Step Afrika! is the first professional company in the world dedicated to the tradition of stepping. Founded in December 1994, the company is critically-acclaimed for its efforts to promote an understanding of and appreciation for stepping and the dance tradition’s use as an educational tool for young people worldwide. Step Afrika! reaches tens of thousands of Americans each year and has performed on many stages in North & South America, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean.
Meredith Calcagno will be performing her senior recital featuring vocal performances
CD Release Show and Signing. Southside Johnny & The Poor Fools embark on a stripped down journey through Johnny Lyon’s eclectic version of the Great American Songbook. Playing a wide range of music pulled from Dylan, Mose Allison, Muddy Waters, NRBQ, Richard Thompson, Emmylou Harris, The Band, George Jones and more, The Poor Fools will also dive into some of the legendary Asbury Jukes material–revisiting the classics as well as the underperformed deep tracks.
Zandonai’s compelling opera, inspired by an episode from Dante’s Inferno, returns in the Met’s ravishingly beautiful production, last seen in 1986. Dramatic soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek and tenor Marcello Giordani are the doomed lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts.
Jen Davis is a New York based photographer. For the past 11 years she has been working on a series of Self-Portrait’s dealing with issues regarding beauty, identity, and body image. An accomplished photographer, she received her MFA from Yale University and has been exhibited nationally and internationally.
This workshop will include the history of The Byrds’ musical revolution and contemporary technical information – highlighting the computer techniques McGuinn uses in recording. Bring your guitar to participate in the Guitar Circle!
Monmouth University’s orchestra, choirs, and distinguished soloists will be under the direction of Dr. David Tripold performing music of the three giants of the 18th century High Baroque period.
As the leader of the influential 1960’s group The Byrds, Roger McGuinn was on the leading edge, combining the rock beat of The Beatles with the folk sensibilities of Bob Dylan, to create the genre known as “folk-rock.”
Jonah Santorello will be performing his senior recital featuring performances on the saxophone.
A collection of short films by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sam Green. Running through Green’s films is a celebration of idealism and the search for meaning along with the often humorous realities of human folly.
