WINTER 2016 • VOLUME 9, NUMBER 1

LIVEHOPKINS CENTERFOR THE ARTS

hop.dartmouth.edu • 603.646.2422 • Dartmouth College • Hanover, NH

As part of the 2015 Summer Free For All series, concert-goers dance to the Zydeco beat of C. J. Chenier and his Red Hot Louisiana Band.

Igniting a Passion for the Arts,on campus and throughout the Upper Valley

Introducing the Arts Ambassadors Kate Adams, Advisor on Student Relations

Arts Ambassadors is a performance-going club for fi rst-year students co-led by Hop staff and two student “alums” from last year who volunteered to help shape the program in its second iteration. The program is funded by the Hop’s grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and forms the center of the Hop’s fi rst-year student outreach efforts.

This program builds on a national and college-wide First Six Weeks strategy, which targets a critical period of transition for new students at a time when they are most receptive to exploring new activities and passions. According to David Pack, Collis Center Assistant Director, “During this time, students cultivate relationships and develop strategies for success that they will use in the next four years.”

Arts Ambassadors attend a broad range of performances, including theater, dance, classical, jazz and world music. By attending frequently as a core group, Arts Ambassadors builds a social context for Hop events that’s consistent enough have a real impact. Through pre- and post-show events, students are given context for the performance and a chance to ask questions and share feedback. When visiting artists join the group, our students get an insider’s view of the artistic process, creating personal connections to the performers.

Based on our evaluation and feedback from last year’s pilot program, Arts Ambassadors is successful at providing social fulfi llment, offering multiple programmatic entry points and removing common barriers to student attendance like the cost of tickets and the challenge of a busy schedule.

“ Arts Ambassadors has been awesome! I LOVED meeting all the artists and being introduced to new genres. It’s eye-opening and the highlight of my freshman experience so far! I’m inspired to play more music.” Irene Lee ‘19

FUN FACTS ABOUT THE ARTS AMBASSADORS: • Participants hail from New York, Montana, Alaska,

Washington, Maryland and California.

• Intended majors include Music, Theater, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science and English.

• Before arriving at Dartmouth, Arts Ambassadors interned at the Caramoor Summer Music Festival, directed musical theater orchestras, performed in the CSUN Symphony Orchestra, danced ballet, designed sets, and played cello, piano, drums and saxophone.

Arts Ambassadors played ukulele with Jake Shimabukuro before attending his sold-out concert.

Arts Ambassadors bond at the fall

launch party.

From the DirectorMarga Rahmann ‘78 P’12, Interim Director

I’m pleased to write you during a time of transition and great potential at the Hop. As we search for the next Hopkins Center Director and look forward to the changes that come with new leadership, one thing remains constant: the Hop’s mission—to ignite and sustain a passion for the arts within Dartmouth and its greater community—is thriving.

From the beginning, the Hop has served as a model for the study, creation and presentation of the arts. At the Hop, we encourage students, faculty and staff—and arts lovers of all ages from the Upper Valley and beyond—to explore new ideas and experiences. A destination as well as an organization, the Hop is a magnet for global talents and big ideas. It is distinctly Dartmouth.

This edition of the Hop newsletter is brimming with examples of our continued leadership as an exemplary campus-based arts presenter. Read about the Arts Ambassadors performance-going club, which brings together fi rst-year students from all corners of the academy to experience the thrill of live music, theater and dance. Get the inside scoop on the Dartmouth Film Society, one of the country’s oldest student-run groups. In a series of “Summer of New” features, learn more about the works being developed at the Hop this and every summer. Artists like fi lmmaker Ken Burns and theater director Niegel Smith ’02 often fi nd their way back to Hanover to what Smith calls “an idyllic place where you have time to think and refl ect.”

Moving beyond the Green, you’ll discover how the Hop is igniting a passion for storytelling and world cultures at Vermont’s South Royalton School. See snapshots from the Dartmouth College Glee Club’s recent tour of Spain and learn more about the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble’s upcoming visit to Cuba.

Sprinkled throughout you’ll read profi les of the adventurous visiting artists, staff and supporters who make the Hop a robust, creative organization. As always, we are delighted to acknowledge the steadfast generosity of all Hop Members whose fi nancial support helps make this incredible work possible.

Onward!

Puerto Rico’s Plena Libre takes the stage on the Dartmouth Green; Upper Valley kids learn about Japanese taiko and the music of the Nile Basin.

fi nancial support helps make this incredible work possible.

Onward!

Dartmouth College Glee Club Tours MadridThe 30-member Dartmouth College Glee Club combined music, sightseeing and cultural exchange on a week-long trip to Madrid and central Spain after Thanksgiving. Time in Madrid’s plazas—luminous with holiday lights—and museums and the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Segovia and Alcalá de Henares was interspersed with three concerts in glorious sacred venues, including a performance with one of Spain’s leading choruses, el Coro de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. The Glee Club program included Mozart, Rachmaninoff, African American spirituals, special Dartmouth songs and, in a nod to the host country, Spanish Renaissance composer Tomas Luis de Victoria’s O quam glorioso.

Jazz is a musical genre with many styles: New Orleans, swing, bop, modal, avant-garde, etc. Latin music is an equally diverse musical genre. When these two genres came together, their child was unique: Afro-Cuban or Latin jazz. Why Afro-Cuban? Because the foundational rhythms of Latin jazz come from Cuba, and Cuba is where the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble is headed in March!

Thanks to the Hopkins Center and Dartmouth College, the students in the Barbary Coast will travel to Havana and Santiago de Cuba during Spring Break. It’s an extraordinary privilege for our students to go to Cuba. For jazz musicians of all ages, going to Cuba is a musical pilgrimage, a rare opportunity to hear some of the best musicians in the world and perform

for and with them. By its very nature, the universal language of music leads to cultural exchanges of the highest order. This will be an incredible journey for the students in the Barbary Coast, and they will never forget it.

The Barbary Coast has a strong connection to Latin jazz. Since the mid-‘80s, students in the

Coast have performed Latin jazz with such distinguished guest artists as Jimmy Bosch, Andy and Jerry Gonzalez, Carlos Henriquez, Conrad Herwig, Giovanni Hildago, José Madera, Arturo O’Farrill, Manny Oquendo, Eddie Palmieri, William Rodriguez, Ray Santos, Omar Sosa, Gregorio Uribe and Ray Vega.

Latin Jazz, the Barbary Coast and a Trip to CubaDon Glasgo, Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble Director

LATIN JAZZ PRIMER

The great jazz musician,Jelly Roll Morton, told folklorist Alan Lomax in 1938, “without the Spanish tinge, you will never be able to get the right seasoning for jazz.” When Lomax asked Morton to demonstrate on piano, Jelly Roll played a composition featuring the

habanera, an Afro-Cuban rhythm.

Syncopation and improvisation are the heart of jazz. When the off-beat syncopated rhythm patterns of jazz are combined with the Afro-Cuban rhythmic patterns such as clavé, the result is Afro-Cuban or Latin jazz. This synthesis began in the 1920s, fueled by Prohibition in the United States and free-fl owing clubs, casinos and hotels in Havana, fi lled with talented bands of Cuban musicians throughout the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s.

