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BERRY COLLEGE 2 FINE ARTS EVENTS

Dear Patrons of the Arts,

Welcome to another great year of fine arts events at Berry

College! The arts are essential for our flourishing as individuals

and as communities. The events in this calendar are a great

contribution of Berry College to northwest Georgia. Again this

year our fine arts faculty have planned for the Berry community,

and the larger community of Rome and Floyd County, a series of

performances and events to edify, stimulate and delight us.

Thank you for your interest and support of the arts. We look

forward to seeing you at one of our concerts or shows and to

partnering with you to encourage and enjoy the arts.

Dr. Thomas D. Kennedy, Dean

Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Dear Patrons,

We are delighted to offer you a dynamic and robust season

of events in 2017-2018. Our events capture a variety of artistic

and cultural displays through our art, dance, music and theatre

programs.

Many of our offerings feature several nationally-recognized artists

in a wide variety of genres and styles. There are also opportunities

to see and hear our fantastic artist faculty.

A number of events will feature talented Berry students who

demonstrate a deep appreciation for the arts and a desire to

learn more about them.

All of the programs and performances are open to the public. It

is our hope that you will take advantage of the many fine cultural

offerings and engage, share and participate in the fine arts at

Berry College! Thank you for your continued support and we look

forward to seeing you at our next event.

Dr. Adam Hayes, Chair

Department of Fine Arts


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August 21 – September 21, 2017Bad, Bold, Wiser (solo exhibition)Kelly StevensonMoon Gallery, M–F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.Reception September 18 at 5 p.m.

Bad, Bold, Wiser showcases the latest creations by ceramic sculptor Kelly Stevenson. This body of work builds upon Ms. Stevenson’s investment in the human figure and her subjective response to place, which are realized in clay and mixed media. She has exhibited in a range of venues including most recently a site-specific installation on the Yellowstone River, and at invitational and juried exhibitions in art centers, commercial galleries, and academic settings, such as Auburn University, Abernathy Arts Center near Atlanta, and the Clay Studio in Philadelphia.

Kelly Stevenson was born and raised in Livingston, Montana. She received her BFA from Montana State University in Bozeman (while there she studied abroad in Italy), a post baccalaureate from the University of Montana in Missoula and her MFA from Georgia State University in Atlanta. She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Art Program/Department of Fine Arts at Berry College.

August 28, 2017Christina A. West, Artist’s talk and receptionMoon Gallery, 5 p.m.

Coinciding with the current Moon Gallery show, Bad, Bold, Wiser, Professor Christina West will give a talk about her work that involves creating detailed representations of the human body either as busts or whole figures that are made using a range of painted materials including clay and resins. This work hints at stories but engages with the complexity and mystery of our bodies often with a dark sense of humor. Ms. West earned a BFA from Sienna Heights University in Michigan (when she also studied abroad in Italy), in addition to a post baccalaureate and MFA from Alfred University in Western New York. She has been awarded several artist residencies around the United States including Archie Bray in Montana and Bemis in Omaha. West also has an extensive exhibition record including recent solo shows in commercial galleries in Kansas City, Nashville and Miami, as well as university venues at Virginia Commonwealth and the University of Georgia. Kelly Stevenson was her student at Georgia State University where she is an associate professor at the Welch School of Art and Design.

September 25 – October 26, 2017Imagination (Un)Bound (invitational group exhibition)Brian Barr, Andy Cunningham, Al Denyer, Katie Hargrave, Travis Head, Clive King, Ross McClain, Jeff Morton, Ty Smith, Chuck Tomlins and Christina Renfer VogelMoon Gallery, M–F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

The Tulsa-born Modernist Margo Hoff referred to her sketchbook as a “constant companion” that was used to capture her ever-changing surroundings. Later these notational drawings became the basis for prints and paintings, or as she referred to them, the “final form.” Imagination (Un)Bound is an invitational group exhibition that features works by artists that have strong investment, like Hoff, in the process of creating their work. Their sketches or other types of preparatory work will be displayed alongside the “final form,” or the more fully resolved piece they reference. (Un)Bound is intended to provide a glimpse into the creative process and procedures by artists, from different generations and experiences, working with a range of media and imagery. The exhibition grew out a of a conference presentation that was prompted in part by several recent museum exhibitions featuring sketches by artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat (“Unknown Notebooks”) at the High Museum of Art. The five conference presenters (Denyer, Head, King, Tomlins and Vogel) are exhibiting work in addition to several other artists that are part of their community.

