WFIU Arts

Kapustin And Koekkoek Play The Beethoven Sonatas

George Walker — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Violinist Sarah Kapustin and pianist Jeannette Koekkoek have played all ten of Beethoven’s sonatas in concert in Italy. They’ve recorded five of them and this summer they’re continuing to deepen their acquaintance with the pieces in three concerts at Indiana University’s Music Summer Festival.

Crossroad Repertory Theatre’s “The Velveteen Rabbit”

George Walker — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:52:36 +0000

With Shakespeare’s classic comedy Much Ado about Nothing and that most durable of classic musicals The Fantasticks up and running, the Crossroads Repertory Theatre has turned to another classic, Margery Williams Bianco’s "The Velveteen Rabbit" as the Terre Haute company reaches out not just to the most mature audience, but to children as well.

Baroque Virtuosity and Celtic Thunder

George Walker — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:00:32 +0000

David Greenberg is a violinist known for the variety of his interests. Critics have even borrowed a term from baseball and call him a “switch hitter.”

Author Turns Mother’s Daring Trip To Nazi Germany Into Fiction

Adam Schwartz — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:50:27 +0000

For many years, Harry M. Geduld taught filmmaking and drama at IU Bloomington. Now, in his retirement, he’s become a storyteller himself—having written two collections of short stories and several plays. Geduld tells WFIU's Adam Schwartz how he created one story from his mother's most frightening experience.

Conductor David Roberston Opens Festival Orchestra Concerts

George Walker — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:00:56 +0000

There are elements in Francesca da Rimini that you won't hear anywhere else.

Lend Me At Tenor At The Shawnee Theatre

George Walker — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:00:45 +0000

Actor Michael Cary planned on a career in international economics. His senior project was an analysis of Asian financial criss. Then the theatre bug bit.

Ice Cream and Architecture at Zaharako’s

Annie Corrigan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:45:43 +0000

We met up with Tony Moravec, the man behind the mission of restoring Zaharako’s Ice Cream Parlor. He not only has experience renovation old buildings, but he worked in an ice cream parlor as a kid. “So I thought, 'how could I go wrong?'”

The B-town Comedy Festival

Erica Hunter — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:37:43 +0000

Similar to the popular show, "Last Comic Standing," comedians go head to head and are eliminated each week.

Jonathan Biss, pianist

George Walker — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:00:26 +0000

Pianist Jonathan Biss returns to Bloomington for a 2009 Indiana University Summer Music Festival concert in Recital Hall on July 3. On his program are works by Haydn, Beethoven, Kurtag and Schumann.

Chopin: 21 Mazurkas

David Wood — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:33:27 +0000

Even a poor pianist like me has been exposed to the compositions of Frédèric Chopin. His music is almost synonymous with the instrument. Chopin is also exceedingly well-known for his use of ethic music types in classical composition, including the folk dance from his native county, Poland, the mazurka. .

“The Velveteen Rabbit” Gets A Musical Makeover

George Walker — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:00:52 +0000

Sharon Ammen is the Director of Theatre and Drama at Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods College. She’s also an actor, director and the author of a new musical adaptation of the classic children’s story “The Velveteen Rabbit” at the Crossroads Repertory Theatre's 2009 Season.

The Last Five Years At The Shawnee Theatre

George Walker — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:44:14 +0000

It is true that the story lines are going in opposite directions, but again it’s to Brown’s credit that the action is always clear.

Ex Umbris

George Walker — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:44:37 +0000

The vocal and instrumental quintet Ex Umbris presents Melancholy: Downe in the Dumpes in Elizabethan England as part of the 2009 Indianapolis Early Music Festival. George Walker talked with founding member Paul Shipper.

The Fantasticks

George Walker — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:39:23 +0000

This story of a couple of lovers and the fathers who at least appear to want to keep them apart has a long history.

The Wire’s David Simon: From Baltimore To The Big Easy

Josephine McRobbie — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:27:52 +0000

How Baltimore-based writer and producer David Simon turned his 12 years on the crime beat of a daily newspaper into the critically-acclaimed series The Wire.

