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MUSIC SERIESMusic at the Museum
The Music at the Museum Series was founded in 2000 through the efforts of the Huntington Museum of Art, Janet Ensign Bromley, and the Marshall University Music Department. In 2002, the Museum instituted a residency naming Victoria Bragin as its first Music Artist-in-Residence with the responsibility of performing as well as operating the Series. The purpose of Music at the Museum is to provide to the community excellence in musical performance, a performance venue for musicians and composers, and to provide children the opportunity to experience the transcendent joy of music.
All concerts take place in Grace Rardin Doherty Auditorium. Admission is free.
Since programs and times are subject to change, please call the Museum (529-2701).2003-2004 Season
October 11-12, 2003: First Huntington Museum of Art Composers' Festival. Click here for details on this memorable weekend!
November 30, 2003: Third part of the Exploration Series on Verdi's Requiem with Dr. David Castleberry as speaker. A collaboration between Marshall University, the Cabell County Library, and the Huntington Museum of Art, the 3-part series is in preparation for the concert performance of the Requiem, under the direction of Dr. Castleberry, at Marshall University's Smith Hall on December 6 and 7.
Sunday, February 8, 2 p.m.
The Kingsbury Woodwind Quintet offers a family-oriented program. The quintet consisting of flutist Wendell Dobbs, oboist Ann Marie Bingham, clarinetist Donald Williams, bassoonist Kay Lawson and hornist Steven Lawson, will interact with the audience in explaining how their instruments work and sound. On the program are selections from Sousa to Scott Joplin. Click here to View the program (in .pdf format).
Sunday, April 18, 2:30 p.m.
Victoria Bragin, Music Artist-in-Residence, will be presented in a concert consisting of solo piano works by Beethoven, Bela Bartók, and Debussy. The program will conclude with Chopin's "Sonata No. 3 in B Minor. Refreshments will be served immediately following the concert. For more information, click here. Click here to View the program (in .pdf format).
Sunday, April 25, 2:30 p.m.
From the Tri-State Music Studios and Beyond. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Exploring the Great Outdoors and organized by Victoria Bragin, the concert will feature performances by talented pre-college students representing various music studios in the Tri-State area and beyond. Refreshments will be served immediately following the concert. Click here to View the program (in .pdf format). And click here to view a list of the participants.May 2, 2004
Concert by Bluetrane, Marshall University's faculty jazz ensemble. Click here to View the program (in .pdf format).
Leo Welch, a former professor of guitar at Marshall University and currently assistant dean at Florida State University, joins Wendell Dobbs, professor of flute at Marshall, in a free recital at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 6. The program is titled "With Rocks in Their Shoes." Click here to View the program (in .pdf format).
June 12, 2004
Father and son drum team Bonga and Tiga Jean-Baptiste perform traditional Haitian rhythms at the OPENING OF THE Haitian Art Exhibit At the Huntington Museum of Art on Saturday June 12 7PM
Gaston Jean-Baptiste, known as "Bonga," is regarded as a master of the Haitian drum. He is a musical virtuoso who has been performing and studying traditional Haitian drum, dance and song since the age of seven. He began playing drums in his hometown of Croix-des-Mission in La Plaine, an area of Haiti known for culture and history. A dynamic performer, accompanist, session player and educator, Bonga works on stage, in the recording studio and in workshop settings. He is in demand for his extensive repertoire of pan-African rhythms and is one of the few craftsmen outside of Haiti who continues to build traditional drums using centuries-old techniques.
