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Greetings From the DeanSubmitted by Ron Jones
Summer at USF is a time to bring the previous year to a close, offer a modest number of courses, and prepare for the forthcoming academic year. This year is pleasantly different because we are adding one more major activity to our summer - planning for the Visual and Performing Arts Teaching Facility (referred to by many as the “new Music Building”). The University, and especially the School of Music faculty, waited a long time, some well over twenty years, so this opportunity for all of us to move from saying “if” to “when” is a great feeling.
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Fanni Green InspiresSubmitted by Jennifer Lenhart
New York actor, playwright, USF alumna, and CVPA faculty member Fanni Green has made her mark on Theatre USF. As a director, playwright, and voice and speech coach, she influences students and audiences alike. Guiding emerging careers, sparking the creative spirits, and molding young actors into professionals; Fanni is a true asset to the College of Visual & Performing Arts.
This spring Fanni acted with her students in a scene study class and decided it was once again time for her to be on stage in a Theatre USF production. “The experience reminded me of how much fun and how incredibly difficult it is to offer myself in the classroom and my work on stage as tangible examples of what we as evolving artists explore through our work,” explained Fanni. “The experience made me eager to get on a USF stage again and work with the students as they develop their craft tools.” 481
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An exciting time ...Submitted by Wade Weast
As Director of the School of Music, I have much to be excited about this summer. Plans for the second annual Robert Helps International Composition Competition and Festival are already underway. Our Resident Artist Series is now a well-established collection of recitals that showcase the incredible musicianship of our applied faculty. The Center for Jazz Composition was established and hosted over 150 composers from all over the world at its 2006 Jazz Composers' Symposium. And I’ll never forget that magical evening when we hosted USF’s 2006 Distinguished Master Artist, Chick Corea, for a concert with Chuck Owen and the Jazz Surge. 490
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Center for Jazz Composition Expands AmbitionsSubmitted by Robert Yaniz
In the age of modern music, many ingenious works inevitably are cast aside in favor of the latest releases. Unfortunately, the brilliance of countless jazz composers has fallen victim to this transgression. However, the university’s Center for Jazz Composition has made remarkable progress in its mission to preserve the greatest works of international jazz composers and to promote the significant role that jazz plays in worldwide music.
The only research center devoted entirely to jazz composition, the Center has made tremendous advances in the past year in its pursuit of this mission. Besides launching its own website, the Center has begun its latest endeavor, to create a comprehensive score library. In the last year, the Center has collected nearly 3,000 scores by notable jazz composers, such as the legendary Duke Ellington, with the ultimate goal of compiling an extensive record of the most renowned scores in the history of jazz composition. 471
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IRA’s Public Art Program among Top Ten in the NationSubmitted by Kristin Soderqvist
The Institute for Research in Art has gained recognition from Public Art Review magazine in its Spring/Summer edition for having one of the top ten best art-on-campus programs in the nation.
“The USF public art collection stands out because it has been built with artists selected for their significance in contemporary art and their relevance to the collection rather than the standard ‘call for artists’ process that rarely attracts major artists,” stated art critic Lennie Bennett, who was quoted in the article. 479
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Vik Muniz: Reflex
Vik Muniz, Self Portrait (Front)(Pictures of Magazine)(detail)
Chromogenic print, 92 x 72 inches. Courtesy Sikkema Jenkins & Co., NYC.
July 7 – October 7, 2006
For more than a decade, Brazilian born Vik Muniz has been dazzling audiences worldwide with his photographs of images created from an astonishing variety of materials such as dirt, diamonds, sugar, wire, string, thread, chocolate syrup, peanut butter, dust, ketchup, the circular paper remnants made by hole punches, junk and pigment. The images Muniz creates are often familiar, remembered from the news, history, or the media. After an initial moment of recognition, it quickly becomes clear that these images are not what they first seemed. It’s an approach to art that Muniz calls “the worst possible illusion.” 480
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Art Faculty Julie Weitz Summer ExhibitionSubmitted by Jennifer Lenhart
This summer School of Art and Art History faculty member Julie Weitz will have her work featured in a traveling group exhibition, "Adding Insult to Imagery" curated by Dr. Robert Sweeny. This show originates at Indiana University of Pennsylvania where Julie was invited to give a gallery talk and participate in a panel discussion this past January.
