NEUMANN UNIVERSITY AND THE
ARTS GUILD AT NEUMANN UNIVERSITY
Art Exhibits
The Arts Guild at Neumann University
Evening in New York City
was established in 1991 to enhance the high
Come enjoy this black-tie affair with vocal, instrumental and
theatrical performances that capture the sights and sounds of
New York City in a cabaret style. Your evening will be highlighted
with delectable hors d’oeuvres, wine, and a silent auction.
A champagne and dessert reception with dancing follows the
program.
level of cultural enrichment presented to the
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Friday, January 6 • 7:00 p.m.
PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE UNIVERSITY AND THE ARTS GUILD
Unless noted, a ll events are held in
the Fred P. Meagher Theatre, located in
the Thomas A. Bruder, Jr. Life Center at
Neumann University, One Neumann Drive,
Aston, Pennsylvania. The Life Center and
Theatre are handicapped accessible. For
tickets or additional information about
any programs of The Arts Guild, please
call the Office of Cultural Programming at
610-558-5626
UPDATES TO THIS SCHEDULE ARE POSTED ONLINE AT WWW.NEUMANN.EDU/ARTS
Stephanie Steiner-Nicholson
Sculpture Garden
the Cultural Arts Forum, the Delaware County
Symphony, International Ballet Theatre, the
NEUMANN UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
Library Gallery
Bachmann Main Bldg.
ADMISSION: FREE
MMX – MIXED MEDIA – TEN ARTISTS
(formerly Delaware Valley Collage Collaborative)
Thursday, August 25 through Monday, October 17
Neumann University Art Gallery
STEPHANIE STEINER-NICHOLSON
Wednesday, October 19 through Monday, December 5
Neumann University Art Gallery
NEUMANN UNIVERSITY ART STUDENTS
Neumann University Art Gallery, the Neumann
University Concert Chorale, the Neumann
University Jazz Band, and the Neumann University
Players— offer performances and seminars in the
Fred P. Meagher Theatre in an atmosphere that
Wednesday, December 7 through Monday, January 23, 2017
provides fine acoustics, architectural excellence,
NEUMANN UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
EXHIBIT PROGRAM
and comfortable continental seating.
If you are an artist or know someone who is looking for a “gallery” in which to
display an art collection, Neumann University can help. We will serve as a host
site for emerging artists from the surrounding area to exhibit a body of artwork.
This is an excellent opportunity to share your artistic talent with the University
and the greater community. Art exhibits will hang in the University Library
and typically run for two months. All works displayed will be in congruence
with the mission of Neumann University.
To obtain a schedule of upcoming art exhibits or for more information regarding exhibit proposals, please contact the Office of Cultural Programming
via telephone at 610-558-5626, or via e-mail at [email protected].
Delaware County Symphony
For tickets and information, please contact
Nick DiMarino at 610-558-5626 or email [email protected].
MMX-Mixed Media-Ten Artists
Autumn II Conover
Mr. Anthony D. & Dr. Rosalie M. Mirenda & Family, The Mullen Family Foundation
(Apple Leisure Group), and Wawa, Inc. are generous supporters of the Arts at
Neumann University.
ON THE COVER: International Ballet Theatre "The Nutcracker"
One Neumann Drive
Aston, PA 19014-1298
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL
$110 per ticket if purchased by December 2, 2016.
Special sponsorship opportunities and gift certificates are available!
AT NEUMANN UNIVERSITY
organizations—Center Stage Productions,
The Arts Guild at
Neumann University
Ticket holders are eligible for a drawing for two orchestra seats to
a Broadway performance of the winner's choosing and dinner at a
New York City restaurant.
TICKETS: $135 per person; $240 per couple
Delaware Valley Community. The eight member
CULTURAL ARTS FORUM
CULTURAL ARTS FORUM
FACULTY CONCERT
CULTURAL ARTS FORUM
NEUMANN UNIVERSITY PLAYERS
DELAWARE COUNTY SYMPHONY
CULTURAL ARTS FORUM
The Duo: Old School Jazz & Blues
Medicine of Ancient Egypt
Story Behind the Arias
Luncheon and Fashion Show
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Symphony Concert:
Magical and Exotic
A Comic Christmas Carol
Joseph Caminiti, conductor
Sunday, December 4 • 3:00 p.m.
