TechAlum Newsletter is asking if anyone was in KSO or Concert Choir in 2005. Also, were you in Little Theatre or acted in a production while at Tech? Contact Dennis Walikainen.
Christopher Plummer is among the nominees for the Michigan Tech Distinguished Teaching Award in the Associate Professor/Professor Category. The award is coordinated by the Center for Teaching, Learning and Faculty Development (CTLFD). Please submit your comments by March 30, 2012.
Christopher Plummer is an Associate Professor of Sound.
Mike Irish Presents Jazz Night at the Orpheum Theater…and admission is FREE!! Come check out the groovy tunes in the beautiful Orpheum atmosphere… The event takes place on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. The Orpheum is located at 426 Quincy St., Hancock, MI. The venue is a remodeled vaudeville theatre built in 1910. For more information, visit the Studio Pizza website.
KSO performs third show
Four pieces were performed, three of them being of classical composers and the final being a premiere of Michigan Tech’s very own Dr. Milton Olson. While all the pieces felt familiar they all had their own personalities that set them apart. Each piece felt as though a tragedy was being played out. It was very easy for the audience to envision the picture behind the music.
Read more at the Michigan Tech Lode, by Mandy Barbul-Couch.
Olsson to premiere ‘Dialogues’ with KSO
Because of his knowledge of the KSO, Olsson also was able to give parts to players who may not get to show off their skills as often. ”It’s an interesting work; there’s a solo for alto flute, a solo for electric guitar,” Neves said. “It’s challenging but fun because it’s personalized. Because of his knowledge of the KSO, Olsson also was able to give parts to players who may not get to show off their skills as often. ”It’s an interesting work; there’s a solo for alto flute, a solo for electric guitar,” Neves said. “It’s challenging but fun because it’s personalized.
Read more at the Mining Gazette, by Zach Kukkonen.
KSO Performs Milt Olsson Composition
The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra will perform the premier of Milt Olsson’s “Dialogues for Orchestra”. Conductor Joel Neves said the KSO commissioned Olsson, former conductor of the orchestra, to compose a new work that coincided with the ensemble’s 40th anniversary.
Read more at Tech Today, by Bethany Jones.
Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra performing at the Rozsa
The Keweenaw Symphony Orchestra is nearly ready to perform its third concert of the 2011-12 season. On February 18 at 7:30 pm, the KSO will not only kick off 2012 with the ever-popular William Tell Overture, but will also debut a brand-new piece by Milton Olsson. Olsson was the previous director of the KSO, before current director Dr. Joel Neves, and has written other pieces for Michigan Tech’s musical ensembles: in 1999, the KSO premiered his Konzertstück, and in 2000 the KSO and Michigan Tech Concert Choir teamed up to premier his Mass for Choir and Orchestra.
Read more at the Michigan Tech Lode, by Nick Blecha.
Almost, Maine: Nearly Houghton
A young couple has a dalliance under the northern lights and shooting stars. Another woman camps out in someone’s yard, trying to make amends and mend a broken heart. Another couple is splitting up in the Moose Patty Cafe, but they both land on their feet.
Read more at the TechAlum Newsletter, by Dennis Walikainen.
“Almost Maine” enchants audiences
Visually, the set was striking. Nine “mini-sets” were set up across the stage floor. This allows not only a certain parallel feel among scenes of the play—little things happening simultaneously: the writing in a book, the nursing of a drink—but also created the small town aura.
Read more at the Michigan Tech Lode, by Abigail Dillon.
John Cariani play performed at McArdle Theatre
Dr. Roger Held, the Theater Department Chair and director of Almost, Maine, had a number of reasons to choose this particular play. Some productions performed at Michigan Tech are very symbolic and different than our everyday experiences. However the setting, characters, and plot of Almost, Maine have a certain familiarity.
Read more at the Michigan Tech Lode, by Abigail Dillon.
Tech Theatre to Perform “Almost, Maine”
With the solar wind electrifying the night sky, the residents of Almost, Maine experience mysterious, life-changing events, falling in and out of love, and in again, in this poignant and funny exploration of personal epiphany on a deep and snowy midwinter’s night.
Read more at Tech Today, by Bethany Jones.
