Join the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus and the College of Public Programs for “Action, Advocacy, Arts” this Friday.
The ASU Downtown Phoenix campus will open its doors to the community at the 4th Annual Urban Gallery Exhibition from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 3 at the University Center at 411 N. Central Ave.
This free exhibit is part of First Friday and will feature four new art collections, with more than 500 pieces on display from ASU Emeritus faculty, nonprofit community organizations and artists, and students of Barrett, the Honors College, and South Mountain High School in Phoenix. Live music will be featured on two stages, along with dancers and interactive art demonstrations. Many artists and nonprofit groups will be on hand to discuss their work.
“The event is designed to welcome the community to its ASU Downtown Phoenix campus and to share the richly diverse art collection,” says Debra Friedman, University Vice President and Dean of the College of Public Programs at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus.
Among the new collections this year is “Migration: Immigration, Giving Honor to Cultures and Communities,” designed to encourage open-minded dialogue about an important and often divisive current issue. Phoenix artists including Luis Gutierrez, Martin Moreno, Emily Matyas and Francisco Garcia examine immigration as a global, national, local, and family phenomenon. The Cultural Arts Coalition, Neighborhood Ministries, Advocates for Latin@ Arts and Culture and South Mountain High School, among many others, use the arts to showcase their mission and strengthen shared community ties.
Other new art collections include “Spring Forward,” with works from artists, students and faculty of Barrett, the Honors College, celebrating the coming of spring.
Information Commons is showcasing “Double/Vision,” which brings together works from Phoenix artists Nancy Reinker and Diana Clauss.
Artwork in the “For Our Eyes” collection shares viewpoints from nonprofits in the Phoenix community and the people they serve. Another collection showcases the talent of ASU professors, expressed through the works of retired faculty members of the ASU Emeritus College. This includes influential African-American artist and educator Dr. Eugene Grigsby, Jr.
The campus will be filled with the sights of ASU graduate dance students performing with urban youth, live art demonstrations such as painting, kids’ crafts and interactive opportunities. Diverse music, poetry and performances will be provided by Barrett, the Honors College, local organizations and sponsors.
Live music includes steel drummers, tap dancers and local bands including Try Me Bicycle, Grupo Liberdade and Ten Dollar Outfit.
The 4th Annual Urban Gallery Exhibition is an Artlink shuttle stop, and planned in coordination with the Roosevelt Row block party.
More than 30 nonprofit groups are taking part, including Phoenix Children’s Hospital, AZ Wilderness Coalition, Neighborhood Ministries, the Cultural Arts Coalition, Hospice of the Valley, Downtown Phoenix Public Market, and PSA Art Awakenings.
The exhibition is among the highlights of a daylong community event, “Action, Advocacy and Arts,” focusing on the power of community at the Downtown Phoenix campus.
For information about the exhibit, contact ASU community liaison Malissa Geer at malissa.geer@asu.edu. For “Action, Advocacy and Arts” details, visit: http://copp.asu.edu/aaa.
Something that I’m trying out is integration of my blog with Facebook. On my blog, http://www.edwardjensen.net/, there is a button that says “Connect with Facebook.” The idea is that you can leave comments using your Facebook authentication instead of having to create separate credentials. It works by having WordPress talk directly with Facebook and mutually authenticate. I don’t see passwords or anything.
Anyway, I have the software installed, and now I need my readers in the community to check this out. If you have a couple of minutes, can you please do this? Go to my blog, click on “Connect with Facebook”, follow the instructions, and leave a comment on this post.
Cantemus, a Phoenix-based choral group, is performing two of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s finest choral works, the Vesperae solennes de Confessore (K. 339) and the Missa Brevis in D Major (K. 194) tonight at 7.30pm at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W Roosevelt St).
Since I’m in the orchestra (tympani), I can say that last night’s rehearsal was fantastic, and it would be a shame to miss this.
Vesperae solennes de Confessore (K. 339): I. Dixit
Details
Date: Friday 27 March 2009, 7.30pm
Venue: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W Roosevelt St)
Tickets: $25/adults, $20/students and seniors
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and Phoenix City Council members today to announce two projects that will bring thousands of jobs to Arizona.
Secretary LaHood presented a $10.5 million check to the Mayor for the completion of a taxiway reconstruction project on the northwest side of the Airport. This project will create 285 construction jobs.
The U.S. Transportation Secretary, Mayor Gordon and Phoenix City Council members also broke ground and unveiled the name of Sky Harbor’s automated train: the PHX Sky Train. Stage one of the PHX Sky Train will connect with METRO light rail and transport passengers and employees between 44th Street and Washington, East Economy Parking and Terminal 4. Stage one, which will be completed in 2013 is creating 5,900 jobs.
Mayor Gordon has been meeting with leaders in Washington D.C. to discuss the acceleration of the PHX Sky Train construction to Terminals 3 and 2. An additional $200 million in federal stimulus funding would create thousands of additional jobs and serve all three terminals at Sky Harbor seven years earlier than originally planned.
“We are grateful to our partners in Washington for recognizing the ongoing infrastructure needs at one of the nation’s ten busiest airports,” said Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon. “We are also excited that the Recovery funding for taxiway improvements is putting nearly 300 Arizonans back to work.”
While in Phoenix, Secretary LaHood also visited Sky Harbor’s Air Traffic Control Tower and spoke at the 18th Annual Phoenix International Aviation Symposium.
