McDaniel College Announces Their Cultural Events for March

McDaniel College is offering a diverse calendar of art, music and theatre events throughout March. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 410-857-2599.

ART EXHIBIT
Information and gallery hours: Call 410-857-2595 or visit www.mcdaniel.edu/5531.htm.

"That's What She Said," Honor Students Art Exhibit
March 23 - April 2.
The artists' reception will be held 7-9 p.m. March 23 in the Rice Gallery in Peterson Hall.
The show will feature work from senior art students Amanda Beck Mauck, Kimberly Clemens, Rachel Held, Tyler Mullan, Jessica Paskowski, and Amelia Reiniger.

MUSIC
Information: Call 410-857-2599 or visit www.mcdaniel.edu

Piano Recital by the Students of David Kreider
7:30 p.m. March 5 in Levine RecitAl Hall

Approximately 10 students will perform in this program that will emphasize the music of Frederic Chopin in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth. The program will feature several of his larger works including the Polonaise in C minor, Ballade in G minor, and the Scherzo in C minor. Seniors SabrIna Clarke, Aaron Burns, Alex Vazzano, and Curtis Wharton will be performing solos that will appear on their senior recital programs later in the year.

"Chopin: Drama and Delirium" with Thomas Mastroianni, piano and Vasily Popov, cello
7:30 p.m. March 26 in McDaniel Lounge

The concert, which celebrates the 200th anniversary of Chopin's birth, will include: Polonaise in C minor, Ballades No. 1 and No. 4, and several Nocturnes. Mastroianni is known for his recitals, lectures, concerto appearances and chamber music programs throughout the United States and in Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, Russia, South America and the Far East. He is professor emeritus of Piano at the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at The Catholic University of America, having served as dean of Music for nine years and as chairman of Piano for 25 years. Popov is conductor, cello instructor, associate chair of Chamber Music, and curator of string instruments for the Levine School of Music. Previously, he taught at St. Petersburg Conservatory and was a member of St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, "The Soloists of St. Petersburg."

THEATRE
For information: Call 410-857-2448 or visit www.mcdaniel.edu/3594.htm

"Blood Wedding"
7:30 p.m. March 3-6 in WMC Alumni Hall.
Tickets are $7 for adults; $5 for seniors, students, and the McDaniel community.

Based on true events, "Blood Wedding" is a passionate play of desire and repression. Federico García Lorca wrote this searing drama several years after reading a newspaper account of a young bride who abandoned her husband-to-be on their wedding day to escape with her childhood sweetheart. This death-bound love triangle propels the story to its unstoppable tragic end as the entire town goes after the lovers in the middle of the night. Lorca's image-laden poetry unfolds the story with the fire and power characteristic of his work and the fateful resonance that marked his own tragically short life.

Theatre professor Ron Miller directs the production. The cast includes Colleen Alford, Brittany Burr, Katie Cooper, Simone Davis, Brady Eisenberg, Anne Hebert, Shelley Hierstetter, Yichong Li, Chris Molloy, Mike McNulty, Brett Myers, Maggie Powell, Ryan Powell, Brandon Senter, Jen Solomon, and JuLia Williams. In addition, students are supporting the production as composer/musician (Keith Adams), vocal coach (Brett Myers), costume designer (Katie Cooper) and properties designer (Whitney Arkin).

McDaniel College, a private four-year college of the liberal arts and sciences, was founded in 1867 as Western Maryland College. Students pursue more than 60 programs of study, including dual majors and student-designed majors. The 1,700 undergraduates and 1,300 graduate students receive personal attention and take advantage of leadership opportunities in the close-knit community, where the average class size is 17 and professors are dedicated mentors. The 160-acre campus is located in Westminster, Md., 30 miles northwest of Baltimore and 56 miles north of Washington, D.C.

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