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Department of
FINE
ARTS
Calendar of Events
2021 2022
Indra Thomas performance information on page 6.
A letter from
DEAN BARRENECHE
Esteemed Patrons,
On behalf of the faculty, students and staff at Berry College, we thank
you for your commitment to and support of the arts and welcome you to
The aim of art is the 2021-22 season.
We are pleased to be offering a wonderful array of performances and
exhibitions this year and are grateful to our faculty and students for
NOT TO REPRESENT THE sharing their talents with our local and campus communities.
We look forward to seeing you at more performances in the future.
OUTWARD Enjoy the show!
appearance of things, Dr. Gabriel Barreneche, Dean
but their
Evans School of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
INWARD SIGNIFICANCE. Dear Friends,
-Aristotle With dark theatre and concert
spaces during much of last year,
A number of events will
feature Berry students who share
A letter from
we are delighted to offer you a
dynamic and robust season of
their talents and demonstrate
their capacity for learning and ADAM HAYES
events in 2021-2022! During appreciation of the arts. There
our period of social distancing are also opportunities to see and
and isolation, we have learned hear our fantastic artist faculty.
much about ourselves, our It is our hope that you will
world and our fellow humans. take advantage of the many fine
We are also reminded of how cultural offerings and engage,
precious and necessary our live share, and participate in the fine
interactions are with the visual arts at Berry College! Thank you
and performing arts. for your continued support and
This season, our events we look forward to seeing you at
capture a variety of artistic our next event.
and cultural displays by our
art, dance, music and theatre
programs. Many of our offerings
feature nationally-recognized
artists in a wide variety of genres Dr. Adam Hayes, Chair,
and styles. Department of Fine Art
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FALL SEMESTER Orpheus Men’s Ensemble
August 29, 2021
Bell Recital Hall, 3 p.m.
Color Key: Berry College Concert Series I
Music Art Theatre Dance
Performance Exhibit Performance Performance
The Orpheus Men’s Ensemble is a male chorus rotate conducting each year. The group has a core
based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Comprised of group of experienced conductors, while also allowing
professional conductors, music educators, and church a few of the younger conductors a chance to conduct.
musicians, the group was founded in 2015 to foster The group has found great success with this model,
musical fellowship and high artistic music-making. doubling in size in only five years. Orpheus will begin
Putting what they teach each day into practice with its season at Berry College, previewing the repertoire
a talented group of male singers, the group has never to be sung at the Southern Convention of the
assigned an official conductor. Instead, the members American Choral Directors Association.
Jason Tanner Young
depth finder (solo exhibition) Las Magnificas 2021
August 23 - September 16, 2021 September 16
Moon Gallery, M-F at 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
Artist’s talk: Thursday, September 16 at 5 p.m. Berry College Concert Series II
Las Magnificas 2021 is a chamber music theatre piece for a singing
“depth finder” features work that engages with a wide variety sculpture from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln and actress and an instrumental trio. The production explores the lives and
of materials and techniques to reference a range of internal a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of times of two towering figures in Latin American cultural history: Cuban
states. The hybrid forms are often created from welded and cut Texas at Tyler. He exhibits his work extensively, including singer Celia Cruz and Chilean singer Violeta Parra. Text by Marjorie
steel, cast bronze and aluminum, scored and laminated plywood two-person shows at Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment Agosin. (This event is co-sponsored by Sigma Delta Pi in celebration of
— even automobile parts — with common joining hardware (Huntsville, Ala.); Ebsco Gallery at Shelby County Art Hispanic Heritage Month.)
such as c-clamps and zip-ties. These complex forms transform Center (Columbiana, Ala.); Bethea Gallery at Louisiana
in surprising ways when moving around the work. Through a Tech University (Ruston, La.); and the Gadsden Museum of
combination of materials and unique perspectives, the viewer Art (Gadsden, Ala.). He is currently an assistant professor
can connect to memories and internalized experiences. of art and director of the sculpture concentration at the Introducing the Music InSpires Series for 2021-2022, a resident
Jason Young earned his Master of Fine Arts degree in University of Montevallo in Alabama. chamber music series exclusively for residents of The Spires. Contact
The Spires at Berry College for more information, 706.368.9955.
