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M U S I C FAC Percussionist Performs with the Carolina Crown Drum Corps This Summer Fine Arts Center percussion student Justin Lamb (Eastside High School 2011) will perform as a mallet percussionist with the Carolina Crown Drum Corps this summer. His membership in Crown came about as the result of an intense, competitive audition, preceded by extraordinarily dedicated practice and preparation. According to the Carolina Crown Drum Corps website, “(The corps) is the largest performing ensemble offered by the Carolina Crown Organization and is based out of Fort Mill, S.C. Students from all over the world come to audition on an annual basis to become part of this national touring group of 150 members. The general makeup of the group is young people between the ages of 17 and 22 who aspire to become music educators, performing artists and the leaders of tomorrow. While touring the United States, the group performs while participating in competitions held in conjunction with Drum Corps International.” Justin occupies an extraordinary place in this lineup of musicians: he is the only high school student participating as a member of Carolina Crown’s mallet percussion section. The corps has already begun preliminary rehearsals on weekends this calendar year and will begin regular, intensive rehearsals starting in May. Justin has been given permission to finish his junior year early and will depart for rehearsals in Fort Mill following his participation as timpanist in the Young Artist Orchestra’s May 11 “Shoulder-to-Shoulder” concert at Dorothy Gunter Theater. Starting in June, Crown will undertake a 40-city concert tour with stops in Mesa, Ariz.; Sacramento, Calif.; Ogden, Utah; Casper, Wyo., Denver, Colo., and many other locations. FAC Percussionist Wins Music Club of Greenville Scholarship FAC percussion student David Wilson (Wade Hampton High School 2012) won the recent Music Club of Greenville Scholarship. Performing two selections on the marimba (the prelude from Bach’s “Cello Suite in G Major” and Matthias Schmitt’s “Ghanaia”) David was awarded a prize of $1000 that he will use toward college expenses next year. Having applied as a music technology major, David is currently considering scholarship offers from the Berkeley School of Music in Boston, Belmont College in Nashville, and the University of Michigan. Maestro Gary Robinson rehearsing for the “Shoulder-to-Shoulder” concert On Saturday, May 11, the Young Artist Orchestra, led by Fine Arts Center faculty member Dr. Gary Robinson, will be joined by members of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra for the annual “Shoulder-to-Shoulder” concert. Performed at the Peace Center’s Dorothy Gunter Theater, the combined forces will perform Franz Liszt’s “Piano Concerto No. 1 E Flat” and the monumental “Symphony No. 10 FAC percussion student Justin Lamb FAC percussion student David Wilson YAO Piano Soloist Stephen Hawkey 5 in C Minor” by Ludwig van Beethoven. YAO cellist Stephen Hawkey will be the featured piano soloist in the Liszt concerto. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for adults are $15; student and children’s tickets are $8.
M U S I C Alumni News: Caroline Robinson Keyboard artist and strings chamber music student Caroline Robinson (Wade Hampton High School 2009) is completing her senior year at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia with a flourish. On April 5-7, Caroline was the soloist with the Kansas City Symphony under the baton of Michael Stern, performing Francis Poulenc’s “Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings in G Minor.” These performances were followed by a solo recital on April 10 on the Casavant organ in Helzberg Hall of the new Kauffman Performing Arts Center. Following a senior recital and graduation from Curtis, Caroline will carry out a Fulbright grant, living and studying in Toulouse, France, for one year, beginning in July. According to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts website, Caroline at Casavant organ “The new, multi-venue center for music, opera, theater and dance was designed by Moshe Safdie and opened in Kansas City on Sept. 16, 2011. The Kauffman Center seeks to enrich the lives of all Greater Kansas City residents by presenting vibrant and diverse performances, educational programming and creating a tradition of the performing arts as a catalyst for Kansas City’s civic, economic and educational vitality.” To showcase the grand Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant organ in Helzberg Hall, the Kansas City Symphony will present four organ recitals hosted by Michael Barone of American Public Media’s popular radio program, “Pipedreams.” Caroline began her evening with a discussion with Michael Barone followed by a performance of Sowerby’s “Pageant,” Bach’s “Präludium and Fugatum in Organo Pleno a 5 Voci in E-s,” Vierne’s “Carillon de Westminster” and more. Caroline garnered glowing reviews from the Kansas City press for her performances with the Kansas City Symphony, including these comments: “Robinson played with verve, virtuosity and drama” (The Kansas City Star) and “... young organist Caroline Robinson was in command of the mighty Casavant” (Don Clark of the Kansas City Symphony Blog). Caroline is the recipient of a grant from the J. William Fulbright fellowship fund, allowing her to travel to Toulouse, France, to study for one year at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional with renowned concert organist and pedagogue Michel Bouvard. While in France, Caroline will focus on the performance practices of French organ repertoire and strive to better understand how organ-building influenced the repertoire composed in the area. She also hopes to collaborate with other musicians on both organ and harpsichord, travel around southern France as well as Spain, and (of course) eat cassoulet and paté. Caroline’s parents, Gary (FAC music faculty member and conductor of the Young Artist Orchestra) and Kathleen (violinist, educator and conductor) will travel to Toulouse in July to assist Caroline as she establishes herself for the coming year. Kauffman Center back view Kauffman Center front view Caroline at Casavant organ 11
Page 1 and 2: Director’s Comments S P R I N G 2
Page 3 and 4: Graduation Speaker Chip Egan Clifto
Page 5 and 6: FAC Mural Downtown V I S U A L A R
Page 7 and 8: Annual Juried Spring Show Fine Arts
Page 9: D A N C E Dancers Jacqueline Calle,
Page 13 and 14: T H E A T E R The Theatre Departmen
Page 15: FAC PERFORMANCE AND SPECIAL EVENTS

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