In this issue:
- Klein String Competition
- InterHarmony Music Fest
- Fowser/Gillece wins battle
- Oh say, can you sing
- Making a mark in theatre
College of Creative Arts June E-lert
Concerts
Irving M. Klein International String Competition
Recognized as the world’s leading competition for young string artists, the Klein Competition has given classical music virtuosos ages 15–23 a place to showcase their skills and initiate their careers for the past 24 years. Eight semifinalists compete for cash prizes, solo appearances with the Peninsula Symphony and Santa Cruz Symphonies, and recital appearances in Napa Valley and Oklahoma.
Concerts/Master Classes
InterHarmony International Music Festival
Well-known soloists and chamber players from around the globe perform and teach talented young musicians. The free concert series includes performances by cellist Misha Quint, founder and director of InterHarmony, and other renowned musicians, culminating in an orchestral concert conducted by Sidney Harth, former Chicago Symphony concertmaster and former Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor.
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Applause
Ken Fowser/Behn Gillece Quintet wins fellowship
A fiery performance before a packed house at Yoshi’s propelled the Ken Fowser/Behn Gillece Quintet to victory in the Generations International Competition for Emerging Combos, sponsored by SF State’s International Center for the Arts. The quintet will enjoy a yearlong SF State fellowship, with mentoring by the Generations Band, including Jimmy Cobb, Ray Drummond, Eric Alexander and Andrew Speight.
Top grad represents for class of 2009
Jonathan Dauermann is among 10 members of SF State’s class of 2009 honored on stage at Commencement, held May 23. The Bachelor of Music degree recipient was named a hood recipient—receiving the symbolic investiture of the hood on behalf of his fellow 1,161 graduates in the College of Creative Arts—and sang the national anthem at the event.
Students create Community Bench for Mayor’s Office
The Industrial Design Outreach Program recently donated a Community Bench to the office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, for permanent display at City Hall. The program, based in the Design and Industry Department, collaborated with Thurgood Marshall High School students to design and build the bench, made of maple, mahogany and walnut veneer on maple plywood.
Dig This
Theatre Arts makes mark in ‘Faust, Part I’
Alum Mark Jackson’s latest project, “Faust, Part I,” opened in May to rave reviews. It just so happens that nearly half of the cast and crew are either Theatre Arts students, faculty or alumni.
Taking note of SF State’s participation in this production, SF Weekly critic Chloe Veltman wrote on her blog about the success of the Theatre Arts Department in developing so much talent.
“The sheer number of alumni from the school who not only continue to make theatre but also continue to do so in the Bay Area often in collaboration with other SF State graduates is formidably high,” Veltman wrote. “And much of the work being produced both in the program itself and out in the professional theatre world is of a high quality or at the very least conceptually interesting.”
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Images: Irving M. Klein International String Competition logo courtesy of the California Music Center, Community Bench photo courtesy of Martin Linder.