May 2007

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MAY 1, TUESDAY
Behind-the-Scenes Lunch and Discussion:
Cabaret
12:30 p.m., Center for the Arts, Seeler Studio Theatre
Director Claudio Medeiros ’90 introduces the play and leads a discussion about the upcoming production along with members of the design staff and the cast, who share insights on their work. Lunch is provided. Free

MAY 1, TUESDAY
Bassoon Recital
8:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
A recital of classical and contemporary music for solo bassoon and bassoon ensemble performed by Middlebury College students along with faculty members Rachael Elliott, bassoon, and Cynthia Huard, piano. Free

MAY 2, WEDNESDAY
Bresson and Existentialism
4:15 p.m., Sunderland 110
Lecture by Tony Pipolo, professor emeritus at the City University of New York and author of Robert Bresson: Art and Passion. Sponsored by the Hirschfield International Film Series and Ross Commons. Free

MAY 2, WEDNESDAY
Lise de la Salle, piano
7:30 p.m., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Still in her teens, pianist Lise de la Salle won the Young Concert Artists International Audition 2004 and has played debut recitals under the auspices of Young Concert Artists in both New York and Washington. This season, she plays recitals in prestigious venues in Vancouver and Atlanta. She has already made two recordings on the excellent Naïve label: one of works by Rachmaninov and Ravel, the other of works by Bach and Liszt. The latter recording won Gramophone’s Recording of the Month Award in the summer of 2005. Her Middlebury program includes Mozart and Prokofiev. “The exhilaration didn’t let up for a second until her hands came off the keyboard.”—Washington Post. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series. Reserved Seating: $15/12/5. http://go.middlebury.edu/tickets or 802-443-MIDD (6433).

MAY 4, FRIDAY
Electronic Music Showcase: New Works by Middlebury Students
8:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free

MAY 4-5, FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Dancing with Light: Explorations in Choreography and Lighting Design
8:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
This performance by the Intermediate/Advanced Dance course includes new works by Rebecca Marcus ’08, Martha Ann Underhill ’07, Caroline Rucker ’09, Adriane Medina ’08, Sharyn Korey ’07, Jamie Gutierrez ’07, and special guests working in conjunction with lighting designer Jennifer Ponder. Tickets: $5/4/3; on sale April 20.

MAY 4–6, FRIDAY–SUNDAY, AND MAY 10–12, THURSDAY–SATURDAY
Cabaret
by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, music by John Kander
8:00 p.m. each evening, Center for the Arts, Seeler Studio Theatre
The Middlebury College Department of Theatre and Dance and the Department of Music join forces to present Cabaret, the 1966 Broadway musical, based on John Van Druten’s play I Am a Camera, which in turn is based on the novel Goodbye to Berlin, by Christopher Isherwood. Set in Berlin at the beginning of the Third Reich, the story follows the romance of an English cabaret performer and an American writer. Through the songs of the sexy Emcee, the audience witnesses the tragic changes taking place in Germany. In the deliciously seedy Kit Kat Club, however, “even the orchestra is beautiful!” Directed by Claudio Medeiros ’90; musical direction by Carol Christensen; choreography by Vanessa Mildenberg. Partially supported by the Jean Berger Discretionary Music Initiative of Middlebury College. Tickets: $5/4/3; NOW SOLD OUT. If any tickets become available, they will go on sale at 10:00 AM on the day of the performance; for Saturday or Sunday performances, those tickets will be released on Friday at 10:00 A.M. We will also take a waiting list at the CFA Box Office 1 hour prior to each performance - you must be present to be on the waiting list.
http://go.middlebury.edu/tickets or 802-443-MIDD (6433).
Pre-performance dinner, Rehearsals Cafe, May 11 only, 6:30 p.m. Reservations required.

MAY 5, SATURDAY
The New World
3:00 and 8:00 p.m., Dana Auditorium
Inspired by the legend of John Smith and Pocahontas, acclaimed filmmaker Terrence Malick (Badlands, Days of Heaven, The Thin Red Line) transforms this classic story into a sweeping exploration of love, loss, and discovery, both a celebration and an elegy of the America that was . . . and the America that was yet to come. “The New World is a work of breathtaking imagination, less a movie than a mode of transport, and in every sense a masterpiece.”—Los Angeles Times. Sponsored by the Hirschfield International Film Series (U.S., 2005, 135 minutes) Free

MAY 6, SUNDAY
Middlebury College Community Chorus
Jeff Rehbach, conductor
3:00 P.M. Mead Memorial Chapel
The 75-member College Community Chorus offers a special program on the themes of care, hope, and remembrance. Donations at the door will benefit Porter Hospital’s new B. J. Calhoun Memorial Garden, a place for patients, visitors, and staff to retreat for reflection. The program includes G. F. Handel’s Foundling Hospital Anthem, which was composed in 1749 to benefit a London hospital that cared for homeless children. The work ends with the spirited “Hallelujah Chorus” from the Messiah. The Chorus, directed by Jeff Rehbach and accompanied by George Matthew Jr., includes College students, staff and faculty, and singers from towns and villages throughout Addison County and across the lake in New York State. Free; donations accepted.
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MAY 7, MONDAY
Jazz Showcase
9:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Lower Lobby
Jazz singers and instrumentalists will present selections from their term’s work; featuring students of Dick Forman. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free