October 2, 2017Jeff Morton, Artist’s talk and receptionMoon Gallery, 5 p.m.

Professor Jeff Morton’s artist’s talk is held in conjunction with the Moon Gallery exhibition, Imagination (Un)Bound. Born in Pennsylvania, Jeff Morton references

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the kudzu-invaded landscape of his adopted home in Signal Mountain, Tennessee in his paintings. He will discuss these paintings and detail the often arduous process of creating sources for this work that provides the viewer not with documents of what is seen, but, in the words of the artist, with “a relationship of things experienced.” Jeff Morton is Professor of Art and Department Chair at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Recent exhibitions include, The Anxious Landscape, at Pellossippi State College in Knoxville and the Hunter International III at the Hunter Museum of Art in Chattanooga. Professor Morton earned a MFA from Yale University and BFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia. He is also the 2015-16 recipient of the Individual Artist Fellowship from the Tennessee State Arts Commission.

October 9, 2017Ross McClain, Artist’s talk and receptionMoon Gallery, 5 p.m.

Professor Ross McClain, whose work is in the current Moon Gallery exhibition Imagination (Un)Bound, will discuss his work as a designer and educator. His professional practice includes identity design, branding and web design that is motivated by empathy or, in his words, “responding to human feelings and concerns that allows one to create designs that are truly powerful, useful and meaningful to people and society.”

Ross McClain earned a BA in Advertising and Graphic Design from Western Kentucky University and a MA/MFA in Design from the University of Iowa. He is currently an associate professor and chair of the art department at Furman University in Greenville, SC.

October 23, 2017Brian Barr, Artist’s talk and receptionMoon Gallery, 5 p.m.

Brian Barr also has work in Imagination (Un)Bound and will discuss his work as an artist, illustrator and educator. In addition to his painting and drawings made for gallery display, Professor Barr will also discuss his graphic novel, Jackdaw, that has been serialized on-line since 2013. He will also talk about his work illustrating books for children including Martin the Guitar, that was written by Berry Senior Lecturer Emeritus Harry Musselwhite. Their second book, Martin the Guitar: On the Road, will be published this year.

Brian Barr earned a BFA in Drawing from the University of Central Florida and a MFA in Painting from the New York Academy of Art. In addition to his teaching duties as a full professor at Georgia Highlands College in Rome, Barr regularly offers classes at Berry as an adjunct instructor of art.

September 14, 2017Stepháne Wremble Band

Ford Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

He’s been called “a revelation” by Rolling Stone. Woody Allen recruited him to score the theme to the 2012 Academy Award winning film, Midnight in Paris, and he performed live during this year’s Oscars telecast. To say that French-born guitarist/composer Stepháne Wrembel, who learned his craft among the Gypsies at campsites in the French countryside, has already had a remarkable career would be an understatement. But this virtuoso, who is now Brooklyn-based, has truly just begun to make his mark as one of the most original guitar voices in contemporary music. His band includes Thor Robert Jensen, guitar; Ari Folman-Cohen, bass; and Nick Anderson, drums.

We are delighted to have the Stepháne Wremble Band open our 2017-18 Concert Season.

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September 24, 2017Fall Concert: The American SongbookBerry VoicesFord Auditorium, 3 p.m.

Celebrating composers and performers of American popular song, American Songbook gives Berry’s brightest vocal talents the chance to shine in styles ranging from cabaret to Broadway. The Berry Voices will be joined by Barbara Ferris, Miss Berry 1964, in a nostalgic musical trip to the days of Sinatra and Crosby.

September 28 – October 1 and October 5-8Berry College Theatre Company presents Crimes of the Heart Written by Beth Henley, directed by Dr. Anna FilippoThe new theatre at Blackstone Hall, Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m.

In this Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony nominated tragicomedy, three sisters, Meg, Babe and Lenny, reconnect at their grandfather’s Mississippi home after Babe shoots her abusive husband. In the old home there is no escape from the past as each sister is forced to deal with the consequences of their personal “crimes of the heart”.

Faculty Artist SeriesSeptember 28, 2017A Time and Place: Music that invokes specific places, events, or memoriesFord Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Berry College Artist Affiliate of Horn Dr. Ellie Jenkins, and Associate Professor of Piano Dr. Kris Carlisle, will present pieces with descriptive titles; each invokes a particular place and time. Looking more deeply, these works also cue particular memories for the performers and may induce similar feelings from those in the audience.

