Volume 28, No. 29
April 18, 1997
Scott A. Miller
Contact: MU PR Office 662-4844
NEWS
Paramount Brass, Ethos Percussion combine for Fine Arts concert
MU's 1996-97 Fine Art Series will close with a joint performance by the Paramount Brass and Ethos Percussion Group Sunday, April 20, at 8 p.m. in Steadman Theatre.
Dedicated to advancing percussive arts in performance and education, the Ethos Percussion Group performs a wide variety of musical styles with an eclectic assortment of instruments from around the world. Those instruments can include marimba, xylophone, vibraphone, timpani, odaiko, tabla, congas, teponaxtle, dumbeck and others.
Boston's acclaimed Paramount Brass is known equally for its superb music making ability and marvelous audience rapport. The quintet won the 1992 New York Brass Conference Quintet Competition, holds a number of posts as "Ensemble in Residence" and has released several compact discs.
Tickets are $5 general admission and $2 for MU students with ID. To order in advance, call 4710.
MU Theatre to premier American "Goose"
MU Theatre will present the world premier of the English translation of the French farce "Sauce for the Goose" April 24-27 in Straughn Hall.
In France the play, celebrating its 100th anniversary, is perhaps the most popular by the father of the French farce, Georges Feydeau. However, the lone English translation to date was performed in Great Britain a few years ago and the play remains virtually unknown in the United States. The MU Theatre troupe will perform an all-new American translation by Wellsboro resident Glenn T. Bernard, who previously provided the English translation for Moliere's "The School for Wives," performed at MU in 1994.
"I read the only other English translation, but it was very British," says Andrew Longoria, the plays director and an assistant professor of theatre. "Glenn's translation sounds much more natural and it's funnier. It's very easy for American audiences to get the humor."
Longoria says "Sauce for the Goose" deals with marital infidelity and the "battle of the sexes." Originally set in the 1890s, Longoria will give the play a 1970s update, a period that "has many similarities with the original setting, yet is a bit more accessible for modern audiences."
Longoria will have directing assistance from students Christine Martino of Collegeville, Kathleen Long of Lehighton and Robin Ayers of St. Marys.
Show times are at 8 p.m. April 24-26 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 27. Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens and children and $2 for MU students.
To order in advance, call 4781.
Music Department prepares for annual Scholarship Weekend April 25-27
MU's Music Department will present its annual scholarship benefit weekend on April 25-27 in Steadman Theatre.
The weekend begins Friday, April 25, at 8 p.m. with the Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kenneth Sarch. The concert will feature winners of the student solo competition. Mo Sze But will perform St. Saens' Piano Concerto #2. Rebecca Lang will perform Mendelssohn's violin Concerto. Carrie Hooper will sing Donizetti's Aria from "Linda di Chamounix." Gary Holmes and Shawn McClintic will play Vivaldi's Concerto for Two Trumpets. Individual tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students.
On Saturday, April 26, the Chamber Singers will present a free concert at 1 p.m. with music by Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn and also some vocal jazz. Saturday evening at 7 p.m. the department celebrates with the Faculty Gala Concert with all faculty performing on either the more serious or the more humorous portion of the program. Tickets for Saturday evening are $15 for adults and $5 for students.
On Sunday, April 27, at 3 p.m. the Concert Wind Ensemble under the direction of Adam Brennan presents a concert of some of the finest music for wind ensemble. The program includes "Lincolnshire Posy" by Percy Grainger, "Variants on a Medieval Tune" by Norman Dello Joio, "The Sinfonians" by Clifton Williams, and "Symphony #2" by David Maslanka. Tickets for the Wind Ensemble concert and the catered reception following the concert are $8 for adults and $6 for students. Saturday evening at 7 p.m. the combined choirs perform Rutter's "Requiem" and Henderson's "Missa Brevis." Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students.
Tickets for the full weekend pass to all events are $30 for adults and $15 for students. The M.U. Music Department presents more than 100 different musical events during the year, most of which are free of charge. In addition to the 175 music majors, ensembles include 40 more non-music majors.
Proceeds from the benefit weekend are used directly for music scholarships. The music department greatly appreciates the gifts of friends and alumni given through the Mansfield Foundation Inc. and designated for use in the music department. For further information call 4710.
Art Career Day slated
If you have ever considered a career in art, you can find out about the many opportunities for artists at the Mansfield University Art Department's Artist Career Day Thursday, April 24, beginning at 1 p.m. in Allen Hall Room 111.
A variety of artists representing fields as diverse as jewelry, medical illustration and art therapy will speak on their particular fields.
Speakers and times include: Madelene Murphy, gallery director, at 1 p.m.; Scott Weaver, jeweler, at 1:30 p.m.; Mick Sweeney, medical illustrator, at 2 p.m.; Steve Pazzaglia, painter, at 2:30 p.m.; Claire Brown, certified art therapist, at 3 p.m.; Mark and Ann Beauchemin, studio artists at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA, at 3:30 p.m.
Also included will be a 4 p.m. panel discussion for educators and cooperating teachers. The panel will include Rita Bower of North Penn High School, Dave Clark of Addison High School, and Steve Sliwinski of Troy High School.
At 5 p.m., the art department will sponsor a "School Zone" Fashion Show in Allen Lecture Hall Auditorium
The day will conclude with a 6 p.m. reception for the university-hosted High School Art Exhibit, where visitors will also have an opportunity to view the works of students from Troy, North Penn, Addison, Galeton, Williamson and Northeast Bradford high schools.
The exhibit is the department's first Regional High School Exhibition and is on display in Allen Hall now through Friday, April 25, from 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. weekdays.
Saturday, April 19, 8 p.m., Steadman. The MU Concert Choir, under the direction of Peggy Dettwiler, music, will present the second of two concerts in Tioga County as part of its annual tour. The first is Sunday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church of Wellsboro. The choir's program will include international selections from the baroque era to the 20th Century performed in six different languages. Tickets for the concerts are $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens, and $2 for MU students and children.
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Kathleen McQuaid, political science, served as program chair of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association's 58th Annual Meeting April 4-5, 1997. She is first vice president of the association. The two-day conference featured 10 panels, two Internet workshops, a round table on "An Inside Look at Politics in Pennsylvania," and a keynote address by Eugene W. Hickok, state secretary of education. The conference drew elected officials, public and private sector political professionals, and political scientists from five states and Washington D.C.
Ellen Blais, English Department, has two essays, "Weeding" and "Garden Plans," in the Spring 1997 issue of "Farming Uncle."
The baseball team jumped into second place in the PSAC East with a 13-8, 7-4 sweep over Bloomsburg. Mansfield has won its last seven games, all in the PSAC East. Junior shortstop AJ Hoenstine, the smallest man on the MU roster, came up big for the Mountaineers in the opener belting two doubles and a home run with four RBI. The sweep moves the Mountaineers (9-4) from fourth into second place in the PSAC East after division leading Kutztown (10-4) split a doubleheader with Shippensburg (10-5). The top two teams from the PSAC East and West meet in the PSAC Championship. Mansfield has five straight PSAC East titles.
The softball team fell just short of upsetting nationally ranked Bloomsburg in suffering 7-5, 8-4 setbacks to the Huskies at Bloomsburg. The Mountaineers scored three runs in the first inning of the opening game and would add two more in the top of the fourth to take a 5-4 lead, before Bloomsburg rallied for three run in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull out the win. In the nightcap, Bloomsburg broke open a 4-4 tie with two runs in each of the last two innings to rally for the win. Missy Tyson went 4-7 on the day to lead the Mountaineers' offensive attack.