The 1940s—the height of jazz’s popularity—witnessed the explosion of Afro-Cuban jazz in New York. In The Latin Tinge (London: Oxford University Press, 1979), John Storm Roberts writes, “The 1940s were a crucial decade for Latin music in the Unites States...Both a truly American-Latin idiom, the mambo, and a true hybrid, Latin jazz, began to develop.” According to Roberts, the birth of the band, Machito and His Afro-Cubans, in New York, led by Cuban-born Frank “Machito” Grillo, was the “single most important event of the decade” in the development of Latin music.

In 1947, Dizzy Gillespie met the brilliant Cuban congero/composer Chano Pozo, and the history of Latin jazz was changed forever, most notably by their beautiful composition, Manteca. Manteca was the perfect union of Afro-Cuban rhythms and the New York rhythms of bebop, and “Cubop” was perfect description of the music. Chano Pozo didn’t speak English, Dizzy Gillespie didn’t speak Spanish, but, as Pozo noted, “We both speak African.”

Top to bottom: Members of the Coast in concert; a brass band performs on Central Park square in Havana;

Carnival in Santiago de Cuba.

“ The tour was an incredible experience that crossed language barriers through the universal language of music. We had the chance to perform at enormous cathedrals, as well as small churches dating back to early Spain...we had the opportunity to sing with native Spaniards, even though we could not converse with them!” Brian Chalif ‘16

Coming Soon: Maria SchneiderMargaret Lawrence, Director of Programming

On April 19, when famed jazz composer/bandleader Maria Schneider takes the Spaulding Auditorium stage with her big band, the Maria Schneider Orchestra, fans will hear a singularly soaring take on jazz. Her music hailed by critics as “evocative, majestic, magical, heart-stoppingly gorgeous and beyond categorization,” Maria Schneider has developed a personal way of writing for her 17-member orchestra since 1994. The group tours worldwide, and has received nine Grammy nominations and two Grammy awards (in both jazz and classical). Schneider herself has received numerous commissions and guest conducting invitations, working with over 85 groups from 30 countries spanning Europe, South America, Asia and North America.

Maria Schneider conducts the New York-based Maria Schneider Orchestra.

In fact, the Hop’s engagement deepens a fruitful commissioning/presentation relationship with Schneider, an extraordinary self-made artist. We fi rst presented the Maria Schneider Orchestra in 2007, when we helped commission The Pretty Road, a work that was later included in Schneider’s Grammy-winning album Sky Blue. Schneider returned several years later for a residency and performance with the Barbary Coast Jazz Ensemble, and, in a wonderful surprise, came back in 2012 to attend our presentation of the Australian Chamber Orchestra performing her (again, Grammy-winning!) work for soprano Dawn Upshaw, Winter Morning Walks, set to poems by Ted Kooser.

This April, amidst a residency that includes a School Matinee Series educational performance for Upper Valley students grades 5-12, a jazz clinic and a public performance, she’ll reveal a newly commissioned work to us.

But, for the Hop, presenting Schneider doesn’t only deliver a new jazz piece, it represents a chance to enlarge and make visible an important and wonderful canon of works by a female jazz composer, introducing audiences to an artist who took control of her own career by dumping traditional record labels and signing with ArtistShare, a New York-based digital-record label that distributes its music only on the Internet. Recall that in the early 2000s, a large, forceful record label industry still controlled almost all musical production and distribution; Schneider’s move presaged the maker-motivated systems more prevalent today. Record labels usually footed the bill for a recording’s cost and took the lion’s share of its profi ts. Instead, Schneider raised the money from fans in exchange for giving them a behind-the-scenes view of the recording process or a credit as a producer—and she still does. She made history when a 2004 recording, Concert in the Garden, became the fi rst digital download-only CD to win a Grammy award. Schneider continues to lead the way for artists’ control over their own work, and recently testifi ed before the Congressional Committee on Intellectual Property, recommending changes to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Whether in Congress, in the studio, or—as we’re excited to see her once again—on our stage, Schneider continues to thrill, and to inspire audiences, students, and women.

Refl ections from Barbary Coast members Emma Howeiler ‘18 (piano) and Kathryn Waychoff ‘16 (trumpet).

WOMEN IN JAZZ“Jazz is one of the most male-dominated genres in all the artistic forms. I grew up playing jazz and lived in a city that fosters jazz education, and it’s still so rare to see girls. I was the only girl in my high school jazz band. We went to New York City to play with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, alongside ten other bands from across the country, and there were still so few girls. And Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has none! I think that is going to be the next wave—for [ female musicians] to be seen as equal.”

“It’s actually a hard line for me to walk in jazz. Some people say that I only got where I was (musically) because I am a woman. But actually, I think women have to work so much harder and be so much better to even be noticed! There are a lot of women in music schools…but about 95% of employed jazz musicians are men. And that includes others in the industry, from band leaders to club owners to record executives.” -Emma

SCHNEIDER’S STYLE“Within the world of jazz, Schneider is a woman who has agency. Schneider doesn’t go back to the melodies from the big band era, but is somehow able to keep her music modern and moving forward while still using the big band format. I think that’s exciting. There’s a special energy you get by having a big band that you don’t get in a combo environment. In a big band orchestra, music is more worked out, there are complex overlapping layers of melodies, rhythms, harmonies and countermelodies.” -Kathryn

Behind the Scenes at the HopLinda Lewis, Membership Coordinator

It takes an abundance of instruments, planning and expertise to keep the Hopkins Center’s seven student performance Ensembles and Marching Band playing in harmony. Headquartered in a discreet offi ce below Spaulding Auditorium, Ensembles Assistant Steve Langley helps keep the music fl owing.

A native of the Upper Valley, with experience as both a music educator and a musician, Langley assists the Ensemble directors, coordinates logistics, manages paperwork and oversees the equipment for Ensemble and Band performances. On campus, he distributes instruments to student performers and sometimes visiting artists—such as the Conn sousaphone used by Max Raabe’s orchestra in its most recent Hop concert. He is also the self-described “custodian” of the Hop’s roughly 400-piece instrument collection. You will also fi nd him supporting the Hop Ensembles on stage, playing trumpet in the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble. Off campus, Langley is often the chief “equipment wrangler” for the Dartmouth College Gospel Choir. His most recent tour with the group was to Washington, DC, last November.

Langley’s role with the Ensembles is multi-faceted, and he greatly enjoys that “no day is like any other.” He can be working with the instruments that get played daily—all of the saxophones, the alto fl utes, the English horns. The next day he may be working with instruments audiences rarely see—the dulcian (Renaissance ancestor to the bassoon), the cornetto, or the six-foot-tall bass shawm. Next he might be assisting a new student seeking an instrument, or expediting sound equipment from one tour venue to another. Langley also works with students to create instruments from scratch, such as the Mahler Box and Hammer he helped Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra players build for their performance of Mahler’s Sixth. Whether working with students or Ensemble directors, instruments or audiences, Langley’s musical knowledge and dedication to his craft help maintain the level of artistry and quality of performance that Hop audiences love.

“ Part of the joy of working with these Ensembles is that we have such incredibly talented students.” Steve Langley

Supporting Innovation at the Hop We feel very fortunate to have the Hopkins Center right here in our backyard. Recognized for bringing rich cultural performances of national and international stature to the Dartmouth campus, the Hop attracts students and community members alike. It is the best expression of town and gown in the Upper Valley. It was our privilege to create an innovation fund for the purpose of bringing new ideas and experiments to the Hopkins Center. Whether it is fi nding ways to engage students more intimately with the arts or enabling performing artists to work on new commissions as is the case with Kyle Abraham, we are grateful knowing that innovation is embraced and brought to life through the Hop.