October 7, 2017Mountain Day: The Berry College Wind EnsembleLauren Denney Wright, directorMountain Campus, 1 p.m.

The Berry College Wind Ensemble will once again be performing at Mountain Day!The ensemble will perform a mini-concert after lunch, then will perform the music for the traditional Grand March and the singing of the Alma Mater.

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September 21, 2017David H. Johnson, violin; Kaju Lee, piano

Ford Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

David Harned Johnson is a composer and violinist currently teaching at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Georgia. He holds degrees from the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, Yale University and Indiana University.

Pianist Kaju Lee has performed extensively as a collaborative partner in Australia, Austria, Canada, The Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, and throughout the United States including at the Sydney Conservatorium, the University of South Africa, and the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. Her performances have been broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Radio Korea in Seattle, Washington, and WRGC-FM, the Busan Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation in South Korea.

Lee currently teaches piano and coordinates piano accompanying services at Georgia College and works at the Interlochen Summer Camp. Lee earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Collaborative Piano at the University of Colorado – Boulder and also holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and McGill University in Montréal.

This recital is part of a faculty recital exchange with Berry College music faculty.

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Guest Artist SeriesOctober 12, 2017Matt Taylor, classical saxophoneFord Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Dr. Matthew Taylor is Assistant Professor of Saxophone at Morehead State University. He devotes his life to helping people rediscover the joy of listening, using music as a tool to make sense of the world and connect with others. His provocative concerts often include collaborations with other musicians, artists and dancers, drawing upon all of the arts to tell a story. Although his performances include works from all musical eras, he places special focus on music written by living composers from the past 20 years, and is responsible for many commissions and premieres in the United States and Europe.

October 19, 2017High School Choir FestivalPaul Neal and Stefanie Cash, cliniciansFord Dining Hall, 4 p.m.

High school singers from across Georgia will spend the day at Berry College working with the music faculty. At the conclusion of the festival, they will present a concert of choral works, showcasing the talent of the students.

October 28, 2017The Music of Appalachia: Bluegrass and Fiddle Styles

Featuring Jim Wood and the Berry College Symphony OrchestraEric Hanson, director; Ford Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

The Berry College strings faculty will host a workshop for high school and college students on the fiddle styles of Appalachian music with special guest Nashville Recording Artist Jim Wood.

October 29, 2017Fall Concert: Berry College ChoirsPaul Neal and Stefanie Cash, directorsFirst Baptist Church, Rome, 3 p.m.

The Berry College Choirs’ Fall Concert will feature an afternoon of choral music presented in the beautiful sanctuary of First Baptist Church, Rome. The concert will present music performed by our newly-formed Berry Men’s and Women’s Choirs as well as the beloved Berry Singers.

November 1-16, 2017Inspired Georgia Group Exhibition by the Georgia Council of the ArtsMoon Gallery, M–F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.Reception November 6 at 5 p.m.

Berry College is pleased to be one of five venues from around the state hosting this traveling exhibition of photography created by the Georgia Council of the Arts. Works by 40 photographers provide unique images from their portion of the state; collectively they display the diversity of Georgia’s citizens, its pictorial beauty, a glimpse into its rituals, the mystery of the everyday and the power of its institutions. Inspired Georgia is accompanied by a beautiful catalog that displays each of the photographs exhibited alongside independently sourced poems from Georgia writers, including Berry’s poet, Dr. Sandra Meek. Participants in the project, both photographers and poets, will be on hand at the opening to discuss their work with the public.

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November 2-4, 2017The Georgia Music Teacher’s Association State ConferenceFord Building

Berry is delighted to be the host of the 2017 GMTA Conference. The Georgia Music Teachers Association (GMTA) is a nonprofit organization of over 700 independent and collegiate music teachers throughout the state, who are committed to furthering the art of music through programs that encourage and support teaching, performance, composition and scholarly research. GMTA has existed to support music teaching and the art of music since 1954 and is affiliated with the Music Teachers National Association.

November 9, 2017Fall Concert: A Night of Afro-Cuban JazzBerry Jazz Ensemble; John David, directorFord Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

The Berry College Jazz Ensemble presents exciting new works from contemporary Latin masters and legendary classics from Dizzy Gillespie and Tito Puente.

November 12, 2017Fall Concert: The Berry College Wind EnsembleLauren Denney Wright, directorFord Auditorium, 3 p.m.