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Wade F. MacDonald Men On Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus
Nine Vessels at Midnight (solo exhibition) Directed by Peter Friedrich
September 20 - October 21, 2021 September 29 - October 3, 2021
Moon Gallery, M-F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sisters Theatre*
Artist’s talk: Monday, September 20 at 5 p.m. Wed - Fri at 7 p.m; Saturday at 9 p.m; Sunday at 2 p.m
Ages 9+ for one use of adult language
(“earmuff” audience warning provided!)
Get tickets at: BERRY.EDU/ONSTAGE
*In the event of an indoor mask mandate, the show will go on at
our adjacent outdoor venue!
“With some eagerness and some anxiety – we enter the canyon below and are carried away by the swift water through
walls which rise from its very edge.” John Wesley Powell, 1869
Wade MacDonald’s work references architecture — from Michigan State University and Bachelor of Art in Rapids! Rattlesnakes! Men! Mayhem! Hop back aboard live theatre in this uproarious retelling of Powell’s journey
both in design and construction — in the ceramics work on art education from Western Michigan University. He has through the “uncharted” Colorado River, where the only men are in the audience. With laughs and action around each
display. This is evidenced in the vessel forms that combine a very active practice with exhibitions from 2021 alone swift turn, Backhaus’s tale is the perfect launch of a new bold Berry theatre season. Complimentary sights and sounds of
the handmade with digital technologies to build complex in a solo show, Eden at Biggin Gallery in the Department the Grand Canyon provided by the one-and-only BCTC technical team.
forms with flat shapes. The use of distinctive surface of Art and Art History at Auburn University, Alabama; a
treatments creates strong contrasts between the exterior juried group show Small Favors 2021 at The Clay Studio
and interior of these functional and engaging forms. in Philadelphia, Pa.; and the group exhibition, VASE, Alma’s
The Berry College Wind Ensemble is comprised of a dynamic
These approaches are apparent in the sculptural work that RVA, Richmond, Va. MacDonald lectures widely and has
Berry College Wind Ensemble group of top student musicians. The Ensemble will continue a
references architectural models, joining different types of been the recipient of numerous awards and residencies,
October 2, 2021, Mountain Day, 1 p.m. long-standing tradition of performing for alumni and students at
clay with wood, paper, paint, and plastics to create new and including the Red Clay Lodge Center and Archie Bray
Mountain Campus our annual Mountain Day Celebration! Join us for the traditional
engaging constructed realities. Foundation for Ceramic Arts. He is an assistant professor
Grand March and singing of our Alma Mater.
MacDonald has a Master of Fine Arts in studio art at The University of Alabama.
Guitarists
Kris Carlisle, piano
Trey Wright and Sean Thrower
Faculty Artist Series
Faculty Artist Series
September 23, 2021
October 7, 2021
Bell Recital Hall at 7 p.m.
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
Berry’s own Kris Carlislpresents a program of music from the late 20th Guitarists Sean Thrower (Berry
Century to recently composed. These pieces incorporate several trends in College) and Trey Wright (Kennesaw
contemporary music including extended techniques, performance pieces State University) present an evening of
that include poetry readings, and the new eclecticism. solo guitar and duet performances.
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American soprano Indra
Thomas is one of the most The Bell Recital Hall Dedication Stephen Watson
recognizable names in all featuring Indra Thomas Dust Ye Shall Be, solo exhibition
of operatic singing. She has
& The Berry Singers October 25 - November 18, 2021
October 10, 2021 Moon Gallery, M - F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
performed throughout the Artist’s talk: Monday, October 25 at 5 p.m.
Bell Recital Hall at 2 p.m.
world with premiere opera
companies and symphonies in
the world’s greatest venues.
Berry College is delighted to welcome Thomas to our voice faculty.
She will join the Berry Singers for a special concert to dedicate the newly
renovated Bell Recital Hall. (Limited public seating may be available for this
performance. Call 706.236.2289).
Don Strand, tuba
Guest Artist Series Dust Ye Shall Be is a temporary installation of complex ministries from Williams Baptist College in Walnut Ridge,
October 14, 2021
geometric designs created with different spices arranged Ark. He exhibits his work in a range of venues including
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
on the floor. The exhibition creates a unique sensory public art displays and temporary art installations for
experience through the repetition of similar elements in new non-gallery spaces, including churches. Recent solo
Principal Tubist of the Atlanta Ballet and Atlanta Opera
combinations. At their core, the spice paintings reveal the exhibitions include Over and Over, Again at Roundhouse
Orchestras, Don Strand presents a recital of solo tuba works. The
presence of the maker, are vulnerable to change, and are Gallery in Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Ala.;
program includes Concert Allegro by Russian composer Alexej
ultimately disposable. The temporal result is born of intensive Nearly Nothing at The Museum of Art at Pittsburgh State
Lebedev and Tuba Suite by American composer Gordon Jacob.
labor while representing an attitude of devotion and faith. University in Pittsburgh, Kan.; and Patterns of Devotion,
Stephen Watson has a Master of Fine Arts in studio Barrington Center for the Arts at Gordon College in
art from the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) and Boston. Watson is an associate professor in the School of
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and minor in Christian the Arts at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala.