Christopher Davis
Thursday, December 8 • 1:30 p.m.
The concert will include Wolfgang
Mozart’s Overture to “The Magic
Flute” followed by Lowell Liebermann’s
Concerto for the Flute and Orchestra
featuring Kimberly Reighley as flutist.
Ottorino Respighi’s Ancient Airs and
Dances, Suite No. 1 and Alexander
Borodin’s Symphony No. 2 in B Minor
will complete the program. Dr. C.
Michael Kelly will offer an informative pre-concert conversation
from 2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
ADMISSION: General $18; Seniors/
Students $15; FREE for Neumann
students with ID and children
under 12. For tickets/information,
please call 610-879-7059 or visit the
web site at www.dcsmusic.org.
Enjoy your favorite Christmas
program as Christopher Davis, an
actor, author and comedian, adds
some comic relief to this well known
Christmas classic. Tiny Tim retells
the story of his Uncle Scrooge’s
redemption from greed and misanthropy. Unlike any version of
A Christmas Carol you’ve ever seen,
audience volunteers take an integral
part of the performance, playing all
three Spirits, Marley, Belle, and even
Scrooge. The performance is a perfect
way to get into the holiday spirit.
ADMISSION: General $10; FREE for
Neumann students, staff and Cultural
Arts Forum members.
Did the ancient Egyptians understand human
anatomy and did they practice medicine?
The answer is “yes.” Data derived from
archaeological excavations, as well as from
several surviving, ancient Egyptian papyri
reveal extensive, perhaps effective, medical
procedures that are relevant for use today.
Dr. Phillips is the Curatorial Research
Coordinator in the Egyptian section of
the University of Pennsylvania Museum
Ann Atkins, author
of Archaeology and Anthropology. He has
participated in archaeological excavations
in Jordan, France and Egypt. Dr. Phillips CULTURAL ARTS FORUM
is also the Site Supervisor and Physical
Author's Corner
Anthropologist for the ongoing Cairo
University-Brown University Expedition Ann Atkins, author
Eleanor Roosevelt:
in the Great Western Cemetery at Giza.
The Arc of Her Journey (Part 1)
ADMISSION: General $10; FREE for
Friday, October 21 • 1:30 p.m.
Neumann students, staff, and Cultural
The Arc of Her Journey (Part 2)
Arts Forum members.
Friday, November 18 • 1:30 p.m.
This intimate review of Eleanor’s
journey reveals the stories of rising
DELAWARE COUNTY SYMPHONY
above a broken childhood to living a
life that dared to challenge injustice
Symphony Concert:
and shake the status quo of society.
Virtuosic Display
First Lady for 13 years, Eleanor
Joseph Caminiti, conductor
redefines and expands this role to
Sunday, October 16 • 3:00 p.m.
a position of power. Using her
influence, she champions for Jews,
The musical program includes Russian
African Americans and women.
Easter Overture by Nikolai RimskyMrs. Roosevelt spent a great part of
Korsakov, as well as Georges Bizet’s
her life helping the American people
Carmen Suite No. 2. The performance
will end with Johannes Brahms' Symphony open their eyes to blind spots and
to have the courage to change.
No. 1 in C Minor. Dr. C. Michael Kelly
Author Ann Atkins’ writing and
will offer an informative pre-concert
presentations bridge history to her
conversation from 2:00-2:30 p.m.
audience while providing encourageADMISSION: General $18; Seniors/
ment and enlightened ideas to inspire
Students $15; FREE for Neumann students
with ID and children under 12. Subscription their own lives.
ADMISSION: Free will donation to
and group rates are available. For tickets/
the Dr. Margaret Mary Kearney
information, please call 610-879-7059 or
Scholarship Fund.
visit the web site at www.dcsmusic.org.
Yukiko Ishida, DMA, coloratura soprano
Eric Dubin, baritone
David Anthony Lofton, piano/narration
Friday, October 21 • 8:00 p.m.
Traditional concert favorites, including
Giacomo Puccini’s “O mio babbino
caro” from Gianni Schicchi and “Chi il
bel sogno di Doretta” from La Rondine
will be featured. Come enjoy some of
opera’s finest musical selections.
ADMISSION: General $8; Seniors/
Students $5; FREE for Neumann
students with ID and children under 12.
Saturday, November 5 • 11:30 a.m.