Join us for music that looks back to a much earlier time. Cathedrals by Kathryn Salfelder pays homage to antiphonal brass settings once heard in churches during the late 1500’s, especially St. Mark’s Cathedral in Venice. Lauridson’s O Magnum Mysterium and Leornard Bernstein’s Profonation are additional selections from this exciting concert that will entertain audiences of all ages.

November 16, 2017Poetry Reading with Chelsea Rathburn and James Davis MayMoon Gallery, 5 p.m.

The Moon Gallery is pleased to host an evening of readings by poets (and spouses) Chelsea Rathburn and James Davis May for the Georgia Poets Initiative and in conjunction with the current exhibition, Inspired Georgia. Professor Rathburn has been widely published in journals and anthologies including, Inspired Georgia, and is the author of two poetry collections. She has received numerous awards for her work including a poetry fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. James May’s first book of poetry, Unquiet Things, was recently published by LSU press. A recipient of the Collins Award from Birmingham Poetry Review as well as other scholarships, Professor May’s poetry has been published in a range of literary journals. Both are assistant professors in English and creative writing at Young Harris College.

November 16-17, 2017Berry College Dance Troupe Christmas Dance ExtravaganzaJeanne Schul, Artistic DirectorFord Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

This special dance concert celebrates everything Christmas! Faculty and student choreographers will be creating exciting new expressions of the holiday season, as well as offering a mix of appealing classics in ballet, modern, contemporary and ballroom. Please join us and get in the holiday mood!

November 18, 2017Workshop: Georgia Middle School and High School All-State Audition PreparationLauren Denney Wright, directorFord Building

This event provides All-State music audition preparation for middle school and highschool students taught by Berry College music faculty. Email [email protected] for more information.

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November 28 – December 5, 2017Select (group exhibition of student work)Moon Gallery, M–F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.Reception November 28 at 11 a.m.

Select showcases work made during the fall 2017 semester in Berry College Art Program studio art classes. Art from introductory through advanced courses in design, ceramics, drawing, and painting will be selected by art students and faculty and displayed in the last gallery show of the semester. Berry studio art faculty will facilitate a discussion about the work on display at the opening reception.

November 29-30 and Dec 1-2, 2017Berry College Theatre Company presents Make Merry (Or How To Survive Your Family On Holidays) Written by Jack Padgett; directed by Hannah HammondThe new theatre at Blackstone Hall, Wed.-Sat. at 7:30 p.m. and Sat. at 2 p.m.

A student-written show by Berry junior Jack Padgett, Make Merry (Or How to Survive Your Family on Holidays) tells the story of Kirsten Bentley, a self-proclaimed “normal” college girl from a family that is anything but. When a sudden snowstorm traps her and her family together in their childhood home for the holidays, they’re forced to confront the things that have kept them apart in ways that none of them could predict. Through quick humor and deep heart in a family-friendly environment, Make Merry paints a picture of just what it’s like to live in a crazy family where everyone has the answers, yet nobody’s listening.

Guest Artist SeriesNovember 30, 2017Guest Artist SeriesRaquel Rodriguez, trumpetFord Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Raquel Rodriquez is the Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Tennessee Tech University. She maintains a versatile career as a performing artist, clinician, educator and scholar. Her debut solo album, “Cincinnati Virtuosity,” features the cornet solos of Frank Simon and Herman Bellstedt. Dr. Rodriquez is a clinician for the Conn-Selmer and Denis Wick Companies.

This recital is part of a faculty recital exchange with Berry College music faculty.

December 2, 2017Lessons and CarolsBerry College ChoirsPaul Neal and Stefanie Cash, directorsBerry College Chapel, 7 p.m.

Drawing upon the traditions of the Lessons and Carols Services in England, the Berry College Choirs will perform in the beautiful Berry College Chapel. The joyous occasion will feature traditional scripture readings paired with renaissance motets, new compositions and familiar carols.

December 8, 2017The Berry Voices present “Cool Yule”Paul Neal, directorFord Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

The newly formed Berry Voices will present “Cool Yule,” an evening of holiday favorites. If you enjoy the old holiday songs of Mel Torme and Bing Crosby, but you also enjoy the new a cappella sounds of Straight No Chaser and Pentatonix, then don’t miss this show.

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January 8 - February 8, 2018Travis Head, Journals and Reading Lists (solo exhibition)Moon Gallery, M–F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.Artist’s talk/reception January 8 at 5 p.m.

