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ART EXHIBITIONS
Fri., Jan 25-Fri., Feb. 22: African Textiles. Anderson Gallery. Opening
Reception: Fri., Jan. 25 – 5-7 p.m., Gallery Walk and Public Lecture TBA
Sun., Mar. 2 - Fri., Mar. 28: 37th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Anderson Gallery Opening Reception: Sun., Mar., 2 – 1 – 4 pm sponsored by Friends of Drake Arts. Awards Ceremony: 2:00 p.m. presented by President David and Mrs. Madeleine Maxwell; provost’s purchase presented by Provost Ronald Troyer.
Fri., Apr. 4 - Fri, May 9 Bachelors of Fine Arts Exhibitions, Anderson Gallery. Exhibit One BFA/BA: April 4 – April 18; Works by Kate Stueve, Steve Rosborough, Suzanne Pfutzenreuter, and Christy Willoughby Exhibit Two: April 27 – May 9; Works by Sabella Flagg, Calvin Colton, and Clarissa Kampa
MUSIC PERFORMANCES
Wed., Jan. 23 Faculty Recital: Sarah Plum, violin; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Thurs., Jan. 31 Faculty Recital: James Romain, saxophone; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sun., Feb. 3 DUCSOM Faculty Recital: Robert Lien, piano; 2 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Cancelled Tues., Feb. 5 Drake Jazz Day Concert, Andrew Classen, director; 7 p.m., Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center; $5 at the door, free with Drake I.D.
Fri., Feb. 8 Drake Honors Recital, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sun., Feb. 10 Faculty Recital: Graydon McGrannahan, trombone; 2 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Feb. 23 Drake Choir Benefit Concert in support of the May 2008 European Tour, Aimee Beckmann-Collier, conductor, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium; $25; $5 with student I.D. Call 271-2841 for ticket information. Reception follows in Levitt Hall of Honor sponsored by Friends of Drake Arts.
Sun., Feb. 24 Faculty Recital: Leslie Marrs, flute; 5 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Mar. 1 Junior Recital, Eleanor Owens, voice, and Matthew Brennan, voice; 5 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Mar. 1 On Stage, The Ames Piano Quartet; 8 p.m., Art Center; Admission Charged.
Sun., Mar. 2 Des Moines Community Orchestra, 2 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sun., Mar. 2 Drake Wind Symphony, Robert Meunier, conductor; 8 p.m., Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center
Mon., Mar. 3 Des Moines Big Band, 6:30 p.m., Adventureland Inn, Altoona. Admission Charged.
Tues., Mar. 4 Drake Concert Band, Graydon McGrannahan, conductor; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Fri., Mar. 7 Civic Music Association, Dr. Michael White Quartet; 7:30 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium; Admission charged.
Sat., Mar., 8 - Sun., Mar. 9 Des Moines Symphony, ReWind; 8 p.m. (Mar. 8) and 2:30 p.m. (Mar. 9), Civic Center; Admission Charged.
Sat., Mar. 8 Senior Recital, Steven Patton, bass, and Phillip King, piano; 5 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Mar. 8 Faculty Recital, Meghan Schumacker, saxophone, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sun., Mar. 9 Drake Symphony Orchestra, John Canarina, conductor; The program features Stravinsky’s Petrushka, and Justin Brookens, winner of the Drake Soloist Competition, in the Trumpet Concerto by Oskar Boehme; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Mon., Mar. 10 Des Moines Big Band, 6:30 p.m., Adventureland Inn, Altoona. Admission Charged.
Tues., Mar. 11 Drake Choir and Chamber Choir Pre-Tour Concert, Aimee Beckmann-Collier, conductor, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Wed.., Mar. 12 Guest Recital: Duo Montagnard Saxophone/Guitar, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Thurs., Mar. 13 Faculty Recital: Ashley Sidon, cello; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Fri., Mar. 14 Chamber Music at Salisbury House, The Salisbury Trio; 8 p.m., Salisbury House; Admission Charged
Mon., Mar. 17 Des Moines Big Band, 6:30 p.m., Adventureland Inn, Altoona. Admission Charged.
Mon., Mar. 24 Des Moines Big Band, 6:30 p.m., Adventureland Inn, Altoona. Admission Charged.
