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Saturday, May 1
"Music of Shakespeare's Time" to precede play
Elizabethan
Conversation and Friends presents "Music from Shakespeare's Time," a
pre-play concert on Saturday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. in the lobby of
Macmillan Hall on the Wells College campus. This concert precedes
Henry V which will be performed in Phipps Auditorium at 8:00
p.m. Admission to the concert is free. Tickets for the play are
available from the Wells College Box Office.
The program will feature the music of Shakespeare's time as a prelude to the play. The types of pieces will include lyra viol duets, lute songs, and mixed consort pieces. All of the selected pieces are examples of the virtuosic ornamentation of English music of Shakespeare's time.
Elizabethan Conversation (now Elizabethan Conversation and Friends) was founded in 1982 as a lute duet specializing in the music of Shakespeare's time. The ensemble now performs various repertoires.
Elizabethan Conversation is led by
Susan G. Sandman, professor of music at Wells College. Dr. Sandman is
an early music performer and musicologist who teaches early music
courses and directs the Wells Consort, an early music collegium that
performs on period instruments.
Henry V takes center stage at Wells College
William Shakespeare’s Henry V, will cross the English
Channel and conquer France during a performance by Shakespeare and
Company on Saturday, May 1 in Wells College’s Phipps Auditorium.
Tickets are $4 for student and $8 for the general public.
Henry V, having abandoned his delinquent past and lawless friends, has ascended the English throne. With civil war no longer a problem at home, he employs considerable political and military might to revive England’s ancient claim to France. Shakespeare’s adaptation of history is filled with patriotism, violence, humor, and some of his most rousing language.
Henry V, one of Shakespeare’s most patriotic and bloody historical plays, explores many of the complex moral issues faced by warring and peaceful nations, not only in the 15th century, but at the dawn of the new millennium as well. These heroics and questions are balanced by comedy and romance, which has made this play extremely popular, especially in times of war.
This touring production is similar to Shakespeare’s own, which took to the countryside when the plague shook London and closed down the theaters.
The Bare Bard-style production incorporates minimal sets and costumes
with a focus on the text and swift, intricate fight choreography.
Founded in 1978, Shakespeare and Company aspires to create a theater
of unprecedented excellence rooted in the classical ideals of
inquiry, balance and harmony; a company which performs as the
Elizabethans did - in love with poetry, physical prowess and the
mysteries of the universe.
Henry V is the 1998-99 Evelyn
Carroll Rusk theatrical production.The Evelyn Carroll Rusk Theatre
series has been made possible by the generosity of Miss Jane C.
Morgan Wells College Class of 1934. Named in memory of Mrs. Rusk,
Wells Class of 1920, who was one of the college’s best-loved and
most respected administrators and teachers, the series presents a
major professional theatrical production on campus each
year.
Wells College hosts forum on Cayuga Lake watershed
An abundance of fertile soil, clean drinking water, and a high quality of life are among the reasons populations rise near water sources such as Cayuga Lake. In order to preserve this fresh water outlet, the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network (CLWN) is sponsoring a forum to teach community members how the watershed works and how the community can help it.
The forum will be held on Saturday, May 1 at 1:00 p.m. in Cleveland Auditorium on the Wells campus. The forum is a co-production of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network and Wells College.
Featured speakers will include Wells faculty members, a member of the U.S. Geological Survey, a member of the Cayuga County soil and water conservation program, and local government leaders.
CLWN is a community-based organization whose membership includes citizens, businesses, associations, agencies, and local governments that advocate for a healthy and sustainable watershed. This forum is the first of its kind to be offered by the watershed group. All who live, work, or play in the watershed are invited to attend and participate.
The CLWN is made up of six counties, 44 municipalities, and approximately 120,000 residents.
In addition to presentations there will be panel discussions in which all attendees can participate. An exhibit of posters presenting watershed-related research by Wells students and students from Seneca Falls High School will be on display.
Wells offers a major in environmental policy, science, and values which emphasizes study of the Cayuga watershed. Through the college's Cayuga Basin Project, the lake and surrounding area serve as the subject of study from many different academic perspectives. Wells students have researched medicinal plants, analyzed environmental economic data, produced artwork, and taught environmental awareness to children through this ongoing program.
For more information contact 315.568.9597 or e-mail jlpipher@boris.pas.rochester.edu or noleary@wells.edu.
April 7 - May 6
Wells College art show features work by two local artists
Sculpture and painting are the featured forms in a new exhibit at the
String Room Gallery on the Wells College campus. Work by Nicholas
Ruth of Lodi and Todd McGrain of Ithaca is on display from Wednesday,
April 7 through Thursday, May 6. The exhibit is free and open to the
public.
Nicholas Ruth's paintings, prints, and drawings explore his interest in the tension between integration and disintegration. Currently an assistant professor of art at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, his work has been exhibited at the George Waters Gallery, Elmira, New York; Canalside Gallery, Seneca Falls, New York; the Handwerker Gallery, Ithaca, New York; The Haggin Museum in Stockton, California; and the Hickory Street Annex in Dallas, Texas, among other locations.
He is the recipient of a New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Grant, the Clare Hart DeGolyer Award from the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Meadows Artistic Achievement Award from Southern Methodist University.
Todd McGrain's sculpture reflects his desire to create a physical
dialogue between himself and objects. The result is sculpture that
tends to be large and incorporates different kinds of materials; a
single piece might include casting, carving, and construction.
He is currently an assistant professor of art at Cornell University. His work has been exhibited at the Lorraine Kessler Gallery, Poughkeepsie, New York; Madison Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin; Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York; and the 14 Sculptors Gallery, New York City, among many others.
McGrain is the recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship and a best in show award from the ARC Regional Exhibition, Chicago. He was also a visiting artist at the American Academy in Rome.
The String Room Gallery is located in
Macmillan Hall at Wells. Hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m.; Wednesday evenings 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; and Saturday
and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For more information on campus events call Wells College Public Relations at (315) 364-3209
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