Warding Off the Evil Eye at the Mathers Museum

Adam Schwartz — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:09:41 +0000

An exhibit at the Mathers Museum displays objects from different cultures that are believed to protect the user or owner from harm and to promote good luck.

A Streetcar Named Desire

George Walker — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:59:11 +0000

Sara Pavlak is an actor with big dreams, but one she’d never dared to dream is coming true this summer at the Shawnee Theatre.

From Ground to Skyline: Limestone’s Storied Legacy

Yaël Ksander — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:30:12 +0000

During the nation's second century, a strong, durable, fine-grained stone made its way from the quarries of south central Indiana to the nation’s most significant landmarks. This year, a consortium of interests in Monroe and Lawrence Counties is raising awareness about Indiana’s limestone heritage.

Much Ado About Nothing

George Walker — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:10:15 +0000

The happy ending is saluted with “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Isn’t Got that Swing)” by Duke Ellington and Irving Mills.

Vivaldi and Piazzolla’s Four Seasons

David Wood — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:00:42 +0000

The last thing anyone needs is ANOTHER recording of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, right? Not necessarily. Violinist Lara St. John teams up with the hit of last year's BBC Proms, the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuala for a pairing you won't forget.

Bedlam, Back and Beyond

George Walker — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:00:24 +0000

Harpsichordist Holly Chatham and cellist Joanna Blendulf met at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music in the late 1990s. After playing professionally in a number of groups the two came together in 2002 to form their own group.

Marx Brothers’ “Duck Soup”

George Walker — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:24:24 +0000

The Merry MAC Players in Martinsville have the audacity to produce the “Marx Brothers’ “Duck Soup.””

Marx Brothers’ Duck Soup

George Walker — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:36:34 +0000

Russell McGee with Hayden Moore and Shani Wahrman are putting the Marx Brothers’ Duck Soup back in the theatre and they’re making it into a musical

Crossroads Rep Theatre’s Much Ado about Nothing

George Walker — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:00:35 +0000

I felt that "Much Ado about Nothing" had real resonance with both the difficult times that our country is going through and with the tough times of the thirties.

The All Night Strut

George Walker — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:42:00 +0000

The Brown County audience responded with rhythmic clapping, lots of applause and even a few ‘amens'.

The Wedding Singer

George Walker — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:40:16 +0000

this is a community that very much cares for and supports its theatre

Dowland : The Queen’s Galliard - Lute Music, Vol. 4

David Wood — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:00:19 +0000

Lutenist Nigel North is at it again. This time it's for volume four of John Dowland's lute music, titled "The Queen's Galliard." This recording is completely devoted to Queen Elizabeth I's favorite courtly dance of French origin, the Galliard. Over 25 tracks you'll hear Dowland's many variations on this dance form.

Circus Songs: An Annotated Anthology

George Walker — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:00:17 +0000

It’s as if someone suddenly produced “Hamlet” and then nothing else.

A World of Puzzles

David Wood — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:38:30 +0000

Indiana University's Lily Library displays a selection of mechanical puzzles ranging from antique Chinese puzzles to the Rubik's Cube. Curator, Jillian Hinchliffe, explains what makes this exhibit unique.

C.B. Fisk Organ Moves Into Auer Hall

David Wood — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:50:00 +0000

June 1st marked the beginning of the end of a long journey at the Jacobs School of Music. Students and faculty as well as workers from organ builder C.B. Fisk all took part in unloading and carrying the many pieces of what will eventually come together as the new Auer Hall organ.

Up

Peter Noble Kuchera — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:00:08 +0000

"Up" is nothing if not a garden of delights. This is the kind of movie that Hollywood used to do so well.

The Wedding Singer at Shawnee Theatre

George Walker — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:00:01 +0000

"About the only thing you won’t see me doing this summer is sewing on the costumes." Kevin Guthridge who plays the lead in the Shawnee Theatre's "The Wedding Singer."