Journals and Reading Lists features recent work by Professor Travis Head that is autobiographical and utilizes drawing that is, in the words of the artist, “mediated by technology and entertainment.” This blending of the personal with the narrative and digital conventions of video games, for example, are contained within bound journals covering a period of months or years. His Reading Lists function as journals but not in the sequential pages of a book but as accumulations of experiences on a single page such as his Quilt Squares project. Started in November of 2015, the drawings reference the barn quilts that Travis Head sees driving country roads around his home in Blacksburg, Virginia.

The recipient of numerous artist residencies and a recent fellowship from the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Mr. Head has a considerable exhibition record including recent shows at the University of Kentucky, Artspace in Raleigh, NC, and the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He holds a BA in studio art from the University of Mary Washington and a MA/MFA in painting and drawing from the University of Iowa. He is chair of the studio program and associate professor of drawing at Virginia Tech University.

Guest Artist SeriesFebruary 1, 2018The Smokey Mountain Brass QuintetFord Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Since its founding in 1993, the Smoky Mountain Brass Quintet has performedthroughout the United States in venues such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall,as well as internationally with tours of Russia, the United Kingdom and China. TheQuintet performs a wide variety of music ranging from Classical to Jazz and Patriotic to Pop. In addition, works commissioned from regional composers for the Quintet have expanded the repertoire for all brass quintets. The group dedicates time to the education of young musicians and serves as Quintet in Residence at Western Carolina University.

February 4, 2018Orpheus Men’s Ensemble In Concert

Frost Chapel, 3 p.m.

The Orpheus Men’s Ensemble is a male chorus primarily made up of choral directors and church musicians from the Atlanta metro area. The concert will present music by Britten, Schubert and Faure, as well as folk songs and spirituals.

February 12 – March 9, 2018Gift (juried exhibition)Dr. Jordan Amirkhani, jurorMoon Gallery, M–F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.Juror’s talk/reception February 19, 5 p.m.

Gift is a juried art exhibition that features work made from across the United States in painting, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, graphic design, and both sculptural and functional ceramics (the primary disciplines taught at Berry). The title of the show borrows from issues discussed in Lewis Hyde’s book, The Gift, in which he compares the reception of an artwork to that of a gift that is received. As such, the artwork plays a unique and privileged role in society and one that fosters community and dialogue.

Our juror, Dr. Jordan Amirkhani, is an art historian who wrote her dissertation on the French painter Francis Picabia at the University of Kent (UK). In addition to her

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continued work on Picabia and other academic writings, she provides criticism on current art and culture for a range of publications including Artforum, Art in America, and BURNAWAY.org. Dr. Amirkhani is an assistant professor in the Art Department at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

Faculty Artist SeriesFebruary 15, 2018A Concert of New Music: A Faculty and Student Collaborative ConcertFord Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

The Berry College music faculty and students will present newly-composed, contemporary classical works for a variety of instrumentation.

February 22-25 and March 1-4, 2018Berry College Theatre Company presents UrinetownWritten by Greg Cotis and Mark Hollman; directed by Hannah HammondThe new theatre at Blackstone Hall, Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m.

In this Tony-winning musical set in the not-so-distant future, a terrible water shortage and 20-year drought has led to a government ban on private toilets and a proliferation of paid public toilets. If the poor don’t obey the strict laws prohibiting free urination, they’ll be sent to the dreaded and mysterious “Urinetown.” Urinetown is a wickedly funny, fast-paced, and surprisingly intelligent comedic romp through a revolt by those who truly believe that it’s “a privilege to pee”.

March 1-3, 2018PassagesBerry College Dance Troupe’s 21st Annual ConcertRome City AuditoriumMarch 1-2, 8:00 p.m.; March 3 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Join us as we embark on a journey to bring stories to life through ballet, contemporary, Latin, tap, jazz and hip hop dance. Passages will explore scripture, stories, secrets, rites of passage and the passages of our lives that weave together the paths that unfold for each of us.

March 6, 2018Berry Singers Pre-Tour ConcertPaul Neal, directorBerry College Chapel, 7:30 p.m.

A performance of works that will be featured on the Berry Singers’ international tour to Vienna, Salzburg and Prague in March 2018. Dr. Paul Neal, Berry College Director of Choral Activities, will conduct works by Austrian composer Franz Herzog, and the world premiere of a new work by American composer Mark Popeney. Also on the program will be historic works by Johannes Brahms and Antonin Dvorak. Spirituals and folk songs by William L. Dawson and Mack Wilberg will conclude the program.