ACDA State Conference
October 22 - 23, 2021
Ford Complex
The Berry College
The Berry College Department of Fine Arts is proud to host the Georgia Chapter of the American Berry College Choirs Choirs’ Fall Concert will
Choral Directors Association annual conference. We will welcome over 200 choral directors and singers October 26, 2021 feature an evening of choral
participating in this annual event, showcasing their greatest vocal talents and sharing sessions on choral Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m. music presented in the
music from Georgia presenters and beyond. We are excited to show off our newly renovated facilities in beautiful Bell Recital Hall.
the Ford Complex to the choral musicians of Georgia!
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116th Army Band Veteran’s Day Concert
Francesca Maxwell, soprano Guest Artist Series
Elena Dorozhkina, piano November 11, 2021
Guest Artist Series Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
October 28, 2021
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
The 116th Army Band from the Georgia National Guard will
perform a beautiful concert of patriotic music on Veteran’s Day.
Dr. Francisca Maxwell (Clayton State University) and Dr. Elena
Dorozhkina (Agnes Scott College) present an evening of Russian music.
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean
By Ed Graczyk
Directed by Jennifer Bradford
November 17 - 21, 2021
Sisters Theatre*
Wed - Sat at 7 p.m.; Sunday Matinee at 2 p.m.
Ages 12+ for adult themes
Get tickets at: BERRY.EDU/ONSTAGE
*In the event of an indoor mask mandate, the show will go on at our
adjacent outdoor venue!
A half-century before Instagram, with a single ever-so-slightly upward glance, James Dean captured the dreams and
Berry College Symphony Berry Jazz Ensemble
anxieties of a generation before perishing at the intersection of two California highways. Twenty years later, members of
Orchestra November 9, 2021
November 4, 2021 Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m. his most devoted fan club reunite. However, when they face the secrets of the past, what they think will be a solemn affair
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m. careens off course as quickly as Dean’s doomed ’55 Porsche in Ed Graczyk’s riveting play. Come Back to the Five and
The Berry College Jazz Dime, Jimmy Dean is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
Nielsen and Mozart! The Berry Ensemble is renowned for its tight
College Symphony Orchestra and energizing performances,
performs traditional works on their outstanding soloists and talented
Berry College Wind Ensemble
fall concert. Music will include Danish student arrangers. Directed
November 18, 2021
composer Carl Nielsen’s Little Suite by Artist-in-Residence John Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
for String Orchestra and Mozart’s David, the ensemble performs
Symphony 29. music ranging from exciting
The Berry College Wind Ensemble was founded in 1909 and has a history of
new contemporary jazz works to
outstanding musicianship. The ensemble includes top musicians from throughout
swinging classics.
the college and performs a variety of music, including familiar pieces and
literature of serious artistic merit. We welcome our new director, Dr. Alyssa Grey.
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Berry College Choirs
December 4, 2021
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
The Berry College Choirs’ Holiday Concert will feature an evening
of choral music presented in the beautiful Bell Recital Hall and holiday
favorites performed by all of the vocal ensembles of Berry College.
SPRING SEMESTER
Select showcases work made in the Berry College Art Program studio
art classes during the fall 2021 semester. Artwork from introductory
Select
(Student Group Exhibition) through advanced courses including two-dimensional design, drawing,
November29 - December 3, 2021 multi-media/3-D, hand building clay, digital imaging, throwing clay,
Moon Gallery painting, and the pre-thesis Advanced Studio Problems will be displayed
Mon - Fri, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the last gallery show of the semester. Selections are based on student
Reception: November 30 at 11 a.m.
input and Berry studio art faculty will facilitate a discussion about the
work on display during the opening reception. Jeanine Hill
(solo exhibition)
January 10 - February 10, 2022
Moon Gallery, M - F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Artist’s Talk: February 10 at 5 p.m.