Penn Oaks Golf Club, West Chester, PA
Relax and view the latest styles for
women's fashions as you enjoy a tasty
luncheon prepared by the chefs of
Penn Oaks Golf Club, West Chester, PA.
Be ready to try your luck on a variety
of theme baskets and a cash raffle.
All proceeds benefit the Dr. Margaret
Mary Kearney Scholarship. Fashions
provided by Claire's Fashions of
Wilmington, Loft of Springfield,
and children's fashions by local
establishments.
ADMISSION: $40
(Reservations necessary)
INFORMATION/RESERVATIONS:
CENTER STAGE PRODUCTIONS
Cabaret Dinner and Dancing
10th Annual CSP Cabaret
Friday, October 28 • 7:00 p.m.
Austin Room, 3729 Chichester Avenue,
Boothwyn, PA
Come to this nostalgic tribute to the
many Broadway musicals produced
by Center Stage Productions. The
theater ensemble will offer a cabaretstyle program featuring a buffet dinner
and musical performances by cast
members dating back to 1983. The
evening will include some of Broadway’s
best musical solos, duets and company
numbers.
ADMISSION: $45 per person
(Reservations necessary)
INFORMATION/RESERVATIONS: 610-558-5626
610-558-5626
CULTURAL ARTS FORUM
Female Spies of WWII
Alisa Dupuy
Thursday, November 10 • 1:30 p.m.
Meet Vera Atkins, spymaster during
WWII, as she regales you with
stories of American female spies.
Singers, tennis players and tomboys,
they came from many walks of life
to assist their country during this
most difficult time. Learn about
Virginia Hall, a Baltimore native,
considered by the Gestapo as the
“most dangerous of all American
Spies.” Alisa is the owner of
The Ladies of History Historical
Productions, a company that
creates historical characters that
come alive to teach in a fun-filled
environment.
ADMISSION: General $10; FREE
for Neumann students, staff and
Cultural Arts Forum members.
John K. Baxter, Ed Milliner and
Richard Sayers, Ph.D., producers
John K. Baxter, director
Richard Sayers, Ph.D., musical producer
Brian Kavanagh, technical director
Thursday through Saturday,
November 10, 11, 12 • 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 13 • 2:00 p.m.
Arguably the most famous English
language play of all time, Hamlet is
William Shakespeare’s classic tale of
the tragic Danish prince. Hamlet’s
father is dead, and Hamlet’s uncle has
quickly married Hamlet’s mother. But
a visit from his father's ghost soon informs Hamlet about the reason for the
rotten state of Denmark around them!
ADMISSION: General $10; Seniors/
Students $5; FREE for Neumann
students with ID and staff on opening
night, Thursday, November 10.
DELAWARE COUNTY SYMPHONY
Chamber Concert:
Vivaldi and Beethoven
Sunday, November 20 • 3:00 p.m.
Join the musicians of the Delaware
County Symphony (DCS) on a musical
journey from the Renaissance to the
Romantic Period. The DCS Brass
will introduce the concert with polyphonic brass masterworks including
Gabrieli’s Sonata XIII for two antiphonal brass choirs. DCS cellists will
perform Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two
Cellos and the program will conclude
with Beethoven’s haunting and
monumental “Ghost” Trio.
ADMISSION: General $12; Seniors/
Students $10; FREE for Neumann
students with ID and children
under 12. For tickets/information,
please call 610-879-7059 or visit the
web site at www.dcsmusic.org.
Greccio Live Nativity
NEUMANN UNIVERSITY JAZZ BAND
Winter Concert
Richard Sayers, Ph.D., director
Thursday , December 1 • 8:00 p.m.
Students, alumni, faculty and friends
join forces to present this annual blend
of pop, rock and jazz styles. Sprinkle in
a few tuneful Christmas confections and
the result is an evening of sweet music.
ADMISSION: General $8; Seniors/Students $5;
FREE for Neumann students with ID and
children under 12.
NEUMANN UNIVERSITY CONCERT CHORALE
Let There Be Christmas
Yukiko Ishida, DMA, artistic director
Robert Nester, piano/organ
Friday, December 2 • 8:00 p.m.
