Grand Valley Magazine Summer 2014 - (Page 10)

FALL ARTS CELEBRATION 2014 Enriching the Arts and Humanities in West Michigan Fall Arts Celebration 2014 will feature distinguished writers, poets, musicians, artists and scholars. With something for everyone's taste, the events focus on making sense of the new and unfamiliar, while being charmed by the gifts of timeless classics. All events are free and open to the public. Music "Pioneers of American Musical Theatre: Music from the Lost Operettas of John Philip Sousa" SEPTEMBER 15, 7:30 P.M., LOUIS ARMSTRONG THEATRE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Grand Valley faculty members and students will present selections from two operettas from the pen of "The March King" that had been lost to modern audiences: The Charlatan and The Bride Elect. John Philip Sousa, a composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, was known primarily for American military and patriotic marches. He worked as a theater musician and conducted the U.S. Marine Band before starting his own civilian band in 1892. Sousa toured with his band for 40 years, composing 136 marches, 15 operettas, 70 songs and many other pieces. He wrote The Stars and Stripes Forever in 1896. "Mark your calendars for this fascinating glimpse into a forgotten era of American music," said Danny Phipps, chair of Music and Dance. "Full of spirited 10 Summer '14 march melodies and an unmistakable aura of optimism, this is music to be dusted off and treasured once again." Art "Shared Passion: A Gift of the Stuart and Barbara Padnos Foundation Collection" EXHIBITION RECEPTION, SEPTEMBER 30, 5-7 P.M., ART GALLERY, PERFORMING ARTS CENTER EXHIBITED AUGUST 22-OCTOBER 31 The Barbara and Stuart Padnos Foundation gave 35 works of art to Grand Valley. The pieces, from the home of Stuart and Barbara, were purchased by the couple over decades as they traveled and grew as collectors. The collection includes noted international names such as Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Raoul Dufy and Paul-Emile Pissarro, with American regionalist artists Thomas Hart Benton, Childe Hassam, Grandma Moses and Mathias Alten. "I'm just thrilled that we have received this gift," said Henry Matthews, director of Galleries and Collections. "As collectors, these works of art reﬂect a shared passion in their life journey. Stuart and Barbara purchased art throughout their marriage beginning with simple, humble works of art, to the increasingly more sophisticated. As a group, it's a wonderful reﬂection of the second half of the 20th century that spans their life together." Lecture Scott Simon, "Professional Journalism in a DIY Age" OCTOBER 6, 7 P.M., L.V. EBERHARD CENTER, 2ND FLOOR Peabody Awardwinner and host of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday, Scott Simon has reported from every continent, covering political campaigns, famines, hurricanes, earthquakes, civil wars and scandals. Simon has reported from all 50 states and covered the 9/11 attack from Ground Zero. He joined NPR in 1977 as chief of its Chicago bureau. In 2002, he took leave of his post at Weekend Edition Saturday to cover the war in Afghanistan. "Scott Simon is the ideal person to help us think about journalism in an age in which time demands are 24/7, and

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Grand Valley Magazine Summer 2014

Table of Contents
Campus News
Fall Arts Celebration
Athletics
Donor Impact
Sustainability
Research
Q&A Karen Gipson
A seat at the table
Students dig program
Deployment to enrollment
Seeing double
Off the path
Arts
Alumni News

Grand Valley Magazine Summer 2014