Silver Center for the Arts

Zhengzhou University Orchestra

March 21 @ 7:00 pm
Smith Recital Hall

Guests from the Zhengzhou University (ZZU) School of Music will conduct a Folk Orchestra performance in the Smith Recital Hall of the Silver Center for the Arts from 7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 21. Twelve students and 3 faculty from ZZU will perform several music compositions on instruments such as the gaohu, zhonghu, Chinese lute, ruan, daxie, bamboo flute, sheng, suona, and the erhu, a national bow string instrument in China.

The performance is free and open to the public.

Quilters

March 27 @ 7:00 pm
Studio Theatre

Quilters is the story of a pioneer woman and her six daughters that blends a series of interrelated scenes into a rich mosaic designed to capture the sweep and beauty, the terror and joy, the harsh challenge and abiding rewards of frontier life. Illuminating stories contained in various patches or “blocks” with music, dance and drama, the action depicts the life of women on the frontier, as they battle illness and death, face the challenges that nature offers, and struggle to creature a stable existence. They do also, in a life that is grueling and harsh, find love, warmth, rich and lively humor, and the moving spectacle of simple human dignity and steadfastness in the face of adversity. In the end, when the various patches are assembled into one glorious, brilliantly colorful quilt, the effect is both breathtaking and magical—and a theatrical masterstroke which will linger in the mind and memory long after the house lights have dimmed. Professor of Theater Elizabeth Daily directs this moving and uplifting evening in the theatre. 

PRICE:

$18 PUBLIC EVENING / $15 MATINEES / $15 PSU FACULTY AND STAFF / $9 PSU STUDENTS /

Note: Free tickets MTD Fac/Staff, MTD Majors, Minors, and Interdisc within MTD

DATES:

Wednesday, March 27, Thursday, March 28, and Friday, March 29, 2019, 7 pm

Saturday, March 30, 1 pm and 7 pm

Piano Master Class Featuring Ginger Yang Hwalek

March 31 @ 1:00 pm
Smith Recital Hall

Ginger Yang Hwalek, a native of South Bend, Indiana, began piano studies at age 4 and has been involved in music ever since as a performer, teacher, violist, and conductor. She received degrees in piano performance from Indiana University and Wichita State University, and a doctorate in collaborative piano from Northwestern University. Dr. Hwalek has taught at Illinois State University, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp (Michigan,) and is currently on the faculty at the University of Maine teaching class piano, keyboard musicianship and piano pedagogy. She also maintains a studio of 16 pre-college students in her home in Bangor. Dr. Hwalek specializes in conducting piano monster festivals and has worked with students in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. She also has several CDs to her credit in collaboration with soprano Nancy Ellen Ogle. Dr. Hwalek is active in Music Teachers National Association and has recently finished a 2-year term on the Board of Directors. She has been recognized as Teacher of the Year in 2006 and Foundation Fellow in 2013 by MTNA.

No Tickets are Required for this event.  Free and open to all!

Senior Recital – Samantha Leone and Robert Herstedt

March 31 @ 5:00 pm
Smith Recital Hall

Samantha Leone and Robert Herstedt will be having their senior recital on 3/31/19 at 5pm.  They will be accompanied by Dr Justin McCarthy.

Please help celebrate the end of a wonderful journey with an evening of songs performed by Samantha (soprano) and Robert (Tenor).

Admission is Free and open to all!

American College Dance Association New England Conference

April 4 @ 12:00 am
Hanaway Theatre

The American College Dance Association Adjudicated Concerts present works of choreography by students, faculty and guest artists from across institutions of Higher Education in New England as part of a 4-day conference.  Each work is considered by a professional panel of national artists, who take notes and comments between dances during brief pauses.  The distinguished panel includes, Licia Perea from Los Angelos, CA (Founder and Director of the BlakTina Festival), Robin Wilson (MI – University of Michigan/founding member of Urban Bush Women) and Peter DiMuro (MA – Executive Director of The Dance Complex).  The evening highlights all dance styles and genres and showcases the strength of artistry across dance programs in New England.  Plymouth State University’s own Dance Division is proud to welcome over 300 participants to our campus in celebration of dance education, innovation and collaboration.

Audience members should be aware that brief pauses will take place between each dance.  Similarly, conference participants may move in and out of the theater based on additional events taking place as part of the full conference.

Showtimes at 6:00pm on Thursday 4/4/19-Saturday 4/6/19 and 1:00pm on Sunday 4/7/19

FREE PSU faculty/staff/students $10 Adult/ $7 Student/Senior/Youth

Eagle Pond: Patrick Donnelly

April 11 @ 7:00 pm
Smith Recital Hall

Poet Patrick Donnelly is the author of The Charge (Ausable Press, 2003, since 2009 part of Copper Canyon Press), Nocturnes of the Brothel of Ruin (Four Way Books, 2012), a 2013 finalist for the Lambda Literary Award, Jesus Said (a chapbook from Orison Books, 2017), and Little-Known Operas, forthcoming from Four Way Books in 2019. His poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Slate, Ploughshares, The Yale Review, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review, The Massachusetts Review, and many other journals. Poet Laureate of Northampton, Massachusetts from 2015-2017, Donnelly is director of the Poetry Seminar at The Frost Place in Franconia, NH.