The show travels to Central Missouri State University. For more information visit: www.addinginsulttoimagery.net. 473
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Music Alumni Thomas Hooten's Continued SuccessSubmitted by Jennifer Lenhart
Former music student Thomas Hooten recently won yet another principal trumpet position - this time with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Thomas was a trumpet student of Emeritus Professor Don Owen and earned a BM in music performance in 1998. Regarded as one of the most creative and innovative orchestras in North America, the 95-member Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is complemented by the acclaimed Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and the widely recognized Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. Serving as the cornerstone for musical performance and training in an area extending far beyond the city’s borders, the ASO reaches nearly half a million people through its various concert series and its diverse initiatives in music education and outreach. The orchestra performs more than 200 concerts each year, with its main subscription series augmented by pops series, family concerts, and a full summer schedule including classical, pops, and free parks concerts. Its educational concerts for young people are consistently sold out and, along with outreach initiatives in schools and community centers, serve more than 50,000 youngsters annually. 474
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Theatre Graduate Performs in NYCSubmitted by Jennifer Lenhart
Adam Belvo (2004, BA Theatre-Performance) is appearing as Menelaus in the Illyria Theatre production of Andromache at the Tobacco Warehouse in NYC. Later this summer, he will be performing Sebastian in Twelfth Night at Fairfield University in Connecticut as a member of Shakespeare Ventures. As part of Shakespeare Ventures, Adam will be teaching acting to middle and high school students. 475
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Theatre Graduate Receives MFA and Faculty PositionSubmitted by Jennifer Lenhart
Paul Denayer (BA-TAD, fall 2002) has received his MFA in Design from Kent State University and will begin teaching and designing at Morehead State University in the fall of 2006. 476
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BFA Graduate Opens Solo Exhibition in NYCSubmitted by Jennifer Lenhart
Jaisen Crockett, B.F.A. graduate in 2004 in photography and digital media, opened his first solo photography exhibition on June 8th at Center Stage in New York City. He is now attending Parsons School of Design where he plans to graduate with his M.F.A. in 2008. 477
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CVPA Staff Member Cheryl Harris Joins USF System Budget Council Workgroup Submitted by Jennifer Lenhart
Cheryl Harris has been selected to be in the USF System Budget Council Workgroup. The System Budget Council was formed to provide central oversight of all budgetary functions of the University. The Council’s charged with recommending system-wide policies and processes that impact the entire University system. The Council will also be responsible for setting budgetary standards and for providing budget data, variance analysis, and reporting as required.
Cheryl, congratulations on your appointment! 478
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Graduate Music Student Presents at SymposiumSubmitted by Jennifer Lenhart
School of Music graduate student David Barfield presented a study on performers' physical problems at the 24th Symposium on Medical Problems of Musicians and Dancers held in conjunction with the Aspen Music Festival June 22-26. This study used data collected from Florida Orchestra members. David’s travel was partially funded by a grant from the USF Student Government Association. 491
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"La Casa, La Plaza, El Agua: A Confluence of Ideas on Architecture, Art, and Life”Submitted by Jennifer Lenhart
Noel Smith, IRA Curator of Latin American Art and Margaret Miller, Director, participated in a panel discussion “House, Plaza, Water” at the Contemporary Art Center (CAC) in Cincinnati on Friday June 16th.
The other panelists included: Curtis Schreier of Ant Farm; Dagoberto Rodriquez and Marco Castillo of Los Carpinteros; and Kim Paice, Assistant Professor of Art History, School of Art, University of Cincinnati. The panel was organized in conjunction with four current exhibitions at CAC: Ant Farm, Los Carpinteros, SIMPARCH, and The HOME House Project. The exhibition of Los Carpinteros was organized by the USF Contemporary Art Museum and is currently traveling. 493
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