Barbara and Dick Couch ’64, Th’65, Hop Members

Growing ArtRebecca Bailey, Publicity Coordinator/Writer

Outside the Hop, the hot, lush Hanover summer makes foliage shimmer and vegetables balloon. Inside, the atmosphere is equally fecund. Summers at the Hop have become a time when new and developing work is tried out on audiences excited to be a part of the artistic process.

Dartmouth’s Department of Theater digs deep into the creative process—and the Upper Valley’s theater-loving community is right beside them. The creativity all comes together in the Theater 65 (Drama in Performance) course. Students focus on three successive series: VoxFest, which brings young alumni theater professionals to campus for a week to collaborate with Theater 65 students in creating new work and polishing and performing projects brought by the alumni; the Frost-Dodd Playwriting Festival, which results

in a full production or staged reading of three plays by Dartmouth students; and the New York Theatre Workshop’s annual three-week residency at Dartmouth, in which theater professionals work on and present six theatrical works-in-progress, with behind-the-scenes help and critiquing from the students.

Filmmaker Ken Burns, who considers Spaulding Auditorium “the extension of my screening room,” is another who tries out new work on Hop audiences. Dance, too, has benefi tted from the summer’s experiment-friendly atmosphere. In summer 2010, dozens of Upper Valley residents spent two weeks dancing and choreographing with world-famous Pilobolus Dance Theatre in a workshop through the Lebanon Recreation and Parks Department. This summer, more community collaboration is in store with choreographer Kyle Abraham (see right). Ready, set, grow.

CONVERSATIONS TO CHOREOGRAPHY

MacArthur “genius” choreographer Kyle Abraham’s new work-in-progress is being made from conversations between teens and seniors in San Francisco and Houston, whose ideas and observations are translated into movement by Abraham and his dancers.

Known to Dartmouth audiences through his work When the Wolves Came In, performed at the Hop in spring 2015, he will return this summer to further develop the new work. From June 20 to July 1, Abraham and the Hop will bring together people from diverse backgrounds for a series of intense, focused discussions, with the added invitation for participants to sit in on company rehearsals turning their words into dance. The end result will be a Hop-commissioned version of the show that will tour in 2017/2018, including a stop at the Hop.

“We’re thrilled to have this opportunity to aid and witness the development of a new work by this extraordinarily sensitive and perceptive artist,” said Hop Programming Director Margaret Lawrence. “Kyle is known for his ability to handle touchy subjects. He’s very at ease with turning ideas and concepts and words into brilliant movement.”

TIME TO REFLECTNiegel Smith ’02 came to Dartmouth from Detroit, and on this rural campus found a calm, green place—not unlike the North Carolina Piedmont of his early childhood—where he could immerse himself in thought and theater.

The campus still exerts that lure for him, now that he is a widely known theater director and performance artist whose work includes musicals, new plays and participatory performance. He associate-directed the world-touring production of the Tony Award-winning musical FELA!; and assistant-directed the Off-Broadway production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and New York productions of Tony Kushner’s Caroline, or Change. Smith is the new artistic director of New York’s innovative Flea Theater and has created works that have been produced by some of New York’s most noted theaters. Smith was on campus last fall to direct Act I of Taylor Mac’s A 24-Decade History of Popular Music. He has brought numerous works to VoxFest and has directed works in NYTW residencies.

“ It’s so important to have that intimacy between artists and the community. It’s such a unique part of the Dartmouth experience.” Niegel Smith ‘02

“ During the NYTW’s residency, I worked with the artists-in-residence to narrow down artistic visions for documentary theater, surrealist theater and devised theater; coming into contact with innovative ways to make a play, and pushing what I had thought were my creative boundaries. I also had the chance to work with playwright Aaron Mark and Tony-nominated actress Alison Fraser to develop Mark’s new work Squeamish.” Elise Wien ’17, Dodd-winning playwright (pictured at right)

“ Insight into the workshop process, beginning with the NYTW brown bag lunch series, has been highly instructive and a source of continuing inspiration.” Joy Kosta, Community Member

NOTES ON NEW YORK THEATRE WORKSHOP

Choreographer Kyle Abraham teaches a movement workshop for high school theater students in Vermont.

“The best part is that you have dedicated time apart from the busyness of the city to concentrate on your work. Dartmouth is an idyllic place where you have time to think and refl ect without a lot of distraction. I experienced that as an undergraduate and now as a professional theater maker. When you’re in residence with New York Theatre Workshop, you’re expected to work fi ve hours a day, but in reality we found ourselves working 8-9 hours a day because there was such space and calm.”

Undergraduates are formally included in feedback sessions for both VoxFest and NYTW—and community members get to ask questions directly of the artists in the informal meet-and-greet that’s come to be a part of both series, Smith said. The conversations just happen naturally because of the intimacy of the experience. Audience members and artists easily fall into conversation.

Niegel Smith ’02 at Nerd Nights: Revolutions.

Ariel Klein ’17, Angela Liu ’17, Haley Reicher ’17 and Zahra Ruffi n ’17 perform Merced de Papel during VoxFest 2015; actors rehearse for New York Theatre Workshop’s production of Stuck Elevator.

HOP SUMMER: NURTURING THE NEW

For the Love of FilmSydney Stowe and Johanna Evans ’10, Hopkins Center Film

Every Monday, a couple dozen students and a few community members shuffl e into Room 205 in Wilson Hall. Almost immediately the talk turns to movies: who saw what over the weekend and what they thought. For the next hour, fueled by local takeout and lukewarm soda, the Dartmouth Film Society (DFS) debates the merits of fi lms from Die Hard to Dogtooth. Halfway through the term, series ideas are proposed, top-secret voting (and horse trading) occurs and a future DFS theme is chosen.

DFS members have been discussing and programming movies on campus for 66 years. A free screening of W.C. Fields’ Million Dollar Legs premiered on October 25, 1949 to a packed house in Silsby Hall. A month later, the fi rst DFS series formally began with a sold-out show of All Quiet on the Western Front. In 1962, the Film Society found unqualifi ed legitimacy when Spaulding Auditorium was designed with a projection booth. Students proposed series, ran the projectors, wrote fi lm notes and did their best to promote fi lm literacy on campus.

While the delivery system has undergone profound changes in the last two decades (VHS to Blu-Ray, 35mm to digital), thankfully some things remain the same. Meetings still occur once a week, and the themed series endures. But involvement in Film Society extends far beyond the weekly roundtable. Participants usher at

marquee shows such as Telluride at Dartmouth, they become projectionists, and they make movies together, not just watch them. They also have priority access to all the fi lm artists who come to campus for tributes. A long, successful collaboration with the Telluride Film Festival sends the DFS director to Colorado each year and 30+ alums continue to attend annually.

In this age of highly personal, portable movie viewing, a group of cinephiles regularly convening to see and discuss movies in person seems almost quaint. Critics bemoan that young people have no sense of cinema culture, and yet, at all hours of the day, in dorms, Greek houses and classrooms, students are watching movies together. Film lovers and

fi lmmakers, students and civilians, young fans and old—all of us are enthralled by the stories on the big screen. The Dartmouth Film Society epitomizes this truth and knows that this luminous art form, this child of the 20th century, shows no sign of aging.

