); the McDaniel College Woodwind Quintet (Kirsten Bickford, flute; Sarah Huffer, clarinet; Paul Fauconnett, oboe; Theresa Stromberg, bassoon; and Adam Herbstsomer, horn) will perform three movements from Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet by William Grant Still, a movement from Roaring Fork by Eric Ewazen and three movements from Sechs Bagatellen by György Ligeti; the McDaniel College Flute Quartet (Kirsten Bickford, Megan Franey, Emily Reed and Emily Schaefer) will perform Le Vol du Bourdon by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, two movements from Quatuor by Pierre Max Dubois, two movements from Quartett für Vier Flöten by Frederick the Great, and The Cascades by Scott Joplin.

College Choir Concert presents “Seasons of Innocence”
7 p.m. Nov. 22 in Baker Memorial Chapel
The choir consists of more than 60 students under the direction of Music professor Margaret Boudreaux, with Music senior lecturer David Kreider as accompanist. The concert will include serious and lighthearted pieces that evoke the wonder of nature and how people respond to the world through the cycle of seasons in the year – and in the seasons of their lives. Alumni from former choirs will be asked to join the performance and several pieces will be included for audience participation – including the finale, “Silent Night.” The concert’s title is inspired by an excerpt from Haydn's “The Seasons” and two settings of poems from William Blake’s “Songs of Innocence.” Pieces to be performed include: Franz Joseph Haydn’s Der Wein ist da!, Felix Mendelssohn’s “As the Hart Longs,” and Moses Hogan’s “Hear My Prayer,” a deeply moving invocation that will be dedicated to the memory of Ira G. Zepp, a 1952 alumnus and Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at McDaniel College who died in August.

Student Solo Recital
7 p.m. Nov. 30 in Baker Memorial Chapel
Student vocalists and instrumentalists perform a variety of musical selections, ranging from classical to contemporary.

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THEATRE
Box office: 410-857-2448 or http://www.mcdaniel.edu/3594.htm

“McDaniel Playback”
7:30 p.m. Nov. 13-14 in WMC Alumni Hall
$7 for adults and $5 for seniors and students
Ron Miller, associate professor of Theatre Arts, and adjunct lecturer Joel Plotkin, direct “McDaniel Playback,” now in its third year as a public performance at the College. Playback is a form of improvisational theatre, created through the collaboration of performers and the audience. An audience member tells a personal story, chooses actors to play the roles, and then watches as the story is immediately recreated as theatre. Performers are members of a class in Playback Theatre in the Interactive Theatre area of the Theatre Arts Department. Members of the class include Brittany Burr, Tim Connors, Casey Crough, Fernando Gomes, Danielle Knell, Erica Loy, Chris Molloy, Jennifer Solomon and Amy Zipkin.