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Upcoming Events

August 2008

Tiffany Schmierer: Windows In and Out: Ceramic Wall Sculptures

Through Dec. 15. Free.

The Art faculty member and M.F.A. alumna makes sculptures that investigate patterns, connecting our lives to our surroundings. SF State Alumni Hall, First floor lobby, Administration building.

Mondays – Fridays, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Reception: Sept. 24, 5 – 7 p.m.

Trama Textiles video screening

Sept. 11, 7 p.m. Free.

Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts students present their video about Trama Textiles, a women’s weaving collective in Guatemala — shot on location this summer. Betsy J. Blosser, faculty adviser. Studio One, Creative Arts building.

Gotham Glory: The Piano Music of David Del Tredici

Sept. 16, 7 p.m. $10 general/$5 students and seniors. Buy Tickets Now!

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Del Tredici and Marc Peloquin perform piano works by Del Tredici. Proceeds benefit the School of Music and Dance scholarship fund. Knuth Hall, Creative Arts building.

2008 SF State Art Department Faculty Exhibition

Sept. 23 – Nov. 8. Free.

A collective of premier Bay Area and internationally recognized artists — the faculty of SF State’s Art Department — present an inspiring exhibit of their work. Ceramics, photography, printmaking, painting, drawing, textiles, sculpture, video and multimedia installation by 19 faculty members. Fine Arts Gallery, Fine Arts building. Tuesday, Sept. 23 – Saturday, Nov. 8. Tuesdays – Saturdays, noon – 4 p.m.; Wednesdays, noon – 5 p.m. Opening reception: Sept. 23, 4 – 6 p.m.

Afternoon Concert: Opera by Faculty and Guest Artists

Sept. 24, 1:10 p.m. Free.

The School of Music and Dance opens its Concert Music course to the public with engaging recitals featuring student, faculty and guest performances. Highlights in September include the opera La Llorona, composed by Daniel Steven Crafts with libretto by Rudolfo Anaya. Performers: faculty member Alissa Walters Deeter, soprano; student Chris Evans, tenor; and guest artists Deborah Benedict-Jackson, mezzo-soprano, and Charles Worth, piano. Knuth Hall, Creative Arts building.

John-Carlos Perea’s Intertribal Ensemble: New Works for Pow-Wow Drum and Jazz Ensemble

Sept. 27, 2 p.m. Free.

Original compositions fusing musical languages as interpreted by Grammy-winning alumnus John-Carlos Perea. His ensemble includes alum trombonist Wayne Wallace, saxophonist/flutist Francis Wong and others. Presented by the School of Music and Dance and American Indian Studies Department. Knuth Hall, Creative Arts building.

Applause

Kurt Daw named dean of College of Creative Arts

The University has appointed Daw after a national search. He comes to SF State from State University of New York, New Paltz, where he was dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts since 2003. “In Kurt Daw, we have found an exceptional individual to whom we can entrust one of SF State’s greatest resources — its wide-ranging and nationally recognized creative arts programs,” SF State President Robert A. Corrigan said.

Jassen Todorov named director of School of Music and Dance

Todorov, a violinist, now leads one of the longest-standing and most diverse performing arts programs in Northern California. Dubbed “a player to watch” by music journal The Strad in 2001, Todorov has played and taught master classes throughout Europe, Australia, Asia and the U.S. and garnered much acclaim for his intense, original musicianship. He joined the SF State faculty in 2003.

Cinema alums garner Emmy nods

Two Cinema alumni are among the many nominees for the 2008 News and Documentary Emmy Awards, scheduled for Aug. 29 in New York. Ralph Arlyck is nominated twice for his feature-length film “Following Sean,” in the Best Documentary and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing categories. Janelle Rodriguez, a senior producer at CNN, is part of the team on “The Situation Room” nominated in the Outstanding Live Coverage of a Breaking News Story (Long Form) category for a piece on slain Pakistan leader Benazir Bhutto.

Near perfection in alum’s ‘Uncle Vanya’

Alumna Timothy Near will step down as artistic director of the San Jose Repertory Theatre at the end of the season, but she is keeping busy in the stage world. She is director of a production of “Uncle Vanya” that the San Francisco Chronicle has called “engrossing,” “sweet” and “poignant.”

Dig This

Alum, faculty member John Calloway named to S.F. Arts Commission

Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed John Calloway, a faculty member and alumnus of the School of Music and Dance, to the San Francisco Arts Commission earlier this month.

Calloway (M.A., Music Education, ’03) is a renowned flutist, performing across the country and alongside legendary musicians like Cuban bassist Israel “Cachao” López. Calloway’s recording credits as a performer and composer include last year’s solo album “The Code” and collaborations with John Santos, Jesus Diaz and Omar Sosa. He travels to Cuba frequently as program coordinator for PlazaCuba, an arts organization that offers courses with the National School of the Arts in Havana.

At SF State, Calloway directs the Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble and teaches courses in Latin American music. Founded in 1999, the ensemble is believed to be the only of its kind at a college on the West Coast. But more than its uniqueness and music distinguish the Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble. “It’s the culture and the social aspects to this music that you might not find in other places,” he said.

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KSFS Radio

Mondays – Fridays. Through December.

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