“A common misconception is that we go to the movies to get away from something. In truth we go to the movies to go

somewhere. We all laugh together. We all cry together. We cheer together. We feel defeated together. We feel victorious

together. What could be better than that?” Alex Hurt ‘16

hop.dartmouth.edu • 603.646.2422 • #HopkinsCenter • Dartmouth College • Hanover, NH

Winter 2016 DFS Series:1/10 SUFFRAGETTE • 1/17 SPOTLIGHT • 1/24 JAFAR PANAHI’S TAXI 1/31 TRUMBO • 2/7 LABYRINTH OF LIES • 2/14 CHICKEN RUN 2/21 SON OF SAUL • 2/28 ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN • 3/6 MACBETH

Other films this winter: 1/8 Bridge of Spies • 1/8 The Assassin 1/9 The Walk • 1/15 The Martian • 1/15 Jauja • 1/16 My Friend Victoria 1/22 Palio • 1/22 The Second Mother • 1/23 Rocco and His Brothers 1/23 Steve Jobs • 1/29 Mountainfilm on Tour • 1/29 Room • 1/30 Heart of a Dog 2/5 2016 Oscar-Nominated Shorts • 2/6 In the Heart of the Sea 2/12 2016 Oscar-Nominated Shorts • 2/13 Joy • 2/14 Roman Holiday • 2/19 Youth 2/20 The Big Short • 2/26 The Danish Girl • 2/27 Hitchcock/Truffaut 2/27 The Hateful Eight • 3/4 Carol • 3/5 The Revenant

KEEPCALM

AND

CARRY ON

Poster for the Dartmouth Film Society’s Winter 2016 series.

A full house in Spaulding Auditorium for Telluride at Dartmouth 2015.

DFS projectionists Melissa A. Padilla ’16 and Barbara Olachea Lopez Portillo ’19 in the booth at the Loew.

Arts and Literacy Partnership with the South Royalton SchoolStephanie Pacheco, Outreach Manager

One of the most rewarding aspects of the Hop’s Community Venture Initiative (CVI), now in its third year, is the opportunity to create community partnerships that are intentional, inspirational and collaborative. The Outreach & Arts Education department has a long history of partnering with Upper Valley schools through school matinee performances, assembly outreach, START and in-school workshops. However, these programs are often “one-offs,” dictated by busy school calendars and visiting artist tour schedules. With support from CVI, we approached the South Royalton School to see if there was interest in creating a sustained, year-long arts education program—reaching every child in grades pre-K–12 during the 2015/2016 school year. Principal Dean Stearns was an early champion of the proposal, and the teachers were enthusiastic. Our collective goal was to identify the school’s most pressing teaching and learning objectives and build an arts partnership that would support these objectives.

For the elementary teachers, a curriculum-based literacy program was key; for the middle and high school levels, world cultures took center stage. The resulting pilot includes programs engaging students at all grade levels, including a live performance and an interactive, intergenerational storytelling booth at SoRo’s Back to School Open House in September; a six-week in-school residency by teaching artist Simon Brooks, who helped students in grades 1-4 embrace reading and writing by telling their own stories; tickets and transportation to six shows at the Hop, including several school matinees and a special family show for parents to attend with their child;

workshops in South Royalton by Brazilian visiting artists Companhia Urbana de Dança; and professional development for teachers. Following a

successful fall residency by Brooks, Community Based Learning Educator Mary Waterman remarked, “The school’s educators, together with partners like the Hop, are inspiring students to actively participate in reading, writing and oral communication through our literacy theme of Travel with a Friend.” Waterman is already seeing the impact of the Hop residency, as teachers begin to integrate theatrical roleplay and storytelling into other

lesson plans in the classroom. CVI has enabled Hop staff to deliver programs of depth and breadth, working closely with one community to explore how the arts can support students’ growth academically, socially, emotionally, physically and creatively. If kids and teachers have a little fun along the way, so much the better!

“These new learning opportunities are inspirational.” Kate Lucia, South Royalton School Librarian

Students perform their stories with encouragement from artist-in-residence Simon Brooks.

One student’s personal tale

begins to take shape on a

storyboard.

Notes from the Lobby Brandea Turner, Senior Events Manager & Internship Coordinator

The Events Offi ce manages all front-of-house responsibilities for all Hopkins Center public events, which number more than 500 annually. The Events Offi ce team includes full- and part-time staff, student House Managers, student Head Ushers and 370 community volunteers. Many student Events staff members often work for the Hop throughout their entire career at Dartmouth.

The Events Offi ce staff is the face of the Hop because of our up-close and personal interaction with you, our patrons. Here are few tidbits from the lobby:

HOUSE MANAGER PROFILE:Ksenia Ryzhova ‘17

Ksenia was born in Russia, but grew up in Nashville, TN and recently moved to Portland, ME. Her favorite season is fall and she is a French Studies and Linguistics (modifi ed with Arabic) major. As a student staff member, Ryzhova is gaining professional experience while managing responsibilities such as delegating tasks for the head and volunteer ushers, taking accurate ticket counts, fi elding questions from patrons and providing event recap reports for senior Events Offi ce staff.

What has been your favorite experience at the Hop? “There have been so many shows that I’ve enjoyed working, especially the movie shifts. I also like getting to know my fellow ushers because they’re all such amazing and super fun people!”

Where is your favorite semi-secret place in the Hop? “The Moore Theater coat room, just because there’s a tunnel leading backstage that I discovered when one of the production staff members ran in there. But also the Bentley Theater, because it has so many tunnels and walkways around it, it feels like a modern Phantom of the Opera.”

Events Offi ce staff members; from left, Brandea Turner, Mahina Kaholokula ‘16, José Rodarte-Canales ‘16, Andrew Liu ‘19, Curtis King ‘16, Nicolle Allen ‘16, Kripa Dongol ‘16. Curtis King, Nicolle Allen and Kripa Dongol are also Hop senior interns.

HERE’S TO YOU, HOP MEMBERS!*

With your loyal and generous support, the Hopkins Center ignites a passion for the arts on campus and throughout the Upper Valley. Member contributions help to make possible the presentation of some of the most esteemed and innovative artists in our calendar, as well as the commissioning of exciting new works. Membership gifts also support our vibrant outreach and arts education programs, bringing the arts off-stage, into our classrooms and communities. We are so grateful to all of our donors—thanks to you, the Hop shines brighter than ever as a vital center for artistic inspiration, discovery and passion! *as of January 15, 2016

MEMBERSHIP LEVELS:Top of the Hop • $10,000 and aboveBackstage Circle • $5,000 to $9,999Bentley Fellow • $2,500 to $4,999Investor • $1,000 to $2,499Partner • $500 to $999Advocate • $250 to $499Member • $100 to $249

TOP OF THE HOPBarbara and Richard Couch JrMarilyn and Allan H. GlickKathryn and Richard Kimball Carol and Robert ManegoldWhitney and Michael MarriottKate and Hans MorrisJudy and Tom OxmanLinda and Rick RoeschJennifer Archibald Williams and Stanton N. Williams

BACKSTAGE CIRCLEJane and Peter McLaughlin Nini and Rob MeyerPamela and Alfred W. Roberts IIIJean and Bayne StevensonCathy and Peter VolanakisRobert Wetzel