So, in 2013, we can transfer from the Light Rail to the PHX Sky Train and get to our airport even faster! This is exciting.
Curious of what the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus looks like? Want to go on a tour? Then join the Student Ambassadors of the College of Public Programs every Friday at 10.30am for a tour starting at Taylor Place, the residence hall for this campus.
Internship & Career Fair ~ “Sun Devils Recruiting Sun Devils”
NEXT Wednesday, March 25
11am to 2pm
Mercado, Building C
502 E. Monroe St.
The Career Fair is an opportunity for all students to make professional contacts with ASU alumni. Freshmen thru Seniors are encouraged to attend and gather information on internships & career positions from over 30 organizations. Prospective graduates, alumni & internship seekers are encouraged to dress professionally & bring resumes. For an updated list of employers attending, log into Sun Devil CareerLink at www.asu.edu/career.
So, when you have a personal blog, you sometimes have to write a shameless promotion or two. I think I will do this now.
Cantemus, a Phoenix-based choral group, is performing two of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s finest choral works, the Vesperae solennes de Confessore (K. 339) and the Missa Brevis in C Major (K. 259) this Friday at 7.30pm at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W Roosevelt St).
I bring this up because I’m performing in the orchestra. I play the tympani (it’s something I’ve done for many years, including a couple of seasons as Principal Tympani with the Phoenix Symphony Youth Orchestra), and I’ve offered to help out with this.
Vesperae solennes de Confessore: IV. Laudate pueri
Details
Date: Friday 27 March 2009, 7.30pm
Venue: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (100 W Roosevelt St)
Tickets: $25/adults, $20/students and seniors
[source: Corey Schubert, ASU College of Public Programs] The ASU Downtown Phoenix campus will open its doors to the community at the 4th Annual Urban Gallery Exhibition from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 3 at the University Center at 411 N. Central Ave.
This free exhibit is part of First Friday and will feature four new art collections, with more than 500 pieces on display from ASU Emeritus faculty, nonprofit community organizations and artists, and students of Barrett, the Honors College, and South Mountain High School in Phoenix. Live music will be featured on two stages, along with dancers and interactive art demonstrations. Many artists and nonprofit groups will be on hand to discuss their work.
“The event is designed to welcome the community to its ASU Downtown Phoenix campus and to share the richly diverse art collection,” says Debra Friedman, University Vice President and Dean of the College of Public Programs at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus.
Among the new collections this year is “Migration: Immigration, Giving Honor to Cultures and Communities,” designed to encourage open-minded dialogue about an important and often divisive current issue. Phoenix artists including Luis Gutierrez, Martin Moreno, Emily Matyas and Francisco Garcia examine immigration as a global, national, local, and family phenomenon. The Cultural Arts Coalition, Neighborhood Ministries, Advocates for Latin@ Arts and Culture and South Mountain High School, among many others, use the arts to showcase their mission and strengthen shared community ties.
Other new art collections include “Spring Forward,” with works from artists, students and faculty of Barrett, the Honors College, celebrating the coming of spring.
Artwork in the “For Our Eyes” collection shares viewpoints from nonprofits in the Phoenix community and the people they serve. Another collection showcases the talent of ASU professors, expressed through the works of retired faculty members of the ASU Emeritus College. This includes influential African-American artist and educator Dr. Eugene Grigsby, Jr.
The campus will be filled with the sights of ASU graduate dance students performing with urban youth, live art demonstrations such as painting, kids’ crafts and interactive opportunities. Diverse music, poetry and performances will be provided by Barrett, the Honors College, local organizations and sponsors.
Live music includes steel drummers, tap dancers and local bands including Try Me Bicycle, Grupo Liberdade and Ten Dollar Outfit.
The 4th Annual Urban Gallery Exhibition is an Artlink shuttle stop, and planned in coordination with the Roosevelt Row block party.
More than 30 nonprofit groups are taking part, including Phoenix Children’s Hospital, AZ Wilderness Coalition, Neighborhood Ministries, the Cultural Arts Coalition, Hospice of the Valley, Downtown Phoenix Public Market, and PSA Art Awakenings.
The exhibition is among the highlights of a daylong community event, “Action, Advocacy and Arts,” focusing on the power of community at the Downtown Phoenix campus.
For information about the exhibit, contact ASU community liaison Malissa Geer at malissa.geer@asu.edu. For “Action, Advocacy and Arts” details, visit: http://copp.asu.edu/aaa.
We conclude JS Bach Week with one of my favorite works, the motet “Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf” (S. 226). JS Bach’s motets combined several styles: antiphonal choral music, contrapuntal writing, and Bach’s use of the chorale. This video features the Men and Boys of the St Thomas Church Choir in Leipzig, where JS Bach served as cantor from 1723 until his death in 1750. (From 2:10-2:29 in the video, his grave is visible in front of the baptismal font.)
He wrote many works, and though we will never know how many works he did write because of improper care, over 230 cantatas (written for various days in the liturgical year), hundreds of works for the keyboard and organ, and two hundred works for various orchestras. His style was simultaneously complex and beautiful.
As part of JS Bach Week, we have sampled some exemplar pieces of each of JS Bach’s styles and different instruments. As a young composer, Bach borrowed compositional styles from great composers who preceded him. As he wrote more and more, his compositional style became his own that has often been imitated but never fully duplicated. This is the genius of Bach.