March 19 – April 19, 2018Dark Feet and Dark Wings: On Being a Blind Photographer (solo exhibition)Pinky/MM BassMoon Gallery, M–F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.Artist’s talk/reception March 19 at 5 p.m.

Dark Feet and Dark Wings builds upon recent images made by noted independent artist Pinky Bass motivated by the question of what it means to “go without sight”. The work continues Ms. Bass’s focus on her personal history and how the body transforms over time. The show title references Wendell Berry’s poem “…Go without sight/and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,/ and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.” Famous for her work with pinhole photography, Pinky Bass works with a range of media and has had her work in over 40 solo shows throughout the United States and abroad. Following a career as a missionary in Mexico and raising a family, she received her MFA from Georgia State University and then returned to live in her family home in Fairhope, Ala. Pinky Bass has had her work supported through numerous grants including the Southern Arts Federation/National Endowment for the Arts and the Alabama State Arts Council.


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March 22, 2018Berry College Elementary and Middle School Choir FestivalDr. Stefanie Cash and Emily Williams Burch, directorsFord Dining Hall, 4 p.m.

Join Berry College for its second annual choir festival. Students from around Georgia will rehearse throughout the day, culminating with a performance at 4 p.m. in the Ford Dining Hall. The middle school choir will be for 7th and 8th grade mixed voices; 4th through 6th grade unchanged voices. The middle school choir will be directed by Dr. Stefanie Cash, Director of Music Education at Berry College, and the elementary school choir will be directed by Mrs. Emily Williams Burch, Founder and Artistic Director of RISE Chorales in Savannah.

April 7, 2018Outdoor Concert: Berry College Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble,and Viking DrumlineLauren Denney Wright and John David, directorsFord Grounds, 3 p.m.

Join the Berry College Wind Ensemble, Berry Jazz Ensemble and Viking Drumline foran afternoon of music outside on the Ford grounds at Berry College! Bring a blanketor lawn chair and enjoy the beautiful scenery while listening to music.

April 10, 2018Student Honors RecitalSponsored by Pi Kappa LambdaFord Auditorium, 5 p.m.

In conjunction with the Berry College Symposium on Student Scholarship, select Berry College music students will perform solo works demonstrating their talents and courses of study.

April 10, 2018Berry College String Ensembles Spring ConcertEric Hanson, Wendy Case and Sean Thrower, directorsFord Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Join us for a concert showcase of our collegiate string ensembles in mixed chamber music settings. The concert will feature both classics and contemporary compositions.

April 12-15 and 19-22, 2018Berry College Theatre Company presents The Dining RoomWritten by A.R. Gurney, directed by Dr. Anna FilippoThe new theatre at Blackstone Hall, Thurs.-Sat. at 7:30 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m.

Set in the dining room--or many dining rooms--Gurney’s play centers on the place where the family assembled daily for breakfast, dinner and special occasions. The action is a mosaic of interrelated scenes which, taken together, create an in-depth portrait of a vanishing species: the upper-middle-class WASP. The actors portray a wide variety of characters, from little boys to stern grandfathers, and from giggling teenage girls to Irish housemaids to create a theatrical experience of exceptional range, compassionate humor and abundant humanity.

April 12, 2018Keith Carlock and the Berry Jazz Ensemble

John David, directorFord Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

The Jazz Soul of Steely Dan—this concert will feature Fred Sturm’s exciting new big band arrangements of Steely Dan repertoire from many of their classic recordings. We will be joined for this concert by drumming legend, Keith Carlock. Carlock has recorded and toured with such musical luminaries as John Mayer, Sting, Steely Dan, James Taylor and TOTO, just to name a few. Keith has been named “Best All-Around Drummer” in Modern Drummer’s Readers Poll multiple times and is one of the most influential drummers on the scene today.


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April 14, 2018The Rome Symphony Orchestra presents Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream featuring the Rome Symphony and the Berry College Women’s ChoirPaul Neal and Stefanie Cash, directorsBerry College Chapel, 7:30 p.m.

The Rome Symphony Orchestra performs Mendelssohn’s composition of music celebrating Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The performance is paired with heavenly voices of the Berry Women’s Choir and talented players of the Rome Shakespeare Festival. Dr. Paul Neal is the conductor.