BENTLEY FELLOWBrooke and Jim AdlerCynthia and Raymond BarretteRuth and Peter BleylerSelma BornsteinLibby and John C. Chapin JrBarbara DauVioletta and Quentin FaulknerJeanne and Peter Floeckher JrSusan and Don FosterMaggie and Barry GroveCaroline Diamond Harrison and Timothy C. HarrisonKelly Fowler Hunter and Andre A. HunterSandra and James KatzmanJoan G. KinneRobert A. LevinsonJulie N. Skinner Manegold and David R. Manegold Tyler W. Manegold Lu and Peter MartinAmy and Henry Nachman JrMarsha and Peter PrattCarolyn Watson and Stanley M. Rinehart IIIBarbara and David RobyKatherine Rines and Benjamin Schore

INVESTORAnonymousAnn and Mark BeamsKathryn Stearns and Robert BruceRenée Vebell and Jeffrey Cohen

Penny and James CoulterFrances and Walter HerbertLaurie and Sven Karlen JrAbbie and Don Penfi eldLynne and Hunt WhitacreLinda C. Wilkinson

PARTNERJulie McCashin and Chris AmosJudith and Edward BeckerBarbara Butler and Jeffrey BendisPriscilla and John Benson JrTina Foster and Brian BolandElizabeth and William ClendenningCarol and Rodney Du BoisCarolyn and Milton FryeBarbara and Michael Gerling Suzanne and James GottlingJaques HarlowKatharine and David HewittRodney Rose and Jeffrey HorrellSusan and Mark IsraelPunam and Kevin KellerJoyce and Paul KillebrewMary Ann and William LewisCarolyn and Peter MertzGretchen May and Richard MillsMargaret and William MontgomeryClaire and Allan MunckSylvia and Harry Nelson JrPatricia and Herbert PremStephanie B. ReiningerIsa M. RexMary Lougee Ripley Elisabeth W. RussellSarah and Bruce SchwaeglerKathleen and Robert SnyderCarol and Harold Sox

Hopkins Center Board of OverseersAustin M. Beutner ’82Kenneth L. Burns H’93Barbara J. CouchAllan H. Glick ’60, T’61, P’88, GP’19Barry Grove ’73Caroline Diamond Harrison ’86, P’16, P’18Kelly Fowler Hunter ’83, T’88, P’13, P’15, P’19Robert H. Manegold ’75, P’02, P’06Michael A. Marriott ‘84, P’18 Nini MeyerHans C. Morris ’80, P’11, P’14, Chair of the BoardRobert S. Weil ’40, P’73, HonoraryJennifer A. Williams ’85Diana L. Taylor ’77, Trustee Representative

Ann Flood and Harold SwartzDorothy and Joseph TofelRobin Rice Voigt and Steven P. VoigtJulia and Martin Wybourne

ADVOCATESuzanne and John Adams Jr Roberta diFlorio Alexander and Watt AlexanderGinia AllisonEvelynn Ellis and Albert Anderson JrPeter Hoyle ArmstrongJane and Robert BaldwinJane and James BarrettCarol and James BaumJan Brigham BentNancy Morden and Ethan BerkeMyra Mayman and Alexander BernhardChrysanthi and Peter BienRuth and Richard BlodgettKaren and Alfred Blum JrLeeli and James BonneySally C. Bower

Taylor Mac engages audience members during an interactive performance in The Moore Theater.

4.5 ACRES:

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hopkins.center.ushers@dartmouth.edu: the address to email if you are interested in volunteering

the building footprint of the Hopkins Center

the number of theatrical lighting instruments in The Moore Theater inventory

the number of hangers in the Spaulding Auditorium lobby

the number of volunteer ushers needed per Hop event

the number of tiles available for the Hop ledge sign, including 81 punctuation marks

The Knights chamber orchestra visits a local school.

Mardi and Frank BowlesAndrea Zacher Brown and Clint Brown Joan R. BurchenalJean and Peter BurlingDonna and George ButlerSusan E. CampAnne Baird and Stephen CampbellSantosh Sangarasivam and Dipankar ChoudhuryHelene and Dwight ChurchillJudy and John ChypreJoan and Daniel CollisonPriscilla and Kevin ConnollyGoodie and David CorriveauMarilyn R. CrichlowJudith and Thomas CsatariJohn Ring and Dan DeneauMary B. DoyleTricia DuftyElla A. ErwayCharlotte and Charles Faulkner IIMarianne and Peter FlackKatherine and Robert FoxEllen Waite-Franzen and Scott FranzenDori and John GaltonFairlee GambleAnn and Bruce GarlandCaroline and John GilbertMarjorie Mann and Robert GordonSusan and Lewis GreensteinCarolyn Kerrigan and David GreenwoodBarbara F. HallAlice F. HanceJosie and Fran HanlonCarol F. HarrisJudith Cross and John HathewayKimberley and Simon HillierPaul E. Holtzheimer IIIBrucie HubbellD. R. Hughes JrMarilyn and Windsor HunterJoanna R. JacksonJudith and Nicholas JacobsCathy Morrow and J. Gilliam JohnstonAnn and Charles JusticeAndrea Bartelstein and Elizabeth KirkElizabeth and Donn KlinglerNancy B. KuemmerleLouise KunkelMargaret and John LannanBarbara and Robert LevensonAndrew Levin Drewry and Frank LoganEllen Meara and Erzo LuttmerLouise Thorndike and Donald Magill JrSally and Ralph ManuelGinny Volk and Bob MargolinCatherine Pomiecko and George MartinsEllen and Anthony MerlisJoan and David NierenbergNita and Robert NormanBarbara Barry and Michael PachtRandall R. PerkinsElizabeth and William PierceSusan and Jay PiersonMartha McDaniel and Stephen PlumePhillip M. Pochoda

Kristofer AndersonLisa and David AndrewsMarjorie and Peter AptakinJoan AshleyTerri and Christopher Ashley Dorothy AspinwallJan and Gert AssmusNancy and Richard AsthalterGretchen Holm and James AtkinsonBillie and Pino AudiaCarol and Merwyn BaganJudith Reeve and Kenneth BakerJeanne and Perry BallBetty and Doug BarbaJane A. BarlowSarah BarnesCarol BarrRichard BarrowsAnne Kapuscinski and Wayne BarstadElizabeth Tomlinson and Stephen BartelsChristine and Donald BartlettDavid F. BauerAnn McKinlay and Pierce BaughYolanda BaumgartnerGeorge P. BealJane W. BedfordDiane Meredith BelcherMary and Robert BelenkyJessica and John-Erik BellVirginia Gwynn and Jonathan BellisThomas Hall and John BellottCharlotte F. BelserVivian Kogan and Bernard BennCynthia and Steven BensenJohn K. Benson IIIKathleen and William BensonMonika and Jack BergCynthia and Norman BergJanice and Stephen BergerDavid E. BerlewJudith and James Bernat

