KU Concert Choir to perform at KC choral convention
Department of art faculty exhibit works at annual show
Career Services Office presents spring calendar of events

KU Concert Choir to perform at KC choral convention

The KU Concert Choir, under the direction of Paul Tucker, has been selected in a competitive audition to perform for the Southwest Division of the American Choral Directors Association convention Feb. 20-23 in downtown Kansas City.

The Southwest Division of the American Choral Directors Association includes seven states: Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri, and is one of seven divisions in the nation. Of all the university choirs from the seven states in the southwest, the KU Concert Choir was selected for the coveted spot of the final performance. KU’s Concert Choir, a group made up of 74 graduate and undergraduate singers from many disciplines, will perform a 25-minute program titled “There is a Spirit.”

Concert selections for “There is a Spirit” include Jamaican Medley, arranged by Tucker; the late Kevin Oldham’s Thou Art in Every Breath; Brahms’ Motet Op. 29 No. 2; William Dawson’s arrangement of the spiritual Ezekiel Saw De Wheel; and Ben Parry’s arrangement of the Welsh folk song, David of the White Rock. The performance will take place at the Folly Theatre at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22.

In addition, the choir receives the honor of premiering the first place winning composition of the Raymond W. Brock student composer competition.

For more information, contact KU’s department of music & dance in the School of Fine Arts at 785-864-3436.

Department of art faculty exhibit works at annual show

The department of art faculty will showcase a variety of works at the annual faculty art show in the KU Art and Design Gallery.

“KU’s art faculty is a dynamic team of successful artists with national and international exhibition records and awards,” said Dawn Marie Guernsey, department chair. “The works displayed in this year’s exhibit will demonstrate the faculty’s diversity, aesthetic depth and technical mastery.”

Guernsey said all faculty members in the art department, including retired colleagues, are invited to participate in the show, which will feature installation works, sculpture, paintings and photographic documentation of performances from a variety of faculty. The departmentt, one of four units in the School of Fine Arts, includes several program areas: printmaking, sculpture, painting/drawing and expanded media.

The exhibit will run from Feb. 17 to 29 in the Art and Design Gallery, located on the 3rd floor of the KU Art and Design Building at 1467 Jayhawk Blvd. An opening reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17. Gallery hours are listed below:

Sunday: 1-4:30 p.m.
Monday-Wednesday: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Thursday: 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Closed Friday afternoon, Saturdays and holidays.

This exhibition and opening reception are free and open to the public. For more information on this or any gallery event, please call 785-864-4401.

Click here and scroll to the bottom of the page to see samples of faculty artwork.

Career Services Office presents spring calendar of events

The School of Fine Arts Career Services Office is pleased to announce its spring 2008 career-related events schedule.

Feb. 28: Carine Gutlerner (DMA, ’96), a concert pianist and composer, will perform a recital in Swarthout Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 29: David Holloway (BM, ’64 & MM, ’67) the director of the Apprentice Singers Program with the Santa Fe Opera, will perform in Swarthout Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.

March 3: Matt Spurlin (BFA, ’06), a designer with Ridley Motorcycle Company, will speak in the Art and Design Building, visiting industrial design classes.

April 3-4: Jan Howard (BA, ’77 & MA, ’84), curator of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, will speak April 3 in ART540/Professional Activities Seminar in room #315 in the Art and Design Building at 12 p.m. She will visit with graduate students at 5:30 p.m. in the same room and on April 4 she will review student drawing portfolios.

“We are really grateful for our alumni and guests who are willing to share their career stories and expertise with current students,” said Dina P. Evans, career services coordinator for the School of Fine Arts. “The students are genuinely interested in connecting with alumni who share their same major and university experiences. Our alumni and faculty provide the strongest link we have to connect our students to a vibrant life in the arts.”

For more information about KU fine arts Career Services events, please contact Evans at 785-864-4466. Click here for the most updated list of career services events.

Visit the School of Fine Arts Web site for more information.