Berry College Dance Company
presents Holiday Wonders
December 3 - 4, 2021
Sisters Theatre
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Jeanine Hill creates work that continually defines who Bachelor of Fine Arts in art education, both from Virginia
she is as an artist and person through connections with Commonwealth University. Recent exhibitions include
Tickets will be available in advance at the ethnicity, character, suffering, heritage, and expressions the solo show Lateral Pursuits at The New Gallery in
Krannert Info desk and one hour prior to of gender. Her sculpture, hand-built ceramics and work Little Rock, Ark., and the group exhibition Calling to
show times in the Sisters Theatre lobby. on paper reveal the personal through such contrasts as Who We Are at the NCECA Virtual Conference. She
vulnerability and vigor, daring and fear. Her work aligns has participated in numerous residencies, including the
Celebrate the season with Berry College Dance Company at our concert Holiday Wonders! A variety of dance forms with journeys that speak to a narrative thread tying her to Hambidge Art Center in Georgia, and has lectured widely,
— including ballet, jazz and tap — will honor the diverse holidays celebrated this time of year. This concert includes both a line of storytellers. including the panel Women Working with Clay Virtual
faculty and student choreography and will be performed by Berry College and local Rome dance students. Hill has a Master of Fine Arts in ceramics from the Symposium: Black Female Artists Working in Clay. Hill is
University of Delaware, a Bachelor of Fine Arts in craft/ currently an assistant professor of art at Elon University
material studies with an emphasis in ceramics, and a in Elon, N.C.
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Trial by Jury
Bell Recital Hall
January 20 - 21, 2022 at 7 p.m.
January 23 at 3 p.m.
Can you sue someone for breaking off an engagement? him. Edwin continues to dissuade Angelina from wanting
In Gilbert and Sullivan’s comedic one-act opera Trial by to marry him and the judge puts him to the test. Finally,
Jury, it is considered a very serious offense! Edwin, tiring the judge, disgusted at the objections and eagerness
of his love for Angelina, has fallen in love with another to get away, offers Angelina his hand in marriage. Will
and is hauled into court for breach of promise. Despite his she accept? Presented by the Berry College Opera and
protest, the jury and the judge have little sympathy for Musical Theatre Workshop.
One of only a handful of choirs selected, our beloved Berry
Berry Singers American Spiritual Ensemble
January 25, 2022 Singers will present their concert program that will be sung at the Conson Wilson Lecture Series
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m. 2022 Georgia Music Educators Convention in Athens, Ga., on February 2, 2022
GMEA Preview January 28 at 8:30 p.m. College Chapel, 7 p.m.
The American Spiritual Ensemble is a in which a sense of identification was created
critically-acclaimed professional group composed within the enslaved community. These songs
Matthew Wood, trombone & Joshua Pifer, piano of some of the finest singers in the classical now stand as a testament of the strength found
Guest Artist Series
music world. The vocalists have thrilled audiences through faith during times of hardship as well as a
February 3, 2022
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m. around the world with their dynamic renditions of unifying force among all peoples and are beloved
GMEA Preview classic spirituals and Broadway numbers. all around the world.
The mission of the American Spiritual The American Spiritual Ensemble commits
Ensemble is to preserve and continue to aiding in the preservation of these beautiful
This recital is a faculty exchange recital, sponsored by the Georgia Music Teachers Association (GMTA).
the tradition of storytelling through the melodies through performances worldwide
Join Matthew Wood (Auburn University) and Joshua Pifer (Valdosta State University) as they present a joint
performance and preservation of the American as well as through education in the form of:
concert entitled Love Songs & Lyric Dance.
negro spiritual. Performing these spirituals serves lectures, master classes and vocal instruction
as a tribute to the many lives lost or destroyed for educational, religious, and community
during slavery in the United States. These institutions worldwide.
The Vocal Honors Recital is an annual event sponsored
songs, a combination of African, American, and This is a free, ticketed event. Contact the
Vocal Honors Recital by the student voice studios of the Berry College Music
European traditions, create a new type of melody Department of Fine Arts at 706.236.2289.
February 10, 2022 Program. Showcasing the college’s top vocalists, the recital
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m. is an opportunity for our singers to be adjudicated and
rewarded for their hard work and progressive improvement.