Crista and Louis RenzaMelissa Roth and Dan RichardsDiane and Les RimanKate E. RobinsonVirginia and Ellis RolettTerry and Andrew SamwickKaren and John Sanders JrSylvia and Barry ScherrJill and John SchiffmanAnne S. SegalNatalie and Jack ShirmanAnne and Peter SilberfarbJoanne and Robert SohrweideWendy and Jonathan SpectorJane W. Stetson and E. William Stetson IIIElizabeth Anderson and Robert StevensLois Lorimer and William SullivanHeather SzczepiorkowskiMary L. TrammellSunny Martinson and Ford von ReynPierre Fournier and Richard WaddellCarolyn Wallace Green and Robert L. WallaceSuzanne and Graham WallisCarol WarrenElizabeth Tarlau Weingarten and Jack A. WeingartenLinda and William WilliamsFadia and Ted WilliamsonMargaret Parsons and James WilsonSusan DeBevoise Wright and James Wright

MEMBERAnonymous (4)Erika Butler and Tom AbsherElizabeth Smith and Cory AhonenBeatrice and Heywood AlexanderAnita and James AlicC. J. S. AllanJacqueline A. AllenJean R. AllenNancy and V. Blake Allison IIIErik R. Altman

Sandy BesasEllen and Michael BettmannGillian and Charles BilloJanet and Warren Bingham Pietie and Richard BirnieKaren Meyers and Richard BlairNancy Putnam and Edward BlanchardEmily J. BlanchardCalli Guion and Erik BlanchardRuth Mayer and Peter BlodgettMarion and Putnam BlodgettJoy and Michael BlongewiczSusan and Roger Bloomfi eldEllen and Martin BlumbergMartha and Arthur BobruffRichard R. Boch SrBarnes BoffeyAnne L. BoswellDaniel BrandClaudia BrandenburgJane and Brad BrewerSusan and Peter BrinkFrances C. BrokawBarbara Duncan and Gary BrooksMyrna and Richard BrooksRobin and Richard BrooksDeborah and Stephen BrooksDeborah W. BrowerBarbara H. BrownDeborah A. BrownRosemary and Gary BrownMary and Peter BrownSusan E. BrownJean and William BrownJoAnn Kinney BrowningEllen and Tom BrydgesCatherine Stanger and Alan BudneyMarion and Kenneth Burchard Spencer BurdgeIrina Burnina and Andrei BurninJudith and Philip BushBarbara and Alan CallawayJennifer L. CantorLynn Adams and Simon CarrAlix Ashare and James CarrollNancy and Bill CarterDeborah and Peter CarterDavid M. CartonBrian CatlinMargaret A. Caudill-SlosbergRosalind Stevens and John CavenderMary ChamberlinJanice and Robert ChapmanCathy Shubkin and Steven ChapmanHeather C. ChaseNancy M. ChaseZenghong ChenPriscilla and William Chester JrAlison and Frederick ChisolmWilliam W. ChorskeRobert W. ChristieMartha G. ClarkTina and Ray ClarkElissa L. CloseKristin Brown and Stuart CloseGaynor P. Coassin

Edmund Coffi n Anna C. Typrowicz and Richard L. CohenTina and William ColehowerAnne Flagler CollinsMary D. CollinsLaura E. ConkeyChristine and Ben ConroyCeleste and David CookMarjorie and Russell CookLisa and Richard CorreaEdith CrockerCarol and John CrouthamelWilliam Bakker and Stephen D’AgostinoSara and Robert DanzigerJane B. DarrachMarilyse de BoissezonSue DeaettAnne L. DeanEllen C. DesMeulesMarjorie Storrs and Herman DieckampArdis Olsen and Allen DietrichDanada DinsmoreJo and Harry DormanMarjorie and Len DorrVirginia and John DresserMargaret and Philip DrinkerVicky and Reid DruckerPatricia Higgins and Robert DrysdaleEmi Notargiacomo and Marge duMondHolly K. DustinKesaya Noda and Christopher DyeKatharine Z. EatonBetsy EcclesPatricia EckelsBeatrice and Antony EdgarSusan T. EdwardsAntoinette D. EggerElizabeth and Theodore EismeierSophie Sparrow and Christopher EldredgeTim EliassenHelen Hong and Sergi ElizaldeSoong and Rogers ElliottSuzanne Elusorr

Linda and Richard ElyCheri Mather and Richard Enelow Karen EngdahlJohn S. EngelmanSusan G. EpsteinMarie H. EsselbornSara P. EvangelosSusan and Ira K. Evans IIIFieke and Arnold FabricantJean and Frank FaheyHarlan W. FairJohn Kirk and Trevor FairbrotherCatherine Cannan and John FarleyAlison E. FarrarBarbara and Brian FaughnanJanice and Charles FelsonElliot W. FenanderLaurie MacGregor and Kurt FeuerElsie and Bert FichmanRobert J. FieldsteelMary and Mark FillingerGloria and Sydney FinkelsteinJanice and William FischelSarah FletcherFlorence and Robert FogelinLinda and Stephens FowlerDarrell Hotchkiss and Jon FoxPhyllis J. FoxLorraine Sostowski and Gladys FrankelMarcia and Peter FrederickBarbara and Barry FreedmanLea and Conrad FreyNan and Alec FrostAmy Wheeler and Barry FudimRobert L. FulmerMargaret and Michael GalbraithAnn and Henry GallagherRoberta and Paul GalleraniRobin Nuse and Arthur GardinerSylvia and John Garfi eldLeane Page GarlandMargaret McCall GeldensKaty and Paul Gerke

An audience member poses with Grammy-nominated stand-up comedian Tig Notaro following her sold-out performance.

Elyse HolsbergTheresa HontasElinor C. HorneHeidi and Garlan HoskinAnnette Houston and David HoskinsonBeverly and Robert HoughtonMargaret and Kevin HughesPamela Ely and Richard Husband JrVirginia Q. HutchisonBarry M. IsaacsLorie IshimatsuBarry F. JacobsonAnne and Bruce James Ellen S. JamesLucy and Michael JamesMargaret and G. Christian JernstedtJoanne Needham and Andrew JohnsonMarsha and Bruce JohnsonRita and Edwin JohnsonSandra and Gary JohnsonBarbara and Knox JohnsonMargaret A. JohnsonPenelope and Stuart JohnsonJeannie Scheinin and Thomas JohnsonLynn and Bob JohnstonBarbara H. JonesEmily and Gerard JonesMarianne and Stephen Jordan Carolyn and J. Richard JudsonAlla and Sergei KanPhyllis and Arnold KatzSusanne and Ralph KatzSue and Dennis KaufmanLisa Hogarty and Rosemary KeaneJean and Robert KeeneJoanne and Alan KeillerAnn and Rusty KeithJoanne Foulk and Denis KelemenMargaret V. KempElise and Mark KendallKathleen M. KentnerJeanne Hover and Stewart KetchamJoan S. KidderElizabeth N. Kimball

