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Readings, Workshops, and Performances of New Works for Orchestra by Seventeen Selected Jazz Composers

The American Composers Orchestra (ACO) and Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University (CJS), in cooperation with EarShot, the National Orchestra Composition Discovery Network, will present the second JCOI Readings in 2013. Three orchestras – the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (April 23 & 24), ACO (June 3 & 4), and La Jolla Symphony & Chorus (September 19 & 20) – will workshop, rehearse, and give public readings of new works for symphony orchestra written by seventeen jazz composers.

Each of the three orchestras will workshop and perform between five and seven composers’ new works. Composers participating in the JCOI Readings will receive coaching from mentor composers and a professional music engraver as they write their new pieces. Once completed, each piece will be workshopped, rehearsed, and performed by one of the three host orchestras through the EarShot program. The new works will be heard in rehearsal, open public readings, and a public performance. Composers receive travel and an honorarium, as well as feedback from orchestra principal musicians, conductors, librarians, and mentor composers, and an archival recording of their work.

American Composers Orchestra
June 3 & 4, 2013
Columbia University’s Miller Theatre, 2960 Broadway, New York, NY

Conductor Gil Rose will preside for the ACO readings with mentor composers George Lewis (Columbia University), Anne LeBaron (California Institute of the Arts), and Paul Chihara (UCLA). The Readings will include an open rehearsal on June 3 at 10am, and a run-through of the composers’ pieces on June 4 at 7:30pm. Both events are free and open to the public.

Sumi Tonooka

ACO’s featured composers will be Jennifer Bellor, José Beviá, Courtney Bryan, Ingrid Laubrock, Andy Milne, Richard Sussman, and Sumi Tonooka. Jennifer Bellor, a Ph.D student in music composition at the Eastman School of Music, will bring a piece inspired by nature and chilly November weather. Pianist and composer José Beviá’s piece Noit-Alimissa (Assimilation) is an effort to combine the influences of post WWII contemporary classical music with contemporary jazz. New Orleans native Courtney Bryan has titled her piece Shedding Skin, which is inspired by a poem of the same title by Harryete Mullen. Ingrid Laubrock’s work Vogelfrei is inspired by photos she took of the various shapes and patterns formed by the electrical wiring used to power overground trains in Moers, Germany. Andy Milne uses concepts from classical homeopathic healing as a framework. Richard Sussman’s Explorations For Orchestra will seek to bring a sense of the spontaneity, energy, and rhythmic drive of jazz improvisation to the orchestra without actually employing a jazz soloist or rhythm section.” Sumi Tonooka’s Full Circle was inspired by a dream she had after the JCOI Intensive in Los Angeles last year about orchestrating the curve in the yin and yang sign.

The Beacon Players at Beacon H.S. need your help…

Spring Cleaning…Keep us in mind…(OK even if you’re not spring cleaning, keep us in mind)

We are starting our “Prop Drive” today in earnest!

Please let us know if you have any of the items below and would like to donate/lend them to us.

We have a great pick-up service as well… contact us at ascarrone@optimum.net or via our website www.beaconplayers.com

Here are the items:
3Plaid shirts any size
3Pair of Overalls any size
Clothes Pins
Straw Laundry Basket
Large Funky Fabric Bag
Small Chalkboard
Autograph Book
Fake Axe
Lace Hankie
Rhinestone Look stones
Green/Gold Pourable Glitter
Large Keys on ring
23 Pairs of Green Sunglasses
Silver necklaces
23 Pairs Black Sunglasses
Dowels
Burlap bags
Water Buckets/glitter inside
Large Silver Goblet
25 Black Umbrellas
Any “long” umbrella
We also need paint supplies, rags, and fabric.

THANKS!!!!!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2013 FORTY UNDER 40 HONOREES 

The Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with previous recipients of the Forty Under 40 Award, has identified a talented and diverse group of young professionals in the Hudson Valley to be presented with a Shaker Award.  Bestowed annually to 40 people under the age of 40 who have shown a strong commitment to the Hudson Valley, the Shaker Awards honor the next generation of leaders in our region.

“After completing this year’s selection process, I couldn’t be more optimistic about the future of the Hudson River Valley,” said Charles North, President and CEO of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce.  “Congratulations to all of the 2013 honorees.  I know you’ll continue to do great things in our community for many years to come.”

Chosen from a pool of over 75 applicants, the 2013 Forty Under 40 honorees range in age from 18 to 39 with recipient professions encompassing schoolteachers to consultants and everything in between.  In a testament to the entrepreneurial spirit being alive and well in young people, 10 of the 40 honored individuals own and operate their own business.  The complete list of the 2013 Forty Under 40, a true representation of the best of the best throughout the entire Hudson Valley, can be found online here.

The Shaker Awards will be officially presented on Tuesday, April 23 at the Bardavon Opera House.  A cocktail reception at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel will precede the ceremony.  Complete information about the event including how to obtain tickets will be released on Friday, March 1 at dcrcoc.org.

Congratulations to the BeaconArts nominee, artist and awesome toy designer Amy C. Wilson!!