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This exhibition features portrait paintings by artist
Lakesha Moore that connect to the dreams, realities, Opera Tennessee
culture, ancestral origin, and location of the person February 17, 2022
portrayed. These qualities are revealed by the carefully Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
Berry College Concert Series III
described features of the sitters, often with clearly
modeled forms of light and dark, that often project a
feeling of calmness and strength. These expressions of
Opera Tennessee is dedicated to inspiring and educating Miracle, about love and omelets was composed for a music
identity connect the viewer with their history and memory
the greater Chattanooga community by providing competition when he was just 18 years old. Laurette is
while shaping a culture of belonging.
opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to enamored with the young army captain Silvio who dons
Moore earned her Master of Education in instructional
experience, participate in, and be impacted by opera. disguise after disguise to win over her parents, and her
practice from Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee;
Georges Bizet’s romantic one-act operetta, Le docteur hand in marriage.
Master of Fine Arts in painting from the University of
Tennessee in Knoxville; and Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting
from Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. She recently
had work in the group exhibition Undertones: Black Women
Rise at Monthaven Cultural Center in Hendersonville, Tenn. Sarah Masterson, piano
Her work has also been shown in other galleries around Guest Artist Series
February 24, 2022
Tennessee and the U. S. Virgin Islands, including Vanderbilt
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
University (Nashville), Gallery 1010 (Knoxville), Middle
Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro), and the East
Dr. Sarah Masterson is an associate professor of piano and music theory at Newberry College in
Side Project Space (Nashville). She also provides services to
Lakesha Moore various institutions around Nashville, including mentoring
Newberry, S.C. Dr. Masterson’s recent research focuses on the work of 20th-century American women
Infinite Rays of Joy composers. At present, she is developing a recording of Philippa Schuyler’s Seven Pillars of Wisdom, for
student teachers, community relations, literacy programs,
February 14 - March 17, 2022 future release with Centaur Records.
Moon Gallery, M - F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. artist’s talks, summer art lessons, and the creation of
Artist Talk: February 14 at 5 p.m. murals. Moore is an assistant professor and art education
coordinator at Tennessee State University in Nashville.
Amy Humberd, clarinet
Faculty Artist Series
March 17, 2022
Steven Keith, flute Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
Faculty Artist Series
February 15, 2022
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
Berry College Artist Affiliate of Clarinet, Amy Humberd, will present an
exciting selection of new works and old favorites. Showcasing underperformed
Berry College’s Artist Affiliate of Flute, Steven Keith, will present works, this program will highlight lesser-known gems of the clarinet repertoire,
an evening of flute solo music. With this recital, he hopes to introduce including music by Malcolm Arnold and Witold Lutosławski. The program will
the audience to a few diverse composers deserving recognition for also feature a recent piece by up-and-coming clarinetist and composer Luke
their contributions to the classical repertoire. Ellard and will conclude with an old favorite by Johannes Brahms.
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Stiletto Brass
March 31, 2022
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
Berry College Concert Series IV
Stiletto Brass Quintet, now in their 10th season, is a and Velvet Brown, tuba, Severinsen, trumpet artist and
world renowned brass chamber ensemble. With concerts former “Tonight Show” band leader with Johnny Carson
Sara Garden Armstrong audiences have greeted with rousing ovations, Stiletto says, “I’ve seen a lot of brass quintets in my day, but the
Threads and Layers (solo exhibition) Brass has performed with the Pops Orchestra of Bradenton Stiletto Brass Quintet is truly a breath of fresh air and a
March 21 - April 14, 2022 and Sarasota; at the Festival de Música de Cámera in wonderful evening’s entertainment. The fact that they are
Moon Gallery, M - F, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Aguascalientes, Mexico; the International Women’s Brass beautiful women in red stilettos. . . well that’s just icing on
Artist Talk: March 21 at 5 p.m.
Conference; with Doc Severinsen and the Heartland the cake. If they give the impression of owning the stage,
Festival Orchestra; at the National Trumpet Competition, it’s because they do.”
Threads and Layers features work created by Alabama and a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education from the International Trumpet Guild Conference, the Great The group reflects timely changes in the music scene. Its
native Sara Garden Armstrong from the 1970s to the present. Birmingham-Southern University. A different iteration of American Brass Band Festival; and other concerts energetic and diversified repertoire includes compositions
Her varied practice includes intimately scaled artist’s books Threads and Layers was shown at FATVillage (Flagler Arts throughout the United States. written by leading composers of our time, as well as classical
to large scale sculpture with kinetic and sound elements. She Technology) in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in the spring of 2021.