April 19, 2018Berry College Wind Ensemble Spring ConcertLauren Denney Wright, directorFord Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Join Berry Percussion Professor John David as he performs with the Berry Wind Ensemble on John Mackey’s Strange Humors. Additional pieces include works from composers Ryan George, Michael Markowski and Andrew Boysen Jr. This concert will have a variety of works from different time periods that is sure to have something for everyone!

April 22, 2018Berry Singers Broadway Showcase!Paul Neal, directorFord Auditorium, 3 p.m.

Join the Berry Singers as they perform some of the most beloved and beautiful music Broadway has to offer. The selections come from Broadway music old and new, and will feature solo and ensemble works as well as those for full chorus. Under the direction of Dr. Paul Neal, the Berry Singers will not disappoint!

April 23 -27, 2018Annual Student Honors ShowPinky Bass, jurorMoon Gallery, M–F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.Opening reception/juror’s talk April 24, 11 a.m.

The Annual Student Honors Show features work made in Berry College Art Program studio art courses from the fall and spring semesters. These include a range of courses in design, drawing/ painting/ print media, and ceramics/sculpture from introductory through advanced levels. Work included in the exhibition is determined by the juror based on digital images supplied by the student. At the opening reception our juror, Pinky Bass, will announce the award winners. Pinky Bass’s work is part of many collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Birmingham Museum of Art, and the High Museum in Atlanta; recent exhibitions include the Mobile Museum of Art, The Light Factory in Charlotte, NC, and the Robert Mann Gallery in NYC. A frequent workshop leader at Penland School of Crafts amongst others, Ms. Bass has had her work featured in a range of publications including Aperture, The Polaroid Book and The Book of Alternative Processes.

April 30 – May 4, 2018Senior Thesis ExhibitionEllen Summerlin, Lauren TuttMoon Gallery, M–F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Senior Thesis exhibitions serve as the capstone experience for art majors completing the studio art concentration. These exhibitions provide students with the opportunity to formulate their own research agenda in the creation of a body of work for public display. Both Rome natives, Ellen is pursuing a double major in Psychology and Lauren is a Psychology minor. Ellen’s thesis will combine her studies in psychology with clay, a medium she has worked with since she was ten. Lauren will focus on landscape painting and the representation of serenity. These concerns connect with her position as garden assistant at Oak Hill. Ellen has made many contributions to the Art Program including serving as an assistant in the Moon Gallery’s ceramics studio since her sophomore year.


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Bradley Adams, M.F.A.

Brian Barr, M.F.A.

John King, M.F.A.

Kelly Stevenson, M.F.A.

Virginia Troy, Ph.D.

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Seamus M. Bourne, M.F.A.

Alice Bristow, M.F.A.

Anna Filippo, Ph.D.

Hannah Hammond, M.F.A.

MUSIC

Ruth Baker, M.M., M.M.E

Charles Calloway, D.M.A.

Annie Camp, M.M.

Kris Carlisle, D.M.A.

Wendy Case, D.M.A.

Fine Arts FacultyAdam Hayes, Chair Kay Simms, Secretary

Stephanie Cash, Ph.D.

John David, M.M.

John Davis, D.M.A.

Lauren Denney Wright, D.M.A

Mickey Fisher, M.M..

Eric Hanson, D.M.A.

Adam Hayes, D.M.A.

Ellie Jenkins, D.M.A.

Paul Neal, D.M.A.

Kathryn Nobles, B.M.

Casey Thomas, D.M.A.

Sean Thrower, M.M.

Jennifer Williams, M.M.

Stephen Wooddell, M.M.

DANCE

Stacey Perkinson, B.A.

Jeanne Schul, Ph.D.

ABOUT BERRY COLLEGEBerry is a nationally-regarded liberal arts college known for the

quality and value of its educational experience. Located on a

beautiful 27,000-acre campus, Berry provides an integrated

education that unites a challenging academic program with

opportunities for meaningful work experience and significant

service to others.

This commitment to providing a firsthand educational

experience – expressed as “Head, Heart and Hands” by college

founder Martha Berry – remains just as relevant today as it was

when the institution was founded in 1902.

THE FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT

AT BERRY COLLEGE

The Berry College Fine Arts Department

incorporates the artistic disciplines of the visual

arts, dance, music and theatre. The mission of

the Fine Arts Department is to provide a quality

education and practical experiences for our

students, while enriching the artistic and cultural

presence on our campus, community and world.

