McDaniel College Announces September Arts Events

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

MUSIC

Chamber Music on the Hill

"September Sonata"

3 p.m. Sept. 13 in Decker Center Forum
$15 for adults, $10 for seniors and veterans; children and students with ID admitted free.
Pianist David Kreider and violinist Nicholas Currie will perform César Franck's Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, Claude Debussy's last work, his Sonata for Violin and Piano, and Phanos Dymiotis' Elegie for Violin and Piano. Kreider, a senior lecturer in piano at McDaniel, has studied piano in Vienna, and holds a doctorate degree in Musical Arts from Catholic University of America. Currie, Principal Second of Concert Artists of Baltimore and Concertmaster of the Mid-Atlantic Symphony, is a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory of Music and has studied at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France. Born in Cyprus in 1965 and an honor graduate of Cambridge University, Dymiotis was Principal Violinist and Composer in Residence for the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. A member of the Mariner String Quartet, and adjunct professor of Music at McDaniel, his life and brilliant career tragically ended in 2007.

Monday Night Music

An Evening with the Eric Byrd Trio: Brother Ray Band

8 p.m. Sept. 14 in McDaniel Lounge

The Eric Byrd Trio: Brother Ray Band will present a special blend of soul, jazz and blues with new charts and an eight-piece ensemble. The group will perform songs from its latest CD, "Brother Ray," as well as selections for a coming CD. A tribute to Ray Charles, Byrd's musical hero and major influence, "Brother Ray" explores the jazz side of "The Genius." The CD also features a four-piece horn section on half of the tracks, international singing star Lea Gilmore, and Byrd on vocals and piano. The Eric Byrd Trio, together since 1999, has performed around world. A two-week Fall 2009 tour of Italy has recently been confirmed. Making up the trio are Byrd, a music lecturer at McDaniel, bassist Bhagwan Khalsa and drummer/percussionist Alphonso M. Young Jr.

THEATRE

Box office: 410-857-2448

"The Rocky Horror Show"

7:30 p.m. Sept. 30-Oct. 3, and 11:30 p.m. Oct. 2, in WMC Alumni Hall

$10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students

Elizabeth van den Berg, associate professor and chair of McDaniel's Theatre Arts Department, directs this high-energy rock musical, a spoof of science fiction movies and bizarre story of seduction and sexual confusion. Richard O'Brien's legendary cult favorite tells the story of two clean-cut kids, Brad and his fiancée Janet, who run into car trouble. When they spot a strange house down the road, they seek help. Little do they know that the mansion is inhabited by alien transsexuals from the planet Transylvania and Dr. Frank N Furter is in the middle of one of his unusual experiments. The show, which contains adult language and situations, is suitable for mature audiences only.

ART EXHIBIT

Zoë Charlton: Prime

Through Sept. 18, Esther Prangley Rice Galley, Peterson Hall

For gallery hours, call 410-857-2595

In the tradition of art that has a social purpose, Charlton's work tackles issues surrounding prejudice, privilege, racism and sexuality. Traditionally, her work examines the relationships of power and uses historical situations and images to place the characters in context. Their dilemmas and awkwardness arise over objects, such as 17th century clipper ships and suburban houses, or contemporary class images of gnomes, picket fences, and swimming pools.

stage: New Work by Rick Delaney

Sept. 22-Oct. 16, Esther Prangley Rice Galley, Peterson Hall
Opening reception: 7-9 p.m. Sept. 22
For gallery hours, call 410-857-2595
Rick Delaney, a practicing visual artist for the past 20 years, will treat visitors to a mixed-media art installation. Delaney infuses computer-based technology into his work, which he views as an extension of the need to understand and express his relationships with people and his environment. For his work, he draws from verbal communications, dreams, texts, sonic art, body movement and material.

 

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