Stiletto features five highly accomplished musicians and popular works from the Baroque period to jazz. Stiletto’s
also explores different approaches to printmaking, drawing Her work has been shown in a range of venues including the
from the U.S. with careers in solo, orchestral, wind band concerts are fun, serious, heart-warming, entertaining, and
and paintings, often utilizing handmade paper. The focus of Condesco/Lawler Gallery (New York, N.Y.), Birmingham
and brass chamber music: Amy Gilreath and Susan Rider, always an audience’s favorite! Stiletto Brass Quintet is an
this work is on individual bodies as both surface and interiors, Museum of Art (Alabama), Bronx Museum of Art (Bronx,
trumpets; Stacie Mickens, horn; Natalie Mannix, trombone; artist ensemble for Buffett Crampon, U.S.A.
combining biological operations with inventive technologies, N.Y.), University of Utah Graduate School of Architecture
and the intuitive with the research-based. (Salt Lake City, Utah), 313 Gallery at CBGB (New York,
Armstrong earned a Master of Fine Arts from N.Y.), PS 122 Gallery (New York, N.Y.), National Art Library
The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa), a Master of at Victoria Albert Museum (London, England), and John
Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Gibson Gallery (New York, N.Y.). Berry College Choirs
April 3, 2022
Frost Chapel, 3 p.m.
Introducing a new series this
Sacred Space will feature an
season, John David’s Jazz All-Stars
afternoon of choral music presented in
John David’s Jazz All Stars! will feature a revolving lineup of
historic Frost Chapel. Celebrating one
March 24, 2022 the finest touring jazz musicians in
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m. of the iconic buildings on our campus,
the country, performing with our
the concert will present music chosen to
very own artist-in-residence, David.
highlight its location and acoustics.
Who’s coming to town? Stay tuned!
16 17Kris Carlisle and
Berry College Jazz Ensemble
Rachel Chung, piano
April 19, 2022
Faculty Artist Series
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
April 5, 2022
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
This performance features music designed for Piano Four Hands. The selection of music for this concert is the result The Berry College Jazz Ensemble is renowned for its tight and energizing performances, outstanding
of an international search and request for new compositions for Piano Four Hands and represents new original works soloists and talented student arrangers. Directed by Artist-in-Residence John David, the ensemble
from composers around the world. Many of the works featured are compositions dedicated to Carlisle-Chung Duo. These performs music ranging from exciting new contemporary jazz works to swinging classics.
pieces provide a fresh and intriguing sonic experience to listeners.
The Berry College Wind Ensemble’s spring concert
includes a diverse repertoire of music and will conclude
Berry College Symphony Orchestra Berry College Wind Ensemble
April 7, 2022 the Berry Wind Ensemble season. Join us for a melodious April 21, 2022
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m. evening of beautiful music highlighting our talented Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
musicians in the beautiful Bell Recital Hall.
Music of America! Join the Berry College Symphony Orchestra as they explore
the music of two American masters: George Gershwin and Aaron Copland. Music will
include Gershwin’s beautiful Lullaby for Strings and Copland’s Down a Country Lane.
Annual Student Honors Show
Sara Garden Armstrong, juror
April 21 - 28, 2022
Moon Gallery, Mon - Sun, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Chicago, the Musical
Juror’s talk: April 21 at 5 p.m.
Directed by Jennifer Bradford
Sisters Theatre*
April 7 - 9 at 7 p.m.
Sunday matinee April 10 at 2 p.m. collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New
The Annual Student Honors Show features work made York. Her atrium sculptures are part of several corporate
in Berry College studio art courses throughout the 2021- collections, including United Therapeutics Corporation in
*In the event of an indoor mask mandate, the show will
22 academic year. Work is shown from introductory Silver Spring, Md., and the Civitan International Research
go on at our adjacent outdoor venue!
Ages 12+ for adult themes through advanced courses in design, drawing/painting, and Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, which
Get tickets at: BERRY.EDU/ONSTAGE ceramics/sculpture. Students submit digital images of their was commissioned by the Alabama-Mississippi Chapter
entries to the juror, who selects the exhibition pieces. of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Armstrong is a
One of the all-time heavyweights in American theatre comes to Berry! With its killing trio of music by John Kander, During her juror’s talk, noted visual artist Sara Garden 2015-16 recipient of a “Create a Living Legacy (CALL)”
lyrics by Fred Ebb and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse, Chicago is Broadway’s second — longest running musical of all time Armstrong will announce award winners. In addition to an grant from Space One Eleven, funded and developed by the
(behind Phantom of the Opera). Join BCTC for this gleefully savage, sexy takedown of the justice system in the Jazz Age. extensive exhibition record, Armstrong’s work is in numerous Joan Mitchell Foundation.