Come and enjoy the sounds of Christmas
with traditional and contemporary
musical songs. The program will feature
Christmas Cantata, “Let There Be
Christmas” by Joseph Martin, Yukiko
Ishida’s Pace e Bene, a traditional
rendition of Larry Shackley’s God Rest
You Merry Gentleman, and an all-time
favorite spiritual, Go, Tell It On the
Mountain arranged by David Angerman.
Many other Christmas carols will
round out the evening’s program.
ADMISSION: General $8; Seniors/Students $5;
FREE for Neumann students with ID
and children under 12. Reservations
advised.
(A Participatory Endeavor)
INTERNATIONAL BALLET THEATRE
Mass with a Greccio Presentation The Nutcracker
Sunday, December 4
Mass • 4:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Chapel
Greccio Presentation • 6:15 p.m.
This spiritual experience begins
with Mass at 4:30 p.m. in Sacred
Heart Chapel (Bachmann Building),
followed by our annual Live Nativity
celebration in front of the Mirenda
Center for Sport, Spirituality and
Character Development on Convent
Road, Aston, PA. Greccio features
Neumann students, faculty and staff
in the retelling of the Nativity story.
Petting of the animals starts at
5:30 p.m.
ADMISSION: FREE
Neumann University Concert Chorale
The Duo features the smooth stylings
of singer/actress Demetria Joyce Bailey
and guitarist/songwriter Skip Barthold.
Embracing old school jazz and blues tunes
by artists like Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn,
George Gershwin and Duke Ellington,
Demetria is praised for her lustrous voice
and light-hearted reverence. A professional
who has performed throughout the U.S.,
the Philippines and Japan, Demetria
served as music director for two seasons of
Delaware County Symphony
Gimme the Mic Philadelphia and won an
Emmy Award for best live performance.
With the virtuosic stylings of Skip added
DELAWARE COUNTY SYMPHONY
to the mix, this duo is truly unstoppable!
Chamber Concert: Mozart & Bach
ADMISSION: General $10; FREE for
Robert Whalen, associate conductor
Neumann students, staff and Cultural
Arts Forum members.
Sunday, September 25 • 3:00 p.m.
Become a Cultural Arts Forum member
Delaware County Symphony Concertfor $40 and enjoy all six lecture series
master Nina Vieru and guest soloist
programs! Call 610-558-5626 for details.
Adelya Shagidullina will be featured in
Mozart’s dazzling Sinfonia Concertante
for Violin, Viola and Chamber Orchestra.
The second half of the program
FACULTY CONCERT
features Vieru and the flutes of the
Benefit Concert for Kumamoto
Delaware County Symphony in Bach’s
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 for solo
Earthquake Victims
violin, two flutes and strings. Yukiko Ishida, DMA, coloratura soprano
ADMISSION: General $12; Seniors/
Robert Nester, piano/organ
Students $10; FREE for Neumann
Friday, September 23 • 8:00 p.m.
students with ID and children under 12.
Come enjoy this special performance by
Subscription and group rates are
the Neumann University Concert Chorale
available. For tickets/information,
as they remember the Kumamoto earthplease call 610-879-7059 or visit the
quake victims. The program will include
web site at www.dcsmusic.org.
inspiring musical pieces, including John
Rosamond Johnson’s Lift Every Voice and
International Ballet Theatre The Nutcracker
Sing, Phoebe Knapp’s Blessed Assurance,
Jesus Is Mine and many more traditional
and folk song selections.
ADMISSION: General $8; Seniors/
Students $5; FREE for Neumann
students with ID and children under 12.
Special donations will be accepted.
Stephen Phillips, Ph.D., lecturer
Thursday, October 13 • 1:30 p.m.
Cultural Arts Forum Fashion Show
Demetria Joyce Bailey and Skip Barthold
Thursday, September 8 • 1:30 p.m.
Josie Singer, executive director
Alexander Boitsov, International Ballet
Theatre, artistic director
Saturday, December 10 • 2:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 11 • 2:00 p.m.
Enjoy the holiday magic that delights
audiences of all ages! During an
exciting Christmas celebration, Clara
receives an enchanted Nutcracker
doll. Join Clara as her Nutcracker
comes alive to battle the Rat King.
Journey with Clara and her Prince
into the Land of Snow and the
Kingdom of the Sweets with
dramatic dancing and pageantry!
ADMISSION: General $28; Students/
Children/Seniors $18. For tickets
contact: www.ibtcompany.org
or call 610-883-0878.