Generous support from the Follett Higher Education Group at the PSU Bookstore helps keep this series free and open to the public. A book signing and reception will follow the reading.

WEST SIDE STORY In Concert

April 13 @ 7:00 pm
Hanaway Theatre

On the heels of their tour in Puerto Rico, the PSU Chamber Singers are joined by University Chorale in performances of Leonard Berstein’s timeless musical hit “West Side Story.” Exploring themes of prejudice, discrimination, immigration, and cultural traditions, the show is made even more relevant through our study of society’s current struggles with these same issues.

Showtimes are at 7pm Saturday 4/13/19 and 2pm Sunday 4/14/19

Premium Row N $20/ Adult $18/ Senior $15/ PSU Faculty $15/ Group min. 10 $15/ Youth-College $10/ PSU Students and MTD Student and Faculty are Free

New Hampshire Music Festival presents Carnegie Hall’s Link-Up The Orchestra Swings

April 17 @ 10:30 am
Hanaway Theatre

The NHMF and PSU are partnering to bring more hands-on music education and live classical music experiences to students and youth in our communities.  Link Up, a program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, pairs orchestras with with students in grades 3-5.  Through a semester-long, hands-on music curriculum, students are encouraged to explore fundamental music skills including performance and composition, culminating with this concert!  Please call the NHMF directly for info @603-238-9007

Threesome

April 17 @ 7:00 pm
Smith Recital Hall

Free and open to all!

A student written play.

From Pikas to People Power: A Multifaceted Look at Climate Action

April 19 @ 7:00 pm
Smith Recital Hall

Abstract: Rapid, localized shifts in energy sourcing produce social justice wins for some, and challenges for others. Join Laura Getts as she discusses how her time at P.S.U prepared her for a career in climate research and activism and how her work as a Young Leader in Climate Change for the National Park Service, and as Energy Coordinator for Pueblo County, Colorado addresses climate change challenges for both local and federal government entities.

Bio: Laura Getts is a NH native who holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Edinburgh, and an MS in Environmental Science and Policy from Plymouth State University, where she also served as the University’s Sustainability Fellow. Over the past decade, Laura has worked as a ranger, a biologist, an environmental consultant, a GIS specialist, and a Young Leader in Climate Change Intern for the National Park Service. Laura currently serves as the Energy Coordinator for Pueblo County, Colorado, where she is supporting the community with its target of running on 100% renewable energy by 2035.

Free and open to all!  No tickets required!

Dance the Night Away

April 24 @ 7:00 pm
Hanaway Theatre

Come join the PSU Concert Band for our theme of “Discovery,” featuring works by Dvorak, Wagner, and Dello Joio. We will be featuring Samantha Tamarack and Chris Heffernan as student conductors.

New works will be premiered by PSU dance division faculty Lenore Sousa and Amanda Whitworth that investigate the curious relationships humans have with each other and the space around them.  Selected works by student choreographers will showcase the depth and breadth of dance at PSU.

Adult $15/ Senior $12/ Youth-College $8/ Group min. 10 $12/ PSU Student PSU Faculty MTD Student MTD Faculty Free

Piano Division Recital

April 28 @ 4:00 pm
Smith Recital Hall

Piano Majors and Minors will perform solo repertoire from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic and Contemporary Style Periods.

Free and open to all!  Tickets not required!

Chamber Ensembles

April 30 @ 7:00 pm
Smith Recital Hall

Free and open to all! No ticket required!

Join the PSU Chamber Players for a night of music. Ensembles will include; The Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir, Saxophone Quartet, Brass Ensemble, Piano Ensemble, and more!

Spring Jazz Ensembles Concert

May 2 @ 7:00 pm
Hanaway Theatre

The Plymouth State University Big Band and Jazz Workshops perform standard and contemporary works from large groups and small combos!

Premium Row N $15 / Adult $10 / Senior $8 / Group min 15 $8 / PSU Faculty/Staff/Students are Free!

Pemigewasset Choral Society sings Frostiana

May 5 @ 3:00 pm
Hanaway Theatre

The Pemi Choral Society will be finishing their season with Randall Thompson’s “Frostiana” with chamber orchestra.  Also featuring other New England chestnuts and a new commission by local composer, Ian Soderberg.  For more information, please visit www.pemichoral.org

No Ticket Required, By Donation

Plymouth Regional High School

May 21 @ 7:00 pm
Hanaway Theatre

The Plymouth Regional High School Music Department will be presenting their final concert of the year. Performing ensembles include the Concert Band, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Choir, and Chamber Singers. Admission is free and open to the public. Visit www.prhsmusic.com for more details.