Chicago is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals.
18 19Celebrating a successful year of
Berry Singers
April 23, 2022
performances, including the Georgia
Music Educators Association In-Service Fine Arts Faculty
Conference, the beloved Berry Singers
Bell Recital Hall, 7 p.m.
present an evening of choral music
presented in the beautiful Bell Recital Hall. Adam Hayes, D.M.A., Chair Annie Camp, M.M. Scott Willis, D.M.A.
Stefanie Cash, Ph.D. Stephen Wooddell, M.M.
Art John David, M.M.
Bradley Adams, M.F.A. Alyssa Grey, Ph.D
Dance
Tom Biondolillo, M.F.A. Nacolean Hillsman, B.F.A.
JD Handshoe, D.M.A.
Berry College Dance Company Dennis Ritter, M.F.A. Sara Pecina, M.F.A.
Eric Hanson, D.M.A.
An Evening of Dance Virginia Troy, Ph.D.
Amy Humberd, D.M.A.
Dates and Times TBA Fine Arts Staff
Ellie Jenkins, D.M.A.
Theatre April Allen, departmental secretary
Steven Keith, M.M. Gina Hicks, M.A., staff accompanist
Jennifer Bradford, M.F.A.
Come see Berry College Dance Company perform an Evening of Dance Paul Neal, D.M.A. Logan Reagan, M.F.A., production
Alice Bristow, M.F.A.
in the Atlanta metro area for the first time ever! Our spring dance concert Kathryn Nobles, B.M. manager & technical director
Peter Friedrich, M.F.A.
focuses on the multidimensional artistic expression of dance and its ability to Gary Paulo, M.M. Shelley Reid, B.A. staff accompanis
Logan Reagan, M.F.A.
communicate with audiences. This concert includes a wide variety of dance genres, features choreography by faculty and Indra Thomas, A.D. Christina Toole, M.M, staff
students, and highlights final projects from the semester’s choreography class. Location, dates, and times are forthcoming Music Sean Thrower, M.M. accompanist
and will be posted on the Berry website and the BCDC social media, so stay tuned! Ruth Baker, M.M., M.M.E Thomas Trinh, M.M. Jennifer Williams, M.M.E., staff
Emily Wetzel, D.M.A. accompanist
Kris Carlisle, D.M.A.
About Berry College
is completing a second
Nationally recognized for academic excellence and as an outstanding educational value, Berry is an independent,
major in religion
Sarah Esther Merry comprehensive liberal arts college of approximately 2,100 students. The college offers an exceptional education that
Senior Thesis Exhibition and philosophy.
balances closely mentored intellectual exploration, practical learning and character development. Its 27,000-acre
May 2 - 6, 2022 Merry’s work
campus, the world’s largest, provides unmatched resources for its students’ professional development.
Moon Gallery, M - F, 9 a.m, - 5 p.m. often combines
paint and
ceramics to, in The Fine Arts at Berry College
Senior thesis exhibitions serve as the capstone her words, “find
The Berry College Fine Arts Department incorporates the artistic disciplines of the visual arts, dance, music and
experience for art majors completing the studio hope and beauty
theatre. The mission of the Fine Arts Department is to provide a quality education and practical experiences for our
art concentration. These exhibitions represent the even in hard and
students while enriching the artistic and cultural presence on our campus and in the community and world.
culmination of a student’s experience in the art program painful experiences.”
and allow them to develop and implement their own Merry is part of the WinShape
Undergraduate degrees of study are available in several concentrations including: Theatre, Music Performance, Music
research agenda. The resulting body of work is then College Program, BOLD/Outdoor Recreation, attends
Education, Music Business, Studio Art, Art History and Art Education.
prepared and installed for public display. Seven Hills Fellowship Church, and volunteers at Pruitt
booklet designed by Ansley Swicegood, student graphic designer in the Office of Creative Services
Sarah Esther Merry is from Birmingham, Ala., and Health Hospice Care.
20 21Visit us at www.berry.edu, or contact us at:
Fine Arts Department
Berry College
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