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SWE at Orchestra Hall
You are cordially invited to join Western Illinois University's President Al Goldfarb ....
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Memorial Hall gets a Facelift
FINALLY! The planned work on Memorial Hall has begun. ....
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Kincaid and Self up for SALT Awards
Cortland Repertory Theatre (CRT) received four nominations from their 2008 summer season ...
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Cangro and the Youth Orchestra
Dr. Richard Cangro has been busy since he arrived as the WIU School of Music music education faculty in fall 2008...
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Symphonic Wind Ensemble at Orchestra Hall
You are cordially invited to join Western Illinois University's President Al Goldfarb for an afternoon of music, reminiscing, and socializing at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Center. Western's Symphonic Wind Ensemble (SWE) has been selected to perform at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Center at 12:15 p.m., Saturday, April 4th!
The SWE is the only university ensemble to perform twice at Orchestra Hall!
Following the performance, President Goldfarb and College of Fine Arts and Communication Dean Paul Kreider,and the WIU Alumni Association will host an alumni social in the 5th Floor Rotunda. Meet Mike Fansler, the SWE conductor.
If you are unable to attend the WIU concert at 12:15 p.m., please feel free to join us for the social at 1:00 p.m. There is no charge for the Western Illinois University Symphonic Wind Ensemble's performance. The price below includes the WIU Alumni social, drinks, and food. Watch as your chef prepares your pasta just the way you like it!
Social 1:00-3:00 PM
Social, food and soft drinks - $15.00
Social, food, and beer/wine/soft drinks - $22.00
Register for the social.
And if you can't make it to Orchestra Hall, the SWE is on tour April 2 to 4. See them at Morton High School Thursday morning, the ISU Center for the Performing Arts Thursday afternoon, and at Pontiac High School Thursday evening. On Friday, April 3 they will be at Joliet West High School in the morning and Oswego High School that evening. Then on Saturday, April 4, see them at Orchestra Hall and then at John Hersey High School that evening for the Greater Chicagoland Band Festival. Yep. That's right. If you're counting, that's 7 performances in 3 days!!!
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Memorial Hall gets a Facelift
FINALLY! The planned work on Memorial Hall has begun.
Unfortunately, it means that the Browne Hall parking lot is down about 20 places for the duration but the folks in Communication and CSD are happy to see the work begin.
Communication and CSD have been relocated for several years now and are really looking forward to the move back to Memorial Hall. The Physical Plant keeps us posted. Here's the
latest information about Memorial Hall.
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Kincaid and Self up for SALT Awards
CRT Nominated for 4 SALT Awards: Kincaid and Self Receive Nods.
Cortland Repertory Theatre (CRT) received four nominations from their 2008 summer season in the recently announced Syracuse Area Live Theatre (SALT) Awards.
Hosted by the Syracuse New Times, the SALT Awards recognize outstanding achievement in Central New York theatre productions over the past year.
This is the fifth year that the awards have included a category for summer theatres, which besides CRT also includes the Hangar Theatre, Merry Go Round Playhouse, and the Kitchen Theatre's summer season.
In the category of Best Production of the Summer Season, .... CRT's A Few Good Men [directed by Bill Kincaid] received a nomination.
For Best Actor of the Summer Season, .... Jonathan Self, who portrayed young upstart lawyer Daniel Kaffee in CRT's A Few Good Men.
CRT's Producing Director Kerby Thompson acknowledges the hard work these nominees as well as all of CRT's actors, directors and technicians did during last summer's season. "It's great to see that our "risk" show of A Few Good Men received a nomination, since we stepped outside the so-called boundaries of the comedy/musical category in which summer seasons tend to be confined.
Most of the credit to the success of that show must be given to director Bill Kincaid who created a production that kept audiences on the edge of their seat.
The awards ceremony will be held at Syracuse Stage on Sunday, April 26.
For more information and to see the entire list of nominees.
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Cangro and the Youth Orchestra
Dr. Richard Cangro has been busy since he arrived as the WIU School of Music music education faculty in fall 2008. He has organized a Youth Orchestra that is off to a terrific start for many young…and we mean young…string players in the community. Check out Dr. Cangro's
Community Music School site.
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