Theo Ganz Studio is pleased to announce that Laurence Sansone, Beacon’s first Poet Laureate, will read a selection of his work on Sunday, February 10th at 2 pm at the gallery.  Laurence is a poet, playwright, songwriter/lyricist and performer who has lived in Beacon for 6 years.  Past credits include the publication of lyrics and music in the 2006, Mapleshade Records release, “Garden of Weeds”, recorded with his band, Yucca Flats.

His work can be read on various blogs including www.larrysansone.blogspot.com; www.obsessivecompulsivepoetry.blogspot.com and www.beaconmainstreetpoems.blogspot.com.  The reading is free and open to the public.

For further information, contact Eleni Smolen at theoganzstudio@tds.net or 917.318.2239.

Theo Ganz Studio is located at 149 Main Street, Beacon, NY/Open Fri-Sun 11 – 6 and by appointment.

www.theoganzstudio.com

Mark you calendars for the BeaconArts Annual Meeting – 7 pm Wednesday, Jan 23 at BEAHIVE, 291 Main St, Beacon.

Current BeaconArts 2012 Board Members

Officers:

President: Linda T. Hubbard (0 yr remaining, 2^nd term)

Vice President: Dan Rigney (1 yr remaining,  2^nd term)

Treasurer: Ed Benavente (0 yr remaining, 2^nd term)

Secretary: Jenifer Konig (1 yr remaining, 1^st term)

Members at Large:

Michael Benzer (0 yr remaining, 2^nd term)                                     

Kirsten Heincke (0 yr remaining, 1^st term)

Kelly Ellenwood (1 yr remaining, 2^nd term)

Richard Kaplan (1 yr remaining, 1^st term)

Terry Nelson (1 yr remaining, 1^st term)

Candidates for NEW BeaconArts Board 2013

All positions are for two years unless otherwise noted.

Additional candidate nominations are being accepted. Please email linda@beaconarts.org with your nomination by January 17.

Officers:

President: Dan Rigney  – 2 yrs (1^st term)

Vice President: Kelly Ellenwood – 1 yr (1^st term)

note: This candidate would be fulfilling Dan Rigney’s 2nd year as Vice President if Rigney is elected President

Treasurer: Nelson Conde – 2 yrs (1^st term)

Members at Large:

3 openings – two for 2 yrs and one for 1yr

Kirsten Heincke  (2 yrs, 2^nd term)

Scott Tillitt  (2 yrs, 1^st term)

Lily Zand  (2 yrs, 1^st term)

The BeaconArts Executive Committee is charged with the general management of the affairs of BeaconArts.  The Executive Committee consists of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and five members at large.  The Executive Committee controls the property and affairs of BeaconArts and fixes the organization’s policy.  The Executive Committee currently meets once a month in addition to BeaconArts general meetings. Terms are for 2 years, maximum 2 consecutive terms per board member.

1/02/2013

“Delphine” is featured in Gatehouse Realty’s winning holiday window.

Meet Delphine – a creation of Cassandra Saulter’s and very much the embodiment – literally and figuratively – of what I have been trying to get at with the whole “ReInvent, ReCycle, REJOICE” holiday angle. Delphine’s creator is Cassandra Saulter,  a passionate and resourceful artist whose evolution has taking her from painting to preserving. “I can make anything out of anything.  Looking back at my commissions over the years, it became clear that people were asking me to make something out of something else – fibre art, etc – so that the material could be preserved.  I loved cutting up plastic bottles and was struck by the material, and along the way I realized it was an important thing to do.”

Beyond Delphine, Cassandra has made lamps, bags, jewelry and  artwork out of upcycled plastic bottles and other reclaimed materials. Her goal is to find a corporate partner who can take her work to the next level, allowing her to make prototypes, market the concepts and products and take orders for manufacturing in larger quantities.  “I feel like it is the perfect combination of high aesthetics and need.”

Cassandra’s next project is “Recycled Runway” which is aimed towards helping her find that perfect partner to move her ideas forward.  For more on Cassandra, please visit her website: www.cassandrasaulterstudio.com

Beacon artist Bo Gehring’s take on Delphine.

DELPHINE from Bo Gehring on Vimeo.

BRICK TOWN THEATRE COMPANY is offering an initial 6 week Acting Class, open to adults, 16 and older. Taught by working professional Equity actors, the classes are meant for both Beginning and Intermediate actors. All classes will take place at the Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main St, Beacon, on Thursday nights from 7pm – 9pm, January 24th-February 28th.
Classes will focus on physical and vocal exercises, scene study, and preparing for auditions.

If you are interested, please fill out the registration form (download the pdf below) and return it to Florence Northcutt at the Howland Cultural Center. For questions, please contact Stephanie Hepburn at 917-579-0671 or email her at stephaniehepburn@yahoo.com.

ACTING CLASSES FOR ADULTS registration form

Despite a cold wind blowing through our heavy hearts, we came together to celebrate our BeaconArts community.  120 BeaconArts members and supporters raised a glass (or two) and reconnected in the warmth of George Mansfield’s beautiful new gathering spot for Beacon, Dogwood.  Thom Joyce played, Ed, Kelly and Dan did the paperwork, and we welcomed over 20 new members.

As always, thanks to Linda T. Hubbard for documenting the event!