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Clayton State University’s Spivey Hall, the Southeast’s premier recital hall renowned internationally for its superior acoustics and the excellence of its classical, jazz and world music artists, has announced details for end of the season performances.
The Spivey Hall Children’s Choir program will perform three concerts that are previews for its upcoming Summer Tour in Spain, while the Clayton State University’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts Division of Music will treat patrons to two free concerts from the chorale and big band groups. Also on May’s schedule is the annual graduation recital from the Atlanta Area Suzuki Piano Association (in two performances) and CSU’s Dr. Richard Bell conducting the Southern Crescent Symphony Orchestra.
“The Spivey Hall Tour Choir, Martha Shaw and Judy Mason truly triumphed in their February performances at the National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Salt Lake City,” said Sam Dixon, executive and artistic director, Spivey Hall. “Their success there holds great promise for their first tour of Spain. I marvel each May at the impressive achievements of our Children’s Choir Program’s three choirs, and particularly look forward to hearing the progress made by the Young Artists under the direction of Craig Hurley and Marcena Kenney.”
With free parking and close proximity to Atlanta, Spivey Hall’s 392-seat auditorium is the perfect option for an intimate music experience. For full program details for all performances, tickets or more information, call the Spivey Hall Box Office at (678) 466-4200, or visit www.spiveyhall.org. In addition to the standard ticket pricing indicated for each performance, there is a 50 percent discount available to students and Georgia educators with ID. Discounted tickets are available only through the box office, which is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Performance information and dates are shown below.
Southern Crescent Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Richard Bell, conductor
Friday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m.
The Atlanta-based Southern Crescent Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 25th anniversary in a gala concert under the baton of Clayton State University Department of Visual and Performing Arts Division of Music faculty conductor Dr. Richard Bell. Featuring works by Beethoven, Copland, Offenbach and Vaughan Williams, the concert will also include premieres of works by Glenn Moore and Christel Vinot along with music from “Les Miserables.”
The SCSO is devoted to meeting the cultural needs of audiences and performers in the Southern Crescent area of the city. Members of the orchestra include professional and amateur musicians, as well as music educators and students, all of whom strive to realize their musical potential in presenting the finest performances.
Tickets are priced at $10 for adults and $5 for students and are available for purchase now.
Clayton State University Chorale
Dr. Michael Fuchs, director
Sunday, May 3, at 3 p.m.
Clayton Community Big Band
Stacey Houghton, director
Monday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m.
The Clayton State University Department of Visual and Performing Arts Division of Music shines in two performances showcasing some of its most talented musicians.
Dr. Michael Fuchs, CSU’s director of choral activities, leads the Clayton State University Chorale in “Love: Human and Divine,” a musical exploration of love from different perspectives. The concert features music of Claudio Monteverdi, Eric Whitacre and Morten Lauridsen, and J.S. Bach’s masterwork “Christ lag in Todesbanden,” performed in collaboration with the Clayton State Orchestra.
The Clayton Community Big Band performs “The Allen/Kubis Connection,” with music by comedian and television personality Steve Allen arranged by contemporary jazz arranger and bandleader Tom Kubis.
The band will perform several of these Allen/Kubis gems set in a variety of styles for the enjoyment of its Spivey Hall audience. The program also includes charts from the bands of Buddy Rich and Jaco Pastorius.
Admission to these Division of Music performances is free, with no tickets required.
Spivey Hall Young Artists
Spivey Hall Children’s Choir
Spivey Hall Tour Choir
Friday, May 15, at 7 p.m.
Spivey Hall Children’s Choir
Spivey Hall Tour Choir
Saturday, May 16, at 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 17, at 3 p.m.
The Spivey Hall Children’s Choir celebrates its 21st season with three concerts proudly showcasing the talents of its 170 young members.
The spring concerts are performed in part as preparation for the Tour Choir’s 2015 summer concerts in Spain. Dr. Martha Shaw conducts the 120-member Children’s Choir, including the 50 advanced singers of the Tour Choir, accompanied by Judy Mason, while Craig Hurley leads his Young Artists with accompanist Marcena Kinney.
The spring concerts of the Spivey Hall Children’s Choir will feature beautiful settings of poems loved by both children and adults. Texts include poems about “Stars,” “Night,” and “Winds;” a lovely setting of John Masefield’s “Sea Fever;” a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson entitled “I Will Bring You Brooches;” and selected nursery rhymes. The Tour Choir selections will include pieces from their recent performance at Mormon Tabernacle for the national conference of the American Choral Directors Association, including the moving camp meeting song “No Time” and the Moses Hogan spiritual “My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord.”
The Young Artists’ spring program features great text and exquisite melodies. The choir will open with a Bach melody titled “Bist Du Bei Mir” followed by “Bee! I’m Expecting You!” an Emma Lou Diemer setting of a classic Emily Dickinson poem. Next will be an arrangement of the Christina Rosetti poem “Skylark & Nightingale” by Audrey Snyder. To close their portion of the concert, the Young Artists will perform a nonsense song called “Risseldy Rosseldy” that includes some audience participation.
Tickets are priced at $25 for adults and $12.50 for children, and are available for purchase now.
Atlanta Area Suzuki Piano Association
Graduation Recital
Sunday, May 31, at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.
The Atlanta Area Suzuki Piano Association was established to promote the principles of talent education set forth by Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, and implemented by Dr. Haruko Kataoka through piano basics. The Graduation Recital celebrates AASPA’s 37th graduating class; ticket sales will benefit AASPA programs.
Receptions in the Music Education Building Atrium adjacent to Spivey Hall will follow both concerts; all attendees are welcome to attend.
Tickets are priced at $15 for adults and $7.50 for children, and are available for purchase now.
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