Mon., Mar. 24 Faculty Recital, Rika Uchida, piano; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Wed., Mar. 26 Sigma Alpha Iota Recital, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditoriium
Fri., Mar. 28 Faculty Recital, Bruce Perry, baritone, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Mar. 29 Junior Recital, Dayna Daniels, voice, and Sweta Soni, voice; 2 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Mar. 29 Senior Recital, Chris Davis, guitar; 5 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Mar. 29 Junior Recital, Elizabeth Ondich-Batson, voice, and Christine Kirner, voice; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Mon., Mar. 31 Des Moines Big Band, 6:30 p.m., Adventureland Inn, Altoona. Admission Charged.
Fri., Apr. 4 Junior Recital, Cherie Knight, flute; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., April 5 Senior Recital, Christina Knox, voice; 2 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Apr. 5 Senior Recital, Wes Robinson, voice; 5 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Apr. 5 Junior Recital, Heather Herkelman, voice, and Tony DiMeglio, voice; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Apr. 5 & Sun., Apr. 6 Drake Chorale with the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra in performances of Holst’s “The Planets”; 8 p.m. (Apr. 5) & 2:30 p.m. (Apr. 6); Civic Center of Greater Des Moines. Contact Des Moines Symphony at 280-4000 for tickets.
Sun., Apr. 6 Senior Recital, Eric Carlson, voice; 2 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sun., Apr. 6 Flute Studio, 5 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sun., Apr. 6 Student Trio: Clarinet, Violin and Piano Trio, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Mon., Apr. 7 Des Moines Big Band, 6:30 p.m., Adventureland Inn, Altoona. Admission Charged.
Mon., Apr. 7 Freshman Recital, Jerod Frost, trombone, and Tim Roach, trombone; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Tues., Apr. 8 Sophomore Recital, Pam Neubauer, trombone, and Patrick Kallal, trombone; 8 p.m., Performing Arts Hall
Wed. Apr. 9 Small Group Forum, 8 p.m., MainStay
Thurs., Apr. 10 Drake Fine Arts Trio, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Fri., Apr. 11 Civic Music Association, Ahn Trio; 7:30 p.m, Sheslow
Auditorium; Admission charged. Master Class at 10 am on Sat., Apr. 12, Performing Arts Hall
Fri., Apr. 11 Trombone Choir, 8 p.m., Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center
Sat., Apr. 12 Senior Recital, Molly Scott, oboe; 2 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Apr. 12 Junior Recital, Chelsea Smith, voice, and Timothy Bostwick, voice; 5 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sun., Apr. 13 Senior Recital, Caleb Pearson, percussion; 2 p.m., Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center
Sun., Apr. 13 Senior Recital, Mark Grimm, percussion; 5 p.m., Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center
Sun., Apr. 13 Junior Musical Theatre Rehearsal, Jenna Schoppe & Whitney Rhodes, accompanied by Phil King; 6:00 p.m., Studio 55, Harmon Fine Arts Center
Sun., Apr. 13 Junior Recital, Cole Meyers, percussion, and Calla Whipp, clarinet; 8 p.m., Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center
Thurs., Apr. 17 Senior Recital, Andrew Bobka, trombone; 8 p.m.
Mon., Apr. 17 Des Moines Big Band, 6:30 p.m., Adventureland Inn, Altoona. Admission Charged.
Fri., Apr. 18 Chamber Music at Salisbury House, Aria, Jason Badger, countertenor; 8 p.m., Salisbury House; Admission charged.
Fri., Apr. 18 Phi Mu Provence Recital, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Apr. 19 Senior Recital, Joe Wenzel, tuba; 2 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Apr. 19 Senior Musical Theatre Recital, Becky Gebhart, voice; 5 p.m.,
Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., Apr. 19 Senior Recital, Courtney Sommer, bassoon; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sun., Apr. 20 Mozart’sMass in C Minor featuring all four Drake choral ensembles and a faculty/student orchestra, Aimee Beckmann-Collier, conductor; 3 p.m., Civic Center of Greater Des Moines; $15; $7 with a Drake student I.D. Tickets available at Drake Fine Arts Box Office (271-3841), Civic Center Box Office, and TicketMaster locations.
Mon., Apr. 21 Des Moines Big Band, 6:30 p.m., Adventureland Inn, Altoona. Admission Charged.