MAY 8, TUESDAY
“Global Warming: Interpreting the Facts”
Bjorn Lomborg
7:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Bjorn Lomborg, author of the best-selling “The Skeptical Environmentalist” will offer a lecture, followed by a moderated discussion with Bill McKibben, Middlebury College Scholar in Residence in Environmental Studies. Presented in conjunction with the Museum exhibition Robert Adams: Turning Back, a Photographic Journal of Re-exploration, on view through June 3. Cosponsored by the Museum of Art, the Program in Environmental Studies, and the Rohatyn Center for International Affairs. Free

MAY 9, WEDNESDAY
Taking Flight
4:30 P.M., Center for the Arts, Dance Theatre
A “lightly produced” showing of dance experiments by the new batch of choreographers emerging from the Advanced Beginning Dance course. Free

MAY 9, WEDNESDAY
Original Compositions by students in MUSC0210
8:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free

MAY 10, THURSDAY
Concert of Cutting-Edge New Music
8:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
The Department of Music presents an evening of cutting edge new music, including the world premiere of Music Department Chair Peter Hamlin's The End of Music. The piece is a set of musical reflections on issues raised by fellow Middlebury College faculty member Bill McKibben's book, The End of Nature. The piece is composed for viola, bass and computer--the computer will be interacting with the performers while they play, reacting to the sounds they produce, and creating its own spontaneous music during the performance. Featured performers are Robert Nairn, double bass and Heidi von Bernewitz, viola. Free

MAY 11, FRIDAY
Paul Lewis, piano
8:00 p.m., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
With this recital, Paul Lewis brings his epic journey through the entire cycle of Beethoven’s piano sonatas to a close, an endeavor he began here in February 2005. This concert consists of the towering, enigmatic, final sonatas, opus nos. 109, 110, and 111. A reception honoring Lewis will immediately follow the performance. Sponsored by the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series. Reserved Seating: $15/12/5. http://go.middlebury.edu/tickets or 802-443-MIDD (6433).
Pre-performance dinner: Rehearsals Cafe, 6:30 p.m. Reservations required.

MAY 12, SATURDAY (THROUGH MAY 27)
40th Annual Student Exhibition
5:00 p.m., Johnson Memorial Building, Johnson Gallery, Atrium and Pit Space
This year’s exhibition showcases the best work—paintings, prints, photographs, and sculptures—made by graduating thesis students in studio art, during the 2006–07 year. Opening celebration on May 12 from 5:00–7:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Program in Studio Art. Free

MAY 12, SATURDAY
Night Watch
3:00 and 8:00 p.m., Dana Auditorium
Director Timur Bekmambetov’s supernatural box-office smash depicts the violent war that rages after vampires violate the truce that has kept the peace for centuries in modern-day Moscow. A gothic-drenched collection of vampire mythology, Night Watch is a solid action/horror hybrid. Best Director nominee, European Film Awards. In Russian with English subtitles. Sponsored by the Hirschfield International Film Series. (Russia, 2004, 114 minutes) Free

MAY 12, SATURDAY
An Evening of Sea Music with Stuart Frank and Mary Malloy
7:30 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Musical performance of historical sea songs and shanties. Sponsored by Atwater Commons. free

MAY 15, TUESDAY
Video Screening: Everything Glowed
by Daniel Houghton, 2006
6:30 P.M., Dana Auditorium
This video was the winner of the Committee on Art in Public Places (CAPP) annual prize for 2006. It is an exploration of some of the things one might have to photograph if one had failed to take at least one snapshot of someone very important before that person left. It is an exercise in futility because the person gone is gone forever, and the opportunity to say goodbye has already passed. What remains is the filmmaker, with his camera, struggling to find beauty in a landscape lacking someone special. Free

MAY 15, TUESDAY
Creative Economy Forum for the Middlebury Area
6:30-9:00 p.m., Ilsley Public Library
Open to business owners, arts and cultural organizations, community leaders, and all interested citizens, this open forum is conducted by the Vermont Council on Rural Development's Creative Communties Program. Learn what the Creative Economy means and how other towns have promoted it. Hear about projects happening today that use culture and community to strengthen the local economy, and add YOUR ideas for future projects. Dessert will be served. For more information please visit http://www.vtrural.org. Free

MAY 16, WEDNESDAY
Illusions of the Inexorable: Extending the Suspension Principle
4:15 p.m., Center for the Arts, Room 221
Lecture by Brian Robison from Holy Cross College. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free

MAY 25, FRIDAY
Chamber Singers Commencement Concert
8:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Members of the Middlebury College community are warmly invited to the annual Commencement Weekend Concert presented by the Chamber Singers. To honor of the class of 2007, the program has been selected by the group’s seniors and includes works they performed during their time at Middlebury. (The Chamber Singers also participate in the baccalaureate services on Saturday, May 26.) A special salute to past and present members who graduate this spring: Liz Vazquez ’07, Adam Fazio ’07, Paul Doyle ’07, Rachel Greenhaus ’07, Jackie Hurwitz ’07, Jenny Guest ’07, and Sally Swallow ’07. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Free
Please click here for more information about the Chamber Singers

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