Katrina GeurkinkEdith M. GiegMary and Charles GierschLaura GillespieSusan and Al GillottiRosalind and Goodwin GilmanBetty and Roger GilmoreKaren and Sandy GilmourSarah and Benjamin GilsonLisa Yaffee and David GladstoneJane and Gerry GoldPenny McConnel and James GoldJanet E. GoldbergerAlice and Martin GoldsteinNancy and Michael Golowka Elizabeth and Michael GonnermanKathryn Doherty and Seth GoodwinBeverly and Roger GoringNadia and Greg GormanAndrea Williams and Clayton GossKirthi and Vijay GovindarajanShirley Grainger-InselburgJuliette Bianco and David GreenLizi Boyd and Gordon Greenfi eldSuellen M. Griffi nJoseph Grimes JrBobbi GrossDiane D. GuarinoMargaret and Marshall GuillElaine M. GustafsonHonore and Robert HagerCarl and Nancy HaggeMarcy Chong and Alden HallDavid A. HallKathleen B. HalperinLaurie and Jerry HalpernMadith K. HamiltonJanette E. HannahDiane Crowley and George HanoGenevieve P. HardiggAnn and Robert HargravesKathryn and John HarlowAlice and John Harrison JrCatherine and Philip HarrisonPam and Frank HastingsPolly and Charles Hebble JrNancy and James HeffernanKaren L. HeinzmannJoseph J. HelbleEleanor and William Helm JrJack HemenwayJody HendersonRobert T. HerzVictoria and Donald HerzbergElizabeth B. HestonMargaret HiattNancy and Richard HiggersonSuzanne McDowell and John HigginsGrace Hope HillJane Osgood and Ted HillesNancy L. HoblinSandra HoehDeborah and David HofferAmy and Paul HoffmanMary Ann HolbrookRomer and Deming Holleran

Marie KirnPauline and Louis KislikBeth and Richard KolehmainenPatircia Glowa and Donald KollischJulia K. KorkusRebecca Chollet and Erik KraussMarion and Herbert KummelMuthulakshmi and Periannan KuppusamyEleanor J. KyungSuzanne LaaspereElaine and Brian LacyPeggy Lahs E. D. M. LandmanJoan R. LangRuth and Fred LappinDonna and John Largent IIIRebecca D. LarkinNancy and Larry LarsenKatherine and Lee LarsonBonnie Bollman and Blanche LavoieCynthia and Daniel LawrencePatricia Dickens and Robert LeatonSarah LeggatLee and David LemalRenee and David LentElaine and James LenzBarbara LesherSamuel S. LeveyDianne and Gary LevineMargot and Richard LewinBronwen B. LewisLinda and Gustav LienhardDominique and George LightbodyMary R. LincolnElsa LindJane Finlay and Charles LindnerKay and Larry LittenMargaret D. LittleSharon and David LockwoodAda LoganJessica B. LondaPatricia H. LongLouise and Daniel LongneckerKerby Lovallo

Anne and Dana LowNancy E. LuceNancy and William LuebbertElsa M. LukerDeborah and Peter LuquerElizabeth and James LustenaderEllen and James LynchSusan and Morton LynnElizabeth Keefauver Lyons and James P. Lyons JrDavid MagagnaWilliam MagnerVera and DeWitt MallaryJeannie B. MallaryJosette and Raymond MalleyRobert ManchesterRosemary and David MandelbaumWendy and Paul ManganielloMartha ManheimTita ManiceCarol and Robert MarrazzoKathy and Terry MartinNina Dimoglou and Pierre MartinetMary N. MaslandRoger D. MastersMarjorie and James MatthewsSusan C. MattsonAna M. MayorElizabeth and Michael MayorIsabel and Michael McCarthyMary Lou Guerinot and Rob McClungAudrey T. McCollumFrench and Robert McConnaugheyDorothy and Norman McCulloch JrBruce P. McDowellDianne and Thomas McFarlandEmma and John McGeachieCarol Campbell and John McKennaChristine and Leo McKennaLucy and Robert McLellanErin R. McNeelySuzanne and Joe MedlicottRuth and Larry MengedohtMargaret F. MenkovPrudence MertonJill MichaelsJune Seligman and Bernice MillerJeanne Baer and Michael MillerSheila Moran and David MillstoneAmy L. MitsonJoanna Whitcomb and Bill MlacakEvangeline and Gerald J. MonroeKatharine and Trenchard More JrSharon and James MorganJune B. MorganMeredith M. MorganMadge MorrisDaniela Ligett and Michael MortonAllison Shutz MoskowStephen H. MottAntonia Barry and Russell MuirheadNancy and David MullerMargaret and Albert Mulley JrMargaret and Stanley MyersJames A. NachtweyLucianna R. NatkielMarsha Swislocki and Paul Natkiel

Noel and Donald NeelyCorlan Johnson and Richard NeugassRhona and Frederic NeuwirthCarletta A. NeversCatharine and David NewburyTamara and Daniel NixonJoyce and Walter NollSharon and Richard NordgrenKaren and Charles NorthJoanne and Richard NortonAlice D. NulsenBrenda and Jerry Nunnally Mary-Jane OgawaHelen and Leon OliverRosita M. OlsonJoann and Zygmon OnackiRosamond F. OrfordSusan and Fredrick OrkinM. K. Beach and Terry OsborneKate and Bart OsmanMiriam and Aaron OsofskyMary and David OttoBetsy and Roger OwenEvan OxenhamGerald L. PaistJane PalmerEthel and Roger PaquinNancy G. ParkerLucy PattiLaurie Johnson and L. Carl PedersenCarol and Michael PenkertMaggie and John PepperPatricia Kuzmickas and Erik PetersonLorraine and Elmer Pfefferkorn

Louise PietschKelly and Hal PikusAlix Olson and Martha PoppAvery and Margaret PostAnne and Michael PotterMargaret and Dick PowellRobert J. Powell R. Kirsten and Ray PowelsonJessica Speckert and David PowsnerSusan H. PrattGranthia PrestonTeri and Antonio D. PyleDeborah Hanson and Jane QuimbyMary B. Quinton-BarryMargaret and Russell RabitoBetty and John RabySharon and Robert RacusinJane L. RalphMarcus RatliffPam and Jack ReeseDouglas ReeserZara D. ReevesDonna and Charles ReillySally Ann and Harold ResnicRoberta Sacks and Leon ResnickHeidi and James ReynoldsMary E. ReynoldsLise and John Richardson JrSusan M. RivesMartha and John RobbEugenia S. RobbinsLenita and Raymond RobbinsEvelyn RobertsEllen and George Robertson

Participants learn the intricacies of South Indian dance during a Master Class led by

visiting artist Shantala Shivalingappa.

Celebrants get into the Downton Abbey spirit at this year’s preview and tea for Members.

Anne and John RogersNancy and Robert RomanoMark A. RosemanDiane RostonCheryl Boghosian and Neil RothLia and Richard RothsteinArline and Barry RotmanPriscilla and Peter RunstadlerMargaret Read and Charles RussellLeslie and Mark RutanLinda D. RydmanMarlene and Rusty SachsJoanne and Eric SailerLaney and Jack SammonsEileen and Alexander SamorCharlotte J. SanbornBrinna and Frank Sands Jennifer and Steven SargentJan and Rick SaylesJanet Shepler and Joe ScaroKate SchaeferTeresa Cheeks and Axel SchererLaura Rosenthal and Robert SchertzerMolly P. ScheuSue SchillerMargaret and James SchmidtLinda P. SchmidtMargaret and Daniel SchneiderPaula P. SchnurrRobert E. SchultzJeanne Childs and John SchumacherRosemarie ScibettaMary Lyons Scott and William ScottAudrey SearsPaula and Raymond SeitzKaren and Marc SeltzerMatthias W. SengerNancy P. SevcenkoMartha Hennessey and Stephen SeversonArthur E. ShermanMargaret Carpenter and Charles ShermanBrenda ShornickSheila and Lawrence ShulmanMary A. Shymkiv-BakkerEmily and Joe SilverDeborah Springhorn and Stephen SilverKatherine and Clay Simpson