Mon., Apr. 21 Central Iowa Wind Ensemble, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Tues., Apr. 22 Drake Wind Symphony, Robert Meunier, conductor; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Thurs., Apr. 24 Drake Jazz II, James Romain, director; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sun., Apr. 27 Senior Recital, Ryan Rice, voice; 5:30 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sun., Apr. 27 Drake Brass Quintet, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Mon., Apr. 28 Des Moines Big Band, 6:30 p.m., Adventureland Inn, Altoona. Admission Charged.
Mon., Apr. 28 Senior Recital, Kyle Baas, bass; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Tues., Apr. 29 Drake Jazz I, Andrew Classen, director; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Fri., May 1 Saxophone Quartets, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Fri., May 2 & Sat., May 3 Drake Opera Theatre, performing Purcell’s “Dido and Aneas” and opera scenes, Ann Cravero, director; 8 p.m., Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center; $12; $6 for students, seniors and those with Drake I.D.
Sat., May 3 & Sun., May 4 Des Moines Symphony, Christopher O’Reilly, piano; 8 p.m. (May 3) and 2:30 p.m., (May 4); Civic Center, Admission Charged.
Sat., May 3 Guest Recital, Eric McIntyre, french horn; 2 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sat., May. 3 Senior Recital, Mark Strand, saxophone, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Sun., May 4 Drake Concert Band, Graydon McGrannahan, 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium
Mon., May 5 Des Moines Big Band, 6:30 p.m., Adventureland Inn, Altoona. Admission Charged.
Tues., May 6 Drake Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Concert, John Canarina, conductor; 8 p.m., Sheslow Auditorium. Reception honoring the Young Artists competition winners follows the concert. Sponsored by Friends of Drake Arts.
Wed., May 7 Small Group Forum, 8 p.m., MainStay
Thurs., May 8 Drake Trombone Day featuring David Vining; 8 p.m., Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center
THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
Thurs., Feb. 21 - Sun., Feb. 24 Three the Hard Way by Linda Eisenstein, student directed by Megan Benzing; 8 p.m. on Feb. 21, 2 and 8 on Feb. 23. Romantic Comedy, written by Bernard Slade, student directed by Daryl Vitali; 8 on Feb. 22; 2 and 8 on Feb. 24
Studio 55, Harmon Fine Arts Center; Free admission. Tickets are required.
Thurs., Apr. 3 - Sun., Apr. 6 Macbeth by William Shakespeare, adapted & directed by Michael A. Rothmayer; 8 p.m. (Apr. 3-Apr. 5), 2 p.m. (Apr. 5-6); Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center; $6 for adults; $4 for students, seniors, and those with Drake I.D.
Thurs., May 1 - Sun., May 4 The Widow’s Blind Date, by Israel Horovitz, directed by Deena Conley; 8 p.m. (May 1-May 3), 2 p.m., (May 2-May 4); Studio 55 Harmon Fine Arts Center; $5; $3 for students and seniors; $1 with Drake I.D.
EVENTS SPONSORED BY FRIENDS OF DRAKE ARTS
Fri., Jan. 25 Jazz Concert and Swing Dance featuring Drake Jazz I directed by Andrew Classen; 7 p.m., Parents Hall, Olmsted Center. Tickets $10; $5 for Drake students and are available at the Drake Fine Arts Box Office (271-3841) and at the door.
Fri., Apr. 4 Macbeth Pre-theatre Dinner and Talkabout presented by director Michael A. Rothmayer; Dinner and talkabout: 6 p.m., Levitt Hall, Old Main; Macbeth, 8 p.m., Performing Arts Hall; $25 includes dinner, talk, and play. Call 271-3147 for reservations.
Fri., May 2 FREE – Drake Opera Theatre Talkabout and Reception: 7:00 pm, 2nd Floor, Harmon Fine Arts Center, Room 204. Speaker: Eric Saylor, Assistant Professor of Music, will share the story of the Opera. The Talkabout helps the audience have a better understanding and appreciation of the performers and the Opera
Fri., Jun. 20 & Sat., Jun. 21 Honky Tonk Laundry The new country hit musical by Roger Bean; 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Hall, Harmon Fine Arts Center. Tickets are available by phone at 271-3841. $15.00, $7.00 with Drake ID. A production of the Des Moines Playhouse/Entertainment to Go. Sponsored by Friends of Drake Arts.
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