April 25, 1997



Acclaim Follows Thibaudet to Lied

Revels with Ravel, lots of Liszt and a touch of Bill Evans' jazz are in store for music lovers at pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet's concert at 7:30 p.m. May 2 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Excellent seats are still available for this fundraiser for the Public Radio Nebraska Foundation and Nebraskans for Public Television.

Thibaudet's poetic interpretations, along with his ability to evoke the colors, textures and moods of the music he plays, have won him a following throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and the Far East.

Over the past 15 years, Thibaudet has performed with virtually every major orchestra in the United States and abroad.

Thibaudet's Lied Center concert will benefit the Nebraska Public Radio Network and the Nebraska ETV Network. "This is the first combined fundraising effort in Nebraska public broadcasting history," said Steve Robinson, NPRN manager. "In our ongoing effort to find new sources of income to support statewide public broadcasting, it's a critically important event for us."

Robinson added, "The significance of this concert goes far beyond its fundraising potential. Jean-Yves Thibaudet is one of the most important artists of his generation. His presence in Nebraska promises to be one of the musical highlights of the season."

Tickets for the general public are $24, $32 and $38; members of PRNF and NPTV receive a 15 percent discount. For tickets, call the Lied Center Box Office at 472-4747.

Textile Dreams

A new multimedia exhibit, "Textile Dreams," will open April 30 at the Textile, Clothing and Design Gallery in the Home Economics Building on East Campus.

A reception to mark the opening will be from 3 to 6 p.m. April 30, with remarks at 5 p.m. There also will be a special showing from noon to 3 p.m. May 10.

Works on display are by TCD students studying advanced apparel and textile design as well as advanced design in multimedia.

Regular gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Symphony Features Wei

The Lincoln Symphony brings down the curtain on its 70th anniversary season with a special appearance by Dan-Wen Wei (shown at left) at 7:30 p.m. April 29 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. Wei, a native of the People's Republic of China, is a guest soloist for Frederic Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor. The symphony will also feature Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in C Major. Tickets are available through the Lied Box Office, 472-4747.

Orchestra, Choruses Offer Choral Finale

The UNL Symphony Orchestra, Concert Choir and Oratorio Chorus will conclude their 1996-97 concert seasons with "Ancient Gods and Heroes: A Choral Finale" at 3 p.m. April 27 in Kimball Hall. The concert, featuring favorite romantic orchestral and choral showpieces will be conducted by Tyler White, director of orchestral activities.

The orchestra will be featured in Richard Wagner's "Siegfried's Rhine Journey" from the opera Die Gotterdammerung. The Concert Choir and Oratorio Chorus directed by James Hejduk will join the orchestra for performances of Johannes Brahm's Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) and the Overture and Polovetsian Dances from Aleksandr Borodin's opera Prince Igor. Admission is free.

Special Features Lied Performance

Whether singing Renaissance music or folk songs, jazz classics or gospel tunes, the male a cappella ensemble Chanticleer offers a unique sound that has earned them devoted fans all over the world.

"Lied Center Presents Chanticleer," a new one-hour Nebraska ETV performance special airing at 9 p.m. May 9, presents highlights from a recent concert at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

TCD Workshop to Explore Art 'Connections'

The Textiles, Clothing and Design Department is offering a workshop in self-portraiture called Talking Our Connection, with artists Pamela J. Berry, Reece Crawford Tocho and Flo Oy Wong. It will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. June 23-26. Each session will begin in Room 222, Home Economics Building, East Campus.

The workshop is in conjunction with the exhibition The Kente Rice Women: Talking our Connection, a photo-based interdisciplinary collaborative project which explores the ties between the three artists. Each artist has a Chinese/Black connection. They created this project to talk about inter-cultural connections. It will be presented in the Textiles, Clothing and Design Department Gallery June 27 to Sept. 19.

Students will complete a sculpturally based, photographic self-portrait. They will work with Wong to discover personal narrative, Berry to explore how to make a photograph that tells a story about themselves, and Tocho to create an embellished frame that depicts personal heritage.

The workshop is designed for all ages from 12 years to adult. Individuals with all levels of creative experience are welcome. Youth will work alongside adults. The inter-relation of cultural, ethnic and personal identity will be explored.

The cost to participate is $50 for professional/adults, $20 for students. A limited number of scholarships for students are available. Call Wendy Weiss, 472-6370, for more information.

Registration deadline is June 8. Enrollment is limited.

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