Diane G. SimpsonBrenda E. SirovichConnie and Jack SkewesCarol and Roger SlobodaJacqueline Y. SmithMartia and Mark SmithSae-Im Nam SmithJean and Stuart Smith JrRenee and Norman SnowPamela SobelHilda and Robert SokolMargaret and David SolbergMarianna McKim and Reinhart SonnenburgMaribel and John SoutherPatricia and Thomas SpencerLinda Spencer-GreenPeregrine and Peter SpiegelCarol and Henry SpindlerConnie Anderson and Orson St. JohnLynne and John StahlerRuth and Fred StavisBetsy and Bruce StefanyMuriel and Robert SteinbergRuth and Andrew StephensonEleanor B. StephensonBarbara and Dennis SternJane and Joseph StevensPatricia StewartJasmin Bihler and Elijah StommelNan and William StoneMelinda and Richard StuckerMarilyn and Skip SturmanSarah Robson and Swaminathan SubbiahAndrew R. SuppleeShiela and Steven SwettNelle Johansen and Vincent TalentoSara and Kevin TallyJill and Stuart TaneSheila H. TanzerMona and Wallace TapiaAudrey Cherin and William TateJosephine Hanlon TateAnne and Bruce TaylorChing-Wen and Carl TaylorChristine and Jack TaylorJohn TaylorCarolyn C. Tenney

Ellen TerieBarrett and Anthony ThacherCynthia S. ThompsonAnn and Dennis ThronNancy TiedemannPhyllis and Parker TowleCarol and Howard TrachtenbergBarbara B. TravisRuth Friend and Michael L. TrimpiPaula TsaiJanine Kanzler and Michael TsapakosLee and Stanley Udy JrMarian B. UlrichImogen and Roger B. UlrichJodi Van LeerCindy and Jim VarnumCasey P. VillardPriscilla and Jonathan VincentNoelle and Geoffrey VittPamela VoelkelMary Jane Wallace and Roger VoglerSusan and Timothy WaggJan and Curt WardBarbara and David WardGail and John WassonMary F. WatersKatherine and Norman WattsClaudia and Johnathan WeedSusan E. WeeksCarol P. WeingeistChris Weinmann Liz Ross and David WestbyLeah and Charles WheelanSandra and Maynard WheelerJane and John WhelihanBrent WhiteSuzanne and Richard WhitingAllan WiemanMartha H. WienckeKatherine and Stephen WilkersonSarahand Chuck WillMame WilleyLetha Mills and Dana WilliamsPerry and John WilliamsonSybil B. WilliamsonChristopher M. WilsonLois and Peter WinklerRebecca R. WinterJoanne and Doug WiseBarbara Pringle and Morton WiseJo Anne L. WithingtonChristianne and William WohlforthAnne and Harry WollmanSuzanne and Austin WoodKristin and R. Stewart WoodBarbara and Michael WoodardJane WoodsDeborah Hall and Mike WoodsJaqueline and Chris Wren Penelope and Peter WrightVictoria B. WrightKathryn Lively and Michael YacavoneJudy Manley and Eugene YeatesRuth A. ZalesJeanne and William Zeilman

HopStop programs delight our youngest audience members. MEMBER SPOTLIGHT:

Sara TallyLinda Lewis, Membership Coordinator

At the start of the New Year, I had the great pleasure of talking with Hop Member Sara Tally. Sara and her family live in Hanover and with three cellists in the house, music abounds!

LL: What is your earliest arts memory?ST: My father, a scientist, kept up with his music studies throughout

adulthood. As an adult, he transitioned from violin to classical guitar. Many Saturday mornings were spent listening to him practice! Listening to Prokofi ev’s Peter and the Wolf remains a favorite childhood memory for me. For my daughters, it would be the many trips we made into New York to see the Little Orchestra Society’s Saturday matinees at Lincoln Center.

LL: What was the fi rst performance you attended at the Hop?ST: The Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra performance in the fall of 2012—

shortly after our return to the area. With three cellists in the family, we remember especially enjoying the Haydn C Major cello concerto. It was a free afternoon concert, celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Hopkins Center. It was a great introduction to the Hop!

LL: What led you to become Hop Members?ST: The Hopkins Center is, without a doubt, one of our favorite places in

Hanover. We love walking through the Hop’s glass doors and being transported to a world fi lled with beautiful art and sound. Being Members keeps us in the loop about upcoming performances. We look forward to the arrival of the season brochure each summer.

LL: Do you have favorite artists among those you’ve seen at the Hop?ST: In general, we try our best to attend every performance featuring a

cellist! My daughters keep a scrapbook fi lled with ticket stubs

from Hop events. While my oldest daughter thoroughly enjoyed seeing David Finckel perform with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, humming would indicate that my youngest liked the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain’s visit best. Seeing the DSO perform is also a favorite.

LL: All three of your daughters are musicians. Why do you think it is important for young people to participate in the arts?

ST: Participating in the arts and studying music supports all different types of learning. What my daughters learn in their music lessons goes way beyond the notes on a page. As a parent with three very different daughters, it has been an incredible process to see them develop as people through their involvement in music.

LL: What do your daughters enjoy most about studying/playing music?

ST: Everything—the beauty and history, the challenge and hard work, and, most importantly, weekly lessons with talented, inspiring and supportive teachers.

LL: Why is it important to attend live performances?

ST: Seeing live performances and supporting the arts is a very important part of our family’s music education. There is so much to learn and enjoy from a live performance—whether it be a student performance or a visiting artist. The Dartmouth students set a great example. Live performance seems to “stay” with us.

LL: What impact has the Hop had on your life in the Upper Valley?

ST: The Hop has enriched our cultural life and exposed us to a wide and eclectic range of music. From The English Concert to Kronos Quartet to Alvin Lucier with the Callithumpian Consort, we have been introduced to many wonderful artists and different musical ideas.

We hope that when our daughters head off to college and beyond, we will be able to lure them back to the area with the promise of a family dinner and a Hopkins Center event. We are very fortunate to have the Hop close to home.

The Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra rehearses in Spaulding Auditorium.

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DID YOU KNOW...

As a Hop Member, your support has the potential to impact thousands of lives every year, while sustaining the cultural vitality of our community. We invite you to join us today at hop.dartmouth.edu/online/members or by calling 603.646.2006. We thank you!

SAVE THE DATEHop Members 2016/2017 Season Preview

On Wednesday, July 6, please join Director of Programming Margaret Lawrence and your fellow Hop enthusiasts from 5-7 pm for this multimedia preview of visiting artists for the 2016/2017 season. The festivities include a reception before the preview. Watch for your invitation arriving this June.

Not yet a Member? Contact Linda Lewis at 603.646.2006 or hop.members@dartmouth.edu for more information.

...ticket revenues cover only

31%of the cost of presenting visiting artists?

• Like all performing arts institutions, the Hop relies on donations to meet program needs. These gifts truly make all the difference. Without this vital community support, the quality and range of Hop programming you love would be impossible to achieve.

• From free, hands-on HopStops, to subsidized School Matinee Series performances, to free Assembly Outreach concerts in local schools, the Hop’s Outreach & Arts Education programs introduce young audiences to a diverse array of cultures, arts forms and artists.

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...more than

4,700young children and pre-K–12 students participate in specially designed Hop arts education programs annually?

...the Hopkins Center presents more than 500 public events

each year?