Undergraduate degrees of study are available in

several concentrations including: Theatre, Music

Performance, Music Education, Music Business,

Studio Art and Art History.

Fine Arts Department | Berry College

P.O. Box 490309 | 706.236.2289

www.berry.edu/finearts


AnonymousWilliam and Crista AlbertsonBobbie Bailey FoundationFrank and Anne W. BarronJohn Beck (71C)Randy and Nancy BerryAndrew and Jennifer BressetteStephen and Brenda BriggsT. Mack Brown (82C)Leslie Choitz (76C)David and Kerry ClarkJean Etherton Clark (70C, 74G)Bert (82C) and Cathy ClarkDon (72C) and Connie (72C) ConnellJoe (88C) and Leanne (87C) CookWendy Davis (87C)Joann Hunter Del Re (49H)Ouida Word Dickey (50C)Henry Drummond (35H)Kay Dunn (57C)Dianne Durante and Kirsten Thornante (01C)John (83C) and Beth (84C) EadieAllen and Terri Colson (85C) EarlsJohn Elgin (81C)William H. Ellsworth FoundationJohn and Mary Franklin Foundation

Rick (77c) and Debra (76C) GilbertTim (03C) and Maureen (03C) GoodwinBarry (71C) and Michele Irwin (70C) GriswellGregory (82C) and Judy (85C) HanthornSheri Hays (92C)Steve and Debbie HeidaTrevor and Sheri HooperKaren (74C) and Jack HorrellCharlie Hudson (62C)Russ (79C) and Linda JenningsLou Brown JewellAnne and Mark KaiserMargaret G. KincaidRoger (79C) and Candy (82c) LusbyWanda MackRichard, Laura Barbarito (81C) and Spencer K. (14C) MillerAudrey MorganPeter and Tamara MusserBettyann O’Neill and Ken SicchitanoJ.M. (60C) and Nona (58C) PattersonPlainville Brick Co., Inc.Debbie Poss (78C) and Don Slater (77C)Jonathan (85C) and Crystal PurserRandy and Kathy RichardsonFrances E. Richey (83A, 87C)

Chester RoushMarlene Schneider (49H)Suzanne and Leamon ScottKeith SlaytonDr. Gary and Karen SmithSunTrust Bank Trusteed Foundation – Greene-Sawtell FoundationSunTrust Bank Trusteed Foundation – Thomas Guy Woolford Charitable TrustSteve and Lisa Fanto (76C) SwainFred Tharpe (68A)Roger Tutterow (84C)Jim Van Meerten (70C)Martha Berry WalstadGary (80C, 89G) and Bambi (79c) WatersAlexander (81C) and Maria (85c) WhitakerBob (62H) and Kay WilliamsFrances Wood Wilson FoundationFrank Windham (57c)Harry (57H) and Ginna WiseEugene WorrellDarryl L. WorthBuster (73C) and Janice WrightCurt and Mary (71c) Yarbrough

The facility is complete. The stage is set.

And the Berry College Theatre Company

is ready for a history-making season.

Be there as the curtain rises on the future of Berry theatre!

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Berry’s new theatre and related updates to Blackstone Hall were made possible by the leadership and generosity of project champion Audrey Morgan of Atlanta and the more than 180 benefactors who followed her example in contributing gifts large and small to the project. A standing ovation is due them all, including the following donors of $5,000 or more:

Berry College’s New Theatre....Enjoy!


Plans have been drawn up. Fundraising is underway.

One of Northwest Georgia’s most iconic structures is ready to become one of the

finest recital halls in the state.

Join us in tuning up a recital hall worthy of applause!

Renovation of Ford Auditorium

Creating places and spaces that spur student achievement in the arts is just one goal of LifeReady: The Berry College Campaign for Opportunity. To learn more and discover how you can help, visit www.berry.edu/LifeReady or call 877-461-0039.

Plans include:• Enlarged stage• 366 seats in arched configuration• Redesigned balcony• High-performance acoustics• Digital lighting and sound systems• Climate-controlled instrument storage• Renovated foyer/lobby• Restoration of historic architectural elements

Music lovers and arts aficionados: Make sure your name is listed as a benefactor when this important project is complete. Many naming opportunities are available. Visit www.berry.edu/fordauditorium for more information or call Scott Breithaupt, assistant vice president for campaign and leadership gifts, at 706-238-5897.

BERRRY COLLEGEDepartment of Fine ArtsP.O. Box 490309Mount Berry, GA 30149-0309

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