Carole Terry Plays The Watjen Concert Organ

David Wood — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:00:47 +0000

This week's featured CD is the premiere recording on the Watjen Concert Organ. Organist Carole Terry tours the repertoire for this release on Loft Recordings.

Brown County Playhouse’s “The All Night Strut!”

George Walker — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:00:36 +0000

“My grandmother told me that she got her first kiss during a song that I’ll be singing,” Mandy Striph.

Little Bands, Big Fun

Yaël Ksander — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:58:06 +0000

If you’re looking to play four instruments, to dig in to repertoire ranging from jazz to funk to rock and roll, and to jam with several others doing the same thing, look no farther than Dr. Music’s Little Bands School.

Picturing Indiana Limestone

David Wood — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:54:49 +0000

The Indiana University Art Museum celebrates Limestone Month with four rare watercolor paintings by noted Hoosier artist, Otto Stark.

Terminator: Salvation

Peter Noble Kuchera — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:37:24 +0000

I'm going to plant a flag and say that the fourth film in the "Terminator" series is not science fiction. Furthermore, that's exactly its problem.

Between Flute and Guitar

David Wood — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:16:18 +0000

The Noteworthy Duo perform music of Latin American on "Between Flute and Guitar."

Sol Gabetta: Cantabile and Shostakovich

David Wood — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:27:13 +0000

Sol Gabetta's fourth CD, "Cantabile", was released simultaneously with her third in September of 2008. So for this week, we'll take a listen to both of them.

Virtuosic Adventures: Young String Players Take France By Storm

Annie Corrigan — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:00:41 +0000

The Violin Viruotosi will be embarking on a two-week tour of France. For these nine young musicians, it will be memorable, both musically and culturally.

A Portrait Of Philip Glass By Angèle Dubeau and La Pietà

George Walker — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:00:34 +0000

“Things happen sometimes without, you know, thinking really.” That’s how Angele Dubeau says La Pietà became an all woman ensemble.

Paul SanGregory: Music That Blends East and West

Adam Schwartz — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:00:08 +0000

IU alumnus and composer Paul SanGregory combines Chinese lyrics with Western-style art song, integrating his Western training with Chinese musical ideas.

A Festival Of Plays

Erica Hunter — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:00:12 +0000

The Bloomington Playwrights Project hosts its first festival featuring eleven different plays ranging from traditional comedies and dramas to absurdist humor.

Bloomington Playwrigths Project’s “BloomingShorts”

George Walker — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:00:11 +0000

The Bloomington Playwrights Project is offering a festival of such richness and variety that it beggars description. This beggar will try.

Al Cobine: Another Indiana Jazz Legend Passes Away

David Brent Johnson — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:08:29 +0000

Al Cobine, the Indiana bandleader, composer/arranger, and saxophonist who helped raise Bloomington’s music scene to national stature, passed away Thursday at the age of 82.

Dancing For A Cause

Erica Hunter — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:55:11 +0000

The Aurthur Murray Dance Studio hosts its 3rd Annual “Dancing with the Celebrities” featuring six local Bloomington celebrities showing off their dance moves.

Angels and Demons

Peter Noble Kuchera — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:00:10 +0000

This is going to be only half a review of "Angels and Demons" - because I could only make it through the first half of the film.

David Bowden Leads Ensembles In The 10th Annual “Salute!”

George Walker — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:00:12 +0000

“After the community built this lovely space to honor our men and women in the services we wanted to use it.” Henry McCawley, Columbus’s “The Republic.”

It Started With A Mural: Art Across the Americas

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:37:20 +0000

How a collaborative art project took a group of Bloomington students to Guatemala, then opened up a world of possibility.

Ensemble “¡Sacabuche!” Plays Top Music Festivals

David Wood — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:01:27 +0000

The ensemble "¡Sacabuche!" will appear in this year's Boston and Bloomington Early Music Festivals. Director Linda Pearse tells you what to expect.