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"Blast," a celebration of movement and music, will play at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, Friday, Nov. 18, at 8 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
"Blast is filled with color, spectacle, youthful energy, and the sound of great brass and percussion playing," said Gene DeCaprio, director of the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Celebrity Series. "And visually, the show is stunning."
Blast consists of 35 members, drawn from the world of outdoor pageantry all across North America. There are over 40 world titles held by Blast cast members who comprise three performing sections, the brass, percussion, and visual ensembles. The brass instruments are pitching in the standard multi-keys. The percussions section includes drums, mallet instruments, and electronic keyboards. The visual element enhances the show by spinning and tossing unusual implements along with the traditional sabers and colorful flags in perfectly synchronized, ballet-like drill.
Blast has left critics everywhere surprised and delighted. Howard Kissel of the "New York Daily News" says "What a cast, what a blast, an exhilarating evening." Bruce McCabe of "The Boston Globe" says, "Blast doesn't falter while bridging the categories of classical, blues, jazz, rock 'n roll, and techno-pop music. It sent the full house into repeated bursts of cheering and applause with the thrill of seeing sheer virtuosity in a different kind of art form."
¾¨Ó㴫ý's Orr Auditorium has been recently remodeled to include air conditioning, stage elevator, new carpeting, and re-upholstered seats, along with stage lighting and shell improvements.
Contact Connie McGinnis, assistant director of the ¾¨Ó㴫ý Celebrity Series, at (724) 946-7354 or e-mail mcginncl@westminster.edu for tickets.
"Monsoon Wedding," a 2001 film directed by Mira Nair, will be shown Tuesday, March 9, at 7 p.m. in the McKelvey Campus Center Theater.
Dr. Ann E. Throckmorton, chair and associate professor of biology at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, continues Faculty Forum Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 11:45 a.m. in 311 Patterson Hall.
Bryan Helsel, a 1997 graduate of ¾¨Ó㴫ý, will perform a piano recital Monday, Feb 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Dr. Scott Mackenzie, instructor of theatre at ¾¨Ó㴫ý, will continue the Faculty Forum Wednesday, March 6, at 11:45 a.m. in Patterson Hall room 311.
Mackenzie plans to discuss "How Does the Kennedy Center America College Theatre Festival Help Small Colleges?"
Shaun Cloonan, a 2000 ¾¨Ó㴫ý graduate and music teacher at West View Elementary and North Hills Junior High School, recently was named the 2006 Outstanding Young Conductor by the American Choral Directors Association of Pennsylvania at its annual conference.
Dr. Carolyn Cuff, ¾¨Ó㴫ý professor of mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, participated in several workshops during the summer.
Nine ¾¨Ó㴫ý senior broadcast communications majors will give their capstone presentations over the next month.
¾¨Ó㴫ý's Celebrity Series will present "Spirit of Christmas," a Radio City Music Hall-style show, Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.
Ten ¾¨Ó㴫ý broadcast communications students and their instructor attended the 2009 Poynter/Kent State University Media Ethics Workshop Sept. 17.
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